APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
Students fulfilling requirements for a UWF associate, bachelor's, master's, or specialist degree must submit an "Application for Graduation" to their major department no later than the last day of the drop/add period of the semester prior to the semester in which they plan to graduate. Using the University semester calendar deadlines, doctoral students apply for graduation the semester prior to the dissertation defense. Students completing the requirements for a minor shall submit an "Application for Completion of Minor" to the minor department.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Academic Requirements

1. Minimum requirements for a bachelor's degree from UWF are listed below. The colleges and departments may have requirements which exceed these minimums. Please consult the individual departments for details. The faculty advisor has the authority to plan the student's program in excess of the minimums listed in accordance with published degree plans.

   Students must apply for graduation by the application deadline as stated in the Academic Calendar. Retroactive graduation to a prior semester will not be approved. All grade changes and transfer transcripts must be received in the Registrar's Office no later than three weeks after the last day of classes of the graduation semester.

   1. A minimum of an approved 120 semester hours. Effective with the 1993 catalog year, the last 30 semester hours must be completed in residency at UWF. Up to 6 semester hours of the residency requirement may be waived by appeal through the advisor, chair, and dean upon documented hardship to the student.
   2. A minimum UWF cumulative 2.0 GPA with a major GPA of 2.0. Limited access programs may require higher minimum GPAs.
   3. A minimum of 60 semester hours in an approved program at an accredited senior institution offering bachelor's degrees.
   4. A minimum of 48 semester hours in upperlevel course work:
   5. A minimum of 30 semester hours in a planned program at UWF.
   6. A minimum of 24 semester hours of upperlevel work in the major field, with a minimum of 18 upper-level semester hours in the major field at UWF.
   7. Fulfillment of College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) requirement.
   8. Fulfillment of Gordon Rule, Florida Statutes (see section on Writing and Mathematics Requirements, Gordon Rule).
   9. Completion of all General Education requirements.
   10. Completion of all program-specific lower division common prerequisites.
   11. Completion of the foreign language requirement.
   12. Completion of the college writing skills requirement.
   13. Students who entered UWF with less than 60 semester hours must complete the required 9 semester hours of summer semester enrollment at an SUS institution.
2. UWF does not offer a degree with a double major.

Second Bachelor's Degree

1. Students holding a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, other than UWF, may qualify for a second bachelor's degree. To do so the students must successfully complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in a departmentally approved undergraduate program at UWF after completing the requirements for the original bachelor's degree. Students must meet all departmental requirements for the second bachelor's degree.
2. Undergraduate students holding a UWF bachelor's degree may qualify for a second bachelor's degree. The program for the requirements for the first degree must include a minimum of 120 semester hours. Effective with the 1990 catalog year, the program for the second degree must include completion of at least an additional 30 semester hours in a departmentally approved program which are not among the requirements for the first degree; of these, 18 semester hours must be completed at UWF. Students can be working on the two programs simultaneously and receive the two degrees at the end of the same semester.
3. Students who have applied for graduation, completed degree requirements as determined by the college dean and college faculty, and completed University requirements as determined by the Registrar's Office, shall be awarded the appropriate degrees at the end of the semester in which certification and documentation of the degree requirements are completed.

College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST)
The College-Level Academic Skills Test is designed to measure the level of student achievement of communication and computation skills. Prior to receiving an A.A. degree or achieving upper-division status in a bachelor's degree program, students must satisfy the CLAST requirement.

All undergraduate degree-seeking students are required to satisfy the CLAST requirement after completion of 18 semester hours and prior to completion of 60 semester hours. Students who have completed 36 semester hours of 3000/4000- level courses and who have not met this requirement may be limited to registration of 1000/2000-level courses only.

Required scores by testing year are as follows:
	Math	Reading	Eng Lang Skills	Essay (taken prior to 10/1//91)	Essay (taken after 10/1/91)
8/1/84-7/31/86	260	260	265	4	5
8/1/86-7/31/89	275	270	270	4	5
8/1/89-9/30/91	285	295	295	4	5
10/1/91-9/30/92	290	295	295	-	5
10/1/92-	295	295	295	-	6

CLAST Test
There is one administration of the CLAST on the designated Saturday of each semester. An alternate administration is conducted on the first Tuesday after the regular administration. Students may participate in the alternate administration if they were registered for the Saturday administration but could not participate because of limitations of space or test personnel; health or religious reasons; temporary or active duty assignment in military service; participation in an authorized school-related function such as organized intercollegiate sports, debate, musical performances, etc., requiring their absence from the regular Saturday administration; or administrative error on the part of the institution. Documentation of the above is required for approval to participate in the alternate administration.

Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT) Administration for Retake Examinees
Examinees who have taken the CLAST but have not met the passing criteria may request to retake one or more of the multiple-choice subtests at one of the sites that offer the computer-adaptive version of CLAST. The essay subtest is not available via computer-adaptive test. No subtest may be taken prior to 30 days after the examinee has attempted that subtest in a previous administration. The score for any subtest taken prior to 30 days from the previous administration of that subtest will not be reported and will be invalidated.UWF students wishing to participate in the CAT-CLAST must request permission of the Testing Office. An original, completed certification of eligibility form must be mailed from the Testing Office to the CAT site administrator before the student may make an appointment for testing. An advance payment is usually also required for each administration. A list of CAT- CLAST testing sites is available in the Testing Office.

Disabled Examinees
Disabled examinees who require special test conditions, such as Braille or taped versions, specialized mechanical equipment, flexible scheduling, or specialized assistance, need to request special arrangements when they register for the test and provide evidence of the need for special test conditions.

Alternative Option for CLAST
Students may meet one or more of the CLAST subtest requirements by achieving a minimum score on the CLAST and/or meeting the requirements of the alternative option. The determination of meeting CLAST through alternative means will be decided only by the Office of Admissions or the Registrar. Please contact the Office of Admissions or the Registrar's Office for more information or for consideration of this alternative.

The alternative option for meeting the CLAST at UWF requires a combination of minimum test scores on the ACT or the SAT and a 2.5 GPA in specific courses as stated below. UWF will honor alternative options approved by other Florida public community colleges or SUS universities with a transcript showing CLAST was met or with an official letter from the Registrar of that institution.

The foreign language requirement must be satisfied prior to progression to upper-division status. In addition, each academic department may determine specific language requirements for students and will recommend or require languages and proficiencies according to individual needs, career objectives, and academic programs.

MASTER'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Academic Credit
Academic credit toward the degree shall not be given for courses which are designed to fulfill prerequisites for admission.

Academic Requirements
The following are the general minimum requirements for completion of graduate programs. The colleges and departments may have graduation requirements which exceed these minimums; consult the individual program descriptions in this Catalog. Completion of the program should require one to two years of fulltime study or its equivalent beyond the bachelor's degree.

All master's programs require a minimum of 30 semester hours of approved course work. Students whose master's program consists of from 30 to 36 semester hours may have a maximum of 6 semester hours or two courses (whichever is greater in credit) of graduate work at another university accepted toward their program requirements at UWF; the department chairperson's permission is required. Students whose master's program consists of more than 36 semester hours may have a maximum of 10 semester hours of graduate work from another university accepted toward their program requirements at UWF. Graduate credit may be transferred from other institutions only when a grade of "B" or higher was earned in the graduate work to be transferred.

SPECIALIST DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for an Ed.S. degree, students must meet the following requirements:

1. be admitted to the program;
2. submit an approved degree plan which includes at least 38 semester hours;
3. have completed at least 23 semester hours of all course work be at the 7000 level. The remainder will be at the 5000-6000 level except when specific waivers have been obtained;
4. complete degree requirements within seven years from the date of admission;
5. successfully pass a written and/or oral examination and be advanced to candidacy;
6. complete at least 6 semester hours credit in decision-oriented research thesis under the supervision of a thesis committee and offer a successful oral defense. A maximum of 6 semester hours of thesis credit may be applied toward a specialist degree for successful completion of a thesis. Upon completion of 6 semester hours of thesis credit a specialist student (with catalog year of Fall 1993 or later) continuing work on a thesis must register for at least 1 semester hour of credit each semester thereafter until the thesis is submitted and accepted. A grade of "G" (deferred) will be given until the thesis has been approved.
7. successfully pass a comprehensive examination;
8. be recommended for graduation by the thesis committee and the departmental chairperson.

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For detailed information, refer to the Policies and Procedures Manual available in the College of Education Graduate Office. To be eligible for an Ed.D. degree, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. be admitted to the program by the Ed.D. Program Committee and Dean;
2. complete an approved degree plan of a minimum of 62 semester hours. No more than 10 semester hours earned within five years of the date of admission to the specific institution may be transferred from another institution;
3. complete the residency requirement of:
   1. 24 semester hours in four or fewer sequential terms including summers and dissertation semester hours or complete two years of active status. Students withdrawing from all courses within a given semester may not count that semester in fulfilling the residency requirement;
      OR
   2. complete full-time status requirement of a minimum of nine graduate semester hours for Fall and Spring semesters and six graduate semester hours of summer semester;
      OR
   3. complete the required active status for at least 3/3/6 semester hour combination for fall, spring, and summer semesters, or for 6 semester hours in 2 or 3 semesters within a given year;
4. complete the minimum eight-hour Preliminary Examination during the specified time frame;
5. complete all requirements to advance to candidacy;
6. complete a minimum of 18 semester hours of dissertation credit with continuous registration of at least 3 semester hours each semester including summer. The maximum number of hours of registration may not exceed 6 semester hours within a single semester. Students not completing the dissertation after registering for 18 semester hours of credit must register for one dissertation hour for each subsequent semester until completion within the seven year period;
7. have maintained a minimum cumulative program GPA of 3.25 with no grades of "C+" in major courses and no grades of "D" or "F" counted toward the degree. Specialization areas may have additional requirements regarding acceptable letter grades for major courses that are counted in the degree program;
8. successfully complete and orally defend a dissertation;
9. be recommended for graduation by the doctoral committee, departmental chairperson, and the College of Education Graduate Office;
10. complete degree requirements within seven years after the date of admission.