1997-1998 - The University of Scranton

Developmental Placement Program
The goal of the Developmental Placement Program is to provide university-level learning
opportunities for students who are just beginning their collegiate careers. The program provides
an overview of the scholarly resources available at this university and carefully designs the kind
of serious study projects that cultivate students’ critical thinking and reading skills, study
habits, and oral and written expression, while adding to their general knowledge in a wide
range of humanistic disciplines. The knowledge, understanding, and skills that students can
gain by confronting the liberal arts tradition in the early stages of their university studies will
provide them with a solid foundation for future coursework.
Admission of Special Students
Special students include those who have already completed a B.A. or B.S. degree at the
University of Scranton or another institution, visiting students (matriculated at another institution),
part-time students taking courses for “self-improvement,” and those admitted to
Certificate Programs. Admission as a special student does not imply admission to candidacy for
a degree. Special students must complete the application process for Hanley College.
Second Baccalaureate Degree
University of Scranton graduates and persons with good scholastic records and a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution, who wish to earn a second baccalaureate
degree at the University of Scranton, must apply to Dexter Hanley College.
Candidates for a second baccalaureate degree are expected to complete a minimum of 63
semester hours at the University of Scranton beyond the completion of the studies for the first
degree and pursue a discipline disparate from the discipline of the first degree. No semester
hours from the first baccalaureate degree can be used toward this 63 semester hour requirement.
Grades for courses taken by University of Scranton graduates after completion of the requirements
for the first baccalaureate degree will have no effect on the final GPA of the first degree.
Certificate Programs
Students wishing to complete a certificate program in Hanley College must meet the
requirements specified by the appropriate department. (Details about the Certificate Programs
currently available will be found on pages 227 - 230.)
Self-Improvement
Students who do not plan to work toward a degree or a certificate, must also file the application
for admission and must arrange for official transcripts to be sent to the Hanley College
Office.
Visiting Students
Students matriculated in other colleges or universities, who wish to take courses for credit at
the University of Scranton, must present the written approval of their dean, or other authorized
administrator for all courses taken at the University of Scranton. Reader courses are not available
for visiting students.
Visiting students must complete an application form, but are not required to submit transcripts.
Visiting students taking more than one course in any semester are required to attend orientation.
Readmission of Dismissed Students
If a student who has been dismissed from the University of Scranton wishes to apply for
readmission to the University, the student 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 dismissal will not present a continuing problem.
If a student is dismissed a second time from the University, readmission is not permitted.
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