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Registration and Academic Information
The student's social security number must be presented at registration as this number will be the student's identification number for all documents and records. Former students should bring their plastic University ID cards to registration.
A student may enroll during each registration period through the last day of late registration, as set by the official University calendar. Exceptions to this rule will be granted only by the Registrar upon the recommendation of the Associate Dean of the Weatherhead School of Management. A fee of $25 is charged during the late registration period.
During any semester, students enrolled in Case Western Reserve University may not register in another college or university, nor may they register in more than one school or college of Case Western Reserve University. Transfer within the University requires the approval of the deans of the schools or colleges involved. Special arrangements are made for students in joint degree programs. (See the appropriate section of this bulletin for details.)
If at any time a student fails to register in two consecutive semesters, excluding the summer session, he or she must reapply for admission to the Weatherhead School of Management unless a prior arrangement has been made.
Requests for changes in courses and sections must be approved by the Weatherhead School Registrar. Such changes must be completed by the last day of the drop/add period as set each semester by the official University calendar.
To withdraw from a course or from the University, the student must contact the M.B.A. Administrative Office (310 Enterprise Hall) before the University deadline for withdrawal to have an official withdrawal form processed. Failure to attend class, giving notice to the instructor or non-payment of fees will not be regarded as official notice of withdrawal. A grade of F may be assigned to each course from which the student has not officially withdrawn.
The grading system for Weatherhead School of Management students is:
A - 4 quality points
B - 3 quality points
C - 2 quality points
D - 1 quality point
S - 0 quality points (with degree credit)
F - 0 quality points (no degree credit)
IN - Incomplete (no degree credit)
AD - Audit (no degree credit)
NG - Unsatisfactory audit (no degree credit)
W - Withdrew without grade (no degree credit)
WD - Withdrew from all courses in a semester (no degree credit)
The grade of IN is assigned at the discretion of an instructor, provided that two criteria are met:
- There are extenuating circumstances, explained to the instructor before the assignment of the grade, which clearly justify an extension of time beyond the requirements established for other students in the class. It is the student's responsibility to notify the instructor of the circumstances which prevent completion of the course.
- The student has been passing the course and only a small segment of the course remains to be completed, such as a term paper, for which the extenuating circumstances justify a special exception.
In order to receive credit for a course marked IN, the student must complete the work by the date specified by the instructor, and in no event later than the end of the next regular semester (fall or spring). If the student fails to remove the incomplete within the specified time, he or she forfeits the privilege of completing the course for credit and the grade becomes a permanent IN unless the instructor elects to give the grade of F.
Any student who wishes to petition to extend an IN grade beyond the stated University deadline of the next regular semester must obtain approval from the faculty member who assigned the IN grade. Student requests must be in writing and convey: (a) extenuating circumstances justifying the extension, and (b) the expected date of completion of the work. If approved, the request should be initialed by the faculty member and delivered by the student to the M.B.A. office for inclusion in the student's file. Failure to complete course requirements by an extended date will result in a permanent IN grade or an F grade, at the discretion of the instructor.
The grade of W will be given if a student officially withdraws from a semester-length course by the deadline specified in the official University calendar. A student withdrawing after this date will receive the grade of F unless, in the judgment of the Associate Dean of the Weatherhead School of Management, there are valid reasons for recording the grade of W.
The grade of AD (audit) will be given when a student has officially registered to audit a course and has satisfied the requirements specified by the instructor for this grade. The instructor may designate that the student has not completed all requirements for auditing the course and that NG (no grade) be recorded on the student's transcript. The designation of NG is not available under any other circumstances.
Students will be permitted to change their registration in a course from credit to audit (AD) only if the change is officially made by the deadline specified in the University calendar. Students may audit only with permission of the instructor and may not audit a required course in the M.B.A. curriculum. Any course which has been audited may not be repeated for credit.
The grade of S indicates passing performance only in designated elective courses approved by the appropriate division head or department chairman and the M.B.A. Curriculum Committee. Such courses shall be made known to students in advance of registration. The grade of S is not counted in determining quality average and an S, once entered on the student's record, may not be changed. Under no circumstances should some students in a course receive an S while other students receive grades of A, B, C or D. The alternative grade to S for the designated courses is IN.
Any approved S grading for a course will be carried for only one semester, so that the course will automatically revert to a letter-grade (A, B, C, D, F) course in subsequent semesters unless it is again approved for S grading. No student can receive credit for more than six semester hours of grades of S toward the M.B.A. degree.
No student is permitted to do extra assignments beyond the work assigned to all students in a course in order to obtain a higher grade. This policy applies to changing an IN grade to a regular grade or changing one regular grade to another. However, faculty may replace or substitute assignments for individual students in a course, depending on extenuating circumstances.
For retention in the M.B.A., E.M.B.A. and M.Acc. degree programs of the Weatherhead School, a student must meet the following academic requirements: (1) a quality-point average of 2.25 at the completion of 12 semester hours of graduate study; and (2) a quality-point average of 2.4 or higher at the completion of 21 semester hours or more of graduate study. In calculating the quality-point average, all graduate courses for which quality points are given are counted, including courses which may have been repeated. (Refer to the M.N.O. degree information elsewhere in this bulletin or the School of Graduate Studies section for retention requirements for other degree programs.)
A cumulative quality-point average of 2.50 in all graduate courses taken for credit in the M.B.A., E.M.B.A. or M.Acc. degree programs is required for the award of these degrees. All requirements for each of the professional degree programs must be fulfilled within six years from the date of the student's initial registration in graduate study in the Weatherhead School of Management.
A candidate for a degree awarded by the Weatherhead School of Management must make an application for the degree in the M.B.A. Administrative Office no later than two months before the commencement at which the degree is expected to be awarded.
Case Western Reserve University considers grades and other information about students' performance at Case Western Reserve University to be a private matter. However, the University reserves the right to release such information in circumstances deemed proper by the University Registrar or upon the written request of a student.
Transcripts will not be issued to or on behalf of students who have not discharged all financial obligations to the University.
Six hours of transfer credit may be granted toward the M.B.A. degree in accordance with the following provisions:
- The student registers for and completes a minimum of 36 semester hours of coursework in the Weatherhead School of Management toward the M.B.A. degree;
- The work to be transferred must have been done at another AACSB-accredited graduate school of business;
- The grades for the work to be transferred are A or B (not counted in the student's grade point average); and
- The courses are applicable to the M.B.A. program at Case Western Reserve University.
The student must contact the Weatherhead School Registrar to initiate a request for transfer credit for a course to be taken at another university. The Registrar will seek approval from the appropriate department chairman or division head, and the Associate Dean for Professional Programs. The school will not be liable for acceptance of transfer credit unless this approval process is completed prior to a student's enrollment in courses at another university. Courses for transfer credit will be considered if not offered in the Weatherhead School of Management curriculum or if the student moves from this geographic area. Approval of coursework is acknowledged in writing. An official transcript from the other school, mailed directly to the Weatherhead School Registrar, must be on file before the transfer of credit can be completed. Graduate courses counted toward another degree are not eligible for transfer credit.
Any student wishing to double-count courses for any joint degree program in the Weatherhead School of Management will be subject to the following restrictions:
- A minimum of 42 hours of course work will be required for each degree awarded by the Weatherhead School of Management, over and above all courses taken in any other degree program at Case Western Reserve University.
- In the M.B.A. program, elective courses may be double-counted within the limits of Item 1 above, with the further provision that a minimum of three electives must be Weatherhead School of Management elective courses. A grade of C or higher must be received for any elective taken outside the Weatherhead School of Management in order to be counted for M.B.A. credit.
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