Policies and Grades

HECUA Policies

Student Policies
Three policy packets (Principles and Policies for Students, Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policies, and Safety and Security: Principles and Practices) outline important information for all students participating in HECUA off-campus study programs. Every student accepted into a HECUA program receives these documents. Students are required to read these materials thoroughly before signing the Participation Agreement. This agreement certifies that a student agrees to abide by all policies and guidelines set forth in the documents.

Grade Policies, Grade Reports, and Transcripts
Grades are the responsibility of each faculty director. In general an A is 93 and above, A- 90 to 92, B+ 87 to 89, B 83 to 86, B- 80 to 82, etc. Faculty send grades to HECUA Student Services approximately ten days after the end of a program. HECUA grade reports are then forwarded to member institutions within one week of receipt of grades. Students from schools outside HECUA's consortium should allow for additional processing and mailing time.

Students from schools in HECUA's consortium:
A stamped and sealed HECUA grade report (transcript) is sent to the student's home institution. Staff in the off-campus studies office or the registrar's office transfer the student's grades onto the school's official transcript per prior arrangements with the institution.

Students from schools outside HECUA's consortium:
HECUA registers students from schools outside HECUA's consortium temporarily at Hamline University, which serves as the school of record for registration purposes only. At the end of the semester, HECUA submits a stamped and sealed HECUA grade report directly to Hamline's registrar's office where it is transferred onto an official Hamline University transcript. This transcript is sent to HECUA, where it is then forwarded to the student's home institution to the appropriate office for registration.

Grades will be withheld by HECUA for any student:

• who has not paid all program fees; or
• who has not completed all evaluations related to her/his HECUA program

Questions about grades and grade reports should be directed to HECUA's student services associate Phil Romine. Matters related to course evaluations, requests for assistance with credit transfer, or disputes about grades should be directed to HECUA's director of programs Sarah Pradt. Finally, program fees and other financial matters should be discussed with the director of operations Pat Mulvihill.