Ohio Wesleyan University | Academic Advising

Academic Standing

Students should review their final grades for fall semester and determine their current academic standing.

Dean's List

Students who achieve a superior academic average during each semester will be placed on the Dean's List. Academic qualifications for inclusion on the Dean's List require at least a 3.50 semester grade point average for all courses attempted and for a minimum of three unit (or 1.25 unit) courses with grades assigned.

Academic Good Standing (2.0 or higher cumulative GPA)

Since Ohio Wesleyan requires a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for graduation, it is imperative that students work toward achieving and exceeding that average each semester.

Academic Probation (1.0 – 1.99 cumulative GPA)

Any student who earns grades in a given semester that yield less than a 2.0 cumulative grade point average will be placed on academic probation unless the student’s semester grade point average is less than 1.0.

Academic Dismissal (<than 1.0 in any semester)

Regardless of the cumulative average, any student who earns less than 1.0 in a given semester will be academically dismissed from the University.

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Based on the their semester and cumulative academic record, students should review their spring course schedule to determine if any adjustments are necessary.

For classes in which students received less than a C-, advisors and students should decide whether a class should be repeated to

improve cumulative or major GPA and, if so, should they do so this term or wait

fulfill a prerequisite for another class

receive a necessary credit towards graduation in May

receive credit for ENG105 (to do so requires a student earn a C- or better)

For classes in which student received an Incomplete (I)* or Progress (PR), students should contact the professor for the course and work out a plan for completing the requirements in a timely fashion.

*Please note that students receiving an Incomplete must complete the remaining work by the end of the third week of the next semester in which the student is enrolled. For more information, consult the OWU cataglog (p 22).

An Unsatisfactory (U) evaluation of writing skills in any course, remands the student to the Writing Resource Center. The student must work with staff to clear the U from the record within the next semester in which they are enrolled*.

*Please note that failure to do so could lead to academic dismissal. In addition, Seniors with Us on their record may not graduate until the U is removed. For more information, consult the OWU cataglog (pp 42-43).

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ACADEMIC PROGRESS

N ow is a good time for students and their advisors to review whether or not students are making adequate academic progress towards graduation.

Ohio Wesleyan students are classified according to the number of
graduation units completed. Class standings are noted below:

Freshman: Fewer than 7 units of credit

Sophomore: 7 or more but fewer than 15 units

Junior: 15 or more but fewer than 23 units

Senior: 23 or more units

(By the end of spring semester, seniors need 34 units to graduate or 32 units to walk at Commencement).

After each semester, the grades and the satisfactory progress of each student at Ohio Wesleyan are reviewed by the Academic Status Committee of the Faculty.

1. For students on academic probation, what is their plan for improving their cumulative GPA and reaching academic good standing?

Have they followed through on registering for one of the Sagan Academic Resource Center workshop sessions being offered during the first two weeks of classes this semester? If not they should do so immediately by calling (740) 368-3925.

2. For students who were dismissed and then reinstated, do they understand the requirements of their reinstatement agreement and have a plan for fulfilling them?

Both the student and advisor should have received letters from the Registrar stipulating the term of reinstatement.

3. For students who have a merit scholarship*, are they maintaining the requisite academic average in order to retain the scholarship?

Presidential Scholarship
3.50 GPA by end of student's 4th semester.

Trustee Scholarship
3.50 GPA by end of student's 4th semester.

Faculty Scholarship
3.35 GPA by end of student's 4th semester.

*Please note that there may be other financial awards but they are not merit scholarships and the terms of their academic requirements vary. Students should check their financial award letter for the specific conditions that apply to them.

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SENIOR QUESTIONS

1. Have you completed or scheduled a degree audit (senior checkout) in the Registrar’s office?

If not, you should do so as soon as possible by going to the Registrar's Office (UNIV114) and making an appointment with Mr. Gary Caudill.

2. Have you completed all the paperwork involved with declaring majors and minors?

3. If you are seeking University or Departmental honors are you on track for completing the requirements for doing so?

4. Are you implementing plans for post-graduation job or graduate/law/medical school searches and taking advantage of resources provided by Career Services and pre-professional program advisors?

5. Are you coping adequately with the upcoming transition from campus life to the responsibilities involved with impending independence? If not, don't hesitate to seek assistance from Counseling Services.

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JUNIOR QUESTIONS

1. Have you declared a major and are you still happy with that choice?

2. Are you making adequate progress toward completion of that major?

3. Have or should you switch(ed) to an advisor in your chosen major?

4. Have you completed all your competency and distribution requirements, including 3 R's (wRiting intensive course)?

5. Are you on schedule to complete 34 courses and 15 courses numbered 250 or above?

6. Are you in danger of exceeding the 13 courses per discipline and 17 courses per department limits?

7. Are you making adequate plans for post-graduation job or graduate/law/medical school searches and taking advantage of resources provided by Career Services and pre-professional program advisors?

SOPHOMORE QUESTIONS

1. Are you thinking about the choice of a major and do you know how to go about declaring it?

2. Have you begun consideration of switching to an advisor in your chosen major?

3. Have you completed most of your competency and distribution requirements, including at least

1 R (wRiting intensive)

1 V (diVersity)

1 Q (Quantitative) course

4. If off-campus study and/or internships are parts of your curricular goals, have you made the necessary plans and sought the necessary approvals? If not, contact the Office of Off-Campus Programs.

FIRST-YEAR QUESTIONS

1. Have you successfully completed ENG 105 (C- or better) or do you need to take it this semester?

2. Have you taken at least 3 other courses for competency or distribution credit?

3. Have you explored at least one potential major?

4. Have you developed adequate study habits and time management skills? If not, make an appointment now to get assistance from the Sagan Academic Resource Center.

5. Have you become involved in a sufficient (but not surfeit) number of co- and extra-curricular activities?

6. If off-campus study is a part of your curricular goals, have
you begun the necessary planning? If not, contact the Office of Off-Campus Programs.

7. Are you aware of support services such as the Office of Academic Advising, Counseling Services, the Sagan Academic Resource Center and the First-Year Dean? If you need additional information, links to these resources are listed in advising resources.

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MIDTERM GRADE ESTIMATES

Students and Advisors should discuss midterm grade estimates and first-module grades to see if any schedule or other adjustments need to be made.

Special attention should be paid to midterm estimates of

U (Grade of less than C-) or

X (Registered but not attending)

Q (No present basis for evaluation)

NR (No report)

Probably needing no special attention is the estimate of

P (grade C- or better).

Also to be discussed are grades in the first-half module courses

A,B,C,D,F and I (Incomplete), PR (progress) or NR (no report)

ACADEMIC PROGRESS

D uring the pre-registration process advisors and students should review whether or not students need to withdraw from any current courses.

Some questions to consider:

1. Are students making satisfactory progress in number of courses and in grade point average as required in the Catalog?

The 2007-08 Catalog on-line:
http://catalog.owu.edu/pdfs/20072008Catalog.pdf

Ohio Wesleyan students are classified according to the number of
graduation units completed. Class standings are noted below:

Freshman Fewer than 7 units of credit

Sophomore 7 or more but fewer than 15 units

Junior 15 or more but fewer than 23 units

Senior 23 or more units

(By the end of spring semester, seniors need 34 units to graduate or 32 units to walk at Commencement).

After each semester, the grades and the satisfactory progress of each student at Ohio Wesleyan are reviewed by the Academic Status Committee of the Faculty.

Academic Good Standing 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA

Since Ohio Wesleyan requires a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for graduation, it is imperative that students work toward achieving and maintaining that average in the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.

Academic Probation 1.0 – 1.99 cumulative GPA

Any student who earns grades in a given semester that yield less than a 2.0 cumulative grade point average will be placed on academic probation unless the student’s semester grade point average is less than 1.0.

Academic Dismissal less than 1.0 in any semester

Regardless of the cumulative average, any student who earns less than 1.0 in a given semester will be academically dismissed from the University.

2. For students on academic probation, are they on target to improve their cumulative GPA and make progress towards reaching academic good standing with a 2.0 cumulative GPA?

If not, what is their plan for doing so by the end of their sophomore year?

3. Are students who were dismissed and then reinstated last semester fulfilling the requirements of their reinstatement agreement?

Both the student and advisor should have received letters from the Registrar stipulating the term of reinstatement.

4. Are students with U’s in English composition working with the Writing Resource Center to clear those before the end of the semester?

If not, be sure they understand the consequences of not doing so:

Any instructor in the University may submit, in addition to the regular grade in a course for any student, a supplementary evaluation in English composition.

Any unsatisfactory (U) evaluation, (including U’s in courses taken
credit/no entry, even though credit may not have been earned and the course not entered on the record), remands the student to the Writing Resource Center and must be cleared within the next semester in which the student is enrolled.

Failure to be certified for release at the end of the following semester will result in review for retention in the University by the Committee on Academic Status.

Seniors with U’s on their record may not graduate until each U is removed. All U notations will be erased from the student’s academic record once clearance is certified to the Registrar by the Writing Resource Center. Until a student has completed ENG 105, he or she will not normally be tutored in the Writing Resource Center.

5. For students who have a merit scholarship, are they maintaining the requisite academic average in order to retain the scholarship?

Presidential Scholarship
3.50 GPA by end of student's 4th semester.

Trustee Scholarship
3.50 GPA by end of student's 4th semester.

Faculty Scholarship
3.35 GPA by end of student's 4th semester.

Please note that there may be other financial awards but they are not merit scholarships and the terms of their academic requirements vary. Students should check their financial award letter for the specific conditions that apply to them.

SENIOR QUESTIONS

1. Have you completed or scheduled a degree audit (senior checkout) in the Registrar’s office?

If not, you should do so as soon as possible by going to the Registrar's Office (UNIV114) and making an appointment with Mr. Gary Caudill.

2. Have you completed all the paperwork involved with declaring majors and minors?

3. If you are seeking University or Departmental honors are you on track for completing the requirements for doing so?

4. Are you implementing plans for post-graduation job or graduate/law/medical school searches and taking advantage of resources provided by Career Services and pre-professional program advisors?

5. Are you coping adequately with the upcoming transition from campus life to the responsibilities involved with impending independence?

JUNIOR QUESTIONS

1. Have you declared a major and are you still happy with that choice?

2. Are you making adequate progress toward completion of that major?

3. Have or should you switch(ed) to an advisor in their chosen major?

4. Have you completed all their competency and distribution requirements, including 3 R's (wRiting intensive course)?

5. Are you on schedule to complete 34 courses total and 15 courses numbered 250 or above?

6. Are you in danger of exceeding the 13 courses per discipline and 17 courses per department limits?

7. Are you making adequate plans for post-graduation job or graduate/law/medical school searches and taking advantage of resources provided by Career Services and pre-professional program advisors?

SOPHOMORE QUESTIONS

1. Are you thinking about the choice of a major and do you know how to go about declaring it?

2. Have you begun consideration of switching to an advisor in your chosen major?

3. Have you completed most of your competency and distribution requirements, including at least

1 R (wRiting intensive)

1 V (diVersity)

1 Q (Quantitative) course

4. If off-campus study and/or internships are parts of your curricular goals, have you made the necessary plans and sought the necessary approvals?

FIRST-YEAR QUESTIONS

1. Have you taken ENG 105 or do you plan to take it during the Spring?

2. Have you taken at least 3 other courses for competency or distribution credit?

3. Have you explored at least one potential major?

4. Have you developed adequate study habits and time management skills?

5. Have you become involved in a sufficient (but not surfeit) number of co- and extra-curricular activities?

6. Do you understand that you must make at least a 1.0 GPA to return for Spring Semester and that you need a 2.0 GPA to stay off probation?

7. Review the requirements for graduation as spelled out in the catalog:

34 credits

ENG 105

1 diVersity

1 Quantitative course

3 wRiting courses

Language 110 & 111

3/3/3/1 distribution

15 upper division classess

8. Do you know where to find and how to interpret requirements for majors?

9. If off-campus study is a part of their curricular goals, have
you begun the necessary planning?

10. Are you aware of support services such as the Office of Academic Advising, Counseling Services, the Sagan Academic Resource Center and the First-Year Dean? If you need additional information, links to these resources are listed in advising resources.