Responsible Office: Academic Affairs
Policy Officer: Chief Academic Officer
Scope: |Student

Approved By: President's Council

Approved Date: 7/17/2017

Effective Date: 7/17/2017

Category: Academics

Description/Purpose:

Policy regarding the general regulations for academic minors

Details:

1. All courses used to fulfill minor requirements must be graded with the regular letter grades of "A-D." Pass-Fail grades are not permissible.
2. A cumulative G.P.A. of at least 2.0 must be earned in the courses used to fulfill minor requirements.
3. An "F" grade in the discipline of the declared minor must be removed even if that course is not included in the minor requirements, unless the chair of the minor discipline were to determine that repetition of the failed course would be impossible or impractical.
4. No more than six credits of the minor requirements may be fulfilled by an independent study project, an internship, practicum, fieldwork or similar activity.
5. At least half of the credits for a minor must be completed at Saint Francis University.