2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Fellowships/Graduate Awards
The following is a list of donated scholarships and is a representative
sample of awards that may be available to admitted students.
New students are encouraged to apply for admission before January
15. Early applicants will be considered for all types of financial aid
administered by Florida Tech.
For more information, contact the Office of Financial Aid,
(321) 674-8070.
A.C. Bagtzoglou Civil Engineering Fellowship Endowment
Dr. Juanita Neal Baker Psychology Fellowship*
Civil Alumni Recruitment Endowment (CARE) (graduate and
undergraduate students)*
David L. and Theresa G. Clayton Fellowship in Marine and
Environmental Systems*
Deering–Irlandi Scholarship Fund*
Harbor City Volunteer Ambulance Squad Endowment
Dr. Leonard S. Healy Graduate Scholarship*
Kimley-Horn/Don Beccasio Fellowship in Marine and
Environmental Studies
Link Foundation Ocean Engineering Fellowship*
Dr. James M. and Sara M. Ortega Fellowship in Astronomy*
Alan Edwin Paltzik Fellowship*
Dr. Carol L. Philpot Fellowship in Family Psychology*
Barbara A. and William G. Roy Fellowship in Management
Studies
Save Our Bays, Air and Canals/Waterways Inc. (SOBAC)
Fellowship*
Major Mathew Earl Schram ALMC-LEDC/FT Graduate
Fellowship*
Sebastian Inlet Sportfishing Association Fellowship
Gertrude E. Skelly Fellowship in Marine and Environmental
Systems*
Edward W. Snowdon and Lee Hill Snowdon Fellowship in
Marine and Environmental Studies*
Admiral O.D. Waters Graduate Fellowship (DMES)*
John M. Williams Fellowship in DMES*
Dr. Elizabeth B. Wolf-Corman Fellowship in Psychology*
*indicates endowed fellowship
Satisfactory Academic Progress for
Financial Aid Recipients
All Students
The academic records of all students admitted to Florida Tech for
the first time will be considered sufficient to allow them to apply for
financial aid. To remain eligible to receive financial aid, continuing
students must meet the following satisfactory academic progress
standards instituted by the university in accordance with federal law.
Florida Tech applies standards equally between undergraduate and
graduate students, in all academic programs.
Students enrolled on a semester-basis are assessed after each semester
and may continue to receive financial aid for one additional semester
after they are placed in a warning status.
Students enrolled in eight-week terms are assessed annually and may
be declared ineligible for financial aid immediately (no warning status).
Assessment is based only on terms during which the student is registered.
Students who withdraw from the university without official
notice are assessed at the end of the withdrawal term.
Students declared ineligible may appeal the decision under certain
circumstances. If the appeal is approved, the student may continue
to receive financial aid during probationary standing.
Minimum Academic Progress Measures
Grade point average (GPA): Undergraduate students are expected
to achieve and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Graduate
students are expected to achieve and maintain a cumulative GPA of
3.0 or higher. This GPA is calculated in accordance with the guidelines
contained in this catalog.
Hours completed: Undergraduate students are expected to satisfactorily
complete 75 percent of their attempted coursework. Graduate
students are expected to satisfactorily complete 80 percent of their
attempted coursework. Courses with grades of F, I, AU or W are
attempted courses, but are not satisfactorily completed for the semester
or term.
Maximum time limits: All students are expected to complete their
degree program within 150 percent of the required credit hours.
Undergraduate students are generally expected to complete their
degree within 180 credit hours attempted including transfer credits
earned at other institutions. Students enrolled in master’s degree programs
are generally expected to complete their degree within 80 credit
hours attempted; doctoral students, 120 credit hours attempted. An
exception is made for doctoral students enrolled in the clinical psychology
program, where 160 credit hours are allowed.
Appeals
Appeals to financial aid decisions may be made under certain circumstances.
These circumstances may include sudden, severe, illness;
serious automobile or other accident; family tragedy or loss of a
loved one; or another circumstance not listed here. It is the student’s
responsibility to provide details with dates, forms or other paperwork,
or any other information requested by the Office of Financial Aid in
order to review the appeal.
Once the appeal is reviewed, the student is informed of the decision
through their Florida Tech email account. Any approved appeal will
necessitate the student adhering to a prescribed program plan during
the probationary period. A student who declines to accept the prescribed
academic plan and is in good academic standing may continue
without financial aid.
Students are assessed at the end of each term while in probationary
standing and are removed from probationary standing when the
minimum academic progress standards for financial aid recipients
listed above are met.
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