Advisor Manual-PQ
Pass/No Pass Option
Pharmacy and Allied Health, College of
Phoenix Program
Physical Science
Post Bachelor Status
Presidential Scholarship
Psychology with Laboratory
Qualifying Examinations
Quarter Hours Conversion
The University has a program whereby undergraduate students may elect to take courses Passed/Not Passed in place of a letter grade. The following regulations apply:
- The student may elect one Passed/Not Passed course per semseter with the consent of an advisor, but may not elect more than 6 courses in all.
- After classes have begun, a student may not change from Passed/Not Passed to a letter grade or vice versa.
- Courses taken P/N may be used to satisfy competency requirements, but may not be used to fulfill group or major requirements.
- Credits for a P/N course may be used to fufill graduation requirements but will not count in the GPA. In the event that a student enrolls in more than six P/N courses, those beyond the permissible maximum will be designated on the permanent record as not applicable toward graduation.
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To request the Passed/Not Passed option:
1) Proceed to the Banner screen "SFASRPO".
2) Type in the students ID and semester (must be prior to the current term).
3) Type Pass in the Permit box and tab over and put in the course CRN number.
4) Save transction
5) Send an email to: REGREQUESTS including the students ID#, Name, Course/CRN and semester for the Pass/Not Pass course to be taken.or
6) You may have the student obtain and complete the ADD/Override Approval Form (available from the Registration website). Then submit the form in-person to the department offering the class for approval and then to the registration office for manual processing.
Undergraduates in the School of Business may not take courses offered by the School of Business Administration on a Passed/Not Passed basis.
Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers degrees in Clinical Laboratory Science, Cytotechnology, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Mortuary Science and Pathologists' Assistant Program. Admission to these programs is competitive and students should be directed to contact the department in which they are interested early in their college career.
The Phoenix Program was established by Board of Governors' statute in 1987 as a "second-start" opportunity. In order for a student to be considered for this program, he or she must:
- Not have been enrolled at Wayne State University within a five-year period immediately preceding application to this program;
- Be on academic probation; that is, have earned a cumulative Honor Point Average below a 2.00.
A student who wishes to apply for the Phoenix Program in the colleges of FPCA or Liberal Arts & Science must do so through the UAC. Arnelle Douglas is designated to handle these applications. Upon receipt of all necessary documentation, he will make a recommendation to the dean of the college in which the student wishes to resume taking classes. The documentation required includes:
- A completed Phoenix Program application with a writing sample;
- Copies of transcripts from Wayne State and from any schools attended since the student's last registration at Wayne State. For the purpose limited to this application, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
The final decision on acceptance to the program is made by the appropriate dean. If accepted, the student must compete the following requirements within a two-year period:
- At least 12 semester hours of course credit receiving no grade lower than a "C;"
- English Proficiency and Mathematics Proficiency.
Upon fulfilling these, the student applies for release from the Phoenix Program. The student's GPA is recomputed based only on courses taken subsequent to returning to WSU under the program. Courses, credit and grades earned prior to returning will not be expunged.
Students in the Phoenix Program will be expected to satisfy the graduation requirements in effect as of the date of their return to the University.
Under General Education Requirements, the physical science requirement for a degree from Liberal Arts & Sciences involves passing one approved course in Chemistry or Physics. Transferred courses which are equivalent to Physics 1020 (the successor to Physical Science 0191) meet the Physical Science requirement. Astronomy 2010 and Geology 1010 will not meet the Physical Science requirement for a degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences but those courses will fulfill the college-specific requirement called the Third Science. Courses transferred from another institution and labeled as PHS usually contain two or more sciences and will not be considered to meet the Third Science requirement for Liberal Arts & Science. Neither PHSA 105 nor NSC 121, transferred from Macomb Community College, may be used to meet the Physical Science or Third Science requirement after Fall 2001.
Physical Science (PHS) 0191 (Physics & Astronomy), the quarter-system predecessor of Physics 102, was offered for 4 quarter hours (Fall 1962 through Summer 1973) and for 5 quarter hours (Fall 1973 through Summer 1980). In neither case did it include a laboratory.
Physical Science (PHS) 0192 (Chemistry) was cross-listed with CHM 0100 and was the quarter-system predecessor of CHM 1000. PHS 0192 did not include a lab.
Physical Science (PHS) 0193 (Geology) was cross-listed on the quarter system with GEL 0101 and was the predecessor of GEL 1010. PHS 0193 included a lab.
Physical Science (PHS) 0210 (Applied Physical Science) was taught at the request of the Department of Occupational Therapy and was a prerequisite for admission to that program. It was discontinued when the university switched to the semester system in the fall of 1980.
This admission status is granted to college/university graduates to take courses through the 6000- level for undergraduate credit only.
This status may be used for those students who seek admission to the Graduate division, who wish to earn a post bachelor certificate, who need to raise their grade point average and/or fulfill specific undergraduate course requirements. Students who wish to change their status from post-bachelor to pursue a second bachelor degree may do so by completing the appropriate process:
- Students who earned the first bachelor degree at WSU must go to the Records Office to complete a curriculum change.
- Students who earned the first degree from another institution must go to the University Admissions Office to make the change from post bachelor status to undergraduate status.
Presidential Scholarship
The Presidential Scholars Award, formerly known as the Merit Scholarship, is available to qualified freshmen. Admitted freshman who have a grade point average of a least of 3.50 as of the end of the junior year, ACT scores on record with the university, essay and small group interview are eligibleto be considered.
Community College Scholars Program
Transfer students who will have completed the associate's degree at a community college or completed at least 50 transferable credits, and who have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 are eligible to be considered. Awards made each fall to graduates of community colleges. The scholarship is designed to proved two-year tuition scholarships of varying amounts to selected community college on academic achievement.
NOTE: Scholarship funds may be used only Fall and Winter terms. Spring/Summer coursework is not covered by the scholarship.
Psychology 1010 at Wayne State University was first offered with a laboratory in the Fall Term of 1987. This laboratory fulfills the university laboratory science requirement under General Education. Additionally, the laboratory requirement under old group requirements of CFPCA and Liberal Arts & Sciences is to be considered fulfilled if the student took PSY 1010 at WSU in or after Fall 1987.
Students who transfer credit from another institution, as the equivalent of PSY 1010, generally do not have the University General Education laboratory requirement satisfied. The laboratory associated with PSY 3050, 3070, and 3090 (formerly 205, 207, and 209) will fulfill the laboratory requirement under the old group requirements but will not satisfy the laboratory requirement that applies to students under the new University General Education Requirements.
The purpose of a qualifying examination is to determine a student's preparation for a particular course, to direct him or her into the appropriate course, and thereby save time and money for both the student and the university. Qualifying examinations are required of students who plan to enroll in any of the following courses:
Chemistry 1220
Mathematics 0993, 0995, 1040/1050, 1500, 1800 or 2010
Mathematics 1110 (effective for Fall 1993)
In the case of Chemistry 1220 and mathematics courses, students must have taken and passed the examination within two semesters prior to registering for the course, as those departments do enforce the placement policy.
The results of the Mathematics Qualifying Examination are valid for two consecutive semesters, a time limit that applies also to passing the preceding course:
S+ in MAT 0993 for 0995 or 1040/1050;
S+ in 0995 for 1110 or 1500;
minimum of "C" in Math 1050 for Math 1800;
minimum of a "C" in MAT 1800 for 2010.
Effective Fall Term of 1993, passing MAT 1500 will no longer be considered to qualify a student for MAT 1800.
The Mathematics Qualifying Examination is not required for graduate students nor for postbaccalaureate students who are transferring a course equivalent to Math 1800 in which they earned a "C" or better.
Qualifying examinations are administered by the Testing & Evaluation Office: 698 Student Center Building; 577-3400.
Conversion of quarter hours to semester hours may be accomplished by dividing the number of quarter hours by 1.5 and, if necessary, rounding up to the next integer.