Academic Policy and
Program Changes
New and revised policies go into effect at the beginning of the fall semester following their approval. Up to date policies may be found in the online catalog.
The following Academic Policies were approved by Academic Council and Faculty Assembly to be incorporated into the Fall 2009-2010 catalog. The policy changes affect all students actively enrolled at Elizabethtown College.
For a detailed explanation of each policy, please click on the active links below.
A full-time undergraduate student who earns a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better in 14 or more credit hours, of which at least 12 credits are letter-graded course work, is regarded by the College as having performed with distinction. The student is placed on the Dean’s List of Honor Students for the semester.
At the time of graduation, an undergraduate student who has achieved a cumulative grade point average of:
A transfer student is eligible for and receives these same honors if the student earns a minimum of 60 credits at Elizabethtown College and is recommended for honors by the major Department.
Through internships, Elizabethtown College offers students the opportunity to apply and augment their classroom learning with real-world experience. Internships can assist students with deepening and sharpening their personal learning and career goals. They provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their knowledge in work and practice settings, gaining confidence and skill as they integrate the abstract/theoretical with the practical and applied. Internship Guidelines
Students can transfer courses from accredited institutions that are judged by the Registrar and the appropriate Department (in the case of courses for a major/minor) to be high quality, involve active delivery methods (ongoing exchange of ideas with an instructor) and are consistent with the mission and program goals of Elizabethtown College. No online courses of independent study or correspondence courses can be transferred (i.e. LSU courses are correspondence courses). A current student who wishes to transfer credits to Elizabethtown College must obtain permission in advance from the Office of Registration and Records (by completing an Off-campus Approval Form). The College transfers credits – but not grades or quality points – for course work taken at another regionally accredited institution for which a grade of C- or better is obtained. The College does not accept courses taken Pass/No Pass (or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) at other institutions. The College is not obligated to accept course work for which written permission was not obtained prior to enrollment in the course. Elizabethtown College will accept a 3 credit transfer course to satisfy a 4 credit on-campus requirement, however, students must earn 125 (or 127 if MA 011 is completed) overall credits in order to earn a bachelors degree. Students who have achieved junior status (60 credits) either through work at Elizabethtown College or a combination of work at the College and another institution are not permitted to transfer additional credits from two-year institutions to Elizabethtown College. Such students may transfer credits from four-year institutions, but only with the prior approval of the Registrar. Students must request that the registrar’s office of the transferring institution send an official transcript to the Office of Registration and Records at Elizabethtown College. Facsimiled and student-delivered transcripts will not be accepted. The records of transfer students from non-accredited and National/American Association Institutions are evaluated on an individual basis.
