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.