When the numerical value is multiplied by the credit value of a course, the resulting figure is the number of quality points. The student’s average is computed by dividing the number of quality points earned by the total number of credits completed with a grade of A through G. The average is rounded to the third decimal place.

Except in programs in which tuition is paid by Yeshiva University, grades achieved at other colleges and universities are not averaged in with a student’s record at Yeshiva University; only credit is granted on transfer. Separate regulations govern the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program.

Minimum Number of Credits: To maintain financial aid eligibility, each student must have accrued a minimum number of credits by the beginning of each semester of attendance, as follows:
 

Second 6	Seventh 60
Third 15	Eighth 75
Fourth 25	Ninth 90
Fifth 36	Tenth 105
Sixth 48	Eleventh 120

Note that credit is given only for grades A through D- and P. No credit is given for grades F, G, I, L, N, R, or W.

Academic Retention, Probation, and Dismissal
Students who, in any semester, fail to achieve an average of at least 2.0 or to accrue the required credits specified above may be placed on academic probation. A student on probation at MYP, BMP, IBC, or JSS is limited to taking 13 credits within YC or SSSB and is subject to any restrictions that apply to probationary status.

Probation serves as a serious warning to students whose records are unsatisfactory and is intended to help them achieve the necessary improvement.

Restrictions or conditions may be imposed upon students on probation in the following areas: programs, employment, extracurricular activities, intercollegiate athletics, and financial assistance.

Students not meeting the standards become ineligible for New York State aid, but a one-time waiver for one semester may be granted by the appropriate academic standards committee or dean if failure is due to extraordinary circumstances.

Students whose semester or cumulative average falls below 2.0 two semesters in succession or three semesters nonconsecutively, or who fail all their courses in a semester, may be dismissed from the school without further notice.

Appeals procedure: If there are mitigating circumstances, students may appeal dismissal in writing. In Yeshiva College, this appeal should be addressed to the dean through the director of the Advising Center. In the Sy Syms School of Business, the appeal is addressed to the dean. The appeal must be made before the following semester begins. The student may be allowed to continue on probation under such conditions and restrictions. Decisions are communicated in writing to the student.

These standards are applicable to all students. They are required for certification by New York State for financial assistance under Section 145–2.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and are required by federal regulations to receive aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

Dean’s List
Each year, full-time students in Yeshiva College and the Sy Syms School with a minimum of 12 credits for the fall semester and 12 credits for the spring semester) who have achieved an academic grade-point average of at least 3.5 are included on the Dean’s List.

Graduation Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude
To receive honors at graduation, students at Yeshiva College must have completed at least 94 credits in residence at the New York campus and students at Sy Syms must have completed at least 84 credits in residence at the New York campus, and must have achieved the following cumulative averages: cum laude, 3.50; magna cum laude, 3.70; summa cum laude, 3.85.

Students who have completed fewer than 94 credits at Yeshiva College or fewer than 84 at Sy Syms may file a petition for graduation honors with that school’s academic standards committee.

Late Admission and Withdrawal
The following governs late admission to, and drops and withdrawals from, classes in all undergraduate schools.

 

Period	Permission needed to register late	Permission needed to drop course(s)	Notation on permanent record
First two weeks of semester	Advisor or dean	None	Course not listed
Next two weeks of semester	Dean	Advisor or dean	Course not listed
Four weeks prior to “W date” listed in academic calendar	Not permitted	Advisor or dean	Course not listed
Remainder of semester	Not permitted	Dean	Course listed /W appears on transcript

Please note:

	Only tuition is subject to refund, not fees.
	Regulations apply to the equivalent period in a summer session or intersession.
	When a course from which a student has withdrawn is listed on the permanent record, the grade is W.
	Even when permission to withdraw is not required, the proper forms must be filed in the Office of the Registrar. If a student withdraws but does not file the proper forms, a G grade is assigned.

Academic Advisement
Yeshiva College
In the Yeshiva College Academic Advising Center, faculty advisors help students develop an academic program that will realize their full human potential while preparing them to achieve professional goals. Along with deans and faculty, advisors are able to discuss courses and majors, to interpret college regulations and requirements, and to offer appropriate direction with regard to personal problems. Each first-time student at Yeshiva College is assigned an advisor with whom he can explore curricular options and postgraduate plans. In addition, advisors oversee the progress of provisional students until they firmly establish themselves.

Sy Syms School
The Office of the Dean of the Sy Syms School of Business provides academic advisement for the Sy Syms students. The associate dean and faculty advisors review the academic requirements of each major and concentration with each student. Carefully constructed advisement and program-of-study sheets help the student in planning his academic program. Each semester, students’ registrations are approved by a dean or an academic advisor. The academic records of all juniors and seniors are reviewed, and students are advised as to what requirements are needed to graduate. Students are referred to the Office of Placement and Career Services for career counseling if they are unsure of or wish to change their major.

Health Sciences
Students interested in health-related fields are encouraged to meet with the Pre-Health Sciences advisor. Students contemplating graduate study in health sciences should meet with the advisor during their first year on campus and attend all informational meetings dealing with preparedness for health professions admissions, the applications process, and professional school selection (during the junior and senior years). In addition, students should make themselves aware of the specific requirements of schools where they intend to apply.

Pre-Law
Students considering graduate study in law should meet with the Pre-Law advisor during their freshman year. Intensive guidance services dealing with preparation for the Law School Admissions Test, the application process, and professional school selection are provided during the junior and senior years.

Pre-Education
Students considering professional careers in education should meet with the Pre-Education advisor by the junior year to learn about graduate teacher preparation programs and certification at the elementary or secondary level. Students interested in Jewish education will consult the Pre-Education advisor and arrange appointments with appropriate officers of the Yeshiva University Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration.

Jewish Service
Students contemplating professional careers in the Jewish service field have many resources available to them.

The Max Stern Division of Communal Services of the University’s affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary offers guidance in such fields as Jewish education, community organization, and youth leadership, and arranges appointments with appropriate officers of Wurzweiler School of Social Work. It counsels in the areas of the rabbinate, chaplaincy, and cantorial work, arranging meetings with the appropriate officers of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and its Philip and Sarah Belz School of Jewish Music.

Placement and Career Services
The Office of Placement and Career Services provides a full range of placement activities and services to all undergraduate students including on-campus recruiting, resume referral, career fairs, internships, summer jobs, job postings, business lectures, forums, and a career library. The office also offers career counseling and testing, career information and research, and educational planning, including graduate-school applications.

Disciplinary Probation and Dismissal
Yeshiva University expects its students to exhibit high qualities of character as well as academic ability. Every student is expected to adhere to the ideals represented by the university and to show seriousness of purpose, intellectual dedication, and respect for the views and convictions of others. A student’s continuance on the rolls of the university; the receipt of academic credits, honors, and awards; graduation; and the conferring of any degree, diploma, or certificate upon the student are entirely subject to the disciplinary powers of the university and to the student’s maintaining high standards of ethical and academic conduct. A student may be placed on probation or dismissed by the university at any time for infringement of these standards.

Academic Integrity
The submission by a student of any examination, course assignment, or degree requirement is assumed to guarantee that the thoughts and expressions therein not expressly credited to another are literally the student’s own. Evidence to the contrary will result in appropriate penalties, which may include failure in the course or disciplinary dismissal.

Class Status
A student who has satisfactorily completed, or received credit for, one year of full-time study (see each school’s regulations on Workload for definition of “full-time”) and who has removed any entrance condition is classified as a sophomore. A student who has received credit for two years of full-time study is classified as a junior; and three years, as a senior. Exact credit values for the transition points are as follows:
 

Credits Completed	Class
0	Lower Freshman
12	Upper Freshman
28	Lower Sophomore
45	Upper Sophomore
61	Lower Junior
78	Upper Junior
94	Lower Senior
111	Upper Senior

Work Outside Regular Courses
Yeshiva College offers a variety of non-classroom, credit-bearing options, such as Guided Project, Guided Reading, Independent Study, Directed Study and credit-bearing Internship. For information and regulations governing these options, please see the deans, the director of the Academic Advising Center, or faculty advisors in the Academic Advising Center. Forms are available in the Yeshiva College Dean’s Office.

Waivers
While faculty and other advisors may make recommendations for waivers and changes in graduation requirements, all exemptions and exceptions must be approved in writing by the dean and/or the academic standards committee of the school. The Request for Waiver of Prerequisite form is used to request a waiver of prerequisite, and the Standard Request form for other requests. Students should submit these forms to the Dean’s Office, which will inform the Office of the Registrar if the waiver is approved. A student should retain a copy of all approvals for his records.

Outside Coursework
Permission of the dean of the school in which the student is matriculated is required in order to take any courses at another institution or another school of Yeshiva University. (Students should use the Request for Outside Course form for courses at other institutions and the Undergraduate Request for Permission to take a Graduate Course form for courses at other schools of the University). File the Leave of Absence form if planning a semester of study off-campus.

In accordance with the regulations of the New York State Education Department, for summer sessions and intersessions, whether taken at Yeshiva University or elsewhere, students may earn no more credit than is proportional to the amount of credit that may be earned for coursework during the regular term at Yeshiva University.

Courses transferred from another institution, whether taken before or after admission to Yeshiva University, appear on the student’s record with credit value only; grades earned elsewhere are not entered on the Yeshiva College or Sy Syms transcript.

Separate regulations govern the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program.

Advanced Standing
A maximum of 32 credits may be transferred for work done in high school as follows:

Joint Programs: A maximum of four semester courses (12 credits) taken in 12th grade through joint high-school/college programs if those programs are offered on college campuses, taught by college professors, and require research in college libraries. The university’s undergraduate programs do not grant transfer credit/exemptions for joint high-school programs with community colleges or for courses taken during the summer at community colleges.

No credit is awarded for Ontario Academic Courses (OACs), the Israeli Bagrut, or Psychometric Exams.

CEGEP credits not taken in the summer are considered community-college credits. They are evaluated as transfer credit.

The balance of maximum transferable high-school credits may be earned through the following standardized exams:

Advanced Placement Examination (AP): AP and AP-type courses may only be taken for credit/exemption before graduation from high school. Generally, an AP score of 4 or 5 earns credit; a score of 3 earns exemption*.

To earn lab credit for AP science courses, students must present lab work for University approval. A score of 5 earns credit for English composition in Yeshiva College. Neither credit nor exemption is awarded for English literature.

* For AP examinations taken after June, 2004, only a score of 5 earns credit and exemption.

Jerusalem Examination: The Jerusalem Examination is in two parts: Hebrew language and Hebrew literature. Hebrew University administers the examination annually at various locations throughout the world, including many cities in the United States and Canada. Yeshiva University’s policy on credit for this examination is available from the Office of the Registrar or the Office of Admissions. Students must take the Jerusalem Examination prior to graduation from high school to earn Yeshiva University credit. The Jerusalem Exam alone will not confer exemption or credit toward the Hebrew language requirement. Starting with the academic year 2004-2005, students can receive exemption and credit toward the Hebrew language requirement only if they pass at the appropriate level, both the Jerusalem Exam and a supplementary Hebrew grammar exam to be administered by the Hebrew Department of Yeshiva College. Part I: Literature 65–74 No credit; no exemption 75–up 3 credits-HEB Elective (does not satisfy any requirements) Part II: Language 0–64 No credit; no exemption 65–74 Exemption – HEB 1205 Intermediate Hebrew I 75–84 3 credits – HEB 1205 Intermediate Hebrew I 85–89 3 credits – HEB 1205 Intermediate Hebrew I; exemption from HEB 1206, Intermediate Hebrew II 90–up 6 credits – HEB 1205, Intermediate Hebrew I; HEB 1206, Intermediate Hebrew II

Jewish History Examination: The university administers its own college-level placement examination in Jewish history at cooperating high schools each January and June. Students must take this test before graduation from high school. For tests taken after June 2004, only the grade of 5 will receive credit and exemption.

Academic Average: A measure of the student’s scholastic achievement.
Advanced Standing: Credit given toward a degree for academic work completed at another institution, or based on an approved examination.
Class Section: A group of students taking a particular course at a specific time. It is identified in course schedules by a section number or letter, e.g., ART 1051, section 261.
Cluster: An administrative unit of faculty members teaching one discipline (see below), or several closely related disciplines.
Corequisite: A course that must be taken during the same semester as another course.
Correlate: A course required for a major that is not in the department of the major.
Course: A particular portion of a subject. It is identified by a course number, e.g., ART 1051.
Course Description: The statement in the catalog outlining the content of a course.
Course Title: A word or phrase describing the course content. For example, the course title of ART 1051 is History of Art.
Credit: The credit value of each course is listed after its title in the catalog. At least 45 academic hours (each 50 minutes long) of formal classroom instruction and other types of study are required to earn one credit. These 45 hours ordinarily are divided as follows: in an undergraduate lecture-recitation course, 15 academic hours in class plus 30 in outside preparation; in a laboratory course, 30 academic hours in class plus 15 in outside preparation. Class hours include examinations. These hours are minimums and may be increased to satisfy special requirements in certain courses.
Curriculum: A planned group of courses (and ancillary experiences) leading to a specific degree, diploma, or certificate.
Discipline: A particular branch of knowledge, e.g., biology or English.
Division: An administrative unit of faculty members teaching related disciplines. The undergraduate faculty is organized into the following divisions: Humanities, Jewish Studies, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Sy Syms School of Business also functions as a division.
Elective: A course a student may choose to take, as distinguished from a required course.
Major: The subject a student chooses for primary emphasis.
Minor: A subject a student chooses for secondary emphasis.
Prerequisite: A preliminary requirement that must be met before a particular course may be taken.
Probation: The status of a student whose enrollment has been placed on a trial basis for scholastic or disciplinary reasons.
Registration: The process of enrolling as a student. It consists of three stages: a) filling out general information forms provided by the university and having them approved; b) completing financial arrangements; c) selecting courses and sections, and entering them online or having them entered in the computer by the Office of the Registrar. The student is not registered until all three stages have been completed.
Required Course: One required for graduation, either for all students or those in a particular area of study.
Residence Requirement: The requirement for a degree or diploma that specifies the minimum period of time that a student must be in attendance at the school through which the document is granted, and the minimum number of credits that must be completed there. The Residence Requirement is intended to give each student adequate contact with the school and its faculty. Residence credit is distinguished from transfer credit, i.e., credit for courses taken at another school of the university or at another institution; it does not imply that the student must live in a university dormitory.
Seminar: A course pursued by a small group of students with a professor, with each engaged in original research or independent study and all exchanging results through reports and discussions.
Status: The category under which a student is enrolled, e.g., Regular, Transient.
Transcript: An unabridged copy of the student’s record, certified by the Office of the Registrar.

Please note: Most forms are available on the Office of the Registrar’s Web site, www.yu.edu/registrar.

Privacy
In accordance with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Section 438 of the General Educational Provisions Act, 20 USC 1232g), also known as “FERPA,” Yeshiva University has adopted certain policies to protect the privacy rights of its students with respect to their education records. FERPA affords students certain rights of access to their education records. FERPA also limits the persons to whom the university may disclose a student’s Education Records, and permits certain disclosure without the student’s written permission. Please visit the Office of the Registrar or its Web site to obtain the Yeshiva University FERPA Policy Statement.