Academic Status
Academic Status
Class Standing: A student’s class standing is determined by the student’s number of earned credits as certified in the registrar’s office at the beginning of each term.
Freshman 0-23.9 earned credits
Sophomore 24-54.9 earned credits
Junior 55-85.9 earned credits
Senior 86 or more earned credits
Dean’s List: Dean’s List is awarded each fall and spring to any full-time matriculated student who
receives a semester average of at least 3.650 on the basis of at least 12
credits for which the student receives letter grades and quality points. A
student who has an incomplete grade during a semester will not be eligible for
the inclusion on the Dean’s List.
Students enrolled for fewer than 12 credits each semester are considered
part-time students for the purposes of Dean’s List recognition. Appointment to the Dean’s List is made when
A minimum total of 12 credits are completed within one academic year (Fall,
Winter, Spring); and
Grades in the courses across these combined semesters result in a grade point
average of 3.650 or higher.
Dean’s List status for part-time students is recorded on the most recently completed
semester during which all cumulative criteria were met. Once awarded, the
calculation for additional recognition begins anew.
Delphi: Delphi is the College honor society. A student, who at the end of her junior
year or at the end of either term of her senior year, has a cumulative
grade-point average of 3.800 will be recognized as a member of Delphi in the
following semester. To be eligible, a transfer student must have earned at
least 60 credits of academic work at Cedar Crest.
Honor Societies: Cedar Crest sponsors chapters of the following national or international honor
societies: Alpha Kappa Delta (international – sociology), Alpha Psi Omega (national – theatre), Alpha Sigma Lambda (national – lifelong learning students), Beta Beta Beta (national – biology), Kappa Delta Pi (national – education), Kappa Mu Epsilon (national – mathematics), Lambda Pi Eta (national – communication), Phi Alpha (national – social work), Phi Alpha Theta (international – history), Phi Kappa Delta (national – forensic speech), Psi Chi (national – psychology), Sigma Beta Delta (national – business, management and administration), Sigma Tau Delta (national – English), Sigma Theta Tau (international – nursing), Theta Alpha Kappa (national – religion and theology) and Nu Delta Alpha (dance).
Graduation with Honors: A student is considered for graduation honors if the student’s cumulative average at Cedar Crest is 3.550 or better and includes at least 60
graded Cedar Crest credits. The awarding of honors is based on all graded work
done at Cedar Crest (including dual degree programs) and graded work completed
at other LVAIC institutions as a matriculated Cedar Crest student.
Students with a cumulative average of 3.550 or above at the end of four years
graduate cum laude; those with an average of 3.650 or above graduate magna cum
laude; those with an average of 3.800 or above graduate summa cum laude.
Students should consult the registrar’s office to determine their status.
Conditional Standing: The faculty at Cedar Crest College has adopted the following policy concerning conditional standing and
separation from the College:
• Matriculated students who fail to achieve a cumulative grade-point average of
1.800 as first-semester freshmen will be placed on conditional standing for the
subsequent term. Students who fail to achieve a cumulative grade-point average
of 2.000 for any term after their first-semester term will be placed on
conditional standing. Part-time matriculated students will be reviewed for
possible conditional standing for every accumulation of 15 credits they
complete. Part-time students who fail to achieve a cumulative grade-point
average of 2.000 for every 15 credits will be placed on conditional standing
for their subsequent 15 credits.
• Matriculated students who fail to achieve a cumulative grade-point average of
2.000 after three terms on conditional standing will be subject to dismissal
procedure.
• Matriculated students who fail to achieve a cumulative grade-point average of
1.000 may be subject to dismissal procedure.
The dismissal procedure includes the opportunity to petition the Admissions,
Enrollment and Retention Committee for continuation and requires the student to
prepare a personal plan for academic progress.
A student dismissed for unsatisfactory academic achievement may petition the
Admissions, Enrollment and Retention Committee for re-admission; this petition
must include official documentation of specific academic work or equivalent
experience during the interval between dismissal and re-admission.
Once re-admitted to the College, the student must achieve a grade-point average
of 2.000 or better every semester to remain. If a student is dismissed a second
time, there is no appeal.
Voluntary Separation
From The College
From The College
Official Leave of Absence: Degree-seeking (matriculated) students who find it necessary to interrupt their
college studies for a term or more may apply for an official one-year leave of
absence. Within 365 days of the student's official date of separation, the
student must have accomplished one of the following steps: return to classes,
submit a letter of intent to register for the upcoming term, register for the
upcoming term, or request an extension of the leave of absence. Forms are
available in the Registrar's Office; the Registrar approves requests for leaves
of absence.
The first day of class attendance, in the case of traditional students, or the
date of the acceptance letter as a degree candidate, in the case of Lifelong
Learning students, is the date of matriculation. This date is important if a
student finds it necessary to interrupt his or her studies at Cedar Crest.
Official leaves of absence of less than one year permit students to graduate
according to the general education requirements in effect at the time they
entered the College. With approval from the department in which they are
majoring, students may be permitted to graduate according to major requirements
listed in the College Catalog and in effect at the time they matriculated at
the College. Students may also choose to graduate according to policies and
curricular changes enacted by the faculty and found in subsequent catalogs.
If matriculated students request and are granted an official leave of absence of
up to one calendar year, they are not required to reapply for matriculation
when they re-enroll at Cedar Crest. Students who re-enter the College after a leave of absence greater than one
year, a withdrawal, or any absence not formally approved, as described above,
must meet the general education requirements and major requirements in effect
at the time of their re-enrollment in order to graduate.
Official Withdrawal from Cedar Crest: In order to withdraw officially from Cedar Crest College, a student must
complete a process that starts on the Student tab of MyCedarCrest. All
withdrawing students must complete an exit interview, which begins the
withdrawal process on MyCedarCrest. Official withdrawal prior to the official
deadline for course withdrawal will result in all course work in progress being
graded W (not computed into average). Withdrawal after the official deadline for course withdrawal requires completion
of the process for administrative withdrawal. Unofficial withdrawal from the College at any time may result in all course work
in progress being graded F. If the student re-enters the College to continue the major after a withdrawal,
the student will graduate according to general education requirements and major
requirements in effect at the time of re-enrollment.
Re-admission Policy: Students who apply for readmission to Cedar Crest College after a separation of
at least five years may elect, upon readmission, to retain all of their prior
grades or to begin their academic career anew, retaining none of their prior
grades.
Students who have been dismissed previously from the College must petition for
readmission. Students who have been dismissed for poor academic performance
must remain separated from the College for at least one calendar year before
reapplying for admission.