Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
mandatory meetings with an academic coach , and mandatory class attendance . Students are generally allowed only one opportunity for appeal during their tenure at Gwynedd Mercy University .
Students who receive notification of dismissal without the right to appeal , or whose appeal is denied are immediately dismissed from the University . Dismissal is binding for one calendar year . After one year , students interested in returning to Gwynedd , may apply for readmission to the University . The School Dean will evaluate the readmission application for approval . Readmission is not guaranteed .
Accelerated and Non-Term Programs Students who fall below 1.8 or 2.0 respectively of their total credits ( transferred and earned ) will be placed on Academic Probation . Students who do not bring their GPA above the minimum threshold within the next six credits may be academically dismissed . Students on academic probation may not concurrently enroll in more than a single course .
Undergraduate students enrolled in a non-term program who earn a grade of F in any course or a grade less than C in a required course within the major , regardless of cumulative GPA , will be subject to Academic Warning . If the course in which the student earned an unsatisfactory grade is a curriculum requirement it must be repeated at the next available opportunity . Failure to pass a repeated course or earn a grade below a C in a repeated course within the major is grounds for dismissal . Dismissal is binding for one calendar year . After one year , students interested in returning to Gwynedd , may apply for readmission to the University . The School Dean will evaluate the readmission application for approval . Readmission is not guaranteed .
All Programs Each degree program stipulates satisfactory minimum grades with regard to its own major and certain general education courses . See more specific details of program degree requirements in the course listing section of each academic area . Should a full- or part-time student fail to meet these programspecific grade requirements , the Dean of the School or Coordinator of the Program in which the student is matriculated may dismiss the student from the program . Students who are dismissed from their program of study under these conditions , but who have a satisfactory cumulative grade point average based on the University ’ s policy of Academic Progress , may continue their studies ( full or part time ) if they are accepted into University Studies or another degree program by the Dean of that program .
Students who have more than 60 credits may be enrolled in the University Studies program for no more than two consecutive semesters before declaring a major . If , after two semesters in University Studies , a student is not accepted into a major , the student may continue as a non-matriculated , part-time student .
Grade Appeals
If a student believes that their final grade was not warranted , then the student must follow the procedure described in this subsection . The burden of proof in the process shall be upon the student complainant to provide documentation supporting the appeal and to show that their work warranted the grade they seek .
Procedure
1 . Prior to filing a grade appeal , the student should communicate first with the course instructor , when possible . This step can quickly correct any mathematical errors , for example , and can confirm whether the student and the instructor are working from the same understanding about whether all required
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