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| 4 | Baccalaureate Degree Requirements Policy: |
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| Graduation from UNF is awarded upon satisfactory completion of the following minimum requirements: |
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| Apply for graduation by the deadline indicated in the University Calendar. |
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| Faculty Recommendation: Each candidate must be recommended for the degree by the |
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| | appropriate college faculty. |
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| Total Hours:A minimum of 120 credit hours must be completed for the baccalaureate degree. |
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| 10 | 4.
| Course Requirement: Each candidate must successfully complete all degree requirements |
| 11 | | outlined in the University catalog and program of study. |
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| 12 | 5.
| Upper Level Hours: A minimum of 48 upper-levelcredit hours (30 for RN-BSN) mustbe |
| 13 | | completed. Upper-level courses are those designated as junior- or senior-level work by the |
| 14 | | issuing institution. |
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| 15 | 6. | Residence Hours:Students must complete the greater of: (1) 45 upper level degree UNF |
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| | total institutional credit hours (30 for RN-BSN) or (2) 75% of the upper level degree UNF |
| 17 | | total institutional credit hours.Upper division undergraduate credit hours obtained while |
| 18 | | enrolled in an approved UNF study abroad program will be counted in the upper level |
| 19 | | credit hours required to obtain a baccalaureate degree. Students must complete at least 25 |
| 20 | | percent of the required degree credit hours in residence at UNF. Students who transfer two years |
| 21 | | of lower-level work plus one or more year, i.e., at least 30 upper-level credit hours of courses |
| 22 | | classified as junior- or senior-level by the issuing institution, may be eligible for a bachelor's |
| 23 | | degree after completing at least 25 percent of the overall required credit hours at UNF. |
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| 24 | | [Total Institutional Hours: UNF courses must constitute at least 75% of the upper-level course |
| 25 | | work used to satisfy degree requirements.] |
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| 26 | 7.
| CLAS: Successful completion of the College-Level Academic Skills (CLAS) requirement as |
| 27 | | designated by State Board of Education rules is required by the Florida State Department of |
| 28 | | Education. |
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| 29 | 8.
| Correspondence or Extension Course Work: No more than 30 credit hours of the total 120 hours |
| 30 | | may be completed through correspondence or extension course work, and no more than 10 credit |
| 31 | | hours of such course work may be accepted as upper-level work. |
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| 32 | 7.
| Summer Enrollment: Pursuant to the Florida Board of Governors regulation 6.016 Summer |
| 33 | | Session Enrollment, all students entering a university in the State University System with fewer |
| 34 | | than 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours shall be required to earn a minimum of at least |
| 35 | | nine semester credit hours in one or more summer sessions at one of the state universities in |
| 36 | | Florida before graduation.The University president or his designee may waive the application of |
| 37 | | this rule regulation in cases of unusual hardship to the individual. |
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| 39 | | Any student who earns nine or more semester credit hours from one or more of the acceleration |
| 40 | | mechanisms provided for in Florida Statute 1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms is |
| 41 | | exempt from any requirement of a public post secondary educational institution mandating |
| 42 | | enrollment during a summer session. |
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| 43 | | Accelerated mechanisms shall include, but not be limited to, dual enrollment as provided for |
| 44 | | in Florida Statute 1007.271, early admission, advanced placement, credit by examination, and |
| 45 | | the International Baccalaureate of Education Program. Credit earned through the Florida Virtual |
| 46 | | School shall provide additional opportunities for early graduation and acceleration. |
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| 47 | | Students earning fewer than nine semester credit hours of acceleration mechanisms upon initial |
| 48 | | matriculation must complete the mandated nine semester credit hours of summer session |
| 49 | | enrollment. school. |
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| 50 | 8.
| Academic Average: |
| 51 | | | a) UNF - A minimum total Institutional GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale ("C") cumulative |
| 52 | | | "C" (2.0) academic average must be earned (2.5 for most College of Education and |
| 53 | | | Human Services majors),as stated in the 'Academic Average (GPA) Policy.' |
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| 54 | AND |
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| 55 | | | b) A minimum Overall GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale must be earned, (2.5 for most |
| 56 | | | College of Education and Human Services majors),as stated in the 'Academic |
| 57 | | | Average (GPA) Policy.' Transfer -An average of "C" (2.0) is also required for |
| 58 | | | transfer credits applied to the degree. |
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| 60 | 9.
| General Education Program:Depending on the student's classification (freshman, sophomore, |
| 61 | | transfer, etc.),Tthe appropriate general education program requirements must be completed. |
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| 63 | 10.
| Financial Obligations:Students mustpay all financial obligations to the University. |
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| 65 | 11.
| Foreign Language Requirement: Students must meet the provision of Florida Statute |
| 66 | | 1007.262regarding the statewide foreign language requirement. Students must have completed |
| 67 | | two sequential foreign language courses in high school or at the post secondary level (8 semester |
| 68 | | hours). American Sign Language I and II is an approved sequence per Florida Statute 1007.2615. |
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| 70 | | All requirements stated in this section are minimums and are not meant to limit the planning of a |
| 71 | | degree program for any student. |
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