Office of Retention

Mission

The Office of Retention assists all students in reaching their academic goals and in engaging fully with the academic culture of the campus. Services include helping students explore various majors, discussing retention concerns, conducting research related to student retention, and working with populations having special academic interests.

Academic Advising/Academic Support Services

• University Policy on Advising
  • General Statement on Advising
  • The Student's Role in Advisement
  • The Faculty's Role in Advisement
• Advising Organization
  • Assignment of Advisers
  • Academic Interest Mapping ("Mapping" or AIMS)
  • Declaring or Changing Majors
• Advising Services
  • Orientation Advising
  • Department Advising
  • Exploratory Majors
  • Advising First
  • Student Academic Support System (SASS)
  • Preprofessional Majors
  • Curricular-Career Information Services (CCIS)

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

• Degrees Offered
• Baccalaureate Degree Requirements: An Overview
• General Requirements
• The Baccalaureate Degree
  • Graduation Checks
  • Application for Graduation

Academic Regulations and Procedures

• Academic Honor Policy
  • Academic Honor Pledge
  • Academic Honor Violations
  • Student Rights
  • Procedure for Resolving Cases
  • Sanctions
  • Appeals
  • Academic Honor Policy Committee
  • Amendment Procedures
  • Grievance Procedure
  • Grievance Procedure Panama City Campus
• University Ombudsperson
• Class Attendance
  • Religious Holy Days
• Grading System
  • Grade Point Average
  • Dean's List
  • President's List
  • Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading
• Grading Practices
• Grade Appeals System
• Academic Retention
  • Warning
  • Probation
  • Dismissal
• Readmission
• Withdrawal from the University
  • Readmission After Multiple Withdrawals
• Medical Withdrawal