Undergraduate - Clarion University

30 Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Academic Information
a. why academic performance was poor;
b. how the student expects to improve his or her
academic performance and how he or she intends
to correct the problem identified in item 2a;
c. the projected course of study if a change of majors
is planned;
d. what the student has done since last attending
Clarion, including course work completed at other
institutions; and/or
e. other evidence believed to be helpful to the
committee.
3. The student may apply in writing to the Office of the
Registrar after an absence of one or more semesters,
provided the suspension was the student’s first.
4. Students who have been suspended two or more
times must appeal in a typed letter to the Academic
Standards Committee using the guidelines detailed
above. Please contact the Office of the Registrar or
the Office of Academic Affairs to obtain appeal
deadlines.
5. Suspended students who have been absent from the
university for a period of at least four years do not
need to file a written appeal to the Academic
Standards Committee. These students may be
readmitted through the Office of the Registrar by
requesting academic renewal.
Students on academic probation may not attempt more
than 12 to 15 credit hours per semester.
Suspended students who wish to take credits at another
accredited institution should first consult with their dean
to ensure the credits will transfer. Clarion accepts credits
from accredited institutions, but grades and quality points
do not transfer. Clarion permits transfer of these credits
provided the credits are applicable to the student’s program
and a grade of “C” or better is earned. Courses failed at
Clarion may not be repeated at another university.
Class Standings
Class standings (freshman, sophomore, etc.) are
determined by credits earned rather than by semesters of
residence: freshmen, 1-29 credits; sophomores, 30-59 credits;
juniors, 60-89 credits; seniors, 90-120 or more credits.
General Policies
Scholarship policy at Clarion University is formulated
by the Subcommittee on Academic Standards, which is a
subcommittee of Faculty Senate.
Calculation of Quality-Point Average (QPA)
Scholastic standing of students is determined on the
basis of a quality-point system in which a grade of “A”
equals four quality points per semester hour; “B” equals
three; “C” equals two; “D” equals one; and “E” equals zero.
The number of quality points earned in a single course for
one semester is determined by multiplying the quality-point
value of the course grade by the number of semester hours
in the course; thus, a grade of “A” in a three-semester-hour
course has a quality-point value of 12. A student’s QPA at
any specific time is determined by dividing the total number
of quality points earned in all courses by the total number
of quality hours. For example, if a student earned 30 quality
points for 15 quality hours of course work in a single
semester, his or her QPA for the semester would be 2.00.
At the end of each semester, a student’s QPA is calculated
for that semester and also for all the course work he or she
has taken up to and including the semester just completed.
The latter is known as the cumulative QPA.
Scholarship policy for two-year programs requires
students earn a minimum QPA of 1.75 their first semester
and a 2.00 their second semester and thereafter in order to
be in satisfactory academic standing. The cumulative QPA
should be 2.00 by the end of the second semester.
Special Program Requirements – Medical
Technology
To remain in the Medical Technology Program, students
must maintain the following QPA: first-semester freshmen,
2.0; second-semester freshmen and first-semester
sophomores, 2.5; thereafter 2.5 with a 2.5 in the natural
sciences. Exceptions to these requirements must be
approved by the coordinator of medical technology.
Admission to the Medical Technology Program at the
university does not guarantee admission to the year in the
hospital laboratory. Hospital spaces are limited, and
admissions standards, which are under the control of the
individual hospitals, are quite high.
Special Program Requirements – College
of Business Administration
Business students pursuing the B.S.B.A. must meet the
requirements for admission to the college’s upper division.
In addition, business administration students must meet
graduation standards beyond general university
requirements. These academic standards are fully described
under the College of Business Administration on pages 144
and 145.
Students readmitted to the College of Business
Administration after an absence of two years or more must
meet all requirements of the college as of the date of
readmission.
Students transferring into the College of Business
Administration from other accredited colleges and
universities must have earned a cumulative QPA of 2.50 on
a 4.00 scale. This applies to all course work taken at all
universities prior to attending Clarion University. Clarion
University students transferring from majors outside the
College of Business Administration must have earned either
an overall QPA of 2.50 or a 2.50 QPA in their most recent
full-time (12 or more credits) semester at Clarion University.