Acceptance of Grade Replacement, Forgiveness, Repeating Courses, Audit

Repeated Courses (Grade Replacement Policy)

Students enrolled in the School of Engineering and Technology are permitted to apply only the provisions of the IUPUI Grade Replacement Policy that pertain to repeating a course in order to achieve a higher grade. This replacement will affect a student’s academic record only at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. If the student subsequently transfers to another academic unit at IUPUI or another campus, different interpretations of the grade replacement policy may be in place.

An undergraduate student who retakes any course may elect to have only the final grade counted in computation of the cumulative semester index, in accordance with the limitations listed below. After retaking the course, the enrollment and original grade will be removed from calculations used to determine the student’s cumulative GPA. The student’s transcript, however, will continue to show the original enrollment in the course and all grades earned for each subsequent enrollment.

This policy is subject to the following limitations:

1. Students may exercise the grade replacement option for no more than 15 credit hours, including any courses in which the former FX option was used.

2. A grade may be replaced only by another grade for the same class.

3. A student may exercise the Grade Replacement Policy a maximum of two times for a single course.

4. The request to remove a grade from the cumulative GPA calculation by this method is irreversible.

5. The second enrollment for any course covered by this policy must have occurred during fall semester 1996 or later.

Academic Regulations

Grades and Grade Reports

Basis of Grades

1. For credit courses: A or A+ 4.0 C 2.0

   A– 3.7 C– 1.7

   B+ 3.3 D+ 1.3

   B 3.0 D 1.0

   B– 2.7 D– 0.7

   C+ 2.3 F 0.0 (no credit)

2. For credit courses taken under the Pass/Fail option: P: Pass; equivalent to grade A through D– (no grade point value assigned).
   F: Failure; failure to achieve minimal objectives of the course. The student must repeat the course satisfactorily in order to obtain credit for it. The F is factored into the student’s grade point average.

3. For noncredit courses including thesis research: S: Satisfactory; meets course objectives (no grade point value assigned).
   F: Unsatisfactory; does not meet course objectives (is factored into grade point average).
   Note that no separate grades are given for course laboratory sections that have been given separate course designations for scheduling purposes.

4. Incomplete, Deferred, or Withdrawal grades for credit or noncredit courses I: Incomplete, no grade; a temporary record indicating that the work is satisfactory as of the end of the semester but has not been completed. The grade of Incomplete may be assigned only when a student has successfully completed at least three-fourths of the work in a course and unusual circumstances prevent the student from completing the work within the time limits previously set. An instructor may require the student to secure the recommendation of the dean that the circumstances warrant a grade of Incomplete. When an Incomplete is given, the instructor will specify the academic work to be completed and may establish a deadline of up to one year. If the student has not completed the required work by the end of the following year, the registrar will automatically change the I to an F.

   R: Deferred; a grade given for those courses that normally require more than one academic session to complete, such as project, thesis, and research courses. The grade indicates that work is in progress and that the final report has not been submitted for evaluation.

   W: Withdrawal; a grade of W is recorded on the final grade report.

Withdrawing from Classes

Uses of the Pass/Fail Option

1. Subject to the regulations of divisions or departments, students may choose this option in any course that does not already appear on their academic record and that they are otherwise eligible to take for credit with a letter grade. Students may use this option for not more than 20 percent of the total credit hours required for graduation.

2. Students taking a course under this option have the same obligations as those taking the course for credit with a letter grade. When instructors report final grades in the course, any student who would have earned a grade of A through D– will receive a P, and any student who has not passed will receive an F. The registrar will note either result on the student’s academic records, but will not use the course in computing the grade point average unless the student receives an F.

3. This option is not available to students on probation.

4. This option is available for a maximum of two courses in any one semester and one course during a summer session.

5. Students receiving the grade of Pass in a course taken under the Pass/Fail option may not retake the same course for a letter grade.

6. Courses taken under Pass/Fail option and courses taken by correspondence may not be used to fulfill graduation requirements for engineering students. Whether the courses are accepted for technology students is up to each major department.

Absence from Campus

Scholastic Indexes

Semester Index

Graduation Requirements for Undergraduates

Undergraduate Engineering Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.), or Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) degree, students must satisfy the following requirements. Requirements for graduation include receiving credit in all required courses—at least 129 credit hours in the electrical engineering program, 131 credit hours in the engineering management program, 130 credit hours in the interdisciplinary engineering program, or 129 credit hours in the mechanical engineering program.

Each student must have an approved plan of study that lists all courses for the specific degree program. Students should prepare their plans of study for approval during the junior year. If a student wants to deviate from the published curricula, written permission of the administrator of the program is required.

Additional requirements include the following:

1. Students must complete the program of study for the degree by resident course work, by examination, or by credit accepted from another institution. The dean may refuse to accept as credit toward graduation any course that was completed 10 or more years previously, and former students will be notified of all such decisions upon reentering. Substitution of courses required for graduation may be made by the dean of the school.

2. Students must complete at least two semesters of resident study at IUPUI, and they must complete at least 32 credit hours of appropriate course work, of which 12 credit hours must be completed in the major at the junior level or higher. Students are also expected to complete the senior year in residence: however, with the approval of the dean, students who have had at least four semesters of resident study may complete a maximum of 20 credit hours of the senior year in another approved college or university. For the purpose of this rule, two summer sessions are equivalent to one semester.

3. Students must be registered in the School of Engineering and Technology, either in residence or in absentia, during the semester or summer session immediately preceding the awarding of the degree.

4. Students must have a graduation index of 2.0 in required engineering courses in addition to an overall graduation index of 2.0 for all courses on the approved plan of study. Students who have completed all other requirements for a bachelor’s degree but have failed to meet the minimum graduation index may register for additional courses, with the approval of an authorized representative of the dean, after a review of their record. The additional courses may not exceed 20 credit hours. Students may take a maximum of 9 of the 20 credit hours in another approved college or university, provided the courses are approved in advance and in writing by an authorized representative of the dean of the School of Engineering and Technology. A copy of the approval must be filed in the office of the engineering and technology recorder. Credit in these additional courses must be established within five years of the date on which all other degree requirements were met. Students will have fulfilled the requirements for graduation if graduation indexes, including extra courses, equal or exceed the minimum specified at the time when all other graduation requirements were satisfied.

5. Applicants for a second bachelor’s degree, after they are admitted to the second bachelor’s degree program, must complete at least 32 credit hours of appropriate course work, of which 12 credit hours must be completed in the major at the junior level or higher.

6. Courses taken under the Pass/Fail option and courses taken by correspondence may not be used to fulfill graduation requirements for engineering students.

Undergraduate Technology Requirements

To earn an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, students must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Students must complete the plan of study for the degree by resident course work, by examination, or by credit accepted from another institution. The dean of the school may refuse to accept as credit toward graduation any course that was completed 10 or more years previously, and former students will be notified of all such decisions upon reentering. Substitutions of courses required for graduation may be made by the dean of the School of Engineering and Technology.

2. Students must complete at least two semesters of resident study at IUPUI, and they must complete at least 15 credit hours of appropriate course work, of which 6 credit hours must be in the major. Students are generally expected to complete the entire second year in residence; however, with the approval of the dean of the school, students who have at least three semesters of resident study may complete a maximum of 16 credit hours of the second year in another approved college or university. For the purpose of this rule, two summer sessions are considered equivalent to one semester.

3. Students must be registered in the School of Engineering and Technology, either in residence or in absentia, during the semester or summer session immediately preceding the award of the degree.

4. Students must have a graduation index of 1.9. Students who have completed all other requirements for an A.S. degree but have failed to meet the minimum graduation index (the average of grades earned in courses required for a degree) may register for additional courses, with the approval of an authorized representative of the dean of the school, after a review of their record. These additional courses may not exceed 10 credit hours, and credit in these courses must be established within three years of the date on which all other degree requirements were met. Students will have fulfilled the requirements for graduation if their graduation indexes, including the extra courses, equal or exceed the minimum specified at the time when all other graduation requirements were satisfied.

5. Applicants for a second A.S. degree must complete at least 15 credit hours at IUPUI of appropriate course work after admission to the second associate degree program. At least 6 of the 15 credit hours must be completed in the major. A second associate degree may not be earned in the same program.

To earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, students must satisfy the following requirements.

1. Students must complete the program of study for the degree by resident course work, by examination, or by credit accepted from another institution. The dean may refuse to accept as credit toward graduation any course that was completed 10 or more years previously, and former students will be notified of all such decisions upon reentering. Substitution of courses required for graduation may be made by the dean of the school.

2. Students must complete at least two semesters of resident study at IUPUI, and they must complete at least 32 credit hours of appropriate course work, of which 12 credit hours are required to be in the major at the junior level or higher. Students are generally expected to complete the senior year in residence; however, with the approval of the dean, students who have had at least four semesters of resident study may complete a maximum of 20 credit hours of the senior year in another approved college or university. For the purpose of this rule, two summer sessions are considered equivalent to one semester.

3. Students must be registered in the School of Engineering and Technology, either in residence or in absentia, during the semester or summer session immediately preceding the awarding of the degree.

4. Students must have a graduation index of 2.0. Students who have completed all other requirements for a bachelor’s degree but have failed to meet the minimum graduation index may register for additional courses, with the approval of an authorized representative of the dean, after a review of their record. The additional courses may not exceed 20 credit hours. Students may take a maximum of 9 of the 20 credit hours in another approved college or university, provided the courses are approved in advance and in writing by an authorized representative of the dean of the School of Engineering and Technology. A copy of the approval must be filed in the Office of the Recorder. Credit in these additional courses must be established within five years of the date on which all other degree requirements were met. Students will have fulfilled the requirements for graduation if graduation indexes, including extra courses, equal or exceed the minimum specified at the time when all other graduation requirements were satisfied.

5. Applicants for a second bachelor’s degree must complete at least 32 credit hours at IUPUI of appropriate course work after they are admitted to the second bachelor’s degree program. At least 12 of the 32 credit hours must be completed in the major at the junior level or higher.

Employment Enrichment Programs

The lessons you learn in classes and laboratories receive their ultimate test through the school’s cooperative education, internship, professional work experience, and international student exchange programs. We interact with a broad variety of area companies to provide the technical experience required to succeed in today’s globally competitive economic markets.

Cooperative education allows you to alternate your classes with semesters of paid, professional employment; the Employment Enrichment Internship provides you with up to five concurrent semesters of full-time, paid work experience; and Professional Work Experience enhances your professional training while you take academic courses either part time or full time.

The greater metropolitan Indianapolis community offers extensive professional, governmental, and manufacturing resources, which provide a number of employment enrichment opportunities. Our community resources provide rich, practical, well-paid professional opportunities usually unavailable at residential campuses.

After you have satisfactorily completed the freshman year of your academic program, you may have a choice of employment programs to meet your needs.

Eligibility

To be eligible for one of the Employment Enrichment Programs, you must

Statement on Graduate Programs

Graduate Engineering Programs

The school offers six graduate degrees: the Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D.), Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (M.S.Bm.E.), Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E.), Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), and Master of Science (M.S.). Another degree program, leading to the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (M.S.I.E.), is administered with approval of the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Qualified students may be authorized to pursue the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering at IUPUI. Programs leading to the Ph.D. in electrical engineering and in mechanical engineering are administered with the respective approval of the School of Electrical Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Students are usually expected to complete the M.S.E.E. or M.S.M.E. before pursuing the Ph.D. degree.

Students completing a master’s or doctoral degree in engineering will be prepared to enter the work force at a high level of responsibility and expertise. Knowledge of the dynamics of expanding new technologies and the strategic importance of high productivity prepares master’s degree graduates to advance rapidly in today’s business and industries.

Graduate courses are usually offered on the IUPUI evening schedule. The programs are designed to meet the needs of part-time students employed in the Indianapolis area, as well as traditional students who are preparing for careers in research-directed areas.