attempted but does not contribute to the hours earned or the number of
quality points accumulated.
Class Standing
There is a relationship between traditional class standing and credits
earned. Academic progress is measured by credits earned. The following
table defines class standing. However, academic progress, as it relates to
issues such as scheduling priority, is determined by credits earned.
Credits Earned
Freshman
0-29
Sophomore
30-59
Junior
60-89
Senior
90-120
Repeating Courses
Students may repeat any course for which a D+, D, F, U, W, WP, or WF
grade is received. The quality-points for the highest grade will be used
for computing quality-point average, but the original grade will not be
erased from the student's permanent record. It is recommended that no
course be repeated more than once. The number of repeat attempts that
may be presented for graduation credit or for use to improve the quali-
ty-point average of any student will be limited to six; however, no more
than four of these may be repeated during the regular academic year. It
is recommended that courses be repeated during the summer sessions
unless the sequence of courses is disrupted extensively. Students will
have the option of requesting a different instructor for the repeat course
whenever possible. Exception to the above policy, when it serves the
best interests of both the students and the University, will be possible
only with the approval of (1) the department in which the student is
majoring, (2) the department offering the course, and (3) the dean
administering the curriculum in which the student is majoring.
Exemption from Required Courses
An undergraduate student may apply for exemption from required cours-
es in his/her curriculum by following the procedure outlined below:
1.
A recommendation from the student's academic advisor and
endorsed by the chairperson of the student's major department is
forwarded to the student's program dean.
2.
If a dean grants an exemption, an authorization for exemption is
forwarded to the University coordinator of records with copies to
the student, the student's advisor, and the chairperson of the stu-
dent's major department.
3.
Students who desire an exemption from a course for which they
have been scheduled must do so before the end of the "ADD" peri-
od by following the procedure outlined above.
Academic Probation and Suspension
A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required of students to
graduate from certificate, associate degree, and baccalaureate degree
programs. Students failing to achieve the designated GPA or failing to
make satisfactory academic progress will be placed on probation for the
following semester or summer session in which they are enrolled.
Continued failure to meet minimal standards, except in the case of sum-
mer sessions, will result in suspension from the University for a mini-
mum of one semester. Students on probation may attend summer ses-
sions, however their summer session grades will not alter their proba-
tionary status. Summer sessions are not counted in suspension periods.
Suspended students may enroll in summer sessions only with special
permission of the dean for prescribed academic objectives.
Any student admitted to the University on probationary status, or whose
degree GPA falls below the standards in the table below, is placed on
academic probation. This status is a warning to students that it is incum-
bent upon them to improve their GPA to avoid academic suspension or
failure to meet graduation requirements. All students on probation must
participate in the Academic Assistance Program offered by the
Department of Academic Support Services. Failure to demonstrate satis-
factory progress will result in suspension the following semester.
Students are informed of academic probation or suspension at the end of
each semester.
Attempted Hours
Minimum Degree GPA
0-15
1.50
16-30
1.67
31-60
1.85
61+ 2.00
Students cannot make up failed work at another institution to improve
their GPA at Edinboro University. Students who are reinstated following
suspension for academic reasons must participate in the Academic
Assistance Program. If they do not demonstrate satisfactory academic
progress following reinstatement from suspension they may be suspend-
ed again. Normally students will not be reinstated after a second sus-
pension.
Transfer student progress is determined by adding hours accepted for
transfer to hours attempted at Edinboro University to establish total
number of hours, and then applying the cumulative GPA to this total. The
cumulative GPA for transfer students is computed using only hours
attempted and earned at Edinboro University.
When, in the judgment of the provost and vice president for academic
affairs, extenuating circumstances prevail, exceptions to these standards
may be made.
Reinstatement
Individuals whose enrollment at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
has lapsed for at least one academic semester and undergraduate students
who have previously withdrawn from the University must make appli-
cation for reinstatement to records and registration. Reinstatement into
any academic major is subject to the approval of the dean of the appro-
priate school. Students who withdrew for medical reasons must gain
clearance from Ghering Health Center.
Students who for any reason have interrupted their enrollment at
Edinboro University for a period exceeding one calendar year are sub-
ject to the curriculum and graduation requirements in effect at the time
of their reinstatement. Reinstated students who return to the University
within one calendar year of their last enrollment have the option of con-
tinuing under the curriculum and graduation requirements for which
they were responsible when they left the institution.
Financial obligations to the University will preclude reinstatement.
Students under disciplinary suspension will not be considered for rein-
statement until the terms of the suspension sanction have been met.
Exceptions may be considered by the president of the University upon
the recommendation of the vice president for student affairs and student
success.
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