such courses will not reduce the number of credit hours required in the upper division at the University of Florida to earn a degree. Courses completed with grades of D or high- er at other regionally accredited institutions which reasonably parallel the curriculum at the University of Florida will be accepted for trans- fer credit as hours earned. It is the prerogative of the student's upper division college to deter- mine how transfer credit satisfies the specific degree's course requirements. Students are required to submit final official transcripts from all institutions attended prior to or during their enrollment at UF. Failure to declare attendance at another institution can invalidate admission to the University of Florida and any credits or degrees earned. University of Florida degree-seeking stu- dents must secure the approval of the dean of their college prior to enrolling as a nondegree or transient student at another institution. Tran- sient student forms to be used for pre-approval of transfer credit within the State University System of Florida (SUS) are available from the Office of the University Registrar in Criser Hall. Auditing Courses Auditing may be approved on a space-avail- able basis. In addition to the payment of course fees, the approvals of the instructor and dean of the college offering the course are required. Courses which are audited are not reflected on the University of Florida academic transcript. Florida residents who are sixty years of age or older may receive a fee payment waiver. Proce- dures for auditing courses are available from the Office of the University Registrar. Course Load Requirements The minimum full-time load for all under- graduate students is 12 credits. The minimum full-time load for a six-week summer term is 6 and the twelve-week summer term is 12. Post- baccalaureate students are considered under- graduates. The minimum load for full-time undergraduate student benefits from the Veter- ans Administration or Social Security Adminis- tration is 12 credits per semester. University regulation allows a maximum load of 15 credits for a student whose previous term average was below a C. Some colleges have differing maximum loads which are stated in the college sections of this catalog. Students with college approval may register for less than the minimum or more than the maximum load. After late registration, no stu- dents will be permitted to drop below the mini- mum load without successfully petitioning their college dean. Simultaneous enrollment in correspondence courses or extension work at another college or university is counted when computing the max- imum but not the minimum course load. REGISTRATION POLICIES Dropping Courses Students dropping courses after the pub- lished deadline which are not approved for exception through the petitions process will be assigned grades of WF (withdrew failing). These grades will be calculated as failing grades. Stu- dents seeking an exception to this policy must follow the appropriate petitions process. Nondegree Registration Visiting Students Attending UF: Nondegree enrollment is restricted to partici- pants in special programs, off-campus programs, university-affiliated exchange programs, those participants with nondegree educational objec- tives at the university, and high school/college dual-credit enrollment. (Special regulations gov- ern high school/college dual enrollment for aca- demically-advanced students in Florida high schools. Refer to Time-Shortened Degree Oppor- tunities for additional information.) Regular undergraduate students in good standing at another accredited collegiate institu- tion may be permitted to enroll fulltime at the university as nondegree transient students to complete work to transfer back to the parent institution. No evaluation will be made of work previously completed, and it is the student's responsibility to secure such approval as may be required by the parent institution. Certification to Social Security and Veterans Administration programs also is the responsibility of the stu- dent, who must request each institution to fur- nish records. Nondegree enrollment is subject to the avail- ability of faculty, space, and facilities. No appli- cation for admission is required; the appropriate forms for nondegree enrollment should be requested from the Office of the University Reg- istrar in Criser Hall. Priority for nondegree enrollment is given to University of Florida employees and to permanent residents of the Gainesville area whose nondegree educational objectives cannot be met at another institution. Nondegree students are subject to the fol- lowing restrictions: Course enrollment requires the approval of the college at the beginning of each term. The college of enrollment has the authority to ter- minate a continuing nondegree student's enrollment prior to registration for any term. As a general rule, a student may register as a nondegree student for one term only. Nondegree students are ineligible for advance registration. Registration for the fall or spring term is not permitted until the third day of classes in the term for which the student wishes to enroll. Nondegree registration must be com- pleted before 4:00 p.m. on the last day of Late Registration; failure to register by that deadline will result in the assessment of a late registration fee. The same grading system is applicable to degree and nondegree students. Credit earned while on nondegree status will not be applicable to a University of Florida degree except by subsequent admission to degree status and successful petition for application of such credit to the degree. Authorization to enroll as a nondegree student in no way implies future approval for admission as a degree-seeking student at the university. To be considered for degree-seeking enroll- ment, nondegree students must apply for admission. Nondegree enrollment status will be denied any student under suspension from a postsecondary institution or not in good standing at any institution previously enrolled, including the University of Florida, even if the student has subsequently attend- ed another institution. Nondegree students are subject to other regulations and restric- tions which may be imposed by the college or department in which they wish to enroll. Nondegree students taking courses at the university will be required to register for and attend classes under the university cal- endar. Nondegree students will pay appro- priate UF fees based on course level and number of credits for which they are regis- tered. UF Students Attending Other Schools: University of Florida degree-seeking stu- dents must secure the approval of the dean of their college before enrolling as a nondegree or transient at another institution. Transient stu- dent forms to be used for pre-approval of trans- fer credit within the State University System of Florida (SUS) are available for the Office of the University Registrar in Criser Hall. Under normal circumstances, UF students are not permitted to register at another institu- tion for a course or its equivalent which is offered at UF. Petitions When an academic regulation appears to result in undue hardship, students may petition for waiver of the regulation. In general, petitions for waiver of an aca- demic regulation for the current term should be directed to the school or college in which the student is enrolled. For example, petitions to drop or add after the official drop/add period should be presented to the school or college. Exceptions to the minimum-maximum course load regulation are to be presented to the school or college for decision. Petitions approved by the school or college must be reported to the Office of the University Registrar before the action is official. All other petitions, including those for waiv- er of academic regulations for prior terms, should be presented to the Office of the Univer- sity Registrar which will refer them to the Uni- versity Senate Committee on Student Petitions. Detailed information on procedures to peti- tion is available from the student's college or from the Office of the University Registrar. The student seeking waiver of a regulation through petition must remember that no com- mittee on petitions can direct an instructor to change a student's grade, nor can the Senate