1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

2. If the student wishes to have one of the three examinations rescheduled, the examination
with the lowest priority, based on the following order of priority, will be
rescheduled.
Major Course – first priority
Cognate course – second priority
Elective course – third priority
3. Where a conflict exists between two courses of the same kind (e.g., two cognates or
two electives), the more senior professor — in terms of years of service at the
University of Scranton — will have first priority.
4. If the student wishes to reschedule a conflict examination, he/she must advise the
faculty member prior to the last week of class. If an appropriate resolution cannot be
reached between the student and the faculty member, the student should contact
his/her dean.
COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
Courses appearing in this bulletin are numbered according to the system described
below. The first digit of any course number indicates the level of the course; the second and
third digits specify categories of courses. Levels at which courses are offered include the
following:
100-199 introductory courses 400-499 advanced undergraduate courses
200-299 lower division courses 500 and above graduate courses
300-399 upper division courses
In cases where no specific prerequisite is listed in the course description, courses at the 300
or 400 level assume Junior or Senior standing and appropriate background in the discipline
of the course.
Categories in which courses are offered are indicated according to the following system:
___00–___09 General-education courses ___82–___83 Independent study courses
not available for major ___84 Special topics
credit ___85–___89 Honors courses
___10–___39 Courses which may apply ___90–___91 Seminars
either to major or general-edu- ___92– Service Learning
cation requirements ___93–___94 Research
___40–___79 Courses available for major ___95–___96 Travel courses
(also minor and required 498–499 Thesis
cognate) credit
___80–___81 Practicum, Internship or Co-op
courses
Labs are indicated by an L following the number of the corresponding lecture courses.
Courses in the Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Program are indicated by a J following the course
number; those in the Honors Program are indicated by an H following the course number.
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
of 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).
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