2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

admission Guidelines
Melbourne Campus
Applicants must demonstrate readiness to succeed in a challenging
academic curriculum. The transcript from a regionally accredited
or state-approved high school is the most important element
of the application. While no minimum grade point average, class
rank or standardized test score is specified, these measures must
indicate a readiness for college studies in a chosen academic program.
An applicant who is a U.S. citizen must have earned a high
school diploma from a regionally accredited or state-approved
high school or a GED by the date of first enrollment. All offers of
admission are tentative if the student has high school or collegiate
coursework in progress. Final admission is dependent on receipt
and review of the student’s final transcripts.
Science and engineering applicants should complete four years of
mathematics, the minimum level including trigonometry, mathematics
analysis, analytical geometry or precalculus. Science and
engineering applicants are also expected to have taken four years of
science, to include physics and chemistry. It is recommends students
take the most rigorous mathematics and science curriculum
offered by the high school.
Applicants for aeronautics, business, psychology and liberal arts
majors must complete at least three years of mathematics. A fourth
year of mathematics is highly recommended. Applicants for these
majors must also complete at least three years of science, with a
fourth year recommended.
A home schooled applicant must submit a transcript of academic
work including an assessment of the level attained in mathematics
and the sciences and the texts that were used; a self-descriptive,
one-page essay that includes academic, community and athletic
accomplishments, career goals and work experience; and SAT or
ACT scores. It is recommended that a GED be obtained before
matriculation. Although SAT II (Subject Examination) scores are
not required, it is strongly suggested that SAT II results in mathematics
(level 2), chemistry, physics and literature be submitted.
Applicants who present GED scores must also present secondary
school records and standardized test scores.
Florida Tech University Online
Students may enroll for up to two consecutive 8-week terms
before being fully admitted. Full admission is satisfied once all
submitted material including official transcripts has been received
and evaluated by Florida Tech. Students should complete the following
steps:
1. Complete the online admission application and submit the onetime
$75 nonrefundable application fee.
2. Provide official transcripts from regionally accredited high school
graduation or GED, if applying with less than 24 semester college
credits completed at a regionally accredited institution.
3. Official transcripts are required for all students seeking admission
to a Florida Tech online degree program. Provide official
transcripts of all current or previously attended colleges and
universities. These transcripts will be requested on the student’s
behalf as part of the application process.
4. Provide official records for advanced testing/external examination
credit (i.e. CLEP, advanced placement examinations).
Students with credit hours from other institutions will automatically
be evaluated for transfer credit as a part of the application process.
Only courses with a grade of C or better received from a regionally
accredited college or university will be considered for transfer credit
(see “Classification of Florida Tech Online Students” in this section).
A grade of C- or below is not eligible for transfer credit.
All incoming degree-seeking students are required to take diagnostic
assessments in mathematics and English to determine the
appropriate academic requirements and classes.
Only fully admitted students are eligible for federal financial aid
(Stafford loans). The full application is required if financial aid will
be requested.
Transient Students
Transient students are those students who are using Florida Tech to
meet requirements for their home institution. Florida Tech allows
these students to enroll in up to two consecutive 8-week terms by
following the transient student admissions process that includes an
application, an application fee and a copy of their current university
transcripts. Transient students are not required to take Mastering
eLearning (ASC 1006) or complete diagnostic assessments.
International Students on Melbourne Campus
Florida Tech is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant
students. Florida Tech provides a certificate of eligibility
(I-20) to all admitted international students. The form is used to
apply for the F-1 student visa. It also verifies to U.S. immigration
officials the student is academically qualified to attend Florida Tech
and has sufficient funds to cover the first year of study and that
subsequent funds will be available for the future. Students must
demonstrate proof of financial support at the time of application.
Florida Tech policy states that students are required to attend for
one full semester when entering the United States on a Florida
Tech-provided I-20 form. Florida Tech will not release a student
to another educational institution until the student completes one
semester at Florida Tech (see “Office of International Student and
Scholar Services” in the Institution Overview section).
Transfer Students
Applicants to Florida Tech must demonstrate readiness to succeed
in a challenging academic curriculum. Transcripts are the most
important element of the application. While no minimum grade
point average is specified, the student’s GPA must indicate a readiness
for college studies in a chosen academic program.
Transfer applicants must provide official transcripts from any and
all colleges and universities attended. Students who have earned
less than 24 semester credit hours will be evaluated as a first-year
candidate (see “Application Requirements for First-Year Admission”
in this section). Admission will be granted to those applicants who
have completed appropriate coursework that indicates progress
toward their chosen field of study.
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