UC Irvine Academic Senate Manual

THE MANUAL OF THE IRVINE DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
PART II - REGULATIONS OF THE IRVINE DIVISION
Chapter I: General Requirements
Section 3: Scholarship Regulations
Regulation 390. Minimum Grade Requirement in the Major (Undergraduate)
(A) Minimum Standards Candidates for the undergraduate baccalaureate must attain at least a C (2.0) average in all of the courses required in the major program and at least a C (2.0) average in the upper-division courses required in the major program. Higher averages than this may be required only in Honors Programs. (B) Denial of Major Program Privilege Students who fail to attain a C (2.0) average in courses required in the major program may, at the option of the major unit, be denied the privilege of pursuing a major program in that unit. Notes on Minimum Grade Requirement (1) The wording "the courses required in the major program" is understood to include only the courses required for the major and offered by the program of the student's major (or programs in the case of an interdisciplinary or interdepartmental major). A major can include additional courses required for the major in this set with the approval of CEP. In these cases, the list of required classes counted in the averages in (A) must be published in the catalogue with the requirements for the major. (AM 3 April 03) (2) All the courses that are listed in the Catalog as required for the major and are offered by the same department or program (or programs in the case of an interdisciplinary or interdepartmental major) will be automatically counted without exception, and the academic unit cannot exclude any required course in this category from the GPA computation for IR 390.(AM 3 April 03) (3) The GPA will be computed every quarter, and students may be denied the privilege of pursuing a major program before the beginning of the following quarter. Academic units must establish procedures for notifying students who are denied continuance in major programs. Last Revision - June 3, 2003

THE MANUAL OF THE IRVINE DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE

PART II - REGULATIONS OF THE IRVINE DIVISION

Chapter I: General Requirements

Section 3: Scholarship Regulations

Regulation 390. Minimum Grade Requirement in the Major (Undergraduate)

(A) Minimum Standards

Candidates for the undergraduate baccalaureate must attain at least a C (2.0) average in all of the courses required in the major program and at least a C (2.0) average in the upper-division courses required in the major program. Higher averages than this may be required only in Honors Programs.

(B) Denial of Major Program Privilege

Students who fail to attain a C (2.0) average in courses required in the major program may, at the option of the major unit, be denied the privilege of pursuing a major program in that unit.

Notes on Minimum Grade Requirement

(1) The wording "the courses required in the major program" is understood to include only the courses required for the major and offered by the program of the student's major (or programs in the case of an interdisciplinary or interdepartmental major). A major can include additional courses required for the major in this set with the approval of CEP. In these cases, the list of required classes counted in the averages in (A) must be published in the catalogue with the requirements for the major. (AM 3 April 03)

(2) All the courses that are listed in the Catalog as required for the major and are offered by the same department or program (or programs in the case of an interdisciplinary or interdepartmental major) will be automatically counted without exception, and the academic unit cannot exclude any required course in this category from the GPA computation for IR 390.(AM 3 April 03)

(3) The GPA will be computed every quarter, and students may be denied the privilege of pursuing a major program before the beginning of the following quarter. Academic units must establish procedures for notifying students who are denied continuance in major programs.

Last Revision - June 3, 2003

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