Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Registration
Students are expected to register within the dates published on the Registrar ’ s Office website ( see Academic Year ). The University reserves the right to cancel all courses for which there is insufficient registration . A student who has not satisfied all financial obligations in any department of the University will not be able to register . Responsibility rests with the student for the selection of courses that will satisfy the requirements of the University for graduation . Each student is assigned an advisor to assist with course scheduling . The student must consult with his or her advisor each semester / session . An advisor ’ s signature or an online approval is required for registration .
Student Eligibility
Students must be officially registered at the University in order to attend class . If the student is not on the class list , the professor must ask the student to leave that class . Students at the Gwynedd Valley campus must report to the Campbell Solution Center to resolve administration issues . The student will not be able to report back to class until they are officially registered .
Placement Assessment for Writing and Mathematics * NOTE : Does not apply to students enrolled in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies
To ensure that every student admitted to Gwynedd Mercy University is prepared to succeed in college-level courses , many of which require advanced writing and mathematics skills , the University requires that new first-year , transfer , and non-matriculated students take the Gwynedd Mercy University placement assessments for English and mathematics before registering for their first semester .
Students will have access to the online placement assessments through Blackboard within one week of making their admission deposit . To access the assessments , go to https :// blackboard . gmercyu . edu , and login using your GMercyU credentials . The computerized placement assessments include objective questions in mathematics , as well as a written essay . The assessments are untimed , and retests are not permitted .
Students are exempt from taking the respective placement exam if they meet one of the following exemptions :
• A score of at least three ( 3 ) on the Princeton Advanced Placement Test in English ( Language and Composition ) and / or mathematics ( Calculus or Statistics )
• Transfer credits for college-level English composition or college-level mathematics courses ( earned grade of C or better ) through the official acceptance of transfer credits by the Registrar ’ s Office at Gwynedd Mercy University
• If you took the SAT after March 2016 : A score of at least 35 in the reading test and a 680 in the mathematics test . To find your reading score , from the dashboard , select " view details ," then select " skills insight ."
• If you took the SAT prior to March 2016 : A score of at least 650 in the critical reading and / or mathematics sections of the SAT test exempts you from the respective test .
• A score of 29 or higher on the English or mathematics ACT test
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