Adding Courses: Students have two weeks from the beginning of the semester to add courses. A grade will not be received for a course for which a student is not officially registered as of the last day of classes for a semester.
Adding Pass/Fail Grading Option: Students have until the end of the add period to add the Pass/Fail grading option. The Pass/Fail grading option may be used only for courses that are free electives in the student's program. No course taken as part of the major, minor, or Basic Liberal Studies program can be taken Pass/Fail.
Dropping Courses: Students have 10 weeks to drop courses. Fees are not adjusted after the add period. Students are responsible for checking their schedule and for making changes in their registration if necessary. Petitions to drop a course after the drop deadline will be approved only in exceptional circumstances with full documentation of those circumstances. Late drops will not be approved simply because a student has changed majors or career plans, is failing or not making the grade desired, or is unable to pay required fees.
A student shall receive a report of "Incomplete" in any course in which the course work has been passing up until the time of a documented precipitating incident or condition, but has not been completed because of illness or another reason which in the opinion of the instructor justifies the report. (Section 8.53.20 University Manual). Students receiving a grade of Incomplete should make necessary arrangements with the instructor to complete the work prior to the following midsemester. As with any grade, an Incomplete may not be changed after a period of two years.
Grade Changes: Entries on an undergraduate student's academic record may not be changed after two years (Section 8.56.10 University Manual). This includes all changes from one letter grade to another and changes from Incomplete to a letter grade.
All change of grades from one letter grade to another (this does NOT include a change from Incomplete) must be accompanied by a rationale for the change. Students doing extra work after the grade has been recorded is NOT considered a legitimate reason to change a grade. All students must have been notified of such an option of extra work to make this practice fair. Grade changes should be made only to correct errors.
Removal of Courses from Transcript: No course shall be removed from a student's transcript.
Students may not use courses with their major course code to fulfill BLS requirements regardless of whether or not they are using the course to fulfill major requirements. Students completing a double major may use courses from one major toward fulfilling BLS requirements. Bachelor of Arts students may use only one course with a particular course code toward fulfilling requirements in Letters, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Students must consult the list of courses approved by the College of Arts and Sciences to fulfill BLS requirements. Letter designations (A,L,S,N) at the end of course descriptions in the catalog are not always accurate for Arts and Sciences students.
General Education: By petition to the Arts and Sciences Scholastic Standing Committee
Major: By Curriculum Modification form signed by department chair of student's major
University Regulations: By petition to the Arts and Sciences Scholastic Standing Committee
A minor requires a minimum of 18 credits with at least 12 at the 200 level or above. A minimum grade point average of 2.00 is required in the minor and at least half the credits in the minor must be taken at URI. Minors require the approval of the minor department chair.
It is the responsibility of the student to bring course descriptions for reevaluation to the chair of the URI department in which the apparently equivalent course is taught. The department chair's signature is required on the reevaluation form.
Students qualify for the Dean's List by completing 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 qpa.
Students are placed on academic probation when their overall grade point average drops below 2.00. After being placed on probation for one semester, students are eligible for dismissal if their overall grade point average falls 8 or more quality points below 2.00. To determine the quality point deficit, multiply the total number of credits in the qpa (the number appearing at the bottom right of the transcript under "CR") by two and subtract the number of quality points earned (the number under "PTS").
Students are also eligible for dismissal if they remain on probation for three consecutive semesters regardless of their quality point deficit.
Before taking courses at another institution, students must bring a prior approval form and course description(s) for evaluation to the URI department in which the apparently equivalent course is taught. The department chair's signature is required on the prior approval form.
At least half the credits in a major and minor must be taken at URI. A total of at least 30 credits must be taken at URI. Half the credits required for graduation must be taken at a four-year institution.
Students must file their intent to graduate card with the Dean's Office to graduate. Deadlines for signing up for graduation are November 1 for May graduation, April 1 for August graduation, and August 1 for December graduation. Students will not graduate if they do not sign up for graduation.
The final responsibility for meeting all course and credit degree requirements rests with the individual student. The Undergraduate Bulletin contains everything a student needs to check degree requirements. All questions should be directed to the Office of the Dean.
Students graduate with Distinction if their grade point average is 3.3, with High Distinction with a gpa of 3.5, with Highest Distinction with 3.7. Grades in all courses attempted at the University (including those taken prior to conditional status, courses for which the second grade option was used, and courses taken in non-matriculating status) are included in the calculation of the quality point average for determining distinction. At least 60 credits must be taken at the University to be eligible for distinction.
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