Nontraditional Credit
The University recognizes the following programs for which undergraduate students may receive academic credit. A combined total of 60 semester hours, of which not more than 20 semester hours may be upper-division credit, may be accepted for transfer. Credit toward major requirements must be approved by the student’s major department.

Categories and maximum acceptable limits are as follows:

Advanced Placement program (AP) . . . . 30 sh
Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) . . . . 30 sh
Civilian nontraditional credit . . . . 30 sh
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) . . . . 30 sh
Correspondence/extended learning . . . . 30 sh
Departmental proficiency examination . . . . 30 sh
International Baccalaureate program (IB) . . . . 30 sh
Military service schools . . . . 30 sh
Proficiency examination program . . . . 0 sh
USAFI/DANTES credit . . . . 30 sh
International high school credit . . . . 20 sh

Acceptability of University credit from all sources will be determined by the Office of Admissions.

Students receive appropriate credit provided they have not attempted comparable credit at the college level in the appropriate general education area, received credit through the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB), or in the specific discipline.

No credit will be awarded for a subject matter examination if the student has already earned any course credit in the subject area.

Dual credit on CLEP is not allowed for similar examinations. For example, a student may earn credit on the CLEP general examination in English composition or on the subject matter examination in English composition, but not on both; on college algebra or on college algebra/trigonometry, but not on both.

In accordance with the articulation agreement and because CLEP credit is regarded in the same category as transfer credit, students who have earned CLEP credit in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the A.A. degree from a Florida public institution will be awarded credit on the basis of their presentation of the A.A. degree. The University of West Florida will not evaluate individually the credits on which the A.A. degree is based.

Transfer students who have completed a General Studies program at a Florida public institution and whose transcript is so marked will be considered to have completed the General Studies requirements at UWF. A second evaluation of CLEP credits will not be undertaken at this University.

CLEP credits for transfer students other than those identified in the above sections will be awarded according to the guidelines stipulated by the Florida Administrative Code. Contact the Office of Admissions for detailed information.

CORRESPONDENCE STUDY
Undergraduate students who anticipate taking correspondence courses should discuss these plans with their faculty advisor.

Information regarding correspondence courses offered for the Florida public universities may be obtained by writing: Department of Independent Study, 2209 NW 13th Street, Suite D, Gainesville, Florida 32609-3498. Telephone: (352) 392-1711, extension 200; or email: Learn@nervm.nerde.Ufl.edu; or home page: http://www.correspondencestudy.ufl.edu.

Correspondence study should not be permitted as part of any master’s degree program.

It is the student’s responsibility to have an official transcript forwarded to the Office of Admissions.

CREDIT BY PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
Students currently enrolled in the University as undergraduate degree candidates may request permission to take an examination for course credit. No fees will be assessed. Students should contact the chairperson of the appropriate department to make arrangements for an examination to be given. The grade for the proficiency exam will be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Grades will be recorded and UWF’s grading system and policies will be applied. Proficiency exams may be taken on the pass/fail basis. Credits earned by examination when taken pass/fail become part of the maximum six semester hours or two courses (whichever is greater in credit) allowed on the pass/fail basis. All other pass/fail regulations apply.

A student who previously attempted a course or is currently enrolled in a course may not use the credit by examination option for that course. Students may attempt to earn credit by examination in a specific course only once, regardless of whether the examination is passed or failed. Students who have earned a letter grade “A-F” in a course may not challenge the course by examination under the forgiveness policy. A total of 30 semester hours of credit by examination may be applied to an undergraduate degree.

Non-degree students who possess a bachelor’s degree or higher, who are participating in an approved teacher education program, and who demonstrate significant teaching experience, may take one or two courses amounting to no more than nine semester hours of their course work through the credit-by-examination option. Students must be enrolled in UWF at the time the exam is given.

Honor Rolls
PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL
All undergraduate students who earn a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher on a minimum of six semester hours of graded (“A-F”) course work at UWF are recognized on the President’s Honor Roll for that semester.

DEAN’S HONOR ROLL
All undergraduate students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.89 on a minimum of six semester hours of graded (“A-F”) course work at UWF in any semester are recognized on the Dean’s Honor Roll for that semester.

OTHER HONORS
Several colleges and departments of the University recognize meritorious achievement in appropriate ways.

UWF Academic Misconduct Code
UWF ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT CODE
This policy is available on the University of West Florida web sites at:
http://www.uwf.edu/president/policies/ or http://www.uwf.edu/JudicialAffairs.

Students should contact the Dean of Students Office, Building 21, (850) 474-2383 for more information.

Academic Misconduct
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Violations by a student of any of the following actions that constitutes an offense will result in disciplinary action. Fraudulent or deceptive action involving academic matters, including:

1. Cheating. The unauthorized giving or taking of any information or material on academic work considered in the determination of a grade.
2. Plagiarism. The act of representing the ideas, words, creations or work of another as one’s own.
3. Bribery. The offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of anything of value to influence a grade.
4. Conspiracy. Planning with others to commit any form of academic misconduct.
5. Misrepresentation. Any action or omission with intent to deceive a teacher so as to affect a grade.

Appeal and Waiver Policies
The Student Grievance System is available on the University of West Florida web sites at:
http://www.uwf.edu/president/policies/ or http://www.uwf.edu/JudicialAffairs.

Students should contact the Dean of Students Office, Building 21, (850) 474-2383 for more information.

Students who wish to make a grievance, including grade appeals, should review the Student Grievance System in the Rights & Regulations section of the Student Planner and Handbook. The process of handling student non-academic grievances is also detailed in the current issue of the Student Planner and Handbook.

Academic Appeals to be considered by the Academic Appeals Committee must be made in writing and submitted to the Office of the University Registrar. Students should secure required recommendations (signatures from the advisor, department chair and/or college dean) prior to submission.

Students who wish to further appeal a decision made by the Academic Appeals Committee must do so in writing. This request should be in the form of a letter (including any new information) stating they are appealing the Committee’s decision, and should be addressed to the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs (submitted to the Office of the Registrar).

Below is the order by which an academic appeal shall be heard:
 

CLAST Waiver
By State law, requests to waive one or more parts of the CLAST based on having attempted the CLAST four or more times must be heard by a special committee chaired by the Provost. These requests should be addressed in writing to the provost and submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Requests for a waiver of the CLAST requirement must be made one semester prior to projected graduation.

General Studies (General Studies Council, attention: Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences)
Requests for waivers or substitutions of Gordon Rule, and other general studies requirements
A.A. requirements
Learning Disabilities

Registration Appeals (University Registrar, Building 18)
Grade Forgiveness
Late Registration
Late Withdrawal from class(es) or University
Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add)

See deadlines in Academic Calendar; all appeals must be in writing.

Procedures for additional appeals are as follows:

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