Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
● If a request is made to drop a course after the Monday of the first week at 11:59pm EST , it will be treated as a WITHDRAWAL ( see Withdrawing from an accelerated Online Course at GPS ).
○ 1 week drop period for new students : A new student must communicate to their Academic Advisor via GMERCYU email during the 1st week of their 1st course ( prior to the 2nd Monday at 11:59pm EST ) if they no longer wish to be enrolled in their program .
Course Load
A full-time student carries a minimum of 12 semester credit hours . Students with a minimum 3.0 cumulative average may carry a maximum of 18 credit hours . A student who wishes to attempt more than 18 credit hours must obtain the written permission of the Dean of their school . ( See expenses )
Repeated Courses
Students must refer to their respective School ’ s guidelines regarding repeated courses and maintaining eligibility in their major . Students may repeat a course required in their major curriculum , or a prerequisite for each course in their major only once . Failure to meet the minimum grade requirement for the repeated course may result in program dismissal . Credit is earned only once . Both grades are recorded on the transcript . The lower grade is flagged with parentheses {()}, and the higher grade noted with an asterisk {*}. Only the higher grade ’ s quality points are used to calculate the grade point average .
Classification of Student ’ s Class Level
The number of credit hours earned by the student plus transfer credits determines class level . To be classified as a sophomore , a student must have completed at least 30 semester hours of credit ; to be classified as a junior , a student must have completed at least 60 semester hours of credit ; and to be classified as a senior , students must have completed at least 90 hours of credit .
Choice of Major
Incoming students may request a major or choose University Studies . Retention in a program is contingent upon satisfactory progress . Refer to Program policy within each School . The University strongly suggests that University Studies students declare a major no later than the completion of 60 earned credits . 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 only as a nonmatriculated , part-time student .
Change of Major
Students who would like to change their major must complete a “ Change of Major / Minor ” form and submit it to the Registrar ’ s Office , with all required signatures , by the deadline published on the form . Forms can be obtained through the student ’ s advisor and are also found on the Registrar ’ s Office website . Changes of majors are normally processed immediately and for the term in which the Registrar ’ s Office receives the form , except for students going into or leaving the Frances M . Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions . For these students , Change of Major forms received by the end of the drop / add period will be processed for the current semester . Any forms received after this
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