The intent of academic probation is to serve notice formally that a student may not be making satisfactory progress. Students whose cumulative grade point average (GPA) for University of West Florida [..]

The time during which an educational institution holds classes. At UWF, the academic year is made up of the fall semester, spring semester and summer term. For exact dates, refer to the academic calen [..]

Refers to any coursework or credit earned by examination that is taken prior to a student's first enrollment at UWF that is used to accelerate a student's progress to degree. Official scores [..]

Students may register for a course as an audit. A student sits in on a class for which no credit is earned. The course can be changed from audit to a letter grade on or before the end of the tenth wee [..]

Refers to how the year is broken down for classes and grading. Also means the academic year which begins in August and consists of three terms or semesters during that year. Check the academic calenda [..]

A catalog year refers to the set of policies in effect in the academic catalog for that corresponding academic year. For example, the 2014-2015 catalog defines all of the policies in effect for the 20 [..]

If a course has exceeded the limit of students allowed in the course, written permission from the instructor of the course must be obtained. Either the department by which the course is offered or the [..]

A course that must be taken concurrently with an accompanying course (two courses that cannot be taken separately). Co-requisites are most often science courses which have a co-requisite of a lab.

How progress toward a degree is measured. The University requires a minimum of 120 credit hours to graduate. A course is usually worth 3 semester hours of credit. If a student is enrolled in 12 credit [..]

Degree Works, which can be accessed through MyUWF. The Degree Works audit allows students to check their progress toward earning the degree. It includes course work completed at UWF, courses in progre [..]