6.002 Admission of Undergraduate First-Time-in-College, Degree

6.002 Admission of Undergraduate First-Time-in-College, Degree-Seeking Freshmen

(1) FTIC Undergraduate Admission - General. This regulation outlines minimum

eligibility requirements for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students seeking admission to

an undergraduate degree program in the State University System (SUS). Individual

institutions may choose to establish more stringent admission requirements within the

parameters outlined in Board of Governors regulations.

(a) For the purposes of this regulation, FTIC freshmen are defined as students who

have earned a standard high school diploma from a Florida public or regionally

accredited high school, or its equivalent, and who have earned fewer than

twelve (12) semester hours of transferable college credit since receiving a

standard high school diploma or its equivalent.

(b) Eligibility for admission to the SUS does not guarantee admission to the

specific institution or degree program to which admission is sought.

admission of FTIC students that comport with the requirements outlined in

Board regulations. Such regulations may allow for exceptions to be made on an

individual basis, as outlined in subparagraph 2(b) of this regulation, when a

student, in the judgment of an appropriate university committee, can

reasonably be expected to perform satisfactory academic work in the institution

to which admission is sought.

(d) In all but the following specified cases, an FTIC student must have earned a

standard high school diploma from a Florida public or regionally accredited

high school, or its equivalent, to be considered for admission to a state

university. Students completing a home education program according to

section 1002.41, Florida Statutes, meet this minimum admission requirement;

however, each university may require additional documentation to verify

eligibility for these students. Students admitted under early admission in

accordance with university policy are exempted from this requirement during

the time they are still classified as early admission students. Early admission is

a form of dual enrollment through which eligible secondary students are

admitted to a postsecondary institution on a full-time basis in courses that are

creditable toward both the high school diploma and the students’ university

degree program.

(e) FTIC students applying for admission must submit SAT Reasoning Test or

redesigned SAT (rSAT) scores from the College Board or ACT scores from

ACT, Inc. Universities may reserve the right to require a student to take an

updated version of a test.

(f) Each university shall require FTIC applicants to submit or authorize

transmission of a complete official academic transcript of all secondary work

and from each postsecondary institution, as appropriate. Each transcript shall

list all courses for which the student was enrolled each term, the status in each

course at the end of the term, all grades and credits awarded, and a statement

explaining the grading policy of the institution.

(g) Each transcript should also specify any college credits the student earned

through accelerated mechanisms. University weighting of approved

accelerated mechanisms in the recalculation of the student’s grade point

average for admission purposes must be conducted per Board Regulation

6.006(5)

Acceleratio

n Mechanisms.

(h) Each FTIC student admitted to the SUS is expected to demonstrate

competency of foreign language or American Sign Language equivalent to

the second high school level or higher (Spanish 2, Haitian Creole 2, etc.). A

limited number of students not meeting the high school foreign language

requirement may be admitted; however, these students must fulfill the

foreign language requirement prior to completion of the baccalaureate

degree. These students

may meet this foreign language admission

requirement by

demonstrating competency at the elementary 2 level in one

foreign language or American Sign Language at an undergraduate

institution; demonstrating equivalent foreign language competence on the

basis of scores determined by the Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC)

Credit-By-Exam Equivalencies, as adopted by the Board of Governors

;

demonstrating equivalent foreign language or American Sign Language

competence through other means approved by the university.

(i) Any FTIC student with a disability shall be eligible for reasonable substitution

or modification of any requirement for admission pursuant to Board Regulation

6.018.

(2) FTIC Undergraduate Admission. Students shall be considered as

meeting minimum SUS eligibility requirements in one of the following ways:

(a) Standard Admission: FTIC students applying to the SUS may be considered for

admission based on the following criteria:

1. An FTIC student may be admitted if meeting a 2.50 or higher grade point

average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale as calculated by the university, presents an official

SAT and/or ACT score, and meets the requirements for college level placement

per Board of Governors Regulation 6.008 and high school credits per Table One.

Table One

Students Entering High

School

Prior to July 1, 2007

Students Entering High School

July 1, 2007 or Later

4 credits – English/Language Arts (three

of which must have included substantial

writing requirements).

4 credits – English/Language Arts (three

of which must have included substantial

writing requirements).

3 credits – Mathematics (at or above the

Aalgebra I level).

4 credits – Mathematics (at or above the

Aalgebra I level).

3 credits – Natural Science (two of which

must have included substantial laboratory

requirements).

3 credits – Natural Science (two of which

must have included substantial laboratory

requirements).

3 credits – Social Science (to include

anthropology, history, civics, political science,

economics, sociology, psychology, and/or

geography).

3 credits – Social Science (to include

anthropology, history, civics, political science,

economics, sociology, psychology, and/or

geography).

2 credits – Foreign Language

See subsection

(1)(h).

2 credits – Foreign Language See subsection

(1)(h).

3 credits – Additional academic electives

in any combination of courses listed in the

Department of Education Course Code Directory

as follows:

1. Up to three credits in Level II courses in

English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Natural

Science, Social Science, Foreign Language, or Fine

Arts; Level III courses in any discipline; or Dual

Enrollment courses for which both high school

and postsecondary credits are granted; OR

2. At least one credit from 1. above and up to two

credits in courses grade nine or above in

ROTC/Military Training, or at least one credit

from 1. above and up to two credits of equivalent

courses in any discipline as determined by the

Articulation Coordinating Committee.

2 credits – Additional academic credits (in

any combination of courses listed in the

Department of Education Course Code

Directory.)

Two credits from among Level II courses listed

in the Department of Education

Course Code

Directory in English/Language Arts,

Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science,

Foreign Language, Fine Arts; Level III courses

listed in the Directory in any academic or career

and technical education credited discipline; or Dual

Enrollment courses for which both high school

and postsecondary academic credits are granted;

2. One credit from 1. above and one credit from

grade nine or above in ROTC/Military Training,

or an equivalent course in any discipline as

determined by the Articulation Coordinating

Committee.

2. Home Education or Other Non-Traditional High School Program participants:

A student applying for admission who has participated in a non-traditional

high school program must present credentials determined to be equivalent to

those described in this regulation by the individual SUS institution to which

the student is applying. A student whose high school educational program is

not measured in Carnegie Units must present a combined test score of at least

1450 on the SAT Reasoning Test (all three portions), an overall combined test

score of 1060 on the 2016 Redesigned SAT, or a minimum composite score of

21 on the ACT.

3. Applicants presenting a GED must present official GED results, official

transcripts of any partial high school completion, and ACT and/or SAT

results. Each university shall determine equivalencies to university minimum

standards.

(b) Alternative Admission (Profile Assessment): Applicants who are not eligible for

standard admissions may be considered for alternative admission.

addition

to reviewing a student’s GPA and test scores, a university may consider other

factors in the review of the student’s application for admission. These factors

may include, but are not limited to, the following: a combination of test scores

and GPA that indicate potential for success, improvement in high school record,

family educational background, socioeconomic status, graduation from a low-

performing high school, graduation from an International Baccalaureate

program, geographic location, military service, special talents and/or abilities,

or other special circumstances. These additional factors shall not include

preferences in the admissions process for applicants on the basis of race, national

origin, or sex. The student may be admitted if, in the judgment of an

appropriate institutional committee, there is sufficient evidence that the student

can be expected to succeed at the institution.

1. The number of first-time-in-college students admitted through profile

assessment at each university shall be determined by the university board of

trustees.

2. Each university shall implement specific measures and programs to enhance

academic success and retention for students who are accepted into the

institution using the alternative admissions option. The board of trustees shall

review the success of students admitted under the profile assessment process

to ensure that their rates of retention and graduation remain near or above the

institution’s average.

in the SUS shall be granted to an FTIC applicant who is a graduate of a public

Florida high school, who has completed the eighteen (18) required high school

units as listed in this regulation, who ranks in the top 20% of his/her high

school graduating class, and who has submitted SAT Reasoning Test or

redesigned SAT scores from the College Board or ACT scores from ACT, Inc.,

prior to enrollment. A student must be eligible for college-level work per Board

of Governors Regulation 6.008 in order to be eligible for Talented Twenty

consideration. A Talented Twenty student is not guaranteed admission to the

university of first choice and should work closely with a high school counselor

to identify options. The SUS will use class rank as determined by the Florida

Department of Education.

(3) Any increase, change, or revision in standards of admission must be included in

the undergraduate catalog and posted on the university website.

Authority: Section 7(d), Art. IX, Fla. Const., History - Formerly 6C-2.42, and 6C-6.02, 11-

18-70, 5-27-74, 12-17-74, 6-25-80, 3-21-82, 4-16-84, 4-14-86, 4-20-87, 10-19-88, 1-23-90, 1-7-

91, 9-15-91, 8-4-92, 5-17-95, 11-27-95, 9-19-00, 11-28-00, Amended and Renumbered as

6.002 9-27-07, 01-28-10, 11-08-12, 11-21-2013. Amended 01-21-16. Amended: 08-31-17.