The letter grade earned in multiplied by the credit hours of the course to achieve the grade points earned for each course. Guide for Students is a handbook for UW-Parkside students outlining university services, facilities, programs, and policies. Incomplete is a designation for coursework requirements postponed beyond the end of a semester. A Major is a curricular area of concentration in which students accumulate from one department or interdisciplinary program a specific number and sequence of courses. At the orientation session, students sign their annual contracts, receive course outlines and study guides, pay tuition and fees.
Petitions are a means for students to seek the waiving of an established university policy.
Such policies are published in the current UW-Parkside catalog and website, as are the procedures for petitioning. The service fee is not refundable. Segregated Fees are fees included in enrollment costs to fund university facilities and services for students. Students are free to manage their time as appropriate to meet the course competences by the expiration date of their annual contracts. Skills Requirements are part of the graduation requirement for UW-Parkside students, who are expected to demonstrate effective skills levels in reading, writing, computation, and information literacy.