Registrar’s Office
Timme Center for Student Services 201(231) 591-2792
[email protected]
Wondering about Academic Information? Please read below and follow appropriate links
to find out more. Need to look up a specific policy, please use this link to all academic
affairs policy letters, guidelines, procedures and resources. Academic Affairs Policy Letters Participants in symphonic band, jazz ensemble, collegiate-community orchestra, concert
choir, glee club, Collegiate, forensics, dramatics, intercollegiate athletics or journalism
may be granted credit for work in these activities supervised by members of the faculty.
Credit may be earned each term, but no more than four (4) term hours of combined credit
in activity courses may be counted toward graduation in an associate degree curriculum
or five (5) term hours of combined credit in activity courses may be counted toward
graduation in a bachelor's degree curriculum. All credits offered in degree programs are expressed in semester hours. One semester
hour of credit is granted for the successful completion of one hour per week of lecture,
or two or more hours per week of laboratory training, for a period of fifteen weeks
(fall and spring) or for a period of 12 weeks (summer) or any approved part of term.
At the end of each semester, faculty members are required to submit final course grades
to the Registrar's office. The grades for all courses are entered into the student
record system. At the end of a semester each of the academic colleges determine the students who
will be dismissed according to the University policy. Please contact the dean's office of that college for any questions regarding the dismissal or any appeal process. Students are permitted to register for courses, space permitting, on an audit (no
credit) basis during the designated 'Institutional Change Days' during the first four
(4) days of the term. Approval and signature of the student's dean's office and the head of the department offering the course are required and forwarded to
the Registrar's Office for processing. Where course capacity is limited, students
taking the course for credit will have registration priority over audit students. To audit a course, please complete the Audit Form. Criteria is as follows: 86+ semester credit hours earned The minimum requirements for full-time students each term are 3.5 GPA and completion
of twelve FSU credit hours or more of graded course work at the 100 level or higher.
The minimum requirements for part-time students each term are 3.5 term GPA with completion
of at least twelve accumulated FSU credit hours of graded course work at the 100 level
or higher. Dean's List are compiled and kept on record by the individual dean's office of the
college of your program. Please reach out to the appropriate office to inquire about
the dean's list. Academic Colleges An undergraduate student enrolled in twelve (12) or more hours of credit is considered
to be a full time student. Full-time status for a student in a professional or master's
degree program requires a minimum of nine (9) hours of credit. At the end of each semester, faculty members are required to submit final course grades.
Students may access their grades by using Ferris360. Official grades are available starting at 8:00 am the Tuesday following exam week. Ferris State University is committed to addressing student complaints in a timely
manner. All students have the right to initiate a complaint. Students are encouraged
to resolve concerns informally themselves by first talking directly with the University
representative involved. Ferris State University distinguishes between student complaints
and student appeals of college policies and decisions. Please read the in full letter and find the contact persons: Student Complaint Policy Letter According to the Preferred First Name Policy any Ferris State University community member may choose to identify themselves within
the University with a Preferred First Name (PFN) that differs from their legal name. A preferred name will appear instead of the person’s legal name in University systems
and documents (i.e. class roster, University ID, diploma name) except where the use
of the legal name is required by a University policy, business or legal need (i.e.
financial aid records, transcripts, health records, IRS forms, W-2, I-9, social security
forms). The use of a preferred first name cannot be for the purpose of misrepresentation or
fraud and any preferred name reasoned to be an attempt at misrepresentation, fraud
or interpreted as offensive will be removed. A student who wishes to designate a Preferred First Name may do so in the Personal
Information section of the Student Academic Dashboard. Simply open Ferris360, search for Student Academic Dashboard and click on the search result, then click
on Verify/Update Personal Information. Please review our Preferred First Name FAQ's for guidance on some of the most common questions related to this policy. Students requesting a program change should go to the dean's office in which the program is offered. Requests for program changes after the fourth (4)
day of a term are processed for the following term. To fulfill the residency requirement for an associate degree, a student must earn
a minimum of fifteen credit hours from Ferris. To fulfill the residency requirement
for a bachelor's degree a student must earn a minimum of thirty credit hours from
Ferris. The University expects that these hours are the final credits earned for the
degree. It is expected that a maximum of one-half of the total hours required for completion
of the degree at Ferris may be transferred from non-bachelor degree granting institutions
which have articulation agreements with Ferris. In such a case, additional lower-division
courses required for a Ferris bachelor's degree may be transferred. Approved off-campus degree programs may be exempted from portions of this policy.
The appropriate dean's office should be consulted for specific requirements. Academic Information and Policies
Guidelines, Policies, & Procedures
Activity Course Credit
Academic Credit
Academic Dismissals
Auditing A Course
Senior citizens (age 60 or older) may audit one course per term on a space available
basis for a charge of $25.00 per course. Emeriti (regardless of age) may audit a course
at no charge (consistent with their enrolling for credit courses). All other students
will be charged the same tuition rates and fees for auditing courses the same as for
credit students. This change became effective Spring 2010 term per the President's
Office.Class Standing
Freshman
0-25 semester credit hours earned
Sophomore
26-55 semester credit hours earned
Junior
56-85 semester credit hours earned
Senior
Dean's List Requirements
Full Time Enrollment Status
Grading Information
Guide for Students to Resolve Complaints
Preferred First Name Policy
Program Changes
Transfer Students and Credits