Plan Now for Spring Break 2016 As your student may be home more during winter break, this could be a good time to talk to him or her about the possibility of participating in Alternative Spring Break. The Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement will be offering an information session Monday, January 25, 2016 from 3:00 to 3:45 in room 143 of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence. These trips will take place March 19-25 and will expose your student to social justice and cultural issues through direct service, community visits, reflection, and a variety of cultural activities. Site locations include: Chicago, Cincinnati, Washington, D.C., Buffalo, among others. To learn more, click here. Understanding Academic Standing As your student concludes his or her first semester of college, he or she (and you!) may have questions about academic standing. The descriptions below should help all of you to understand what these terms mean. President’s List: Student must have a 4.000 GPA in the semester and must have completed 15 or more credit hours (all of which must have regular letter grades) by the end of that semester. This notation will be printed on the official transcripts. Dean’s List: Student must have a minimum 3.400 GPA for the semester and must have completed 12 or more regular letter-graded credit hours that semester. This notation will be printed on the official transcripts. Good Academic Standing: Students with a minimum 2.000 GPA are in good academic standing. Semester Warning: Students with a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA who earn a semester GPA of less than 2.000 in any given semester will be placed on semester warning. Academic Probation: Students who don’t have a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA will be placed on academic probation. Students on probation must reduce their course load to 15 hours maximum. The student should reduce participation in social and extracurricular activities. Students are removed from probation only when they have achieved a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA. Students on probation will be notified by the dean’s office. Academic Dismissal: Students whose academic performance indicates a limited chance of obtaining the minimum grades required for graduation will be subject to dismissal from the university. Students who are dismissed have the opportunity to appeal the dismissal. Dismissed students may apply for reinstatement to the University after a minimum period of time has past. To learn more about academic standing, please click here for additional information. Spring Tuition Due Dates Students and authorized users should have received an e-mail notification during the first week of December advising them that an invoice is available for viewing. Students should receive this notification via their university e-mail address. Registration Date Payment Due Dates Through 1/7/2016 1/7/2016 1/8/16 - 1/22/16 1/22/2016 1/23/16 - 2/12/16 2/12/16 (or first day of class if that date is after 2/12/16) Spring 2016 Important Dates Spring Semester Advising Tuesday, January 19: First day of spring semester Advisors will see students on a drop in basis starting Monday, January 11 through Friday, January 22 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. During drop in advising, advisors will be happy to assist your student with spring 2016 scheduling questions or concerns. Sunday, January 24: Last day to add full semester courses Sunday, January 31: Last day to drop full semester courses Monday, March 21-Friday, March 25: Spring break Sunday, April 3: Last day to withdraw from full semester courses Sunday, May 8-Saturday, May 14: Finals week Advisors will begin seeing students for required advising starting on January 25 and continuing through the end of the semester. Please encourage your student to meet with his or her advisor early in the semester! You may view the entire calendar here. Winter Break The College of Arts and Sciences would like to wish all of our students and their families a safe and relaxing winter break. Please note Kent State University will operate on a holiday schedule during the last week of December. Offices will be closed Thursday, December 24, 2015 through Sunday, January 3, 2016. Advising Twitter Advising Instagram Advising Website Copyright © *|2015|* *|CAS:Office of Undergraduate Advising and Student Services|*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: KSU College of Arts and Sciences Office of Undergraduate Advising and Student Services P.O.Box 5190 105 Bowman Hall Kent, Oh 44242 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list