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Registration and Academic Records
Students may withdraw from the university any time before the start of the final exam period with the
following stipulations:
1. Students who withdraw within the last ten class days before the start of the final exam period will not
be allowed to return to Saint Mary’s the following semester. Students wishing to return to the university
may apply for readmission after one semester has elapsed.
2. The permanent records of students who withdraw before the start of the final exam period will show
grades of W for all courses in progress. Final grades for courses completed prior to withdrawal will
remain on the student’s record. Once final exams start students may not withdraw.
3. Students who withdraw within the last ten class days but before the start of the final exam period
in two consecutive semesters must appear before the academic standing committee before being
readmitted for subsequent semesters.
Auditing Courses
An audited course is one in which a student is allowed to sit in class and participate; the student is
not expected to complete papers or exams. A grade of AU on a transcript indicates an audited course
and no credit is earned. A student who wishes to audit a course instead of taking it for credit must
obtain permission from the instructor of the course and must complete a signed add card. A student
may not change a course registration from credit to audit or from audit to credit after the add/drop
period designated by the registrar. Audited courses are charged at the rate of half of the per credit fee
charged for the academic year in which the course is audited. Non-attendance in an audited class may
result in an X grade.
Pass/No Credit Option
Students may elect to take courses normally offered for a letter grade under the P/NC credit grading
option. In such courses, the student receives either the grade of P for pass or NC for no credit. A grade
of P is equivalent to a grade of C or higher. A grade of NC is equivalent to a grade of CD or lower. The
following restrictions govern the use of this option:
1. A student may take no more than two such courses in any one semester and no more than eight
courses in the total academic program.
2. General education courses or major/minor courses, with the exception of AP, IB, CLEP, field
explorations or internships, cannot be taken P/NC without the approval of the office of the vice
president for academic affairs.
3. The option is not available to first semester first-year students or transfer students in their first
semester at SMU.
4. The option is not available to students whose cumulative GPA is less than 2.000.
Credits earned under this option are counted toward the total number of credits required for graduation
but are not used in determining a student’s GPA. Before registering for a course under the P/NC option,
the student must first get written permission from the instructor on an add form which must be turned
in to the registrar’s office. A student should declare an intention to take a course under the P/NC option
at the time of registration. A request to change from P/NC to a letter grade must be made during the
course add/drop period. A request to change from a letter grade to P/NC must be made during the first
four weeks of classes.
Grade Reports
Mid-term and final grades are available to students online through their Webtools account. For all
first-year students, if the Consent to Disclosure form is on file, parents or guardians will automatically
receive grade reports at mid-term and the end of semester for the first two semesters. For parents or
guardians of all other students, a specific request must be made to the registrar’s office and a Consent to
Disclosure form must be on file to release grade reports.
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