Students are placed on the Dean’s List with a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 to 3.85. Students are placed on the President’s List with a semester GPA of 3.86 to 4.0. Students having completed three full-time semesters at Davis graduate cum laude with a cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.70; magna cum laude with a cumulative GPA of 3.71-3.85; and summa cum laude with a cumulative GPA of 3.86-4.00. Commencement Ceremony Davis College offers one commencement ceremony every May after the close of the spring semester. Students who have completed program requirements in a fall semester may participate in commencement activities the following May provided all graduation requirements have been met. ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS AND RECORD RETENTION A permanent record of grades is maintained for each student by the registrar. Transcripts may be obtained on request of the student subject to certain conditions as follows: a transcript request fee will be assessed according to the current tuition and fees schedule; all requests for transcripts must be submitted through Parchment.com or be in written form bearing the student’s signature and final four digits of the student’s social security number or date of birth. Signed requests sent by fax will be honored. Transcripts are normally processed within five to ten business days of receipt in the registrar’s office. A request may be expedited for an additional fee according to the current tuition and fees schedule. Transcript Notation A transcript notation is an official note placed on a student’s academic transcript. The following notations will be placed on a transcript: • “Davis College Graduate” – for a certificate or associate’s degree conferred by Davis College to a student who then enrolls to earn a bachelor’s degree. The notation will include the name of the certificate or degree conferred and the date the degree was conferred, and it will be placed on the transcript following the semester in which the certificate or degree was conferred. • Awards or Other Honors – specific to the awards or other honors earned upon successful completion of the bachelor’s degree. • “Academic Dismissal” – for an academic dismissal due to plagiarism or failure to meet the minimum cumulative GPA required to fulfill an academic contract; the student cannot apply for readmission until a minimum of one semester has passed. • “Behavioral Dismissal” – for a student development dismissal due to failure to comply with code of conduct requirements or failure to fulfill a student development contract; the student cannot apply for readmission until a minimum of one semester has passed. In addition to the dismissal notations listed above, New York law requires Davis College to make specific notations on the transcripts of respondents found responsible for the following conduct prohibited by this policy: sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. • Students suspended after a finding of responsibility will receive the following notation on their transcript: “suspended after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation.” Such notations will remain for at least one year after the conclusion of the suspension, at which point a suspended student can seek removal of the notation by appealing to the chief officer for student development. • Students expelled after a finding of responsibility will receive the following notation on their transcript: “expelled after a finding of responsibility for a code of conduct violation.” Such notation shall not be eligible for removal. • Students who withdraw pending resolution of alleged violations of this policy will receive the following notation on their transcript: “withdrew with conduct charges pending.” Such notation shall not be eligible for removal unless the charges are later resolved.
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