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REPETITION OF COURSES
Once the final grade has been given in a course, this grade may not be
altered by additional work or by examination. A course may be
repeated for the purpose of raising the grade, but the last grade shall
stand as the permanent record in any case, except Health Fitness
courses, which may be repeated for additional credit. If the student
wishes to repeat a Health Fitness course for the purpose of raising a
previous grade in that course, he/she must notify the Registrar.
Only credit for courses, and not the grades earned in these courses,
taken at institutions other than McMurry University (or through
intercollege enrollment) can be accepted for transfer to McMurry
University. If a student fails a course at McMurry, the student can earn
credit for that course at another institution and transfer the credit hours
to McMurry. In this case, however, the original grade earned in the
course taken at McMurry will remain on the McMurry transcript and
continue to be calculated as part of the student's transcript GPA.
Thus, in order to remove a grade of D or F from the calculation of the
student's transcript GPA, the student must repeat the course at
McMurry University (or through intercollege enrollment).
DEAN'S LIST AND DEAN'S HONOR ROLL
The Dean's List is an academic honor roll made up each semester of
those students who have carried a minimum of twelve semester hours
and have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above for that
semester.
The Dean's Honor Roll is an academic honor roll made up each
semester of those students who have carried six to eleven semester
hours and have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above for
that semester.
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND SUSPENSION
The institutional requirement for graduation is a "C" (2.00 grade point
average) or higher; notification of probation is a warning that a
student's grades fall below acceptable standards. If substandard
performance continues, a student is then suspended from continued
enrollment. At the conclusion of each fall and spring semester, every
student's performance is evaluated to determine whether probation or
suspension is warranted. This performance evaluation is based on
cumulative hours (the higher of attempted or earned) including transfer
hours, as stipulated in the categories below.
Academic Probation. A student is placed on academic probation
when his or her cumulative GPA falls below the minimum requirements
in the table below.
Hours GPA
0-32 1.60
33-48 1.80
49 and Above 2.00
Academic Suspension. A student on academic probation whose
cumulative grade point average falls below that indicated below, will be
placed on academic suspension. The third consecutive semester of
grades below probation but above suspension will result in suspension.
Hours GPA
12-32 1.40
33-48 1.60
49 and Above 2.00
Students on suspension may appeal for reinstatement to the Student
Appeals Committee. Suspended students may not enroll at McMurry
for a minimum of one full semester and must receive readmission
approval before re-enrolling. Suspended students who are allowed to
re-enroll are placed on probation for the semester in which they are
readmitted.
The Application for Readmission is processed through the Vice
President for Academic Affairs (VPAA), Vice President for Student
Relations, and the Vice President for Financial Affairs. The VPAA will
notify the student of the action taken on the Application for
Readmission. Applications for Readmission should be submitted to the
Registrar at least 30 days before the beginning of the semester forwhich the student desires admission.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC GOOD
STANDING
McMurry University offers a wide variety of activities for students in
keeping with its mission to provide a Christian liberal arts and
professional education. These include but are not limited to the
following: band and choral music organizations and ensembles,
intercollegiate athletics, intramural athletics, McMurry Christian
Ministries, Campus Activities Board (CAB), national honor societies,
professional organizations, publications, service clubs, social clubs,
special interest groups, and theatre.
In general, a student who is eligible to enroll for classes is considered
to be in good standing for extracurricular activities. Additional and
more stringent requirements may be established by supervisors of
these activities, groups, organizations, or societies. For participation in
intercollegiate athletics a student must demonstrate satisfactory
progress toward a degree. In order to demonstrate satisfactory
progress a student/athlete must be enrolled full-time (a minimum of
twelve semester hours) unless fewer hours are required for graduation.
Financial aid requirements for satisfactory progress and other
regulations are explained separately in this catalog and elsewhere.
GRADE APPEALS
If a student disagrees with the grade received in a class, the student
has the right to appeal using a formal appeal process. All grade
appeals must be confined to class policy and the assignment of
grades. Concerns or complaints about faculty attitudes, ideas, or
behavior should be directed to the Chairperson of the department
which offered the course, or to the dean of the appropriate school or
college if the concern or complaint is against a department
Chairperson. Grade appeals deal with the policies, as stated on the
syllabus, by which grades were to be determined. Classes may vary
within the faculty, but fundamentally fair treatment of students in
compliance with the syllabus provided for the course should be a
constant. The grade appeal process works as follows (except for
courses taken in the Abilene Intercollegiate School of Nursing):
As soon as possible after receiving the semester grade report with the
grade in question, the student should contact the instructor for the
course and determine if the grade was reported correctly. Initial
attempts to resolve any dispute of a grade should be between the
student and the instructor for the course. If meeting with the instructor
does not resolve the dispute to the satisfaction of the student, the
student should meet with the instructor and his or her department
Chairperson to discuss the matter. The Chairperson then will be able
to hear both sides and settle the dispute. Failure to find a resolution at
the department level may necessitate having recourse to the formal
appeal process, as follows:
1. The first appeal is to the dean of the school or college which
is the home of the department which offered the course.
Following is the process by which this is undertaken.
a. The appeal should be initiated within 30 days of
the release of grades by the Registrar's Office of
the semester in question.
b. The appeal must be made in writing and must
contain the following elements:
c. The title and number of the course (including
section number), the name of the instructor, and
the grade received.
d. A statement of why the student believes the grade
assigned was not the grade he or she should have
received.
e. A copy of the syllabus for the course.
f. Copies of all major assignments for the course
indicating grades received, and any special
instructions or comments from the instructor which
might have altered the description of the
assignment in the syllabus.27
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