Academic Policies and Procedures
Many academic policies can be found in the university catalog. Visit the catalog site for more information on undergraduate policies and graduate policies.
Academic Integrity and Academic Code of Conduct
Undergraduate Academic Policies
Academic Actions, Programs, and Exceptions
- Academic Standing, Probation, Dismissal, and Reinstatement
- Good Scholastic Standing
- Unsatisfactory Performance
- Probation
- Academic Standing Appeals
- Consecutive Withdrawal
- Academic Reinstatement Policy
- Class Standing
- Continuous Enrollment
- Degree and Program Definitions
- Major
- Double Major
- Bachelor of Arts (AB)
- Bachelor of Science (BS)
- Concentration
- Minor
- Certificate
- Second Bachelor’s Degree
- Dual Degrees
- Dearborn Discovery Core (General Education)
- Transfer Placement Policy
- Readmit Policy
- Pass/Fail Policy
- Minimum Grade Policy
- Transferring Quarter-Hour Credit Courses
- Evaluating Transfer Courses for Credit
- Transfer Course Credit for Intersections Category
- Course load
- Additive Credit
- Audit of Courses
- Grading System
- Grades of D+ and D in the College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Grades of D- in the College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Audit, Pass/Fail, and Non-Credit Courses in the College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Pass/Fail Course in the College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters
- Grading Benchmarks
- Grade Notations
- Change of Grades
- Repeating a Course
- Attendance Requirement
- Add, Drop
- Instructor Requested Drop
- Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Courses
- Credit by Examination
- Placement Exams
- Credit for Education in the Armed Forces
- Credit for Military Officer Education
- Credit for Cooperative Education, Independent Study and Other Experiential Courses
- Academic Honors
- William J. Branstrom (Freshman) Prize
- James B. Angell Scholars
- University Honors
- Honor Scholars Recognition
- Dean’s Lists
- Classroom and Learning Management System Course Access Policy
- Final Exams and Study Days
- Exceptions and Petitions
Undergraduate Program Completion Requirements
- University Undergraduate Degree Requirements
- Time to Degree
- Second Degree Requirements
- Second Degree Requirements in the College of Business
- Graduation Requirements
- College of Engineering & Computer Science Graduation Requirements
- Minimum Total Credit Hours and Grade Point Average
- Upper-Level Coursework
- Senior Residency for a Major
- Transfer Residency Requirement
- Graduation Honors
Additional college-specific policies can be found on the college websites:
- College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
- College of Business
- College of Education, Health, and Human Services
- College of Engineering and Computer Science
Graduate Academic Policies
- Academic Actions and Exceptions
- Good Academic Standing
- Probation & Dismissal Process
- Accelerated Masters Programs
- Exempting, Waiving, and Repeating Courses
- Graduate Certificate Policy
- Graduate Dual Degrees
- Graduate Guest/Non-Candidate for Degree
- Graduate Program Completion Requirements
- Research, Thesis, and Dissertations
- Transfer Credit Policy