Honors

President’s List: Any student who earns 12 or more degree credits during a semester is eligible if a 4.0 average is attained and no grade other than an A is received.

Dean’s List: Any student who earns 12 or more degree credits during a semester is eligible if a 3.2 average is attained with no grade less than C.

Graduation Honors: Honors are awarded to degree recipients on the basis of attainment in scholarship during the entire college program as reflected in the cumulative quality point average:

Course Changes: Students may add courses during the first five days of a semester with the prior permission of their academic advisors.

Students may repeat a course to raise a grade.  All grades are recorded but only the higher grade carries credit and quality points.

Students may withdraw from courses upon academic advisement and the filing of proper request forms up to the end of the 10th week of classes.  After the 10th week, or if the required procedures have not been followed, a grade of F will be assigned to each dropped course.

Leave of Absence: A student who wishes to take a leave of absence must request this in writing from the Academic Dean.  In any 12-month period, a student may be granted no more than one leave, and ordinarily it may not extend beyond six months.

A student who does not return at the end of a Leave of Absence will be considered withdrawn from the College, and this withdrawal will be effective as of the beginning date of the Leave of Absence.  It is the responsibility of the student on leave to be aware of registration dates and to make arrangements with an advisor to enroll for the semester after the leave period.

Withdrawal from College: Should a student find it necessary to withdraw from the College, he or she should arrange conferences with the chairperson and the Academic Dean.  Withdrawal becomes official only after the appropriate forms have been completed by the Director of Financial Aid, Director of Library and the Business Manager.

Probation and Dismissal: Students who have a cumulative average less than 2.0 at the end of a semester are placed on academic probation for the following semester.  During the probationary period, students are expected to use the services of the College Learning Resource Center.  Students who fail to raise their cumulative average by the end of the probationary period, may be subject to academic dismissal, and students who are on probation for two consecutive semesters will be dismissed from the program.  Students who are dismissed from any program and who wish readmission must submit this request in writing to the program chairperson.  Final approval will be based on program recommendations and available openings.

Student Conduct Code: Maria College expects that its students, as members of an intellectual community, will maintain standards of personal and academic honesty in all course work and examinations.  By enrolling in the College, students agree that possession of alcohol or illegal substances on campus is not allowed.  Further, the College expects that its students will act as responsible, courteous and law-abiding citizens, and to refrain from any activity that infringes on the safety and welfare of fellow students, faculty, and staff and members of the broader community.  Violators of the Student Conduct Code will be afforded a fair hearing, with penalties imposed from letters of warning to dishonorable dismissal from the College.