Academic Progress

Normal progress: Normal progress toward a degree is defined as earning 4.0 course credits and 8.0 or more grade points, on the average, per semester, and satisfactorily meeting the other fixed requirements of the college. A student earning 4.0 course credits for eight semesters will acquire slightly more than the 31.5 course credits required for graduation in a four-year period.

Acceptable progress and classification: Acceptable progress toward a degree is defined as completing the following number of courses and grade points at the end of the year indicated:
First year: 6.0 course credits, 12 grade points earn sophomore standing
Second year: 14.0 course credits, 28 grade points earn junior standing
Third year: 22.0 course credits, 44 grade points earn senior standing

Minimum progress: The majority of Concordia students complete their degrees in four years. Occasionally because of a change in major or minor, or other factors, their progress is delayed. The following table shows minimum expectations:

Minimum academic progress

First year

Second year

Third year
and beyond

First semester
completion rate
cumulative GPA

50%
1.7

68.75%
1.9

68.75%
2.0

Second semester
completion rate
cumulative GPA

52.5%
1.8

68.75%
2.0

68.75%
2.0


Exceptions to the academic progress standards based upon extenuating circumstances are considered by the Student Academic Performance and Procedures Committee. Visit the Office of Student Affairs for further information.

Course examinations: In many classes, formal examinations at mid-semester and at the end of each semester are given on the dates indicated on the college calendar. In addition, individual professors give examinations in their courses at various times during the semester. The results of these exams, and other major assignments, give students the chance to gauge their progress in their courses. If you have any questions about your work in any of your courses, you should talk with your instructor. If you have concerns about your overall progress, you can make use of a variety of resources, including the Office of the Registrar, the Academic Enhancement Center, the Writing Center, the Office of Student Affairs and others.

Failures, incompletes and conditions: A grade of F indicates that you must repeat the course in order to receive credit in that course.

A grade of I is a temporary indicator that your work is satisfactory as far as completed and that credit may be earned upon completion of all course requirements. The grade of I is issued only when you have missed examinations or failed to complete course assignments because of serious and prolonged illness or other unavoidable emergencies. It is your responsibility to consult the teacher and initiate the grade of I and the makeup work. If justified, an I grade is accepted in the Office of the Registrar on an agreement form available to instructors on the Web. This form is completed by the instructor in agreement with the student and stipulates course requirements to be completed, date by which requirements will be completed and received by the instructor (no later than the eighth week of the following semester), and the course grade which will be recorded should the student fail to meet all conditions of the agreement.

If three or more incompletes have accumulated, permission to enroll in any new courses the following semester will be withheld until you have met with a member of the Student Academic Performance and Procedures Committee to discuss and establish a plan for removing the incompletes and until substantial progress has been made in finishing the incompletes. The final dates for removal of incompletes and conditions are given in the college calendar; they are the dates after which the registrar cannot accept revisions of I grades given the preceding semester.

Repeating courses: Students must notify the Office of the Registrar when repeating a course. Courses may be repeated if the student has earned a grade of C- or below, or a U, and if space permits. All courses attempted remain on the student's transcript; only the last grade is computed into the GPA and credit is only earned once. Transfer courses subsequently repeated at Concordia will be deleted from the student's record. Exceptions to these rules must be approved by the Student Academic Performance and Procedures Committee. Federal regulations prohibit Concordia College from awarding federal financial aid to a student for repeating a course, unless the student failed the course.

 

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