Bulletin 2007-2008 - Austin College

Courses with grades of F, U, WF, or WU are counted as courses attempted for purposesof computing grade point averages. Courses with grades of S, W, WP, or I are notincluded in the computation of grade point averages.Students may repeat for additional credit only those courses so designated in thecollege catalog. When a course is repeated to raise a grade, all attempts and gradesremain listed on the transcript but are marked to indicate the course has been repeated.Only the last attempt is used to determine credit earned and grade point average(unless the grade for the last attempt is a W, WP, WF, or WU, in which case the previousattempt is used to determine credit and grade point average). Courses crosslistedin the catalog (such as Business Administration 361 and Economics 361) aretreated as if they are the same course. Only courses repeated at the college can beused to raise a grade.Transfer Credit for Continuing StudentsContinuing students may with prior approval enroll in courses at other colleges anduniversities and transfer credit to their Austin College degree program. Transfer approvalforms are available in the Office of the Registrar. The following transfer credit policiesapply to summer or concurrent transfer courses:■ Transfer courses must be consistent with the academic programs of Austin Collegeand its educational mission.■ Only transfer courses with a grades of ‘C’ or higher will be accepted.■ Transfer courses taken in a semester hour system will be converted to course creditunits at the rate of four semester hours being equal to one Austin College credit.■ Transfer courses being used to meet requirements for a major, minor or prerequisitesmust be approved by the appropriate department chair or program director.■ Transfer courses not previously accepted are reviewed by the appropriatedepartment chair or program director to insure the appropriateness of thecourse in an Austin College degree program.■ Transfer courses being used to meet the language competency requirement mustbe approved by the chair of the Classical and Modern Language department.■ Transfer courses may not be used to meet Breadth Requirements.■ Transfer courses will not be used in calculating the cumulative grade point averageor major and minor grade point average.■ Transfer courses will not be used as repeats of Austin College courses for recalculationof grade point averages.■ Eight of the last eleven course credit units in a student’s degree program must becompleted at Austin College.■ Students may petition for individual approval of a transfer course not normallyaccepted at Austin College. Students must provide a syllabus or complete coursedescription and specify how the course is relevant to their degree program.It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that an official transcript from theother institution is sent to the Austin College Registrar.Academic Probation and SuspensionStudents’ academic records are reviewed at the end of each fall and spring term.A cumulative grade point average of 2.00 is the minimum standard for graduation.Only Austin College grades are included in this calculation. A student whosecumulative grade point average falls below 2.00 will automatically be placed onACADEMIC REGULATIONS| 67