2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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1. Course Work Requirement: The academic degree department must specify no more than four courses (including labs) totaling no
more than 16 nor less than 12 credit hours.
2. Performance Requirement: The student must achieve a term GPA equal to or greater than 85 with no individual course grade less than
77 for all enrolled courses. Withdrawals or incompletes are determined on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Academic Services.
3. Academic Advising Requirement: The student is required to meet with an academic advisor within the Academic Services Office.
Any additional requirements that may be deemed appropriate by that advisor will be considered as an integral part of this agreement.
4. Other Departmental Requirements: The department may list other requirements, such as attendance, which does not modify the
course and performance requirements above.
5. Academic Improvement Process
Students with an academic status of less than good standing are required to develop and implement strategies for academic success with the
assistance of an advisor. Through this process they may receive:
• One-on-one student - advisor interaction regarding an analysis of the student's level of commitment and desire to succeed.
• Strategies to change self-defeating behavior to achieve desired results.
• Monitoring, support, and open lines of communication with involved faculty and staff.
• Academic Support Seminars: Topics covered: study habits, learning styles, test-taking stategies, and time management/
social setting.
Academic Advisement is provided through the Academic Services Office, room 3-322, Academic Building. For more information on academic
advisement, by e-mail; academic@kettering.edu, by phone; 800-955-4465 ext. 9775, or by fax; 810-762-7866.
STUDENT ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER
The Student Academic Resource Center (SARC) is designed to provide academic support to Kettering University students. The Peer Tutoring
program is a free academic support service offered to all students. The SARC is staffed primarily by top Kettering University students who
are able to assist students in all freshmen and sophomore level courses as well as many upper level courses. Peer Tutors are available 60
hours per week. The SARC has a capacity of 50 students and provides an environment conducive to learning and studying. The Center has
several computers available to students, some of which are part of the writing lab where a writing tutor is staffed part-time.
Peer Tutors are available; Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sunday 3:00 to 8:00
p.m. Residential tutors are available in the Residence Hall in unit 14. Monday through Thursday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., workshops in calculus,
chemistry and physics are also held in the Residence Hall. No appointments are necessary and tutoring is available to all students. Copies of
schedules that indicate the availability of tutoring and workshops are available in the SARC and in the Academic Services Office.
The Peer Tutoring Program and Academic Workshops are located in Room 3-342, Academic Building. For further information on the Peer
Tutoring Program or the Academic Workshops, contact Michele Loper, Assistant Director of Student Academic Resource Center by email:
mloper@kettering.edu or by phone 762-9566/800-955-4464 ext. 9566.