2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

The official certification of transfer credit is performed by the registrar’s
office based on evaluations performed by the academic units
responsible for the subject matter areas represented by the transfer
courses, except for courses for which there is no corresponding Florida
Tech program. In the latter case, the registrar is the sole approving
authority. Official transfer credit is reported on the transcript in terms
of equivalent Florida Tech course identifications, if any, and otherwise
as electives, either with the subject area identified (e.g., physical
science elective) or as undesignated transfer credits. The use of any
transfer credit, other than credit for a specific Florida Tech course, in
meeting degree requirements is subject to the approval of the faculty
responsible for the degree program. Transfer students are encouraged
to provide the registrar with college catalog(s) and/or course syllabi
and names of textbooks used in courses to help assure a thorough
transfer credit evaluation.
Certification of transfer credit is based on official transcripts bearing
the correct seals and authorized signatures from all former institutions.
A transcript is considered official only when each issuing institution
sends the transcript directly to the Florida Tech undergraduate admission
office or the registrar’s office. The registrar’s office coordinates
the process, certifies courses without respect to the major and provides
notice of the official evaluation. The student’s academic unit
completes the application of transfer credit to the degree program.
While Florida Tech makes every effort to complete the official certification
of transfer credit before the student’s arrival at Florida Tech,
university policy allows one semester in which to complete this process.
The academic college reserves the right to review transfer credit
evaluations for errors and make corrections within 60 days from the
date of transfer credit evaluation notice.
Florida Tech University Online
The transfer credit policies outlined above apply equally to online
students with the following exceptions and clarifications:
University policy allows two consecutive 8-week terms in which to
complete the transfer credit process. The academic college reserves the
right to review transfer credit evaluations for errors and make corrections
within 60 days from the date of transfer credit evaluation notice.
The official certification of transfer credit for Florida Tech University
Online students is performed by the Office of Online Learning, based
on evaluations performed by the academic units responsible for the
subject matter areas represented by the transfer courses, except for
courses for which there is no corresponding Florida Tech program. In
the latter case, the registrar is the sole approving authority.
A transcript is considered official only when sent directly to Florida
Tech University Online at Florida Tech from the issuing institution.
The online learning office coordinates the process once all completed
documentation is received, certifies courses without respect to the
major and provides notice of the official evaluation.
Florida Tech academic departments overseeing undergraduate online
programs reserve the right to determine the transferability of courses
taken five years or more before Florida Tech enrollment. The decision
is based on comparing the transferring course description in content
and credit hours from the term in which the course was taken, to the
courses currently taught by Florida Tech. Once the transfer credit
evaluation is complete, students who wish to appeal a transfer rejected
due to the statute of limitations may do so by contacting their Florida
Tech academic department’s undergraduate online program coordinator.
Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Courses taken at another university that are equivalent in content
and credit hours to College Algebra (MTH 1701) will be considered
for transfer only if the course was taken within 10 years of enrollment
at Florida Tech. Exceptions to this policy will be considered
when the student scores 25 or higher on the Mathematics Diagnostic
Examination taken during Mastering eLearning (ASC 1006) followed
by the student submitting an exception to policy request via email
to tceua@fit.edu.
International University Transfer Credit
Undergraduate transfer credit may be awarded for courses taken
at an international college or university that is recognized as being
degree-granting by that country’s educational governing authority.
The student may be required to contact the country’s educational
governing authority to request that official documentation be sent
from the educational governing authority directly to the Florida Tech
registrar’s office.
A student requesting transfer credit for academic work completed
at an international educational institution must request that official
transcripts be sent directly to the appropriate admission office from
all previous institutions, showing all courses taken, dates and grades.
A transcript is considered official only when each issuing institution
mails the transcript directly to Florida Tech’s undergraduate admission
or registrar’s office. Official course descriptions and/or syllabi are
also required. In the case of transcripts and course syllabi that are
not in English, official English translations are required. Florida Tech
reserves the right to require the student to request an independent
evaluation and/or recommendation regarding the international institution,
performed by an agency specified by Florida Tech.
While Florida Tech makes every effort to complete the official certification
of transfer credit before the student’s arrival at the university,
policy allows one semester (two 8-week terms for Florida Tech
University Online) in which to complete this process. Transfer credit
criteria mentioned in the section above apply to transfer credit from
international institutions.
Articulation Agreements
Articulation agreements exist with a number of schools in the United
States and abroad. The majority of these agreements is with two-year
colleges and is designed to provide ease of transfer for students who
have completed the Associate of Arts degree. Florida Tech has an articulation
agreement with all of Florida’s community and junior colleges.
For more information on the articulation agreement, contact the
articulation officer in the undergraduate admission office.
Four-Year Guarantee
A four-year guarantee is offered to the incoming Melbourne campus
freshman class. Florida Tech guarantees that a student who meets
the following requirements will earn a bachelor’s degree in four years:
Declare a major as an incoming freshman and continue in that
major until graduation*
Consult the designated academic advisor before registering each
semester
Follow the curriculum plan presented in the University Catalog by
taking and passing each course in the semester indicated
Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher
*Students needing prerequisite coursework and those initially enrolled in
nondegree programs (General Engineering, General Science or General
Studies) do not qualify for this guarantee.
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