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Holds
Listed below are the common holds that could prevent registration or the release of transcripts and diplomas 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 course sections may contact asktheregistrar@usf.edu from their USF 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 Course Sections* |
Prevents |
First Year Advising Required (AA)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college. |
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Degree Admission Denied (AD)- Degree-Seeking admissions 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. |
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FSR Advising Required (AF)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college. |
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Contact Academic Advising (AL)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college. |
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Contact Academic Advising (AO)- Contact the Academic Advising team in your College to discuss your major and first-term registration. |
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Academic Probation (AP)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college. |
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Academic Probation (AQ)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college. |
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Missing Admission Docs (AR)- Undergraduate students should visit the Applicant Portal
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Unmet College Requirement (AS)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Arts & Sciences. |
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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. |
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Unmet College Requirement (BA)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the Muma College of Business. |
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Returned Checks (BC)- Email Student Accounting Services at busfin-sasreturns@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Debt Owed (BD)- Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Unmet College Requirement (BH)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences. |
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Bulls Bucks Balance (BK)- Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Grad Student Orientation (BO)- Complete Orientation Requirements with the Muma College of Business. Contact bsn-grad@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Mid-Term Grade Concern (BU)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the Muma College of Business. | 鉁 | ||
Pay Balance Due (CA)- Go to your Account Summary in to review and pay your balance. Hold is automatically cleared upon zero balance. | 鉁 | ||
Pay Balance Due (CC)- Go to your Account Summary in to review and pay your balance. Hold is automatically cleared upon zero balance. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Student Health & Wellness (CH)- Contact Student Health & Wellness to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Take Career Nav in Canvas (CS)- Log into and complete the 鈥淐areer Navigator- Kick-start Your Career Journey鈥 course. Hold is automatically cleared upon completion of this training. | 鉁 | ||
Contact Academic Advising (EN)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Engineering. | 鉁 | 鉁&苍产蝉辫; | |
Unmet College Requirement (EO)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Education. |
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Unmet College Requirement (FB)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Design, Arts & Performance. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Complete Grad App (G1)- In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 Hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Readmission after P3 (G3)- To finalize your readmission after academic probation, contact the Office of Graduate Studies at gradappeals@usf.edu. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Complete Grad App (G5)- In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 Hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Complete Grad App (G8)- In , select 鈥淎pply to Graduate,鈥 and then 鈥淐omplete Graduation Survey.鈥 Hold is automatically cleared upon survey completion. |
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Required BME Advising (GB)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in Biomedical Engineering to resolve. |
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Responsible Research (GS)- Send Responsible Conduct of Research PDF to tron@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Housing Cancelled St Pete (HP)- Contact Housing and Residential Education at stp-housing@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Housing Cancelled Tampa/Sarasota-Manatee (HU)- Contact Housing and Residential Education housing@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Health & Wellness (HW)- Unmet requirement. Contact Health & Wellness to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Complete Exit Interview (LE)- Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | 鉁 | 鉁 |
USF Loan Balance (LU)- Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | 鉁 | 鉁 |
USF Loan Balance (LW)- Email Student Accounting Services at sfsarhelp@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | 鉁 | 鉁 |
Unmet College Requirement (MS)- Email the Master of Science in Business Analytics/Information Systems (MS-BAIS) at muma-msbais@usf.edu to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Castle Branch Compliance (NB)- Unmet requirement. Nursing students should email safflick@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Unmet College Requirement (NH)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the Taneja College of Pharmacy to resolve. |
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Academic Progression (NP)- Contact Undergraduate Studies at UGS-reselect@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Unmet College Requirement (NR)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Nursing to resolve. |
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Orientation Requirement (OA)- Unmet Orientation Requirement. Contact the Office of Orientation to resolve. |
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Student Support Services (OS)- Unmet requirement. Contact Student Support Services at UGS_AskSS@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Ed Abroad Balance Due (OV)- Contact EA-business@usf.edu to resolve. |
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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. | 鉁 | ||
Progression Alert (PA)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in your college to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Parking Services Balance (PF)- Contact Tampa Parking Services to resolve. | 鉁 | ||
Unmet College Requirement (PH)- Use Appointment Scheduling to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Public Health to resolve. |
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Student Record Investigation (RF)- Contact the Office of the Registrar at regupdates@usf.edu to resolve. |
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Need Student Record Update (RG)- Contact the Office of the Registrar at regupdates@usf.edu to resolve. |
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RS is an Academic Integrity Review hold. Visit Ethics & Integrity Council for more information. |
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Unmet RecWell Requirement (RW)- Contact Recreation & Wellness on your campus to resolve | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
SCED Sanction (SD)- Student must complete the assigned sanction to resolve. |
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SCED Sanction (SF)- Student must complete the assigned sanction to resolve. |
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Insurance Reminder (SI)- Visit for more information. |
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International Services (SO)- Unmet requirement. Call 813-974-5102 to resolve. |
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Parking Services Balance (SP)- Contact to resolve. |
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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. |
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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. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
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. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Unmet ROTC Requirement (US)- Contact your ROTC Student Program Coordinator to resolve. | 鉁 | 鉁 | |
Parking Services Balance (XP)- Contact to resolve. |
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