These academic policies and regulations generally apply to all undergraduate students and provide a framework within which schools and colleges may specify further conditions or variations appropriate to students in their courses or programs. Statements of academic policies and regulations apply to both degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students unless explicitly noted otherwise.
The information in this bulletin is subject to change by Temple University at any time. Neither this bulletin nor any parts of it may be relied upon as a contract between Temple University and any student, applicant, or other user of this site. All prospective and current students should consult with appropriate University Offices to verify current information and the status of policies, programs, descriptions of curricula, or other information in this bulletin.
The texts of some of these policies are available on the Temple University Policies & Bylaws web site at https://secretary.temple.edu/policies.
Students should consult their advisors and dean's offices for any changes in policy that affect them.
Academic Policies
- Academic Course Load
- Academic Forgiveness
- Academic Progress for Undergraduate Courses
- Academic Residency Requirements
- Academic Rights and Responsibilities
- Academic Standing
- Assessment of Student Learning
- Attendance
- Audit
- Continuing Degree Seeking Students
- Course Numbering System
- Courses Inapplicable to Graduation
- Courses Over Ten Years Old
- Credit for Prior Learning
- Credit Hours
- Credit/No Credit Courses
- Dean's List
- Declaration of Major and/or Concentration
- Disciplinary Action
- Double Major Across Colleges
- Dropping or Withdrawing from Courses
- Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Final Examinations
- Grade Change
- Grade Point Average (GPA)
- Grades and Grading
- Graduation Procedures
- Grievances
- Honors for Academic Achievement
- Incomplete Coursework
- Leave of Absence
- Non-Degree Seeking Students
- Permission to Complete a Course at another Institution after Matriculation
- Placement Assessments
- Plagiarism and Academic Cheating
- Prerequisites and Co-requisites
- Probation and Dismissal
- Registration
- Repeating a Course
- Reverse Transfer
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Second Degrees
- Simultaneous Enrollment
- Student Conduct Code
- Students Called to Military Service Obligation
- Study Abroad Approval Procedures for External Programs
- Transcripts
- Transfer Between Schools/Colleges Within the University (Change of Program)
- Transfer Credit
- Undergraduates Taking Graduate Level Courses