2006-2008 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

Cross-Listed CoursesCourses that are cross-listed at both the graduate and the undergraduate levelmust have separate and specific written expectations for students in each category.Students receiving graduate credit will be required to complete workbeyond that required of those receiving undergraduate credit. Higher levels ofaccomplishment and achievement will be expected of graduate students; theseshould be fully documented in the course syllabus. Differing criteria for gradingmay be utilized. Faculty will be expected to devote additional time and effort tothe work of graduate students in such courses. Copies of the stated expectationsfor cross-listed courses shall be kept on file in the office of the Vice President forAcademic Affairs.Dean’s ListIn order to encourage excellence in undergraduate scholarship and give recognitionto superior achievement, a Dean’s List is released each quarter. Full-timeundergraduate students registered for a minimum of eight (8) semester hours ofalpha grade credit and maintaining a GPA at a level which, if continued, wouldmake them eligible to graduate with honors (3.5 and above), are included on theDean’s List.Degree PlanBefore an undergraduate student with 64 semester hours of credit can register,the student must have an approved degree plan on file. A transfer student whotransfers more than fifty (50) semester hours must file a degree plan before thesecond quarter in residence. A transfer student who expects to receive Veteran’sAdministration benefits must file a degree plan before the initial registration. Thedegree plan must be based on the current Catalog at the time of filing and will bevalid for a period not to exceed five (5) years from the date of filing. The studentmust submit their degree plan to the Registrar’s Office in person.Degrees with DistinctionHonors at graduation are awarded to undergraduate baccalaureate students whohave completed a minimum of 64 semester alpha-grade hours in residence atHBU and have earned an appropriate number of grade points to be eligible forthe honors indicated. An average standing of 3.50 or higher entitles the studentto graduate cum laude; 3.70 or higher magna cum laude; 3.90 or higher summacum laude.Honors at graduation are awarded to undergraduate associate degree studentswho have completed a minimum of 35 semester alpha hours in residence at HBU.An average standing of 3.50 or higher entitles the student to graduate with highhonors. An average standing of 3.00 to 3.49 entitles the student to graduate withhonors.Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)HBU is subject to the provisions of a federal law known as the Family EducationRights and Privacy Act (also referred to as FERPA or the Buckley Amendment).This law affords students enrolled at HBU certain rights with respect to theireducation records.These rights include:• The right to inspect and review their education records within 45 days of theday the University receives a request for access. Students should submit to the68 / Academic Policies and Procedures