General Education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum

The General Education (referred to as gen ed) Requirements at Muskingum University ensure the breadth inherent in a liberal arts education.

Three undergraduate degrees are offered. Majors in nursing receive the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Qualified adult undergraduate degree completers earn the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in six health-related majors (Community Health and Wellness, Healthcare Management, Health Science, Medical Laboratory Studies, Occupational Science, and Sport and Fitness Science), in three business-related majors (Business Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Management), and in the information systems major offered through the Muskingum Adult Program (MAP).

Undergraduate students who complete graduation requirements in four years are under the catalog in effect at the time of first enrollment. Students may elect to meet the graduation requirements of a later catalog, subject to guidelines of professionally-accredited disciplines.

Students who do not meet graduation requirements within seven calendar years of first enrollment must meet the requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of graduation or of a catalog published no more than four years earlier than the time of graduation.

Muskingum University students are expected to maintain a minimum semester and cumulative GPA of 2.0. The term “semester” refers to the most recently completed semester; the term “cumulative” refers to all work completed at Muskingum University.

Academic Probation

A student whose semester and/or cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 will be placed on academic probation.

Academic credit is expressed in terms of semester hours. A student’s classification is determined by the number of credit hours completed toward graduation. The minimum number for each classification is: sophomore–28, junior–60, and senior–92.

New students entering in the fall are scheduled for classes during the summer; new students entering in the spring are scheduled for classes beginning in early December. Continuing students schedule their classes for the next semester in the latter part of the current semester. Changes (add/drop) may be made to schedules at any time until the end of the fifth day of class.

*Adult undergraduate degree completers should refer to the MAP Guidebook.

The minimum semester load for a full-time student is 12 semester hours; the maximum load is 20 hours. Students with less than a 3.0 cumulative GPA must petition the Provost to register for more than 17 hours no later than the second week of classes. Full-time status is determined at the end of the add/drop period, after which time course withdrawals have no effect on full-time status with regard to charges for tuition and fees. Full-time status is required, however, for participation in a sport. Other areas of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities may also be impacted.

Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are serious offenses at Muskingum University, and the faculty member has the prerogative of invoking the severest penalty for an initial offense. Each department is responsible for developing its definition of plagiarism, but in general, plagiarism is the verbal, written, graphic, or three-dimensional presentation of borrowed material without citing its source. Students must cite the source for quotations, paraphrases, borrowed ideas, models, information, or organization of material.

The student is responsible for meeting all appropriate course, major, and graduation requirements as stated in this catalog. Although a student and an advisor are partners, the student needs to be knowledgeable about academic requirements and take the initiative in planning his or her own program, in setting goals, and in monitoring progress toward completing such goals.

Grades are assigned on a scale ranging from A, excellent, to F, failing. The grades’ equivalent quality points are: A, 4.00; A-, 3.67; B+, 3.33; B, 3.00; B-, 2.67; C+, 2.33; C, 2.00; C-, 1.67; D+, 1.33; D, 1.00; D-, 0.67; and F, 0.00. Other grades are WIP, for work in progress; I, incomplete; S, satisfactory (C- or above); U, unsatisfactory (D+ or below); W, withdrawn; L, audit; and NR, not reported.