Credit Loads
True or False: A Part-Time credit load during the Fall or Spring is anything less than 15 credits
False (below 12 credits)
When a student drops a class after the add/drop period, but before the final withdrawal period of the semester
Course Withdrawal
True or False: Summer and Winter credits affect my Fall or Spring scholastic standing
False, scholastic standing is only evaluated after the Fall and Spring semesters, even if Summer/Winter credits raise your GPA
A combination of month and year that the university uses to signify your progress and timelines to your degree
Grad Year/Date
3 credits
When a student withdraws from all courses in a given semester via the Registrar's official withdrawal form
Semester Withdrawal
A 1-2 credit course that I would take along with my other coursework during a semester on academic probation
Skills Course (i.e. Skills to Succeed, Methods of Inquiry, MMPS)
Courses that I can choose to apply the P/NC policy to
h/ss electives, technical electives, and general electives
This is determined by cumulative GPA compared with others in your SOE class year
Class Rank
True or False: Graduating Seniors are allowed to enroll part-time for their final semester
True, if they have no remaining degree requirements
True or False: A 'W' has no impact on your GPA
True; it is considered an administrative mark
The three types of GPA used for scholastic standing review
Term, Cumulative and Major
21 credits during the Spring or Fall is considered...
Full-Time, it is only considered an "overload" before the add/drop period starts where you may need help from a Dean to add more credits if appropriate
We use these types of courses to determine your grad year
Key Pre-requisites in your major curriculum
I want to take Eng Mechanics Statics and Engineering Economics in the Summer at Rutgers, and Multivariable Calculus in the same Summer at my local community college. Can I do this?
No; this would put you at 10 credits (3+3+4), and regardless of where you take the credits, you cannot go above 9 credits without overload approval from your Dean.
The three conditions students are required to meet with regard to Satisfactory Academic Standing (SAP)
Minimum GPA, Completion Rate, and Maximum Time Frame
An example in which the course repeat/E-Credit policy will not be applied to the original attempt
Already have 4 E-Credits, repeated a course in which you earned a C or better, took a different course number (with the exception of Chemistry), etc.