ACADEMIC PROGRESS REGULATIONS Academic Progress Policy The University of Florida has a goal, the graduation of every student who enters the uni- versity as a freshman and every eligible student transferring from a Florida community college. To meet this goal, the number of places avail- able in upper division programs must be increased, either through expansion or through more limited admissions of transfer students not covered by the Articulation Agreement. The criteria for admission to upper division academ- ic programs will be the same for native students and for eligible community college transfer stu- dents. At their option, colleges may identify as majors native (first-time-in-college, FTIC) stu- dents with freshman or sophomore designa- tions. Such students will carry college designations and major designations. Students seeking majors in colleges which do not admit freshmen or sophomores will carry an LS desig- nation along with the designation of their prob- able major. Students interested in majors in colleges which admit freshmen and sophomores may choose either the college designation or the LS designation. The major designation will remain the same for both. An LS "undecided" designation will be used for students undecided about their majors. Every college will delineate upper and lower level performance standards at 30, 45, and 60 hours for each academic program or group of academic programs. These published perfor- mance standards may include grade point aver- ages, grades in required prerequisite or pre-professional courses, auditions, portfolios, etc., and for teacher education curricula, SAT or ACT scores. Students meeting or exceeding the upper level standard will be on track for entrance to their academic program of choice. The perfor- mance standard set for 60 hours assures accep- tance into major programs for native (FTIC) students who have passed all CLAST subtests and for community college transfer students with A.A. degrees who have passed all CLAST subtests. Community college transfer students claiming completion of the A.A. degree with CLAST who are admitted and subsequently are found to be without the degree and CLAST will revert to 0 UF (non-degree) category. They will be required to reapply for admission to the col- lege of choice. Students falling between the upper and lower level standards at the 30- and 45-hour benchmarks will be advised of academic weak- nesses that may inhibit their pursuit of the pro- gram of choice. Such students also will be advised of alternative programs for which their work might qualify them. Students whose academic performance falls below the lower benchmark levels at 30 or 45 hours automatically will be returned to the LS "change" designation through action of the Office of the University Registrar. These stu- dents will be notified by their college and/or the Academic Advisement Center that they are not on track for the academic program of their choice. They will be advised of alternative pro- grams for which their grade point averages and courses might qualify them. The Academic Advisement Center will endeavor to match the' performance of such students with other major programs. Alternatively, colleges may choose to utilize a college "change" designation for students falling below lower benchmark levels at 30 or 45 hours, providing the benchmarks for the college "change" designation are no lower than the lowest benchmarks acceptable in the college. A student can be kept in the college "change" cate- gory for no more than one semester. If the stu- dent's performance does not meet benchmark levels at the end of one semester, the student will be returned to the LS "change" category. Students who fall below lower level perfor- mance standards at 60 hours and those students whose performance falls between the upper and lower performance levels who cannot be accom- modated by the major of their choice also will be returned to the LS "change" designation. Such students will be given one additional semester to find acceptance into a major pro- gram. In exceptional cases, the director of advis- ing may authorize an additional semester. Good Standing The University of Florida policies on aca- demic standing, probation, and suspension are based on the possibility that a student can over- come academic difficulty and make appropriate progress toward a degree. The University of Florida has determined that a student is in good standing if he or she is eligible to continue or to re-enroll in the univer- sity even if on probation. Regulation of Academic Standards The University of Florida's Senate establish- es regulations for academic probation and sus- pension to enforce the academic standards of the university and to require both the mainte- nance of grade point averages and reasonable conformance to a program of study. Any col- lege of the university may specify additional academic standards, and students are responsi- ble for observing the regulations pertaining to these standards. The probation, suspension and exclusion regulations that apply to undergraduate stu- dents also apply to postbaccalaureate students. All actions taken under these regulations shall be reflected by appropriate permanent notations on the student's academic record. Probation The intent of academic probation is to serve notice formally that a student may not be mak- ing satisfactory progress. The conditions of aca- demic probation are intended to specify the achievement standards required to graduate; to recognize unsatisfactory performance at an early date; to make clear to the student and the administration the shortcomings of the stu- dent's academic achievements; to provide occa- sion for counseling; and to give students whose ultimate success is in question further opportu- nity to demonstrate their ability to meet aca- demic expectations. Students may be placed on probation by their college for failure to maintain normal academic progress in their degree program. College probation will be removed when the college determines that satisfactory academ- ic progress has been demonstrated. Undergraduate students with less than a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for Uni- versity of Florida course work and a grade point deficit of less than 15 shall be placed on academic probation. Academic probation shall be continued for all undergraduate students as long as they have a grade point deficit of less than 15. It will be removed when the grade point deficit has been reduced to zero. Should the grade point deficit increase to more than 15, the student will be suspended from the uni- versity. Suspension Academic suspension from the university denies registration privileges to students who will not ultimately graduate if they continue at their current level of academic achievement. Academic suspensions identify students whose performance indicates that they will not fulfill graduation requirements and encourages stu- dents to leave the university to investigate their alternatives as soon as a high probability of fail- ure is evident. Students with a grade point deficit of 15 or more in their University of Florida course work shall be suspended from the Univesity for a minimum of one term and their advance registration is canceled. Students who are suspended will not be scheduled to register for a future term unless they have filed an application for readmission by the published deadline and been approved for readmission. Students re-enrolling after an initial sus- pension will be placed on final scholarship probation. If the grade point deficit is still 15 or more at the end of the term, students will be permanently suspended without possibil- ity of registering, except by decision of the University Senate Committee on Student Petitions or by successful petition to re- enroll under the Fresh Start Program. Any courses taken at another institution while on suspension from the University of Florida, including extension or correspon- dence courses, will not be counted as credit earned toward a degree at the University of Florida. However, a student suspended for academic reasons who subsequently earns an Associate of Arts degree from an accredit- ed Florida public community college may, upon approved readmission, appeal to the University Committee on Student Petitions