Eight-Semester Degree Plan
Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 PRINT PAGE

Pursuant to Act 1014 of 2005, qualified first-time freshmen may elect to participate in a guaranteed eight-semester degree completion program for most bachelor’s degree programs. The list of degree majors that are included in the eight-semester degree completion program is published in the Freshman Catalog Supplement available on the Henderson website. First-time freshmen must accept or waive participation in the guaranteed eight-semester degree completion program.

When choosing to participate in the guaranteed eight-semester degree completion program, a student accepts responsibility for monitoring his/her progress toward a degree and for making choices that will lead to graduation in four years. A first-time freshman is not eligible for this program if any of these conditions are applicable:

1. The student has not declared a major.
2. The student is required to complete one or more remedial courses.
3. The student’s area of study is not included in the list of eligible degree programs.

The eight-semester degree completion plan will be voided for the following reasons:

1. The student’s cumulative grade point average drops below 2.00.
2. The student fails to complete a minimum of 31 hours each academic year.
3. The student does not accept any available course section that can be accommodated in his/her class schedule.
4. The student changes his/her major or minor.
5. The student falls below full time enrollment at any time during any semester.
6. The student fails to follow exactly the eight-semester degree plan for his/ her major.
7. The student drops or fails a course in the eight-semester degree plan.
8. The student earns an unsatisfactory grade in any course that requires a grade of “C” or better.
9. The student fails to meet departmental or school/college requirements pertaining to grades or standardized test scores.