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Changes in Registration
All deadlines for adding courses, partial withdrawal,
or complete withdrawal are subject to change. Refer to the current Schedule
of Classes for applicable deadlines and procedures.
To Add a Course
Courses may be added during the first 10 days of
instruction.
To Drop a Course (Partial Withdrawal)
A course may be dropped through the sixth day of
instruction without notation on the student’s record. Thereafter,
grades of W will be posted. The colleges and schools differ in their
policies, but, in general, a course may be dropped from the seventh day
of instruction up to Friday of the ninth week of instruction with the
consent of the instructor and the approval of the student’s college or
school dean.
After the ninth week no withdrawals are permitted
except for unusual or extenuating circumstances beyond the control of
the student. These withdrawals require the consent of the student’s
college or school dean, and consent may be given only after the dean
consults the instructor.
If students do not officially complete the withdrawal
procedure, an F or NC, as appropriate, may be awarded by the instructor
in place of a passing grade.
Students are advised that dropping courses after the
sixth day of instruction may jeopardize their chances for registration
in the same courses in succeeding semesters. Students are also advised
that many colleges, especially graduate and professional schools, do not
look with favor on records with excessive W grades. Employers and
scholarship grantors share this attitude.
Complete Withdrawal
Students withdrawing completely from the University up
to the sixth day of instruction will have this withdrawal action, but
not their course registration, noted on their records. These students
will not have a W grade for each course noted on their records.
Students withdrawing completely from the University
from the seventh day through the ninth week of instruction will have a W
grade for each course noted on their records.
After the ninth week complete withdrawals are not
permitted except for unusual or extenuating circumstances beyond the
control of the student. These withdrawals require the approval of the
student’s college or school dean. Students who receive approval will
also have a W grade for each course noted on their records.
Applications for complete withdrawal are available at
the student academic services office of the student’s college or
school. Signatures as indicated on the form must be obtained, and the
completed form must be turned in to the Manoa campus Cashier’s Office.
The official date of withdrawal is the date recorded by the Cashier’s
Office.
The refund schedule for withdrawals is noted in the
“Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid” section of this Catalog.
When withdrawing, a continuing, classified
undergraduate student who has completed at least one semester at the
Manoa campus may choose to apply for a leave of absence. Students who do
not obtain a leave of absence are required to apply for readmission by
submitting the Common Application Form to the Admissions and Records
Office by the specified deadline and be readmitted before they register.
Credits and Grades
Work accomplished by students is usually recognized in
terms of credit hours, grades, grade points, and grade point averages.
Minimum credit requirements for baccalaureate degrees
are set by each college or school. Students must have a minimum of a C
average (a minimum GPA of 2.0). Some colleges, schools, and degree
programs have higher requirements. Students should check with their
college or school adviser.
Credit Hours
Credit hours (or credits) for course work are
determined on a semester or semester-equivalent basis for work
satisfactorily accomplished. Credit hours granted for specific courses
are listed in this Catalog and in the Schedule of Classes published
each semester.
Grades
Grades awarded are A, B, C, D, F, CR (credit), NC (no
credit), I (incomplete), and L (audit). A grade of A indicates excellent
achievement, B above average, C average, D minimal passing, and F
failure.
A grade of I is given to a student who has not
completed a small but important part of a semester’s work if the
instructor believes that the incomplete was caused by conditions beyond
the student’s control. Each student receiving a grade of I should
consult his or her instructor promptly to determine the steps to be
taken and the deadline to complete the course work for changing the
grade of I to a final grade. The designated November and April deadlines
(see the “Calendar”) refer to the dates by which instructors must
report adjusted grades. Student deadlines for completing their course
work must be adjusted accordingly.
An instructor recording a grade of I on the final
grade sheet will also record the grade that will replace the I if the
work is not made up by the deadline; that grade is computed on the basis
of what grades or other evidence the instructor does have, averaged
together with Fs or zeros for all incomplete work (including the final
examination, if it has not been taken). If the work is completed prior
to the deadline, the instructor will report a change of grade, taking
the completed work into consideration. If the instructor does not submit
a grade to replace the incomplete, the grade of I will be replaced by an
F or an NC (as appropriate) as of the April or November deadline. All
grades of I must be cleared by a student’s college prior to
graduation.
Credit/No Credit Option
The credit/no credit option encourages students to
broaden their education by venturing into subjects outside their fields
of specialization without risking a relatively low grade. The CR
designation denotes C-caliber work or better. However, students should
be aware that some colleges and many graduate and professional schools
evaluate CR as C and NC as F. The same is true of some employers and
scholarship awarding agencies.
Certain courses may be designated as mandatory CR/NC.
In addition to any such mandatory CR/NC courses, no more than 40 credit
hours of CR may be counted toward the degree. Neither CR nor NC is
computed in the grade point average. The CR/NC option must be exercised
during the registration period.
The CR/NC option is limited to elective courses; this
option is not allowed for any course taken to fulfill a University,
college, school, or department non-elective requirement, with the
exception of those courses offered for mandatory CR/NC.
Grade Points
Grade points are given for all courses in which grades
of A, B, C, D, or F are reported. They are computed as follows: for each
credit hour received in a course, 4 grade points are granted if the
grade is A; 3 if B; 2 if C; 1 if D; and 0 if F.
Students entering as undergraduates are not given
grade points for work done outside UH Manoa.
Grade Point Averages
Grade point averages (GPA) are determined by dividing
the total number of grade points by the total number of credit hours for
which a student has received letter grades (excluding I, NC, CR, W, or
L).
The semester GPA is calculated on any one semester’s
credits and grade points. The cumulative GPA is calculated on all such
work taken at UH Manoa.
Repeating Passed Courses
Students may repeat for a letter grade a course in
which they received a D grade. No additional credit toward the degree
will be granted; the two grades for the course will be included in the
GPA. Students may not repeat a course for which they received a grade of
C or better or CR.
Repeating Failed Courses
Students may repeat, for a letter grade only, any
course in which an F was received. If this is done at the University of
Hawai‘i at Manoa, credit hours and grade points for each attempt are
included in the GPA. Students may repeat (but not for a letter grade)
CR/NC courses in which they received a grade of NC.
Duplicate Credits
Academic credit is generally not awarded for courses
or examinations that duplicate material for which academic credit has
already been given. Repeating passed courses (see above) yields no
additional credit, nor does taking more than one version of a
cross-listed course. (In the Course Descriptions, less obvious
duplications may contain notations like, “credit not given for both
200 and 201”; “credit for only one of . . .”; etc.)
Graduate Credit for Seniors
Seniors at the Manoa campus may earn credit toward an
advanced degree for some courses completed during their last semester as
undergraduates provided that (a) the courses taken are in excess of the
requirements for the bachelor’s degree and (b) such courses fulfill
requirements in the prospective graduate field. To obtain such credit,
students are required to file a petition form available at the Graduate
Division at the time of registration for the courses. For more
information, refer to the “Graduate Education” section of this Catalog.
Backtracking
Backtracking is not permitted. Additional credit and
grade points are not awarded for lower-level courses if they are taken
after or concurrently with the advanced course for which they are
explicitly or implicitly prerequisites.
Students should direct any questions about the
applicability of this policy to the student academic services office of
their college or school.
Excess Credit Policy
A student who by the end of any semester has earned 24
credit hours beyond those required for graduation and has fulfilled all
specific program and University requirements may be graduated by action
of the student’s college or school.
Unless an extension has been granted by the
college’s or school’s student services dean, students may be put on
probation if they have taken 24 credit hours beyond those required for
graduation but still have not completed their specific program
requirements.
Grade Reports
Grade reports are mailed to students after the end of
each semester/session. Grades are also available by touch-tone telephone
or by personal computer connected to the World Wide Web. Grades are
available approximately two weeks after the end of the final examination
period each semester. Grades for courses taken through Outreach College
do not follow this schedule. |