Academic Policies
*See section on specific colleges or schools for information about admission to graduate and professional programs.
Admission to Case Western Reserve University is competitive. All applicants are evaluated on the basis of high school performance, including class rank, level of courses completed, grades, recommendations, and personal accomplishments. Scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Test are also an important consideration. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take three of the College Board Achievement Tests. An interview with an admission counselor is highly recommended. Students who have been out of high school several years may wish to consult the Office of Undergraduate Admission about entrance requirements.
The University operates on a two-semester calendar and has an abbreviated summer session. Students seeking to enroll in the fall may use any one of three application plans. Those for whom Case Western Reserve University is a clear first choice may apply for Early Decision by meeting a January 15 application deadline. They will be notified of the Admission Committee's decision within two weeks of a completed application, and if admitted, will be required to withdraw all applications from other colleges and universities and commit themselves to enroll at Case Western Reserve within three weeks of the admission decision. Students who wish to be considered for the University's Pre-Professional Scholars Program (PPSP) must submit their applications by January 15. They will be notified of the University's decision on their admission in early March, and of scholarship and PPSP results by April 15. All PPSP candidates who meet the January 15 deadline must inform the University whether or not they intend to accept its offer of admission by May 1. The regular application deadline is February 15. Students meeting this deadline will be notified of their admission by April 1, and will be expected to indicate whether or not they will accept the University's offer by May 1.
Applicants for the spring semester or summer session should have all admission credentials on file six weeks before the beginning of the term. Applicants for either term should realize that many programs require that courses be taken in a sequence. Because not all courses are offered every semester, the number available to freshmen entering in the spring or summer may be limited.
Offers of admission are contingent upon successful completion of secondary school work and graduation. Admitted students should arrange to have final semester grades sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
All entering freshmen are expected to have completed 16 units of full-credit academic work in secondary school, including four years of English, three years of mathematics, and one year of laboratory science. Students expressing interest in some fields should present additional courses as part of their 16 units, since those courses provide appropriate background for college-level work in the area of their choice. A fourth year of mathematics is required of students planning to concentrate in mathematics, science, or engineering. Students planning to major in science or math or to pursue pre-medical studies must have at least two years of laboratory science, including chemistry, and, in some cases, courses in physics. Engineering applicants should have one year of chemistry and one year of physics. All applicants are encouraged to have completed two to four years of foreign language study.
Applicants must submit scores from either the American College Testing Program or the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Board. It is recommended that these tests be taken no later than December of the senior year.
For students planning to pursue degrees in engineering and science, the score in the mathematical part of the ACT or SAT is of particular importance. The curriculum in science and mathematics is based on a student's capacity to analyze and reason by means of mathematical logic.
The University strongly recommends that applicants for admission take three College Board Achievement Tests by December of their senior year. Results of the tests aid in the admission decision and in placement in freshman courses. Students interested in science or engineering should take achievement tests in English Composition, Mathematics Level I or II, Chemistry and/or Physics. Others should take English Composition and two other tests of their choice. Applicants for Pre-Professional Scholars Programs, for full-tuition scholarships, or the Six-Year Dental Program must submit either the SAT and three achievement test scores, including English Composition, or the ACT.
An interview is recommended as part of the admission process, but it is not required. Prospective students should schedule an appointment in advance for an interview with an admission counselor. Parents are welcome. Guided tours of the campus and visits to classes are also arranged upon request. The Office of Undergraduate Admission is open for interviews by appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and for group information sessions from 9 a.m. to noon on selected Saturdays during the school year. The office is closed on holidays. Students may arrange appointments by writing or calling:
Office of Undergraduate Admission
Tomlinson Hall
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7055
(216) 368-4450
A campus map with directions will be sent with the appointment confirmation.
Before an admission decision can be made, the applicant must submit the following:
- An application form, completed and signed. No application fee is required.
- The secondary school record, including class rank, courses and grades from school years 9 through 11, and senior year courses in progress. If class rank is not available, this should be noted on the high school transcript. It is the applicant's responsibility to have the guidance counselor prepare and send the secondary school record to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
- Scores from the ACT or SAT. Scores may be reported either through the testing agency or on the official high school transcript.
- Written recommendations from a high school counselor (required) and a teacher (optional).
To aid the Admission Committee in its decision, applicants should submit, whenever possible, the following supporting materials: achievement test results as noted above and grades for the first semester of the senior year.
Offers of admission are contingent upon successful completion of secondary school work and graduation. Admitted students should arrange to have final semester grades sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Case Western Reserve University subscribes to the College Board Candidate's Reply Date Agreement. Under this agreement, accepted candidates (except Early Decision Candidates) have until May 1 to accept or decline the offer of admission. Students admitted under the Early Decision plan are required to withdraw applications from other colleges and universities and accept Case Western Reserve's offer within three weeks of admission.
Note: Applicants who have been offered admission by a college or university that requires a response before May 1 should contact that college or university to ask for an immediate extension of its deadline until all the colleges applied to have responded. They should also contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission to inform the Admission Committee of the problem. CWRU subscribes to the National Association of College Admission Counselors' Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
Students who accept the offer of admission must submit a non-refundable enrollment deposit of $200.00 to reserve a place in the entering class. If a student does not respond to the offer of admission by May 1 or does not make the appropriate deposit, the Office of Undergraduate Admission may release the student's place to another applicant.
Case Western Reserve University grants degree credit and placement in advanced courses on the basis of the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or the International Baccalaureate higher level examinations. The determination of credit and placement is made by the appropriate academic departments. An Advanced Placement score of 4 or higher or an IB higher level examination score of 5, 6, or 7 may receive favorable consideration. Students who are enrolled in high schools that do not offer Advanced Placement courses but who wish to take the examinations should contact their high school counselors for registration information. It is the student's responsibility to have Advanced Placement scores sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Students may also receive college credit on the basis of proficiency examinations administered by individual departments.
Transfer applicants (any student who has enrolled in a college or university after graduation from high school is considered a transfer student) are considered for admission for the fall semester, spring semester, or summer session. In order to provide adequate time for evaluation, applications should be completed as early as possible and not later than six weeks before the beginning of each semester.
The degree requirements for all students are established by the undergraduate colleges. For specific requirements for transfer students, please see the appropriate section under Undergraduate Studies." It is generally expected that the final two academic years will be taken in residence at the University.
Each transfer applicant is asked to submit:
- An application form, completed and signed. No application fee is required.
- An official transcript of the high school record.
- Official transcripts of each college attended.
- The Statement of Good Standing completed and signed by a school official.
- Typed or printed descriptions of each course completed in college, including those in which the student is currently enrolled, as well as those the student will complete before transferring. Such descriptions should include the name of the department offering the course, course number, number of credit hours, and, when possible, course syllabus and title and author of text.
- If available, College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test and Achievement Test Scores or American College Test scores. The scores may be included with the high school transcript or sent directly to the University from the testing service. Students who have not taken these tests should not unless specifically asked to do so.
The applicant will be notified of the admission decision as soon as the file is complete. Admitted students who accept the offer of admission must respond by submitting the same reservation deposits as those listed for freshmen (see above). Offers of admission are contingent upon satisfactory completion of work in progress at another college or university.
In order to evaluate transfer credit, the Office of Undergraduate Admission must receive a complete official transcript of all work taken and course descriptions.
In cooperation with a number of liberal arts colleges, Case Western Reserve offers the Binary (3-2) Program in engineering, in which students complete three years of study in the liberal arts college and two years in engineering at Case and receive degrees from both colleges. For further details, consult the program description found under "Undergraduate Studies."
Students seeking admission to one of the University's joint programs with the Cleveland Institute of Art or the Cleveland Institute of Music should consult the appropriate program descriptions elsewhere in this Bulletin.
For information regarding admission as a transient student or adult non-degree student, admission to the Pre-Professional Scholars Program and Six-Year Dental Program, admission to the PreCollege Scholars Program, or admission to the Minority Engineers Industrial Opportunity Program, consult the appropriate section of this Bulletin. Check the Index for page numbers.
See under "Student Affairs."
Case Western Reserve University will consider for admission highly qualified students who are not citizens of the United States. An international student who is admitted to study at the University generally faces problems of living in a different cultural environment under an unfamiliar academic system. It is anticipated that the student can solve the problems if he or she has an excellent academic record, understands rapidly spoken English and can speak, read, and write English with facility.
In addition to completing the regular application materials, a student from another country must take several additional steps.
Each applicant must submit a financial plan itemizing sources of funds for education, including maintenance and expenses, exclusive of transportation, for a one-year period. Funds may come from scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, sponsoring agencies, the student's family, or any other dependable source. As a guide to budgeting, the University has established a figure of $20,100 (U.S.) for undergraduates and $16,000 (U.S.) for graduate students (including tuition) as the minimum needed to meet the total cost of one calendar year of study, not including summer tuition. At the present time, the only financial aid available to graduate students from other countries is a limited number of tuition grants and assistantships provided by certain departments of the University. These grants are made available only to unusually well-qualified students. A decision on these awards is made only after a decision on acceptance to the University. There is no financial assistance for freshmen or first-semester transfer students. No University scholarships are designated specifically for international students.
An international student may want to arrange for a sponsor who will provide full financial assistance. Such a sponsor must document fully his or her ability to support the student, including the cost of tuition and fees, room and meals, books, incidentals, and travel expenses.
The University cannot predict what individual expenses will be. Refer to the "Financial Information" section of this Bulletin. Costs for tuition and room and board are subject to change and do not reflect travel costs.
Before the student leaves his or her home country, it is very important to inquire about the regulations regarding the transfer of funds. In addition to expenditures for travel, the student should have at least $1,200 (U.S.) on arrival in Cleveland to meet initial expenses. Foreign bank drafts made out to Case Western Reserve University may take as long as one month to redeem (cash) at this university. It is advisable to draw a draft on a bank located in the United States. Traveler's cheques are recommended in place of currency.
International students on F-1 or J-1 visas are not permitted to work during their first academic year. After the first year, part-time work on campus may be permitted under certain circumstances. Before the request will be considered, a student who wishes to work must demonstrate satisfactory academic performance, continue to be a full-time student, and show financial need due to unforeseen circumstances.
Applicants from other countries must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend English.
A score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or completion of ELS Language Center, Level 109, at Case Western Reserve University is a mandatory requirement for admission and must be on file before registration will be permitted. Students may be retested on arrival at CWRU.
The TOEFL is scored by the Educational Testing Service in the United States and is administered in approximately 200 cities throughout the world in January, March, June, and October. Requests for the bulletin describing registration procedures for the test, including test centers and registration form for the TOEFL, may be obtained by writing
TOEFL Services
CN615 1
Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6151
U.S.A.
Information bulletins are also available overseas: in USEF offices in India; at the Institute of International Education overseas branch offices; at the American-Korean Foundation in Seoul, Korea; at many U.S. embassies, binational centers and USIS centers; and at many universities.
Applicants are exempt from the TOEFL requirements if they (1) speak English as their native language; (2) have completed a bachelor's degree or higher at a foreign university where the instruction was in English; (3) qualify for admission on the basis of U.S. high school graduation (rank in class and SAT scores); (4) have completed six semester hours of sophomore level English literature in a U.S. college or university; or (5) have earned a bachelor's degree or higher in a U.S. college or a university with instruction in the English language.
Applicants who are required to submit TOEFL scores may be tested again for English placement before they are permitted to register.
All students must carry medical insurance. No exceptions are allowed. Refer to "University Health Service" for details.
When accepted by the University, the student will be sent a letter of admission and the appropriate form by which he or she may obtain a student visa for entry into the United States. The form for the U.S. visa will be issued by the Office of International Student Services only on receipt of a statement indicating sufficient financial support (for example, a letter of award of scholarship, a bank statement of deposited funds, or an affidavit of support). Students who are admitted as transfers from other U.S. colleges will be contacted by the Office of International Student Services as to the procedures to be followed.
To meet U. S. government regulations, a graduate student on an F-l or J-1 visa must take at least nine semester hours of University work for credit. An undergraduate must register for at least 12 credit hours.
An application should be submitted approximately one year before the desired date of enrollment. Certified translations of academic credentials into English should be submitted with the official copies of all credentials. Initial inquiries should be submitted to:
Office of International Student Services
330 Pardee Hall
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7308
U.S.A
Case Western Reserve University has an ELS Language Center that offers intensive four-week sessions in English as a second language to college-bound students from other countries. Every week students receive a total of 30 hours of instruction, providing a rich language learning experience. The four-week duration of each session makes scheduling the programs easy and allows each person to enroll for as long as he or she needs: four weeks, eight weeks, or more.
Admission to courses is open to persons who can devote full time to an intensive language-learning program. Only persons who can give evidence of suitable academic background, adequate financial resources to cover living and school expenses, and seriousness of purpose will be approved for admission.
The ELS Language Center is authorized to enroll non-immigrant foreign students. On approval of an application, a Form 1-20 (Certificate of Eligibility) will be sent, which, upon receipt, should be taken to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for a student visa. Address inquiries to:
ELS Language Center
422 Yost Hall
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
U.S.A.
Many of the schools and colleges of Case Western Reserve University have regulations regarding the admission of students from other countries in addition to those listed above.
Applicants from other countries follow the regular application procedure. The bachelor's degree requirement may be waived if the school evaluates an applicant's academic records as the equivalent of an American bachelor's degree. The admission policy for students from other nations requires that they have completed available social work training in their own countries and have had paid experience in the social welfare field in their countries before entering the professional degree program at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
Applicants from other nations will be required to furnish evidence of their ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend English. The usual test is the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) administered by the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. Results of this test must be forwarded to the Office of Student Affairs. Alternate tests may be used. A student from abroad whose native language is English, who has completed his or her work in a foreign university where English is the language of instruction, or who has studied at or graduated from an American institution is exempt from this requirement.
All students from other nations must pay the health service fee and purchase the medical insurance policy. No exceptions are allowed.
The applicant must submit a financial plan itemizing sources of funds for education, including maintenance and transportation, for a two-year period. As a guide in budgeting, the University has established a figure of $16,800 (U.S.) (including tuition) as the minimum needed for a graduate student to meet the total cost of one calendar year of study (summer tuition not included). At the present time, no financial aid is available from the school to students from other countries.
Foreign applicants who hold Master of Social Work degrees from their own countries may request credit review in order to be considered for a waiver of credit. In no instance, however, can the M.S.S.A. degree be awarded for less than 27 hours of academic credit and one year of field work credit earned at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
International students who are unable to take the Graduate Record Examination or Miller Analogies Test required by departments may be considered for admission on the basis of their other credentials.
Only those applicants from other countries who have an undergraduate educational equivalent to that required for a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States will be considered for admission to the Weatherhead School of Management. Candidates with a three-year bachelor's degree will not be considered for admission unless they have also completed further education for which they have received a degree or diploma. The school requires the results of performance on the Graduate Management Admission Test and the Test of English as a Foreign Language. (TOEFL). For applicants from the People's Republic of China only, the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) may be substituted for the GMAT. The GMAT and the TOEFL are administered four times a year at testing centers throughout the world. Application forms and information bulletins can be obtained by writing to:
Graduate Management Admission Test
or
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Educational Testing Service
Box 966
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
All applicants from other countries are required to pay the $35 application fee.
Requests for application materials and all correspondence, transcripts, and documents supportive of an application should be forwarded to:
Admission Office
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216)368-2030
Applicants to the J.D./M.B.A. program must meet all of the admission requirements of both the School of Law and the School of Management. These applicants should write the admission offices of both schools for bulletins and application forms and should indicate on both applications that they are applying for the joint J.D./M.B.A. program. Separate application fees of $35 (by the School of Management) and $35 (by the School of Law) are charged. Candidates must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) as well as the GMAT. The results of the LSAT are sent to the School of Law and the results of the GMAT are sent to the School of Management. Information about the LSAT may be obtained from:
Law School Admission Services
Box 2000
Newton, Pennsylvania 18940
or from the School of Law.
Students who hold baccalaureate degrees in the arts, humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences are eligible to apply to the Doctor of Nursing (N.D. program).
A professional nurse who is licensed in another country and has an undergraduate education equivalent to a B.S.N. from an NLN-accredited institution in the United States may seek admission to the M.S.N. or Ph.D. program as a degree candidate or may study as a "special" student for one year.
All applicants seeking degree and special student status must fulfill the admission requirements of specific programs presented in this bulletin. Additional requirements are as follow:
- An application should be submitted approximately one year before the desired date of enrollment. English translations should be submitted with the official copies of all credentials. Deadlines for credentials are June 1 for fall, October 30 for spring, and March 30 for summer.
- Each applicant must submit evidence of ability to speak, read, and write English by successfully completing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) administered by the Educational Testing Service, Box 899, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.This test is given at testing centers in many cities throughout the world. Testing dates are prescheduled for one year. Arrangements may be made to take the TOEFL by writing directly to the above address. Students whose native language is English are exempt. Preference is given applications with a TOEFL score of 550 or higher.
- Each applicant must present evidence of adequate financial resources to meet the expenses of full-time study and to cover travel expenses to and from Cleveland. Financial assistance is not available from the Frances Payne School of Nursing. The student may need to arrange for a sponsor who will provide full financial assistance. The sponsor must document fully his or her ability to support the student, including the costs of tuition and fees, room and meals, books, incidentals, and travel expenses.
Once and application is admitted to the school, he or she is provided with a student visa application form. For a student whose native language is not English, attendance at a language institute in the United States is highly recommended during the spring or summer preceding initial enrollment in the fall semester.
For further information write to:
Office of Admissions
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 368-2526
Whenever possible, the student should submit aptitude test results from either the Scholastic Aptitude Test or American College Test.
(Summer, fall, and spring)
Students register at the time indicated on the "Schedule of Classes." Registration for Fall begins in April and continues through the beginning of classes in August; registration for Spring begins in November and continues through the beginning of classes in January. Only those students who have no holds are eligible to preschedule. Those who preschedule are billed for the next semester by the University Controller, with payment due by the specified deadline before the start of the next semester. At registration just prior to the beginning of classes, students must have paid all previous charges and be able to pay, or have financial aid equal to one half of that semester's tuition and fees. For computer identification each student must have an ID number. The social security number is used as the student ID number, and it appears on all documents and records. As part of the registration process, photographs are taken of all new freshmen and other first-time students, and ID cards are prepared. Students from other countries who do not have social security numbers are issued student ID numbers. The class schedule is updated routinely to indicate changes. The total file is also listed on CWRUnet. The roster includes the academic calendar, the dates for late registration and drop/add, and a complete listing of courses offered. Students obtain course schedule forms,instructions, and rosters in their deans' offices. Completed schedule forms are to be signed by the student's adviser and/or dean, before the student goes to the registration area. Without the prior signed approval of the student's dean, a student enrolled at the University may not attend another university or college with the expectation that credits earned will be accepted for transfer to Case Western Reserve University. Transfer within the University from one college to another requires the approval of the deans of the two colleges involved and notification of the University Registrar.
All courses at the University, except courses in the Medical School, Law
School, School of Dentistry, and School of Nursing, are numbered according to the following plan:
100-199 Elementary courses
200-299 Intermediate courses
300-399 Advanced undergraduate courses
400-499 Lower-level graduate courses (some are open to undergraduates; consult with the appropriate department)
500-701 Advanced graduate courses Roman numerals (I, II, etc.) after
course titles indicate segments of a multi-course sequence. Arabic
numerals in parentheses after course titles indicate the semester
credit hours for each course. A double-numbered course (i.e., 231,
232) indicates that both semesters must be completed before credit
is awarded. The "Schedule of Classes," published by the Office of
the University Registrar before the beginning of each semester,
contains information as to when courses are being offered, the instructor,
and the location of the class meetings. Students are advised to
consult with the appropriate department concerning the proposed
scheduling of courses.
The Office of the Veterans' Counselor housed in the Office of the
University Registrar, 236 Pardee Hall, administers the regulations
governing the educational benefits and opportunities open to veterans
under various federal laws. The office maintains close contact with
the Veterans Administration and is the only office authorized to
verify veterans' attendance. For information call 368-3449.
The following grading system is used at Case Western Reserve University:
Letter Quality
Grade Meaning Points
A Excellent 4
B Good 3
C Fair 2
D Passing* 1
F Failure 0
I Incomplete (Undergraduate only)
IN Incomplete (Grad/Prof only)
W Withdrawal from a class
WD Withdrawal from all classes for a particular
semester
AD Successful audit
NG Unsuccessful audit
P Passing in a pass/no pass course
NP Not passing in a pass/no pass course
H Honors in a pass/no pass course (Nursing School
only)
R For courses that extend for more than one
semester.(Undergraduate only)
S Satisfactory (for master's or doctoral thesis and
EMBA Seminar courses)
U Unsatisfactory (for master's or doctoral thesis
and EMBA seminar courses)
RPT Repeated Course
* Not awarded students at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
and School of Nursing; considered a poor grade for students in the
School of Graduate Studies or any professional school.
+/- grades are used only in the Law School.
The responsibility for assigning grades rests exclusively with the
instructor of a course or section, who must announce the general
method of grading to his/her class at the beginning of the course.
Grades in all courses are reported to the University Registrar at
the end of each semester for all students and at mid-term for undergraduates.
Incomplete or conditional grades reported can be changed only by
the designated instructor. Any other grade change requires approval
by the instructor, and the department chair.
The grade of I or IN is assigned at the discretion of an instructor
provided that:
- 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 preventing completion.
- 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.
An incomplete grade may not be assigned if a student is absent
from a final examination, unless the dean has authorized the
absence. Unauthorized absence from a final examination will
result in a failing grade. When the student completes the work,
the Incomplete is changed to an A, B, C, D, P, F, or NP. (Note:not
all schools award all of these grades, see first paragraph of
"Grading System" above.) All work for the incomplete grade must
be made up, and the change of grade recorded in the Office of
the University Registrar, by the date specified by the instructor,
but no later than the 11th week of the session following the
one in which the Incomplete grade was received. In certain cases,
(such as students on probation or graduating students) the dean
may establish an earlier date for completion of courses with
Incomplete grades. Failure to meet this deadline for removing
the incomplete will result in a failing grade (except for students
in the School of Graduate Studies and the School of Nursing,
where a permanent grade of Incomplete (IN) is neither computed
in the grade point average nor counted as hours earned). An
instructor may elect to give the grade of F or NP if the incomplete
is not removed within the specified time limit. The above policy
is modified for students in the Weatherhead School of Management
as follows: 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
a grade of F.
The Undergraduate Committee on Academic Standing, in considering
status actions and honors at the end of a semester, will count Incomplete
grades as F unless the failure to complete the course on time is
explained in an acceptable petition and supported and signed by
the instructor. The petition must be submitted to the dean by the
deadline for submission of grades to the University Registrar.
If an incomplete is removed by the first day of classes of the
following semester, and should the grade earned restore the student
to good academic standing, any status action taken by the Committee
on Academic Standing will be rescinded and the transcript record
of the status action will be removed. Should the grade earned
qualify the student for honors, the honors will be so noted on
the transcript.
The grade of S given graduate students indicates passing performance
in designated courses and advanced seminars and must be used in
evaluating thesis and dissertation research. Departments decide
which courses are to be designated for the grade of S, and such
courses are to be made known in advance to the student and to the
dean of graduate studies. Normally such offerings are numbered in
the 600 and 700 series. The grade S is not counted in determining
quality averages. The alternatives to a grade of S for designated
courses are U (Unsatisfactory) or IN (Incomplete), but the latter
grade may not be used in evaluating thesis and dissertation research.
Under no circumstances may some students in a course receive an
S while others receive grades of A, B, C, or D. An S once entered
on the student's record may not be changed.
The grade of R is used for work, such as undergraduate thesis and
project laboratories, that extends more than one semester. The R
grade will be replaced by the letter grade finally reported for
the completed work.
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 (Unsuccessful Audit) be recorded on the student's
transcript. In the School of Graduate Studies, the dean is to be
notified of the reasons for the student's ineligibility for the
grade of AD, and a copy of that notification is to be sent to the
student concerned.
A course once audited may not be repeated for credit, nor may
any course for which credit has been given be repeated for credit
toward degree requirements unless otherwise stipulated in the
term rosters. Students will be permitted to change their registration
in a course from credit to audit (AD), or the reverse, with written
consent of their adviser and the instructor only if the change
is officially made on or before the date specified in the academic
calendar for the given term.
The grade of W will be given if a student officially withdraws from
a course on or before the date specified in the academic calendar
for the given term. This procedure necessitates completion of a
form that must be signed by the dean and/or faculty adviser and
submitted to the University Registrar. After this date, the grade
as determined by the instructor will be posted.
The grade WD is assigned by the University registrar for complete
withdrawal from all course work for the semester. All withdrawal
forms are to be submitted to the University Registrar prior to the
last day of class.
Grade-point averages are calculated by multiplying the number equivalent
of the letter grade by the number of credit hours for the course.
The semester grade-point average is computed by dividing the total
number of grade points earned at the University during a given semester
by the sum of the credit hours for all courses in which the student
received letter grades of A, B, C, D, or F taken at the University
during that same semester. (Not all of these grades are given by
all schools.)
For the purpose of semester grade calculations, grade points
earned when a grade of Incomplete is replaced by the appropriate
course grade are credited to the semester in which the incomplete
grade was received, but status action (separation, probation,
or restoration to good standing) taken at the end of that semester
is not affected unless the grade change occurs by the first day
of classes of the following semester. Qualification for honors
is based on the same terms.
For students on probation, except those enrolled at the Weatherhead
School of Management, grade points earned in a summer session
are credited to the preceding spring semester, with a corresponding
reevaluation of probationary status. For Weatherhead students,
probation is in effect for the next semester in which the student
registers for classes. The cumulative grade-point average is computed
by dividing the total grade points earned at the University by
the sum of the credit hours for all courses included in the grade-point
calculation.
See specific colleges and schools for information about courses
that may be taken on a pass-no pass basis and similar options.
The following four-letter course identification codes are used at
Case Western Reserve University. They must be used when entering
courses on the schedule form during registration (e.g., English
150 would be listed as ENGL 150).
ACCT Accounting
AMST American Studies
ANAT Anatomy
ANES Anesthesiology
ANTH Anthropology
APMU Applied Music
ARTH Art History
ARTK Computers in Art
ARTS Art Studio and Art Education
ASCV Asian Civilization
ASTR Astronomy
BAFI Banking and Finance
BIOC Biochemistry
BIOL Biology
BIOM Biometry
BLAW Business Law
CBIO Cellular and Molecular Biology
CHEM Chemistry
CHIN Chinese
CIAR Art Courses at CIM
CLBY Cell Biology
CLSC Classics
CMPL Comparative Literature
CMPS Computing and Information Sciences
COLS Graduate Summer Research
COOP Cooperative Education
COSI Communication Sciences
DBIO Developmental Biology
DENC Dentistry (Clinical)
DEND Dentistry (Didactic)
DENT Dentistry
DGMS Department of General Medical Science
EBME Biomedical Engineering
ECHE Chemical Engineering
ECIV Civil Engineering
ECMP Computer Engineering
ECON Economics
EDJC Education at John Carroll
EDUC Education
EEAP Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
EIND Industrial Engineering
EMAC Macromolecular (Polymer) Science
EMAE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
EMSE Materials Science and Engineering
ENGL English
ENGR Engineering (Undesignated)
EPBI Epidemiology and Biostatistics
ERAS Courses from Erasmus University
ESYS Systems and Control Engineering
EVHS Environmental Health Sciences
EXAM Examinations: Master's and Ph.D.
FAMD Family Medicine
FRCH French
GEOL Geological Sciences
GERO Gerontological Studies
GREK Greek
GRMN German
HDEV Human Development
HLTH Community Health
HSMC Health Systems Management
HSST History of Science and Technology
HSTY History
HUMN Humanities
IBIS Integrated Biological Sciences
INTL International Studies
ITAL Italian
JAPN Japanese
JRAB Junior Year Abroad
LAPP Law and Public Policy
LATN Latin
LAWS Law
LHRP Labor & Human Resource Policy
LIBS Library Science
LITR Literature
MAND Non Profit Organization
MATH Mathematics
MBIO Molecular Biology and Microbiology
MEDT Medical Technology
MGMT Management
MIDS Management Information/Decision Systems
MKMR Marketing
MLIT Modern Foreign Literature and Modern Languages
MUSC Music and Music Education
NEUR Neurobiology
NTRN Nutrition
NUAN Nurse Anesthesia
NUND Nursing, Professional
NUNP Nurse Practioner
NURS Nursing
OPMT Operations Management
OPRE Operations Research
ORBH Organizational Behavior
PATH Pathology
PHED Physical Education
PHIL Philosophy
PHOL Physiology
PHRM Pharmacology
PHYS Physics
PLCY Management Policy
POSC Political Science
PSCL Psychology
QUMM Quantitative Methods in Management
RBIO Reproductive Biology
RLGN Religion
RUSN Russian
SASS Applied Social Science
SOCI Sociology
SPAN Spanish
SPPP Problem, Policy, Program (MSASS)
SRCH Research (MSASS)
SSBT Small Group Behavior Theory (MSASS)
SSWM Social Work Administration (MSASS)
STAT Statistics
SWBC Social Work Stream (MSASS)
THTR Theatre
UGSP Undergraduate Scholars Program
WASH Washington Semester
The following abbreviations are used at Case Western Reserve University
and appear in this publication.
AACSB American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
Business
AADSAS American Association of Dental Schools Application
Service
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
ACT American College Testing Program
ALA American Library Association
ALAS Auxiliary Loan to Assist Students
AMCAS American Medical Colleges Application Service
ANA American Nurses' Association, Inc.
ARJCC Andrew R. Jennings Computer Center
CIA Cleveland Institute of Art
CIM Cleveland Institute of Music
CLEP College Level Examination Program
CMD Center for Management Development
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CSS College Scholarship Service
DAT Dental Admissions Test
EDI Enterprise Development, Inc.
EDP Extended Degree Program
ETS Educational Testing Service
EXAP External Academic Program
FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FPB Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
GAPSFAS Graduate and Professional School Financial Aid
Statement
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
GMC General Military Course
GRE Graduate Record Examination
GSL Guaranteed Student Loan
HEAL Health Education Assistance Loan
HPSL Health Professions Student Loan
HSMC Health Systems Management Center
IGS Integrated Graduate Studies
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ITN Instructional Television Network
LSAT Law School Admissions Test
LSDAS Law School Data Assembly Service
MAT Miller Analogies Test
MCAT Medical College Admission Test
MEIOP Minority Engineers Industrial Opportunity
Program
MSASS Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
NERB Northeast Regional Board
NLN National League for Nursing
NSNA National Student Nurses Association
OCLC On-line Computer Library Center
OIG Ohio Instructional Grant
PAT Perceptual Ability Test
POC Professional Officer Course
PLUS Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students
REI Center for Regional Economic Issues
ROTC Reserve Officers Training Corps
RPT Repeat of a Course Previously Taken (Undergraduate
Only)
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
SEOG Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
SLS Supplemental Loans for Students
SPPSHS Special Program for Students in the Health
Sciences
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
UPB University Program Board
USG University Student Government
WSOM Weatherhead School of Management
Agnar Pytte
President
Richard A. Zdanis
Provost of the University
R. James Henderson
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Richard E. Baznik
Vice President for Public Affairs
Frank R. Borchert
Vice President for Budgets and Planning
Kenneth L. Kutina
Vice President for Planning
Bruce A. Loessin
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Raymond K. Neff
Vice President for Information Services
Glenn Nicholls
Vice President for Student Affairs
Jerry M. Shuck
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Sandra W. Russ
Associate Provost
Norman L. Cannon
Associate Vice President and Treasurer
James P. Conway
Associate Vice President for Endowment Development
Susan S. Jaros
Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Hossein Sadid
Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration and Controller
Thomas R. Shrout
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs
Robert V. Edwards
Assistant to the President for Minority Affairs
Nancy T. Lundholm
Secretary of the Corporation
Ann E. Penn
Director of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
Prudence B. Randall
Assistant to the President and Secretary of the University Faculty
John E. Bassett
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Neil S. Cherniack
Dean of the School of Medicine
Scott S. Cowen
Dean of the Weatherhead School of Management
Wallace J. Gingerich
Interim Dean of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
Dean of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Peter M. Gerhart
Dean of the School of Law
David C. Johnsen
Interim Dean of the School of Dentistry
Thomas H. Moss
Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Thomas P. Kicher
Dean of the Case School of Engineering
June 21, 1993
George N. Aronoff
Managing Partner
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
(Mrs.) Sarah Short Austin
Special Assistant to the President
Ohio State University
Malvin E. Bank
Partner
Thompson, Hine & Flory
William G. Bares
President & Chief Operating Officer
The Lubrizol Corp.
Charles P. Bolton
Chairman
The Payne Investment Co.
David L. Brennan
Chairman
Amer, Cunningham & Brennan Co.
Theodore J. Castele, M.D.
Chairman
Medical Consultants, Inc.
Rodney F. Chase
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BP America, Inc.
Carl J. Conti
Former Senior Vice President
IBM Corp.
Richard A. Derbes
Managing Director
Gleacher & Co.
Edward M. Esber, Jr.
President & Chief Operating Officer
Creative Labs, Inc.
Robert J. Farling
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Centerior Energy
Allen H. Ford
Former Senior Vice President, Finance & Adminstration
The Standard Oil Co.
Robert W. Gillespie
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Society Corp.
Fred D. Gray
Senior Partner
Gray, Langford, Sapp, McGowan & Gray
Sally Gries (Mrs. Robert D.)
President
Gries Financial Corp.
Elaine Hadden (Mrs. John A., Jr.)
Community Affairs
Karen N. Horn, Ph.D. (Mrs. John T.)
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Bank One, Cleveland, NA
Michael J. Horvitz
Partner
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Dorothy Humel Hovorka (Mrs. Frank)
Community Affairs
George M. Humphrey, II
Chairman
Philips Container Co.
(Miss) Kate Ireland
National Chairman
Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.
Joseph P. Keithley
Chairman of the Board
Keithley Instruments, Inc.
F. Thomas Krotine, Ph.D.
John F. Lewis
Managing Partner - Cleveland
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
A. Malachi Mixon, III
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Invacare Corp.
John C. Morley
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
President & Chief Executive Officer
Reliance Electric Co.
(Mrs.) Lucia S. Nash
Community Affairs
June E. Osborn, M.D.
Dean, School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Patrick S. Parker
Chairman of the Board
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Richard W. Pogue
Senior Partner
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
(Mrs.) Anne S. Pruitt, Ed.D.
Director Center for Teaching Excellence
Ohio State University
Agnar Pytte, Ph.D. (ex officio)
President
Case Western Reserve University
James A. Ratner
Executive Vice President & Director
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Mrs. Carol G. Renner
Community Affairs
Craig R. Smith
Chairman
Joint Coordinating Committee
Ward Smith
Chairman
NACCO Industries, Inc.
Robert D. Storey
Partner
Thompson, Hine & Flory
Joseph H. Thomas
President
American Asset Mgmt. Co.
Robert M. Ward
President
Ward Associates
Russell J. Warren
President
The TransAction Group
Richard T. Watson
Partner
Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell Co., L.P.A.
Albert J. Weatherhead, III
President
Weatherhead Industries, Inc.
Hon. Milton A. Wolf, Ph.D.
U.S. Ambassador, Retired
President
Milton A. Wolf Investors
June 21, 1993
Raymond Q. Armington
Former Chairman of the Board
The Triax Co.
Ralph M. Besse
Former Partner
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
and
Former Chairman of the Board
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Claude M. Blair
Former Chairman of the Board
National City Corp.
Fred J. Borch
Former Chairman of the Board
General Electric Co.
Marvin Bower
Former Director
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
Harvey Brooks, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Harvard University
Polly Bruner (Mrs. Clark E.)
Community Affairs
James M. Carney
Attorney & Real Estate Developer
Carney & Broadbent
Anne Clapp (Mrs. M. Roger)
Community Affairs
M. Roger Clapp
Former Chairman of the Board
The Lubrizol Corp.
Helen Clements (Mrs. Robert M.)
Community Affairs
Frederick K. Cox
Former Vice Chairman of the Board
Ameritrust Co., NA
Frederick C. Crawford
Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Honorary Chairman of the Board
TRW, Inc.
(Mrs.) Betty S. Del Duca, Ph.D.
Director of Admin. & Finance
American Association of Univ. Women (AAUW)
John R. Donnell
Former Senior Vice President
Marathon Oil Co.
T. Keith Glennan
President Emeritus
Case Institute of Technology
Donald F. Horsburgh
Former Chairman
Horsburgh & Scott Co.
Louise Humphrey (Mrs. Gilbert W.)
Community Affairs
Milton Katz
Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law Emeritus
Director Emeritus
International Legal Studies
Harvard University
Elmer L. Lindseth
Chairman Emeritus
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Morton L. Mandel
Chairman of the Board
Premier Industrial Corp.
Samuel H. Miller
Chairman of the Board
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Lindsay J. Morgenthaler (Mrs. David T.)
Community Affairs
Edward B. Neff
President
Midwest Fasteners, Inc.
Karl H. Rudolph
Former Chairman of the Board
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Horace A. Shepard
Former Chairman of the Board
TRW, Inc.
Abe Silverstein, Ph.D.
Former Director
Lewis Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Curtis Lee Smith
Chairman of the Board
The NCS Holdings Co.
Richard H. Stewart
Former Partner
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Bertram D. Thomas
Former President
Battelle Memorial Institute
Willis J. Winn
Former President
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Henry L. Zucker
Executive Vice President Emeritus
The Jewish Community Federation
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