Adding a minor, certificate, double major, dual degree or triple major/degree may affect your financial aid, scholarships or whether you have to pay an excess hours surcharge. Below are links to the resources on campus that can help you understand the potential financial impacts of your academic plans.
To determine whether adding a minor, certificate, double major, dual degree or triple major/degree will impact financial aid or scholarships, you should talk with Student Financial Affairs. We would recommend making a plan for graduation and bringing it to SFA to confirm that your financial aid or scholarships will cover the courses, programs and semesters in your plan.
If you are using GI Bill® Benefits, please ensure that you work closely with the University of Florida Veterans Affairs Office and your academic advisor to ensure that you register for courses that follow your specific degree path. If you are changing your major/degree or adding a minor, certificate, double major or dual degree, please contact the University of Florida Veteran Affairs Office at 352-294-2948 or visit their website at www.veterans.ufl.edu. For general information concerning GI Bill® questions, please visit www.gibill.va.gov.
To determine whether or not some of your credits may be subject to an excess hours surcharge, review the explanation of the excess hours surcharge and when it will be assessed. The “Frequently Asked Questions” page about excess hours may also be helpful to you.
In addition to the general information about the excess hours surcharge, you can see how many hours you may take before you would be charged an excess hours surcharge by consulting your “Excess Hours Surcharge” screen in ONE.UF. Compare the “Remaining Hours to Excess” to the total hours you plan to complete (your current registration plus hours needed as indicated in your degree audit plus any additional hours you plan on taking beyond the minimum for the degree). If the total number of hours you plan to take is greater than the Remaining Hours to Excess, then you may end up owing a surcharge.
If you are unsure how to calculate the total hours needed to complete your degree, see an academic advisor to review your degree audit.