1998-1999 - The University of Scranton

GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A standard used in judging a student’s performance is the Grade Point Average, determined as follows:
Each semester hour of credit with a grade of A is valued at 4 quality points; A- at 3.67 quality points; B+ at
3.33; B at 3.0; B- at 2.67; C+ at 2.33; C at 2.0; C- at 1.67; D+ at 1.33; D at 1.0. An F yields no quality points.
Thus, for example, a three-credit course with a grade A yields 12 quality points; a B yields 9; a C yields 6.
The Grade Point Average, commonly abbreviated GPA, is computed by dividing the total number of quality
points earned by the total of grade point average credit hours. For example, 15 credit hours, all at C grade, would
earn 30 Quality Points or a 2.0 GPA (30/15).
The total number of grade point average credit hours includes those courses with final grade F as well as A, B,
etc.; CR, I, P, S, W, TC and U credit do not count toward the GPA. This Grade Point Average applies only to
courses taken at the University of Scranton and is not affected by credit transferred from other colleges.
A Grade Point Average listing is made at the end of each semester. On the basis of his or her cumulative
Grade Point Average, a student’s rank in class and eligibility for honors at graduation are determined.
GRADUATION HONORS
To be eligible for graduation and for honors at commencement, a student must have completed a
minimum of 63 credit hours of work at the University of Scranton.
Summa cum laude. .................................................................3.85 Grade Point Average in all subjects
Magna cum laude...................................................................3.65 Grade Point Average in all subjects
cum laude. ..............................................................................3.50 Grade Point Average in all subjects
DEANS’ LIST
To be eligible for the Deans’ List, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management, and J.A.
Panuska College of Professional Studies students must earn 12 or more credit hours which count
toward the semester GPA (credit hours of “P” and “S” grades are not counted toward this requirement).
Dexter Hanley College students need to complete 6 or more credit hours which count toward
the semester GPA to be eligible for the Deans’ List. Of the eligible students, those who earn a 3.50 or
higher semester GPA and no grade of D, D+, F, I, NG, or U are named to the Deans’ List for that
semester. Students placed on the Deans’ List will have this distinction indicated on their transcript. A
student’s GPA will be recalculated when the last temporary grade (I, IP, NG) is replaced by a final
grade. If this new GPA meets the above standard, the student will be placed on the Deans’ List.
PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
One semester of probation is granted to students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, or who
otherwise are in danger of dismissal. A second semester of probation is not automatic; a student who
does not remove himself or herself from probation after one semester is subject to dismissal, unless
excepted by the appropriate dean. Students who receive an F while on probation are also subject to
dismissal, as is any student who incurs two F’s in one semester, or who has accumulated three F’s
which have not been successfully retaken. Probationary status may be removed through adequate
achievement in summer school or January intersession at the University of Scranton.
Students on Academic Probation are allowed to take no more than 14 credits (in Dexter Hanley
College, no more than 12 credits) during the fall or spring semesters without explicit written approval
of the appropriate dean. Students on academic probation are ineligible for participation in extra-curricular
activities without the express written approval of the moderator, the student’s academic advisor,
and the student’s dean.
A student placed on academic probation for a second semester may not participate in any extracurricular
activity until such time as he/she is formally removed from academic probation.
It is University policy in the case of a student dismissed from another institution or a college of
the University itself that this student will not be allowed to register for courses in any of the colleges
of the University in the semester following dismissal.
If a student who has been dismissed from the University wishes to apply for readmission to the
University, he/she may do so no sooner than one full semester after the semester in which the dismissal
took place. Readmission is not automatic; the student will need to demonstrate that the conditions
which led to his/her dismissal will not present a continuing problem. If a student is dismissed a
second time from the University, he/she may not apply for readmission.
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