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16 Registration Procedures and Degree Requirements 3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable infor- mation contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational inter- ests. A school official is defined as a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic, or support- staff position (including campus police and campus-wellness- center persons); a person or company with whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; a student serving on an official school committee such as the All-College Academic Integrity Board; or a person assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. 4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by TCNJ to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-4605 For further information, students may view the College's student privacy rights (FERPA) Web site at www.tcnj.edu/~recreg/policies/ privacy.html. 5. TCNJ considers the following as directory information and will release the following information upon request: Name TCNJ e-mail address Campus address Hometown (city and state) Telephone listing(s) Degrees and dates received Honors and awards received (including Dean's List) Major(s) and minor(s) field of study Classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate) Date of birth Dates of attendance Photograph Previous educational institution/agency attended Weight/height of athlete Participation in officially recognized activities and sports Enrollment status To prevent the release of the above-referenced directory infor- mation, the student must file the Directory Information Release Form with the Office of Records and Registration each year: www.edu/~recreg/policies/privacy.html. Cancellations Students should assume that classes will be held unless notice of cancella- tion is given. When an instructor fails to appear and no notice of cancel- lation is evident at the start of a class, it is recommended that students wait a reasonable time before assuming that the class is canceled. Degree Requirements Academic Advisement/Supervision Students are encouraged to develop a collaborative relationship with their program advisers and/or graduate coordinators early in their graduate careers. Advisers help students plan their courses of study, comply with program requirements, and assess academic progress. They are also available for broader consultation and discussion. In instances when formal approval is required (some of which are identified below), stu- dents will need to obtain formal approval from their adviser before actions may be taken. Prerequisites All courses listed in this bulletin are graduate courses that require com- petent preparation at the undergraduate level. Certain courses—typi- cally at the 600 level—require that specific prerequisites (or their equivalents) be met. Students should consult individual course descrip- tions in this bulletin and confer with their graduate advisers to plan appropriate course sequences. Academic Load A full-time graduate student load is nine credits during the fall or spring semester. A graduate student may register for a maximum of 12 credits during the fall or spring semester. Graduate students may register for a maximum of nine credits for the summer semester, and a maximum of three credits (one course) for the winter session. If a program requires more than the maximum load during a given semester, students must submit written permission from their academic adviser with approval from the dean of the student's academic school at the time of registration. Grading System A student's academic standing in every subject is reported at the end of each semester in the form of a letter grade. Grades are assigned by the faculty member of record. Grade Weight Description A 4.00 A– 3.67 B+ 3.33 B 3.00 B– 2.67 C+ 2.33 C 2.00 C– 1.67 F 0.00 P* Not calculated Passed (for transfer purposes, a P is considered a B or better) U* Not calculated Unsatisfactory I Not calculated Incomplete work W Not calculated Withdrew from course before the end of the ninth week of the semester WD Not calculated Withdrew from college before the end of the ninth week of the semester WF 0.00 Withdrew from college after the end of the ninth week of the semester, failing WP Not calculated Withdrew from college after the end of the ninth week of the semester, passing CR Not calculated Requirement met by examination AU Not calculated Audit IP Not calculated In progress *Used only for courses graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis. 218503_001-086_r5ri.indd 16 9/14/15 10:17 AM

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