Attendance Regulations
Computer Requirement
Correspondence Courses
Drop Policy
English Requirement
Grievance Procedures
Independent Study
Probation Policy and Dismissal
Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory Grade Option
Student Responsibility
Summer Attendance
Transient Students
Withdrawal From the University
The college follows university regulations regarding absences and unsatisfactory work. Particular attention is directed to the provision that allows department chairs to drop students from any course for which the student has not attended at least one of the first two meetings.
Students should have basic computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet and data base program utilization. Before entry to the junior year, students lacking these skills can take CGS 2531, Introduction to Computer Programming and Software Packages, attend appropriate noncredit short courses at the Center for Instructional and Research Computing Activities (CIRCA) in 211 CSE, or participate in tutorials conducted by the student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Computer skills are a prerequisite to certain junior/senior level courses. Computer facilities are available on campus, but ownership of a personal computer is recommended.
Details of the college's computer hardware and software requirements are available in the appropriate department office or students can refer to the university's home page at www.ufl.edu or to the CIRCA home page at www.circa.ufl.edu/computers for general computer information and a link to the college's web page for specific program requirements.
An enrolled engineering student will not be permitted to register for correspondence courses unless the associate dean for academic programs and the registrar grant special permission. A student on probation must have permission of the associate dean to register for correspondence courses when not enrolled in the college. A student who has been suspended cannot take correspondence courses for credit until the suspension is removed. A grade of C is required for credit in a correspondence course.
Courses may be dropped without penalty during the initial drop/add period. Students classified 1EG and 2EG are allowed to drop a total of two courses after the drop deadline. Students classified 3EG, 4EG, 5EG and 6EG are allowed two courses. A W will be posted on the transcript. A course and its supporting lab dropped at the same time constitute a single drop.
A student with an initial course load of 15 credits or more will be permitted an extra drop provided this is done by the end of the seventh week of class and the total credits remaining are 12 or more. A W will be posted on the transcript. Petitions to drop courses beyond the allotted number will be approved only when circumstances beyond the student's control prevented the satisfactory completion of a course.
Any instructor in the college may require a student with a deficiency in English to complete additional course work beyond the curriculum requirements for the degree, with approval of the department chair. In accordance with degree program requirements, each student in the college is required to complete, with a grade of C or better, a composition course (or place out of it) and an appropriate course in Technical Writing and Business Communication.
The college supports the university Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Program. Anyone who believes that he or she has been discriminated against should contact the associate dean for academic programs who serves as the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity officer for the college.
If a student feels that his or her performance in a course has not been evaluated accurately, the situation should be discussed with the instructor. If the disagreement is not resolved, the student may pursue the matter with the instructor's department chair, the associate dean for academic programs and the university ombudsman.
Under certain circumstances, credit toward graduation may be obtained through independent study by registering in a course carrying the prefix of the department. A student may not apply more than eight credit hours of independent study toward a degree program, including high or highest honors projects, co-op work experience, practical work experience and special problems or special topics. Registration for variable credit of one to four hours per semester requires department approval.
An undergraduate student who is off-track, or whose upper division or university grade point average falls below 2.00, will be placed on academic probation. The student will be allowed two semesters in which to attain good academic standing. A student who fails to meet the conditions of probation must petition his/her major department to be allowed to continue in the program. Approval of this petition will be at the discretion of the student's department.
As a condition of probation, students must see a counselor on a monthly basis, or at other designated intervals, to review progress towards meeting the conditions of probation. Failure to keep such appointments, without valid reason will be considered a violation of the terms of probation, and normally results in dismissal from the program.
Failure to meet the terms of probation may render the student ineligible for further registration in the college. Students who accumulate 15 or more deficit points will be dismissed from the university.
All courses taken at the university to satisfy engineering admission and general education requirements must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is offered only on an S-U basis. Nontechnical electives in the junior and senior years may be taken S-U. Students should check with their departments to determine department policy.
Engineering students cannot use freshman level courses for technical and nontechnical electives, although foreign language credits at the freshman level may be used as nontechnical electives, at the discretion of the department. At least two semesters of work in the same language are required, with a grade of C or better each semester. Physical education courses taken after being classified 3EG must be taken S-U.
Students admitted to the college are expected to assume primary responsibility for fulfilling university, college and department degree requirements. It is the student's responsibility before enrolling to review and consider all pertinent information about the university and the college. Special attention must be paid to required documentation and deadlines. Students are expected to confer with their advisers at regular intervals to ensure they are on track for graduation. Universal tracking audits should be reviewed by the student to ensure that all university, college and department requirements have been fulfilled. All graduating students must file an application for degree in the registrar's office by the deadline for the semester in which they plan to graduate.
Engineering students who have completed fewer than 60 hours of course work at the time of their first enrollment in an SUS institution must earn at least nine semester hours through summer attendance prior to graduation. Engineering students who have completed two semesters of co-op, internship or other engineering-related work may petition to have this requirement waived. All petitions must be submitted through the student's department and accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation.
This category includes students who are admitted to the college who wish temporarily to pursue studies at another two- or four-year institution. Students who wish to transfer credits for course work completed at other institutions must first obtain approval from their department and the college. A transient student who is a degree-seeking candidate at another institution who wishes to obtain transfer credit from the University of Florida must apply to the Office of the University Registrar in 222 Criser Hall.
Withdrawal from the university must be done in accordance with the guidelines in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog, and within the deadline. Any undergraduate student who withdraws from the university for the second time automatically will be placed on college probation, which will continue until graduation. Any student on college probation who withdraws for a third time from the university may be, at the discretion of the associate dean for academic programs, ineligible for further registration in the college.