Complete 2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog - Virginia State ...

Grade-point Average (GPA). The GPA is determined by dividing total quality points (QPTS) earned by
total quality hours (QHRS) attempted for grades of A, B, CD and F. The highest grade in courses which
have been repeated is used (see Repeat Grade).
Grade Review Procedure. Requests to make any change in the grade assigned originally shall be made
only in unusual circumstances. Such changes threaten the integrity of the academic process. The instructor
grades. The appeal procedure for a student with a complaint about grading requires contact with the
instructor involved, and further contact with the instructor’s department chairperson if the matter is not
resolved between the instructor and student.
If the matter is not resolved at the departmental level, contact should be made with the dean of the college in
which the instructor teaches. If the situation is not resolved at the dean’s level, the student should submit a
written request, containing the signatures of the chairperson and dean, to the Academic Credits Committee.
Grade Reports
which is accessed on the Virginia State University website.
Graduation Procedures. For graduation, a student should:
Year Calendar.
University before the anticipated degree is approved for conferral.
degree will be mailed to the recipient.
General Education Requirements. (See General Education Program)
Honors. (See Academic Honors)
Honors Program. (See Special Academic Programs)
Immunizations.
(freshmen, transfer and graduate students) to provide a health history and immunization record to the
Student Health Service prior to registration for classes. Any student who cannot produce an up-to-date
up-to-date immunization record is provided.
Laboratory Enrollment. Concurrent enrollment in lecture and laboratory science courses is required for
Last 27 Credits. A candidate for the bachelor’s degree must spend the last year in resident study for
the degree at Virginia State University. A year’s residence is interpreted to mean the accumulation of a
minimum of twenty-seven hours of upper-level courses in (1) two regular semesters, or (2) three regular
summer sessions, or (3) one academic semester and one summer of nine weeks. Subject to the discretion
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