Students failing to maintain these standards are placed on academic probation at the end of any enrollment period in which the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) on work attempted in residence at this university does not equal or exceed the minimum specified for the student's proper classification hours. (See "Table of Minimum Academic Requirements" in this section.)
Students on probation during a fall or spring semester who fail to raise their CGPA to the minimum standard prescribed for the appropriate classification at the end of that semester or who also fail to make at least a 2.25 grade point average (GPA) for that semester are automatically suspended from UNT for one or more semesters of a long session.
Undergraduate classifications are: freshmen, those who have completed less than 30 semester hours of college credit; sophomores, 30 to 59 hours completed; juniors, 60 to 89 hours completed; seniors, 90 or more hours completed but who have not received a bachelor's degree. Graduate students are those who have graduated with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Sophomore courses, 2000-2990.
Junior courses, 3000-3990.
Senior courses, 4000-4990.
Graduate courses, 5000 and above.
Courses 2900, 2910, 4900 and 4910, Special Problems, are used upon approval of the department chair or dean for individual instruction in any department to cover course content in special circumstances. Courses 5900, 5910, 5920 and 5930 are used in any department that offers graduate work; courses 6900 and 6910 are used in any department that offers doctoral work.
Experimental Courses, 1980 (PHED only), 2980 and 4980, are new courses offered on a trial basis for 1-4 hours credit each. Registration is permitted only upon approval of the department chair.
Advanced Courses, numbered 3000 to 4990, are open to students who have 12 semester hours of credit in a given subject or who have the indicated prerequisites, and to those without the prerequisites who have the consent of the department chair. In some instances, college/school/departmental requirements may vary. Students should consult individual areas prior to enrolling in advanced courses.
Not included in the definition of student classification for academic standards are hours granted by this university for extension and correspondence courses, service experience, advanced placement, credit by examination, CLEP or transfer hours attempted but not passed.
The CGPA, upon which academic standards are based, is calculated by dividing the total number of grade points earned in residence at UNT by the total number of hours attempted in residence at UNT. Excluded in this calculation are all courses in which the student received grades of I, NP, P, PR, W or Z.
The cumulative grade point average as defined here is used only for determining a student's academic status and is not necessarily related to the grade point average that governs eligibility for graduation.
The GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of grade points by the total number of semester hours attempted. The number of semester hours attempted includes all courses with grades of A, B, C, D, F and WF unless replaced by a later grade. Courses with grades of I, NP, P, PR, W or Z are not counted as courses attempted.
The term "professional field" is used in the College of Business Administration to designate the major for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree.
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Bachelor of Music (BM)
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (BSBC)
Bachelor of Science in Biology (BSBIO)
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BSCHM)
Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSECO)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (BSMTH)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (BSMT)
Bachelor of Science in Physics (BSPHY)
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Education (MEd)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Journalism (MJ)
Master of Music (MM)
Master of Music Education (MMEd)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Note: The degree abbreviations listed above are taken from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Inventory of Approved Degree Programs for Texas Public Senior Colleges and Universities and may not match the UNT degree option abbreviations listed in the Schedule of Classes.
The College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Business Administration
The School of Community Service
The School of Library and Information Sciences
The School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management
The Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies
These nine schools and colleges offer the degrees, majors, concentrations under majors, minors, certifications, endorsements and preprofessional programs listed below. See individual areas in this catalog for information about undergraduate offerings. Information about advanced offerings may be found in the Graduate Catalog.
General Degree Requirements
Writing Proficiency
UNT is committed to the discovery, acquisition, development, preservation and dissemination of knowledge and the enhancement of the intellectual, cultural and proficiency levels of all who enter its programs. Fulfilling this commitment will contribute to both a better society and a more rewarding pattern of individual life. As students endeavor to complete their academic studies, they are expected to exhibit good written English skills in all university course work as a consideration in grading. Graduation Under a Particular Catalog
A student may meet the graduation requirements noted in the catalog in effect at the time of admission to UNT or the requirements in any later catalog published before the student's graduation. Texas Academic Skills Program
In accordance with Texas Law (Texas Education Code, Section 501.306) and the rules and regulations of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, all students in the following categories who enter or who are enrolled in a Texas public institution of higher education must take the Texas Academic Skills and Placement (TASP) test, which measures college-level skills in mathematics, reading and writing. Students who do not score a minimum of 220 on each section of the test must participate continuously in a remediation program until all sections have been passed. Beginning Freshmen
Beginning freshmen must take the TASP test during the semester in which they will accumulate 9 or more college-level semester credit hours. Transfer Students
Students transferring from other Texas public institutions of higher education must take the TASP test during the semester in which they accumulate 9 or more college-level semester credit hours from all Texas public institutions attended. Exemptions
1. Students who have earned 3 or more hours of college-level credit prior to the fall semester of 1989. Teacher Education Program
Students seeking admission to state-approved teacher education programs in Texas must pass all three sections of the TASP test regardless of the number of semester credit hours earned prior to fall 1989. Teacher education students who are totally deaf are exempt from this requirement, as are students who have met qualifying standards on the ACT, SAT I or TAAS (see exemption information above). Requirements of This Catalog
General University Requirements
1. A minimum of 124 semester hours. The student may fulfill this requirement by (1) taking and passing the Student Use of English examination or by (2) repeating any course in which a D was earned and raising the grade to a C or better.
Students must present a degree plan when they apply to take the SUE examination. The SUE should be completed prior to the expected semester of graduation. The examination is given during all terms. A fee is charged for each examination. The SUE/UWC office is located in the Auditorium Building, Room 105. University Core Curriculum Requirements
These requirements must be met by every student pursuing a baccalaureate degree at the University of North Texas, regardless of his or her major. A specific course may be used to satisfy only one core requirement. Individual academic programs may require courses contained in parts of the University Core Curriculum to satisfy particular degree requirements. Students may be required to take extra courses if they fail to select these courses. Competencies
Students are expected to have certain minimum competencies to pursue an undergraduate education at UNT. Competencies may be demonstrated through the successful completion of required courses or by manifested proficiency. The continued development of these competencies should be a part of the whole UNT educational experience, involving the practice of core skills in the major or in electives, as well as in required courses. The competencies in the core curriculum include:a. Competence in reading. Reading at the college level includes the ability to analyze and interpret a wide variety of written material, within the context of a given area of disciplinary study.
b. Competence in critical thinking. Competence in critical thinking includes the ability to think logically and to organize and analyze information. This should include the identification of underlying assumptions, practice in logic, organization and analysis and exploring of alternatives.
2. Competence in Computer Use Specific Requirements (47-Hour Minimum)
1. Written and Information Access (6 hours): This area addresses the ability to access information and write clearly, coherently and correctly. This requirement must be satisfied by credit in ENGL 1310-1320, 1311-1321, 1312-1322, or 1313-1323. ENGL 2700 may be substituted for ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2702 may be substituted for 1322 upon approval of the school/college.
From the following three groups, students must complete two courses. Each course must be from a different group.
Individual academic programs may require courses contained in part of the University Core Curriculum to satisfy specific degree requirements. Students may be required to take additional courses if they fail to select these courses.
Degree applications are accepted only from undergraduate students who have a minimum overall C average and approval of the Committee on Student Use of English. See "General University Requirements" in the Academics section of this catalog for grade point calculation details. Before applying, the student also must remove grades of I in required courses necessary for graduation if these courses increase the semester load beyond the maximum permitted.
Students otherwise eligible for graduation who complete their final course or courses elsewhere will not graduate at the end of the semester or summer term in which the work is completed because of the time required for obtaining transcripts; such students will have their degrees conferred at the close of a subsequent UNT semester.
August candidates who are not enrolled for the first summer term may file for graduation before the end of the spring semester. (See the Academic Calendar for specific dates.)
See the 1995-96 Tuition and Fee Register for graduation fee charges (available at the Bursar's Office or at the information desk in the Administration Building).
A - excellent work, four grade points for each semester hour.
B - good work, three grade points for each semester hour.
C - fair work, two grade points for each semester hour.
D - passing work, one grade point for each semester hour.
F - failure. Given when a student (1) has failed the course while still officially enrolled at the end of the semester; (2) is failing a course and misses the final examination without satisfactory explanation; or (3) stops attending class without processing an official drop or withdrawal.
P - passed; a credit grade (1) on pass/no pass option, (2) on student teaching, and (3) in selected undergraduate and graduate individual problems and research courses.
NP - not passed; a failing grade on the pass/no pass option; non-punitive.
I - incomplete; a non-punitive grade given only during the last one-fourth of a semester and only if a student (1) is passing the course; (2) has justifiable reason why the work cannot be completed on schedule; and (3) arranges with the instructor to finish the course at a later date by completing specific requirements that the instructor must list on the grade sheet. All work in the course must be completed within the specified time (not to exceed one year after taking the course). For detailed information on removal of I, see "Removal of I" in the Academics section of this catalog.
PR - used to show that work is in process on thesis or dissertation in courses numbered 5950 and 6950. (Exception: MUGC 6951,2, 3, 4.)
W - drop or withdrawal without penalty. Given when a student drops a course or withdraws from the university prior to the end of the sixth week of classes (summer term, eight class sessions). See regulations for dropping and withdrawing. After that time the student must have a passing grade for the instructor to assign a grade of W for a dropped course; otherwise, the grade of WF is recorded.
WF - drop or withdrawal with a failing grade. Instructor may drop a student with a grade of WF from courses for nonattendance. May be assigned after the sixth week of classes (summer term, eight class sessions). See regulations for dropping and withdrawing.
No grade points are allowed for grades F, I, NP, P, PR, W, WF or Z.
A complete record of all previously used grades and grading systems is detailed on the official transcript.
The number of semester hours attempted includes all courses with grades of A, B, C, D, F and WF unless replaced by a later grade. Courses with grades of I, NP, P, PR, W or Z are not counted as courses attempted.
Classification for the purpose of establishing the minimum cumulative grade point average requirement for each student is determined by the sum of all hours attempted in residence in regularly graded courses at UNT, hours passed in pass/no pass graded courses at UNT, and hours transferred from other institutions. Not included in the definition of student classification for academic standards are hours granted by this university for extension and correspondence courses, service experience, advanced placement, credit by examination, CLEP or transfer hours attempted but not passed.
The CGPA upon which academic standards are based is calculated by dividing the total number of grade points earned in residence at UNT by the total number of hours attempted in residence at UNT. Excluded in this calculation are all courses in which the student received grades of I, NP, P, PR, W or Z. The cumulative grade point average as defined here is used only for determining a student's academic status and is not necessarily related to the grade point average that governs eligibility for graduation.
In calculating grade points, grades count as follows: A, four points per semester hour; B, three points; C, two points; D, one point; and F and WF, zero points.
A student is placed on academic probation at the end of any enrollment period in which the CGPA on work attempted in residence at this university does not equal or exceed the minimum specified for the appropriate classification hours as shown in the following table.
Classification (Hours) Minimum CGPA
29 or less 1.8
30 or more 2.0
Additional information concerning academic status is available from the offices of the academic deans or the Registrar's Office. All CGPA and academic status calculations are subject to post-audit and correction by the Registrar's Office.
A student is removed from academic probation at the end of any long-session semester or summer-session term during which the CGPA is raised to the minimum prescribed level in the Table of Minimum Academic Requirements for the proper classification hours at the end of that semester or term.
A student remains on academic probation after any probationary semester in which at least a 2.25 GPA is earned for that semester but the prescribed minimum CGPA for the student's classification hours at the end of that semester or term is not achieved.
A student who, during a probationary summer term, fails to raise the CGPA to the classification minimum required at the end of that term is continued on probation.
A student who, during a probationary fall or spring semester, fails to raise the CGPA to the minimum standard prescribed for the appropriate classification at the end of that semester or who also fails to make at least a 2.25 GPA for that semester is automatically suspended from UNT for one or more semesters of a long session.
The grade report distributed at the end of each semester includes the student's academic status and a data summary on which the status is based. Each student is responsible for knowing whether the minimum CGPA for the proper classification hours has been achieved and whether the student is eligible to re-enroll in the university. Any student who enrolls when ineligible will be withdrawn by the Registrar, and no special consideration will be given to such a student on a plea of ignorance of academic status. If the cumulative record is believed incorrect, the student should see the Registrar.
A student who has been suspended from the University of North Texas for an indefinite period may request, at the end of two calendar years from the time of the suspension, a review of the case by the appropriate academic dean.
Each student is responsible for knowing the minimum CGPA requirements and the standards for academic standing. Any ineligible student who enrolls during a long-session semester is withdrawn by the Registrar regardless of whether the student has registered or preregistered and paid fees. No suspended student may enroll in or continue extension courses at UNT, or claim eligibility at UNT on the basis of work completed at another institution. The student should be aware that course work taken at another institution while the student is suspended from the University of North Texas may not apply to a degree.
A student who re-enters UNT after having been suspended will be on academic probation.
A suspended student may attend UNT summer terms and may be reinstated by raising the CGPA to the minimum standard prescribed for the proper classification hours at the end of that term.
If a student who is on probation requests the posting of course duplications, and the resulting adjusted CGPA equals or exceeds the minimum academic standard for the proper classification hours, the probation will be removed if the student notifies the Registrar's Office on or before the last day of classes for that semester or term. Otherwise, the student will remain on probation for that enrollment period and be subject to attendant penalties.
If a student is suspended at the end of a semester during which the student has repeated a course and the posting of that duplication will result in a CGPA that would have been sufficient to be continued on probation at the end of that semester (or to be cleared), the student will be reinstated if the student requests the duplication and applies for reinstatement at the Registrar's Office before the first day of classes of a subsequent semester. The delayed posting of transfer course duplications completed during prior enrollment periods cannot be used as a basis for reinstatement.
Beginning UNT freshmen who have 12 or fewer hours of transfer credit, excluding non-traditional credit, will be admitted in good academic standing provided they meet other admissions requirements. Transfer students admitted to UNT on academic probation are evaluated at the end of their first long semester in attendance, at which time they are either cleared from probation or suspended. To avoid academic suspension, the student must make a CGPA on all work attempted at UNT equal to or greater than the minimum for the appropriate classification hours as shown in the Table of Minimum Academic Requirements.
Additional information concerning academic status is available from the offices of the academic deans or the Registrar's Office.
Former students of UNT who are readmitted after attending other institutions must meet the same minimum academic standards as continuing students. Depending upon the latest academic status at UNT, a former student may be readmitted in good standing or on probation, or denied re-admission on the basis of work at other institutions.
Additional information concerning academic status is available from the offices of the academic deans or the Registrar's Office.
As many as 66 semester hours may be applied by the academic dean toward a degree for a student entering from an approved two-year college. No commitment is made by UNT as to the applicability of such work until official records have been received and evaluated. The Admissions Office determines acceptable transfer credit from other institutions based on evaluation of course content as described in the catalogs of those institutions and in consultation with appropriate academic units at UNT as necessary for clarification. Transfer credit may only be received for course work completed at an accredited institution of higher education. The student's academic dean determines applicability of the credit to a degree program. Students seeking a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree should refer to the special provisions of the respective degree programs.
Students who have begun residence work at UNT and who have attained junior standing may, only with the prior written consent of their academic dean, enroll in and transfer hours from approved two-year colleges provided that they do not exceed the 66-hour maximum.
Because of the time required for receipt of transcripts, students otherwise eligible for graduation who complete their last course or courses elsewhere do not graduate at the end of the semester or summer session in which the work is completed, but receive their degrees at the close of a subsequent UNT semester or summer session.
At midsemester in the long session, instructors may provide individual written warnings to students who are doing unsatisfactory class work. These warnings are mailed from the Registrar's Office upon request by the instructor.
University of North Texas Registrar's Office
Attention: Transcripts
P.O. Box 13766
Denton, TX 76203-6766
All financial or administrative obligations to the university must be taken care of before an official transcript can be released. If you have any questions concerning transcripts, please contact the Registrar's Office at (817) 565-2344.
2. The chair may follow any of the four procedures below, or a combination of them:
a. The chair may confer with the instructor; or
b. The chair may request that the instructor submit a written reply to the student's complaint; or
c. The chair may conduct a meeting of the two parties; or
d. The chair may refer the case directly to the appropriate departmental committee, as outlined below.In following either procedure a, b or c above, the chair should make a judgment on the merits of the case and recommend a specific action in regard to the disputed grade. Either the student or the instructor may appeal the recommendations of the chair.
3. The appropriate departmental committee to hear cases sent directly to it by the chair or appealed to it by either the student or the instructor shall be constituted as follows and shall perform the following duties.
a. It shall be an ad hoc committee consisting of two faculty members from the department in which the grade is being questioned, one of those members to be chosen by the student and one to be chosen by the instructor. If either party to the dispute declines to choose a member of the committee, the department chair will select that member. The third faculty member of the committee, who shall serve as chair, will be chosen either from within or without the department by agreement of the student and the instructor. If they cannot agree upon this third member, the member is chosen by the chair of the department, with the proviso that the student and the instructor may agree to stipulate that the third member of the committee be chosen from a related department rather than the department in question.
b. This ad hoc committee should require written statements from each participant in the dispute. Judgments may be rendered upon the basis of these statements, upon other evidence submitted in support of the statements and upon the basis of an oral hearing, if such a hearing seems necessary.
c. The committee must make a recommendation for disposition of the case within 30 days of its appointment.
d. All records in the case will be filed with the chair of the department in which the grade was originally awarded.4. Either party to the dispute has 15 days following the rendering of the ad hoc committee recommendation to appeal that recommendation to the dean of the respective college, if the appeal is based solely upon alleged violations of established procedures. Substantive matters, up to and including the refusal of the instructor to act in accordance with the ad hoc committee's recommendation or the student's refusal to accept the verdict, may not be appealed to the dean.
5. The dean of the college in question, after a review of the submitted written materials (and oral hearings if desired), shall make within 15 days a ruling about procedural questions. Said ruling may be appealed by either the student or the instructor to an ad hoc committee composed of three faculty members appointed by the dean and representing departments other than the one in which the disputed grade was awarded and three students appointed by the Committee on Committees of the Student Association.
a. This ad hoc committee will have 30 days from the date of its appointment to complete its work.
b. This committee shall operate within the guidelines set out for departmental ad hoc committees in 3b above.
c. All rulings made by this committee regarding procedural questions shall be final.
d. All documents related to the case shall be returned to the chair of the originating department for department files.
Requests for error correction must be initiated immediately after the close of the semester for which the grade was recorded.
A faculty member who believes an error has been made in calculating or recording a grade may submit in person a request for a grade change to the department chair and the appropriate dean. The Registrar accepts requests for grade changes only from the academic deans.
A student who could not complete final examinations because of illness may remove a grade of I without payment of the fee. The academic dean is authorized to waive the fee upon certification of illness signed by the attending physician.
2. A maximum of 18 semester hours of credit under the pass/no pass option may be applied toward the bachelor's degree. Only courses to be counted as free electives on the student's degree plan may be scheduled under the student option.
3. Students receive credit for courses successfully completed under the pass/no pass option, but these hours are not used in calculating the grade point average.
4. Instructors are not told which students are enrolled under the pass/no pass option, and all students are graded alike. If a student receives a grade of D or better from the instructor, the student's transcript shows the course has been passed (P). If the course is not passed, the record shows NP and the hours attempted are not used in calculating the grade point average.
5. The pass/no pass option for a particular course is elected at the time of registration. A student may request a change to the regular grading system anytime before the end of the sixth week of classes or the corresponding point of a summer term. If a student is registered in a course under the regular grading system, a change to the pass/no pass option may be requested anytime before the end of the sixth week of classes or the corresponding point of a summer term, provided eligibility requirements 1 and 2 above are met. (See dates in the Academic Calendar section of this catalog.)
6. A student may not repeat under the pass/no pass option any course taken previously under the regular grading system unless a grade of W was received in that course.
7. A student who changes majors is not automatically denied credit for a pass/no pass course that becomes a degree plan requirement for the new major. The decision about a course meeting a requirement for the student's new major is made by the academic dean. However, in no circumstances is a grade of P changed to a letter grade.
8. Transfer students have the same pass/no pass privileges and restrictions, but they must successfully complete 31 semester hours of regular graded courses at UNT to be eligible for graduation.
9. Graduate students may enroll under the pass/no pass option for undergraduate courses that are not required as a deficiency makeup or as a graduate degree requirement.
Hours earned through correspondence and extension courses, or pass/no pass courses, may not be counted in calculating the GPA for determination of eligibility for graduation with honors. Candidates for a second bachelor's degree are not eligible for graduation with honors.
Directory information regarding the student will be provided upon request to the public unless the student notifies the university in writing by signing a "Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information" by the 12th class day in the fall or spring semesters or by the fourth class day for either summer term. Request forms are available in the Registrar's Office, Room 122, in the Administration Building and in the Schedule of Classes. Directory information consists of a student's full name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, major field of study, classification, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of athletic team members, dates of attendance, degrees, awards received, the last educational agency or institution attended previous to UNT and photograph.
UNT will disclose information from a student's education records only with the written consent of the student, except:
1. to UNT personnel who have an educational interest in the records;
2. to the student;
3. to the student's parent or legal guardian if the student is a dependent for income tax purposes of the parent or legal guardian;
4. to officials of another school, upon request, in which a student seeks or intends to enroll;
5. to certain officials of the U.S. Department of Education, the Comptroller General and state and local educational authorities, in connection with certain state or federally supported education programs;
6. in connection with a student's request for or receipt of financial aid, as necessary to determine the eligibility, amount or conditions of the financial aid, or to enforce the terms and conditions of the aid;
7. if required by a state law requiring disclosure that was adopted before November 19, 1974;
8. to organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the university;
9. to accrediting organizations to carry out their functions;
10. to comply with a judicial order or a lawfully issued subpoena;
11. to an alleged victim of any crime of violence, the results of any institutional disciplinary proceedings against the alleged perpetrator of that crime with respect to that crime.
For information regarding the university's policy on access to records and to request accessibility to university records, contact the Office of the Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, UNT.
Alternating semester (full-time), parallel (part-time) and summer (full-time or part-time) positions are available through the program for undergraduate students who have a 2.5 or higher grade point average and have completed at least 12 hours at UNT. Graduate students must be admitted to a graduate degree program, have a 3.0 or higher GPA and must have completed at least 9 semester hours.
Openings are available primarily for juniors, seniors and graduate students. Students should begin their co-op experience at least one year prior to graduation.
No more than 12 credit hours for bachelor's degree candidates and six credit hours for master's degree candidates may be earned through internships. Internship credit hours may be applied as part of the major or professional field, approved supporting courses, as free electives, or as academic credit in addition to degree requirements, as determined by the appropriate academic dean.
For further information, contact Cooperative Education, Chilton Hall, Room 204.
Continuing education programs (conferences, seminars, workshops, etc.) for all of the schools and colleges of the university are coordinated by the center. This assistance includes financial planning in accordance with official university procedures; arrangements for housing, food service, meeting space, transportation and audiovisual equipment; and assistance with preregistration and on-site registration.
Continuing education credit is awarded by the center, and these records, which are kept on permanent file, are reported to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as an important part of the accreditation process.
Numerous minicourses on general interest topics and programs, including extension credit, also are major emphases.
The center is responsible for arranging and scheduling the use of university facilities for all off-campus groups and for on-campus groups for purposes other than credit classes.
The Center for Continuing Education and Conference Management is located in Chilton Hall, Room 289. For additional information, call (817) 565-2656 or write to the director, P.O. Box 5344, Denton, TX 76203-0344.