Academic Advising Center

If you have or will receive for the next tracking term a Universal Tracking Hold for your declared major, you must have your critical tracking status reviewed by your College Advisor before submitting the petition.

All departments offering majors for Innovation Academy offer required coursework during the Spring-Summer semesters. If there are specific course requirements that are offered ONLY in fall terms and there are NO online options, you will need confirmation by the department Undergraduate Coordinator (UGC) for your major. Major elective courses will not be considered.

The Undergraduate Coordinator (UCG) or Department Advisor for your major needs to review your IA graduation plan WITHOUT any of the requested courses scheduled in fall terms and confirm that it is not possible to graduate by your 8th term. CLAS majors will also need a signature by their college advisor in addition to their UGC.

Email CLAS-IA@advising.ufl.edu with details. They will help determine whether this process is appropriate. If the correct process, they will instruct you how to provide information to submit your petition. Examples include:

1. Petitioning to enroll in CLAS Foreign Language course not offered during Spring-Summer sequencing term.
2. Petitioning to enroll in classes to during Fall to complete degree requirements early due to well-documented, extreme cases.

What circumstances may not be petitioned?

• Requests relating to pre-health preparation or timelines. Students in the IA program are expected to complete all their pre-health pre-requisites during Spring & Summer terms. See IA Pre-Health timelines.
• Courses that are not taught by the College of Liberal Arts Science departments. These commonly requested non-CLAS courses are not reviewed by the CLAS IA Petitions Committee: BCH4024, MCB3020/L, MCB2000/L, APK2105C, APK2100C, ASL courses.
• Requests for fall in-person courses when the same courses are offered online.

What circumstances are generally approved?

• Students who need critical tracking courses in their major to catch up due to low placement at Preview.
• Completion of the CLAS foreign language requirement in a language not offered in the Spring & Summer calendar.
• Students who had a late change of major negatively impacting remaining requirements.

What circumstances are generally not approved?

• Requesting elective courses (major & non-major) because they are not offered in Spring & Summer terms.
• Requesting fall courses due to completing study abroad, research or internship in a Spring or Summer term.
• Requests for fall courses to graduate early.
• Courses for programs that are not available in the IA Program.