Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Springfield College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Springfield College Catalog

Academic Policies


Academic life at Springfield College is governed by a series of policies and regulations that ensure consistency and permit fairness to all students. These policies are under the auspices of the Office of Academic Affairs and are managed by the Office of the Registrar.  Questions regarding an academic policy should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.  The Office of the Registrar is located on the First Floor in the Administration Building and is also responsible for preparing class schedules and room assignments, assisting in the student enrollment process, compiling and maintaining grade reports and records, maintaining and issuing student transcripts, and certifying and/or verifying both enrollment and degree statuses for various stakeholders.  

Academic policies and course descriptions are subject to change and enrolled students are bound by the language within the current academic year’s catalog.  As such, students should always review this language within the most current catalog so they are making decisions and/or taking actions from up-to-date information. 

Separately, students are bound to the degree requirements listed within the catalog from the year in which they entered the College for the duration of their program.  Students who did not enter the College this academic year can use the online repository of Springfield College Catalogs to review their degree requirements in the appropriate catalog.  

Listed Academic Policies

Academic Classifications   

Academic Credit   

Academic Grievance Policy (Grade Appeal)   

Academic Honesty and Integrity    

Academic Load   

Academic Progress - Graduate   

Academic Progress - Undergraduate       

Adding and Dropping Courses     

Auditing a Course   

Cancellation of Classes   

Catalog Year    

Change of Major - Undergraduate   

Change of Program - Graduate  

Class Attendance   

College Consortium Agreements   

Continuous Registration - Graduate    

Course Numbering System   

Course Registration   

Course Withdrawal    

Credit Overload  

Cross Registration for courses between Regional Campuses, Online, and Main Campus   

Dean’s List    

Degree Completion Period - Graduate   

Exiting the College   

Grade Change   

Grading and Grade Point Average Computation   

Graduate Credits taken as an Undergraduate   

Graduation and Commencement Eligibility  

Incomplete and Credit Pending Grades  

Late Registration   

Masters Along the Way  

Non-Matriculated Students   

Pass-Fail Grading   

Posthumous Degree  

Prior Learning Assessment - Graduate    

Prior Learning Assessment - Undergraduate   

Repeating a Course   

Residency Credit Requirement - Undergraduate   

Second Bachelor’s Degree - Undergraduate   

Study Abroad - Undergraduate   

Substitutions and Waivers   

Transcript of Academic Work   

Transfer Credit - Graduate  

Transfer Credit - Undergraduate