PASSHE Commonality Policies
1) Drop/add dates
For the Fall 2009 semester, students will be able to drop classes from Monday, August 31 to Saturday, September 5. Students will be able to add classes from Monday, August 31 to Sunday, September 6, 2009. Web for Students will be available from 8:30 am to 11 pm. Drop/add dates for future semesters will be available in the 'Calendars' link.
2) Course repeat policy
Undergraduate students will be limited to a maximum total of six repeats throughout their undergraduate career. Within the six repeat rule, repeats of a single course for grade improvement will be limited to three. Therefore, a single course can only appear on a transcript a total of three times. So, a student who enrolls in ENG 111 and gets a grade of D could then attempt that course a second and third time for grade improvement. The most recent grade received will be the grade used for GPA calculations.
Graduate students can repeat a single course only once. Graduate students are also limited to a maximum of two repeats across their program. The most recent grade will be the grade used for GPA calculations. Post Baccalaureate students will follow the same policy as Graduate students.
We will begin tracking course repeats for students effective with the Fall 2009 semester. This policy will not take into account course repeats taken prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
3) Withdrawal End Dates
The period of class withdrawals will end at the tenth week of the semester instead of the end of the ninth week. Students will be permitted to withdraw from a course and receive a grade of "W" up until the end of the tenth week of the semester. The Clarion University policy to limit students to 5 class withdrawals within their career will remain in effect.
4) Graduation Residency Requirement
All first baccalaureate degree students will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Clarion University with at least 50% of major credits from Clarion. The 30 of the last 45 credit residency requirement will be implemented for all students. This policy will be retroactive to students enrolled in past catalog years. The 50% major credit requirement will be implemented with the Fall 2009 catalog year for incoming students.
For master's students, at least 2/3 of the credits meeting program requirements must be taken from Clarion University.
5) Simultaneous Degree Completion
Effective with the Fall 2009 catalog year for incoming students, undergraduate students seeking to complete a second baccalaureate degree from a different college of the university or different degree (e.g., B.S., B.A., B.F.A.) within the same college will be required to complete 150-credit minimum for completion of simultaneous degrees.
Students may complete a double major (e.g., B.S. in Chemistry and B.S. in Biology) with less than 150 credits as long as they meet all of the requirements for both programs. If the student has less than 150 credits and the two majors involve multiple degree designations (e.g., B.A. in English and B.S. in Psychology), the student will have the option to select the degree designation that appears on the transcript and diploma.
Effective with the Fall 2009 catalog year, graduate students seeking to complete two simultaneous graduate degrees will be required to complete at least 12 hours beyond the minimal credit requirements for the degree program with the most required credits.
