2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Students who miss class must obtain permission from the course
instructor to make up missed work. This permission must be
requested at the earliest possible opportunity, and before the
absence if possible. The student must arrange with the instructor to
make up the missed work. The makeup must be completed within
two weeks after the absence. In the case of missed final examinations,
the policy on Incomplete (I) applies. In mitigating circumstances,
the instructor, with the concurrence of the academic unit
head offering the course, may require an alternative to making up
the missed work.
If circumstances require a student to report late for a class or to
leave before the class is over, prior notification should be given to
the instructor if possible. Repeated occurrences may result in the
student being temporarily denied admission to the classroom.
The professor of military science of the Army ROTC unit has sole
authority to determine attendance regulations in ROTC classes.
Florida Tech University Online
The learning management system (LMS) tracks student attendance
electronically. In order to participate in class or access class materials
students are required to log into the system with a unique
username and password.
Attendance for Florida Tech University online classes is required.
Non-attendance may also be recorded by the student’s failure to log
in to registered classes, failure to take part in discussion boards or
forums, failure to respond to an instructor’s email or any combination
of these.
Classification of Students
All new students are classified as freshmen unless they have
completed sufficient transferable credit hours at another college
or university to qualify for advanced standing at Florida Tech. The
university operates on the semester system, and course credits are
computed on that basis. For those students who have completed
college work elsewhere, classification is based on credit hours
accepted at Florida Tech rather than the amount of work presented.
Melbourne campus undergraduate students are classified by student
level as follows:
Freshman ...........................................................................0–29 credit hours
Sophomore .......................................................................30–55 credit hours
Junior ............................................................................... 56–84 credit hours
Senior .................................................................... 85 credit hours and above
Students whose studies at Florida Tech began under the quarter
system are classified on the basis of all credits earned under both
systems, with quarter hours being translated to semester hours
according to the ratio of three quarter hours to two semester hours.
Florida Tech University Online Students
Florida Tech defines the academic year for Florida Tech University
Online undergraduate programs as 24 credit hours over 32 weeks of
instruction. Students are classified by year as:
First year ............................................................................0–24 credit hours
Second year ......................................................................25–48 credit hours
Third year .........................................................................49–72 credit hours
Fourth year .......................................................................73–96 credit hours
Fifth year ............................................................... 97 credit hours and above
All new students are classified as first year unless they have completed
sufficient transferable credit hours at another college or
university to qualify for advanced standing at Florida Tech. The
university operates on the semester system and course credits are
computed on that basis. For those students who have completed
work elsewhere, classification is based on credit hours accepted at
Florida Tech rather than the amount of work presented.
Dual Majors and Additional Degrees
The dual major is recognized any time a student completes all
degree requirements for two bachelor’s degree programs. On completion
of the requirements for both programs, the student receives
one diploma noting both majors (e.g., “Bachelor of Science in
Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Science” or “Bachelor of Science
in Biological Sciences/Ecology and Marine Biology Options”).
A student may become a candidate for a second bachelor’s degree
(two diplomas) when he or she has completed at least 15 credit
hours of additional Florida Tech work beyond the requirements of
a single degree in the major requiring the higher number of credits
and all requirements listed for both degree programs.
Florida Tech University Online students may pursue a concurrent
dual degree only from within the Florida Tech University Online
programs currently offered. Florida Tech University Online students
may not seek a second degree from an academic unit outside
Florida Tech University Online while currently fulfilling requirements
for the first degree. A student may only enroll consecutively
for a second degree from another academic unit at Florida Tech.
Minors
Florida Tech offers minor programs in several areas of study.
Colleges/departments may designate minors that require 18–21
credit hours of selected coursework, excluding the core courses
COM 1101, COM 1102, HUM 2051 and one humanities (HUM)
core course from the published list. The intent of the minor is
to encourage and recognize focused study in a field outside the
student’s major. Therefore, no more than nine credit hours applied
to the minor may be named courses in the major. At least nine
credit hours of the minor must be taken at the Melbourne campus
(see below for the online minor offered to Florida Tech University
Online students). A minor program GPA of at least 2.0 is required
in order to receive recognition for the minor on the student’s
diploma, and the minor is only awarded at the same time as the
major. Additional restrictions may be placed by the college/department
offering the minor.
Minors may be chosen from within or outside the student’s major
college. Minors will be indicated on the student’s transcript and
resulting diploma. Requests to pursue a minor will require approval
of the minor program plan by both the major and minor program
chairs. The request for a minor must be made before filing the petition
to graduate and must be indicated on the petition.
Information about each minor program offered at Florida Tech may
be found within the college/department section offering the minor.
Florida Tech University Online offers a minor in human resources
management for its online students. All other minors are offered
only in the classroom on the Melbourne campus.
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