Under what conditions can I take a course on a Pass/Fail basis?
A junior or senior with either a 3.0 GPA for the previous semester or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 may elect one course a semester to be taken under a pass/fail grading system, subject to the advisor’s approval and the following conditions. The course must be an undergraduate course that is either a technical elective outside the student’s area of concentration or a course that is clearly designated on the Study Plan or the Application for Candidacy as an "extra" course not to be used to satisfy the requirements for the degree. No graduate course may be taken under a pass/fail grading system.
Are the rules different for Physical Education courses?
Students have the option of taking any or all of their required Physical Education courses under the pass/fail grading system. Pass/Fail Permission Forms are not needed to take Physical Education courses on a pass/fail basis; arrangements for this are made directly with the Physical Education Department.
What is the mechanism by which I sign up for a Pass/Fail course?
Pass/Fail Permission Forms are available from the Registrar’s Office, and must be approved and submitted to the Registrar’s Office before the midterm date. Students seeking readmission after a withdrawal or leave of absence should make an appointment to meet with one of the Deans of Undergraduate Academics. Depending on a student’s academic standing at the close of the last term of enrollment, he or she may be readmitted in good standing or on academic probation. Readmitted students may be required to repeat courses which they passed with a grade of D or D+.
Students who have incurred a final dismissal are not eligible for readmission.
For more information, contact the Office of Undergraduate Academics. If I repeat a course, does the new grade replace the old grade in my GPA computation?
The new grade replaces the old grade for purposes of calculating the graduating GPA. However, the earlier attempt of the course remains on the transcript with the grade earned as well as a note indicating that the course was repeated. The ranking GPA is computed using both grades.
Is there a limit to the number of times a course can be repeated?
("Three-Tries-and-Out" Rule) The faculty have adopted a "three-tries-and-out" rule for repeating courses at Stevens. The rule states that each course which is a part of a Bachelor’s degree program must be passed in no more than three attempts. Grades of W or F constitute not passing. Students unable to meet this requirement must select a program for which the course in question is not a requirement or they must withdraw from Stevens. What are the academic requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress?
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is the minimum standard that a student must meet in order to maintain academic eligibility for financial aid. There are two components to the attainment of SAP: the first is a requirement for the number of credits accumulated and the second is a Grade Point Average requirement. For a description of the requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress, please see the Office of Financial Aid website. All students’ status regarding SAP is routinely monitored at the end of each Spring semester.
Note that students who do not meet SAP may be placed on SAP probation for a MAXIMUM of two semesters. After that, students not meeting SAP are required to withdraw.
Freshmen who do not meet SAP at the end of their first two terms at Stevens are automatically required to withdraw. SAP probation is not a possibility for freshmen who do not meet the basic SAP requirements To top
Can a senior take a make-up final exam to improve a grade?
Seniors, with the permission of their instructor, may take make-up exams for any two examination courses in their senior year in which they received a D or an F. Seniors attempting to improve a grade for a fall semester course must complete the make-up exam within two weeks after the beginning of the spring semester. Seniors attempting to improve a grade for a spring semester course must complete the make-up exam by two days before Commencement. Please note that this is intended by the faculty to be a make-up of the final examination, not a make-up for the entire course. Are there opportunities to study abroad?
Yes. There are many opportunities for Stevens undergraduates to study abroad. Stevens has established exchange agreements with the following universities: University of Dundee in Scotland, University College London in England (for naval engineering students only), Bogazici and Bahcesehir Universities in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition, Stevens has consortium agreements with the University of Sydney in Australia, Queen Mary University in London, England, St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain, and the University of Limerick in Ireland. Study abroad opportunities are not limited to these universities, however. Students typically study abroad during the second half of the sophomore year or during the junior year. If you are interested in studying abroad, please visit our Study Abroad website and contact Dean Cesmebasi or Ms. Kamal Tamna. To top
When (and with whom) do I fill out a Study Plan?
Study Plans are due at the Registrar’s Office two weeks before the end of the semester indicated in the table below, and may be submitted earlier if the student wishes. The Study Plan must be approved by a concentration advisor. The student selects a concentration advisor from the list published each semester by the Registrar’s Office; copies of this list are also available from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Academics, and a copy appears here.
Degree | Program |
Semester Due | B.E. | Engineering (Four-Year) | 3 | B.E. | Engineering (Five-Year) | 5 | B.E. | Engineering (Co-op) | 3rd term of study | B.S. | Computer Science | 2 | B.S. | Science | 2 | B.A. | Humanities | 2 | B.E., B.S., or B.A. | Transfer Students | (see Transfer Students section) |
Copies of the various study plans are available for downloading from the Registrar's website. How do I get an advisor? When should I fill out a Study Plan?
Students who are transferring into Stevens into the Engineering curriculum and are undecided about their Engineering concentration are assigned a Freshman Faculty Advisor upon their arrival at Stevens. These students must complete a Study Plan with their concentration advisor during the semester prior to taking their first concentration elective. The student selects a concentration advisor from the list published each semester by the Registrar’s Office; a copy also appears on the Undergraduate Academics website (click here). All other transfer students are assigned their concentration advisors upon arrival at Stevens, and must complete a Study Plan during their first semester. Can I take a course at another school and get credit for a Stevens course?
A student wishing to get credit for a Stevens course by taking the course at another school should get an Application for Transfer Credit from the Registrar’s Office and bring it, together with a course description for the course at the other school, to the appropriate academic department for approval by a faculty member (for the list of faculty contacts who review the Application for Transfer Credit click here). The form then needs the signature of either Dean Russ, Dean Cesmebasi, or Dean Dice, and is returned to the Registrar’s Office. When the student completes the course at the other school, he/she should have an official transcript sent to Stevens. A grade of C or better is required for the course to be acceptable for transfer for an undergraduate degree.
Grades from a course taken at another school are not recorded or used in computing a student’s GPA. The only exception to this occurs when a student receives transfer credit for a course in which the student has received a grade at Stevens. In this case, a grade of C is used for that course in the student’s GPA computation regardless of the actual grade received either at Stevens or at the other school.
Can I receive transfer credit for college-level courses I took during high school?
Students who have taken courses deemed "college level" by their high school, or for which they have received credit at a particular college may be considered for transfer credit under the policy outline below.
- For college courses taken at the college campus:
- the course cannot be used to meet high school graduation requirements (no double counting)
- the course must be approved for transfer by the appropriate Stevens academic department via Application for Transfer Credit (for the list of department faculty who review the Application for Transfer Credit, click here.)
- a grade of C or better must be achieved in the course
- For courses taken at the high school for which a college is giving credit:
- the course cannot be used to meet high school graduation requirements (no double counting)
- the course must be approved for transfer by the appropriate Stevens academic department via Application for Transfer Credit (for the list of department faculty who review the Application for Transfer Credit, click here.)
- a grade of A- or better in the course is required
What is the Transitional/Reduced Load Plan?
- Freshman Transition Option (for majors other than Engineering) allows freshmen to take one fewer course in each term during the first year to provide a smoother transition to college course work load and rigor level. After the successful completion of the year, the students on this plan are permitted to take two courses free of charge during the summer, which puts them back on track for four-year program completion. Maximum benefit from this option results if chosen as early as possible in the first semester. This option is not open to Engineering majors, as the Engineering curriculum already offers a lighter load during the freshman year.
- Reduced Load Option allows students who opted for the Freshman Transition Option to continue with the reduced load for the remainder of their academic program and graduate in ten semesters of study rather than eight. There is no charge for the ninth and tenth terms' tuition if the student signs up for the program before the start of the second term of study. For Engineering students, the deadline for enrolling in the Reduced Load Option is prior to the start of the fourth term of study, as the first year of study in Engineering is already a lighter load.
How do I find out more about this plan?
If you wish to sign up for or discuss either option in more detail, contact the Office of Undergraduate Academics at (201) 216-5228, or stop by the office on the 5th floor of the Howe Center. How can I get a tutor?
Tutorial help is available at no charge through the Academic Support Center. Students may request a tutor by completing an on-line request form Academic Support Center’s web site. To top
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