An academic year consists of either three quarters or two semesters.  Thus 2 semester hours are the equivalent of three quarter hours or one quarter hour is the equivalent to 2/3 of a semester hour.

When students transfer in courses taken at a school on the quarter system, Mount Union College makes the following conversion to semester hours:  1 or 2 quarter hours (QH) equals 1 semester hour (SH); 3 QH equals 2 SH; 4 or 5 QH equals 3 SH; 6 QH equals 4 SH.

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A student’s rank or class—Freshman, Sophomore, etc,--is determined by the total number of semester hours successfully completed.  This includes credits earned at MountUnionCollege, credits awarded for transfer work (including postsecondary work),  and credits awarded for AP, CLEP, or International Baccalaureate exams.  A student is classified as follows:

            Freshman  --  less than 28 total semester hours completed

            Sophomore – at least 28 and less than 58 total semester hours completed

            Junior  --  at least 58 and less than 88 total semester hours completed

            Senior  --a total of 88 or more semester hours completed

When students graduate and then continue to enroll in undergraduate courses they are classified as ‘Postbaccalaureate’ students.  

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There is a Major-Minor Change Form on the Registration Office website which you can complete to declare or change a major, minor, concentration or your advisor.

This form should be processed through your advisor and then submitted to the Registration Office.

            Information on your Application for Graduation will also be used to update these areas.

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A “hold” can be placed on a student’s record by any one of several college offices--Admissions, Student Financial Services, the Registrar, the Business Office, the Academic Dean or the Dean of Students--in order to remedy a situation involving a student.  For example the student may have failed to make payment on a large financial obligation to the College or may have been suspended from the College.  Holds can prevent registration, access to grades on-line, issuance of a transcript or enrollment verification, etc. until the “situation” is resolved and the hold released.

            If you have a ‘hold’ on your record you should contact the office that placed the ‘hold’ and make arrangements to clear your record.  If you are unable to determine which office took action the Registration Office can provide this information.

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Information on transcripts is available on the Registration Office website under “Information on Transcripts.”  There are five ways to request an official transcript:

1.      complete a Transcript Request Form in the Registration Office;

2.      complete a request form on IQ.Web and submit it on-line for  processing;

3.      mail a signed request to the Registration Office which indicates where you want the transcripts sent and how many are to be sent;

4.      fax, rather than mail, the information in 3, above, to the Registration Office (this request, too, must be signed by you.);

5.      scan a request that you have prepared and signed and submit this request by e-mail.

Please note that the Registration Office cannot accept requests by phone and cannot process any written requests that are not signed.

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If you have any problems with IQ.Web call the Registration Office.  That Office can unlock your account, can determine if you are using the correct logon ID, can assign you a new temporary password, or can establish an account for you if you do not have one.

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If you have any problems with e-mail you must call or stop at the HELP Desk for assistance.  The Registration Office cannot help in this area.

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Starting with the 2000-2001 Catalogue, each year’s catalogue is available as a pdf document on the Registration Office website.  For information from older catalogues please either go to the Registration Office or to the Library.

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The academic calendar may be found on the MountUnionCollege website under ‘Academics’.  In addition, each year’s College Catalogue  contains that year and the next year’s Academic Calendar.  These calendars contain information on all three summer sessions, the fall term and the spring term.  They are on page 2-3 of the catalogue.

Starting with 2000-2001, each year’s catalogue is available on the Registration Office website.  The Library has a copy for all years.

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A former MountUnionCollege student whose attendance at the College has been interrupted for a period of one or more regular semesters—for any reason—must  apply for readmission with the Registration Office in order to resume academic work at the College.  If that student attended any other institution during that absence a transcript must be submitted from each school attended before the readmission application will be considered.

The Application for Readmission Form may be found on the Registration Office website.

Students returning after an extended absence may have their degree requirements reassessed and adjusted.  Students returning to college after being suspended are limited to a maximum of 16 semester hours during their first term back.

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