Registration Policies

During each academic term, registration is held for all new, currently enrolled, degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students for the following term. Registration sessions consist of Registration and Late Registration (held during the first week of classes for each term/session). Spring Registration begins following midterm for the Fall semester. Summer and Fall Registrations begin following the midterm of the Spring semester. Class listings are available only online through the Class Schedule and Course Catalog Search at https://my.ucf.edu.

Registration is available over the web using the myUCF system at https://my.ucf.edu and in the college advising offices. The dates and times for each registration period are included in the Academic Calendar online at: http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar/.

Web Enrollment Guide

The Web Enrollment Guide is maintained online. The Web Enrollment Guide provides the official Academic Calendar and describes the policies and procedures governing registration each term. The Web Enrollment Guide is available on the Registrar’s Office web page at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu.

Terms and Credit Hours

The University of Central Florida academic schedule consists of two semesters (Fall and Spring), and the Summer term. The graduation credit value of each course of instruction is stated in terms of credit hours. A semester hour of credit or credit hour represents one class hour of work (or two or more laboratory hours of work) per week for a semester. Classes may be offered for a six-week or nine-week session during the Summer term. During this shortened term, two class hours of work (or four or more laboratory hours of work) per week are required to represent a semester hour of credit.

Credit Hour Limits

Undergraduate students are limited to 14 credit hours for the Summer term and to 17 credit hours for the Fall and Spring terms. The department chair and college advising office must approve overloads. Overloads may be processed at the college advising offices.

Excess Hours

All students should make every effort to enroll in and complete only once those courses that are required for their major. Although educationally beneficial, selected courses, minors, (unless required for a specific major) and additional majors or degrees may require students to take excess hours. Excess hours may require students to pay an additional surcharge/fees or negatively impact eligibility for certain financial aid programs. Students should regularly review their SASS Degree Audits and consult with an academic advisor to make sure they are not enrolling in excess courses.

Holds

A Hold (negative service indicator) may be placed on a student’s records, transcripts, grades, diplomas or registration due to financial or other obligations to the University. Satisfaction and clearance of the Hold is required before a release can be given. Students may check for Holds on the myUCF system at https://my.ucf.edu under the Student Self Service link. To obtain an immediate release for financial Holds, payment to the Cashier’s Office must be made either in cash, credit card, cashier’s check, or money order.

Add/Drop Policy

Add/Drop is the period following their initial registration when students may make class schedule adjustments (as listed in the Academic Calendar). Add/Drop may be done using the myUCF system (https://my.ucf.edu) and in the college advising offices. After the Add/Drop period, no course may be added. Courses meeting for the first time after the end of Add/Drop may be dropped the next business day in the Registrar’s Office, MH 161. If a student drops courses for an entire term with the intent of not returning to UCF, they must also drop courses for any future terms. For withdrawal after the Add/Drop period, refer to the Withdrawal Policy of this Undergraduate Catalog.

Audit Registration

Audit students are those who desire to attend class(es) without receiving academic credit. Regular tuition and fees are assessed for Audit registration. See the Fee Schedule in the Financial Information section of this Undergraduate Catalog. Audit registration is on a space-available basis at the prescribed time of Registration, or at any time during Late Registration and Add/Drop when Late Registration fees will apply. Audit requests for students who register prior to this time will be denied. Students may not change to Audit status after Late Registration and Add/Drop, but must remain in the course or withdraw through normal withdrawal procedures. New students must be accepted for admission. Audit forms, available on the Registrar’s website (http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu) and in the Registrar’s and college advising offices, must be signed by the instructor and presented to the Registrar’s Office at the time of registration.

Senior Citizen Audit

Senior Citizens (60 years of age or older) who have been residents of the State of Florida for at least one year as of the first day of classes, may enroll tuition free as Audit students (i.e., no academic credit) on a space-available basis. Forms to be completed include the Residency Affidavit, the Student Health History, the Senior Citizen Audit Application and Senior Citizen Audit Registration Form These forms are available in the Registrar’s Office (MH 161) or at the Registrar’s web site: http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu. It is necessary to complete the required forms during the last hours of registration as noted in the Academic Calendar online at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar. Direct student expenses after the completion of registration include the campus ID card, vehicle registration and textbooks.

State of Florida & UCF Employee Employee Registration

State of Florida & UCF employee employee enrollment into courses for which the employee will seek a tuition waiver will occur on a space-available only basis on the last day of Registration each term at the time specified on the Academic Calendar online at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar. For waiver eligibility and application information, see Tuition Waivers within Financial Information of this Undergraduate Catalog.

State Tuition Exemption Program (STEP) (National Guard) Registration

State Tuition Exemption Program (STEP-National Guard) students register on a space-available basis only. Registration is on a space-available basis during the last hours of registration as noted in the Academic Calendar online at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar/. STEP students must present a Certification letter to the Student Accounts Office (MH 107) to receive waiver of eligible fees. Registration before the time specified in the Academic Calendar online at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar/ will result in the student being assessed regular fees. The tuition fee waiver cannot be used for courses that require increased costs, including, but not limited to courses offered through the Center for Continuing Education, independent study, supervised research, supervised teaching labs, thesis hours, dissertation, internships, co-ops, practicums, or applied, individualized instruction in music, art, or dance. Eligible members of the active Florida National Guard may receive a waiver of 50% of tuition and material and supply fees.

State University System (SUS)

Florida Transient Students An SUS Transient Student is a student in good standing who is seeking a degree from one of the other Florida public universities (SUS) and desires to take courses with UCF. Students must complete the SUS Transient Application Form which is available at all SUS institutions and at http://www.facts.org. No application fee is required. The SUS Transient Application Form must be completed each term and should be completed online or delivered/mailed to the Registrar’s Office (MH 161), by the application deadline noted in the Academic Calendar online at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/calendar. Students should visit the Registrar’s Office website at http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu or contact the Registrar’s Office for registration information at 407 823 3100.

UCF Students Attending Another Florida Public Institution

UCF students who desire to attend another Florida Public institution as a Transient Student are encouraged to complete the Transient Student Form online, which is available on the FACTS website at http://www.facts.org under Transfer Services. Students wanting to attend a Florida private institution or an institution outside the state of Florida may obtain a printed form from the UCF Registrar’s Office. The prior permission of the department, school, and college advising office is required to ensure that the courses attempted at another institution will transfer and meet the UCF Degree/General Education Program requirements.

UCF Students Attending a Non-SUS Institution

A UCF degree-seeking student desiring to earn credit at another college or university for transfer back into a UCF degree program must obtain prior transient approval for specific courses from the Dean or Department Chair of his/her respective college or school. Transient approval of courses to be applied to the UCF General Education Program must be obtained in advance from Academic Services (MH 210). Credit earned without prior transient approval may not be accepted. Plus/minus grades will be transferred for course work earned Fall 2001 and after using UCF’s grade point system. Because of graduation certification, students may not take courses in transient status during the term in which they expect to graduate. Student seeking transient status must complete the Transient Approval Form, available from the college or school advising office or at http://www.facts.org and must submit the completed, approved and signed form to the Registrar’s Office (MH 161). Transient credit cannot be used to reduce the last 30 semester hour residency requirement for a baccalaureate degree, the last 20 semester hour residency requirement for an Associate of Arts degree, or any departmental residency requirements.