2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

Grade Option: “Credit/No Credit”
The “credit/no credit” option is designed to
encourage students to take courses of interest
but outside their concentrated areas of study.
Courses used to fill free elective and free cognate
requirements are eligible to be taken
with this option. Courses taken under the
“credit-no credit” option count toward the
accumulated credit hours for the degree, but
they are not included in the grade point average
calculation.
Students with a cumulative GPA of 2.67 or
greater who have accumulated at least 60
credits toward their degree may elect to take
some courses on a “credit/no credit” basis.
Students may apply for the “credit-no credit”
option by seeking approval from their dean’s
office and filing the completed forms with the
registrar by the end of the second week of the
semester (or by the second day of summer
sessions and intersession). The option cannot
be reversed after the fourth week of class (or
the fourth day of summer sessions and Intersession).
Courses used to fulfill general education
requirements, courses in the major and
cognate, as well as courses in a minor or concentration,
and those used to fulfill requirements
in the Honors, SJLA, and Business
Leadership programs may not be taken under
the “credit-no credit” option. Students may
take no more than a total of four courses
under this option, and no more than one per
semester (other than internships, practicums,
or physical education courses). Students
receive the following transcript notations
under the “credit/no credit” option: A grade
of C or higher yields a CS (credit satisfactory)
notation; a passing grade less than C (C-, D,
D+) yields a CD (credit deficiency) notation;
a grade less than passing (F) yields an NC (no
credit) notation.
Grade Difficulties: 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; students who do not remove
themselves from probation after one semester
are subject to dismissal, unless excepted by
the appropriate dean. Students who receive an
F while on probation are also subject to dis-
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missal, as are students who incur two F’s in
one semester, or who accumulate three F’s
that have not been successfully retaken. Probationary
status may be removed through
adequate achievement in summer school or
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 extracurricular
activities without the written
approval of their moderator, academic advisor
and dean.
Students placed on academic probation for
a second semester may not participate in any
extracurricular activity until such time as they
are formally removed from academic probation.
University policy prohibits students dismissed
from another institution or a college
of the University from registering for courses
in any of the colleges of the University in the
semester following dismissal.
Graduation Procedures and
Commencement
The University of Scranton provides the
opportunity for students who have completed
degree requirements to graduate at one of
four points throughout the academic year:
summer graduation (graduation date: August
31), fall graduation (graduation date: December
31), intersession graduation (graduation
date: January 31), or spring graduation (graduation
date coincides with the annual Commencement
exercise). Commencement exercises
are held once each academic year at the
conclusion of the spring semester; the date is
published in the official University academic
calendar. Normally students who are certified
to graduate in the summer, fall, intersession
or spring may participate in Commencement.
Certification of graduation, receipt of a
degree, and permission to participate in Commencement
are not automatic. Seniors expecting
to complete degree requirements in time
for spring graduation must make formal
application through the Registrar’s Office or
Dexter Hanley College by February 15. Students
who are expecting to complete degree
requirements for summer, fall or intersession