Class Attendance
Each professor will establish an attendance policy for each class.
Please make sure you understand that policy from the first day of
each class. If no policy is stated, the university policy will be
in effect; any absences in excess of four times the number of
classes scheduled per week may result in a student being
involuntarily dropped from the course with a grade of
“WF”. Appeal is to the Provost.
Complaints and Grievances
See the “
Complaints
and Grievances” policy in the “
Community
Code of Conduct” section of The Bruin Guide.
Grade of Incomplete
If serious circumstances beyond your control prohibit you from
completing the work for a course during a term, you may be eligible
to work with your professor to receive an incomplete (I). You
should complete the work prior to midterm of the next semester; if
a grade change is not submitted by that time, the
“I” becomes an “F”.
Intent to Graduate
At Belmont, you are responsible for completing the educational
process, including preparation for graduation. After the processes
of being admitted, securing an adviser, verifying transfer credits,
registration, taking classes, etc., you must take the steps to
graduate.
The point is that – like almost everything else
– graduation does not happen automatically, even if you
have 150 hours of credit. You must actually apply.
To keep it simple, remember in your junior year to complete a
“Graduation Checklist” and in your senior year
complete a “Graduation Application” form. Both
are available from Belmont Central and contain appropriate
directions.
The deadline for the “Graduation Application”
form is the first day of classes, the semester before your intended
graduation. For example, if you plan to graduate in May, you must
apply the previous fall semester. If you intend to graduate in
December, you must apply the previous summer. If you intend to
graduate in August, you must apply during spring semester.
Major/Minor Form
This is a running total of what you have completed and what you
must still complete. This is to be filed after you achieve junior
status (64 credit hours passed). You can pick up one of these forms
at Belmont Central.
Probation
When a student’s grade point average falls below 2.0,
the student is said to be on academic probation. Though no official
letter of notification from the Provost is sent, the student may
take no more than 13 hours per semester until the GPA returns to
2.0 or higher. Students with a 2.0 or higher are said to be in good
standing.
Repeating a Course
Students have the option to go for a better grade in a course that
did not work out for the first time. You register, take it, do
better and – get this – the higher grade
counts. You can only repeat the course once, unless you got an
“F” on the first try – you can repeat
an “F” as many times as you need to. Of course,
you will need to pay for the course each time you take it.
