by Julie Eklund
Staff Writer
A policy of academic renewal was passed by the Undergraduate Academic Policies Committee (UGAP) at the end of February, and will go into effect next fall.
The policy allows undergraduate students to petition the Academic Dean for up to one year of poor coursework to be removed from degree calculation.
The courses will still be a part of the student’s transcript and be included in computation for departmental honors, but will not be applied toward the degree.
Marilyn Davies, registrar, developed the policy in response to requests from students.
“This policy effects students who had a bad semester or year due to circumstances that may have been out of their control. The renewal policy allows the student to return to ULV to reach his/her goal of a bachelor’s degree,” Davies said.
To be eligible for the process, the student’s GPA must have fallen below a 2.0 cumulative if they completed 30 units. If they completed 24 units the GPA requirement is 2.5, and it is 3.0 if 18 units have been taken.
Also, a period of five years must have elapsed since the coursework in question was completed.
The policy is only for students who were full time at ULV when the coursework was taken.
Students have to retake classes which are excused, and thus have the opportunity to earn better grades.
