2. NEW Addition to our Retention and Success Initiative
The College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Optics and Photonics have adopted a new policy beginning with students admitting to UCF in the catalog year. The Progress Policy is designed to encourage successful completion of a degree at UCF. The policy has 3 components: Low grades, withdrawals, and multiple attempts.

3. Low Grade Component
Students with (7) C-, D, F, W, NC, U grades at UCF will be placed in a probationary lack of progress status with the college. Students will meet with a CECS/COP advisor.
Students with (10) C-,D, F, W, NC, U grades at UCF will meet with an academic advisor for career planning and selection of a major outside of CECS/COP.

4. Withdrawal Component
Students with (3) ‘W’ grades will be placed in a probation progress status with the college. Students will meet with a CECS/COP advisor.
Students with (5) ‘W’ grades will meet with an academic advisor for career planning and selection of a major outside of CECS/COP.

5. Repeat Course Component
Student with two unsuccessful attempts of the same UCF course will be placed in a probationary lack of progress status with the college. Students will meet with a CECS/COP advisor.
Students with three unsuccessful attempts of the same UCF course will meet with an academic advisor for career planning and selection of a major outside of CECS/COP.

6. Conclusion
CECS and COP believe that the adoption of this new policy will positively affect the following:
Time to degree completion
Excess hours
Indebtedness
Future employability
Congestion in key UCF courses