III.GRADUATE STUDENTS A. Qualitative Measure of Progress Students must maintain a 2.0 minimum cumulative grade point average or meet the academic standards required by their departments, whichever is higher. B. Time-frame for Completing Degree Objectives Students will be ineligible for aid if they do not attain their degree objectives after carrying the maximum number of credit hours listed below (whether or not they have received aid for all terms): 1. 70 credit hours at the graduate level for a master's degree program. 2. 200 credit hours at the graduate level for a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (including undergraduate hours). 3. 100 credit hours at the graduate level for a specialist's degree program (including master's degree hours). 4. 120 credit hours at the graduate level for a doctoral degree program (including master's degree hours). C. Measurement of Progress Within Time- frame 1. Students must earn 75% of their cred- it hours carried at the graduate level. 2. Students who do not earn 75% of the credit hours carried will be on finan- cial aid probation for one term. Dur- ing the following term of enrollment these students must raise their per- centage of credit hours earned to the minimum. If they do not, they will be suspended from aid until they meet the standard. IV. LAW STUDENTS A. Qualitative Measure of Progress Students must maintain a 2.0 minimum cumulative grade point average, or meet academic standards required by the Col- lege of Law, whichever is higher. B. Time-frame for Completing Degree Objectives 1. Students will be ineligible for aid if they do not attain their degree objec- tive after carrying the maximum credit hours listed below (whether or not they received aid for those terms): a. 45 credit hours at the graduate level for students enrolled in the Master of Law in Taxation pro- gram. b. 100 credit hours at the graduate level for students enrolled in the Juris Doctor program. C. Measurement of Progress Within Time- frame 1. Students will be evaluated each term for eligibility to enroll for the follow- ing term. STUDENT AFFAIRS V. PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGES OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, AND VETERINARY MEDICINE A. Qualitative Measure of Progress Since professional schools use a non-tra- ditional grading system (one not based upon GPA) to assess satisfactory comple- tion of course work, the same policy (a similar non-traditional approach) will be used to measure qualitative progress for continuing financial aid eligibility. B. Time-frame for Completing Degree Objectives Students must earn their degrees within four years. C. Measurement of Progress Within Time- frame 1. Students will be evaluated annually in September to determine advance- ment to the next class level. 2. Students who do not advance to the next class level but are still eligible for enrollment will be on financial aid probation for the following year. Stu- dents who have not advanced to the next class level by the end of the pro- bationary period will no longer be eli- gible for financial aid. VI.ADDITIONAL POLICIES WHICH APPLY TO ALL STUDENTS A. Withdrawal Policy 1. Students who withdraw from school once while receiving financial aid will be on financial aid warning. 2. Students who withdraw from school more than once while receiving finan- cial aid will no longer be eligible for financial aid. 3. Withdrawal from a summer A or B term will constitute one-half of a withdrawal. B. Treatment of Course Withdrawals, Incompletes, Course Repetitions, and Remedial Courses 1. Treatment of course withdrawals, incomplete and course repetitions will conform to the academic stan- dards used by the University of Flori- da for determining grade point average. 2. Remedial courses are not offered at the University of Florida. C. Appeals 1. Students who think they have extenu- ating circumstances that have con- tributed to their failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress may petition the Academic Progress Appeals Committee for reassessment of their status. VIL OTHER CATEGORIES Students who enroll in curriculums not specifically addressed in this policy must petition the academic progress appeals committee to continue to receive financial aid. Career Resource Center The Career Resource Center in the J. Wayne Reitz Union provides career planning, coopera- tive education/work experience opportunities, and job placement assistance to all University of Florida students and alumni. The center's objective is to assist students in: (1) developing and exploring career plans related to academic interests, (2) acquiring career related work experi- ences, (3) developing personal strategies that ensure successful employment upon graduation and (4) placing students in an interview environ- ment that will lead to future employ- ment. The center's services focus upon the student from freshmen exploring careers to seniors seeking employment. Students can use the ser- vices of the center at any point in their college careers. Services are free to students. Services include: Individual Counseling for students seeking career planning, career changes, work experi- ence programs, and job search campaigns. Eight professional counselors are available to person- ally aid students. CHOICES, a computerized career explo- ration and occupational information delivery system is available free to students. CHOICES helps students match career interests with occu- pations and provides each student a personal printout for review. A career Mini School that offers 15-16 dif- ferent seminar sessions on a weekly basis. Ses- sions are usually 50 minutes each. Topics include Career Planning, Cooperative Educa- tion, Summer Jobs and Internships, Liberal Arts Careers, Job Search Correspondence, Resume Preparation, and Interview Techniques, among others. A Cooperative Education Program which enables students to gain professional work experience related to classroom education. It also provides a source of income to pay college expenses and enables students to become more competitive when entering the job market. On Campus Interview Program, the largest in the state, welcomes hundreds of employers to campus each semester to interview graduating students. Last year 497 total employers inter- viewed 11,847 students for national jobs. Job Placement Service. Students and alumni can review hundreds of immediate job openings each week. The center receives requests daily from major national employers seeking full- time, part-time, summer and cooperative educa- tion positions. Federal, state and local governmental agencies also list job openings as well as international employers. The center also publishes a job notice bulletin every two weeks; a consolidated technical/non-technical and edu- cation bulletin, and continuous openings in all areas. Career Days. The center sponsors a number of these special events each semester. Career Expo offers all U.F. students an informal oppor-