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Academic Regulations

Academic Overload
A student wanting to take more than 16 credits during a semester must demonstrate the ability to handle such a load by achieving a 3.25 average while carrying a full course load (15 to 16 hours) in the previous term.

A student wanting to take more than eight credits during a summer term must demonstrate the ability to handle such a load by achieving a 3.50 average while carrying a course load of at least 15 credits in the previous term. Any overload must be approved in writing by the dean before attempting to register. Permission to take an overload must be requested on a petition form. New students or first semester students must complete one semester before requesting such permission.

Time Limit
A degree candidate will be permitted seven years to complete the degree requirements listed on the program of study provided that he or she maintains continuous matriculation. Failure to complete the degree in that time period will require a new program of study designating the requirements for the degree which exist at that time.

Termination
Any student who does not maintain a minimum acceptable cumulative grade point average as noted under Academic Dismissal is automatically terminated from that degree program.

Field Experience Projects/Internships
The Department of Business encourages direct interaction with the business world through a hands-on internship experience. Internship courses are designed to allow the student to initiate, build and maintain an internship arrangement in the marketplace for possible academic credit. This experience, designed to integrate the real world into the academic environment allows the student to implement the knowledge and skills attained in the classroom while under the supervision of an appropriate faculty.

The Small Business Development Center provides some students field assignments and opportunities for internships