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Overseas Studies, within
the UF International Center (UFIC), offers UF students the opportunity
to study in a wide range of academic and cultural settings. The office
coordinates 32 semester and year long programs and 28 summer programs in
24 countries. Study abroad programs satisfy the general education
international and diversity requirement and also may fulfill requirements
for a major or minor, as well as basic distribution area requirements and
UF summer residency. Students interested in study abroad opportunities
should contact the Overseas Studies Office in 123 Grinter, (352) 392-5323.
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More information
is also available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.astro.ufl.edu/.
Information about the Academic Advising Center for the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences can also be found on our home page at: http://www.advising.ufl.edu/.
From this site you can find information about all majors or minors in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This page also contains many
useful links around campus and allows students to ask questions of an academic
advisor via e-mail. Students can check their academic records, register
for classes, and run a degree audit for any undergraduate major through
ISIS located at: http://www.isis.ufl.edu/.
Native students will
be permitted to change majors provided they are on-track according
to the minimum progression standards detailed in the undergrad catalog.
If you are not on-track for the appropriate semester, an academic
advisor in the AAC can assist you in a plan that will allow you to be admitted
to the major of your choice or discuss an alternate plan. All students
wishing to change to a major in Liberal Arts and Sciences must first
discuss their plans with an academic advisor in the AAC. Students
wishing to change to a major outside of the CLAS must contact the other
college directly.
The Academic Advising
Center is responsible for acting as an information and referral center
to provide faculty advisors and students with timely and accurate information
on university-wide requirements, policies, procedures, and referrals to
appropriate services. Students ultimately are responsible for knowing
and fulfilling all university, college, and major requirements for graduation.
Also, students are responsible for knowing and adhering to all university
policies and deadlines. It is recommended that you meet with an advisor
in your college each semester to discuss your academic progress.
Questions about major requirements should be directed to an undergraduate
advisor in the major department. The Academic Advising Center is
open M-F from 8-5 and students will be seen on a first come, first served
basis. Appointments can also be made by calling: (352) 392-1521.
The Teaching Observatory
is a beehive of activity. On four nights each week it is used by elementary
astronomy students totaling 800 per year. Smaller numbers of advanced students
share the facilities, which now include nine telescopes. And every Friday
night the Observatory opens its doors to the public, including townspeople
and students. It is estimated that more than 2,500 visitors each year enjoy
these popular open houses, which are hosted by two paid assistants who
operate the telescopes, answer the many questions, and display educational
videos. On special occasions, such as the passage of a bright comet, an
eclipse, or an opposition of a prominent planet, as many as 500 visitors
have crowded the Observatory on a single night!
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