2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

SemeSter HourS minimum
Completed Cumulative gpa
9–17 2.50
18–23 2.70
24–32 2.90
33 or more 3.00
After termination, an appeal may be made to the DVA for
resumption of benefits. Based in part on the university’s recommendation,
the DVA will determine whether or not to resume the
payment of education benefits to the student.
Housing and Board
Florida Tech has instituted an educationally based policy effective
Fall 2008 requiring all first-time full-time students to reside
in university residence halls and participate in one of the meal
plans for two years.
All full-time undergraduate students entering college for the
first time are required to live on campus and enroll in a university
meal plan for two years. New students need to complete
PantherPass online at https://pantherpass.fit.edu, which includes
the freshman housing and meal plan contract.
A housing deposit must be on file in the student’s account prior
to the student receiving a housing assignment and remain on file
for as long as the student lives in university housing. The deposit
is not covered by any scholarship or financial aid and cannot
be waived. It is refundable, minus any outstanding university
charges, provided the terms and conditions of the housing agreement
are fulfilled.
Students who sign Florida Tech Housing and Meal Plan
Contracts are obligated for the entire academic year. All university
housing contracts are for the full academic year. Neither
buyouts nor substitutions are allowed. Students cannot cancel
their housing and meal plan contracts after the deadline dates as
outlined on the Housing and Meal Plan Contract.
First-time freshmen and new transfer students who withdraw
prior to the start of the fall semester must notify the campus
services office in writing, no later than July 1, if they want to
have their housing deposits refunded. Students not attending or
returning spring semester must notify the campus services office
in writing, no later than December 1, if they want to receive a
refund.
Upper-division students who want to change the meal plan
portion of their contracts must submit a written request to the
campus services office. Deadline dates are outlined on the
Housing and Meal Plan Contract.
Changing meal plans after the cutoff dates is not permitted
except for non-enrollment, official withdrawal, graduation or
dismissal from school for the remainder of the academic year.
However, a student may opt to increase a meal plan or add
FlexCash at any time.
Residence Halls
Students desiring a specific housing assignment may submit
requests to the campus services office. Requests for room assignments
are honored on a first-come, first-served, space-available
basis. Campus services makes every attempt to grant requests
for assignment to certain rooms and roommates. However, the
university does not guarantee assignment to a specific type
of accommodation, building, room or roommate. In all cases,
students are billed based on the number of occupants registered
for the room (double, single, etc.).
Because of the high demand for on-campus housing, the university
reserves the right to place three students in any residence
hall room. If the university exercises this option during the
semester, the room occupants receive a prorated adjustment for
the semester based on the number of days that triple occupancy
occurred.
Southgate Apartments: Feature studios and, one-, two- and
three-bedroom apartments, and are reserved for students with 24
or more earned credit hours. Occupancy ranges from one to four
students per apartment, depending on the unit size.
Columbia Village: Features four-bedroom, fully furnished suites
with efficiency kitchens. Four students are assigned to each suite.
Meal Plans
Meal plans are offered by the university to make access to food
service convenient and cost-effective, using the student ID card
as the access card. Meal plans are contracted with individual
students and the benefits are not transferable. All plans are
contracted for the entire academic year. Meal plans consist of
two major components:
Meal Points: Used for entry into Evans Dining, our “all you care
to eat” dining room located in the Residence Quad. One point
equals one meal. As the meal points are used, the balance available
declines until it reaches zero or is reset.
FlexCash: The declining balance portion of the meal plan used
like a debit card for any item at any campus food location, including
select vending machines and pizza delivery. FlexCash carries
forward from fall semester to spring semester as long as the
student is on a meal plan. Any FlexCash remaining after the end
of a spring semester is deleted.
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