Student Handbook

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Introduction

About Leighton

• Mission of the University

• Vision Statement

• Core Values

Student Records

• Office of the Registrar

• Grade Change

• Pass/Fail Grade Policy

• Academic Forgiveness Policy

• Credit Hour Policy

• Repeated Course Policy

• Repeated Course Fee

• Repeated Course

• Procedure for Securing Student Records

• Add/Swap Courses

Financial Matters

• Student Financial Account

• Delinquent Tuition Account

• Refund Policy

• Drop for Non-Payment

• Tuition/Fees & Billing

• Payment Plans

• Payments by Guarantor

• Cancellation Policy

• Refund Policy

• Refund Payments

• FERPA

Student Development Services

• Disability Services Accommodation

• Disability Services

• Advisement

• Academic Advisors

• Non-Degree Students

• Transient Students

• Transfer Credit

• Transfer Students

• Student Honor Code

• Section 504 Compliance

• Section 504 Coordinator

• Complaint Procedures

• Investigation Procedures

• Review of Academic Records

• Withdrawal from a Course

• Academic Withdrawal

Human Resource

• Equal Opportunity

• Title IX

Academic Division

• Course Numbering

• Credit/No-Credit Courses

• Incomplete Grade

• Deans List

• General Education Program

• Academic Standards

• Academic Integrity

• Violation of Academic Integrity

Technology & Communications

• Student Email Accounts

• Email Policy

• Telephone Calls & Messages

• Mailing Address

Academic Forgiveness Policy

The Academic Forgiveness policy pertains only to former Leighton University students returning to the university as undergraduate students after a significant absence and before earning any degree at any institution. It provides them an opportunity to have their academic standing reflect their increased maturity and readiness, and improved level of academic performance gained since the interruption of studies at Leighton University. Specifically, once the returning students have demonstrated the ability to sustain a satisfactory level of academic performance following their return, any grades below a C earned during the previous Leighton University enrollment will be disregarded in the calculations of hours earned and grade point average.

Eligibility
Academic forgiveness is available to any Leighton University student who has not been enrolled for at least one calendar year (12 months).

Academic Forgiveness
Any student who has not been enrolled at Leighton University for at least 12 consecutive months may request information on the Academic Forgiveness policy and an Application for Academic Forgiveness form from the Academic Advisement Center. Once the acknowledgment portion of the way is completed, the student’s records will be reviewed by the appropriate academic areas after each subsequent academic Session.

After returning to Leighton University, a student must complete a minimum of 12 graded credit hours with a minimum 2.0 GPA to be eligible for academic forgiveness. If the student meets these conditions, has completed the Application for Academic Forgiveness form, and requests to have the policy applied, the following steps will be taken with regard to the student’s academic record: