Withdrawing from courses could push you below the earned unit requirements. If you have questions about this policy, contact the Scholarship Unit at 410-704-2647 or [email protected] . These requirements do not apply to federal aid programs.
Effective Minimester 2006, Towson University suspended use of the C- grade. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed as follows: First, multiply the units for each course taken in a term by the grade points (values above) assigned to the grade earned. Second, total the units and grade points for the term.
Towson University must return to the Title IV programs the lesser of the following: The institutional* charges incurred for the term, multiplied by the unearned percentage of Title IV grant and loan assistance.
If you have questions about this policy, contact the Scholarship Unit at 410-704-2647 or [email protected] . These requirements do not apply to federal aid programs.
If your request to make a third attempt of a Core/GenEd course is denied, you should enroll in an alternate course from the same Core/GenEd category to satisfy the requirement.
Authorization. Authorization from the department is required to register for a third or additional attempt of a course. Registering without prior permission is putting you at risk of being dropped from the course. Petitions are reviewed by the department that owns the course, not the student’s major department.
The grade of PS (Pass) is assigned to a course selected on the Pass grading option when students earn a C grade or higher. Students who elect the Pass grading option and earn a grade of D+ or below will have that grade recorded on their permanent record and used in calculation of the GPA.
Students must have completed at least 24 units of 2.00-level work at TU since the term in question. Only one Unsuccessful Term can be granted in a student’s academic career. Students wishing to request an unsuccessful term on their academic record must submit an appeal to the Academic Standards Committee.
Incomplete grades are given at the discretion of the instructor and may be granted toward the end of the term and only for documentedcircumstances beyond the control of the student. Earlier in the term, a withdrawal may be more appropriate.
The Plus/Minus Grading System (4.00 scale, term system), implemented in fall 1998, applies to all undergraduate students and cannot be applied retroactively to grades earned or recorded, including incomplete (I) grades or contested grades, before fall 1998.
After students have met with their advisers, they plan their schedules and register online using Towson Online Services/PeopleSoft or My TU Mobile.
Students are advised that audited courses: do not count as part of the term, the term unit load or cumulative totals. do not count as attempts for most courses, however audits do count as attempts for BIOL 221, BIOL 221L, BIOL 222, and BIOL 222L.
Students may audit a course with the permission of the instructor. An audited course will be graded AU and will not apply toward the degree. Students may elect the audit option at any point up to the withdrawal deadline by presenting a completed Change of Schedule Form with the instructor’s signature to the Registrar’s Service Center, Enrollment Services 223. If students then choose not to elect this option, they must follow the same procedure, including obtaining the instructor’s signature, to remove the option up to the withdrawal deadline.
If you drop or withdraw from all of your classes during a term, we may have to reduce or cancel aid that you have already received and you may have to repay a portion of your financial aid rebates. See below for more information.
If you drop or add classes before the change of schedule deadline: 1 We will recalculate your financial aid eligibility based on your revised total enrolled term units as of the change of schedule deadline. 2 If your revised term units shift you to a different enrollment level, we may need to adjust your aid. To see how enrollment levels can change aid eligibility, see Minimum Credits . 3 If we have to reduce or cancel your aid, you may also have to repay all or a portion of any financial aid rebates that you have already received.
If the student has received more grant or loan assistance than the amount earned, the unearned funds must be returned to the Title IV programs by the university or the student, or both.
Withdraw grades will impact your financial aid eligibility, but how much they affect your aid will depend on the type of aid you are receiving and whether you withdraw from some of your courses (partial withdraw) or all of your courses (complete withdraw).
All W grades can lead to violations of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy for financial aid recipients because the SAP Policy treats all W grades as unsuccessful course attempts. Failing grades (F and FX) can also lead to SAP violations. Read the SAP policy for a full explanation.
Dropping Classes (During the Change of Schedule Period) You can only drop courses until the change of schedule deadlines at the beginning of each term. You will not receive any grades for dropped courses, and will receive a full refund of tuition and fee charges.
When the course is repeated, the student receives the units for the course (counted once) and the higher of the two grades. Grades for courses taken at other institutions may not be used to replace grades for courses completed at TU.
Repeating Courses. Courses for which a grade has been awarded may be repeated only once. Students must abide by the program’s policies and procedures to be eligible to repeat a course.
Courses taken for undergraduate credit may not be repeated for graduate degree credit. Students wishing to appeal for approval to make a third attempt at a course, must complete the Third Attempt of a Course petition.