PREREQUISITES For all graduate education programs a student will need to have access to an Internet connection with a minimum 56K modem; high speed access is preferred. Students need basic computer skills including email, word processing, and Internet usage to succeed in these programs. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 1. 36 semester credits of graduate education courses. 2. Candidates must complete 27 semester credits at Waynesburg University. 3. Students must achieve a 3.0 academic average in order to graduate. The Director of Graduate Programs in Education will automatically review the receipt of a letter grade of C or lower. 4. All students must begin their Graduate Education Program within one year of notification of admission. Failure to do so will require the student to reapply. 5. Requirements for all degree and certification programs must be completed within seven (7) years of registration for the first class. 6. Inactive status will occur if no registration activity is recorded within two years following the last term of enrollment. Students will be required to reapply to reactivate their graduate student status. 7. Degree and certification requirements are subject to change based upon changes in Pennsylvania Department of Education regulations. TRANSFER CREDITS Except in unusual circumstances, Waynesburg University will accept a maximum of nine (9) credits in transfer from another accredited institution. Transfer credits will be given only for those courses that were completed with a B- or higher and that are certified as being applicable toward a comparable degree at the regionally accredited institution that offered the courses. The Director of Graduate Programs in Education will evaluate the transfer credits accepted by the University Registrar and determine for which classes these will substitute in the Waynesburg Graduate Education Program. GRADING The grading scale for all Graduate Education Programs is as follows: Explanation of Semester Hours, Grades Of Scholarship, and Grade Points GRADE A AB+ B BC+ C F I W NG P AU
Grade Points per Semester Hour 93% and above (Excellent) .................................................4.00 90—92% (Excellent) ...........................................................3.70 87—89% (Above Average) .................................................3.30 84—86% (Above Average) .................................................3.00 81—83% (Above Average) .................................................2.70 78—80% (Average) ............................................................2.30 75—77% (Average) ............................................................2.00 Below 75% (Failure) ...........................................................0.00 (Incomplete) ........................................................................0.00 (Withdrew)...........................................................................0.00 (No Grade) ..........................................................................0.00 (Passing) .............................................................................0.00 (Audit) .................................................................................0.00
Courses Repeated: A student may take any course for credit if he or she has met the prerequisites for the course and has not already taken the course and received a grade of B or better. When a course is repeated, both the first grade received and the grade earned in the repeated course remain a part of the permanent record; however, only the highest grade is used in computing the academic quotient. Additional credit is not given in cases where the original grade of the course repeated was C. A student who wishes to repeat a course must have the written permission of the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies.
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