UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE c IZaLlIsc 195-0 SCHOLARSHIP REGULATIONS APPLYING TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THE LIDRARY OF THE DEC 2 11940 UNIVt.lSiTY OF ILLINOIS URBANA, ILLINOIS 1950 SCHOLARSHIPXSa/J REGULATIONS ^"^^^ CREDITS AND GRADES AS MEASURES OF PROGRESS IN COLLEGE All colleges find it necessary to establish standards of successful performance. Se- mester hours and grade points are the gen- erally accepted criteria of progress, although it is recognized that there are values in college life which are not so measured. The faculty of the College of Agriculture has approved the following regulations to pro- vide recognition for superior performance and to establish remedial action in cases in which the level of performance is not commensurate with the expenditure of time and money by the student and the provision of facilities and faculty by the University. PROGRAM OF WORK A normal program of courses consists of 15 to 18 semester hours. Permission to register for more than 18 or less than 15 semester hours may be granted by the Associate Dean. (In Home Economics the head of the depart- ment may act for the Associate Dean.) Stu- dents who must work at gainful employment and those observing reduced schedules upon the advice of a physician should take fewer than 15 hours a semester. Only students who have demonstrated above-average capacity for college work should take more than 18 semes- ter hours. Graduation from agricultural cur- ricula requires 130 semester hours including military and physical education courses. In [3] home economics curricula the requirement is 120-124 semester hours exclusive of basic physical education courses. DEFINITION OF GRADES Grades are: A = excellent, B = good, C = fair, D = passing but not satisfactory, E = failure, W = withdrawn, Ab = absent, and Ex = ex- cused. The grade of "Ex" indicates that the student has been excused from the examina- tion by the Associate Dean and has the privi- lege of taking the examination and of com- pleting the course during the next regular semester for which he registers. If the student fails to complete the course during the semes- ter for which he next registers, the grade "Ex" is automatically changed to "E." The grade "Ab" indicates an unexcused absence from the final examination and amounts to a failure unless properly cleared with the Asso- ciate Dean. For the purpose of computing averages, the letter grades are given the following grade- point value: A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, E=l. GRADES REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION A minimum average of 3.0 for graduation shall be required of all students entering the University after October 1, 1947. The average for graduation is to be computed on all courses taken by the student. Grades of "E" are counted in figuring the average for both probation and graduation. In the case of re- peated courses where the original grade was higher than "E," the last grade received shall be used in computing the average. Courses in which the student receives credit as a result of special or proficiency examinations shall not be considered in computing averages either for probation or graduation. [4] GRADUATION WITH HONORS Honors awarded to superior students at grad- uation are designated, after the degree on the diploma, as Honors, High Honors, and High- est Honors, according to the following rules: (a) For the degree with Honors, the student must have an average of 4.0 in all courses used for graduation; (b) for the degree with High Honors, the student must have an aver- age of 4.25 in all courses counted toward graduation and must pass a comprehensive ex- amination in his field of major interest; (c) for the degree with Highest Honors, the student must have an average of 4.5 in all courses used for graduation and must give evidence of exceptional ability in passing a comprehensive examination in his field of major interest. (For details concerning com- prehensive examinations, consult the Asso- ciate Dean.) VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSES Any student who wishes to cease attendance in a course for which he has registered and which he has not completed should execute a withdrawal notice. It should be secured and signed in the office of the Associate Dean. Whether withdrawal shall be without a grade or with the grade of ''E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. WITHDRAWAL FROM UNIVERSITY Any student who wishes to withdraw from the University should execute a clearance notice. It can be secured from and the neces- sary procedure explained in the office of the Associate Dean. [ 5] PROBATION If, in any given semester, a student makes grades below the level required for graduation, he is placed on probation for the following semester. Probation is a remedial scholarship status to warn the student. If, during a se- mester he is on probation, he fails to clear him- self from this status, he will be dismissed from the University; if he equals or exceeds this level, he will be removed from probation. Those students who hold Agricultural, Home Economics, or County Scholarships may not use them while on probation. RULES FOR REMEDIAL ACTION' I. Admission With Scholarship Deficiency A student who enters the University of Illi- nois without previous college experience and who was in the lowest quarter of the high school class with which he graduated is ad- mitted only on probation. He is then subject to the rules for remedial action as stated on the following pages for students in general. Any student who transfers from another college and who has a scholarship deficiency as reflected in low grades or scholarship pro- bation may be admitted to the College of Agri- culture only on petition approved by the Asso- ciate Dean. If granted admission, the student shall be on probation, the terms of probation to be fixed by the Associate Dean. II. Readmission Any student who has been dropped from, the College of Agriculture or from any other school or college for scholarship deficiency may be admitted only on petition approved ^It is an established practice of the College of Agri- culture to send the student written notice of action under Rules 1 to 9 and to mail a copy of such notice to the parent or guardian. [6] by the Associate Dean. Conditions of the pro- bation are determined by him. ill. Probation Rule 1. Any student shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers if he fails to pass at least 11 semester hours or, if enrolled in less than 11 semester hours, he fails to pass all of his courses. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for 11.) Rule 2. Any student who fails to attain an average of 3.0 shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers. Rule 3. (a) If at the end of a semester on probation a student's average for the semester is 3.0 or above and he has passed at least 11 semester hours or, if enrolled in less than 11 semester hours has passed all courses in which enrolled, he shall be removed from pro- bation, (b) If at the end of a summer term on probation a student's average for eight se- mester hours is a 3.0, or if he has earned a 3.0 average for at least six semester hours and has an all-University average of 3.0 or higher, he shall be removed from probation. Rule 4. The Associate Dean shall have authority to waive the operation of the above probation rules in unusual cases in which these rules would be unfair to the student. IV. Withdrawal for Scholarship Deficiency Rule 5. Any student who fails to pass at least six semester hours or, if registered in less than six semester hours, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition.^ (For six or eight weeks' ^Petitions for readmission after failure to meet estab- lished grade requirements should be addressed to the Associate Dean. Immediate readmission will be granted only in exceptional cases for which there is good evi- dence that the cause of low scholarship has been corrected. [7] Slimmer term, subslitiitc llirce semester hours for six.) Rule 6. Any student on probation who fails to pass at least 11 semester hours or, if regis- tered in less than 11 semester hours, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition.* (For six or eight weeks' summer term substitute six semester hours for 11.) Rule 7. Any student on probation who fails to attain an average of 3.0 m.ay register again in the College only on petition.* V. Withdrawal for Failure to Attend Classes Rule 8. Any student who has been absent from classes in a particular course so many times as to make further continuance in the course inadvisable, may be withdrawn from the course by the Associate Dean on recom- mendation of the instructor in the course. Whether the withdrawal shall be without a grade or with a grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Rule 9. Any student who has been absent excessively from courses totaling half or more of the semester hours for which he is regis- tered may be reported to the University Com- mittee on Student Discipline with a recom- mendation that he be dropped from the University for failure to attend classes. Like action may be taken for any failure to comply with College or University requirements. ^Petitions for readmission after failure to meet estab- lished grade requirements should be addressed to the Associate Dean. Immediate readmission will be granted only in exceptional cases for which there is good evi- dence that the cause of low scholarship has been corrected. 2M— 12-49— 42929 [ 8 ] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS APPLYING TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS URBANA, ILLINOIS 1953-1955 CONTENTS Measures of College Progress 3 Program of Work 3 Definition of Grades 4 Grades Required for Graduation 4 Graduation with Honors 5 Withdrawal 5 Rules for Remedial Action 6 Probation " 6 Clearance from Probation 7 Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency 8 Readmission 8 SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS MEASURES OF COLLEGE PROGRESS All colleges find it necessary to establish stand- ards of successful performance. Semester hours and grade points are the generally accepted criteria of progress, although there are values in college life which are not so measured. The faculty of the College of Agriculture has approved the following regulations to pro- vide recognition for superior performance and to establish remedial action in cases in which the level of performance is not commensurate with the expenditure of time and money by the student and the provision of facilities and faculty by the University. PROGRAM OF WORK A normal program of courses consists of fifteen to eighteen semester hours. Permission to reg- ister for more than eighteen or less than fifteen semester hours may be granted by the Associate Dean. (In Home Economics the head of the department may act for the Associate Dean.) Students who must work and those observing reduced schedules upon the advice of a physi- cian should take fewer than fifteen hours a semester. Only students who have demonstrated above-average capacity for college work should take more than eighteen semester hours. Grad- uation from agricultural curricula requires 130 semester hours including military and physical education courses. In home economics curricula the requirement is 120 to 124 semester hours, exclusive of basic physical education courses. DEFINITION OF GRADES Grades are: A = excellent; B = good; C = fair; D = passing but not satisfactory; E = failure; W = withdrawn; Ab := absent; Dr=: dropped for disciplinary reasons (com- puted as an "E" in the grade average); and Ex = excused. The grade of "Ex" indicates that the student has been excused from the examination by the Associate Dean and may take the examination and complete the course during the next regular semester for which he registers. If the student fails to complete the course during the semester for which he next registers, the grade "Ex" is automatically changed to "E." The grade "Ab" indicates an unexcused absence from the final examination and amounts to a failure unless properly cleared with the Associate Dean. For the purpose of computing averages, the letter grades are given the following grade- point value: A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D:=r2; E=l. GRADES REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION A minimum average of 3.0 for graduation shall be required of all students entering the Uni- versity. The average for graduation is com- puted on all courses taken by the student. Grades of "E" are counted in figuring the average for both probation and graduation. In the case of repeated courses where the original grade was higher than "E," the last grade re- ceived shall be used in computing the average. Courses in which the student receives credit as a result of special or proficiency examina- tions shall not be considered in computing- averages either for probation or graduation. GRADUATION WITH HONORS Honors awarded to superior students at gradu- ation shall be designated, after the name and the degree on the diploma, as Honors and High Honors. For the degree with Honors, the student must have an average of 4.2 in all courses used for graduation; for the degree with High Honors, the student must have an average of 4.5 in all courses used for grad- uation. WITHDRAWAL Withdrawal from Courses. Any student who wishes to withdraw from a course for which he has registered and which he has not completed must execute a withdrawal notice. It can be secured and signed in the office of the Associate Dean. Whether withdrawal shall be without a grade or with the grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Any student who has been absent from classes in a particular course so many times as to make further continuance in the course in- advisable, may be withdrawn from the course by the Associate Dean on recommendation of the instructor in the course. Whether the with- drawal shall be without a grade or with a grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Withdrawal from University. Any student who wishes to withdraw from the University should obtain clearance papers from the college office. Failure to execute official withdrawal papers will result in grades of "Ab" being as- sessed at the end of the semester. Any student who has been absent excessively from courses totaling half or more of the se- mester hours for which he is registered may be reported to the University Committee on Stu- dent Discipline with a recommendation that he be dropped from the University for failure to attend classes. Like action may be taken for any failure to comply with College or Univer- sity requirements. RULES FOR REMEDIAL ACTION' I. Probation Admission with Scholastic Deficiency A student who enters the University of Illinois without previous college experience and who was in the lowest quarter of his high school graduating class is admitted only on probation. He is then subject to the rules for remedial action as stated on the following pages for students in general. Any student who transfers from another col- lege and who has a scholastic deficiency as reflected in low grades or scholastic probation may be admitted to the College of Agriculture only on petition approved by the Associate Dean. If granted admission, the student shall be on probation, the terms of probation to be fixed by the Associate Dean. Probation for Scholastic Deficiency If, in any given semester, a student makes grades below the level required for graduation, he is placed on probation for the following semester. Probation is a remedial scholarship status to warn the student. If, during a se- mester he is on probation, he fails to clear him- self from this status, he will be dismissed from the University; if he equals or exceeds this level, he will be removed from probation. ^ The College of Agriculture sends the student written notice of action taken under Rules 1 to 6 and mails a copy of such notice to the parent or guardian. Those students who hold Agricultural, Home Economics, or County Scholarships may not use them while on probation. Rule 1. Any student shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers if he fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if enrolled in less than eleven semester hours, he fails to pass all of his courses. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 2. Any student who fails to attain an average of 3.0 shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers. Rule 3. Summer session students who are on probation at the beginning of the summer term and who do not carry sufficient hours to clear probation (see Section II) may be continued on probation for the next semester in which they are registered, provided they are not sub- ject to dismissal rules as outlined in Section III. II. Clearance from Probation The Associate Dean shall have authority to waive the operation of the above probation rules in unusual cases in which these rules would be unfair to the student. If at the end of a semester on probation a student's average for the semester is 3.0 or above and he has passed at least eleven semes- ter hours or, if enrolled in less than eleven semester hours, has passed all courses in which enrolled, he shall be removed from probation. If at the end of a summer term on probation a student's average for eight semester hours is 3.0, or if he has earned a 3.0 average for at least six semester hours and has an all-Univer- sity average of 3.0 or higher, he shall be re- moved from probation. III. Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency Rule 4. Any student who fails to pass at least six semester hours or, if registered in less than six semester hours, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute three semester hours for six.) Rule 5. Any student on probation who fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if reg- istered in less than eleven semester hours, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 6. Any student on probation who fails to attain an average of 3.0 may register again in the College only on petition. IV. Readmission Any student who has been dropped from the College of Agriculture or from any other school or college for scholastic deficiency may be re- admitted only on petition approved by the Associate Dean. Immediate readmission will be granted only in exceptional cases for which there is good evidence that the cause of low scholarship has been corrected. Students readmitted on probation may clear probation by satisfying the conditions outlined under Section II, unless other conditions are specified by the Associate Dean. 4M— 5-53— 52758 ubrary SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS applying to undergraduate students UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE URBANA, ILLINOIS 1955-1957 CONTENTS Measures of College Progress 3 Program of Work 3 Definition of Grades 4 Grades Required for Graduation 4 Graduation with Honors 5 Withdrawal 5 Rules for Remedial Action 6 Probation 6 Clearance from Probation 7 Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency 8 Readmission 8 REGULATIONS MEASURES OF COLLEGE PROGRESS All colleges find it necessary to establish stand- ards of successful performance. Semester hours and grade points are the generally accepted criteria of progress, although there are values in college life which are not so measured. The faculty of the College of Agriculture has approved the following regulations to pro- vide recognition for superior performance and to establish remedial action in cases in which the level of performance is not commensurate with the expenditure of time and money by the student and the provision of facilities and faculty by the University. PROGRAM OF WORK A normal program of courses consists of fifteen to eighteen semester hours. Permission to reg- ister for more than eighteen or less than fifteen semester hours may be granted by the Associate Dean. (In Home Economics the head of the department may act for the Associate Dean.) Students who must work and those observing reduced schedules upon the advice of a physi- cian should take fewer than fifteen hours a semester. Only students who have demonstrated above-average capacity for college work should take more than eighteen semester hours. Grad- uation from agricultural curricula requires 130 semester hours including military and physical education courses. In home economics curricula the requirement is 120 to 124 semester hours, exclusive of basic physical education courses. DEFINITION OF GRADES Grades are: A = excellent; B = good; G = fair; D = passing but not satisfactory; E = failure ; W = withdrawn ; ab =:: absent ; dr r= dropped for disciplinary reasons (com- puted as an *'E" in the grade average); and ex = excused. The grade of "ex" indicates that the student has been excused from the examination by the Associate Dean and may take the examination and complete the course during the next regular semester for which he registers. If the student fails to complete the course during the semester for which he next registers, the grade "ex" is automatically changed to "E." The grade "ab" indicates an unexcused absence from the final examination and amounts to a failure unless properly cleared with the Associate Dean. For the purpose of computing averages, the letter grades are given the following grade- point value: A = 5; B=i4; G = 3; D = 2; E=l. GRADES REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION A minimum average of 3.0 for graduation shall be required of all students entering the Uni- versity. The average for graduation is com- puted on all courses taken by the student. Grades of "E" are counted in figuring the average for both probation and graduation. In the case of repeated courses where the original grade was higher than "E," the last grade re- ceived shall be used in computing the average. Gourses in which the student receives credit as a result of special or proficiency examina- tions shall not be considered in computing averages either for probation or graduation. GRADUATION WITH HONORS Honors awarded to superior students at gradu- ation shall be designated, after the name and the degree on the diploma, as Honors and High Honors. For the degree with Honors, the student must have an average of 4.2 in all courses used for graduation; for the degree with High Honors, the student must have an average of 4.5 in all courses used for grad- uation. WITHDRAWAL Withdrawal from Courses Any student who wishes to withdraw from a course for which he has registered and which he has not completed must execute a with- drawal notice. It can be secured and signed in the office of the Associate Dean. Whether with- drawal shall be without a grade or with the grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Any student who has been absent from classes in a particular course so many times as to make further continuance in the course in- advisable, may be withdrawn from the course by the Associate Dean on recommendation of the instructor in the course. Whether the with- drawal shall be without a grade or with a grade of "E'' shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Withdrawal from University Any student who wishes to withdraw from the University should obtain clearance papers from the college office. Failure to execute official withdrawal papers will result in grades of "ab'' being assessed at the end of the semester. Any student who has been absent excessively from courses totaling half or more of the se- mester hours for which he is registered may be reported to the University Committee on Stu- dent Discipline with a recommendation that he be dropped from the University for failure to attend classes. Like action may be taken for any failure to comply with College or Univer- sity requirements. RULES FOR REMEDIAL ACTION' I. Probation Admission with Scholastic Deficiency A student who enters the University of Illinois without previous college experience and who was in the lowest quarter of his high school graduating class is admitted only on probation. He is then subject to the rules for remedial action as stated on the following pages for students in general. Any student who transfers from another col- lege and who has a scholastic deficiency as reflected in low grades or scholastic probation may be admitted to the College of Agriculture only on petition approved by the Associate Dean. If granted admission, the student shall be on probation, the terms of probation to be fixed by the Associate Dean. Probation for Scholastic Deficiency If, in any given semester, a student makes grades below the level required for graduation, he is placed on probation for the following semester. Probation is a remedial scholarship status to warn the student. If, during a se- mester he is on probation, he fails to clear him- self from this status, he will be dismissed from the University; if he equals or exceeds this level, he will be removed from probation. * The College of Agriculture sends the student written notice of action taken under Rules 1 to 6 and mails a copy of such notice to the parent or guardian. Those students who hold agricultural or home economics tuition scholarships may not use them while on probation. Rule 1. Any student shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers if he fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if enrolled in eleven semester hours or less, he fails to pass all of his courses. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 2. Any student who fails to attain an average of 3.0 shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers. Rule 3. Summer session students who are on probation at the beginning of the summer term and who do not carry sufficient hours to clear probation (see Section II) may be continued on probation for the next semester in which they are registered, provided they are not sub- ject to dismissal rules as outlined in Section III. II. Clearance from Probation The Associate Dean shall have authority to waive the operation of the above probation rules in unusual cases in which these rules would be unfair to the student. If at the end of a semester on probation a student's average for the semester is 3.0 or above and he has passed at least eleven semes- ter hours or, if enrolled in eleven semester hours or less, has passed all courses in which enrolled, he shall be removed from probation. If at the end of a summer term on probation a student's average for eight semester hours is 3.0, or if he has earned a 3.0 average for at least six semester hours and has an all-Univer- sity average of 3.0 or higher, he shall be re- moved from probation. III. Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency Rule 4. Any student who fails to pass at It-ast six semester hours or, if registered in six semester hours or less, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute three semester hours for six.) Rule 5. Any student on probation who fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if reg- istered in eleven semester hours or less, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 6. Any student on probation who fails to attain an average of 3.0 may register again in the College only on petition. IV. Readmission Any student who has been dropped from the College of Agriculture or from any other school or college for scholastic deficiency may be re- admitted only on petition approved by the Associate Dean. Immediate readmission will be granted only in exceptional cases for which there is good evidence that the cause of low scholarship has been corrected. Students readmitted on probation may clear probation by satisfying the conditions outlined under Section II, unless other conditions are specified by the Associate Dean. 4M— 1-56— 59363 C X.IJL6JII SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS applying to undergraduate students UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE URBANA, ILLINOIS 1958-1960 CONTENTS Measures of College Progress 3 Program of Work 3 Definition of Grades 3 Grades Required for Graduation 4 Graduation with Honors 5 Withdrawal 5 Rules for Remedial Action 6 Probation 6 Probation Continued 7 Clearance from Probation 7 Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency 8 Readmission 8 REGULATIONS MEASURES OF COLLEGE PROGRESS All colleges find it necessary to establish stand- ards of successful performance. Semester hours and grade points are the generally accepted criteria of progress, although there are values in college life which are not so measured. The faculty of the College of Agriculture has approved the following regulations to pro- vide recognition for superior performance and to establish remedial action in cases in which the level of performance is not commensurate with the expenditure of time and money by the student and the provision of facilities and faculty by the University. PROGRAM OF WORK A normal program of courses consists of fifteen to eighteen semester hours. Permission to reg- ister for more than eighteen or less than fifteen semester hours may be granted by the Associate Dean. (In Home Economics the head of the department may act for the Associate Dean.) Students who must work and those observing reduced schedules upon the advice of a physi- cian should take fewer than fifteen hours a semester. Only students who have demonstrated above-average capacity for college work should take more than eighteen semester hours. DEFINITION OF GRADES Grades are: A = excellent; B:=:good; C = fair; D = passing but not satisfactory; E =: failure ; W =:= withdrawn ; ab = absent ; dr = dropped for disciplinary reasons (com- puted as an "E" in the grade average); and ex =: excused. The grade of "ex" indicates that the student has been excused from the examination by the Associate Dean and may take the examination and complete the course during the next regular semester for which he registers. If the student fails to complete the course during the semester for which he next registers, the grade "ex" is automatically changed to "E." The grade "ab" indicates an unexcused absence from the final examination and amounts to a failure unless properly cleared with the Associate Dean. For the purpose of computing averages, the letter grades are given the following grade- point value: A ==5; B=r4; C == 3; B:=^2; E=::l. GRADES REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION Students who first entered the University of Illinois between October 1, 1947, and August 1, 1956, must attain a grade-point average of not less than 3.0 ("C") to qualify for the B.S. degree. All work taken, both in residence and transferred, is included in the computation of grade averages. This includes grades of "E" (failure), "ab" (absent), and "dr" (dropped). All grades, including "E," "ab," or "dr," always remain in the over-all average, even though the student repeats the course. Grades of "ab" and "dr" are equivalent to "E." Effective August 1, 1956, each candidate for graduation must have an average of not less than 3.0, including grades in courses transferred from other institutions, and he must have an average of not less than 3.0 in all courses taken at the University of Illinois. Students who transfer work after August 1, 1956, are subject to this requirement even though they may originally have enrolled in the University of Illinois prior to August 1, 1956. When a course has been repeated, both the original and subse- quent grades are included in the average. For those students who enter after September 1, 1958, grades earned in physical education shall not be considered in computing averages cither for probation or graduation. Courses in which the student receives credit as a result of special or proficiency examina- tions shall not be considered in computing averages either for probation or graduation. GRADUATION WITH HONORS Honors awarded to superior students at gradu- ation shall be designated, after the name and the degree on the diploma, as Honors and High Honors. For the degree with Honors, the student must have an average of 4.2 in all courses used for graduation; for the degree with High Honors, the student must have an average of 4.5 in all courses used for grad- uation. WITHDRAWAL Withdrawal from Courses Any student who wishes to withdraw from a course for which he has registered and which he has not completed must execute a with- drawal notice. It can be secured and signed in the office of the Associate Dean. Whether with- drawal shall be without a grade or with the grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Any student who has been absent from classes in a particular course so many times as to make further continuance in the course in- advisable, may be withdrawn from the course by the Associate Dean on recommendation of the instructor in the course. Whether the with- drawal shall be without a grade or with a grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Withdrawal from University Any student who wishes to withdraw from the University should obtain clearance papers from the college office. Failure to execute official withdrawal papers will result in grades of "ab" being assessed at the end of the semester. Any student who has been absent excessively from courses totaling half or more of the se- mester hours for which he is registered may be reported to the University Committee on Stu- dent Discipline with a recommendation that he be dropped from the University for failure to attend classes. Like action m.ay be taken for any failure to comply with College or Univer- sity requirements. RULES FOR REMEDIAL ACTION' I. Probation Admission with Schofastic Deficiency A student who enters the University of Illinois without previous college experience and who was in the lowest quarter of his high school graduating class is admitted only on probation. He is then subject to the rules for remedial action as stated on the following pages for students in general. Any student who transfers from another col- lege and who has a scholastic deficiency as reflected in low grades or scholastic probation may be admitted to the College of Agriculture only on petition approved by the Associate Dean. If granted admission, the student shall be on probation, the terms of probation to be fixed by the Associate Dean. Probation for Scholastic Deficiency If, in any given semester, a student makes grades below the level required for graduation, he is placed on probation for the following semester. Probation is a remedial scholarship status to warn the student. If, during a se- mester he is on probation, he fails to clear him- self from this status, he will be dismissed from the University; if he equals or exceeds this level, he will be removed from probation. Those students who hold agricultural or home economics tuition scholarships may not use them while on probation. ^ The College of Agriculture sends the student written notice of action taken under Rules 1 to 7 and mails a copy of such notice to the parent or guardian. Rule 1. Any student shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers if he fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if enrolled in eleven semester hours or less, he fails to pass all of his courses. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 2. Any student who fails to attain an average of 3.0 shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers. Rule 3. Summer session students who are on probation at the beginning of the summer term and who do not carry sufficient hours to clear probation (see Section III) may be continued on probation for the next semester in which they are registered, provided they are not sub- ject to dismissal rules as outlined in Section IV. II. Probation Continued Rule 4. Any student who has sixty hours or more of college credit, and whose over-all aver- age is less than 3.0, will remain on probation until his over-all average is at least 3.0, or until removed from probation at the discretion of the Associate Dean. This rule may be applied even though the student has passed eleven hours and earned a 3.0 average for the semester just completed. It may not be used if the student is subject to dis- missal for scholastic deficiency under Rules 5, 6, or 7. III. Clearance from Probation The Associate Dean shall have authority to waive the operation of the above probation rules in unusual cases in which these rules would be unfair to the student. If at the end of a semester on probation a student's average for the semester is 3.0 or above and he has passed at least eleven semes- ter hours or, if enrolled in eleven semester hours or less, has passed all courses in which enrolled, he shall be removed from probation. Students with sixty or more hours must also have an over-all average of 3.0 to be removed from probation. If at the end of a summer term on probation a student's average for at least six semester hours is 3.0, and he has an all-University aver- age of 3.0 or higher, he shall be removed from probation. IV. Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency Rule 5. Any student who fails to pass at least six semester hours or, if registered in six semester hours or less, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute three semester hours for six.) Rule 6. Any student on probation who fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if reg- istered in eleven semester hours or less, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 7. Any student on probation who fails to attain an average of 3.0 may register again in the College only on petition. V. Readmission Any student who has been dropped from the College of Agriculture or from any other school or college for scholastic deficiency may be re- admitted only on petition approved by the Associate Dean and on conditions prescribed by him. Immediate readmission will be granted only in exceptional cases for which there is good evidence that the cause of low scholarship has been corrected. Students readmitted on probation or con- tinued on probation may clear probation by satisfying the conditions outlined under Sec- tions II and III, unless other conditions are specified by the Associate Dean. 5M— 5-58— 65745 ferfiVtwiTV it lUINOIS »''£S ^ 2 1963 LilBRARY SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS applying to undergraduate students UNIVERSITY OF^INOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE URBANA, ILLINOIS 1960-1962 CONTENTS Measures of College Progress 3 Program of Work 3 Definition of Grades 3 Grades Required for Graduation 4 Graduation with Honors 5 Withdrawal 5 Rules for Remedial Action 6 Probation 6 Probation Continued ^ 7 Clearance from Probation 7 Dismissal for Scholastic Deficiency 8 Readmission 8 SCHOLASTIC REGULATIONS MEASURES OF COLLEGE PROGRESS All colleges find it necessary to establish stand- ards of successful performance. Semester hours and grade points are the generally accepted criteria of progress, although there are values in college life which are not so measured. The faculty of the College of Agriculture has approved the following regulations to pro- vide recognition for superior performance and to establish remedial action in cases in which the level of performance is not commensurate with the expenditure of time and money by the student and the provision of facilities and faculty by the University. PROGRAM OF WORK A normal program of courses consists of fifteen to eighteen semester hours. Permission to reg- ister for more than eighteen or less than fifteen semester hours may be granted by the Associate Dean. (In Home Economics the head of the department may act for the Associate Dean.) Students who must work and those observing reduced schedules upon the advice of a physi- cian should take fewer than fifteen hours a semester. Only students who have demonstrated above-average capacity for college work should take more than eighteen semester hours. DEFINITION OF GRADES Grades are: A = excellent; B = good; C = fair; D := passing but not satisfactory; E = failure ; W = withdrawn ; ab = absent ; dr = dropped for disciplinary reasons (com- puted as an *'E" in the grade average); and ex = excused. The grade of "ex" indicates that the student has been excused from the examination by the Associate Dean and may take the examination and complete the course during the next regular semester for which he registers. If the student fails to complete the course during the semester for which he next registers, the grade "ex" is automatically changed to *'E." The grade "ab" indicates an unexcused absence from the final examination and amounts to a failure unless properly cleared with the Associate Dean. For the purpose of computing averages, the letter grades are given the following grade- point value: A = 5; 3^=4; G =: 3; D = 2; E=l. GRADES REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION Students who first entered the University of Illinois between October 1, 1947, and August 1, 1956, must attain a grade-point average of not less than 3.0 ("C") to qualify for the B.S. degree. All work taken, both in residence and transferred, is included in the computation of grade averages. This includes grades of "E" (failure), *'ab" (absent), and "dr" (dropped). AH grades, including "E," "ab," or "dr," always remain in the over-all average, even though the student repeats the course. Grades of "ab" and "dr" are equivalent to "E." Effective August 1, 1956, each candidate for graduation must have an average of not less than 3.0, including grades in courses transferred from other institutions, and he must have an average of not less than 3.0 in all courses taken at the University of Illinois. Students who transfer work after August 1, 1956, are subject to this requirement even though they may originally have enrolled in the University of Illinois prior to August 1, 1956. When a course has been repeated, both the original and subse- quent grades are included in the average. For those students who enter after September 1, 1958, grades earned in physical education shall not be considered in computing averages either for probation or graduation. Courses in which the student receives credit as a result of special or proficiency examina- tions shall not be considered in computing averages either for probation or graduation. GRADUATION WITH HONORS Honors awarded to superior students at gradu- ation shall be designated, after the name and the degree on the diploma, as Honors and High Honors. For the degree with Honors, the student must have an average of 4.2 in all courses used for graduation; for the degree with High Honors, the student must have an average of 4.5 in all courses used for grad- uation. WITHDRAWAL Withdrawal from Courses Any student who wishes to withdraw from a course for which he has registered and which he has not completed must execute a with- drawal notice. It can be secured and signed in the office of the Associate Dean. Whether with- drawal shall be without a grade or with the grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Any student who has been absent from classes in a particular course so many times as to make further continuance in the course in- advisable, may be withdrawn from the course by the Associate Dean on recommendation of the instructor in the course. Whether the with- drawal shall be without a grade or with a grade of "E" shall be left to the discretion of the Associate Dean. Withdrawal from University Any student who wishes to withdraw from the University should obtain clearance papers from the college office. Failure to execute official withdrawal papers will result in grades of "ab" being assessed at the end of the semester. Any student who has been absent excessively from courses totaling half or more of the se- mester hours for which he is registered may be reported to the University Committee on Stu- dent Discipline with a recommendation that he be dropped from the University for failure to attend classes. Like action may be taken for any failure to comply with College or Univer- sity requirements. RULES FOR REMEDIAL ACTION' I. Probation Admission with Scholastic Deficiency A student who enters the University of Illinois without previous college experience and who was in the lowest quarter of his high school graduating class is admitted only on probation. He is then subject to the rules for remedial action as stated on the following pages for students in general. Any student who transfers from another col- lege and who has a scholastic deficiency as reflected in low grades or scholastic probation may be admitted to the College of Agriculture only on petition approved by the Associate Dean. If granted admission, the student shall be on probation, the terms of probation to be fixed by the Associate Dean. Probation for Scholastic Deficiency If, in any given semester, a student makes grades below the level required for graduation, he is placed on probation for the following semester. Probation is a remedial scholarship status to warn the student. If, during a se- mester he is on probation, he fails to clear him- self from this status, he will be dismissed from the University; if he equals or exceeds this level, he will be removed from probation. Those students who hold agricultural or home economics tuition scholarships may not use them while on probation. - The College of Agriculture sends the student written notice of action taken under Rules 1 to 7 and malls a copy of such notice to the parent or guardian. Rule 1. Any student shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers if he fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if enrolled in eleven semester hours or less, he fails to pass all of his courses. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 2. Any student who fails to attain an average of 3.0 shall be on probation for the next semester or summer term for which he registers. Rule 3. Summer session students who are on probation at the beginning of the summer term and who do not carry sufficient hours to clear probation (see Section III) may be continued on probation for the next semester in which they are registered, provided they are not sub- ject to dismissal rules as outlined in Section IV. II. Probation Continued Rule 4. Any student who has sixty hours or more of college credit, and whose over-all aver- age is less than 3.0, will remain on probation until his over-all average is at least 3.0, or until removed from probation at the discretion of the Associate Dean. This rule may be applied even though the student has passed eleven hours and earned a 3.0 average for the semester just completed. It may not be used if the student is subject to dis- missal for scholastic deficiency under Rules 5, 6, or 7. III. Clearance from Probation The Associate Dean shall have authority to waive the operation of the above probation rules in unusual cases in which these rules would be unfair to the student. If at the end of a semester on probation a student has met or exceeded the minimum con- ditions of his probation, he shall be removed from probation. Students with sixty or more 3 0112 105729294 hours must also have an over-all average of 3.0 to be removed from probation. If at the end of a summer term on probation a student's average for at least six semester hours is 3.0, and he has an all-University aver- age of 3.0 or higher, he shall be removed from probation. IV. Dismtssai for Scholastic Deficiency Rule 5. Any student who fails to pass at least six semester hours or, if registered in six semester hours or less, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight w^eeks' summer term, substitute three semester hours for six.) Rule 6. Any student on probation who fails to pass at least eleven semester hours or, if reg- istered in eleven semester hours or less, fails to pass all his courses, may register again in the College only on petition. (For six or eight weeks' summer term, substitute six semester hours for eleven.) Rule 7. Any student on probation who fails to attain an average of 3.0 may register again in the College only on petition. V. ReacJmission Any student who has been dropped from the College of Agriculture or from any other school or college for scholastic deficiency may be re- admitted only on petition approved by the Associate Dean and on conditions prescribed by him. Immediate readmission will be granted only in exceptional cases for which there is good evidence that the cause of low scholarship has been corrected. Students readmitted on probation or con- tinued on probation may clear probation by satisfying the conditions outlined under Sec- tions II and III, unless other conditions are specified by the Associate Dean. 5M— 4-60— 70952