transfer hours accepted before matriculation are not to exceed a total of 84 credit hours. Students participating in a study abroad program following matriculation may earn up to 30 hours of study abroad transfer credits for a pre-approved program. The study abroad hours do not count toward the 12 transient hours. 6. Students wishing to transfer college credit to Oklahoma City
University must have at least a 2.00 GPA.
7. A grade below a C- (1.75 on a 4.00 scale) or its equivalent
will not transfer. Pass/Fail/Satisfactory grades are not eligible for transfer credit unless they are assigned a numeric value that can be converted to the 4.00 grading scale.
8. International students may not receive credit for English as a
Second Language courses taken at U.S. colleges, and students may not receive credit for English language courses taught in countries where the medium of instruction is a language other than English.
9. Students seeking admission with fewer than 29 hours of
college credit will be subject to the same admissions requirements as first-time freshmen, and their college transcript(s) must show a 2.00 GPA or better.
EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC WORK Grading System
The following system of points is used for computing GPA: A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
4.00 3.75 3.25 3.00 2.75 2.25 2.00 1.75 1.25 1.00 0.75 0.00
Students with credit from Honors courses will receive an additional 0.25 points. The grading system is for all undergraduate and graduate students.
Credit/No-Credit
The credit/no-credit option is available within the approved guidelines of each school. Please review the specific guidelines for each major to determine the eligibility of courses to be taken for a credit/no-credit grade. NOTE: Students must receive a letter grade for all courses taken to fulfill general education requirements. Courses taken with a credit/no-credit option do not fulfill the requirements of the general education curriculum. The credit/no-credit option may only be selected from the time of pre-enrollment for the semester until the final day to drop courses without a transcript record (see academic calendar). Once this deadline has passed, the option to request a credit/ no-credit grade is forfeited. A student must earn a C- or better to earn credit in the course. Students must obtain permission and the signature of the instructor in whose course they wish to earn
undergraduate catalog
a credit/no-credit grade. The instructor has the right to refuse students the option of a credit/no-credit grade. A separate credit/ no-credit request form is available from the Registrar’s Office.
Auditing Courses
An Oklahoma City University student may audit a course (excluding courses offered by the School of Law) by attending class sessions and completing classroom assignments. No examinations are taken and no credit is given. The student transcript carries the designation AU. The AU designation, once approved, may not be changed to a letter grade. Audited courses do not satisfy degree requirements. If a student determines that an audited course is needed to fulfill a major requirement, the student must repeat the course and earn a letter grade. A student may audit only if permitted by the appropriate school or department policy and on a space-available basis. Students may not audit individualized academic experiences such as internships, directed study, independent study, music lessons, dance instruction, etc. Audited courses will not be considered in a student’s normal semester load. Procedure: The audit option can only be selected through
the second Friday of the regular semester and through the first Thursday after three class days of a summer session. Once the time period is over, the option to audit a course is forfeited. Students must obtain permission and the signature of the instructor whose course they choose to audit. An instructor has the right to refuse to permit students to audit a course. Students registered to audit a class are not guaranteed a space until after the time period. A separate audit form is available from the Registrar’s Office.
Fees: Students are assessed a nonrefundable audit fee. Fee schedules are available from the Student Accounts Office. Audit fees are not part of the structure for block tuition charges and will be assessed in addition to regular tuition charges.
Adding Courses
For the fall and spring semesters, courses may be added through the first Friday after four class days of the semester without instructor approval. Courses added after the first Friday after four class days and through the second Friday after nine class days may be added only with instructor approval. Courses may not be added after this date. For the first and second summer terms, courses may be added through the first two class days. Courses added after the first two class days and through the Thursday after three class days may be added only with instructor approval. Courses may not be added after this date.
Dropping Courses
The final date to drop a course is listed in the academic calendar. Students dropping courses before the final drop date will receive a W (withdrawal). After the final drop date, the instructor must assign a grade of WP (withdrawal passing) or WF (withdrawal failing) for the course. A grade of WF will be calculated into the student’s grade point average as a failing grade. If a student needs to drop a course or courses after the final drop date for documented health reasons, he or she may request to be assigned a grade of WH (withdrawal for health reasons) rather than a WP Academic Regulations
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