ADMISSIONS Consult the Academic Advising section of this catalog for scores and university course equivalents charts and information on appropri- ate course selections. Students can also consult the Schedule of Courses, the Academic Advising Center or individual departments. Newly admitted students must take SAT II tests by January of the senior year in high school. Superior results allow students to enter advanced courses at the beginning of their col- lege careers and to fulfill some requirements by examination rather than by course work. UF freshmen who wish to enroll in any of the following courses must provide scores from the following SAT II subject examinations or their AP/IB counterparts. UF Course Required SAT II Exam ANY English course Writing Calculus or higher Mathematics, Level 1-C Chemistry Chemistry French 2 or higher French (reading only) German 2 or higher German (reading only) Latin 2 or higher Latin Spanish 2 or higher Spanish (reading only) Students who have taken foreign lan- guage courses in high school who want to continue study of that same language on the university level must take the appropriate SAT II language exam. Freshmen heading toward a pre-medi- cine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary medicine, engineering or hard science college curricu- lum will be required to submit SAT II scores in chemistry and/or mathematics level II-C prior to registering for UF courses. AP or IB scores: An AP or IB score may sub- stitute for an SAT II score for placement pur- poses. Locate your AP score on the chart provided to determine the UF course to take. AP scores of 3,4 and 5 provide course credit; this credit will be indicated on your tran- script with the appropriate UF course equiv- alent(s). Students will not receive credit for both an AP score and its equivalent UF course. Mathematics placement: You do not need a placement test score to register for MAC 1114, 1140 or 1142 and MGF 1202. Suitable placement test scores are required to register for MAC 3233, 3311 and 3472. A grade of C or better in MAC 1142 also permits place- ment into MAC 3233 or MAC 3311. Chemistry placement: Students wishing to enroll in CHM 2040 or 2045 must present suitable SAT II, AP or IB scores. Writing (composition course) placement: If you entered UF before Summer B 1995, use your SAT/ACT verbal score for placement. If your verbal score is below 560 or 25, you should register for ENC 1101. If above 560 or 25, consider ENC 1102 or 1145, ENG 1131, CRW 1101 or 1301, or any 2000-level English course. (Students in prior catalog years have a different general education composition requirement.) Admission to Postbaccalaureate Studies When to Apply: Applications may be sub- mitted up to one year in advance and applicants are urged to apply as early as possible. Applica- tions must be submitted by the deadline estab- lished for the term. Some departments have found it necessary to establish deadlines for the receipt of applications and their supporting records that are earlier than the deadlines estab- lished for the university and published in the catalog. All applicants are advised to refer to the application deadlines section of the university calendar published in this catalog and to verify department deadlines with the appropriate department. Postbaccalaureate students may wish to enroll in courses for any of the following reasons: * To expand their academic background; * To complete prerequisite courses for admis- sion to graduate or professional study at some future date. To earn a second bachelor's degree. Application for admission as a postbaccalau- reate student must be made to Office of Admissions, Box 114000, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-4000, on forms supplied by that office. Applications meeting minimum requirements are referred to the department for the admission decision. No application will be considered unless complete official transcripts) of all the applicant's prior collegiate work are in the possession of the Office of Admissions. No transcript will be considered official unless it is received directly from the registrar of the insti- tution at which the work was performed. Official supplementary transcripts) are required, as soon as they are available, for any work completed after the application was filed. Minimum Requirements for Admission Consideration: * A recognized baccalaureate (or higher) degree from a regionally accredited college or university. A minimum grade point average of C (2.0) on all junior and senior year undergraduate work, as computed by the University of Florida. A minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), if English is not your native language. A satisfactory conduct record; major or con- tinuing difficulty with school or other offi- cials may deem an applicant ineligible, regardless of academic qualifications. Admission to Graduate School Application for Admission: Admission forms and information concerning admission procedures may be obtained from the appropri- ate department. Prospective students are urged to apply for admission as early as possible. For some departments, deadlines for receipt of admission applications may be earlier than those in the current university calendar; prospective students should consult the appro- priate department. Applications which meet minimum standards are referred for admission decisions to the graduate selection committees. To be admitted to graduate study in a given department, the applicant must satisfy the requirements of the college and department as well as those of the Graduate School. In some departments, available resources limit the num- ber of students who can be admitted. For com- plete information, consult the Graduate Catalog. General Requirements: The Graduate School requires both a minimum grade average of B for all upper division undergraduate work and acceptable scores on the verbal, quantita- tive, and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). For some colleges and departments, and in more advanced levels of graduate study, an undergraduate grade point average or GRE score above those stated for the Graduate School may be required. These criteria are on file in the office of the Graduate School. Some colleges and departments require a reading knowledge of at least one foreign lan- guage. Exceptions to the above requirements are made only when these and other criteria are reviewed and recommended by the department and approved by the college and the dean of the Graduate School. Admission to the Graduate School is depen- dent upon the presentation of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. The departments will make admission decisions when they have received test scores, official transcripts and letters of recommendation. Applicants must provide two copies of com- plete, official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate course work. One copy must be sent to the Office of the University Registrar and one copy to the intended department. No tran- script will be accepted as official unless it is received directly from the registrar of the insti- tution in which the work was done. Official sup- plementary transcripts are required as soon as they are available for any work completed after application for admission has been made. In general, no student who is a graduate of a nonaccredited institution will be considered for graduate study in any college or department of the university. The Board of Regents also has ruled that in admitting students for a given academic year, up to ten percent may be admitted as excep- tions. Students admitted as exceptions under the ten-percent waiver rule must present both an upper division grade point average and GRE score with their application and meet other cri- teria required by the university. Admissions Examinations Graduate Record Examination: In addition to the GRE, some departments encourage the applicant to submit scores on one or more advanced subject tests of the GRE. All scores will be considered.