32 RECORDS Acting Registrar: John Allred Supervisor: Stella Tarwater Location: Student Service Center, Room 202 Telephone: 801-626-6751, 6756, 6757 Fax: 801-626-6936 Privacy Rights The WSU Records Office maintains student records in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which affords students the right to inspect and review their educational records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of information from the records. The law generally requires that written consent of the student be received before personally identifiable data about the student is released. Institutions may release, without written consent, those items specified as public or directory inf ormation, provided the institution informs students of the data designated as public information and gives students prior opportunity to refuse disclosure of any or all categories of that information. Directory information at Weber State University is currently specified to include name, address, telephone number, major (program of study), dates of attendance, degree(s) received, full-time/part-time status, date of birth and honors received. A student may have their public or directory information made confidential by submitting a written request to the Registrar's Office. Copies of the entire policy or information about specific procedures may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. Transcripts Students may obtain official copies of their academic transcripts from the Records Office. There is no fee for this service. • Transcripts picked up in person require photo identification. • Transcript requests may be made by mail or fax (no phone or e-mail requests) and should include the student's name, social security number, birth date, student's signature and complete address where the transcript should be sent. • Transcript requests by anyone other than the student must be accompanied by a written release from the student that includes: o A sentence stating that you have given your consent to a friend or a relative to pick up your transcript, o The name of your friend or relative that will be retrieving your transcript, o Your full name and any prior names, o Your Social Security Number or Student ID Number and birth date, o Your approximate dates of enrollment, o Your signature. The person receiving the record will be asked to show photo identification. A printable copy of a transcript request form is available on the Web at http://departments.weber.edu/registrar/requestform. txt. Requests should be mailed to: Weber State University, Records Office, 1102 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-1102 or faxed to 801-626-6936. Record Holds Transcripts and diplomas will not be issued for students who owe money to the University for financial aid, library fines, housing, traffic tickets, etc. Students may access their grades on the Internet with a "Wildcat Mail" username and password. To obtain information about a previously issued account, contact the Computing Support Center "help desk" at 801-626-7777. Grading Grade System The following grades and numeric point values are used to compute the cumulative grade point average (GPA). A Excellent 4.0 A- Excellent 3.7 B+ Good 3.3 B Good 3.0 B- Good 2.7 C+ Standard 2.3 C Standard 2.0 C- Standard 1.7 D+ Sub-Standard 1.3 D Sub-Standard 1.0 D- Sub-Standard 0.7 E Failure 0.0 UW Unofficial Withdrawal 0.0 To calculate a cumulative GPA, the total number of grade points (the number of credit hours per course multiplied by the numeric points listed above for the grade) is divided by the total number of credit hours. Courses coded with an R (indicating academic renewal) in front of the grade, or an E in the far right column of the form (indicating a repeat), are not used in computing the GPA, the graduation hours, or the total hours completed. Courses coded ND (non-degree) are not used in computing the GPA or the graduation hours completed, but they are included in computing the total hours completed. Courses with the following notations in the grade column are not used in computing the GPA, the graduation hours, or the total hours completed (with the exception of CR-Credit courses which may be used toward graduation hours or total hours). A U—Audit • Indicates the student was allowed to sit in a class without earning credit or a grade. • Audit Students who fail to attend class without withdrawing, may be issued a withdrawal (W). (See Registration section of this catalog.) CR—Credit • Indicates the student registered for a course on a pass/fail basis and earned at least a C-. (See Registration section of this catalog.) • Certain courses are offered on a credit/no credit basis only and letter grades are not given. I—In comple te • Indicates the student was unable to complete the course for a legitimate reason (such as accident or illness) after having completed a substantial portion (approximately 80%) of the required work. • A written agreement between the student and the instructor indicates the work still to be done and the deadline for its completion. • The student may complete remaining work without re-registering or attending the class during a subsequent semester. • Credit hours are not counted until a letter grade is posted. • All incomplete (I) courses must be completed prior to graduation. NC—No Credit • Indicates the student registered for a course on a credit/no-credit basis and earned less than a C-. • Students who stop attending a class for which they are registered on a credit/no-credit basis without officially withdrawing will receive an NC grade entry for that class. • Certain courses are offered on a credit/no credit basis only and letter grades are not given. Weber State University 2006-2007 Catalog