Academic Honors

A Dean’s List is compiled every semester. The Academic Dean places all students who have obtained a GPA of 3.5 or higher during a given term, while carrying an academic load of 12 or more credits, on the Dean’s List.

The top five students of each graduating class are recognized at the commencement ceremony for their academic achievement.

Academic Probation

Students who, at the end of each term, do not meet minimum academic standards and course completion rates (defined below), are placed on academic probation.

Minimum Academic Standards: A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above for Undergraduate Students. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for all Graduate Students.

Successful Course Completion Rate: Earning at least 55% of the credits attempted each term.

Academic probation lasts for one term. If, at the end of the term in which the student has been placed on academic probation, either the Minimum Academic Standards or the Successful Course Completion Rate are not met, the student will not be allowed to register as a regular student for the upcoming term. A meeting is scheduled with the Academic Dean to determine if the student has the academic ability and desire to successfully complete his or her chosen program of study. Upon this meeting, the Academic Dean may admit the student to Extended Enrollment Status.

Extended Enrollment

With the permission of the Academic Dean, a student may continue as a non-regular student for a period not to exceed one semester. During this time, the student is expected to improve his or her academic record by retaking failed courses and re-establishing satisfactory academic progress. The student is responsible for all costs incurred while on extended enrollment status. Courses taken under extended enrollment provisions will count towards credits attempted and will affect the GPA calculation.

A student may be re-instated as a regular student if, during the semester of extended enrollment, he or she meets minimum academic standards and course completion rates, and demonstrates to the Academic Dean that he or she is ready to continue his or her education. If re-instated, the student is placed on academic probation during the term following extended enrolment.

Mitigating Circumstances

The Academic Dean may grant or extend a leave of absence for up to three semesters to students in good standing, or waive interim satisfactory progress standards for circumstances of poor health, family crisis, or other extreme circumstances outside the student’s control. The student must document these circumstances in writing and demonstrate that he or she had an adverse impact on his or her academic performance. A request for a waiver of satisfactory progress standards must be made in writing to the Academic Dean. No waivers will be issued for graduation requirements.

Repeating a Course

A student may repeat only if he/she receives a failing grade (course fees will have to be paid again). All grades received in a course taken multiple times will be computed into the student’s GPA, and will remain on the student’s academic record.

Maximum Time Frame

Students enrolled at UNAD Florida must complete their studies within certain time limits to be eligible for a diploma. The maximum time frame to complete each diploma program is defined in terms of attempted credit hours. A student may only be allowed 1.5 times the total number of credits to complete a program of study. If a student is unable to complete the program within the maximum time frame, he or she will not be eligible to receive the original credential, and can only receive a certificate of completion.