Newcomb-Tulane College: Academic Policies
Academic Year 2008-2009
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The normal academic course load for all students is 15 credits to 19 credits per
semester. The student who completes 15 credits each semester can meet degree
requirements in four years for most but not all degrees. The minimum course
load is 12 academic credits per semester. Students must have registered for a
minimum of 12 credits by the last day to add classes. Failure to do so will result
in cancellation of registration. An exception to this regulation is made for seniors
who, in their final semester, need fewer than 12 credits to graduate.
In any given semester, when registration opens for the next semester, students
may register for as many as 19 credits. After the close of a semester, students
who have earned a grade-point average of 3.000 or better on 15 credits or more
during that semester may register for as many as 22 credits in the following
semester. After the close of a semester, students who have earned a cumulative
grade-point average of 3.500 may register for as many as 25 credits.
Full-time students with a course load of fewer than 14 credits should realize that
they cannot qualify for Dean's List, they risk falling behind their class level.
Class status is determined by the total number of earned credit hours; credit hours
for currently enrolled courses are not included. Credit for coursework taken at
another institution is included only after the transfer credit approval process is
complete.
First-year students
0-24 earned credit hours
Sophomores
25-56 earned credit hours
Juniors
57-86 earned credit hours
Seniors
87 or more earned credit hours
Students enrolled in Newcomb-Tulane College may register for courses at Loyola
University, provided that the same course has not been offered at Tulane
University within the past year. Students must be registered for at least nine
credits of coursework at Tulane in the semester of Loyola registration and may
not use the Loyola credits to satisfy core curriculum requirements or school-
specific core requirements. Additional restrictions may apply; interested students
should contact the Academic Advising Center.