With a sudden stop to classes and a swift move to online learning due to COVID, Western is offering the option to switch from numerical grades to pass or fail. We are also extending the deadline to drop a Winter half course or a full year course without academic penalty. The USC is here to represent the student voice at that table. So, we have been advocating nonstop to make sure that our students have the appropriate accommodation for this very unforeseen circumstance.
This is something that none of us have really lived through, the last time we faced a similar situation was with the Spanish flu. A: The USC was pushing the university for something like this for a while. Instructors should follow the standard University percentage equivalent for letter grades see below. Instructors may use other equivalencies, but in such cases must show the scale used in the syllabus and also announce the scale they use orally early in the course. While instructors may choose to supplement or replace the standards below with other criteria more directly relevant to their particular disciplines, the following chart provides sample grade interpretation guidelines:.
The University-wide system of percentage equivalents is shown in the table below. Faculty members may deviate from this scale; however, if they do so, they must indicate, in their course syllabus, the percentage equivalency system they use. It is the responsibility of both students and faculty to comply with the final exam policy.
Final exam guidelines are listed below:. The following are examples of the method of computing the grade-point average: A student receiving 16 credits of B has earned 48 grade points. A student receiving 16 credits of which 8 credits are B and 8 credits are C has earned 40 grade points. Grade Change A course grade change must be approved by the instructor, chairperson and dean.
Incomplete Grades Under certain circumstances, during the final grading process an Incomplete Grade Contract may be completed, approved and signed by the instructor, student and department chair. Credit by Examination Credit for general studies courses and major field courses may be obtained by taking a CLEP exam College-Level Examinations Program or a comprehensive test designed by the academic department for which the test-out applies.
Students may receive credit by examination if they: Are eligible to enroll at Missouri Western; Are not currently enrolled in a course for which an examination is being requested; Are granted written permission by the Testing Coordinator or the chairperson of the department to which the test would be applicable. Students are not eligible to receive credit by examination if they have: Earned prior credit in the course at Missouri Western or in transfer; Audited the course; Attempted the course and received any transcripted grade assessment, or taken a college course or courses which contain the same basic material.
Transcripts and Records of Academic Work Official transcripts will have a certifying signature, date of issue, and university seal. Academic Probation and Suspension Students are placed on academic probation if the overall grade-point average GPA drops below 2.
To be placed on academic suspension a student: Must have been on academic probation or suspension during the previous semester including Summer ; and Must have a term GPA lower than 2.
Appealing an Academic Suspension Students who believe that the causes of their suspension merit special consideration may submit a letter of appeal challenging their suspension. Academic Renewal Policy The Academic Renewal Policy is an appeals procedure which allows a current student to request an adjustment to his or her overall grade point average and credit hours earned.
The student must not have been enrolled in college-level coursework as a degree-seeking student for five or more consecutive years.
Hours earned for developmental, dual credit or continuing education courses are excluded from this five year time-frame. After the above mentioned five year university absence, the student must have completed at least two consecutive semesters at MWSU, earned at least 18 credit hours in courses level or above at MWSU, received no course grade lower than a "C", and earned an overall GPA of 3.
Conditions All credit and grades earned prior to the selected point in time will be excluded from GPA calculations and credit hours earned. Excluded coursework cannot be used to meet degree or prerequisite requirements. Students should work directly with their department to address major coursework or prerequisite requirements. Academic renewal will be applied to transfer work if it occurred before the selected point in time.
Students will not be granted Academic Renewal after an application for graduation has been submitted or a previous degree awarded. Students who receive academic renewal are not precluded from graduating with honors. Notes Academic Renewal may impact financial aid eligibility. Applicants should contact the Director of Financial Aid for information and clarification.
Academic Renewal is irrevocable. Students are limited to one appeal of academic renewal during their academic career at Missouri Western State University. Students seeking an exception to this policy should submit a petition to the School of Graduate Studies. After the student has requested registration for one semester of UNIV , the Office of the Registrar will automatically register and assess tuition and fees for each semester of UNIV until continuous registration is interrupted.
Continuous registration is interrupted by completion of the degree, non-payment of the tuition bill, or expiration of the time limit to complete the program of study. All students who meet the criteria delineated in this policy must initiate continuous enrollment registration through the School of Graduate Studies or petition for a leave of absence from the University.
Any student requesting reinstatement in a degree program must submit an online application for re-admission to the School of Graduate Studies. Prerequisite : A course that must be completed prior to enrollment in a particular course.
Prerequisite may also refer to acceptable class standing, prior academic standing, permission of instructor, departmentally determined competencies, or other departmental requirements. Corequisite : A course that must be taken simultaneously with another course. Departments have the opportunity to designate specific course sections as having enforced prerequisites.
During registration, these courses will be identified on STARS and students who do not meet the requirements will be deleted prior to the first day of class. Courses numbered and above are graduate courses. Only those advanced undergraduate courses on the level listed in this catalog may be taken for graduate credit. In order for graduate credit to be earned for these level courses, work additional to that which is done for undergraduate credit must be completed. No more than one-half of the semester hours counted for the graduate degree may be earned in courses below the level.
Specific credit requirements for the completion of degrees are listed under each graduate program description. Hours earned in courses taken to satisfy deficiencies in the undergraduate program are not counted toward the total degree requirements. Following each course title in the ensuing pages, the number in parentheses represents the credit allotment for the course in terms of semester hours. Western Illinois University offers students and faculty the opportunity to explore experiments in learning which are outside the existing traditional curriculum structure.
The appropriate department chairperson should be contacted for additional information about experimental courses. No more than six semester hours of credit earned in a combination of G and may be used in any graduate degree program. Overseas Study , a course available to all departments, facilitates the registration and tracking of students who enroll for study outside the U.
Prerequisites for this course are approved by the study abroad coordinator and the department chairperson. No more than six semester hours of Overseas Study may be applied to a graduate degree. A transcript of a student's record received by WIU from another university or college will not be forwarded to a third institution.
The student should request another transcript from the original institution. The student should request test scores directly from Educational Testing Service.
The exit option committee shall be comprised of a minimum of three departmental faculty, of which one shall serve as chair. The chair must be a full member of the graduate faculty. Other committee members must be full or associate members of the graduate faculty. Additional graduate faculty can be added to the committee per departmental policy. The dissertation committee composition is defined by each individual doctoral program. Western Illinois University, in full compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of , shall make educational records available to students upon request.
Likewise, in accordance with the law, individually identifiable educational records will not be released to other than authorized individuals without written consent of the student. These rights include:. A student who wishes to ask the school to amend a record should write the school official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record the student wants changed, and specify why it should be changed.
Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing. A school official is a person employed by Western Illinois University in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff ; a person serving on the board of trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee.
A school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of Western Illinois University who performs an institutional service or function for which the school would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with respect to the use and maintenance of PII from education records, such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent or a student who is volunteering to assist another school official in performing his or her tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities for Western Illinois University. Upon request, the school also discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
Family Policy Compliance Office U. Western Illinois University considers the following categories to be directory information, and, as such, may release it to any or all inquirers in such forms as news releases, directories, or computer address lists:. Students who do not wish this information to be released may prevent such release by submitting an Exclusion of Directory Information Form to the Office of the Registrar, Sherman Hall The request for exclusion of directory information will be honored indefinitely; however, it does not affect directory information already published or released.
By requesting exclusion of directory information, students should be aware that all future requests for this information by anyone other than school officials with legitimate educational interests will be refused. It may be required by the department or departments involved see the relevant departmental section , or by the Graduate Council in special cases.
Full-time enrollment is nine semester hours of credit during any regular semester fall or spring or six semester hours of credit during the summer term. The maximum load for a graduate student during any regular semester fall or spring is 15 semester hours or nine semester hours during the summer term.
Exceptions may be permitted by the School of Graduate Studies. The purpose of the grade appeal policy is to ensure that grades represent a fair and consistent evaluation of student performance.
In the event the student is unable to contact the professor by the beginning of the third week of the regular semester, the student should contact the department chairperson in order to set up a meeting with the faculty member or to meet with the department chairperson if the faculty member is no longer on campus.
A grade assigned as a result of an academic integrity violation cannot be appealed. The complete grade appeal process can be found at wiu. Each department offering graduate work as a field of specialization has a graduate committee.
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