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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
PARKING
First year resident freshmen students are not permitted to bring a vehicle to Mercyhurst College. There are twenty-seven parking lots on and off campus to accommodate parking for students, visitors and employees. All underground parking lots are restricted for use only by individuals paying for specific parking spots. Parking permit placards are issued on a term or annual basis. All students planning to bring a vehicle to campus must register their vehicle on line with the police and safety department prior to their arrival at Mercyhurst College. Upon arrival, the student must report to the police and safety department office with their vehicle, driver’s license, vehicle registration and proof of vehicle insurance. After review, a parking permit placard will be issued and placed upon the vehicle being registered. Parking permit placards for student vehicles will be issued between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and college closed days. Parking permits are available for non-registered vehicles being used temporarily by students, and visitor parking passes are available for college guests at the police and safety department office twenty-four hours a day seven days a week, including holidays and college closed days.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS The academic area of the College is organized into five schools. Each school is coordinated by a dean who reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee. In most cases, associate deans are appointed within each school to oversee evaluation issues and assistant deans. Schools are divided into separate departments – each of which offers a major(s) and minor(s). Departments are administered by chairpersons who coordinate their operations with the dean and associate dean of the respective school. WALKER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION (Business, Communication, Fashion Merchandising, Hospitality Management) HAFENMAIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Education, Psychology) SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (Art, Dance, D’Angelo Department of Music, English, Interior Design and Pre-Architecture, Philosophy, Religious Studies, World Languages and Cultures) ZURN SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Anthropology/Archaeology/Geology, Biology, Chemistry/Physics, Mathematics and Computer Systems, Sportsmedicine) SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (History, Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, Sociology/Social Work, Political Science)
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The College operates on a three-term academic calendar; each term is 10 1/2 weeks long. Students normally take ten courses per year. A limited number of courses are also offered in the evening and on weekends.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
In each term, day classes meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays or on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Evening classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays or on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Term courses are equivalent in credit hours to those offered on a semester plan. SUMMER SESSIONS Mercyhurst operates one 3 week pre-summer session, one 6 1/2-week session, one 9-week session (weekend classes) and one 3 week mini-summer session that runs concurrent with the 6 1/2 week session. A normal load for students during the summer is two courses (or a 6-credit internship). Courses in many disciplines are scheduled as day and evening classes on weekdays and Sundays. The schedule of summer courses is available mid-March. A complete listing may be accessed at the website www.mercyhurst.edu. Preregistration for summer courses is conducted after the schedule is published. It continues through the Spring Term. Room and board accommodations are available during the summer sessions.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students earn semester credits at Mercyhurst. The graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degree are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
That a minimum of 120 credits be successfully completed. That at least 30 credits be taken in the major program unless the program has been exempted from this regulation. That all of the courses in the Common Core and Distribution Core be successfully completed. Students are personally responsible for ensuring that they meet these requirements. If a student has a question about any one of the courses, the question should be referred to the Registrar or the Office of Academic Affairs. That a cumulative grade point average of at least C (2.0 GPA) or higher be earned as specified by program requirements. That all requirements in the major department be successfully met. This includes the required cumulative GPA, the required courses, theses, practicums, etc. That at least 45 credits be completed at Mercyhurst. This includes at least half the total credits in the major program. That at least 24 credits of the last 30 be completed under the auspices of Mercyhurst College. Credits with a course number 098 and 099 DO NOT count toward graduation. Only six credits offered by the Department of Military Science (ROTC) count toward graduation.
The graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree are: 1. That a minimum of 141 credits be completed. 2. That a cumulative overall average of at least C (2.0 GPA) be earned for the Bachelor of Music in Performance degree and a cumulative average of at least B (3.0) be earned for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree. 3. That a cumulative average of at least C+ (2.5 GPA) be earned in the major area of concentration for both Performance and Music Education degrees. 4. That all requirements in the area of concentration be completed, including the required courses, recitals, language proficiencies, etc. 5. That at least 25 credits of the last 35 be completed under the auspices of Mercyhurst College. 6. That candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music must fulfill the recital attendance requirements. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in delay of graduation.
The Fall Term begins about the first week in September and runs until the middle of November, close to the Thanksgiving break. The Winter Term starts at the end of November and, after three weeks, is interrupted by a two-week Christmas vacation. Classes resume the first full week in January and run until the end of February. The Spring Term, starts in early March and continues to mid-May with a brief Easter recess.
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