St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

General Information
Graduation Honors
At graduation, honors are conferred upon students
who have maintained the following gradepoint
averages:
cum laude 3.5
magna cum laude 3.75
summa cum laude 3.9
Generally, graduation honor status is based
on the GPA of all courses taken (including transfer
courses) prior to the semester in which graduation
takes place. Students who have a higher
GPA after their final semester, which puts them
into the honors category or moves them to a
higher level, will have the new category posted to
the permanent record and added to their diplomas.
Honors will not be removed or lowered if
the last semester GPA lowers the cumulative
GPA.
Students who successfully complete the
Honors Program course of study will graduate
“in cursu honorum.”
Course Numbers
Course numbers have the following meaning:
Courses numbered from 100 to 199 normally
are freshman courses.
Courses numbered from 200 to 299 normally
are sophomore courses.
Courses numbered from 300 to 499 normally
are junior and senior courses.
Courses numbered 500 through 800 normally
are graduate courses.
Undergraduate Class Load
The normal undergraduate full-time class load is
15 to 17 semester credits. A student with a class
load of 12 semester credits is considered a fulltime
student, and one with fewer than 12 semester
credits is considered a part-time student. All
freshman students are limited to a maximum of
18 semester credits. An exception may be made
for engineering and science students. Students on
scholastic probation may not register for more
than 13 semester credits without approval from
their academic advisor and may not register for
more than 15 semester credits without the written
approval of the Board of Studies. ACCEL students
on academic probation may not take more
than nine semester credits due to the accelerated
format.
A semester credit is defined as one 50-minute
lecture or recitation period per week for one
semester. Laboratory periods are two to three
periods in length and are equivalent to one lecture
period.
Students who wish to register for more than
18 semester credits will need permission from the
Board of Studies before registering for the desired
extra course. This permission can be granted if
students have achieved a grade-point average of
3.0 for the last semester of recorded college work
and have an exceptional and satisfactory reason.
Concurrent registration for transfer credits at
another institution by full-time students is
allowed only if the students have prior approval
of the appropriate college dean.
For the summer session, the following criteria
are used: During the May interim (three weeks) a
class load of three credits is considered full-time.
During the regular day or evening session (six
weeks), a class load of six credits is considered
full-time, and three credits is half-time.
Graduate Class Load
A graduate student with a class load of nine
semester credits is considered a full-time student;
one with six semester credits is considered a
three-quarter time student; and one with three
credits is considered a part-time student. For the
summer session a class load of three credits is
considered full-time.
Class Attendance
Students are encouraged to attend class regularly
to maintain their scholarship record. Each faculty
member, however, establishes an individual class
attendance and absentee policy. This policy is
explained at the beginning of each semester by
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