<p>My d's best friend goes to University of North Florida. She came in as a freshman in the fall with 6 hours of AP credit. She's being told that she must do all 9 hours of the summer requirement because they do not accept "partial AP credit below 9 hours." Anyone know if this is true or not, or is she getting incorrect info? I know this should be the same throughout the Florida system, and since there's no UNF forum, I can't ask there. I'm unable to help as d has 45 hours of AP credit so, obviously, this isn't an issue we've had to deal with. Seems weird that they'd make you take 9 hours w/o allowing you to count the six hours she already has and then only take 3 more. </p>
<p>Also, if this is the case ... anyone know if she can clep 3 hours (now, not having taken any clep before admission) and use that with her 6 to obtain the 9 she needs?</p>
<p>Zebes, I found this in the UF catalog and I think I misunderstood myself.</p>
<p>Summer Term Enrollment</p>
<p>Students who enter a state university in Florida with fewer than 60 credits must earn at least nine credits before graduation during summer terms at State University System institutions. Credit earned through any of the study-abroad programs approved by UF during a summer term counts toward satisfaction of the summer term enrollment requirement.</p>
<p>Students entering UF beginning with Summer B 2002 are EXEMPT from the summer requirement under the following condition: they have earned nine hours of credit from accelerated mechanisms, such as the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE), Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) or approved dual enrollment programs.</p>
<p>I always assumed that any amount of AP hours would count towards the nine, but when I reread the second paragraph where is says “they have earned nine hours credit” makes me think what UNF said is correct, and is the same at UF. </p>
<p>My D had 7 hours AP and 3 hours CLEP, but I don’t see CLEP mentioned, so we need to ask an advisor as we were thinking her summer requirement was fulfilled between the AP, CLEP and summer 2009 term hours.</p>
<p>I don’t think I can rely on the Tracking Audit either because it says she has fulfilled the nine hours summer and has the 24K writing. We know for sure she doesn’t have the 24K words writing.</p>
<p>"A student entering the State University System with fewer than 60 credit hours of credit is required to enroll in a minimum of nine hours of credit in the summer at a State of Florida university. Courses taken at the University during the summer for which the student receives a “W” or “F” may be counted toward this requirement. </p>
<p>Credit earned by acceleration mechanisms also applies toward satisfaction of the Summer Attendance Requirement. Petition forms for exemption are available from Academic Services (MH 210)."</p>
<p>The last paragraph has me thinking that the 6 hours she earned from AP might be able to be applied towards the 9 hours of summer? Unless I’m misreading it…</p>
<p>It’s pretty black and white in the UNF catalog:</p>
<h1>Summer Enrollment: Pursuant to the Florida Board of Governors regulation 6.016 Summer Session Enrollment, all students entering a university in the State University System with fewer than 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours shall be required to earn a minimum of nine credit hours in one or more summer sessions at one of the state universities in Florida before graduation. The University president or his designee may waive the application of this rule in cases of unusual hardship to the individual.</h1>
<p>Any student who earns nine or more credits from one or more of the acceleration mechanisms provided for in Florida Statute 1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms is exempt from any requirement of a public postsecondary educational institution mandating enrollment during a summer session.</p>
<p>Accelerated mechanisms shall include, but not be limited to, dual enrollment as provided for in Florida Statute 1007.271, early admission, advanced placement, credit by examination, and the International Baccalaureate of Education Program. Credit earned through the Florida Virtual School shall provide additional opportunities for early graduation and acceleration.</p>
<p>Students earning fewer than nine credit hours of acceleration mechanisms upon initial matriculation must complete the mandated nine hours of summer school.</p>
<p>From USF’s website-office of registrar page:</p>
<p>Can I Waive The Summer Enrollment Requirement? </p>
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<p>As of September 1976, the State University System of Florida requires students admitted with fewer than 60 semester credits to earn at least 9 hours prior to graduation at one of the system schools during one or more summer terms.*</p>
<p>You may request a waiver of mandatory summer enrollment for one of the following three reasons:</p>
<p>Summer employment documented on official employer letterhead every summer term not enrolled. The documentation must clearly state you were engaged in seasonal employment only during summer.</p>
<p>Academic program courses unavailable summer terms documented on official letterhead from your academic advisor or Dean.</p>
<p>Unusual hardship due to exceptional circumstances well beyond your control. Directly related, appropriate supporting documentation detailing the extenuating circumstances must accompany your waiver application for review.</p>
<p>Summer Enrollment Requirement Waiver Applications (click here to download now) should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar well in advance of your last summer prior to graduation.</p>
<p>Allow 3 weeks for processing and for receipt of approval or denial.</p>
<p>*The Office of the Registrar automatically documents fulfillment of the 9-hour summer requirement by students who earn 9 or more credits from applicable State-approved articulated acceleration mechanisms, e.g. early admission, dual enrollment or advanced placement/credit-by-exam. These students are absolved from applying for waiver of the summer term enrollment requirement.</p>
<p>There’s more than one way to skin a cat. All colleges have “unwritten” rules too. I’d bet if a student made an appeal to the registrar’s office for a waiver from 9 hr. requirement with some of the allowed waiver excuses described in posts in this thread, the waiver would be granted readily.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your help. Tzais … I looked all over that blasted site and could not find that passage in the UNF catalog. Thank you! So, it appears that it’s totally up to the discretion of the way each university interprets the statute as to whether they allow you to keep partial credit and apply it or forcing you to start from scratch if you haven’t achieved 9 hours before H.S. graduation. And, if I am reading things correctly, the CLEP credit would have had to be taken prior to HS graduation as well in order to count, right?</p>
<p>I’m assuming that " Students earning fewer than nine credit hours of acceleration mechanisms upon initial matriculation" refers to high school matriculation …</p>
<p>Why do they make these blasted things so unclear. And, if this is so … high school guidance counselors need to be telling students this … if she’d taken the algebra II clep, for instance, while still in high school … it appears that she’d have had the 9 hours she needed. Geesh!</p>
<p>Lizard, thanks for the “exemptions,” too. She doesn’t have any of those causes. This is just a matter of seems pretty stupid to not allow the 6 to count so she doesn’t have to take 9. She’ll be home for the summer so she can take the credits thru UCF and not have to pay room and board at UNF for the summer, but still … kind of the principle of the thing, ya know?</p>
<p>I read the state state statute that says if the student has 9 hours credit through AP, CLEP, DE, etc that they are exempt from the summer requirement. However, it looks like some schools are more lenient than others in letting partial achievement of the 9 hours count.</p>
<p>The initial matriculation would be when the student started college, so I would think they would need the CLEP credit before they started. It doesn’t hurt to verify any of this with the advisor though.</p>
<p>Based on my interest in this and D’s similar situation at UF, we did check with her advisor and she has satisifed the requirement as CLEP definitely counts.</p>
<p>I find this very interesting as my D (who is finished in May at UCF) just filled out a form and was granted the waiver. It was no big deal. She did work summers and is from IL but was never asked to provide proof. She told me a story about a friend who applied for the waiver less than 2 days prior to graduation.
FWIW</p>
So, it appears that it’s totally up to the discretion of the way each university interprets the statute as to whether they allow you to keep partial credit and apply it or forcing you to start from scratch if you haven’t achieved 9 hours before H.S. graduation. And, if I am reading things correctly, the CLEP credit would have had to be taken prior to HS graduation as well in order to count, right?</p>