Academic Policies
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Academic Policies
More detailed information with regard to Academic Policies may be found in the
Student Handbook
and current
Academic Catalog
.
Academic Calendar
August 11-15, 2025: Fall Workshop
August 20, 2025: Fall Semester Begins
August 26, 2025: Add/Drop Ends
August 25, 2025: Fall A (Online) Begins
September 1, 2025: Labor Day (No Classes)
October 10, 2025: Midterm Grades Due
October 18, 2025: Fall A (Online) Ends
October 20, 2025: Fall B (Online) Begins
October 20, 2025: Fall Day (No Classes)
November 24-28, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
December 11, 2025: Fall Semester Ends
December 11, 2025: Winter Commencement
December 12, 2025: Final Grades Due
December 13, 2025: Fall B (Online) Ends
January 6, 2026: Faculty & Staff Meeting
January 7, 2026: Faculty Meeting
January 12, 2026: Spring Semester Begins (Add/Drop Begins)
January 12, 2026: Spring A (Online) Begins
January 16, 2026: Add/Drop Ends
January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
March 6, 2026: Midterm Grades Due
March 7, 2026: Spring A (Online) Ends
March 9, 2026: Spring B (Online) Begins
March 9-13, 2026: Spring Break
April 3, 2026: Spring Day (No Classes)
May 2, 2026: Spring Semester Ends
May 2, 2026: Spring B (Online) Ends
May 2, 2026: Spring Commencement
May 4, 2026: Faculty Workshop
May 5, 2026: Final Grades Due
Summer A (Graduate) - May 4: June 27, 2026
Summer A (Undergraduate): May 18 - June 27, 2026
Summer B (Graduate): June 29 - August 22, 2026
Summer B (Undergraduate): June 29 - August 8, 2026
August 17-21, 2026: Faculty Workshop
August 17, 2026: Fall Semester Begins (Add/Drop Begins)
August 31, 2026: Fall A (Online) Begins
September 1, 2026: Add/Drop Ends
September 7, 2026: Labor Day (No Classes)
October 16, 2026: Midterm Graded Due
October 23, 2026: Fall A (Online) Ends
October 26, 2026: Fall Day (No Classes)
October 26, 2026: Fall B (Online) Begins
November 24-28, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
December 17, 2026: Winter Commencement
December 18, 2026: Fall B (Online) Ends
December 18, 2026: Final Grades Due
Class Attendance
York University believes that regular class attendance is essential to learning. We
do understand that there might be necessary absences; however you cannot be absent
from any class more than three weeks in a semester. Absences in excess of this amount
constitute failure and withdrawal of the student from the course.
Punctuality in all classes is required.
The Academic Council may recommend that a student be dismissed from college if he/she
fails to function as a serious student.
Academic Honor Code
York University is committed to academic integrity. Academic integrity is essential
to the success of the University's educational and transformational missions, and
violations of academic integrity constitute serious offenses against the entire collegiate
community. This academic integrity policy and Honor Code is designed to guide students
as they prepare assignments, take examinations, and perform the work necessary to
complete their degree requirements.
Read the full Honor Code
Academic Standing
The cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is computed by dividing the total honor
points earned by the total semester hours attempted, including F grades, but not including
I, NC, S, or W grades. A CGPA of at least 2.00 is required for graduation in any degree
program. To be eligible to participate in co-curricular activities and to avoid being
placed on academic probation, students must meet the minimum standards for satisfactory
academic progress.
Any student who does not meet these minimum standards will be placed on academic probation
and will be limited to no more than a normal course load (15 hours). A student who
is on academic probation is not permitted to participate in any co-curricular activity,
such as athletics, music groups, Songfest, drama productions, and student publications
nor will he/she be allowed to hold an office in any club or student organization.
At the completion of the next semester, every student on academic probation will be
reviewed. One of the following three actions will be taken:
The Provost will remove the student from academic probation if the student now meets
the standards of satisfactory academic progress.
Students who have:
completed at least 12 hours during the semester,
but have not yet completed 60 hours, and
have not yet reached the required cumulative GPA but have made at least the required
GPA for the current term; will be continued on academic probation. (For example: a
student with 45 cumulative semester hours at the end of the semester would need to
have completed at least 12 hours during the term with a term GPA of at least 1.80.)
Any student on academic probation, who does not satisfy either condition above, will
be placed on academic suspension. Academic suspension means that the student may not
enroll for the subsequent fall or spring semester, and may lose eligibility for federal
financial aid. Any student on academic suspension who wishes to re-enroll at York
University may do so if one of the following criteria has been met:
Not having been enrolled at York University for at least one subsequent fall or spring
semester, the student may then petition the provost to be re-admitted on academic
probation.
A student may request an exception to an academic suspension by writing a letter to
the provost explaining all extenuating circumstances and requesting an exception to
the above-stated rules. The provost will present the letter to an appeals committee
that will be responsible for approval or disapproval of the student's request. Any
student reinstated under this process will be readmitted on academic probation and
must limit their academic load to no more than 15 hours. They may also be ineligible
for any federal financial aid.
A full-time student suspended at the end of the spring semester may elect to attend
the summer session of York University on continued probation. If the student enrolls
for at least 6 hours, and achieves the required CGPA at the end of the summer session,
the student would be eligible for full-time enrollment on continued academic probation
for the fall semester. If those conditions are not met, the academic suspension would
continue until the spring semester, at which time the student may petition the provost
to be re-admitted on academic probation.
Additionally, any student whose term GPA is 0.500 or lower will be placed on academic
suspension from the College. Any student in this situation is ineligible to enroll
for the following semester and must petition the provost for re-admittance after that
semester of ineligibility.
Academic Withdrawal
Students deciding to withdraw from the university should initiate this process with
the vice president for enrollment, Mrs. Roni Miller, at
rsmiller@york.edu
. Refunds of tuition and fees are listed
here
and in the academic catalog.
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Academic Policies
Degree Programs
Finals Calendar
Student Handbook
Academic Resource Center
Registrar's Office
Catalog
Questions? Contact Us.
Provost's Office
provost@york.edu
402-363-5614
Academic Policies
More detailed information with regard to Academic Policies may be found in the
Student Handbook
and current
Academic Catalog
.
Academic Calendar
August 11-15, 2025: Fall Workshop
August 20, 2025: Fall Semester Begins
August 26, 2025: Add/Drop Ends
August 25, 2025: Fall A (Online) Begins
September 1, 2025: Labor Day (No Classes)
October 10, 2025: Midterm Grades Due
October 18, 2025: Fall A (Online) Ends
October 20, 2025: Fall B (Online) Begins
October 20, 2025: Fall Day (No Classes)
November 24-28, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
December 11, 2025: Fall Semester Ends
December 11, 2025: Winter Commencement
December 12, 2025: Final Grades Due
December 13, 2025: Fall B (Online) Ends
January 6, 2026: Faculty & Staff Meeting
January 7, 2026: Faculty Meeting
January 12, 2026: Spring Semester Begins (Add/Drop Begins)
January 12, 2026: Spring A (Online) Begins
January 16, 2026: Add/Drop Ends
January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
March 6, 2026: Midterm Grades Due
March 7, 2026: Spring A (Online) Ends
March 9, 2026: Spring B (Online) Begins
March 9-13, 2026: Spring Break
April 3, 2026: Spring Day (No Classes)
May 2, 2026: Spring Semester Ends
May 2, 2026: Spring B (Online) Ends
May 2, 2026: Spring Commencement
May 4, 2026: Faculty Workshop
May 5, 2026: Final Grades Due
Summer A (Graduate) - May 4: June 27, 2026
Summer A (Undergraduate): May 18 - June 27, 2026
Summer B (Graduate): June 29 - August 22, 2026
Summer B (Undergraduate): June 29 - August 8, 2026
August 17-21, 2026: Faculty Workshop
August 17, 2026: Fall Semester Begins (Add/Drop Begins)
August 31, 2026: Fall A (Online) Begins
September 1, 2026: Add/Drop Ends
September 7, 2026: Labor Day (No Classes)
October 16, 2026: Midterm Graded Due
October 23, 2026: Fall A (Online) Ends
October 26, 2026: Fall Day (No Classes)
October 26, 2026: Fall B (Online) Begins
November 24-28, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
December 17, 2026: Winter Commencement
December 18, 2026: Fall B (Online) Ends
December 18, 2026: Final Grades Due
Class Attendance
York University believes that regular class attendance is essential to learning. We
do understand that there might be necessary absences; however you cannot be absent
from any class more than three weeks in a semester. Absences in excess of this amount
constitute failure and withdrawal of the student from the course.
Punctuality in all classes is required.
The Academic Council may recommend that a student be dismissed from college if he/she
fails to function as a serious student.
Academic Honor Code
York University is committed to academic integrity. Academic integrity is essential
to the success of the University's educational and transformational missions, and
violations of academic integrity constitute serious offenses against the entire collegiate
community. This academic integrity policy and Honor Code is designed to guide students
as they prepare assignments, take examinations, and perform the work necessary to
complete their degree requirements.
Read the full Honor Code
Academic Standing
The cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is computed by dividing the total honor
points earned by the total semester hours attempted, including F grades, but not including
I, NC, S, or W grades. A CGPA of at least 2.00 is required for graduation in any degree
program. To be eligible to participate in co-curricular activities and to avoid being
placed on academic probation, students must meet the minimum standards for satisfactory
academic progress.
Any student who does not meet these minimum standards will be placed on academic probation
and will be limited to no more than a normal course load (15 hours). A student who
is on academic probation is not permitted to participate in any co-curricular activity,
such as athletics, music groups, Songfest, drama productions, and student publications
nor will he/she be allowed to hold an office in any club or student organization.
At the completion of the next semester, every student on academic probation will be
reviewed. One of the following three actions will be taken:
The Provost will remove the student from academic probation if the student now meets
the standards of satisfactory academic progress.
Students who have:
completed at least 12 hours during the semester,
but have not yet completed 60 hours, and
have not yet reached the required cumulative GPA but have made at least the required
GPA for the current term; will be continued on academic probation. (For example: a
student with 45 cumulative semester hours at the end of the semester would need to
have completed at least 12 hours during the term with a term GPA of at least 1.80.)
Any student on academic probation, who does not satisfy either condition above, will
be placed on academic suspension. Academic suspension means that the student may not
enroll for the subsequent fall or spring semester, and may lose eligibility for federal
financial aid. Any student on academic suspension who wishes to re-enroll at York
University may do so if one of the following criteria has been met:
Not having been enrolled at York University for at least one subsequent fall or spring
semester, the student may then petition the provost to be re-admitted on academic
probation.
A student may request an exception to an academic suspension by writing a letter to
the provost explaining all extenuating circumstances and requesting an exception to
the above-stated rules. The provost will present the letter to an appeals committee
that will be responsible for approval or disapproval of the student's request. Any
student reinstated under this process will be readmitted on academic probation and
must limit their academic load to no more than 15 hours. They may also be ineligible
for any federal financial aid.
A full-time student suspended at the end of the spring semester may elect to attend
the summer session of York University on continued probation. If the student enrolls
for at least 6 hours, and achieves the required CGPA at the end of the summer session,
the student would be eligible for full-time enrollment on continued academic probation
for the fall semester. If those conditions are not met, the academic suspension would
continue until the spring semester, at which time the student may petition the provost
to be re-admitted on academic probation.
Additionally, any student whose term GPA is 0.500 or lower will be placed on academic
suspension from the College. Any student in this situation is ineligible to enroll
for the following semester and must petition the provost for re-admittance after that
semester of ineligibility.
Academic Withdrawal
Students deciding to withdraw from the university should initiate this process with
the vice president for enrollment, Mrs. Roni Miller, at
rsmiller@york.edu
. Refunds of tuition and fees are listed
here
and in the academic catalog.
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