Graduate: Academic Support: Holds:

At UCF there are certain circumstances that will cause students records to be placed on hold. A hold is an indicator that notifies a student that they are expected to perform a certain task. This task could vary from talking to an advisor to paying for a parking ticket. When a student's records are on hold there are services that they will not be able to do until the hold is removed. The most common and notable of these services is the student's ability to register for courses. Almost all holds will keep a student from registering for additional courses (students can always drop and withdraw from courses before the university deadlines), however some will impact other services such a requesting transcripts, or use of library resources.

Students should consult their online UCF account to find out if the have any holds on their record. If holds are present a brief description will be provided of the reason for the hold as well as an office that can be contacted for additional information. The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) currently only uses two holds for graduate students, requiring them to seek mandatory advisement. These holds are placed on a student's record if they are pending a program of study or if they are on probation. This hold only keeps a student from registering for additional courses and does not impact any other services (will not stop dropping or withdrawing from courses). The hold requires a student to see the Graduate Coordinator in their department and get them to approve a schedule plan for the upcoming semester or submit a program of study before a student can register. Students can download the Graduate Hold Form or pick it up in the graduate coordinators office. Once the form is completed and signed by an advisor it should be turned in to AAO to have the hold temporarily removed to allow registration. For more information about probation and program of study please see other parts of this website.

Holds can only be removed by the office that placed them on a student's record. Due to this CECS will not be able to lend much assistance with regard to holds placed by other offices outside the college. It is recommended that a student always contact the office listed as the contact for the hold. This will be the best way to find out how to proceed to get a hold removed.