REGISTRATION POLICIES


Committee require any college or school to grant
a degree by waiving any of these regulations.

Withdrawals
 It is each student's responsibility to make
every effort to complete the full term at the uni-
versity. Any student who withdraws after the
deadline published in the University Calendar
shall be assigned grades of WF (withdrew fail-
ing) in all courses and will be subject to suspen-
sion and exclusion regulations.
 Students on academic probation who with-
draw from the university prior to the final date
published in the calendar will continue on pro-
bation until their grade point deficit is reduced
to zero.
 Students on University Committee on Stu-
dent Petitions probation must meet the terms of
probation specified by the committee.
 Students who withdraw from all courses for
medical reasons should contact the Office for
Student Services, Division of Student Affairs,
for procedural information.


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Administrative Provisions
 Students are not authorized to attend class
unless they are officially registered or approved
to audit with evidence of having paid audit fees.
Following the end of the drop/add period, the
Office of the University Registrar provides evi-
dence of proper registration to instructors
through distribution of final class rolls and class
roll addenda.
 Students who do not attend at least one of
the first two class meetings of a course or labo-
ratory in which they are registered, and who
have not contacted the department which offers
the course to indicate their intent, may be
dropped from the course if the department chair
deems this action necessary to provide space for
other students. The department will notify stu-
dents dropped from courses or laboratories
under this provision by posting a notice in the
department office. Students may request rein-
statement on a space-available basis if docu-
mented evidence excusing the absences is
presented to the department chair.
 NOTE: Students must not assume that they
are automatically dropped if they fail to attend
the first few days of class.

Attendance Policy
 Students are responsible for satisfying the
entire range of academic objectives as defined
by the instructor. For students whose names
appear on the initial class roll, absences count
from the first class meeting.
 In general, reasons which may be acceptable
for absence from class include: illness, serious
family emergencies, special curricular require-
ments (e.g., judging trips, field trips, profession-
al conferences), military obligation, severe
weather conditions, religious holidays, and
participation in official university sponsored


activities such as music performances, athletic
competition, or debate. Absences from class for
court-imposed legal obligations (e.g., jury duty
or subpoena) must be excused. Other sound rea-
sons may be offered by the student.

Twelve-Day Rule
 Students who participate in athletic or
extracurricular activities are permitted without
penalty 12 scholastic day absences per semester
from the university. (A scholastic day is any
day on which regular class work is scheduled.)
Instructors must be flexible when scheduling
exams or other class assignments.
 The 12-day rule applies to individual stu-
dents participating on an athletic or scholastic
team, for example. Consequently, a schedule
which requires absence of more than 12 days for
any group should be adjusted so that no indi-
vidual student is absent from campus for more
than 12 scholastic days.
 Students who previously have been warned
for absences or unsatisfactory work in any
course should not incur additional absences,
even if they have not been absent from the uni-
versity for 12 scholastic days. It is the student's
responsibility to maintain satisfactory academic
performance and attendance.

Discretionary Review Days
 The last two days of classes in the fall and.
spring semesters may serve as discretionary
review days. Instructors may, at their discre-
tion, conduct a final examination review during
this time. There are no Discretionary Review
days during the summer terms because final
examinations are given during regular class
periods.

Illness Policy
 Students who are absent from classes or
examinations because of illness should contact
their professors. The student should contact his
or her college, by the published deadline, to
drop a course for medical reasons. After the col-
lege petition deadline, students may petition the
University Senate Committee on Student Peti-
tions to drop a course for medical reasons. A
student who must withdraw from all courses
for medical reasons should contact the Office for
Student Services.

Last Week of Classes
 No final or comprehensive examinations,
projects, or term papers may be scheduled or be
assigned during the final week of class. Written
papers and/or oral presentations and periodic
testing announced at the beginning of the term
and in the course syllabus may be collected or
presented, provided they do not serve as a final
examination. Weekly or daily tests, if scheduled
in the syllabus, are permitted; hourly or major
exams are not. Take-home examinations assigned
as final examinations can be due no earlier than
the regularly scheduled final examination. Labo-
ratory sections are exempt from this policy.


Religious Holidays
 The Board of Regents policy statement gov-
erns university policy regarding observance of
religious holidays:
 Students shall, upon notifying their
 instructor, be excused from class to observe
 a religious holy day of their faith.
 While students will be held responsible for
 material covered in their absence, each stu-
 dent shall be permitted a reasonable amount
 of time.
 No major test, major class event, or major
 university activity shall be scheduled on a
 major religious holiday.
 Professors and university administration
 shall in no way penalize students who are
 absent from academic or social activities
 because of religious observance.
 The University of Florida urges faculty and
administrators not to schedule exams or major
events on evenings or days that will be
observed as holy days by a significant number
of students. Students who ask to be excused
from class for religious reasons will not be
required to provide second-party certification.






 Student grades are permanently recorded in
the Office of the University Registrar.
 Credit: The word credit as it is used in this
catalog refers to one semester hour, generally
representing one hour per week of lecture or
two or more hours per week of laboratory work.
 Passing Grades and Grade Points (1)


1.0
0.0/Satisfactory


 (1) The degree-granting college may require
 a minimum grade of C on particular courses.
 Non-Punitive Grades & Symbols -No
 Grade Points
 W Withdrew
 H Deferred grade assigned only in a
 modular course or in exceptional cir-
 cumstances as approved by the Office
 of the University Registrar.
 N* No grade reported: not in GPA
 I* Incomplete: not in GPA
Failing Grades No Grade Points


Failure
Unsatisfactory
Withdrew failing
No grade reported
Incomplete