All students must meet course prerequisites. Prerequisites are previous course work or knowledge that would establish eligibility to enroll in a course. Students can view course prerequisites on UNF's Course Schedule by clicking on an individual course number or by reviewing the course description in the appropriate UNF Catalog (above).

Incoming exchange students are required to complete an "Exchange Student Course Schedule Request Form" prior to arriving in Jacksonville. Your school's exchange officers must certify that students have taken an equivalent prerequisite in order for students to be able to enroll in the course.

Courses are taught in a variety of ways. Some courses have 3 or 4 exams per semester, some require group projects and presentations, and others require research projects. The class is given a course syllabus at the start of the term. This document outlines the grading system, attendance requirements and expectations for the course.

The University of North Florida does not hold "re-sit" exams. You should be prepared to take each exam at the time it is scheduled and not expect to retake it if you are unsatisfied with your grade. The professor on an individual basis will handle emergencies. All academic policies will be explained at the start of the term.

In order to maintain visa status, all undergraduate (years 1-4) students must take a MINIMUM of 12 credit hours, which is considered "full-time" enrollment at the University of North Florida. This usually averages out to 4 or 5 classes. The average course load is 12- 16 credit hours. The maximum number of credits students may take per semester is 20. Undergraduate students may only take courses numbered in the 1000-4000s. Undergraduate exchange students are unable to take MAN 4720.

Graduate students must take a MINIMUM of 9 credit hours, which is considered "full-time" enrollment at the University of North Florida. The average course load is 12 hours for graduate students. Graduate students may take courses numbered in the 5000-6000s. Graduate exchange students are unable to take MAN 6726.

If a course is 4 credit hours, this means that the class meets in a classroom for four hours each week for the entire semester (16 weeks). Professors expect that for every credit hour enrolled, students should be preparing 1-2 hours outside of the classroom for the class. This means for one course a student will be in the classroom for 4 hours a week PLUS spending an additional 4- 8 hours PER WEEK preparing for the course.