WHAT IS A PERMIT? Some courses or sections of a course, have restrictions such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or permission by academic department that are required in order to register.
Course information can be found in the 2020-2021 USF Course Inventory (click Course Search in the left menu navigation) within the Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Adhere to the following conditions: a. A limitation of three grade forgiveness of USF courses with no more than one repeat per course.
Class restriction: Courses reserved for students who are part of a specific class standing. Class standings are based on credit hours earned: Freshmen (0-29), Sophomore (30-59), Junior (60-89), and Seniors (90+).
“CRN” stands for – course reference number.
You can take classes at any USF campus. You may want to consider searching all campuses to see if your course is available elsewhere, especially if you are interested in taking the course online.
If the repeated grade is “F”, both grades will be calculated into the cumulative GPA. Normally, grade forgiveness may only be applied to a specific course that a student chooses to repeat. No course taken on the S/U grade basis may have the grade forgiveness applied.
The Consequences of Failing a Class A failing grade will likely hurt your GPA (unless you took the course pass/fail), which could jeopardize your financial aid. The failure will end up on your college transcripts and could hurt your chances of getting into graduate school or graduating when you originally planned to.
When Grade Forgiveness is applied to a student's record, the grade earned during the first attempt of the course is no longer factored in to the student's GPA but it will still appear on the student's transcript. In other words, the new grade replaces the old grade in the calculation of a student's GPA.
Course Load/Maximum Hours A normal enrollment for undergraduates is defined as 15 credit hours per semester. With academic advisor approval, students are allowed to take a maximum number of 18 credit hours per semester in Fall and Spring and 14 credit hours in the Summer session.
Students are allowed to take a maximum number of 18 credit hours per semester in the fall and spring and 14 credit hours in the summer. If you wish to go over that amount of credit hours, you will need to complete the online form.
Students who wish to withdraw must submit a Voluntary Withdrawal Form, available from the Graduate School (www.grad.usf.edu). Once processed, the student's status will be changed from Graduate Degree Seeking to Non-Degree Seeking. A change to Non-Degree Seeking status could adversely impact financial aid.
Some courses are restricted due to pre-requisite requirements or class standing (sophomore, junior, etc.) requiring permission (or a permit) to register. In some cases, a message in Schedule Planner indicates a permit is required. In other cases, students will receive an error message stating "Pre-Reg/Test Score Error," or "Class Restriction."
Permit requests for non-degree seeking or transient students are granted on a space available basis in the Muma College of Business. As such, non-degree seeking and transient students may not be permitted to register for Muma College of Business courses until the first week of classes.
What is a Permit? Many graduate-level courses are restricted for a certain time period to students in certain programs. After the program students have been given sufficient time to register, others are given the opportunity to register for open seats, if they meet the criteria required to take the course.
Permits will be issued on April 26th. Non-MCOB graduate degree-seeking students requesting permits for Muma graduate courses: Permits will be issued on May 10th. Non-degree seeking students requesting permits for Muma graduate-level courses: Permits will be issued on May 10th.
It is your responsibility to confirm that the course you are requesting a permit for will count toward your degree. Prior to submitting this request, ask your advisor if the course will count toward your degree. All permit requests are subject to review, approval, and availability.
You must submit a permit request form for each course for which you need a permit.
Note that courses in certain limited-access programs are not available to students outside of those programs at all. These restrictions are clearly stated in the Schedule Planner. If you request a permit for those course sections, you will receive an automated response that indicates that you requested a permit for a section that is fully restricted and, thus, your request has been denied.
Some course sections are restricted to limited access and/or cohort-based programs. Permits will not be issued for these sections unless you are in the applicable program. (OMBA, EMBA, EBAIS, SEM, INTO)
All permit requests are subject to review, approval, and availability. Completion of this form does not guarantee you a seat in the course section you are requesting a permit for. It is wise to have a backup plan.
Certain courses across campus do require permits in order to register. Below is a guide to help you navigate the process.
Certain courses taught outside of the purview the College of Public Health may require a permit from another department. If you encounter a course that needs a permit, below is a list of common departments our students may need to call upon to request a needed permit.
Non-degree students must submit course requests through the College of Nursing application. Use this link to complete and/or update your application: https://hsccf.hsc.usf.edu/soar
If your permit is NOT granted, you will be notified via email or phone. Once a permit has been issued it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to register for the course (s) in OASIS. For Independent Studies or Directed Readings please obtain Independent Study Contract from program faculty. Permits are not issued for closed courses.
Completion of this form does not guarantee a permit will be issued. Permits will be issued based on completion of pre-requisites and admission criteria of the college.
Grade verification letter requests for Summer sessions A or C must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Registrar. The written request must include the student's name, USF ID, session A or C courses taken, signature, third party address (university, community college, employer etc.) to be mailed. To have the grade verification letter mailed, you will need to provide a self-addressed stamped envelope. A grade verification letter will be available for pick-up in person within the next business day or will be mailed to the requested third party within 48 hours.
As an undergraduate student, if you do not register for classes for three consecutive semesters you will automatically be withdrawn from USF. To resume classes you must reapply. If you are a graduate student, you must complete the Graduate Voluntary Withdrawal Form.
Calculate your GPA by dividing the total number of quality points earned at USF by the total number of non-excluded course credit hours attempted at USF. Quality points per course are equal to the course credit hours multiplied by the grade quality value.
late December for Fall semester and late May for Spring semester. Transcripts are $10 per copy (transcript fee subject to change) and can be ordered online via OASIS.
A grade verification letter will be available for pick-up in person within the next business day or will be mailed to the requested third party within 48 hours.
The end of Summer session B coincides with the end of the entire Summer term; therefore, only official USF transcripts are available for Summer session B in late August.
Summer Enrollment Requirement Waiver Applications should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar during the semester in which you anticipate graduation.
It can take 10-15 business days for the diploma to be delivered back to USF for the notarized statement to be affixed. After we receive your diploma back from our vendor, the notarized request will be processed within 5-7 business days and placed at the front counter for pick up or mailed to you.
The charge is $5.00 per request.
Option 1 - Purchase a new diploma to be notarized: 1. Complete the Replacement Diploma Request and submit it with a check or money order made payable to USF to the address provided on the form. Please note: only diplomas with legal names may be notarized. 2.
If your diploma is printed incorrectly due to university error or it is damaged in route, you may return the incorrect or damaged diploma to the Office of the Registrar for one complimentary replacement.
Once awarded, your diploma will be mailed via U.S. Mail approximately six to eight weeks after final grades officially post for the final semester. This delivery date may be delayed due to University closure or official postal service interruptions.
Your diploma name must be consistent with your student record. To update your name, submit a Name Change Request. Preferred first and/or middle name updates do not require supporting documentation, where as legal name changes do. Note on the form if the changed name is to be listed on your diploma instead of the one in your student record. It is critical that upper and lower case letters, accents and punctuation are clearly indicated on the application. If the online application was unable to capture any special characters or accents, please email [email protected] to provide correct diacritical marks.
To have your diploma Apostilled, you will need to have your documents verified by a government agency in the United States. Students that wish to have an Apostille attached to a diploma must first have their original diploma notarized by the Office of the Registrar.