ACADEMIC STANDING
Academic grades are listed below and quality
points per credit are indicated in parentheses:
| A |
(4.00) |
Excellent |
| A- |
(3.67) |
|
| B+ |
(3.33) |
|
| B |
(3.00) |
Good |
| B- |
(2.67) |
|
| C+ |
(2.33) |
|
| C |
(2.00) |
Fair |
| C- |
(1.67) |
|
| D+ |
(1.33) |
|
| D |
(1.00) |
Poor |
| F |
(0.00) |
Failure |
| P |
(0.00) |
Indicates a successfully complete Pass/Fail course. |
| W |
|
If you withdraw from a course up until one week before the
last class meeting of the semester, "W is posted. |
| Exc. |
|
If you are excused by a physician from attending physical
education classes, you receive an "Exc. |
Faculty regulations concerning the abbreviations
"Abs." for absent and "Inc." for incomplete
are in the Student Handbook at http://www.stevens.edu/student_affairs/handbook/index.htm.
Stevens uses the Quality Points System to determine
grade point averages (GPA). This means an "A" in a three
semester-hour course is worth three times more than an "A"
in a one-semester hour course. To determine the number of quality
points for any course, the semester hours are multiplied by the
value of the letter grade received for the course. To determine
the weighted average, the sum of quality points is divided by the
sum of quality hours.
Examinations
All students must take a written examination
at the end of each term in all major-required core courses. Examinations
in all technical, engineering, humanities and management electives
are at the option of the specific department(s).
Grade Point Averages (GPA)
The Office of the Registrar calculates three
different GPAs for each student:
- The semester GPA is determined from all courses
taken at Stevens during a semester.
- The graduating GPA is calculated from all courses
taken at Stevens that are part of the degree requirement. If a
course is repeated, only the last grade is used, even if the last
grade is lower than previous grade(s). If the last grade is a
withdrawal (W), the previous grade is included. If a course is
repeated outside of Stevens, the grade is not included.
- The ranking GPA is calculated from all courses
that are part of the degree requirement. In this case, all repeated
courses are included and repeated courses taken outside of Stevens
are calculated as a "C."
back to top
Grade Changes
Grade changes for courses (except for changes
from INC) taken in a particular semester are not permitted after
the end of the following semester (excluding summers).
Promotion Requirements
To be promoted in good standing, you must
have a "C" average (2.00 GPA) for all completed courses
designated for degree requirements and a passing grade in each course
for degree requirements at the end of the semester.
Graduation Requirements
To be eligible for graduation, you must
have a "C" average (2.00 GPA) for eight terms of work
and pass all required courses for your curriculum. Each course which
is part of an undergraduate degree program must be passed within
no more than three attempts. If you receive an "F" in
a core course or a concentration elective, you will not be eligible
for graduation. You must also maintain at least a 1.75 GPA for all
courses taken during the senior year.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Stevens participates in the Advanced Placement
(AP) program of the College Entrance Examination Board. You may
receive college credit toward your degree for the following examinations
and corresponding grades.
| AP Examination (Grade) |
Stevens Equivalent |
Credits |
| Biology (4,5) |
Ch 281 and Ch 282 |
4 |
| Chemistry (4,5) |
Ch 107 or 115, 116, 117 and 118 |
7 or 8 |
| Computer Science A (4,5) |
E115 |
2 |
| Computer Science AB (4,5) |
E115 |
2 |
| Economics - Macroeconomics (4,5) |
Mgt 243 |
3 |
| Economics - Microeconomics (4,5) |
Mgt 244 |
3 |
| English - Language & Composition (4,5) |
Humanities course a |
3 |
| English - Literature & Composition (4,5) |
Humanities course a |
3 |
| Government & Politics - Comparative (4,5)
|
Humanities course b |
3 |
| Government & Politics - U.S. (4,5) |
Humanities course b |
3 |
| History - European (4,5) |
Humanities course b |
3 |
| History - U.S. (4,5) |
Humanities course b |
3 |
| Mathematics - Calculus AB (4,5) |
Ma 115 |
3 |
| Mathematics - Calculus BC (4,5) |
Ma 115 |
3 |
| Physics C - Mechanics (4,5) |
PEP 101 or PEP 111 |
3 |
| Physics C - E & M (4,5) |
PEP 102 or PEP 112 |
3 |
| Psychology (4,5) |
Humanities elective |
3 |
| Statistics (4,5) |
E 243 or EM 365 |
3 or 4 |
a - You may receive
credit for a spring semester freshman- or sophomore-level humanities
course in Group A: Literature/Philosophy as a result of successful
AP exam in English.
b - You may receive credit for
a spring semester freshman- or sophomore-level humanities course
in Group B: History/Social Science as a result of successful AP
exam in government and politics, or history.
COURSE OPTIONS
Course by Examination
This program is an option if you earned
a grade point average of 3.0 in the previous semester, have an overall
grade point average of 3.0, or are a freshman or transfer student
entering Stevens for the first time. This program is limited to
eight courses, one course per semester. Course by examination is
not allowed for courses taken previously. The examination is taken
prior to the start of a semester and must meet the approval of the
Faculty Advisor and the department offering the course.
If you successfully complete the examination,
the instructor who administered the examination issues a letter
grade. If you do not pass the examination, the unsuccessful attempt
is recorded as part of your permanent record and you must enroll
in the course.
Course by Application
If a particular course is not offered through
the regular schedule, you may take the course by application with
the approval of the Dean of Undergraduate Academics and the involved
department. Regular enrollment is required and arrangements are
made for you to study the material and to be tested during the term.
A letter grade is issued at the end of the term.
back to top
Extra Courses
If your GPA for the preceding term is 2.8
or if your overall GPA is 2.8 and your Faculty Advisor approves,
you may enroll during the following term in one extra course at
no additional tuition charge, providing you are enrolled full-time.
Upperclassmen with a GPA of at least 3.2 may
take a second extra course without charge if their Advisor approves.
Juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.6 in the preceding term may
take a third course at no additional charge provided they show ability
to succeed in overload programs and have the approval of their Advisor.
You may use the extra course for elective undergraduate
credit; defer it for graduate credit if the course is a graduate
offering; or use it as an extra undergraduate course if not used
for the degree requirement. These choices are made when you file
the application for candidacy during your last semester.
Auditing Courses
To audit a course is to attend classes without
receiving credit for the course. You may do this with approval from
the Dean of Undergraduate Academics. This course will count as an enrolled course for purposes of computing overload charges, should any be required..
In order to change from credit to audit status or audit to credit
status in a class, you must file an add/drop form with the Student
Service Center before the deadline established by the Registrar.
Pass/Fail
If you are a Dean’s List student or
have a 3.00 average, you may elect one course per semester under
a pass-fail grading system, subject to your Advisor’s approval.
The course must be an undergraduate course that fulfills the following:
a technical elective considered to be outside your area of concentration,
or an extra course considered to be beyond the requirements for
the undergraduate degree. In either case, the course must be clearly
designated on your study plan or application for candidacy as either
"extra" or "outside the area of concentration."
No graduate course may be taken under the pass-fail grading system
regardless of its status. You have until the mid-term date of the
semester to designate a course as pass-fail. Freshman physical education
students are evaluated on a pass-fail basis. Sophomores, juniors
and seniors have the option of pass-fail (or a letter grade) for
physical education courses.
Dropping/Withdrawing from Courses
Individual courses may be dropped during
the Add/Drop Period in the first two weeks of each semester (one
week in summer sessions) by submitting a Change of Enrollment Form
to the Office of the Registrar. When a course is dropped, no record
of the student’s enrollment in the course remains on the student
transcript.
After the Add/Drop Period has passed, students
may withdraw from a course up to one week before the last day of
classes. When a student withdraws from a course, a grade of W is
recorded on the student transcript for that course. The grade of
W does not affect the student’s graduating GPA. Withdrawing
from a course does not jeopardize full-time (at least twelve credits)
student status; the total number of credits for which the student
is enrolled does not change.
back to top
DEAN'S LIST
To be eligible for Dean’s List,
which is prepared by the Office of the Registrar at the end of each
academic term, you must be in good standing, have earned at least
12 credits, have withdrawn from no more than one course and have an
overall "B" (3.00) average for the courses completed during
the term with no failures.
DEGREES
Stevens awards three baccalaureate degrees:
the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), the Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
and the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
Degree
with Honor and High Honor
The undergraduate
Degree with Honor is conferred if you achieve a grade point average
of 3.2 for courses taken toward the undergraduate degree. The Degree
with High Honor is conferred if you achieve a grade point average
of 3.6 for courses taken toward the undergraduate degree.
Degree with Thesis
You
may apply for candidacy for Degree with Thesis in either semester
of the junior year or in the first semester of the senior year. A
candidate for any Degree with Thesis must report the title of the
thesis and the name of the professor under direction in writing to
the Dean of Undergraduate Academics no later than December 15 of the
senior year.
Special Degree Programs
Five special programs are available if you
are pursuing a degree in one of the sciences, including computer science,
engineering or the liberal arts. If you plan to enter any of the following
special degree programs, you should discuss your plans with your Faculty
Advisor and the Dean of Undergraduate Academics.
- Simultaneous Degree Program permits you to
complete the requirements for your bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in four years, where scheduling permits. You can also
complete a B.A. degree in four years along with a B.S. or a B.E.
degree.
- Accelerated Degree Program enables completion
of all requirements for the bachelor’s degree in three years,
where scheduling permits.
- Deferred Graduate Credit Program allows you
to enroll in extra courses at no extra tuition charge, provided
you have maintained an appropriate average. The extra credits
may be applied toward the bachelor’s or master’s degree,
but not both, and may not be applied toward make-up courses.
- Double B.E. Degree Program enables you to
earn two B.E. degrees, but you must satisfy all of the requirements
in both concentrations; this includes two Senior Design sequences.
In addition, you must take at least 24 credits over and above
the first B.E. degree.
back to top
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
REQUIREMENT
Since communication skills are essential
for today’s professional, Stevens Institute of Technology
requires that all undergraduates demonstrate writing proficiency
before they graduate. Currently, there are three ways in which you
can fulfill this graduation requirement:
1. Earn a B- or better in two writing intensive,
100-level Humanities courses and/or have the professors’ certification
of writing competence.
2. Develop and present an acceptable writing
portfolio to the Writing Program Coordinator(s).
3. Pass the Stevens English Competence Exam
(SECE).
Written competence is shown with a passing
grade for Hum 100 (either an A or a P). You are encouraged to fulfill
this requirement within your first two years (60 credit hours) at
Stevens. Those students who have not received a grade for Hum 100
by the beginning of their junior year should contact the Writing
program Coordinator(s) and arrange for a portfolio evaluation.
Since portfolio evaluations work best with a
series of essays developed over time, students should be encouraged
to keep writing assignments from their first- and second-year courses.
These documents can be used as the foundation for building their
complete portfolio during their junior year. A faculty review of
the assessment and enhancement of communication skills is underway,
which may lead to changes in the manner by which the proficiency
requirements described above are met.
English Language Requirement for International
Students
Proficiency in the English language is a
graduation requirement, thus all international students must successfully
complete humanities studies, which are required each semester of
the four undergraduate years. English language competence is also
generally indicated by a score of at least 213 (computer) on the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a score of at least
5 on all parts of the language examination administered at the American
Language Institute of New York University.
Failure to meet an acceptable level of
competency may require attendance at non-credit remedial courses
during the summer, the academic semesters or during the intersession
period. These classes may be taken at Stevens or at nearby colleges
that have specialized English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
Such study may require payments beyond those charged for tuition
associated with credit courses at Stevens. In some cases, you may
not be allowed to enroll in humanities classes or in other classes
at Stevens until you have achieved a satisfactory level of English
language ability. You are advised to seek early clarification of
these requirements, preferably no later than May 1 if enrollment
is planned for the fall semester.
Students with questions in this regard should
seek written clarification from the Department of Humanities and
Social Sciences.
ONLINE WEB CLASSES FOR UNDERGRADUATES
Undergraduate students may, with junior
standing and the permission of their advisor, enroll in up to two
online Web courses per semester. These classes are counted as part
of the student’s regular semester credit load for purposes
of computing overload charges, if any apply. Students wishing to
take more than two online Web courses require the permission of
the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Academics, and will incur
additional charges at the undergraduate per-credit tuition rate
for these classes regardless of whether or not they exceed the credit-load
limit.
back to top
HONOR BOARD
The term "honor," when used in
the context of the Stevens Honor System, connotes the desire to
see that students do not shortchange themselves or their classmates
by receiving credit for work that is not the student’s own
or for work that is not fairly produced. To this purpose the Honor
Board was established in 1908.
The Honor Board is composed of a group of students
elected by their classmates. They investigate a situation when a
student’s honor is questioned and present the evidence to
the accused student. This can result in a confession or a presentation
of the evidence and its rebuttal by the accused student to the panel
of students.
If a student confesses or is found guilty, the
Honor Board recommends a penalty to the Dean of Undergraduate Academics.
The accused student can appeal the decision of the Honor Board.
Appeals are directed to the Faculty Committee on Appeals by submitting
a letter to the Dean of Undergraduate Academics up to 14 days after
the penalty decision of the Honor Board.
The constitution and by-laws of the Honor
Board can be reviewed by visiting their web site at http://www.stevens.edu/honor_board/.
NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS
If you want to attend Stevens on a non-matriculated
basis, you must have approval by the Dean of Undergraduate Academics.
Tuition is charged on a per-credit basis. For details regarding
course offerings, visit the Office of the Registrar’s web
site at www.stevens.edu/registrar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
If you are promoted, but wish to voluntarily
leave Stevens for personal reasons, you may obtain a Leave of Absence
from the Office of Undergraduate Academics, which becomes effective
at the end of either the fall or the spring semester. Leave of Absence
status provides for unconditional readmission up to the end of one
calendar year. At the conclusion of that period of time, if you
do not reenter Stevens or do not apply for an additional year’s
Leave of Absence, the leave is changed to "Withdrawal."
WITHDRAWAL FROM STEVENS
If you wish to withdraw from Stevens you may
do so until one week before the last class day of each semester,
provided that you properly complete a withdrawal form and file it
with the Office of Undergraduate Academics. If you file the withdrawal
form after the end of a semester, your academic standing is reviewed
by the Faculty Committee on Advanced Standing and Promotions to
see if the withdrawal should be recorded.
back to top
|
Academic
Procedures & Requirements
All
Rights Reserved