Traditional MPA, MIA, and MSEd-HEA students may use the P/NC option once for one elective course in their entire program. It cannot be used for core courses or Capstone. The Registrar must receive P/NC application by the deadline specified on the Academic Calendar; the application can be found online. Graduate Students are allowed to cancel their P/NC or transfer the P/NC to another applicable class by the deadline indicated on the academic calendar. After the indicated deadline, graduate students are not allowed cancel or transfer their P/NC request. The course instructor is not informed that a student is completing the class under the P/NC option.

If a C- or better is received, the student will receive a grade of “P”. Credits completed will be recorded but the grade will not be computed. If the student does not pass the course (receives a grade of “F”), a grade of “NC” will be recorded; this grade will not be computed in the student’s GPA. Furthermore, if a student receives a NC, he/she may either retake the same course or another elective in its place, but this time a conventional grade will be assigned.

If the original six-year period and two additional semesters have expired, the student must appeal to the Marxe Committee on Academic Standing for a time extension. In some instances, an extension may require a review of the student’s original program for currency of subject matter. Additional courses may be required to complete the degree if the curriculum has changed since they were last enrolled.

All graduate students must file for graduation by the deadline of their last semester of coursework. Below are the deadlines to apply for graduation online via CUNYFirst; late applications are not accepted:

• Spring 2021 graduation: opens on September 16,2020; closes on February 15, 2021
• Summer 2021 graduation: opens on February 16, 2021; closes on June 15, 2021
• Fall 2021 graduation: opens June 16, 2021; closes September 15, 2021

There is only one Commencement Ceremony at Baruch College that takes place at the end of the Spring term; Fall grads of the previous year, Spring and Summer grads of the current year may all attend this ceremony. Students who graduate in the fall (with a Jan/Feb diploma date) can only attend the graduation ceremony the following spring. Students graduating in the summer (taking their last courses in the summer) can participate in Commencement or “walk” in the earlier spring ceremony, and have their name feature in the Commencement program if they file for summer graduation by March 1st. For more instructions on how to apply for graduation or for graduation ceremony facts, please visit the Registrar’s website.

Graduate and undergraduate students at the Marxe School can file an academic appeal for a number of reasons including:

• Retroactive course withdrawal from a semester
• Reinstatement into a program
• Extension of time to complete a degree

Academic Appeals are heard by the Committee on Academic Standing (CAS) which is comprised of four faculty members elected by the entire Marxe faculty and two student representatives as well as staff members. Students do not appear before the CAS.

A Marxe Academic Appeals Form must be submitted along with a written statement and any supporting documentation (e.g. doctor’s notes, hospital records, email correspondence, The appeal form and all supporting documentation in PDF format must be submitted to mspia.advisement@baruch.cuny.edu with the subject line: ACADEMIC APPEAL

The Committee considers appeals twice during each fall and spring semesters and once during the summer.

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