Degrees and Graduation

Application forms for the A.A. certificate are available from and should be returned to the Office of the University Registrar.

Application for Degree

Undergraduates must file an application for degree with the Office of the University Registrar by the deadline. Students must apply in the term in which they expect to graduate, regardless of applications in previous terms. All requirements for the degree must be completed as of the date of commencement.

Catalog Year

Catalog year determines the set of academic requirements (general education and the major) which must be fulfilled for graduation. Students graduate under the catalog in effect at the time of their initial undergraduate enrollment as a degree-seeking student at UF, a Florida public community college or other Florida state institution, provided they maintain continuous enrollment (registration for and completion of at least one course for one term in an academic year).

Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment will be assigned the catalog in effect at the time enrollment is resumed. Students with the approval of their college dean’s office may opt to graduate under the requirements of a later catalog, but they must fulfill all graduation requirements from that alternative catalog year.

The university will make every reasonable effort to honor the curriculum requirements appropriate to each student’s catalog year. However, courses and programs will sometimes be discontinued and requirements may change as a result of curricular review or actions by accrediting associations and other agencies.

Continuous Enrollment

Undergraduate students who register for and complete at least one course for one term in an academic year are continuously enrolled.

College Dean’s Certification

The dean certifies that all requirements have been completed and that the student has been recommended for graduation by the faculty.

Completion Deadline To Receive a Degree

• All residence work required for graduation must be completed at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting of the college faculty voting on the candidates for degrees.

• All extension work must be completed at least two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting of the college faculty voting on the candidates for degrees.

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete all program requirements established by their college, major department and minor program of study (if applicable). Minors are awarded only in conjunction with the receipt of a baccalaureate degree.

Diploma Replacement Fee

Each diploma ordered subsequent to a student’s initial degree application may result in assessment of a diploma replacement charge.

Dual Degrees and Multiple Majors

Colleges at their discretion may permit students to pursue dual degrees or multiple majors. A student completing major and college requirements in two different colleges will receive two degrees. The transcript will list each degree and the appropriate majors. A student completing major and college requirements in one college and major requirements only in another college, will receive a degree from the first college. The transcript will list the degree and each major. A student completing multiple majors that have the same degree, i.e., Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, will receive a single degree. The transcript will list the degree and each major.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must complete two sequential courses of a foreign language in secondary school, 8-10 semester hours at the postsecondary level, or document an equivalent level of proficiency. Students seeking a degree must satisfy the university and department or college (if any) foreign language requirements. In addition, if required, they must fulfill the requirements of their major and/or college.

Pending Charge of Academic Dishonesty or Student Conduct Violation

No degree will be conferred if a charge of academic dishonesty or conduct violation is pending if the penalty could be dismissal, expulsion, failing grade or any combination of the above, until the charge is resolved and degree requirements are met.

Repeat Course Work

Credit will be allowed only once for course work which is repeated. In addition, students who have taken an advanced level course may not receive credit for completion of a subsequent lower level course, as determined by their college.

Residence Requirements