2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

For the purpose of certification of students receiving VA benefits,
the 16-week graduate chart under “Melbourne Campus Students”
applies.
Florida Tech University Online Students
Veterans benefits for Florida Tech University Online students and
their dependents eligible to receive VA education benefits should
contact the military and veterans affairs coordinator at (321) 674-
8204 or e-mail to uava@fit.edu.
For the purpose of certification of Florida Tech University Online
students receiving VA benefits, the following credit hour standards
are used:
STATUS UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE
Full time 6 6
3/4 time 4 N/A
1/2 time 3 3
1/4 time 1 N/A
Housing and Board
Florida Tech has instituted an educationally based policy requiring
all first-time full-time Melbourne campus students to reside in
university residence halls and participate in one of the meal plans
for two years.
All full-time Melbourne campus undergraduate students entering
college for the first time are required to live on campus and
enroll in a university meal plan for both years of residency. New
and continuing students need to complete PantherPass online at
https://pantherpass.fit.edu, which includes the freshman housing
and meal plan contract.
A housing deposit must be on file in the student’s account before
the student receives a housing assignment and remain on file for as
long as the student lives in university housing. The deposit is not
covered by any scholarship or financial aid and cannot be waived. It
is refundable, minus any outstanding university charges, provided
the terms and conditions of the housing agreement are fulfilled.
Students who sign Florida Tech Housing and Meal Plan Contracts
are obligated for the entire academic year. All university housing
contracts are for the full academic year. Neither buyouts nor substitutions
are allowed. Students cannot cancel their housing and meal
plan contracts after the deadline dates as outlined on the Housing
and Meal Plan Contract.
First- and second-year, and new transfer students who withdraw
before the start of the fall semester must notify the campus services
office in writing, no later than July 1, if they want to have their
housing deposits refunded. Students not attending or returning
spring semester must notify the campus services office in writing,
no later than December 1, if they want to receive a refund.
Upper-division students who want to change the meal plan portion
of their contracts must submit a written request to the campus
services office. Deadline dates are outlined on the Housing and
Meal Plan Contract.
Changing meal plans after the cutoff dates is not permitted except
for non-enrollment, official withdrawal, graduation or dismissal from
school for the remainder of the academic year. However, a student
may opt to increase a meal plan or add Flex Credits at any time.
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Residence Halls
Students desiring a specific housing assignment may submit
requests to the campus services office. Requests for room assignments
are honored on a first-come, first-served, space-available
basis. Campus services makes every attempt to grant requests for
assignment to certain rooms and roommates. However, the university
does not guarantee assignment to a specific type of accommodation,
building, room or roommate. In all cases, students are
billed based on the number of occupants registered for the room
(double, single, etc.).
Because of the high demand for on-campus housing, the university
reserves the right to place three students in any residence hall
room. If the university exercises this option during the semester,
the room occupants receive a prorated adjustment for the semester
based on the number of days that triple occupancy occurred.
Southgate Apartments: Feature studios and, one-, two- and threebedroom
apartments, and are reserved for students with 24 or more
earned credit hours. Occupancy ranges from one to four students
per apartment, depending on the unit size.
Columbia Village: Features four-bedroom, fully furnished suites
with efficiency kitchens. Four students are assigned to each suite.
Harris Village: Features one-, two- and four-bedroom, fully
furnished suites with full kitchens (refrigerator, range and dishwasher).
Occupancy ranges from one to four students per suite,
depending on the unit size.
Meal Plans
Meal plans are offered by the university to make access to food service
convenient and cost-effective, using the student ID card as the
access card. Meal plans are contracted with individual students and
the benefits are not transferable. All plans are contracted for the
entire academic year. Meal plans consist of two major components:
Meal Points: Used for entry into Evans Dining, our “all you care to
eat” dining room. As the meal points are used, the balance available
declines until it reaches zero or is reset for the following week.
Flex Credits: Allows the meal plan holder to access goods and
services from any dining location, including vending machines,
pizza delivery and Groceries4U. Flex Credits represent available
access and have no residual cash value. Flex Credits balances carry
forward from fall semester to spring semester. Any balance remaining
at the end of spring semester is forfeited.