Special Rules
and
Regulations

Special rules and regulations are set up to help students survive and succeed at WSU. If you know about them and understand when to use them you can save time, energy, and money. The terms below are described fully in the CATALOG or in the SCHEDULE OF COURSES. Because they are planned just to assist you, read them and talk to your academic advisor whenever you have any questions about:

Academic Forgiveness (formerly Double Line)

Students who have accumulated a grade point average of less than 2.000 may petition their college Committee on Admissions & Exceptions to be admitted to a degree program with no college credit and no grade point average.

To qualify, petitioners must be at least 25 years old, must have been out of a degree program of college studies for at least four years, and must demonstrate ability to progress in college work.

If the petition is approved, all prior college courses and grades are recorded on the transcript, the notation “admitted without credits or grades by committee action” is made.

The policy may be applied to Wichita State University enrollment as well as to work at other colleges. When implemented, the policy waives all previous credits and grades except in the case of credits and grades earned in the special nondegree-bound status under the open admissions policy.

Academic Recognition

All honors are based on WSU grade point average. The Dean's Honor Roll is published each semester and is composed of students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours of graded work who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester. Students enrolled in 6-11 hours of graded work per semester who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher will receive Academic Commendation.

Degree Audit

The WSU Degree Audit system permits advisors and students to see via the computer and through printed copy what the degree program requirements are, which requirements have been met and which remain. Students and advisors also are able to explore "what if" scenarios by comparing degree requirements.

Drop/Adds

You may add or drop courses to your original schedule, within the limits of certain dates. You might even receive a refund, so be sure to read the explanation in the SCHEDULE OF COURSES.

Incompletes

If something unforeseen keeps you from finishing all of your assignments before the end of the semester, your instructor may agree to give you a grade of "I" (Incomplete). Only your instructor can make this decision. An incomplete course must be satisfactorily completed by the end of the next semester in which the student enrolls, summer excluded, or the "I" reverts automatically to an "F". (See CATALOG)

Maximum Credit Hours

Students in good academic standing may enroll for a maximum number of hours during each fall and spring semester and a maximum number during the summer. Students wishing to enroll beyond these limits listed below will need specific approval from the Dean, Associate/Assistant Dean or Department Chair.

Quarter Hour Conversion Scale

Repeats

Beginning Fall 1994, replacement repeats permitted for five (5) graded (A,B,C,D,F) COURSES (most recent grade counts even if lower)-maximum of three attempts for each courseafter that, the third and all subsequent grades will count in the computation of the gpa. Hours count only once toward bachelor's degree except for PE activity classes and music performance classes, etc. Applies to any WSU student who takes a repeat of a course at Wichita State beginning Fall 1994. See p. 41 of this Handbook for more detailed information.

Transfer Students

1. Wichita State participates in the Transfer and Articulation Agreement of the Kansas Public Community Colleges and State Colleges and Universities. The agreement stipulates that: A student who completes an associate degree based on a baccalaureate oriented sequence at a state and regionally accredited Kansas public community college and whose proram of studies has met the requirements of the Kansas Public Community College and State College and University Transfer and Articulation Agreement will be accepted with junior standing and will have satisfied the General Education Program requirements.
2. Community College transfer students should check the pub lished Transfer Guide for their specific college or with advisors in their college dean's office. A current listing of all approved General Education course work can be found in the SCHED ULE OF COURSES published each semester.
3. Transfer students with fewer than 24 college hours of credit must submit scores from the American College Test (ACT) or WSU Placement Test if Basic Skills English and Math courses have not been completed with grades of "C" or higher. Stu dents age 21 or older and International students are not re quired to take the ACT. These students take the English and Math Placement Tests.
4. Students transferring from a two-year college must complete at least 60 hours of four-year college work and 40 hours of upper -division work in order to qualify for graduation from Wichita State. In no case will work done in a two-year college be credited as junior or senior-level work at Wichita State.
5. Courses from other institutions which are accepted for credit at WSU are included in the cumulative grade point average.

Transition Semester

To accommodate new students in their adjustment to college standards, a special transition semester has been established. It must be the student's first-ever semester in college with an earned GPA below 2.00. Student must complete 6 or more graded hours during next enrollment (must be at WSU with at least 2.00 GPA). Once the criteria are met and request is approved, all work in the transition semester will be translated as follows: all A's, B's, and C's will be shown as "Credit (CR)" and D's and F's will be shown as "No Credit (NCR)" (See CATALOG).

Withdrawal

If you must quit attending classes, be sure to withdraw OFFICIALLY, so that your records at WSU are accurate. You will receive a partial refund up to certain specific dates. (See SCHEDULE OF COURSES)

How to Figure This Hypothetical Semester's G.P.A.

Now divide grade points by total semester hours to find the grade point average.

35 ÷ 12 = 2.917 gpa

Administrative Withdrawal

When a check for tuition and fees is returned by the bank (uncashed), the student is sent a "correction notice." If the correction notice has been mailed out by October 14 in the Fall or by March 14 in the Spring, and payment has not be received, the student will be administratively withdrawn November 1 or April 1, as appropriate. The student is always obligated to pay 20% of the tuition and fees amount plus any non-refundable fees.

Implementation of this policy will mean:

1. A student will be identified as administratively withdrawn in all areas (housing, Heskett Center, classes, student employ ment on campus, financial aid) and there should be no confusion about his status.
2. Without reinstatement potential, there should be no confusion about the student's status in the classroom. The faculty will be informed that the student has been administratively withdrawn for lack of payment and that there is no reinstatement -- thus no grade will be given. The student should not be allowed to attend classes from that day forth.