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review committee composed of faculty as described in Step Four. The committee, if appointed, will review the case and advise the President. The President will render a final decision. Should a grade change result from the appeal, it is the responsibility of the decision-maker at the level of resolution (instructor, program director, division chair, Dean, or President) to file, in writing, an authorization for grade change with the Registrar of the College. Said authorization should be submitted to the Office of Records and Registration within five working days of the decision. A copy of the grade change shall become a part of the student’s permanent file. No change of grade may be made later than one semester (or term) following the semester in which the grade was received. The Dean may make exceptions to the timeline for faculty responses as needed.
Complaints of an Academic Nature. Complaints related to academics but unrelated to grade appeals will follow the same general procedures as outlined above for grade appeals. The complaint must be made in writing to the instructor, with a copy to the director of the academic program. If the complaint is not resolved, the student may appeal to the division chair, then the Dean of the College, and finally the President of the College.
Credit For Summer Work at Another Institution. The student who wishes to attend another college or university for a summer session should secure from the Office of Records and Registration a summer school request form prior to April 1. The student should meet with her academic advisor to determine the course(s) she wishes to take and how the course(s) relate to her academic program at Wesleyan College. The completed summer school request form and a copy of the course description(s) should be brought to the Registrar for determination of course equivalency prior to the student’s departure in the spring semester. The student is responsible for having an official copy of her summer transcript sent to the Registrar of Wesleyan College no later than September 1 following the summer session. The maximum amount of semester hours allowed in transfer from another college or university summer session may not exceed in semester hours the number of weeks of the summer session. Grades below C may not be transferred to Wesleyan for credit.
Credit For Summer Work at Wesleyan College. The student who wishes to attend summer school at Wesleyan College may take up to 7 semester hours during one summer term or a total of 15 semester hours in all combined summer terms.
Examinations for the Removal of I Grades. Incomplete work that results in a grade of I must be completed by the following dates: a) for fall semester, by February 1 b) for spring semester, by July 1, and c) for summer semester, by October 1. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements for completing all work by the deadline. A student failing to complete all work shall be regarded as having failed in the course, and a grade of F will be recorded by the Registrar.
Graduation Each student must file an application for diploma with the Registrar of the College at the beginning of the semester that precedes the semester in which she expects to complete degree requirements. The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees are conferred at the end of each academic year (May) and, in special cases, in August with the prior approval of the Dean and faculty. MEd and MBA degrees are conferred upon satisfactory completion of all requirements, as announced. AB students who have completed all degree requirements, have been certified by the Registrar, approved by the Dean and faculty, and have met all obligations to the College may participate in the commencement ceremony which is held each May. Students who complete requirements in December will graduate in the annual commencement ceremony the following May. Students who complete degree requirements in August will have an August graduation date and may participate in the annual commencement ceremony the following May. Attendance at graduation is required. A student may graduate in absentia only with the written permission of the Dean of the College. Each student’s diploma will bear the student’s legal name at the point of graduation. If the name has changed since admission to the College, the student must submit a court order or other document indicating a legal change of name to the Registrar no later than February 1st prior to graduation in May, or June 1st prior to completion in August; graduate students must submit the court order two months prior to the announced
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