Academic Regulations and Services eight units of credit (32 semester hours); Junior: has completed 16 units of credit (64 semester hours); Senior: has completed 24 units of credit (96 semester hours); and Second degree: a student seeking a second bachelor’s degree. Non-degree students are those who enroll for a course or courses without planning to seek a degree. Non-degree students are subject to all appropriate College regulations. Students who wish to change their status from non-degree to degree-seeking must make formal application for admission in the Office of Admission or the School for Professional Studies. The admission decision is based upon a review of the transcripts of all previous collegiate academic work and the academic performance at Elmhurst College.
courses taken at Elmhurst as well as courses accepted as transfer credit from other institutions. Grade-point averages are determined by dividing the total number of grade points by the total number of courses attempted for A-F letter graders. Courses in which pass grades were earned are counted in earned totals, but are not included in the calculation of the grade-point average. See page 42 for grade points assigned to letter grades. Second-degree and non-degree students must have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 for each term of work taken at Elmhurst College. To make satisfactory progress, degreeseeking students must regularly earn a minimum quantity of credits. Full-time students are required to complete a minimum of six courses in each 12-month period. Part-time students are required to complete a minimum of three-fourths of the courses for which they registered in each 12-month period. Full-time students normally earn sufficient credits to earn 32 credits in four years. Degree-seeking students normally must make satisfactory progress in fulfilling Integrated Curriculum requirements, electives and requirements for their majors.
Academic Good Standing The College designates students as in good standing if they make satisfactory progress in their academic work with respect to grade-point average, number of credits and fulfillment of requirements. To be in good standing, all undergraduate students must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 for each term: • Term grade-point average is based on the average of grades earned in all courses taken for a single term at Elmhurst College. • Cumulative grade-point average is based on the average of grades earned in all courses taken at Elmhurst College. • Combined grade-point average is based on the average of grades earned in all college-level coursework, including
Dean’s List Those who qualify for the Dean’s List are Elmhurst College students who, during a term, have attained a current grade-point average of 3.75 or better. Students who have unresolved incompletes for the term are not eligible.
Graduation Honors The calculation of graduation honors for all undergraduate students is based on the combined grade-point average of all 45