8 /GENERAL INFORMATION checkwith theappropriatedepartment. Applicationswhich meet minimum standards are referred tothe graduate selection committees of the various colleges and depart- ments for approval or disapproval. To be admitted to graduate study in a given department, the prospective student must satisfy the requirements of the department as well as those .of the Graduate School. Admission to some programs is limited by the resources available. General Requirements.-The Graduate School, Univer- sity of Florida, requires both a minimum grade average of B for all upper-division undergraduate work and acceptable scores on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections on the GRE General Test. Although no cut-off GRE scores are used, the Graduate School uses, as a guide for admis- sion, scores at or above the national mean score on each section. For some departments, and in more advanced levels of graduate study, undergraduate averages or Gradu- ate Record Examination scores above those stated for the Graduate School may be required. Inquiries about specific requirements should be addressed to the department in question. Some colleges and departments require a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. Exceptions to the above requirements are made only when these and other criteria, including letters of recommendation, are reviewed by the department, recommended by the depart- ment, and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. Direct admission to the Graduate School is dependent upon the presentation of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. No application will be considered unless the complete official transcript of all the applicant's undergraduate and graduate work is in the possession of the Registrar, and no transcript will be ac- cepted as official unless it is received directly from the registrarof the institution in which the work is done. Official supplementary transcripts are required as soon as they are available for any work completed after application for admission has been made. The Board of Regents has also ruled that, in admitting students for a given academic year, up to 10% may be admitted as exceptions. Students admitted as exceptions under the 10% waiver rule must present both an upper- division grade point average and Graduate Record Exami- nation General Test score with their applications and meet other criteria required by the University, including excel- lent letters of recommendation from colleagues, satisfac- tory performance in a specified number of graduate courses taken as postbaccalaureate students, and/or practical expe- rience in the discipline for a specified period of time. The University encourages applications from qualified applicants of both sexes from all cultural, racial, religious, and ethnic groups. The University does not discriminate on the basis of handicap or age in admission or access to its programs and activities. The Title IX Coordinator is Dr. Jacquelyn D. Hart, 352 Tigert Hall, 392-6004. ADMISSIONS EXAMINATIONS Graduate Record Examination.-In addition to the Gen- eral Test of the Graduate Record Examination which is required of all applicants, some departments encourage the applicant to submit scores on one or more advanced subject tests of the Graduate Record Examination. The scores on all tests taken will be considered in regard to admission. Graduate Study in Business Administration.-Students applying for admission to the Graduate School for study in the College of Business Administration may substitute satisfactory scores on the Graduate Management Admis- sion Test (GMAT) for the Graduate Record Examination. Students applying for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program must submit satisfactory scores on the GMAT. Applicants should contact the Educa- tional Testing Service, Princeton, NewJersey, for additional information. Graduate Study in Law.-Students applying to the gradu- ate program leading to the degree Master of Laws in Taxation must hold the Juris Doctor or equivalent degree and must submit satisfactory scores on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). FOREIGN STUDENTS All foreign students seeking admission to the Graduate School are required to submit satisfactory scoreson the GRE General Test and a score of at least 550 on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with the following exceptions: 1. Foreign students whose native tongue is English orwho have studied at a United States college or university for one yearor more need not submitTOEFL scores butmust submit satisfactory scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination before their applications for admission can be considered. 2. Students educated in foreign countries that do not offer the GRE who apply for admission while residing outside the United States may be granted, on the basis of hardship, a one-semester postponement of the GRE but not the TOEFL. Permission to register for subsequent semesters will depend upon the submission of scores on the Graduate Record Examination. 3. All foreign students applying for admission for the Master of Business Administration program must submit satisfactory scores from the Graduate Management Admis- sion Test before their applications for admission will be considered. Foreign students whose scores on the TOEFL and verbal portion of the GRE are not indicative of adequate writing skills are required to write a short essay for examination. If the skills demonstrated in the essay are not acceptable for pursuing graduate work, the examination will be used as a diagnostic tool for placement in appropriate courses which will not count toward a graduate degree. Graduate students whose native language is not English must submit satisfactory scores on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) or the SPEAK Test to be eligible for teaching assignments. Students who score below 220 on one of these tests must take ENS 5501-Academic Spoken English I before they may accept teaching assistantships. Students who score between 220 and 249 must take ENS 5502- Academic Spoken English II; this requirement must be met while holding a teaching assignment. Applicants should write to the Educational Testing Ser- vice, Princeton, NewJersey, for registration forms and other information concerning TOEFL, TSE, GMAT, and GRE. Students may register for the locally administered SPEAK testwiththeAcademicSpoken English Office, 1349 Norman Hall.