2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog
Student Information
Academic Info/Regulations
Other Information
Glossary of Terms
A.A. Certificate - Associate of Arts certificate: Awarded upon satisfactory completion, with an overall C average, of 60 credits (at least 36 at UF), including general education requirements, writing and math requirements (Gordon Rule), and College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) requirement.
Academic Year - The traditional annual cycle of academic terms: fall, spring and summer.
Admitted - Students who have applied and have been accepted to the university in a degree-seeking status. Admission is not validated until the student registers for and attends classes.
Audit - Permission to attend and to participate in a course without benefit of a grade or credit. CEUs (continuing education units) may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor.
Baccalaureate - Bachelor's degree: the traditional undergraduate degree.
Board of Regents (BOR) - the governing body of the State University System.
Calendar, University - An annual publication listing all official dates and deadlines for the academic year.
Catalog Year - The year during which the regulations published in a specific edition of the Undergraduate Catalog apply. A student's academic year, which begins when the catalog takes effect in the Summer B term, is governed by the regulations for academic requirements published in the catalog in effect at the time the student begins undergraduate studies.
Classification/College - A code indicating a student's academic level (year) and college affiliation.
CLAST - College Level Academic Skills Test required by Florida statutes and designed to test communication and computation skills.
Common Course Numbering System - A statewide system of course prefixes and numbers developed to facilitate the transfer of credit by identifying equivalent courses.
Continuous Enrollment - Undergraduate students who register for and complete at least one course in one term in an academic year are continuously enrolled.
Corequisite - Two courses which must be taken concurrently.
Correspondence/Extension Work - Division of Continuing Education course offerings. Consult your college dean's office for restrictions and limitations.
Credit - One semester hour, generally representing one hour per week of lecture or two or more hours per week of laboratory work.
Deficit Points - The number of grade points below a C average on hours attempted at the university. If the grade point average is less than a 2.0, there is a grade point deficit. Refer to "Grade Point Averaging and Deficits" in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.
Dismissal - Students with a grade point deficit of 15 or more will be placed on academic dismissal.
Drop/Add - A period of time beginning the first day of classes when students can adjust schedules by dropping or adding courses or changing sections of a course. Courses dropped during the official drop/add period are not subject to fees.
Dual Enrollment - Simultaneous registration at two educational institutions.
Early Admission - Admission following completion of the junior year of high school.
Early Decision - The application process in which a commitment is made by the student to the university, that, if admitted, the student will enroll.
Enrollment - Registration for coursework and payment of fees constitutes official enrollment.
General Education Requirement - University-wide requirement of the basic studies that form the foundation of all undergraduate degree programs.
Good Standing - Eligible to continue to register for university coursework.
Grade Point Average (GPA) - The ratio of grade points earned to semester hours carried. The UF GPA is computed on University of Florida coursework only.
Grade Points - The number of points attributed to a grade (A=4, B=3, etc.) times the number of credit hours in the course.
Graduate Student - A student who has earned a baccalaureate degree and who has been admitted to the Graduate School to pursue a graduate degree program (master's, specialist, engineer, doctorate).
ISIS, Integrated Student Information System - Web based system for students to access their records at http://www.isis.ufl.edu.
Major - A subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
Matriculation - Enrollment as an admitted, degree-seeking student.
Minor - An officially recognized secondary concentration of study in an approved subject area, consisting of at least 15 credits of appropriate coursework.
Permanent Academic Record - The complete list of a student's courses attempted, grades and credit earned, degrees awarded, and any other pertinent academic information.
Petition - A written request seeking a waiver of or an exception to a university regulation, policy or deadline.
Postbaccalaureate - A student who has earned a baccalaureate degree and been admitted for continued study but who has not been admitted as a graduate or professional student.
Prerequisite - A condition that must be met to establish eligibility to enroll in a program or course.
Probation, Academic - Any undergraduate with less than a 2.0 cumulative UF GPA shall be placed on academic probation while a grade point deficit exists. Refer to "deficit points".
Professional Student - A student who is admitted to pursue a Doctor of Dental Medicine, Juris Doctor, Medical Doctor, Doctor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
Readmission - The procedure for a previously admitted/enrolled UF student to re-enroll in a degree-seeking status after a break in enrollment of more than one term.
Registration - The process by which a student officially selects and enrolls in university coursework. Registration is not complete until appropriate fees are paid.
Residence - A student's tenure within the university and/or a specific college or school.
Residency - Classification of students as Florida residents or non-Florida residents for tuition purposes.
Schedule Adjustment - A period of time following advance registration before the beginning of classes when students can adjust their course schedules.
Schedule of Courses - A publication made available each term that provides registration information, academic regulations and a listing of all courses offered.
Semester - A standard academic term (fall or spring) of approximately 16 weeks of instruction. Refer to "term".
S-U Option - A provision by which a student may elect, with college approval, to enroll in a course, the grade for which is not computed in the grade point average. Grades awarded are S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
S.U.S. - The State University System of Florida. The University of Florida is one of ten state-supported universities in the S.U.S.
Term - A period of instruction. During the fall and spring, the term is a standard 16-week semester. During the summer, various shorter length periods of instruction are offered: Summer A and Summer B are 6-week terms; Summer C is a 12-week term.
Transcript - An official certified copy of the student's complete coursework, grades, credit and degrees earned at the University of Florida.
Transfer Credit - Coursework completed at another institution that is accepted at the University of Florida and which may be applicable toward a specific major, minor or degree.
Transient Student - A student of another accredited institution who receives permission to register (for one term) as a nondegree-seeking student to earn credit to transfer back to his or her parent institution.
Universal Tracking System and Audits: A computerized academic advising and tracking program that provides an assessment of progress toward degree requirements.
Withdraw - To drop all courses for a given term.
Writing and Math Requirement (Gordon Rule) - A state law requiring that all students complete 24,000 words of designated writing courses and 6 hours of designated math courses prior to earning 60 credits. Courses are identified by category in the Schedule of Courses.