www.sfcc.edu The deadline for applying to the college, with all supporting documents for any given term, is the last day of late registration. For this and other official college dates, check the calendar online at www.sfcc.edu or contact the Welcome and Admissions Center or askSantaFe. This date is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the Admissions Web site at www.sfcc.edu for updated information regarding admissions deadlines. All students are strongly encouraged to apply early and complete all registration procedures before the first day of class.
Family and Student Educational Rights
for courses at non-regionally accredited institutions under the state of Florida K-16 Articulation Agreement. In accordance with §1001.64(8)(a) F.S., Santa Fe College may consider the past actions of any person applying for admission or enrollment and may deny admission or enrollment to an applicant because of misconduct if determined to be in the best interest of the college. Santa Fe reserves the right to refuse admission or re-enrollment or to place conditions on admission or re-enrollment of applicants and students whom Santa Fe determines would be disruptive of the orderly process of the college’s programs, would interfere with the rights and privileges of other students or employees, and/or would represent a safety risk to Santa Fe students, employees or property. Applicants/ students have the right to appeal any decision to the Vice President for Student Affairs within 10 calendar days of the date the notice was received.
Transient Students Students attending other postsecondary institutions who wish to take courses at Santa Fe College and transfer the credit back to their institutions may be admitted to Santa Fe as transient students. These students should apply for admission. They are also required to present a transient form or an official statement from their institution that they are in good standing and that the credits earned will be accepted as part of their degree program at the home institution. In order for a transient student to be exempt from prerequisites, the transient letter must list the courses the student is authorized to take as well as the term the student will be taking the courses.
Deadlines and Transcripts
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SFC requires official transcripts from all entering students as a part of the application for admission. Transcripts should be on file with the Office of Records and Admissions prior to registration. This includes high school transcripts for entering freshmen and college transcripts for students transferring from other colleges or universities. Transfer students with less than 60 credit hours from previous institutions must also provide high school transcripts.
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Florida Statutes (Privacy Rights of Parents and Students), the college has identified as “directory information” a student’s name, local address, telephone number, date of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student. This information is available to the public. Other information about students can be released only when a written authorization, signed by the student, is presented to the college. Any student who does not want this directory information released must file a directory information exclusion request with the Office of Records (Building R, room 101). Upon written request from a student, the custodians of educational records will insure that all access rights specified by this act will be accorded within three business days after a request has been made. Each semester, the college prepares a listing containing the name, address, and telephone number of each student enrolled. Copies of that listing are occasionally made available to companies who wish to contact SFC students. Any student who wants his or her information excluded from the college directory must file the request before the first day of class for the full term. A directory exclusion request will remain in effect until rescinded in writing by the student. Names of students who have requested directory exclusion will not be printed in the commencement book for the graduation ceremony. The college has designated the following individuals, by virtue of their responsibilities, as custodians of educational records: Vice President for Student Affairs: Portia Taylor College Registrar: Lynn Sullivan If students wish to challenge the accuracy of their educational records, questions may be settled through informal hearings or upon the request of either party (the educational institution or the eligible student) through formal proceedings which will be conducted in compliance with this statute. These procedures are intended to apply only to challenges to the accuracy of institutional records containing the grade assigned. Thus, eligible students could seek to correct an improperly recorded grade, but could not, through the hearing requested pursuant to this law,