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Grade ChangesGrades, once entered upon a student’s transcript, are final.No grade other than an Incomplete may be changed to reflectsubmission of additional work by a student. No grade maybe changed as a result of an instructor’s re-evaluation of astudent’s work.If a clerical error has been made that can be documented, apetition for grade change with full supporting documentation(including computations) and the dean’s and Provost’ssignatures must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.A petition for grade change may only be originated by thestudent and must received by the Registrar’s Office (withfull supporting documentation) no later than the end of thequarter/session following the term in which the grade wasassigned.Prerequisite Courses for Master’s ProgramsTo ensure that students have sufficient background forgraduate work, most master’s degree programs requireundergraduate prerequisite courses. Students who have notcompleted the courses prior to admission are required todo so during the first year of graduate study. The Schoolof Holistic Studies recommends that its students completeprerequisite courses in the quarter prior to beginning thegraduate program; however, students may integrate anyrequired undergraduate courses into the first year of graduatework.Prerequisite courses may be taken for Credit/No Creditgrading as an alternative to letter grading. If a prerequisitecourse is taken for a letter grade, a grade of C or higher mustbe earned. Letter grades for prerequisite courses completedat John F. Kennedy University are included in the cumulativegrade-point average for the graduate program. Studentsshould be aware that many employers require letter grades inall courses for tuition reimbursement.Undergraduate prerequisite courses may be satisfied throughacceptable coursework at an institution whose accreditation isrecognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA), through CLEP or DSST exam, or through Credit byAssessment. Additional information is available from the Registrar’sOffice.Prerequisite Courses for Doctoral ProgramsTo ensure that students have sufficient background fordoctoral-level work, the program requires undergraduateprerequisite courses. These courses must be successfullycompleted prior to enrollment in the doctoral program.Prerequisite courses may be taken for Credit/No Creditgrading as an alternative to letter grading. If a letter-gradedprerequisite course is completed after the bachelor’s degreehas been awarded, a grade of B- or higher must be earned.Repeating CoursesUndergraduate students may repeat a course in which theyearned a C- and below. Graduate students may repeat acourse in which they earned a B- and below. Students onprobation must have the dean’s approval to repeat a course.SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCEGood Scholastic StandingStudents must maintain a satisfactory minimum cumulativegrade-point average to be considered in good standing.The minimum for an undergraduate student is 2.0 (C), for agraduate student, 3.0 (B). The minimum cumulative GPA for alaw student is 70.0.Linked students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA ingraduate courses and a 2.0 in undergraduate courses to be ingood standing.Honors ListAn undergraduate student who meets the following criteriaduring any one quarter will be placed on the Dean’s List ofHonor Students: achievement of a minimum 3.2 GPA andcompletion of 6 or more units of letter-graded coursework,with no grade lower than C and no I, UW, or NC grades.Placement on the Dean’s List will be noted on the student’stranscript.Dean’s List for School of LawThe Dean’s List honors the top 10 percent of law studentsin each of the four classes (first-year, second-year, thirdyear,and fourth-year) based on students’ GPAs for that year(not on students’ cumulative GPAs). First- through third-yearstudents must have earned at least 12 numerically gradedunits in residence during the academic year to be eligible forthe Dean’s List. Fourth-year students are eligible with at least7 numerically graded units completed in residence.Students earning Dean’s List honors will have their namesposted at the School of Law, will have their honors listedon their transcripts and will receive letters acknowledgingthe honors with spring semester grade reports showing thetranscript notations.Class Ranks for the School of LawAt the end of each academic year, class ranks will be postedfor each of the four classes (first-year, second-year, third-year,and fourth-year) based on cumulative GPA. The class rank listwill be published in the School of Law.20 GENERAL INFORMATIONJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY