VCU Policies and Procedures Fall 2024

What information can you find in the VCU Bulletin?

• Your current GPA

• Registration dates

• Information about academic programs and VCU policies

• Your VCU email

What is the withdrawal deadline for this semester?

• Last day of classes

• October 27

• First day of registration

• November 11

For standard courses, what is not always true about withdrawals?

• A mark of "W" is noted in the transcript

• They may occur any time after add/drop through the end of the first 10 weeks of the semester

• There is no impact on GPA

• Your bill is adjusted and the class tuition and fees are removed entirely

Answer explanation

For standard courses: Prior to the first day of class and during the add/drop period, 100% of tuition and fees are refunded to the student. After this time, you might be eligible for a partial refund depending on the date of withdrawal!

For non-standard or short courses: A full refund for a will be granted if the course is dropped on or before the day after the first day of class. No refunds are given for withdrawals of short and non-standard courses.

True or False: The pass/fail policy can be used for any class.

• True

• False

True or False: The deadline to submit a pass/fail request form for this semester is October 27.

• True

• False

True or False: AP, IB, and college courses taken at other institutions do not affect your GPA here at VCU

• True

• False

True or False: Choosing the Pass/Fail options guarantees the course will not impact my GPA.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Under the Pass/Fail grade option, grades are reported as:

PP - Grade of pass (equivalent to a letter grade of A, B or C) i is not included in the calculation of GPA.

PS - Grade of pass (equivalent to a letter grade of D) is not included in the calculation of GPA.

F - Grade of fail (equivalent to a letter grade of F) is considered not passing and is included in the calculation of the GPA.

Which is not an academic standing status at VCU?

• Academic Warning

• Academic Peril

• Good Standing

• Academic Probation

Which of the following allows you to repair your GPA by repeating a course?

• Historical Restoration

• SAP Appeal

• Duplicate course

• Historical Repeat

True or False: A student is eligible for the Historical Repeat Policy to improve their GPA if they earned a C in a course.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

For courses in which a student earned a D or F on the first attempt, the student can retake the class and use the Historical Repeat Policy to exclude one attempt (the lowest) from the computation of the cumulative GPA - any additional attempts will be included in the computation of the cumulative GPA.