Excess Hours Surcharge: The 2009 Legislature enacted a student charge for excess hours. Specifically, students enrolling at a State University in or after Fall Semester 2009 will pay a surcharge equal to 50% of the tuition rate for each excess credit hour. The Florida Legislature has defined “excess hours” as hours that exceed by 120% the completion requirements for your baccalaureate degree program at the University. This is the equivalent of 144 hours for students in a 120-hour degree program. Please click here to view excess information for your degree program.
The law provides for the following exceptions, in which instance the excess hours surcharge will be waived for additional college coursework taken:
1. Articulated accelerated credit (e.g. Advance Placement, International Baccalaureate, CLEP, Dual Enrollment, etc.)
2. Internship credit
3. Certification/Recertification credit (e.g. teacher, nurses, etc.) and certificate program credits
4. Credits withdrawn due to medical or personal hardship
5. Credits taken by active-duty military personnel
6. Credits required to achieve a dual major (NOTE: the law only exempts those hours “required” to obtain a dual major, rather than every credit hour a dual major student chooses to enroll in.)
7. Remedial and English as a Second Language (ESOL) credit
8. Military Science credits in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs
Please click here to view excess information for your degree program. 
