Academic
Policies
& Procedures
All policies are subject to
change.
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| I. Admission and Suspension
Policies |
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 Admissions
Admission
from Non-degree or special student status
Probation
/ Suspension Policy
Removal
of Suspension |
| II. Instructional Policies |
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Correspondence
and Distance Learning Policy
Lower-Level
Prerequisite Policy
Prerequisite/Co-requisite
Policy
Incomplete
Grade Policy
Independent
Study Policy
Study
Abroad Policy |
| III. Other Miscellaneous Policies |
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Acceptance
of “D” Grades
Change
of Major Policy
Concurrent
Enrollment Policy
Continuous
Enrollment
Double
Major and Simultaneous Degrees
General
Education and Foreign Language Policy
GPA
Required for Graduation
Graduation
with Less than 60 Upper Level Hours
Leveling
Policy
50/50
Policy
Repeat
of Required Coursework
Second
Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration
Transfer
of Credits Policy
Policy
Review
Policy
on Multiple Minors |
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Admissions Policy
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| Transfer students are admitted into the Coggin
College of Business if they satisfy the following: |
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Completion of 60 semester or 90 quarter hours at an approved
institution |
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Attainment of an overall average of “C” (2.0
on a 4.0 scale) and a minimum 2.0 grade point average at
the last institution attended.All transfer credit must
be evaluated to ensure that the course work is current
and appropriate. |
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Exception
Policy
Students who do not meet the minimum criteria above may be admitted on probation
with special restrictions. The Director of the Student Service Center carefully
evaluates the students’
academic records and outlines restrictions that students
must meet to be removed from probation. The Associate Dean
makes the final decision on admission or denial. Conditions
for admission/readmission are monitored by the students’
academic advisor, and students who do not meet the probationary
restrictions will be suspended. |
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Admission
from a Non-Degree or Special Student Status
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| Students seeking a BBA degree
from the Coggin College of Business should meet all admission
deadlines and policies and enroll as degree-seeking students.
Students who are permitted to enroll as non-degree/non-admitted
students may apply after one semester to be degree-seeking
students in the Coggin College of Business. This application
must be made early enough to allow students to be accepted
as degree-seeking students prior to taking any additional
course work at UNF. In no case should a student continue
in a non-degree/non-admitted status beyond one term. These
students are subject to all college admission requirements.
No more than 12 semester hours earned as a non-degree /non-admitted
student may be transferred to an undergraduate degree program
in the college. Students enrolling in a non-degree/non-admitted
status will not be allowed to take upper-level business
courses until all prerequisites have been satisfied. |
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Coggin
College of Business
Probation/Suspension Policy
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Undergraduate
Any time an Undergraduate student drops below a 2.0 overall GPA they will be
put on Probation. They will stay on probation until they increase their overall
GPA to a 2.0 or higher. While on probation if the student does not maintain
a semester 2.0 GPA or better they will be suspended. A “D”
or “F” in a core course must be retaken and
a
“C” or better made.
One cannot take Business Policy if on Probation. |
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Graduate
Any time a Graduate student drops below a 3.0 overall
GPA they will be put on Probation. They will stay on probation
until they increase their overall GPA to a 3.0 or higher.
While on probation if the student does not maintain a semester
3.0 GPA or better they will be suspended.
One cannot take Business Policy if on Probation. |
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| Suspensions |
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With the first suspension the student is
not allowed to take coursework for one semester. |
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With the second suspension the student is
not allowed to take coursework for a minimum of one semester
and a maximum of up to one year. Students may petition
to be considered for enrollment after one semester. |
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With the third suspension after one year
the student may submit a petition to be considered for
readmission into the Coggin College of Business. If the
petition is approved the student will then have to reapply
for admission. |
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Correspondence
and Distance Learning Course Policy
Undergraduate Students
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| No more than nine semester hours
of correspondence or distance learning courses may be accepted
as upper-level transfer coursework in a program of study
for a degree-seeking student undergraduate in the Coggin
College of Business.Students who have matriculated into
the Coggin College of Business must have prior written
approval before enrolling in such coursework. |
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Lower-level
Prerequisite Policy
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| The lower level prerequisite
courses of the Coggin College of Business are prerequisites
for all upper-level courses in the College. A grade of “C” or
better is required in each of these prerequisite courses.
Students should complete all prerequisites before taking
upper-level course work in the Coggin College of Business.
In some cases, with the permission of an academic advisor,
students may enroll in limited upper-level course work
while completing the lower-level prerequisites. If students
complete a minimum of 15 upper-level hours and have not
completed all college prerequisites, they will be placed
on registration hold. This hold can only be lifted after
the academic advisor is satisfied that these prerequisite
deficiencies will be completed in the upcoming term of
enrollment. |
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Prerequisite/Co-requisite*
Policy
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Students
enrolled in Coggin College of Business courses are responsible
for assuring that they have satisfactorily met the requirements
for all prerequisite/co-requisite courses. The student’s
professor, the department chairperson, or the Director
of Student Service Center have the discretionary authority
to dismiss any student who has not fully complied with
this policy from the related courses. Fees will not be
refunded for dismissal from a course by one of the parties
listed above if the dismissal is for lack of required
prerequisites or co-requisites.
* Prerequisite - "taken
before"
* Co-requisite - "taken at the same time" |
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Incomplete
Grade Policy
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| Faculty members in the Coggin
College of Business may give a grade of “I” if
special circumstances exist. Occasionally, because of sickness
or other emergencies, students may request a faculty member
to assign an “I” grade. The “I”
grade can only be given when the student has completed
a substantial (most) part of the course and is passing
the course, but because of an emergency cannot complete
some course requirements. (For example, a final exam or
a term paper may need to be completed.) In these cases,
an “I” grade can be assigned, and a definite
time for completing the course requirements must be given.
The maximum time allowed to remove a grade of “I” is
one calendar year or graduation, whichever comes first.
Normally, however, the time permitted should not exceed
one month. In addition to recording the “I”
on the online grading system, an “Assignment of Incomplete
Grade” form must be completed by the instructor.
This form is now also available online. This form should
give specific details on how the “I” grade
is to be resolved. An “I” grade should never
be assigned prior to the withdrawal date and should also
never be used for the purpose of allowing a student to
completely retake a course. Students may not re-register
for any course in which an incomplete grade was received.
Students may not graduate with outstanding
“I” grades (unless the grade was earned prior
to 1986 when the university “I” policy was
approved by the faculty). |
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Independent
Study Policy
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Students
desiring to enroll in an “independent study” must
obtain appropriate approvals from the faculty member,
department chairperson, and either the Associate Dean
(for graduate DIS courses) or the Director of the Student
Service Center (for undergraduate *DIS courses). The
student and the faculty member must complete an “independent
study” form, which must detail the work to be done
and grading policy to be used. Only regular faculty members
can supervise independent study courses unless the appropriate
department chairperson and the associate dean grant special
permission.
The maximum number of DIS hours allowed
for an individual student is six semester hours. This
maximum limit applies to both graduate and undergraduate
students.
*DIS = Directed
Independent Study |
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Policy
on Use of International Academic Experiences in
Undergraduate Programs of Study
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Definitions
The Coggin College of Business allows its students
to use in their programs of study the following three types
of international academic experiences: |
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College-sponsored faculty-led study abroad
courses, which include international travel and business
visits as an integral part of a larger course that focuses
on business issues. |
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Non-college faculty-led study abroad courses
(i.e., those sponsored by other UNF colleges), which include
international travel as an integral part of a larger course
that focuses on non-business issues. |
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Student Exchange Programs, which provide
students with the opportunity to take courses at foreign
institutions. Most student exchanges are one or two semesters
in duration. Two exceptions are the University of Provence
(one month) and ESCEM-Poitiers (two week) summer exchanges. |
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| Policy |
| 1. College-Sponsored
Faculty-Led Study Abroad Courses |
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Undergraduate students may use only one
college-sponsored faculty-led study abroad course (i.e.
3 credits) as a major course in their program of study. |
b. |
Undergraduate students may not use non-college
faculty-led study abroad courses as major electives. |
c. |
Students may use credits from college-sponsored
faculty-led study abroad courses elsewhere in their programs
of study, including satisfying the following requirements: |
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i. Coggin College of Business
Cultural Diversity
ii. Business Elective
iii. Free Elective |
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| 2. Non-College
Faculty-Led Study Abroad Courses |
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Undergraduate students may use
study abroad courses offered by other UNF colleges to satisfy
the following requirements: |
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i. Coggin College of Business Cultural Diversity
ii. Non-business elective
iii. Free elective |
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| 3. Student
Exchange Programs |
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Undergraduate students may use
credits from student exchange experiences in their program
of study. |
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| In all cases, the students and
his/her academic advisor must agree in writing how credits
will be used in the student’s program of study before
the student begins the study abroad or exchange experience. |
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Acceptance
of “D”
Grades
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Cases where “D” grades are not acceptable in the Coggin College of Business include the following: |
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Courses transferred from other
institutions |
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College of Business prerequisite
courses |
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Core courses for all Coggin
College of Business majors. |
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Major courses for all Coggin College of Business majors |
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Elective courses for all Coggin College of Business majors |
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Any required courses for all Coggin College of Business majors |
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Change
of Major Policy
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Matriculated
students desiring to enter the Coggin College of Business
from another college must have a cumulative Grade Point
Average of 2.00 or above. Students should complete the
official “Change of Major” form in the Registrar’s
office or online. Once the change of major has been approved
and processed, students should call the Student Service
Center for an advising appointment.
Students already admitted to the Coggin
College of Business but desiring to change majors within
the college should complete the official “Change
of Major” form in the Registrar’s office
or online. If the student’s cumulative GPA is 2.00
or above, the change will be approved automatically.
The student should then call the Coggin College of Business
Student Service Center to arrange an advising appointment
for a new program of study. If the student’s cumulative
GPA is below 2.00, the department chairperson of the
major that the student is seeking to enter makes the
final decision on the student’s admission. If admitted
to the new major, the student should call the Student
Service Center to arrange for an appointment for a new
program of study. |
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Concurrent
Enrollment Policy
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| Concurrent enrollment requires
prior approval by the Petitions Committee, an academic
advisor and completion of both a Concurrent Enrollment
and Petition form prior to taking courses at another institution.
Students are not allowed to take courses at another institution
in their final semester at UNF. This policy includes correspondence
courses and CLEP examinations. Appropriate documentation
must be furnished by the student, and the following approvals
are required: |
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1. Academic Advisor
2. Department Chairperson
3. Associate Dean |
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Continuous
Enrollment
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Required
upper level course work can be included in a student’s
program of study as long as the coursework was completed
within ten years of the beginning of continuous enrollment
in the Coggin College of Business at UNF. In addition,
at least ½
of major coursework must have been completed within five
years of beginning of continuous enrollment in the Coggin
College of Business.
This policy related to program of study
course work applies both to courses taken at UNF and
courses taken at other institutions.
UNF defines continuous enrollment as
being enrolled in classes at UNF without a break of three
or more consecutive semesters. Students who break continuous
enrollment are subject to the program requirements published
in the catalog for the academic year in which they reinitiate
continuous enrollment at UNF. Additionally, students
who for each of three consecutive semesters either do
not enroll or withdraw from all courses will be required
to convert to the current program requirements of their
major department. |
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Double
Majors and Simultaneous Degree Policies
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Double
Majors:
Any UNF students working towards a single baccalaureate
degree who satisfies all requirements for two majors within
the Coggin College of Business will be awarded two diplomas
and both majors will be indicated on the permanent record.
Once the degree has been awarded, subsequent course work
cannot be added to create a second degree for either major.
In order to earn a double major, students must complete
all prerequisites and major requirements for each major.
Students must meet GPA requirements for each major and
earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
Simultaneous
Degrees:
Students in the Coggin College of Business may pursue
a simultaneous degree as long as the second college (for
example Arts and Sciences) agrees that the student may
seek the simultaneous degree in that college. Advisors
in both colleges work closely together to see that students
complete the appropriate courses and meet all requirements
to obtain two degrees(simultaneously) at the University
of North Florida. |
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General
Education and Foreign Language Policy
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| All Coggin College of Business
students are expected to complete all general education
and foreign language requirements before reaching senior
standing (90 semester hours). Students who do not comply
with this policy may have their enrollment restricted to
specific courses. |
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GPA
Required for Graduation
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| Students graduating with a BBA
degree must have a minimum 2.00 GPA in all course work
taken at UNF and in all upper level course work taken at
UNF. |
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Graduation
with Less than 60 Upper Level Hours
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| Transfer students or native
UNF students who accumulate “excess lower hours” can
reduce the upper level hours in their program of study
up to a maximum of six hours if free electives are a part
of the students’ program requirements. Nine excess
hours can be used to waive one free elective (three hours),
and eighteen excess hours can be used to waive two free
electives (six hours). Coggin College of Business students
earning a first baccalaureate degree must earn a minimum
of 54 upper level hours and a minimum of 120 total hours. Note: This policy applies to only IBS majors, who are not required to earn the minimum of 60 upper level hours that all other CCB majors are required. |
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Leveling
Policy
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For
Lower-level Courses
Students must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours
of acceptable college level coursework in order to enroll
in 2000-level courses in the Coggin College of Business.
There is one exception to this policy: GEO 2420 Cultural
Geography.
For Upper-level
Courses
Students must have completed a minimum of 51 semester
hours of acceptable college level course work in order
to enroll in 3000 or 4000-level courses in the Coggin
College of Business. There is one exception to this policy:
BUL 3130 Legal Environment of Business. |
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50/50
Policy
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| Students graduating with a BBA
degree are required to complete a minimum of 50 percent
of their total required hours in course work outside the
Coggin College of Business. |
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Repeat
of Required Coursework
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| Any required course work in
which the student has an unsuccessful grade at UNF must
be repeated at UNF prior to graduation. An unsuccessful
grade is an “F,” “WF,” or “D,”
where a “C” or better is required. Students
who are on academic probation at UNF may not enroll in
lower-level course work at another institution unless prior
written approval is obtained from the appropriate academic
advisor. The necessary concurrent enrollment form must
be completed and placed in the student’s file. |
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Second
Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration
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| In order to earn a BBA degree
from UNF, students who already hold a bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration must complete a minimum
of 30 additional hours of upper-level course work at UNF.
This course work must be directly related to the new major
and new degree. A minimum of 21 semester hours must be
in the desired new major. If these course distribution
requirements cannot be met, then a second degree in that
major cannot be earned. Therefore, students desiring to
earn a second bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
must have an approved program of study before beginning
work on the second degree. |
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Transfer
of Credits Policy
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| Click
here for more information. |
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Policy
Review
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| Coggin College of Business policies
are reviewed on a two-year cycle by the Coggin College
of Business Policy Committee which consists of the Associate
Dean, the Director of the Student Service Center and the
Advising Coordinator. Undergraduate policies are reviewed
in odd years, and graduate policies are reviewed in even
years. |
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Policy
on Multiple Minors
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| Undergraduate students pursuing
a BBA degree in the Coggin College of Business who wish
to pursue more than one minor in their program of study
may do so. Students should contact their academic advisor
and have the multiple minors incorporated into their program
of study. Students should not just assume that taking the
courses required for the minor will ensure that the minor
will be recorded in their academic record (program of study
and transcript). Students pursuing the BBA degree are not
required to choose a minor. |
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