Elections

Candidate qualifications

• Qualifications for senate positions
  • Each Student Government Association Senator shall be registered to the specific school, college, class level, housing units that they represent
  • Each undergraduate student Senator shall maintain a minimum of nine (9) undergraduate credit hours; In the last Fall and Spring semester before graduation they shall be exempt from this requirement but must maintain a minimum of three(3) credit hours per semester
  • Each graduate student Senator shall maintain no less than a 3.0 cumulative graduate grade point average and a minimum of a 2.5 term grade point average. Be registered for a minimum number of credit hours so as to be considered full time for both the Fall and Spring terms as defined by FIU. In the last Fall and Spring Semester before graduation they shall be exempt from this requirement but must maintain a minimum of three (3) credit hours
  • Each Law Senator shall be under no academic or disciplinary sanctions as determined by the College of Law and the University. Maintain, during Fall and Spring semesters, a minimum number of courses so as to be considered full-time students by the College of Law. In the semester of graduation Law School Students shall be exempt from this requirement but must be taking at least one course
  • Each Medical Senator shall be under no academic or disciplinary sanctions as determined by the College of Medicine and the University. Maintain, a minimum number of courses so as to be considered full-time students by the College of Medicine. In the semester of graduation Medical School Students shall be exempt from this requirement but must be taking at least one course
  • Lower Division Senators must have passed less than 60 credits at the time of election qualification or appointment.
  • Upper Division Senators must have passed more than 60 credits at the time of election qualification or appointment.

  ***Candidates seeking to hold office for the Governor, Lower Division- BBC Senator & Upper Division Senator must be taking at least 20% of their classes at BBC.

• Qualifications for all Student Government officials
  • Be a degree seeking; registered non-staff student
  • Run for and hold only one office at a time.
  • Be under no academic or disciplinary sanctions as detailed in the Student Code of Conductor individual University College.
  • Maintain no less than a 2.5 cumulative undergraduate grade point average and a 2.0 term grade point average where applicable.
  • Each graduate student holding office shall maintain no less than a 3.0 cumulative graduate grade point average and a minimum of a 2.5 term grade point average. Be registered as full-time students for both the Fall and Spring semester as defined by FIU. In the semester of graduation, they shall be exempt from full-time enrollment requirements but must maintain a minimum of (3) credit hours.