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of the ideas and principles that will sustain lifelong growth in
judgment, integrity, emotional maturity and an understanding of
people. Current areas of activity in addition to FRESH include:
• Counseling students when they need help with their studies or
with campus life as it relates to their studies.
• Assuring that students are informed about the services
available to them.
• Sponsoring noncredit seminars, courses for credit and other
activities that add depth to students’ academic experiences and
help them to succeed in their studies and in their careers.
• Referring students to other resources that can provide
needed help.
• Acting as a liaison between students and academic units.
• Scheduling and publicizing timely academic advising activities.
For example, freshman academic advisers meet with new freshmen
during the sixth week of the new student’s first semester to
review academic progress and discuss the curriculum.
• Sampling student opinion of both academic and support
services offered by the university. Results are transmitted to
students, the university faculty and administration.
Although most of the effort is directed toward the needs of freshmen,
a growing portion is aimed at the needs of all students.
Academic Support Center
The Academic Support Center (ASC) is a multipurpose learning
facility located in the Evans Library Pavilion. The ASC
administers the Student Success Program and offers students
free one-on-one tutoring in composition courses, mathematics,
computer science, physics, accounting, chemistry, aeronautics
and engineering courses. In addition, the ASC offers small group
study sessions led by undergraduate honor student tutors.
The ASC also serves as a reserve center for various audiovisual
materials that faculty can use to supplement course work. The
center contains programs on developmental reading, research
paper writing, foreign languages and other topics of value to
students.
Change of Major
During their studies, students receive exposure to a number of
different academic subjects, and some are attracted to programs
different from their initial choices. A change of major is possible
if the student submits a written request that is approved by
the new academic unit head. After a change of major, courses
unrelated to the new program will not be used in computing the
student’s cumulative grade point average. However, all earned
grades and credits remain on the transcript.
Following a change of major, the degree requirements in the new
major may be based on either the student’s original catalog, or
the catalog in effect at the time of the change of major, or on a
catalog between those two, subject to the approval of the academic
unit head.
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Undeclared Major
A new student may be uncertain about the specific academic
program he or she wishes to pursue. The undeclared major gives
a new student the opportunity to explore the general area of
interest more broadly for a limited time before choosing a
specific major.
Three freshman-year undeclared major programs are available:
General Engineering, General Science and General Studies.
The general engineering and general science programs are
described in the College of Engineering and College of Science
introductory sections, respectively. The general studies program,
described in the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts section, is
for those who may wish to pursue a major in business administration,
communication, humanities or psychology.
Probation and Dismissal
An undergraduate student is placed on academic probation at
the end of any semester completed with a cumulative grade
point average (GPA) less than 2.0, and while on probation is not
be permitted to register for more than 15 credit hours without
the approval of the cognizant dean. At the end of the probationary
semester, the student’s academic performance is reviewed,
and if the cumulative GPA has increased to 2.0 or greater, the
probationary status is removed. If not, the probationary status is
continued if the cumulative GPA exceeds the applicable minimum
level defined as follows, where the number of credit hours
includes transfer credits, credits by examination and all Florida
Tech credits taken, whether passed or not, but does not include
grades of W:
27 to 59 credit hours ................................................................at least 1.50
60 to 89 credit hours ................................................................at least 1.70
90 or more credit hours ............................................................at least 1.90
A student is academically dismissed at the end of any probationary
semester in which the cumulative GPA does not reach the
level defined in the preceding paragraph, with the exception of a
student who has been reinstated and is meeting all reinstatement
conditions.
A student with fewer than 27 credit hours and a cumulative
GPA below 1.50 may be academically dismissed by action of
the Academic Standing Committee for unsatisfactory progress
toward their degree.
A student who is registered for summer classes before the start
of the term will not be dismissed for failure to meet these standards
but will be reviewed again before the beginning of the fall
semester. The summer “grace period” is not available to students
who are not registered by the Friday immediately following spring
semester’s final examination week, or to students who fail to meet
previous reinstatement conditions.
A student who accumulates four Fs in ESL (English as a Second
Language) courses will be academically dismissed.
Dismissal may result from cheating or plagiarism when acted
on by the University Disciplinary Committee and approved by
a committee consisting of the student’s college/school dean, the
dean of students, and the vice president for student affairs and
associate provost.