2013–2014 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 e-learning platform (ELP) 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.
A student may become a candidate for a second or subsequent associate
degree when he or she has completed at least nine credit hours
of additional Florida Tech work beyond the requirements of a single
associate 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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