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USF Graduate Council (GC) and/or the Office of Graduate Studies (GS) approved on the date noted.
Policy and Administration Updates
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Policy
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revisions
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GC Approved |
| Enrollment During Defense |
add enrollment requirement for semester of thesis/dissertation defense |
9/1/2022
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Concurrent Degrees
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addressed time to degree for completion of both degrees and confirmed requirement for MD/PhD |
10/10/2022 |
| Application of USF Credit |
clarified application of USF courses and grade requirements in exception section |
10/10/2022 |
| Definition of Doctoral Committee |
clarified definition of committee(s) |
10/10/2022 |
| Probation and Academic Dismissal |
clarified admission after a dismissal after probation |
10/10/2022 |
| Transfer of Credit |
added statement confirming that thesis/dissertation and other one-on-one courses may not be transferred in |
1/9/2023 |
| Enrollment Semester of Graduation |
changed to “enrollment during semester of completion of degree requirements” |
1/9/2023 |
| Concurrent Degrees |
minor change to add “Professional/doctoral degrees” |
3/6/2023 |
| Dissertation Hours |
minor clarification |
3/6/2023 |
| Reinstatement Policy and form |
confirmed students may be reinstated in any semester, even if no new admissions in that semester |
3/6/2023 |
| FF Grade |
updated minor language for FF grade in grade listing to allow for options being recommended in regulation update |
4/3/2023 |
| Graduate Certificates |
updated several policies and clarified how many courses may be shared between Certificates |
4/3/2023 |
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Minor Edits from the Office of Admissions and the Registrar
| English Proficiency Exemptions |
Added information for ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 for this requirement |
n/a |
| Voluntary Withdrawal (from the Major) |
Changed “non-degree seeking” to “Inactive” |
n/a |
| Academic Dismissal |
Changed “non-degree seeking to “inactive” |
n/a |
| Grades |
Removed “CF” and “CMU” from grading scale - no longer on transcript |
n/a |
Administrative Changes
| Department of Cell Biology, Microbiologyh and Molecular Biology |
Changed to Department of Molecular Biosciences |
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| Department of Women’s and Gender Studies |
Changed to Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
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| School of Risk Management and Insurance |
Changed to Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance (note - undergrad programs) |
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| Career Services |
Center for Career and Professional Development |
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Majors - Title and Hour Changes
| Accountancy |
M.Acc. |
Change title to Accountancy and Analytics (M.S.A.A.) |
2/6/2023 |
| Political Science |
M.A. |
Change title to International Affairs and reduce hours from 33 to 30 |
3/6/2023 |
| Math Education (6-12) |
M.A.T. |
Change title to Mathematics Education |
2/6/2023 |
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| Educational Studies |
M.A.T. |
Reduce hours from 34 to 33 |
4/3/2023 |
| Elementary Education |
M.A.T. |
Reduce hours from 54 to 36 credits |
4/3/2023 |
| Exceptional Student Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) |
M.A.T. |
Reduce hours from 51 to 48 |
3/20/2023 |
| Public Administration |
M.P.A. |
Reduce hours from 45 to 36 |
4/3/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.S.P.H. |
Increase hours from 42 to 45 |
3/20/2023 |
| Science Education |
M.A.T. |
Reduce hours from 39 to 36 |
3/6/2023 |
Majors - Terminations
| Criminal Justice Administration |
M.A. |
Terminate major |
11/7/2022 |
| Middle Grades Math 5-9 |
M.A.T. |
Terminate major (combining with Math 6-12 into new major: Math Education) |
2/6/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education |
M.A.T. |
Terminate Major effective spring 2024 |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education |
M.Ed. |
Terminate Major effective spring 2024 |
5/10/2023 |
New Concentrations
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Title
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Degree |
New Concentrations |
GC Approved |
| Business Administration |
M.B.A. |
Blue Economy |
3/6/2023 |
| Math Education |
M.A.T. |
Middle Grades Mathematics (5-9) |
2/6/2023 |
| Math Education |
M.A.T. |
Secondary Mathematics (6-12) |
2/6/2023 |
| Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology |
M.S. |
Complementary and Integrative Pharmacy |
3/6/2023 |
| Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology |
M.S. |
Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics |
3/6/2023 |
| Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology |
M.S. |
Translational and Clinical Research |
3/6/2023 |
| International Affairs |
M.A. |
Security and Diplomacy |
2/6/2023 |
| International Affairs |
M.A. |
Society and Development |
2/6/2023 |
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Terminated Concentrations
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Degree |
Terminated Concentrations |
GC Approved |
| Educational Leadership |
M.Ed. |
Non-Public, Charter, or Global School Leadership |
3/20/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education |
M.A.T. |
General Education |
5/10/2023 |
| Nursing |
M.S.N. |
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
3/6/2023 |
| Nursing |
D.N.P. |
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
3/6/2023 |
| Political Science (changed to International Affairs) |
M.S. |
Africana Studies |
3/6/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.P.H. |
Epidemiology and Global Health |
3/20/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.P.H. |
Epidemiology and Global Communicable Disease |
3/20/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.P.H. |
Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health |
3/20/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.S.P.H. |
Health Promotion and Behavior |
3/20/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.S.P.H. |
Maternal and Child Health |
3/20/2023 |
| Public Health |
M.S.P.H. |
Occupational Exposure Science |
3/20/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
French |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
German |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
Spanish |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
Russian |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
Chinese |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
Italian |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
Japanese |
5/10/2023 |
| Foreign Language Education (effective 202401) |
M.A.T. |
Latin |
5/10/2023 |
Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathways - New
| Title |
Degrees |
Action |
GC Approved |
| Mass Communication / Mass Communication |
BA / MA |
New |
3/6/2023 |
| Integrated PR and Advertising / Advertising |
BS / MS |
New |
3/6/2023 |
| Integrated PR and Advertising / Mass Communication |
BS / MA |
New |
3/6/2023 |
| Mass Communication / Advertising |
BA / MS |
New |
3/6/2023 |
Graduate Certificates - New, Hours Change, and Terminated
| Title |
New/Title Change/Hours Change/Terminated |
GC Approved |
| Career and Technical Education |
New |
3/6/2023 |
| Drug, Discovery, and Development |
New |
2/6/2023 |
| Smart City Technologies |
New |
3/6/2023 |
| Social Work Therapeutic Modalities |
New |
4/3/2023 |
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| Medicine and Gender |
Increase hours from 10 to 12 |
4/3/2023 |
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| Criminal Justice Administration |
Terminate effective 202308 |
11/7/2022 |
| Digital Humanities |
Terminate effective 202401 |
2/6/2023 |
| Health and Wellness Coaching |
Terminate effective 202401 |
2/6/2023 |
| Health, Safety, and Environment |
Terminate effective 202401 |
3/20/2023 |
| Post Graduate Family Health Nurse Practitioner |
Terminate effective 202401 |
2/6/2023 |
| Robotics |
Terminate effective 202308 |
12/5/2022 |
Priority Admission Deadline Changes
| Post Graduate Certificate Nursing-Adult Gerontology Acute Care |
Certificate |
Suppress Spring admissions (only accepts applications in Summer) |
4/3/2023 |
| Advertising |
M.S. |
Add Spring (Oct 15) |
12/5/2022 |
| Curriculum and Instruction |
Ph.D. |
Suppress admission for Counselor Ed Concentration (go to Fall Only) |
2/6/2023 |
| Environmental Science and Policy |
M.S. |
Readd Spring (Oct 15) Effective Spring 2023 |
1/9/2023 |
| Geography |
M.A. |
Readd Spring (Oct 15) Effective Spring 2023 |
1/9/2023 |
| Geography/Environmental Science and Policy |
Ph.D. |
Readd Spring (Oct 15) Effective Spring 2023 |
1/9/2023 |
| Liberal Arts |
M.A. |
Change deadline to Feb 15 for fall (to go Fall only) |
2/6/2023 |
| Mass Communications |
M.A. |
Readd Spring (Oct 15) |
11/7/2022 |
| Medical Sciences |
M.S.M.S. |
Add Summer Admission (Feb 15) and suppress for all concentrations except the IMS Concentration |
5/30/2023 |
Corrections and post-publication edits (i.e., mandates, etc.)
| ENC 6333 |
Reactivate course (discontinued as part of 5-year report); being taught Spring 2024 |
9/11/2023 |
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| ENC 6740 |
Reactivate course (discontinued as part of 5-year report); being taught Spring 2024 |
9/11/2023 |
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| Dissertation Hours |
Removed statement regarding 6 hour enrollment requirement after reinstatement/readmission since policy was previously updated |
9/12/2023 |
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| Self-Supporting Programs |
Added statement for self-supporting programs for: ABA (MA), MSW (online), Data Intelligence (MS), Artificial Intelligence Grad Certificate, Semiconductor Technology and Manufacturing Grad Certificate, Pathway to Computing Grad Certificate; Business Administration (DBA and online MBA), Business Analytics and Information Systems (MS), Medicine (MD), Public Health (MPH) concentrations (online Epidemiology, Health Safety and Environment, Infection Control, PH Practice Program, Concepts and Tools of Epidemiolgy), Graduate Certificates: Infection Control, PH Generalist, Social Marketing and Social Change, Toxicology, Humanitarian Assistance, Applied Biostatistics, Disaster Management, online Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, PH Policy and Programs. |
11/02/2023 |
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| Disaster Management Grad Certificate |
PHC 6186 was left off as an alternative to PHC 6679, as approved by GC 3/6/23. This has been corrected. |
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| MAT Programs |
Update the MAT Majors (Elementary Ed, Exceptional Student Ed, Foreign Language Ed, Math Ed, Science Ed, Secondary English Ed, Social Science Ed) to include the statement: “Students seeking to graduate from a state-approved teacher preparation program with embedded Reading and ESOL endorsements must attain passing scores on all portions of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE). Students who graduate prior to attaining passing scores on all portions of the FTCE will not receive the state-approved teacher preparation program with respective endorsements statement on their official transcript.” |
02/20/2024 |
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| Health Administration - MHA Concurrent Degree w/MPH |
Corrected MHA total hours from 44 to 54 (typo) on the concurrent degree page |
03/15/2024 |
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Questions about these updates may be directed to cdh@usf.edu in the Office of Graduate Studies.
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