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2014–15 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog
Adult Programs
Academic Information
Petitions and Student Complaints
Student complaints about any aspect of a adult program or
requests for exceptions to an academic regulation should first be
discussed with the appropriate faculty member, director of the
program or Dean of Undergraduate Studies. If those discussions
fail to resolve the complaint a written request must be initiated by
the student and must be submitted to the office of the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies or director of the program.
Probation and Suspension Policies
Students placed on academic probation or dismissal will be
notified in writing by their academic department.
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 Dean of Undergraduate Studies. 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 Dean of Undergraduate Studies 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 on
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.
Attendance
Regular attendance is necessary for the student to receive full
benefit from the University experience. University policy allows
each faculty member to determine and develop reasonable
attendance standards that will meet the particular needs of the
course. See syllabi for attendance requirements for individual
courses.
Course Load
A student’s academic load for any given term is subject to
reduction or limitation by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or
director of a particular graduate program for poor scholarship or
excessive work responsibilities outside of college hours.
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
