COLLEGES academic record, including his or her education- al objectives, pattern of courses previously com- pleted, quality of any previous academic record, and any relevant test data will be considered in the admission decision. Priority in admission will be given to those applicants whose record indicates the greatest likelihood of success in our program. Please check with the university's lower division Academic Advising Center for a copy of the Fisher School of Accounting's current benchmark standards. Lower Division UF Students: To be consid- ered for admission into the Fisher School of Accounting, a student classified as a lower divi- sion student at UF must meet the following requirements: (a) completed at least 60 semester hours of course work at the time of admission into the school; (b) completed at least 12 of the 15 hours of pre- professional course work at the time of admis- sion into the school; (c) completed ACG 2021, or an equivalent course, with a grade of "B" or better at the time of application to the school; (d) completed MAC 3233, or an equivalent course at the time of application to the school; (e) earned a grade point average that meets the current minimum benchmark standard; and (f) passed all parts of the College Level Academ- ic Skills Test (CLAST) Students who meet the requirements above and whose grade point average meets the "ideal" standard will be admitted into the Fish- er School of Accounting. Admission standards are always subject to change. Please check with the Fisher School of Accounting in Business 267 (392-0155) to obtain information on the current standards. Community College Transfer Students: The eligibility standards for admission of lower divi- sion UF students (see above) apply equally to transfer students who have received their AA degree from a Florida public community college and who have passed all parts of the CLAST Test. Transfer students who choose to complete a two semester Principles of Accounting sequence (ACG 2001 and ACG 2011) must earn a grade of "B" or better in each course prior to applying to the school. Community college students are cautioned that professional course work that is required as part of the third, fourth or fifth year should only be taken at the University of Florida. Communi- ty college transfer students are advised to avoid such courses as Business Law, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Finance, Principles of Management, Principles of Insurance, Prin- ciples of Real Estate, Personnel Management, and Accounting courses beyond the introduc- tory level. A maximum of four semester credits may be allowed for courses taken during the first two years which are available only as third and fourth year professional courses in the Col- lege of Business Administration at the Universi- ty of Florida. Any credit granted for such work will be granted only in the form of undistribut- ed elective credit. In no case may such courses be in Accounting. In the case where a student wishes to waive an upper division core course and substitute a community college course, waivers may be granted on an individual basis but the student will be required to take another course in the area being waived. The substitute course will be specified by the department chair of the area. Four-Year College Transfer Students: The same standards for admission as those described above apply equally to transfer stu- dents from within the Florida State University System who have earned their AA degree and who have passed all parts of CLAST. Prospective students from other than SUS Institutions or applicants who have not com- pleted their AA and CLAST are not guaranteed admission into the Fisher School of Accounting upon satisfaction of the "ideal" benchmark stan- dard. These students will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will be admitted selec- tively when space permits. Prospective accounting students attending other four-year institutions should follow a course of study similar to the general education and preprofessional requirements taken by lower division students at UF. Courses that are a part of the third, fourth and fifth year require- ments should be avoided prior to entering the University of Florida. General Regulations STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY: The student must assume full responsibility for registering for the proper courses and for fulfilling all requirements for the degree. The student is also responsible for completing all courses for which he or she is registered. Seniors must file formal application for a degree in the Office of the University Registrar early in the semester in which they expect to graduate. The official calendar shows the latest date when this can be done. NORMAL LOADS: The normal course load in the Fisher School is 15 credit hours per semester. A student may be permitted to regis- ter for additional hours if, in the opinion of the academic adviser, his or her academic record justifies it. Students who wish to take a lower course load of less than 12 credit hours should be aware that certain university privileges and benefits require a minimum registration. It is the student's responsibility to verify the minimum registration necessary for these benefits. RESIDENCE: The last 30 semester hours to be applied toward the degree must be complet- ed in residence in the Fisher School. At least 18 of the 21 semester hours of upper-division accounting course work required for the B.S.Ac. degree must be completed at the University of Florida. Once a student enters the Fisher School, no courses may be taken by correspondence nor may required courses (in preprofessional, accounting, and supporting fields) be taken out- side the University of Florida. No exceptions to this policy are permitted. Students in the Fisher School may take elective and general education courses at other four-year colleges but only if (1) the student will have more than 30 hours left until graduation upon completion of such courses, and (2) advance approval is obtained from the assistant director. SATISFACTORY-UNSATISFACTORY GRADE OPTION: An undergraduate student in the Fisher School may take on the S-U basis only those courses which will be counted as free elec- tives in fulfilling degree requirements. Courses taken to satisfy communication requirements for the M.Acc. program may not be taken on an S-U basis. PROBATION AND SUSPENSION: Students who do not make satisfactory academic progress will be dropped from the accounting program. In addition to the university regula- tions concerning unsatisfactory academic per- formance, the school will exclude students from further registration for each of the following reasons: The student earns two grades below C in accounting courses numbered above 3000. A one term courtesy registration following the receipt of the second sub-C grade will be allowed for students in this category only. The student's accounting grade point average, calculated on all attempts of all courses numbered above 3000, falls below 2.0 and remains there after one term of enrollment. The student's'University of Florida cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 and then remains there after one term of enrollment. The student withdraws from the univer- sity three times after admission into the Fisher School of Accounting. In addition: Students otherwise in good standing will be excluded from the Fisher School of Accounting if they fail to register for a required upper-division accounting course for two consecu- tive semesters of enrollment, and Students who are not in the Fisher School of Accounting and earn two grades below C in accounting courses numbered above 3000 will be denied further registration in such account- ing courses.