Academic Regulations
 Each student is responsible for becoming famil-
iar with the rules and regulations of the university
and for applying them as appropriate. Additional
information relative to academic rules, conduct,
graduation, social activities, failure in studies, etc.,
may be found in the sections of this catalog contain-
ing regulations of the separate colleges and schools
and in the termly editions of the Schedule of Courses.





Classification of Students
 Students are classified by the Office of the
University Registrar each semester:

Classification Explanation
 0 Special transient students,
 qualified high school stu-
 dents, and other nondegree-
 students who have been
 permitted to register at the
 University of Florida.

 1 Students with fewer than 30
 credits earned.

 2 Students who have earned 30
 credits or more, but fewer
 than 60 credits.

 3 Students who have earned 60
 credits or more, but fewer
 than 90 credits.

 4 Students who have earned 90
 credits or more.

 5 Students who are candidates
 for a degree in a program
 which normally requires 10
 semesters and who have
 earned 120 credits or more.

 6 Postbaccalaureate students:
 Degree-holding students who
 have been admitted to post-
 baccalaureate status.

 7 Graduate students seeking a
 first master's degree.

 8 Graduate students who have
 earned a master's degree, or
 who have earned 36 or more
 credits while seeking a grad-
 uate degree, but who have
 not been admitted to doctoral
 candidacy.

 9 Graduate students who have
 been admitted to doctoral
 candidacy.


College Level Academic Skills Test
 The state of Florida has developed a test of
college-level communication and computation
skills called the College Level Academic Skills
Test (CLAST).
 CLAST is designed to test the communica-
tion and computation skills judged by state uni-
versity and community college faculty as
necessary for successful performance and pro-
gression through the baccalaureate level. The
test is required by Florida statutes and rules of
the State Board of Education.
 CLAST is administered three times a year to
university students as well as to community col-
lege students who are completing either Associ-
ate of Arts degree programs or Associate of
Science degree programs and are seeking
admission to upper division programs in state
universities in Florida. Students who do not sat-
isfactorily complete the test will not be awarded
the Associate of Arts nor will they be admitted
to upper division status in state universities in
Florida. CLAST requirements also apply to stu-
dents transferring to upper division programs
in Florida state universities from Florida private
colleges and to those students transferring from
out-of-state colleges who have not had the
opportunity to take the test. Such students
must pass the test by the end of the next term in
which it is available to them.
 The Office of Instructional Resources located
 at 1012 Turlington Hall, University of Florida,
 Gainesville, Florida, 32611-2036, phone (904)
 392-1715, can tell you how and when to apply to
 take the CLAST.
 The Academic Advisement Center located
 at 358 Little Hall, University of Florida,
 Gainesville, Florida, 32611-2049, phone
 (904) 392-1521, can provide you with a list of
 CLAST skills and can tell you where the com-
 munication and computation skills are taught in
 the curriculum.

 Confidentiality of Student Records
 The University of Florida assures the confi-
 dentiality of student educational records in
 accordance with State University System rules,
 state statutes, and the Family Educational
 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, known as the
 Buckley Amendment.
 Directory information is that information
 which can be released to the public on any stu-
 dent. It is limited to: name, gender, class, col-
 lege, and major; dates of attendance; degrees)
 earned; honors and awards received; local and
 permanent addresses; telephone number; partic-
 ipation in officially recognized activities and
 sports; and the weight and height of members
 of athletics teams.
 Currently enrolled students who wish to
 withhold information in these categories should
 complete a "Restriction of Directory Informa-
 tion" form, available through the Office of the
 University Registrar.
 In general, present or former students have
 the right to review personally their own educa-
 tional records for information and to determine
 accuracy. A photo I.D. or other equivalent doc-


umentation or personal recognition by the cus-
todian of record will be required before access is
granted. Parents of dependent students, as
defined by the Internal Revenue Service, have
these same rights upon presentation of proof of
the student's dependent status.

Gordon Rule (Communication and
Computation Requirement)
 Students must complete with grades of C or
higher, 12 credits in designated courses that
involve substantial writing (a total of 24,000
words). Students select at least 12 credits from
among those Composition, Literature and the
Arts, Historical and Philosophical Studies, Inter-
national Studies and Diversity, and Social and
Behavioral Sciences general education courses
which are listed in each term's Schedule of
Courses. College Level Examination Program
(CLEP) credit cannot be used to satisfy the writ-
ing requirement.
 In addition, each student must satisfactorily
complete with grades of C or higher, 6 credits of
course work which involves numerical analysis,
3 credits of which must be in mathematics, at
the level of college algebra or above. The other 3
credits may be in mathematics, statistics, appro-
priate courses in computer information sciences,
or PHI 2100, PHI 3130, or EGM 3311.
 The Communication-Computation course
 work must be satisfactorily completed prior to
 earning 60 credits. The courses acceptable for
 the computation requirement are identical to
 those authorized for the General Education
 Mathematical Sciences Requirement (see the
 Lower Division section of this catalog). Any stu-
 dent satisfying College Level Examination Pro-
 gram (CLEP) requirements in mathematics shall
 be allowed to exempt three (3) credits of mathe-
 matics required by this rule.

 Maintenance of Student Records
 The Office of the University Registrar main-
 tains students' academic records. A progress
 report is sent to students at the end of each term
 of enrollment indicating grades, cumulative
 hours earned, and grade points. Probationary
 status and degrees awarded, if any, are also
 indicated.
 Transcripts: Upon written request, the uni-
 versity will provide complete academic tran-
 scripts for any student who has.attended the
 University of Florida. To reflect a true and com-
 plete academic record for undergraduate, grad-
 uate, and professional students, the university
 will issue only complete transcripts.

 Transfer Credit Policy
 Credit hours for work completed at a com-
 munity college after the student has earned a
 total of 64 semester hours (or 96 quarter hours)
 of acceptable credit at all institutions attended
 will not be accepted for transfer credit at the
 University of Florida. The courses represented
 by such credit hours will be recorded on the stu-
 dent's University of Florida record and may be
 used to satisfy experience requirements, but