Accelerated Programs
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Accelerated Programs Effective: Fall, 2012 Entities Affected by this Policy All Students Issuing Office Office of the Provost Contents I. Introduction ______________________________________________________________ 2 II. Eligibility ________________________________________________________________ 2 III. Admission Information ___________________________________________________ 2 1. Provisional Admission of a New, Incoming Freshman _________________________________________ 2 2. Provisional Admission of Matriculated Students _____________________________________________ 3 * Lebow College of Business ________________________________________________________________ 3 IV. Program Progression _____________________________________________________ 4 A. 4 COP Accelerated Program ______________________________________________________ 4 B. 5 COP Accelerated Program ______________________________________________________ 4 C. 3 Year 4COP Accelerated Program _________________________________________________ 4 V. Financial Aid and Billing ____________________________________________________ 5 VI. Additional Stipulations ___________________________________________________ 5 VII. Course Registration and Plan of Study _______________________________________ 5 VIII. Transcripts _____________________________________________________________ 5 IX. Accelerated Program Plans ________________________________________________ 5 X. Degree Conferral _________________________________________________________ 14 Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 1 I. Introduction Accelerated programs (in which students receive two degrees, one undergraduate and one graduate, upon program completion) provide tangible benefits to eligible students. In the accelerated programs students • Are exposed to rigorous graduate-level courses • Are engaged with faculty mentors • Participate in research opportunities as an undergraduate II. Eligibility Students may be admitted into an accelerated program by the Office of Enrollment Management upon admission on the basis of high-school records and TSAT scores or as matriculated students, by the college or school on the basis of meeting the established criteria both within their college/school and the Office of Graduate Studies. In order to continue in the program, students are subject to the standards and policies of the Office of Graduate Studies and their college/school. III. Admission Information Students can be admitted to an accelerated degree program in one of two ways: 1. Provisional Admission of a New, Incoming Freshman Provisional admission into an accelerated program by the Office of Enrollment Management is based on students’ timely application to an accelerated degree program by December 1st of the application year – prior to matriculation in fall of the subsequent year – and academic profile (including High School GPA and TSAT). Admission is considered provisional until students achieve 90 – 120 credits at which time their academic performance and program progression will be evaluated against college/school and Office of Graduate Studies criteria. Students are encouraged to review these criteria with their advisors. With the exception of those students admitted into the LeBow College of Business*: • Students who successfully meet the University’s standards for selection and are provisionally admitted by the Office of Enrollment Management will be considered candidates for the program as long as they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 and until they have reached no less than 90 credits and no more than 120 credits. • Upon achieving 90 – 120 credits it is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with his / her advisor to complete the Accelerated Degree Program Application. Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 2 • 2. Provided the student meets the established GPA standard for program participation (usually a minimum of 3.00) and any other requirements established by the college/school at the time of his/her provisional admission, the candidate's application will be advanced by the college/school to the Office of Graduate Studies for confirmation that the candidate can continue in the program. Provisional Admission of Matriculated Students Matriculated students may apply for provisional admission into an accelerated program in those programs for which such provision is allowable, according to guidelines established by the college/school. Students who apply and meet the eligibility requirements of the college/school will be considered provisionally admitted. With the exception of those students seeking admission into the LeBow College of Business*: • Students who successfully meet the University’s standards for selection and are provisionally admitted by the Office of Enrollment Management will be considered candidates for the program as long as they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 and until they have reached no less than 90 credits and no more than 120 credits. • Upon achieving 90 – 120 credits it is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with his / her advisor to complete the Accelerated Degree Program Application. Student applications will be reviewed to ensure that students meet both the cumulative GPA and major/program GPA standards. • Provided the student meets the established GPA standard for program participation (usually a minimum of 3.00) and any other requirements established by the college/school at the time of his/her provisional admission, the candidate's application will be advanced by the college/school to the Office of Graduate Studies for confirmation that the candidate can continue in the program. * Lebow College of Business LeBow College of Business Students provisionally admitted into the LeBow College of Business accelerated programs by the Office of Enrollment Management must verify their intent to continue in the program with their advisor by the end of the spring term of their freshman year. Matriculated (continuing) students seeking admission to the LeBow College of Business accelerated programs must verify their intent to participate in the accelerated program by the end of the spring term in their first year of their freshman year. As with their counterparts in other colleges, it is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with his / her advisor to complete the Accelerated Degree Program Application. Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 3 Provided the student meets the established GPA standard for program participation (usually a minimum of 3.00) and any other requirements established by the college/school at the time of his/her provisional admission, the candidate's application will be advanced by the college/school to the Office of Graduate Studies for confirmation that the candidate can continue in the program. IV. Program Progression Once the Office of Graduate Studies has officially accepted the student into an accelerated program, he or she will progress according to the program plan established (while maintaining the GPA requirements for continued participation) for his or her designated accelerated program in the college/school as provided by the three options indicated below. These options establish the program plan for a student’s reasonable progress in the accelerated program as well as the timeline for the accelerated program participant's conversion to graduate status. The three program plans are: A. 4 COP Accelerated Program Students in the 4 COP Accelerated Program will progress according to the program plan established for the 4-year with coop undergraduate (or 4COP) program; it includes one 6-month cooperative education experience. Students in the 4COP accelerated program will maintain undergraduate status in the first four years of study, and convert to graduate status at the end of the spring term in the fourth (senior) year. Depending on the degree program, students in the 4COP program can have 1, 2 or 3 years of graduate status, (the 4COP +1), (the 4COP + 2) or (the 4COP + 3) programs respectively. B. 5 COP Accelerated Program Students in the 5COP accelerated program will progress according to the program plan established for the 5-year with coop undergraduate (or 5COP) program and maintain undergraduate status throughout. The 5COP program includes three 6-month cooperative education cycles. C. 3 Year 4COP Accelerated Program Students in the 3 year 4COP accelerated programs will progress according to the program plan established for the 4COP program for the first three years of study. The 3-year 4COP program of study includes one 6-month cooperative education experience. Participants in the in the 3 year 4COP program will maintain undergraduate status in the first three years of study and convert to graduate status at the end of the spring term, in the third year of study. Students in this program can have 1, 2 or 3 years of graduate status, (the 3COP +1), (the 3COP + 2) or (the 3COP + 3) programs respectively. Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 4 V. Financial Aid and Billing It is important to note that upon conversion to graduate status the student will be billed on a per credit basis as a graduate student, and will no longer be eligible for undergraduate level aid, including federal and institutional aid. For this reason, the Office of Graduate Studies will require that students explore the billing and financial aid impacts of the conversion to graduate status. VI. Additional Stipulations Students are required to fulfill the cooperative education experience(s) established by their program of study. Should a student appeal to waive a coop experience, and should that petition be granted, the student will be required to meet with a representative from Drexel Central to discuss any impact to billing. VII. Course Registration and Plan of Study Programs should be designed to limit the number of undergraduate courses completed during the graduate portion of an accelerated program. During this portion of a program, courses not at the senior level will require permission of the Office of Graduate Studies. VIII. Transcripts Courses completed while a student is coded as an undergraduate student, irrespective of course level, will appear on an undergraduate transcript and be computed in an undergraduate grade point average. IX. Accelerated Program Plans The TPAR is used to outline program plans. TPAR Legend C Class CGR Graduate Class V Vacation E Co-op X Terminus of Degree Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 5 Degree Program Freshmen Only School of Education Upper Class Applications Entertained TPAR Yes CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR BS/MS in Education Center for Hospitality & Sport Management BS/MBA in Hospitality Management Yes BS/MBA in Culinary Arts Yes BS/MBA in Culinary Science Yes CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR College of Arts and Sciences BS/MS in Biological Sciences BA/MS or BS/MS in Chemistry Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 Yes Yes CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCEE CCEE CCCC CCCC 6 Degree Program Freshmen Only Upper Class Applications Entertained BA/MS or BS/MS in Communication Yes BS/MS in Publication Management Yes BA/MS or BS/MS in CommunicationEnvironmental Policy Yes BSMath/MS in Biostatistics Yes BA/MS or BS/MS in Mathematics Yes Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 TPAR CCCV CCCC CCEE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR or CCCV CCEE CCEE CCCC CCCX CCCV CCCC CCEE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR or CCCV CCEE CCEE CCCC CCCX CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCEE CCEE CCCC CCCX CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX 7 Degree Program Freshmen Only Upper Class Applications Entertained BS/MS in Psychology Yes BS/MS in Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Policy Yes BA/MS or BS/MS in Science, Technology and Society Yes BA or BS in History and MS in Library and Information Science Yes BA/JD or BS/JD Yes BS/MD Yes College of Nursing and Health Professions BS/DPT- Doctor of Physical Therapy Yes BS/JD Yes Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 TPAR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCV CCCV Transfer to Law School CCCV CCCV CCCV Transfer to Medical School CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRX CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR 8 Degree Program Freshmen Only Upper Class Applications Entertained BS/MHS- Master of Health Science Yes BS/MPH- Master of Public Health Yes HSCI/ACE- Health Sciences Ace Program Yes College of Computing & Informatics BS/MS in Information Systems Yes BS/MS in Library and Information Science Yes BS/MS in Software Engineering Yes Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 TPAR CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRX OR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC – 133% CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC 9 Degree Program Freshmen Only BS/MBA in Information Systems and Information Technology BS/JD Upper Class Applications Entertained Yes Yes CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR LeBow College of Business BS/MBA Yes Yes School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems BS/MD in Biomedical Engineering Yes Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE CCCX Transfer to Law School BS/MS in Science, Technology and Society BS/MS TPAR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR 10 Degree Program BS/PhD in Biomedical Engineering Freshmen Only Upper Class Applications Entertained BS/MS in Biomedical Informatics Yes BS/MS in Biomechanics & Human Performance Engineering Yes BS/MS in Biomedical Devices and Imaging Yes BS/MS in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Yes BS/MS in Neuroengineering Yes BS/PhD in Engineering Yes Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 CGRCGRCGRX OR CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCV CCCC Yes College of Engineering TPAR CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCC 11 Degree Program Freshmen Only BS/MS or BS/PhD in Computer Science PhD- Yes BS/MS or BS/PhD in Computer and Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering PhD- Yes Upper Class Applications Entertained BS/MS in Materials Engineering Yes BS/MS in Engineering Yes BS/MS in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Yes BS/MS in Chemical and Biological Engineering Yes Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 TPAR CCCC or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX or CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCCX CCCV CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC CCEE or EECC 12 Degree Program Freshmen Only BS/JD- All engineering majors except Computer Science Upper Class Applications Entertained Yes Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design BS/MBA in Design and Merchandising Yes BS/MBA in Entertainment and Arts Management Yes BS/MBA in Music Industry Yes BS/MS in Interior Architecture & Design Yes BS/MS in Digital Media Yes BS/MS in Dance Education Yes Earle Mack School of Law JD/MS in Library and Information Science Incoming Graduate Students Only Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 TPAR CCCX CCCV CCCC CCEE CCCX Transfer to Law School CCCV CCCC CCEE or EECC CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRX CCCV CCCE CCCE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRX CCCV CCCE CCCE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRX CCCV CCCE CCCE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRX CCCV CCCE CCCE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRX CCCV CCCE CCCE CCCCGR CGRCGRCGRCGR 3 Year Program (Recommended Co-op in Summer of 1st Year) 13 Courses completed while student is coded as a graduate student, irrespective of course level, will appear on a graduate transcript and be computed in a graduate grade point average. X. Degree Conferral Where required by the graduate or professional degree program, bachelor’s degrees can be conferred when students ascend to the graduate/professional level before the end of their accelerated programs provided all requirements for the designated undergraduate program have been satisfied. In all other cases, both degrees will be conferred upon completion of the entire accelerated program and completion of requirement for both programs. Students who do not complete the entire accelerated program are required to complete all requirements for their undergraduate program before the bachelor’s degree will be awarded. Billing, financial aid and cooperative education impacts if any, should be explored when making the decision to forgo the graduate degree in the accelerated program. Drexel University Academic Policies www.drexel.edu/provost/policies Last Modified: 10/30/2014 14
