GPA & Academic Standing
The maximum number of credits an undergraduate student can take during the Fall and Spring Semesters
18
Number of week(s) after the first day of classes when a student can add another class to their schedule
1 week
The person who ultimately decides if a student will receive an Incomplete for the semester
The Professor
Three-hundred (300-) and four-hundred (400-) level courses
Upper-Level Courses/Upper-level
The maximum number of credits a students can register for while on academic warning
13
The maximum amount of time allowed for a Leave of Absence
2 years
A request to take a course at another institution for credit
Study Elsewhere
When placed on your record for academic or financial concerns (as well as library or parking fines) these will prevent you from adjusting your schedule
Holds
The GPA a student enrolled in at least 6-credits needs to achieve in order to make the Dean's List
3.5
The time frame that students who celebrate major religious holidays that prevent them from coming to class are required to let their professors know about the dates they are requesting an excused absence for.
Sometime within the first 2 weeks of the semester
The maximum number of credits a students can take during the Summer
14
Happens when a student has excessive repeats of required courses without achieving the minimum standard, and for other evidence of continues to fail to make adequate progress toward completion of their concentration or major
Termination from their major/concentration
The length of a student's second academic suspension
One calendar year (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
The grade that will be temporarily factored in a student's GPA when issued an Incomplete for a particular class
F
The number of times a student can selectively withdraw from classes during their entire academic career at Mason
3
Courses a students elects to take that don't fulfill any of the university, college, or major requirements
General Electives
Students with 60 or more credits who are academically ineligible to continue to earn credit towards their current major must declare a new one within this time frame
One semester
This person (title) approves students' requests for Total Semester Withdrawals for non-academic reasons
The Academic Dean in a student's major
Enrolling in a course but electing not to receive a grade or credit
Course Audit
The time span a student has to repeat a class if they're not satisfied with their original grade
Before they graduate