Continuance Standards
The College of William and Mary
Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies
Enrollment and Continuance Policy
Full Time Enrollment:
Full Time students must register for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 11 credits. To register for an underload, students must petition the Department of Classical Studies. Overloads (registering for more than 11 credits) are not permitted. Audited courses do not count toward the six-credit minimum. They do count, however, toward the 11-credit maximum. Courses may not be taken pass-fail.
Satisfactory Progress and Continuance Policy:
All courses each semester must be completed with at least a 3.0 (B) grade point average, and with no individual course grade lower than B- (grade point = 2.7). No credit toward the certificate will be allowed for a course in which a student receives a grade below C (grade point = 2.0). If a student does not meet these standards, that student will be issued an academic warning in writing. If the student’s performance does not improve to meet the above standards during the subsequent semester, that student will be suspended from the program.
Students who have received two academic warnings will also be suspended if their performance falls below the above standards in any semester subsequent to the second warning, even if the standards are met in the intervening semester(s).
To be eligible to receive the certificate, a student must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) in all courses undertaken for credit at William & Mary after admission to the program. Students who spend their final semester in the program under academic warning as described above will not be awarded the post-baccalaureate certificate unless they achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 in all courses taken that semester in addition to fulfilling all other requirements for the certificate.
Academic warnings and suspensions will be determined and handled by the Department of Classical Studies. Suspended students who wish to be re-admitted must submit a request for re-admission to the department in writing no later than the withdrawal deadline of the semester prior to the one for which they are seeking readmission. Re-admission will be at the discretion of the department.
In the case of post-baccalaureate students attending the Program more than one year, the faculty reviews annually how well they have progressed toward completion of their Certificate. The department provides written guidance to help students judge their own progress.
Withdrawals:
Post-baccalaureate students are subject to the College of William and Mary’s Academic Regulations as described in the Undergraduate Course Catalog with the following modifications:
A student who wishes to withdraw from a course after the conclusion of the add/drop period must request course withdrawal from the Program Director, provided they continue to meet the Program’s minimum course requirements (6 credits and one course in Greek or Latin). Exceptions must be requested in writing and must be approved by the Program Director. If a student wishes to withdraw from the Program, they must request it in writing and obtain approval from the Department of Classical Studies.
