Trinity Grade 1 Questions
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The week preceding Advance Registration is called Advising Week. During this week, you must meet with your academic advisor to discuss courses for the upcoming semester as well as your plans for future semesters. Your advisor will also assist you in developing a list of alternate courses in case some of your first choices are no longer available when you register the following week. During this meeting, your academic advisor will remove your advising hold so you can register for classes.
There are many holds placed by different offices. Some of the common ones include Student Accounts, the Health Center, the Office of Study Away, the Quantitative Literacy Center, and the Women and Gender Resource Action Center. Each of these offices sends out notices when the holds are placed, and it is your responsibility to contact them for instructions on clearing the hold.
Beginning Fall 2023, the credits for each course will count towards full-time standing for each semester. The past practice of in-progress units has ended. However, some departments will record an incomplete for the first semester of senior thesis until the completion of the second semester.
In general, students may only earn credit once. If you are repeating a course you failed the first time, you have not earned credit yet, so you may retake the course. The grades from both attempts will appear on your record and will be calculated in your GPA.
However, if you earned a D- or higher the first time, you have already earned credit for the course, so you will not earn any credit the second time you take the course. Therefore, in order to be considered full-time, you must be enrolled in four credits in addition to the repeated course. The grades from both attempts will appear on your record and will be calculated in your GPA. Also, if the repeated course takes you above 5.75 credits, you may be subject to a tuition surcharge, even though you will not be earning credit for the second enrollment.
There are a few, such as Music Lessons, Independent Studies, Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships, Music Ensembles, Theater and Dance Performance courses, and special topics courses (when a different topic is offered). However Physical Education courses may NOT be repeated for credit. Please consult the Bulletin or academic department if you have questions.
Beginning Fall 2023, the credits for each course will count towards full-time standing for each semester. However, some departments will record an incomplete for the first semester until the completion of the second semester.
You will need to petition the Academic Affairs Committee for an Incomplete. These are only granted in very limited situations and the request must be submitted by the last day of classes. Please see the Bulletin or contact the Dean of Students Office for more information.
You may select the Pass/Low Pass/Fail option for only one course per semester, and for a maximum of four courses during your time at Trinity. If you select to take a course Pass/Low Pass/Fail and change it back to a letter grade at the end of a semester, this still counts as one of your four courses.
The instructions for creating a self-designed major or an interdisciplinary minor, as well as links to the forms, may be found online. All self-designed majors and minors must be approved by the Curriculum Committee, and must be approved prior to the start of your junior year.
Most majors and minors require a minimum grade of C- for a course to count toward fulfillment of requirements, although some departments require higher grades in certain courses. See the Bulletin and/or your academic advisor for further details.
Degree applications are due by the Friday of advising week for the spring semester of your senior year. Since you are required to meet with your advisor during advising week, it is recommended that you take the application with you to that meeting.
Any senior who has not submitted a degree application by the deadline will have a registration hold placed on their record. This hold will not be lifted until the completed application (including advisor signature) has been submitted.
If you will be graduating in May, you will need to meet the Advising Week deadline to have your records updated and enroll with the Senior class. If you will be completing your requirements one semester early, you will submit your degree application with your original class year, but indicate the December completion on the form.
No more than 1.0 credit (four courses) may count toward your degree. Note that only students admitted prior to Fall 2021 may enroll in PHED courses, and receive credit for those courses. Students admitted in Fall 2021 and after may take Physical Education activity courses as WELL non graded courses. These courses can be used to fulfill the Mind, Body and Spirit category of the Wellness requirements.
For students matriculated prior to Fall 2021, a maximum of 2.0 exploratory internships (four experiences) may count toward the credits required for your degree. You may earn additional credits for academic internships that are offered by some departments, depending on courses offered and program requirements.
Yes. No more than 4.0 credits in applied music, 3.0 credits in techniques and applications of Theater and Dance, and 2.0 credits in THDN 109 may count toward the credits required for your degree. See the Bulletin for additional information.
For students matriculating in Fall 2021 or subsequently and a maximum of 17.5 credits (including a maximum of 1.5 co-curricular credits) taken at other institutions prior to matriculation at Trinity may be transferred to Trinity.
Some AP and IB exams have been evaluated to be equivalent to specific courses, and a department may allow those credits to fulfill major or minor requirements. See the Bulletin or contact the department for additional information.
To be eligible for the Faculty Honors list in any semester, a student must: a) achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.667 with no individual letter grade below B-; b) complete a minimum of 4 course credits and receive letter grades for at least 4 course credits in courses taught or supervised by Trinity College faculty (or 3 graded course credits concurrent with pursuing the first semester of a 2-credit senior thesis); c) have no courses for the semester under consideration in which the final grade is pending; and d) have no disciplinary notation for academic dishonesty on the transcript.
An IDP student who is enrolled part time for both semesters of an academic year shall be eligible for the honors list if, at the end of the academic year, the student has satisfied the above requirements by a combination of the two semesters.
Students pursuing a two credit, two semester thesis must earn letter grades in three credits (instead of four) during the first semester of the thesis (and meet the same grade and GPA criteria). The final thesis grade and credits will be used to determine eligibility for the second semester. Students enrolled in a two semester, one credit thesis must still earn four additional credits during the first semester of the thesis.
You must earn letter grades for a minimum of four credits to qualify for faculty honors. For example, if you complete five credits with one credit graded P and four additional graded credits, you will be eligible for faculty honors if you earn the appropriate semester GPA. But, if you complete 4.5 credits with one credit graded P and only 3.5 additional graded credits, you will not be eligible. This is true whether the course is only graded Pass/Fail or if you elect to take a course Pass/Low Pass/Fail.
Maybe. You need to attempt 4.0 course credits in each semester and maintain adequate degree progress which is defined above. Enrollments in J-Term and Summer Session, credit from advanced placement exams, and transfer credit will be considered in evaluating your degree progress.
Yes. Students may be placed on Academic Probation (or Required Withdrawal) based on their grades, grade point average, or if they fail to complete at least 2/3 of credits attempted during the summer session (in lieu of full time standing for the fall and spring semesters).
Students who meet the conditions for academic probation in two consecutive terms of enrollment or in any three terms of enrollment, will be required to withdraw from the College for one semester or one year unless waived by the AAC.
Students can receive a status of Required Withdrawal for one semester or one year. That said, to return to Trinity from Required Withdrawal requires submission of a petition to the Academic Affairs Committee, and approval is not automatic.
Any student who has met the following conditions: 1) accruing a semester GPA of 2.0 or below, 2) a single unsatisfactory grade (D, LP, U or F); or 3) the completion during the fall and spring term of a minimum of two-thirds of the credits attempted (for IDP students) will Academic Outreach status placed on their record.
It is the obligation of your instructors to evaluate your course work and to submit a grade for you at the end of the academic semester. You, in turn, have a right to know at the beginning of the semester the basis on which you will be evaluated in a course and to expect to be graded fairly, i.e., in the same way that all other students in a course are graded.
If you have concerns or complaints about a course in which you are enrolled, you should try to resolve the matter with the instructor. If your concern is not resolved to your satisfaction in this way, you can bring it to the attention of the director of undergraduate studies in accordance with the procedure below which details the formal grade review and appeal process to be followed by undergraduates.
A student who questions a final grade received in a course should first discuss the matter with the instructor within thirty days of receiving the grade. After meeting with the instructor, if the student still believes the instructor has assigned an inaccurate or unjustified grade, the student should discuss the matter with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the instructor's department. If no satisfactory resolution is reached, the student may make a formal complaint to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department or program concerned.
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