2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Policies and Procedures
First Year Students
Transfer Students
Change of Major (after Term Four)
Choice of Major
Admission
First Year Students
First year students select a major and enter the college when they begin UF. Students selecting a CLAS major should start planning their major early in their UF careers by speaking with a general advisor in 100 Academic Advising Center (AAC) and a department advisor in the major department.
Three temporary categories are provided to facilitate exploration of academic alternatives for students who are undecided about a choice of major: 1) Undecided-humanities and letters 2) Undecided-social and behavioral sciences; or 3) Undecided-sciences and/or engineering. Students select the undecided category that most closely fits their academic interests.
The advisors in the AAC will assist students in selecting an appropriate program of study. Students can reside in "undecided" registration categories for the first three fall/spring terms only. Students must be admitted to a major other than "undecided" before registering for their fourth term.
Transfer Students
Detailed information about admission requirements for each CLAS major can found at www.advising.ufl.edu. Transfer students are admitted for a specific major and are expected to pursue that major to graduation.
Students who wish to transfer directly to UF from a Florida public community college must have completed the A.A. degree and met the minimum standards for admission to the major (as stated in the CLAS web site above) to be considered for admission to this college.
Space in the college is very limited for applicants transferring from four-year, private or out-of-state institutions. Such students will be held to a higher standard for admission.
Once admitted, transfer students are required to attend orientation and are responsible for meeting with their major department and an advisor in 100 AAC to ensure that their transfer credits are evaluated for the UF degree.
Change of Major (after Term Four)
Students who want to change majors after term four should apply to do so before acquiring 96 hours (including current enrollment). In addition, students must:
- meet the Critical Tracking Criteria (pre-professional courses, minimum pre-professional GPA and minimum cumulative UF GPA) listed for semester five for the major.
- have demonstrated a well-articulated educational goal for which the change of major is necessary.
Students wishing to change to a major in CLAS should meet with an advisor in the AAC. They must submit a program plan identifying the courses they intend to complete for the new major as well as a statement explaining their educational goals. Students can only pursue the major to which they have been admitted.
Choice of Major
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers the following degree programs:
The Bachelor of Arts (120 hours) will be conferred upon students who fulfill degree requirements with majors in anthropology, Asian studies, classical studies, communications sciences and disorders, criminology, economics, East Asian languages and literatures, English, French, German, history, Jewish studies, linguistics, philosophy, political science, Portuguese, religion, Russian, sociology and Spanish.
The Bachelor of Science (120 hours) will be conferred upon students who fulfill degree requirements with majors in astronomy, botany, chemistry, computer and information sciences, microbiology, psychology and zoology.
The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science will be conferred upon those students who fulfill the requirements for the degree with majors in geography, geology, mathematics, physics, quantitative sciences, statistics, or interdisciplinary studies. Students should consult the undergraduate coordinator in their major department to discuss the appropriate curriculum for each of these degrees.