Attendance

The work of the school is intensive; therefore, prompt and regular attendance is required. If at any time a student has a legitimate reason for not attending class, immediate notification should be made to the faculty secretary. Attendance requirements are set by individual instructors. Students should keep themselves informed of these requirements and are held responsible for fulfilling them.

Dean’s List

Degree-seeking students in good standing who have a grade point average of 3.33 or higher with a load of 12 or more credit hours for a given semester will be placed on the Dean’s List for that semester. Students carrying fewer than 12 credit hours and a grade of Incomplete in one or more classes will not be placed on the Dean’s List until the Incomplete is removed from the semester record. Students carrying 12 credit hours and taking a course as Pass/Fail will not qualify for the Dean’s List.

Academic Probation

Students in the Herron School of Art are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least a 2.00. If they do not, the dean will give them formal written notice of probation. Students will be placed on academic probation for the academic session following one in which they fail to attain the 2.00 cumulative grade point average. They will also be placed on academic checklist, which will prohibit them from registering for future semesters until they meet with a student services representative.

Academic Dismissal

A student in the Herron School of Art may be dismissed from the school when, in the judgment of the faculty, the student has ceased to make satisfactory progress toward a degree. When an undergraduate student fails to attain a C (2.00) cumulative grade point average in any two academic semesters, the student is automatically considered to be making unsatisfactory progress toward a degree and is therefore eligible for dismissal.

The student will be informed in writing by the dean of the school. The student will be withdrawn from any courses in which he or she is currently enrolled and will be placed on academic checklist, which will prevent registration for future semesters. Any student who has been dismissed under these provisions may be readmitted only after one year has elapsed.

Petition for Readmission

Students under dismissal may appeal in writing to the Herron Student Affairs Committee. The committee may readmit the student if it decides that evidence of changed circumstances indicates the probability of improved academic performance. Each petition is considered individually, and a decision is based on the student’s academic history and personal circumstances.

Students readmitted through this appeal process must earn a minimum cumulative semester GPA of 2.30 or above for the returning semester. Students failing to achieve the cumulative 2.30 grade point average are dismissed from the Herron School of Art program.

Academic Forgiveness

The Herron School of Art forgiveness policy applies to former IUPUI students pursing a first undergraduate degree who have been away from IUPUI and have not attended any other college or university, including any campus of IU, for at least three years. Only students who meet the three-year requirement and have a grade point average not greater than 2.0 will be considered for the forgiveness policy. If the student’s petition is approved, all previously taken courses will remain on the permanent record but will not count toward the student’s grade point average (GPA). Only course credits with grades of A through C+, P, and S will count toward degree completion but again will not count towards the student’s GPA. If a student’s petition for forgiveness is approved, the student enters Herron with a recalculated cumulative grade point average of 0.00, after which all the rule of academic probation and dismissal for Herron School of Art will apply. After approval, the student must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours at IUPUI. All students will be admitted under the Herron School of Art curriculum in place at the time of admittance. If the petition is approved, the Herron Student Affairs committee has the authority to impose stipulations or conditions upon the enrollment of the student. Herron School of Art reserves the right to deny the acceptance of credits from obsolete courses when the student has been away from Herron for three or more years. Forgiveness may be invoked only once.

Pass-Fail Option

The Pass-Fail option is available to Herron undergraduate students in good standing for a maximum of 12 credit hours of academic elective study within the total degree requirement. This option may not be used for studio courses or the required freshman English courses, and it is limited to two courses per year, including summer instruction. Under the Pass-Fail option, a grade of P (Pass) will not be used in computing the grade point average, but an F grade will be so used. A grade of P will not be subsequently changed to an A, B, C, or D.

Students electing to take the Pass-Fail option in an elective course must complete the required form in the Student Services Office before the deadline published each semester in the IUPUI Schedule of Classes.

Graduation

Students expecting to complete a course of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Art Education, Bachelor of Arts, or Master of Art Education must be in good standing and file an application with the Herron Student Services Office by October 15 during the academic year in which they wish to graduate. After they file this application, their records will be reviewed, and they will be notified of graduation status by the end of the fall semester.

General Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree

1. Complete the minimum credit hours as required by degree program.
2. Achieve a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0.
3. Achieve a minimum Herron studio grade point average of 2.0.
4. Be in residence at Herron for at least two semesters, and complete, while at Herron, at least 24 credit hours of studio work at the 300 level or higher.

Requirements for a Second Degree