Registration Guide

USF St. Petersburg welcomes Florida residents who are 60 years or older to discover course enrollment opportunities and lifelong learning. This guide is designed to assist you as you navigate the USF St. Petersburg campus. Be sure to read the General Information section of this guide to learn about USF St. Petersburg policies and procedures which pertain to the Senior Citizen student.

General Information for Senior Citizen Registration

Registration Instructions -

Download the applicable form by clicking one of the following links:

Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver (for first-time participants OR you have not registered in the last three terms)

Residency Affidavit ( for first-time participants OR you have not registered in the last three terms)

Senior Citizen Registration Worksheet (for continuing students)

Immunization Health History Form (for first-time participants ONLY)

Please complete and mail or fax the completed forms to the Office of Admissions and Records by the 5th day of the semester (refer to the Academic Calendar for registration dates). Mailing address is: 140 Seventh Avenue S. BAY102, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5016. Fax number is: (727) 873-4525.

The Admissions and Records office will process registration forms by 6:00 p.m. on the 6th day of the semester. Students do not need to be present as forms are processed automatically.

Registration forms submitted prior to the 6th day of the semester will be held until the registration date.

No registrations will be processed on the St. Petersburg Campus after the 6th day of the term.

The student may also verify enrollment on OASIS http://usfonline.admin.usf.edu/

The Registration Process

Space Available Registration - Senior Citizen Audit registration is on a "space available" basis. Many high demand courses are already filled by degree-seeking students prior to the Senior Audit Registration date therefore students may not pre-register for courses for which they plan to use the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver. The waiver will not be processed if a Senior Citizen pre-registers and then submits a Senior Citizen tuition waiver form for those courses. Available courses can be viewed online by clicking on Schedule of Classes or typing http://www.registrar.usf.edu/ssearch/search.php directly in your browser window then follow the instructions below.

* Open the “TERM” pull-down menu – Click on the desired term (e.g. Summer 2008)
* Open the “CAMPUS” pull-down menu – Click the desired campus (e.g. St. Petersburg)
* For WEB (online)/Telecourses/Distance Learning courses, open the “Distance Learning” pull-down menu – Click the desired delivery method (e.g. Web (online)). DO NOT ENTER A CAMPUS FROM THE CAMPUS PULL-DOWN MENU.
*Search for all courses offered on the selected campus by a specific college (Arts and Sciences-St. Petersburg ONLY) by using the “COLLEGE” window
* You may wish to narrow your search further by using “STATUS” to display only OPEN courses.
* Note that other search options are available (but not mandatory), such as search for courses that meet on specific days of the week or that start at specific times.
* Once you have established the search parameters, click on “SEARCH” at the bottom of the screen. The results of the search will be displayed.

Course Approval/Permission - Many courses require departmental approval, prerequisites or have other restrictions which limit registration. Since you may be unaware of those restrictions, you should request permission from the respective instructor in advance of registration. There is a Registration Worksheet form to accomplish this. Under no circumstance will notes on plain paper without department letterhead be accepted.

Waiver - It is the student's responsibility to complete and submit the waiver form allowing sufficient time for the form to reach the Office of Admissions and Records by the registration deadline.

Parking Information

Parking permits are required to park at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Campus, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Permit types are used to designate parking locations on campus. Each permit type is restricted to the parking spaces on campus that matches the permit category from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. After 5:30 p.m., weekends, and holidays, students with valid permits may park in Visitor and Gold spaces.

Parking Permits may be purchased from Parking Services located in Bayboro Hall (BAY 132). Additional information may be obtained by visiting the Parking Services web site: www.stpt.usf.edu/parking_services/parking_rates.htm

Terms You Need to Know

Course Descriptors

*CRN or REF# - Course Reference Number also known as Reference Number is a five-digit number* unique to each course offered by USF. *Spring courses begin with 1 or 2; Summer courses begin with 5 or 6; Fall courses begin with 8 or 9.

PMT - Permit (permission) required from the Department offering the course in order for student to register for this class (if YES in the PMT column of the Schedule of Classes)

PRX or PREFIX and CRS# - A 3-letter designation plus a 4-digit number, e.g., ANT 2000 would be the course information for Introduction to Anthropology

SEC - A 3-digit number used to distinguish between multiple offerings of the same course

Registration Errors/Holds

CO-REQ - An error received when student is attempting to only register for a lecture course that also has a lab requirement

COLLEGE RESTRICTION - An error received when a student is attempting to register for a course limited to those admitted to a specific college, non-College of Education (COE) students attempting to take a course for COE students ONLY

MAJOR RESTRICTION - An error received when a student is attempting to register for a course limited to a specific major, e.g., an Chemistry major attempting to take a course offered for Accounting majors ONLY

LEVEL RESTRICTION - An error received when a lower-level or non-degree student attempts to register for an upper level course

PRE-REQ - An error received when a student is attempting to register for a course without completing the necessary prerequisite course