Grade Points and Point Averages
Cedarville University uses the “four-point system” to determine
academic averages. Grade points are awarded as follows:
Grade
Grade Points
A
4.0
A-
3.7
B+
3.3
B
3.0
B-
2.7
C+
2.3
C
2.0
C-
1.7
D+
1.3
D
1.0
D-
0.7
F
0.0
The GPA is computed by dividing the total grade points earned
by the total hours attempted. Grades are issued at the end of each
semester. The student is responsible for discussing their academic
achievement with their instructor.
Academic Progress, Warning, and Suspension
To satisfy the minimum graduation requirements, a student
must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0. The minimum cumulative GPA
needed to maintain good academic standing is also 2.0.
The University recognizes that some students may have
difficulty earning and/or maintaining the minimum cumulative GPA
required for good standing and for graduation. To assist them,
the following academic progress chart outlines the minimum
cumulative GPAs needed according to the credit hours earned.
Academic Progress Chart
Credits Minimum Cumulative Minimum Cumulative
Attempted GPA for Academic
GPA for Academic
Probation
Warning
0–18.99
1.00
1.45
19–36.99
1.25
1.60
37–64.99
1.50
1.75
65–96.99
1.75
1.90
97–112.99
1.90
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113–128.99
1.95
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Some academic programs have stricter academic progress
requirements than those listed above. Students should check
academic department sections of the catalog for the specific
grade point requirements of their majors.
Students who are not in good academic standing will be notified
by the Assistant or Associate Academic Vice President of their
college. First-semester freshmen who do not meet the 1.0 average
will usually not be academically suspended in order to provide
some additional time for them to make the adjustment to college
life.
Any student who does not meet the minimum cumulative GPA
required for academic probation will be suspended for at least one
semester. Any student on academic probation for two successive
semesters who is not making satisfactory academic progress is
subject to academic suspension. Any student whose term GPA
is not above 1.0 for two successive semesters and who is not
making satisfactory academic progress is subject to suspension.
The Assistant or Associate Academic Vice President of a college
may make exceptions to the academic progress guidelines when
appropriate.
A student receiving veterans benefits who is on academic
probation for two successive semesters without making
satisfactory progress will be reported to the Veterans
Administration. The veterans benefits for such a student will be
terminated unless the student is making progress toward meeting
the minimum academic requirements for graduation.
Faculty members and other counselors are available to discuss
student progress. The student experiencing academic difficulty
should utilize these personnel, as well as resources available in
the academic assistance center, to help find solutions to academic
problems.
Students on academic warning or probation may be required
to take a special study skills course as a condition for continuing
at the University. Academic warning may preclude involvement in
certain University activities. Students facing academic warning or
probation should consult with the coaches, advisors, or directors
of their activities to learn of academic requirements or restrictions
that may apply to those activities.
A student must maintain satisfactory academic progress
to receive financial aid. Students receiving aid should check
the financial aid section of the catalog to obtain the academic
progress requirements that pertain to particular aid programs.
A student suspended for academic reasons may apply for
readmission during any semester in the regular academic year
following the semester of suspension. A student who is subject to
suspension for a second time may be permanently dismissed.
Repeating Courses
While adjusting to academic life at Cedarville, some new
students earn grades they consider to be unsatisfactory.
Consequently, any first year freshmen students who earn an
unsatisfactory grade in their first two regular semesters of
enrollment may repeat the course at Cedarville University before
the end of their fourth consecutive semester of enrollment.
Under this freshman repeat policy, the cumulative GPA will be
recalculated using the second grade instead of the first.
A similar policy applies to a transfer student. Under the
transfer repeat policy, courses taken during the first semester of
attendance may be repeated within the succeeding two regular
semesters. The cumulative GPA will be recalculated using the
second grade instead of the first.
Under these repeat policies, any course may be repeated.
Although the first grade is no longer calculated into the cumulative
GPA, the course and grade information does remain on the
student’s transcript. In all other cases when a student repeats
a course, both grades are calculated into the cumulative GPA.
However, credit hours for a repeated course may count only once
toward the credits needed for graduation.
Academic Honors
Dean’s Honor List
Until final awards are announced at commencement, the
highest academic honor possible to attain at Cedarville University
is to be included on the dean’s honor list. This list of high-ranking
students is published at the end of each regular semester. Lists
are not published following the summer sessions.
The requirements for the dean’s honor list are as follows:
1. A student must have a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester.
2. A student must have no grade for the semester lower than
a “B.”
3. A student must carry a minimum of 12 semester hours,
excluding CR hours. Exceptions are made for those
enrolled in field experiences or internships granting credit/
no credit, provided they take at least two regularly graded
courses.
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