ACADEMIC STANDARDS - Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Repeated CoursesA student may repeat a course previously passed (but never failed) once, within one year of theoriginal grade. The repeated course grade and credit hours will be used in calculation the term GPAof the term in which the course is repeated. The CQPA will be computed using the higher of the twogrades and credit hours.Progress Towards a DegreeA student is deemed to be making acceptable progress toward a degree if the student maintains GoodAcademic Standing and retains the same Academic Year Designation for no more than three academicsemesters.Students who are not making acceptable progress toward a degree will be reviewed by the AcademicBoard.Academic Set-backAcademic set-back may be granted by the Academic Board when it believes that a student otherwisesubject to academic dismissal may benefit by repeating an academic semester at the Academy. A setbackstudent will retake at least three courses for which he/she previously received grades of D+ orlower. Grades earned will replace the previous grades in the calculation of the QPA. The studentremains on academic probation during the set-back semester and must either bring his/her CQPA up toretention standards at the end of the semester or be dismissed from the Academy. Students whoaccept set-back will thereafter wear the name tag color of the following year’s class.Eligibility: A student must have sophomore status or higher as defined by the academic standards tobe eligible for academic set-back, and a student is allowed only one set-back while at the academy.Restrictions: A student on academic set-back: must:1. retake at least three courses2. may not take more than one course not taken previously3. may not take more than 13 academic credits4. may not hold any regimental or shipboard leadership position5. may not participate in Academy sponsored clubs, extracurricular activities, or varsity athleticprogramsAcademic Year DesignationStudents in a degree program have the academic year designation of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, orSenior.A student has the academic year designation of Freshman until he or she has formally declared amajor course of study and has earned the next academic year designation.A Sophomore has successfully completed at least ¼ of the courses required for the degree program,including all but two required Freshman courses, and has successfully completed Sea Term I.A Junior has successfully completed at least ½ of the courses required for the degree program,including all required Freshman courses and all but two required Sophomore courses, and hassuccessfully completed any required Sophomore level Sea Term or Cooperative.A Senior has successfully completed at least ¾ of the courses required for the degree program,including all required Freshman and Sophomore courses and all but two required Junior courses, andhas successfully completed any required Junior level Sea Term or Cooperative.Class DesignationMembers of the Regiment of Cadets are designated 1/C, 2/C, 3/C, depending on the number of yearsenrolled at the Academy. Cadet Candidates receive recognition as 4/C cadets during the fall semester.21