Student Success Policy

The goal of the Student Academic Success-Degree Completion Policy is to promote undergraduate student success. The policy establishes a structured framework and criteria to guide all students to completion of an undergraduate degree within a reasonable period of time.

• Part of the Policy is to make sample Four Year Plans available to students.
• Another aspect of the policy to provide benchmark courses that indicate satisfactory progress towards a degree.

Benchmark reviews in CLFS

• Our benchmark reviews take effect starting in the first semester a student is in a CLFS major. Prior semesters don't count.
• Students who are not in good academic standing (cumulative GPA less than 2.0) and who also do not meet their benchmarks will be required to change their major. Appeals can be made to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
• All benchmark courses require a "C" minimum to meet the benchmark.

Benchmarks by major: 

Biological Sciences majors:

SECOND SEMESTER BENCHMARKS (or 30 attempted credits)
MATH220, 140, or 130
BSCI105
BSCI106
2 semesters of Chemistry with lab

FOURTH SEMESTER BENCHMARKS (or 60 attempted credits)
MATH220, 140
 or 130
MATH221, 141 or 131
BSCI105
BSCI106
BSCI207 Principles of Biology II
4 semesters of Chemistry with lab

Chemistry and Biochemistry majors:

SECOND SEMESTER BENCHMARKS (or 30 attempted credits)
MATH140
BSCI105
2 semesters of Chemistry with lab

FOURTH SEMESTER BENCHMARKS (or 60 attempted credits)
MATH140
MATH141

BSCI105
PHYS141
4 semesters of Chemistry with lab

Environmental Science and Policy-Conservation and Biodiversity majors:

SECOND SEMESTER BENCHMARKS (or 30 attempted credits)
MATH220 or 140 or 130
MATH221 or 141 or 131
BSCI105
ENSP101
ENSP102
1 semester of Chemistry with lab

FOURTH SEMESTER BENCHMARKS (or 60 attempted credits)
MATH220 or 140 or 130
MATH221 or 141 or 131
BSCI105
BSCI106
ENSP101
ENSP102
2 semesters of Chemistry with lab