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UF has developed a program for undergraduates that allows those who qualify academically to obtain both a bachelor’s and master’s degree. This combined degree program allows students to double-count graduate courses toward both an undergraduate and graduate degree, thus reducing the time it takes to get both degrees. Qualified students should consult their department adviser to determine whether the department offers combined degree programs and whether they qualify. Most combined degree programs allow 12-15 hours of graduate course work (generally) to apply toward the undergraduate degree. Here are some advantages of this degree program:
Combined degree programs allow students to get a head start on their graduate education by taking graduate courses throughout the junior and senior undergraduate years. Financial aid may be available to assist with the graduate degree portion of the program. Bright Futures scholarship recipients will not be funded for the graduate work taken as part of the undergraduate degree; scholarship recipients must fund the difference themselves. Florida PrePaid College Tuition Program participants will receive funding for the first 120 credit hours. The program will fund graduate courses taken toward the undergraduate degree at the undergraduate level. The Graduate Catalog can provide more information as well as a complete listing of combined degree program offerings. Other programs are being developed; refer to department web sites for new offerings.
A Florida law passed in the 2001 legislative session relating to the Bright Futures Scholarship Program pertains to 2002 high school graduates who earn Florida Academic or Merit Scholar awards and attend a public community college or state university in Florida. Initial Florida Academic or Merit Scholars award recipients for the 2002-2003 academic year who enroll in a Florida state university or community college will be required to use an accelerated mechanism that has the potential to earn college credit in at least five of the following areas: English, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences. The acceleration mechanisms that can be used include College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations taken before college coursework OR Advanced Placement examinations (AP), International Baccalaureate examinations (IB) and dual enrollment courses completed in the above academic areas before high school graduation. A CLEP examination can be passed or failed and still satisfy one of the five acceleration mechanisms; however, for an AP or IB examination or a dual enrollment course to satisfy one of the requirements, the student must earn college credit. The college credit awarded through passing AICE, CLEP, AP or IB examinations or dual enrollment courses should assist students in graduating early. Thus this program reduces the maximum amount of the Bright Futures award by the amount of hours for which any acceleration credit is granted. For additional information on all aspects of this new requirement, go to our Web site at www.advising.ufl.edu/clep. A student may participate in several credit by examination programs to earn credit toward a degree. Credit received from one exam program may not be duplicated by another. A maximum of 30 semester hours may be granted by combining AICE, AP, IB and CLEP credit. Students beginning in the fall or spring term must have taken the exams and have their scores reported to the university before enrolling or, at the latest, prior to the end of the first term of enrollment at UF. Students who begin in the summer must have taken the exam(s) and had them reported prior to the end of their first fall term. CLEP examinations must be taken prior to registration for college courses for which credit may be earned through CLEP examinations and NO LATER than the student’s registration for the second semester of college (drop/add in August for summer B admits; drop/add in January for fall admits). If the student submits appropriate scores, UF will grant credit and post approximate course equivalencies to the student’s UF transcript (course equivalency charts for AP, IB and CLEP follow at the end of this section). Credit (AICE, AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment transfer credit, or UF course credit) will be awarded only once for the same subject. UF course credit takes precedence over all other forms of credit for the same course. Credit awarded for dual enrollment courses takes precedence over AICE, AP, IB or CLEP credit. If duplicate credit exists among AICE, AP, IB or CLEP, the exam yielding the most credit will be awarded. Equivalent courses earned by examination may be used to fulfill the same requirements that the UF course fulfills. Students may determine which courses they will gain credit for from AP, IB and CLEP scores by consulting the Course Equivalency charts that follow. AICE, AP, IB or CLEP credit counts toward completion of the General Education requirement only if the UF course identified on the equivalency chart awards Gen Ed credit. Information on Writing and Math Requirement (Gordon Rule) credit is also listed on the charts below.
Students completing AICE examinations should submit to UF official scores as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. Students’ scores will be evaluated and, if they meet minimum requirements, the student will receive credit for approximate UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student’s UF transcript. For further information, consult the Admissions Office. Students completing AP examinations should submit to UF official scores as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. The AP Score-Course Equivalency chart that follows indicates the approximate UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student’s UF transcript, and the appropriate writing and math requirement credit students will earn. Scores of 3 or higher on AP French, German, Latin and Spanish fulfill the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences foreign language proficiency requirement.
Students completing IB examinations should submit to UF official scores as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. Students receiving the IB diploma will receive up to 30 semester hours of credit for scores of 4 or higher on both higher level and standard level examinations. Students who do not receive the IB diploma will receive credit for scores of 5 or higher on higher level examinations only. The IB Score-Course Equivalency chart that follows indicates the approximate UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student’s UF transcript, and the appropriate math and writing requirement credit students will earn. Scores of 4 or higher in IB French B, German B, Classical Latin and Spanish B fulfill the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences foreign language proficiency requirement, regardless of whether the student has earned the IB credit.
CLEP examinations cover material that is taught in introductory-level courses at many colleges and universities. For a list of the CLEP examinations, credit earned and UF course equivalencies, please go to the charts at the end of this section. Information on the examinations can be found on the CLEP Web site at www.collegeboard.com/clep. If CLEP exams are chosen as one of the five acceleration mechanism requirements, they must be taken prior to registration for college courses for which credit may be earned through CLEP examinations and NO LATER than the student’s registration for the second semester of college (drop/add in August for summer B admits; drop/add in January for fall admits). For advice on which CLEP examinations to take, go to the UF CLEP Web site at www.advising.ufl.edu/clep.
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