3,100 students were accepted to the University of Florida on the condition that their first year is spent taking online classes, a catch unknown to them at the time they were applying.
The online class requirement is part of a new program called Pathway to Campus Enrollment — known as PaCE — which allows the school "to offer admission to additional qualified applicants with academic potential and demonstrated success," Senior Director of Media Relations Steven Orlando said. As part of the program, students may move to on-campus courses after completing two semesters of online classes.
UF expects less than 10 percent of students to accept the offer and an even smaller amount to go on to become on-campus students.
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