2000-2001 Academic Catalog

40 Academic Information academic department sections of the catalog for the specific grade point requirements oftheir majors. Students who are not in good academic standing will be notified by the dean of their school. First-quarter freshmen who do not meet the 1.0 average usually will not be academi– cally suspended in order to provide some time for them to make the adjustment to college life. Any student who does not meet the minimum cumulative grade point average required for academic probation will be suspended for at least one quarter. Any student on academic probation for two successive quarters who is not making satisfactory academic progress is subject to academic suspen– sion. Any student whose term grade point average is not above 1.00 for two successive quarters who is not making satisfactory academic progress is subject to suspension. The dean of a school may make exceptions to the academic progress guidelines when appropriate. However, a sh1dent receiving veterans benefits who is on academic probation for two successive quarters 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 Services Office 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 continu– ing 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 their particular aid programs. Credit Attempted 0-30 31-60 61-90 91-135 136-170 171+ Academic Progress Chart Minimum Cumulative GPA for Academic Probation 1.00 1.30 1.50 1.70 1.90 1.95 Minimum Cumulative GPA for Academic Warning 1.50 1.65 1.80 1.90 A student suspended for academic reasons may apply for readmission during any quarter in the regular academic year following the quarter of suspension. A student who is subject to suspension for a second time may be permanently dis– missed. Repeating Courses While adjusting to academic life at Cedarville, some new students earn grades they consider to be unsatisfact01y. Consequently, any student which earns an unsatisfact01y grade as a freshman (student with fewer than 46 credits) may repeat the course at Cedarville University before the end of their sophomore year (student with 46 to 95 credits). Under this freshman repeat policy, the cumulative grade point average 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 quarter may be repeated within the succeeding three regular quarters. The cumulative grade point average 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 grade point average, the course and grade infonnation does remain on the sh1dent's transcript. In all other cases when a student repeats a course, both grades are calculated into the cumulative grade point average. Credit hours for a repeated course may count only once toward the credits needed for graduation. Credit/No CreditProgram The grade designation "credit/no credit" may be assigned by faculty members in courses such as student teaching, laborato– ries, independent studies, electives, and one-hour courses in physical education and music. The opportunity to take elective courses on a credit/no credit (CR/NC) basis offers students the opportunity to develop background in new areas of study without threatening cumulative grade point averages. The following guidelines govern involvement in the program: 1. A sh1dent of any classification may choose to earn credit/no credit or a letter grade in one quarter hour non-major physical education courses. This choice may be made at the end of the quarter. 2. To earn credit, a student must maintain an average of "C" or better in the course. 3. A sh1dent must be at least a junior in classification (have earned at least 96 quarter hours) in order to take an elective course on a credit/no credit basis. An elective is a course which will not count toward the student's general education, major, minor, or cognate requirements. Students gain valuable educational and spiritual insight in daily classes with caring and dedicated professors.