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Holds

Listed below are the common holds that could prevent registration or the release of transcripts and diplomas, along with general instructions for addressing the hold. If you have a hold that is not on this list, you can find more information on the Registration Status page of your account.

*Note: Students with a hold that prevents adding, dropping or withdrawing from class sections may contact asktheregistrar@usf.edu from their 黑料网吃瓜爆料email to drop or withdraw if the applicable deadline has not passed.

Explanation of Hold

Prevents Release of Transcript Prevents Adding, Dropping and Withdrawing from Class Sections*

Prevents
Release of Diploma

First Year Advising Required (AA) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college.

   

Degree Admission Denied (AD) - Degree-Seeking admission was denied. Non-Degree Seeking students, contact the Office of the Registrar at nondegree@usf.edu to resolve. Degree-seeking students, contact the Office of Admissions at transfer@usf.edu to resolve.

   

FSR Advising Required (AF) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college.

   

Contact Academic Advising (AL) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college.

   

Contact Academic Advising (AO) - Contact the Academic Advising team in your College to discuss your major and first-term registration.

   

Academic Probation (AP) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college.

   

Academic Probation (AQ) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college.

   

Missing Admission Docs (AR) - Undergraduate students should visit the Applicant Portal to resolve. 
Graduate students should visit Graduate Next Steps to resolve.

   

Unmet College Requirement (AS) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Arts & Sciences.

 

Contact Admissions Office (AZ) - The Office of Admissions must take action on your record. Please contact as follows:

First-Year International Undergraduates: Email international@usf.edu to resolve.

First-Year Undergraduates: Email admissions@usf.edu to resolve.

Graduate Students: Email gradadmissions@usf.edu to resolve.

 

Unmet College Requirement (BA) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the Muma College of Business.

 

Returned Checks (BC) - Email Student Accounting Services at busfin-sasreturns@usf.edu to resolve.

 

Debt Owed (BD) - Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve.

 

Unmet College Requirement (BH) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences.

 

Bulls Bucks Balance (BK) - Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve.

   
Grad Student Orientation (BO) - Complete Orientation Requirements with the Muma College of Business. Contact bsn-grad@usf.edu to resolve.    
Mid-Term Grade Concern (BU) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the Muma College of Business.    
Pay Balance Due (CA) - Go to your Account Summary in to review and pay your balance. Hold is automatically cleared upon zero balance.    
Pay Balance Due (CC) - Go to your Account Summary in to review and pay your balance. This hold is automatically cleared upon zero balance.  
Student Health & Wellness (CH) - Contact Student Health & Wellness to resolve.    
Take Career Nav in Canvas (CS) - Log into and complete the 鈥淐areer Navigator- Kick-start Your Career Journey鈥 class. This hold is released automatically within 6 hours upon completion of this training.    
Contact Academic Advising (EN) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Engineering.   鉁&苍产蝉辫;

Unmet College Requirement (EO) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Education.

 
Unmet College Requirement (FB) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Design, Art & Performance.  
Complete Grad App (G1) - In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 This hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion.  
Readmission after P3 (G3) - To finalize your readmission after academic probation, contact the Office of Graduate Studies at gradappeals@usf.edu.  
Complete Grad App (G5) - In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 This hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion.  

Complete Grad App (G8) - In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 This hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion.

 

Required BME Advising (GB) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in Biomedical Engineering to resolve.

   

Responsible Research (GS) - Send the Responsible Conduct of Research PDF to tron@usf.edu to resolve.

   
Housing Cancelled St Pete (HP) - Contact Housing & Residential Education at stp-housing@usf.edu to resolve.    
Housing Cancelled Tampa/Sarasota-Manatee (HU) - Contact Housing & Residential Education housing@usf.edu to resolve.    
Health & Wellness (HW) - Unmet requirement. Contact Health & Wellness to resolve.    
Complete Exit Interview (LE) - Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve.
黑料网吃瓜爆料Loan Balance (LU) - Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve.
黑料网吃瓜爆料Loan Balance (LW) - Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve.
Unmet College Requirement (MS) - Email the Master of Science in Business Analytics/Information Systems (MS-BAIS) at muma-msbais@usf.edu to resolve.    

Castle Branch Compliance (NB) - Unmet requirement. Nursing students should email safflick@usf.edu to resolve.

   

Unmet College Requirement (NH) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the Taneja College of Pharmacy to resolve.

 

Academic Progression (NP) - Contact Undergraduate Studies at ugs-oars@usf.edu to resolve.

   

Unmet College Requirement (NR) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Nursing to resolve.

 

Orientation Requirement (OA) - Unmet Orientation Requirement. Contact the Office of Orientation to resolve.

   

Student Support Services (OS) - Unmet requirement. Contact Student Support Services at UGS_AskSS@usf.edu to resolve.

   

Ed Abroad Balance Due (OV) - Contact EA-business@usf.edu to resolve.

 
Grad Student Probation 1 (P1) - This is an ALERT to inform a graduate student about their academic probation. Alerts do not prevent registration.      
Grad Student Probation 2 (P2) - This is an ALERT to inform a graduate student about their academic probation. Alerts do not prevent registration.      
Grad Student Probation 3 (P3) - Contact your to resolve.    
Progression Alert (PA) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college to resolve.    
Parking Services Balance (PF) - Contact Tampa Parking Services to resolve.    

Unmet College Requirement (PH) - Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Public Health to resolve.

 

Student Record Investigation (RF) - Contact the Office of the Registrar at graduation@usf.edu to resolve.

Need Student Record Update (RG) - Contact the Office of the Registrar at graduation@usf.edu to resolve.

 

RS is an Academic Integrity Review hold. Visit the Ethics & Integrity Council for more information.

Unmet RecWell Requirement (RW) - Contact Recreation & Wellness on your campus to resolve  

SCED Sanction (SD) - Student must complete the assigned sanction to resolve.

SCED Sanction (SF) - Student must complete the assigned sanction to resolve.

   

Insurance Reminder (SI) - Visit for more information.

   

International Services (SO) - Unmet requirement. Call 813-974-5102 to resolve.

   

Parking Services Balance (SP) - Contact to resolve.

   

Complete Grad App (U1) - In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 Hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion.

 
Complete Grad App (U5) - In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 Hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion.  
Complete Grad App (U8) - In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 Hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion.  
Unmet ROTC Requirement (US) - Contact your ROTC Student Program Coordinator to resolve.  

Parking Services Balance (XP) - Contact to resolve.

   

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