(1) By December 31, 2017, the Florida Polytechnic University shall meet the following criteria as established by the Board of Governors:
(a) Achieve accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
(b) Initiate the development of the new programs in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(c) Seek discipline-specific accreditation for programs;
(d) Attain a minimum FTE of 1,244, with a minimum 50 percent of that FTE in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and 20 percent in programs related to those fields;
(e) Complete facilities and infrastructure, including the Science and Technology Building, Phase I of the Wellness Center, and a residence hall or halls containing no fewer than 190 beds; and
(f) Have the ability to provide, either directly or where feasible through a shared services model, administration of financial aid, admissions, student support, information technology, and finance and accounting with an internal audit function.
(2) Once the criteria in subsection (1) have been met, the Board of Trustees of the Florida Polytechnic University shall notify the Board of Governors, and the Board of Governors shall conduct a final review to confirm that the criteria have been met.
(3) Students enrolled at the University of South Florida Polytechnic shall be afforded the opportunity to complete their degrees at the University of South Florida, subject to university criteria.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2008-97; s. 1, ch. 2012-129; ss. 30, 36, ch. 2016-62; s. 6, ch. 2017-71.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1004 - Public Postsecondary Education
Part II - State Universities (Ss. 1004.22-1004.64991)
Subpart B - Branch Campuses, Centers,Institutes, and Special Programs
1004.341 - University of South Florida branch campuses.
1004.344 - The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching.
1004.345 - The Florida Polytechnic University.
1004.3451 - Direct-support organization for Florida Polytechnic University.
1004.346 - Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute.
1004.36 - Florida Atlantic University campuses.
1004.384 - University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
1004.385 - Florida International University College of Medicine.
1004.39 - College of law at Florida International University.
1004.40 - College of law at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
1004.41 - University of Florida; J. Hillis Miller Health Center.
1004.42 - Florida State University College of Medicine.
1004.43 - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
1004.435 - Cancer control and research.
1004.4351 - Medical marijuana research.
1004.44 - Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.
1004.441 - Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research.
1004.444 - Florida Center for Cybersecurity.
1004.445 - Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute.
1004.447 - Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
1004.4471 - Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition; affiliation with other universities.
1004.4473 - Industrial hemp pilot projects.
1004.45 - Ringling Center for Cultural Arts.
1004.46 - Multidisciplinary Center for Affordable Housing.
1004.47 - Research activities relating to solid and hazardous waste management.
1004.48 - Research protocols to determine most appropriate pollutant dispersal agents.
1004.49 - Florida LAKEWATCH Program.
1004.53 - Interdisciplinary Center for Brownfield Rehabilitation Assistance.
1004.55 - Regional autism centers; public record exemptions.
1004.56 - Florida Museum of Natural History; functions.
1004.57 - Vertebrate paleontological sites and remains; legislative intent and state policy.
1004.575 - Program of vertebrate paleontology within Florida Museum of Natural History.
1004.59 - Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium.
1004.60 - Research of Rosewood incident.
1004.615 - Florida Institute for Child Welfare.
1004.635 - State University System Research and Economic Development Investment Program.
1004.645 - Florida Center for Reading Research.
1004.647 - Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center.
1004.648 - Florida Energy Systems Consortium.
1004.649 - Northwest Regional Data Center.
1004.6496 - Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education.
1004.6497 - World Class Faculty and Scholar Program.
1004.6498 - State University Professional and Graduate Degree Excellence Program.
1004.6499 - Florida Institute of Politics.
1004.64991 - The Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom.