Graduate Catalog 2022-2023 | Page 79

Gwynedd Mercy University

AY2022-2023 Graduate Academic Catalog

Students who are dismissed may apply for readmission one year after the date of dismissal . Acceptance for readmission is not guaranteed .

Attendance Policies : Online students are present for the week if they post to a discussion forum or submit any assignments or other deliverables during the instructional week ( Monday- Sunday ). Failure to actively engage in the course by posting to discussion forums or submitting assignments will result in an official absence .

If a student is absent and has not submitted coursework for any 2 consecutive class session weeks , then the student will be administratively withdrawn for the student ’ s current course and earn a grade of “ WA ”. Additionally , the student will be dropped from future courses and admiratively withdrawn from

the program unless attending a concurrent course .

Time to Completion : The maximum time allotted for completion of all graduate degree programs is six years . In extraordinary circumstances , students may petition the Dean or Vice President for Academic Affairs , or a designate , in writing for an extension . Ordinarily , students should complete a minimum of six credits each year from the time of initial enrollment .

Experiential Learning / Practicum Experience : Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from off campus experiential practicum learning opportunities

Non-Academic Criteria for Admission , Progression and Retention

Professional Disposition and Conduct : A Professional Disposition Statement is required to be submitted along with the Application for Practicum prior to enrolling in the Practicum

Minimum Technology Requirements for Students

• Computer Requirements

• An Intel i3 or later Windows computer with Windows 7 or 8

• An Apple PowerPC G4 or later Apple computer with Mac OS X 10.5 – Leopard or later

• Minimum 4 GB of memory ( RAM )

• The latest version of Java available from : http :// www . java . com / en

• The latest version of QuickTime is available from : http :// www . apple . com / quicktime

• Microsoft Office 2010 and Office for Mac 2011 or later

• A headset with a microphone Note : Access to a desktop or laptop computer is required . Please make sure your computer software and applications are up to date , and that you have administrative access to perform updates as needed .

Browser Requirements