Newcomb-Tulane College: Academic Policies
Academic Year 2008-2009
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QUALITY-OF-WORK REQUIREMENTS
Continuation Requirements
Full-time undergraduate students enrolled in Newcomb-Tulane College are
degree-seeking students. Those who are not making satisfactory progress toward
a degree in the schools will not be permitted to remain enrolled at the university.
Students who meet the minimum semester requirement of 12 passed credits,
maintain at least a 2.000 cumulative grade-point average, and also earn the
required number of credits to advance from one semester to the next are
considered to be making progress toward the baccalaureate degree. Policies that
apply to students who do not meet these scholastic standards are described below.
Students experiencing academic difficulty are advised to give particular attention
to the appropriate paragraphs of the explanation of the quality-of-work rules that
are summarized in the table that follows.
Academic Probation and Continuation Standards Determined by:
Full-time Semesters
Completed at Tulane
University*
Minimum Cumulative
Credits Passed
Minimum Cumulative
GPA at Tulane
University
Eligibility to Continue
in Academic Good
Standing
1
12
1.500
2nd semester
2
24
1.750
3rd semester
3
36
1.830
4th semester
4
48
1.900
5th semester
5
60
2.000
6th semester
6
72
2.000
7th semester
7
84
2.000
8th semester
8
96
2.000
9th semester
9
108
2.000
10th semester
10
120
2.000
11th semester
*by close of spring semester
NOTE: Students are expected to graduate at the end of their eighth semester, having earned the
requisite number of credits in the appropriate courses.
(At the close of the spring semester of the first year, students enrolled for one full-time semester
must have earned at least 12 passed credits with a cumulative grade-point average of 1.500, and
students who were enrolled for two full-time semesters must have earned at least 24 passed credits
with a cumulative grade-point average of 1.750. At the close of the spring semester of the
sophomore year, students enrolled for three full-time semesters must have earned at least 36
passed credits with a cumulative grade-point average of 1.830, and students who were enrolled for
four full-time semesters must have earned at least 48 passed credits with a cumulative grade-point
average of 1.900. At the close of the spring semester of the junior year, students enrolled for five
full-time semesters must have earned at least 60 passed credits with a cumulative grade-point
average of 2.000, and students who were enrolled for six full-time semesters must have earned at
least 72 passed credits with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.000. Standards for additional
terms are given in the table above. Those students who have earned transfer, advanced placement,
summer school, or any part-time credit at Tulane University should note that for every 12 such
credits earned, the GPA requirement for continuation in good standing will be advanced the
equivalent of one semester.)