Academic Standing
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Early Alert Checkpoint |
An optional report of progress given in the third week of a class sent by faculty through Hawk Central. Not all students will receive a checkpoint for any/all classes during this time period. |
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Midterm Checkpoint |
A mid-semester report of your academic progress in a class sent by faculty through Hawk Central. A high alert is an alert raised in Hawk Central notifying the student of their deficient grade in the class at that point. |
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Dismissal |
After the first suspension, failure to achieve minimum academic standards will result in the student being dismissed from the University. Dismissed students may apply to return to the University after a minimum of one year separation from the Institution. Dismissed students must provide evidence of academic potential and a plan for significant academic success in their application for reinstatement. |
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Good Academic Standing |
Students who have earned fewer than 90 total hours will be considered in good academic standing if they maintain a UND grade point average (GPA) of C (2.00) or higher. Students who have earned 90 or more total hours will be in Good Academic Standing only with a 2.00 or higher GPA on both UND and cumulative hours. |
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Suspension |
A student on Academic Warning who earns less than a 2.00 term GPA at the end of the semester of warning is considered not to be making good academic progress and will be suspended. Suspended students may apply to return to the University after one semester's absence (not including the summer semester) through seeking reinstatement by the Dean of their academic college. |
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Warning |
Students who do not meet the GPA requirements for Good Academic Standing (i.e. have fallen below a 2.00 GPA) will be placed on Academic Warning. |
The term for a former student who graduated with a degree from UND.
Some platforms ask for school year to indicate the number of years completed. This is different than credits completed and class standing.
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Freshman |
An undergraduate student with 0 - 23 completed credits. |
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Sophomore |
An undergraduate student with 24 - 59 completed credits. |
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Junior |
An undergraduate student with 60 - 89 completed credits. |
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Senior |
An undergraduate student with 90+ completed credits. |
A ceremony taking place at the end of the spring, summer, and fall semesters during which students are honored for the degrees with which they are graduating.
The amount of academic credits (units) a student is taking in a given semester.
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Credits |
Units assigned to coursework indicating the amount of labor involved in the class. |
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Part-Time Student |
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Measured on a scale of 0 to 4, this score is the total number of grade points received divided by the total number of completed credits.
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How to Calculate |
GPA Calculator |
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Cumulative GPA |
Grade point average of all recorded classes on a transcript. |
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Major GPA |
Grade point average of classes within the student's major department. Includes only those classes required for the degree. |
Further education pursued after successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree.
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Master's Degree |
A graduate degree that typically takes one to three years to complete after completion of a Bachelor's degree. |
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Doctoral Degree |
The highest graduate degree students can complete in an area of study. |
Graduation is a process consisting of completing all academic requirements for a degree and settling all financial obligations.
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Diploma |
A diploma is the certificate showing successful completion of an academic degree. Students are mailed their diploma up to 6 weeks following the end of the semester in which they have graduated, if they have met all requirements to graduate and have no outstanding debt to the university. |
Lists recognizing students' academic achievements.
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Dean's List |
List of undergraduate students who are ranked in the top 15 percent of their college. |
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President's Honor Roll |
Undergraduate honor students having a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or higher. To qualify, students must have earned a minimum of 24 semester hours at UND and have completed a minimum of 12 hours at the close of the semester, eight of which must be for traditional letter grades. |
Undergraduate classes at the 100 or 200 level (i.e. PSYC 111 and CJ 201).
A special admission status reserved for students who wish to enroll in a limited number of classes at UND. Students admitted with this status will be allowed to attempt up to a total of 24 credits at UND and are not eligible for financial aid.
A process by which students in good academic standing who have taken at least one semester (not including summer) off from UND may return to taking classes at UND. To be readmitted, students must fill out the Undergraduate Readmission Request.
A process by which students are permitted to return to UND following academic suspension or dismissal.
Grading option available wherein A - F grading is not given for a class. Instead, Satisfactory is awarded if a student earns a C or higher in a class and Unsatisfactory is awarded if a student earns a D or lower. Neither an S nor a U grade impact a student's GPA.
A student working toward a bachelor's level degree.
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Baccalaureate |
Another term for a Bachelor's Degree. |
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Bachelor's Degree |
An undergraduate degree that commonly takes four years to complete. |
Awarded upon graduation with a bachelor's degree.
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Cum Laude |
An honor awarded to a student with a 3.5 UND grade point average (GPA) at the point of graduation. Candidates for honors with their baccalaureate (undergraduate) degree must have earned at least 50 graded hours at UND. |
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Magna Cum Laude |
An honor awarded to a student with a 3.7 UND grade point average (GPA) at the point of graduation. Candidates for honors with their baccalaureate (undergraduate) degree must have earned at least 50 graded hours at UND. |
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Summa Cum Laude |
An honor awarded to a student with a 3.9 UND grade point average (GPA) at the point of graduation. Candidates for honors with their baccalaureate (undergraduate) degree must have earned at least 50 graded hours at UND. |
Undergraduate classes at the 300 or 400 level (i.e. MGMT 300 and T&L 474).