Academic Advising
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Undergraduate students may petition once with the Registrar to exclude OSU courses from the calculation of institutional requirements, credits, and grade point average, under a condition of the academic fresh start policy. (It is AR 31 on the regulations page)
Advisors are restricted by Federal Law (Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act) from releasing any information about a student’s class schedule, grades, transcripts, advising checklist, or other specific information to a third party (outside of OSU) without written permission from the student. Faculty/staff (pdf) are able to access student records as needed to fulfil one’s employment responsibilities; there must be a “legitimate educational interest,” which generally entails working directly with the student for whom information was requested. Access to student information does not permit disclosure of information to a third party without a student’s written permission. The Permission to Release Education Records form may be obtained through the Advising Office or from the Access to Records page on the Registrar's website. This form must be in the student’s file to allow any information to be released. For more information please contact the Office of the Registrar at 541-737-4331.
A student may request an incomplete grade for a course that has not been completed if:
Refer to incomplete grade policy and practices to see how to request an incomplete grade.
Beginning fall 2021, more than two attempts will be permitted to earn the required grade for a major/option or minor.
The policy applies to Ecampus, Cascades campus, or Corvallis campus majors/options and/or minors in:
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Second graded attempts should be retaken where they were taken originally.
If you plan to repeat a course please see OSU Repeated Courses.
Beginning fall 2021, OSU students can change their major offered in the CPHHS, regardless of their cumulative OSU GPA.
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Effective calendar year 2017-2018, a grade of C– or higher is required for all courses in a student’s undergraduate program of study. This policy applies to all courses and associated prerequisite courses in a student's undergraduate program of study for a major, minor or certificate as listed in the online course catalog.
Some programs have an additional grade and/or GPA criteria, which must be met in addition to this grade policy.
Baccalaureate Core courses are not subject to this policy unless they serve as courses required in or prerequisites for a student's major, minor, or certificate.
The College of Public Health and Human Science’s major in Kinesiology does not accept third-course attempts taken at OSU or transferred in from other institutions to meet individual course requirements within the Kinesiology major.
The Student Dispute Resolution Policy for the College of Public Health and Human Sciences (CPHHS) provides students with a mechanism to address and resolve questionable treatment by members of the CPHHS including faculty, staff and administrators.
Beginning fall 2021, students have the option to change their grading basis to S/U as long as they plan on repeating the course for a normal (A-F) grade.
The policy applies to Ecampus, Cascades campus, or Corvallis campus majors/options and/or minors in:
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Students in the Kinesiology major or Exercise Sport Science minor may not use S/U grading any required course (including prerequisites for major/minor required courses). Kinesiology students may, however, use S/U grading for Bacc Core classes and electives (including courses offered by their major or minor department), if not required for the major or minor.
While major/minor courses typically require a C- or above, Baccalaureate Core and elective courses only require a D- or above. Students who elect S/U grading basis will have a U on their transcript if they earn a grade below a C.
Therefore, if a student earning a D+, D, or D- in a Baccalaureate Core or elective course and chose to S/U the course, the course would NOT apply to the degree and the course would need to be repeated, or the student would need to take a different course to fulfill their degree requirement.
More information in Academic Regulation 18: Alternative Grading Systems.
See the Office of the Registrar’s Change of Grading Basis for more S/U information and to learn how to request the S/U grading option.
If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, we recommend you research the potential impacts of choosing S/U grading with your advisor, as there may be ramifications associated with your choice that would impede progress to your goal.