Attendance Policy/Absences
Students are responsible for satisfying all academic objectives as
defined by the instructor. Absences count from the first class meeting.
In general, acceptable reasons for absence from class include illness,
serious family emergencies, special curricular requirements (e.g.,
judging trips, field trips, professional conferences), military
obligation, severe weather conditions, religious holidays and
participation in official university activities such as music
performances, athletic competition or debate. Absences from class for
court-imposed legal obligations (e.g., jury duty or subpoena) must be
excused. Other reasons also may be approved.
Students cannot attend classes unless they are registered officially or
approved to audit with evidence of having paid audit fees. The Office
of the University Registrar provides official class rolls to
instructors.
Students who do not attend at least one of the first two class meetings
of a course or laboratory in which they are registered, and who have
not contacted the department to indicate their intent, can be dropped
from the course. Students must not assume that they will be dropped if
they fail to attend the first few days of class. The department will
notify students dropped from courses or laboratories by posting a
notice in the department office. Students can request reinstatement on
a space-available basis if documented evidence is presented.
The university recognizes the right of the individual professor to make
attendance mandatory. After due warning, professors can prohibit
further attendance and subsequently assign a failing grade for
excessive absences.
Academic Honesty
In 1995 the UF student body enacted a new honor code and voluntarily
committed itself to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
When students enroll at the university, they commit themselves to the
standard drafted and enacted by students.
Preamble: In adopting this honor code, the students of the University
of Florida recognize that academic honesty and integrity are
fundamental values of the university community. Students who enroll at
the university commit to holding themselves and their peers to the high
standard of honor required by the honor code. Any individual who
becomes aware of a violation of the honor code is bound by honor to
take corrective action. The quality of a University of Florida
education is dependent upon community acceptance and enforcement of the
honor code.
The Honor Code
We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold
ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and
integrity.
On all work submitted for credit by students at the university, the
following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have
neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment."
The university requires all members of its community to be honest in
all endeavors. A fundamental principle is that the whole process of
learning and pursuit of knowledge is diminished by cheating, plagiarism
and other acts of academic dishonesty. In addition, every dishonest act
in the academic environment affects other students adversely, from the
skewing of the grading curve to giving unfair advantage for honors or
for professional or graduate school admission. Therefore, the
university will take severe action against dishonest students.
Similarly, measures will be taken against faculty, staff and
administrators who practice dishonest or demeaning behavior.
Dropping Courses
Courses can be dropped or added during drop/add without penalty.
Classes that meet for the first time after drop/add closes can be
dropped without penalty or fee liability if the request is submitted by
the end of the next business day after the first class meeting.
Students must submit a HYPERLINK Course Schedule Change
and a written explanation to the Office of the University Registrar.
—¨This does not apply to laboratory sections.
After drop/add, a course can be dropped up to the deadline listed in
the academic calendar. A grade of W will appear on the transcript, and
students are liable for course fees.
All drops after drop/add must be submitted to the Office of the
University Registrar by the deadline and are subject to the following
restrictions:
Students get two drops in their first 60 credit hours attempted at UF
(hours carried plus S/U credits and repeats of satisfactory grades, not
counting full-term withdrawals from all courses).
Students get two additional drops in the second 60 credit hours. Unused
drops do not carry over from the freshman/sophomore years to the
junior/senior years.
Students with disabilities who need to drop a course due to
disability-related reasons are allowed to petition for additional
drops. For more information, contact Disability Resources.
Students transferring to UF with an A.A. degree from a Florida public
community college or with 60 or more transfer credits earned from
another college or university get only two drops.
Students who can document extenuating circumstances may petition their college for additional drops.
Approval to drop a course must be obtained from the student’s college.
After the deadline, students may petition to drop provided they can
document sufficient reason, usually hardship or medical condition
occurring after the deadline.
Failure to attend a class does not constitute a drop.
Withdrawals
The Dean of Students Office coordinates withdrawal procedures. Withdrawal formally drops all courses in a term.
Students who withdraw after drop/add and before the deadline for withdrawal will receive a grade of W for all courses.
Any student who withdraws after the deadline will receive WF grades in all courses and will be subject to dismissal.
Students who leave UF without withdrawing formally receive failing grades.
Students on academic probation who withdraw from UF before the deadline
will continue on probation until their grade point deficit is reduced
to zero. Students on Admissions Committee probation must meet the terms
of their probation.
Withdrawal Due to Military Service: Per Florida Statute 1004.07,
any student enrolled in a postsecondary course or courses at a state
university shall not incur academic or financial penalties by virtue of
performing military service on behalf of our country. Such student
shall be permitted the option of completing the course(s) at a later
date without penalty or withdrawing from the course(s) with a full
refund of fees paid. (Refer to refund of fees
information in fees and fiscal section.) If the student chooses to
withdraw, the student’s record shall reflect that the withdrawal is
due to active military service.
National Guard Troops Ordered into Active Service: Per Florida
Statute 250.482, if a member of the Florida National Guard is ordered
into active service, no private or public employer, and no employing or
appointing authority of this state, its counties, municipalities,
political subdivisions, community colleges, or universities, shall
discharge, reprimand, or in any other way penalize such member because
of his or her absence by reason of state active duty.
For a complete listing of UF Policies, please refer to the University of Florida 2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog