A student who wishes to withdraw from the University must submit his/her request in writing to the Registrar's Office. This procedure ensures that the student's academic and financial obligations are cleared before leaving the University.
Pass-No Credit Grading Scheme A grade of P indicates that a student's performance merits an evaluation of C- or better. NC indicates that a course has been failed, but that such failure is without prejudice to the student's cumulative average.
How can I change my major/minor? Undergraduate or Continuing Education students who wish to change their major or declare a minor can do so by submitting the approved Declaration or Change of Major or Declaration or Change of Minor forms to the Office of the Registrar. Approval signatures are required.
What does Pass/No Credit mean? A Pass (P) will be granted if you receive a D- or higher in the course. Credit will be earned for the course. Pass credits will apply toward your degree, but will not be calculated in your semester or cumulative GPA.
An NC grade will not fulfill graduation requirements and will not count for credit, but it does not affect your GPA.May 11, 2020
Colleges report GPA (grade point average) on a 4.0 scale....Search for Colleges Using Your GPA.Letter GradePercent Grade4.0 ScaleA93-964.0A-90-923.7B+87-893.3B83-863.08 more rows
Individuals who are admitted to specific programs and who wish to change their major may do so by notifying the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Changes will be approved only if space in the desired program is available and the applicant has satisfied all admission requirements for the new college or program.
18 semester creditsThe requirements for minors are established by university departments or by interdisciplinary committees. No minor program may consist of less than 18 semester credits in the minor field or more than 24 semester credits. At least six credits must be completed at the upper-division course level for all minor studies.
Undergraduate ClassificationFreshman standing0-23 creditsSophomore standing24-53 creditsJunior standing54-83 creditsSenior standing84 or more credits
On November 19, 2020, Dr. Anthony Lowman, the Provost of Rowan University, continued offering students access to the Pass/No Credit grading options for the Fall 2020 semester to all students except M.D., D.O. and Ph. D. degree programs.Jan 25, 2021
Letter GradePercentage RangeMid-RangeA+90% to 100%95%A80% to 89%85%B+75% to 79%77.5%B70% to 74%72.5%6 more rows
As explained in question #1, if you complete the course at the “C” or better level, you will receive a “Pass (P)” on your transcript. If you finish the course at the “D” or “F” level, you will receive a “No Pass (NP)” on your transcript.
The instructor of the class is the primary authority with respect to a student’s proficiency and final grade in that course. A student who believes that his or her final grade reflects an erroneous, capricious, arbitrary, or prejudiced academic evaluation may appeal the grade. The academic judgment used in determining the merits of the grade to be awarded shall not be reviewable. This process does not apply to cases of academic dishonesty, which are adjudicated through the “academic dishonesty process.”
A grade of P indicates that a student’s performance merits an evaluation of C- or better.
NC indicates that a course has been failed, but that such failure is without prejudice to the student’s cumulative average. Although appropriate credits are granted to students when grades of P have been assigned, these credits are not qualitatively weighted and hence do not affect a student’s academic average.
The student may file an appeal of his or her complaint, in writing, to the instructor within 30 days after a final grade is posted to the student’s record.
Students may elect to register on a pass-no credit basis for a maximum of four unrestricted elective courses. A student may not change grading scheme from letter grade to pass-no credit or from pass-no credit to letter grade after the established deadline for adding a course.
Mid-term grades are not official and do no factor into grade point average and credits earned. Mid-term grades do not appear on transcripts. The grade is submitted by the faculty to inform the student of their current grade status.
A change from audit to credit status, or from credit status to audit, may not be made after the deadline for adding a course (10th class day).
You may now put yourself on a wait list through SiS if the course you want is full. When you try to register for a closed course, the system will ask you if you want to be put on a wait list.
Students withdrawing from any class can do so through SiS. Verbal messages to faculty or staff do not constitute official notification.
The UCard primarily works as a student ID and an access card, but benefits also include a declining balance (debit) feature that works at all on-campus dining locations, bookstores, vending machines and printing and copy machines, as well as over 30 participating merchants in the Lowell area.
The University library system consists of an extensive electronic library, as well as facilities at three locations: the O'Leary Library, Lydon Library, and the Center for Lowell History at the Mogan Center. Please click here for more information.
Graduate, Online & Professional Studies certificate programs are short-term, credit programs of study that are designed to run at a student's own pace. Students must apply to the certificate program, but registration for the courses is on a semester-to-semester basis.
In addition, the Lowell Police will tow student and faculty cars if parked in "Residential Parking" areas. Please call the Advising Center at 978-934-2474 for the location of parking lots available for daytime use by Graduate, Online & Professional Studies students.
Grade reports are no longer mailed to students. Students must log onto the Student Information System (SIS) to view their transcripts. University policy does not allow grades to be given over the phone. Students may request official transcripts using SIS.
Students may access their records securely through the Student Information System ( SIS ). The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) grants any student currently in attendance, or any former student, the right of access to inspect or review his or her educational files, records or data.
The state of Massachusetts requires all post-secondary institutions to ensure that students are immune to a number of vaccine-preventable communicable diseases. For UMass Lowell, the process begins when each student enrolls at the University.