TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1:  Welcome to USF St. Petersburg Graduate Studies
A Message from the System President
A Message from the Chancellor
A Message from the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Section 2: About USF St. Petersburg

About USF St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Mission, Goals, Values, Vision

USF St. Petersburg Strategic Plan

Accreditation
Administration

USF St. Petersburg Contact Information

Academic Calendar

What's New? Updates to Note

Section 3:  Graduate Admissions

University Admissions Criteria and Policies

Application Process

Application Deadlines and Checklist
Application and Application Fee

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Test Scores
Conduct Clearance Policy
Residency Policy

Application Documents Access/Forward/Return Policy

Additional Requirements of Programs

Final Admission Criteria

Provisional Admission Criteria

Exception Admission Criteria

Conditional Admission Criteria

Deferment of Admission Request

Update of Admission Request

Denial of Admission/Appeal for Reconsideration Criteria

Readmission Policy

Change of Program Request

Students with Disabilities Policy

Section 4: Registration and General Information

Registration and General Information

Medical Requirements for Registration

Administrative Holds

Equal Opportunity Policy

Academic Term and Student Information

Semester System

Academic Load

Academic Standing

Student Definitions

Degree Seeking Student

Non-Degree Seeking Student

Transient Student
Graduate Assistantships (GA), Research Assistantships (RA), and Teaching Assistantships (TA)
Student Identification (USF Card) Policy

Student Records Policy

Academic Record

Release of Student Information

Exclusions

Course Information: Availability of Courses

Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students
Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students
Cross-listing 4000/6000 Courses

Course Descriptions

Adds/Drops/Fee Adjustments/Deletes

Retroactive Actions
Auditing Privileges and Fees
Cancellation of Registration before First Class Meeting

Withdrawal
Academic Dismissal
Parking Information and Campus Maps

Section 5: Tuition, Fees, and Financial Information

Tuition

Veteran Deferment Benefits

Financial Aid

Section 6: Academic Policies

Academic Policy Information
Student Responsibilities

Student Conduct
Academic Integrity of Students

Academic Dishonesty and Disruption of Academic Process

Plagiarism

Student Academic Grievance Procedure

Appeals

Graduate Catalog

Student's Program Degree Requirements and Student’s Program of Study
Assistantships

Enrollment Requirements

USF Full-time Student Definition

Continuous Enrollment for all Graduate Students

Readmission following Non-Enrollment

Enrollment during Comprehensive Exams and

Admission to Candidacy

Dissertation Hours

Enrollment during Semester of Thesis Submission

Enrollment during Semester of Graduation

Enrollment for Graduate, Teaching, and Research Assistants

Leaves of Absence (LOA)

Academic Standards and Grades

In Good Standing

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Graduate Grading System

Plus/Minus Grading

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U)

Incomplete (I)

Missing (M)

Continuing Registration Grades (Z)

Probation

Withdrawal (W)

Transfer of Credit

Change of Graduate Degree Program

Dual Degree Programs

Off-Campus Courses and Programs

Section 7: University Degree Requirements

Student Responsibilities

Graduate Faculty Definition

Master’s Degree Requirements

Minimum Hours

Institutional Residency
Time Limitations

Enrollment Requirements

Major Professor

Thesis Committee

Composition

Member Definition

Approval

Changes to Committee

Masters Comprehensive Examination

Thesis

Manuscript Processing Fee

Exchange of Thesis for Non-Thesis Credit

Thesis Defense

Thesis Final Submission Guidelines

Mandatory Electronic Submission

Changes after Publication

Thesis Change of Grade

Section 8: Graduation Information

Application for Degree (Graduation)

Graduation Requirements

Commencement

Diplomas

Letters of Certification

Posthumous Degrees or Degrees in Memoriam

Procedures for Award of Posthumous Degrees or

Degrees in Memoriam

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Section 9: Degrees and Concentrations

Degrees Programs Offered at USF St. Petersburg

College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business
College of Education

Graduate Course Descriptions (for courses offered in this catalog)
Search-A-Bull (for all courses offered in the USF System)

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