Adding a credit to a course
Signatures Required: Advisor and Course Instructor
Process: In certain circumstances, students may request to add a credit to a course for which they are registered. If approved, additional work will be required, as determined by the instructor. A summary of the extra work to be completed must be attached to the petition at the time it is handed in.
Overload beyond 19 credits
Signatures Required: Advisor and Chair
Process: Overloads of more than 19 credits may be permitted when a student’s GPA is 2.75 or higher through the petition process; this requires approval by the academic advisor and the chairperson of the student’s major. Beyond 19 hours, the overload tuition rate per credit is charged.
First-semester freshman and transfer students may not carry overloads.
Time conflicts
Signatures Required: Instructors of both courses
Process: Requests for time exceptions for courses whose meeting times conflict or have a small overlap with each other may be made through the petition process with the signature of both instructors.
Repeat a course more than once
Signatures Required: Advisor and Chairperson of the department in which the course resides
Process: Permission to repeat a course more than once must be granted prior to enrollment in the course (courses can be repeated once if a grade less than "C" is earned); the new grade will replace the original in the GPA -- even if the new grade is lower, although credit for the course will be granted only once.
Seniors taking graduate level courses
Signatures Required: Advisor, Graduate Program Director
Process: Nazareth College students who are in their final semester of enrollment to complete an undergraduate degree, and who meet the academic requirements for entrance into a graduate program may register for one or more courses at the graduate level (pending approvals noted above). Students will be allowed to register for no more than a total of 16 credit hours when combining undergraduate and graduate courses.
Federal loan eligibility requires that students must enroll in a minimum of six UNDERGRADUATE credit hours if they are combining undergraduate and graduate coursework.