The following attitudes are important for success in the academic programs of the University:

• A willingness to go beyond the minimum required in an assigned task, and dissatisfaction with superficial work.
• Intellectual curiosity, integrity and responsibility. In university studies, the students are expected to
contribute as well as to receive, to cooperate fully with what is asked of them in courses, and to take an
interested and active part. Instructors are expected to make clear the specific demands and procedures of
their courses.
• A critical spirit that recognizes the relationship among the different fields of knowledge and their
relevance to the needs and problems of our time.

Students are expected to maintain an academic record which will qualify them for graduation. It is the
responsibility of the students to complete all assigned work, to strive for the best performance of which
they are capable, to meet graduation requirements, and in many other ways to take charge of their own
academic welfare. Instructors, faculty advisors, the University counselors, the Registrar and the Associate
Provost, are available for consultation and assistance, but this in no way diminishes the responsibility of
students for familiarizing themselves with the contents of the University Catalog, satisfying the
requirements of the degree they are pursuing, and adhering to those rules and regulations which pertain to
them.

Most students are able to judge their own progress through periodic grades and reports from instructors. At the end of each semester, the Registrar will review the academic records of all students and forward, to the Provost, a list of students whose performance did not meet the established standards. The Provost also
issues an Academic Honors List comprised of students who were registered for at least 12 degree credits,
maintained a semester grade point average of 3.20 or higher and earned no grade less than C. Students who have demonstrated excellence also will be appropriately recognized by the faculty (see Awards and
Honors).

Credit Load: A full load is considered to be from 12 to 16.5 credits. A load of 15.5 credits ordinarily is
sufficient to complete the associate degree in two years and the baccalaureate degree in four. Any student
proposing to take more than 16.5 credits must have the approval of the faculty advisor and the Provost. In
general, overloads are granted only to students with cumulative grade point averages of 3.00 or higher in
accordance with the following guidelines for overload approvals.

Academic Information and Regulations

GPA: 3.00 -3.49 3.50 -3.74 3.75 -4.00
FR up to 17.0 crs up to 17.5 crs up to 18.0 crs
SO up to 18.0 up to 18.5 up to 19.0
JR up to 19.0 up to 19.5 up to 20.0
SR up to 20.0 up to 20.5 up to 21.0