Academic Standing
AP Credit
Calendar
Drops
ECU 1 Card
E-mail Addresses
Financial Aid
Foundation Curriculum/General Education
Grade Replacements
Jobs
Parking
Probation
Registration pin/code
Summer School
Suspension
Transcripts

What is Academic Warning?

Students who do not make at least a 2.00 GPA each semester are put on Academic warning.

What is Academic Probation?

Students who do not meet their minimum cumulative GPA requirements for their classification are placed on probation. Minimum GPA requirements are as follows:

1-29 attempted/transfer hours (FR) = 1.6 GPA

30-59 attempted/transfer hours (SO) = 1.8 GPA

60-74 attempted/transfer hours = 1.9 GPA

75 + attempted/transfer hours = 2.0 GPA

For example, a sophomore with 42 attempted/transfer hours must make at least a 1.8 cumulative GPA to avoid being placed on probation.  He/she then has 1 semester to improve the GPA to the appropriate level.  If a student fails to do so, suspension will follow.  Always consult your academic advisor with questions about probation/suspension.

What is Academic Suspension?

After a student is placed on probation, he/she has 1 semester to either:

 A) raise the cumulative GPA to the minimum standard or 
 B) earn a 2.5 semester GPA on at least 12 hours of coursework or 
 C) come within 5 Quality points of the minimum GPA required for classification.

Always consult your academic advisor with questions about probation/suspension.


How does my academic standing affect Financial Aid?

Click on Satisfactory Academic Progress for more information.

I should receive AP credit. How can I tell if it has been awarded?

Check your transcript in Banner. AP credit will appear at the top of the transcript, underneath your major information. In order for AP credit to be awarded, you must have your AP scores sent to the ECU Admissions Office from the College Board. For a list of scores eligible for credit, click here: AP Credit

How can I find important ECU dates/deadlines such as the last day to drop, exams dates, or summer school dates?

The University’s Academic Calendar can be found in the front of the undergraduate catalog or online at http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/senate/fscalend.cfm

How many drops do I receive?

If you entered ECU as a:

     freshman, you receive 4 drops to use at ECU. 

     sophomore, you receive 3 drops to use at ECU.

     junior, you receive 2 drops to use at ECU.

     senior, you receive 1 drop to use at ECU.


How do I drop a course?

If you are trying to drop a course within the first 5 days of a semester, you can drop it in Banner with your registration pin.  This will not count as one of your allotted drops.

If you are trying to drop a course after the first 5 days, you must see advisor to complete a drop form.  This will count as one of your allotted drops.

After the last day to drop (dates are published in university calendar http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/senate/fscalend.cfm) students can NOT drop a course unless there are extenuating circumstances (e.g., you are taking a dance class and you broke a leg). 

What is an ECU 1 Card (and where can I find the 1 Card Office?)

The ECU 1 Card is your official ECU identification but can also be used for meal plans/declining balance, campus library, campus copiers/printers, athletic events, etc. They are located on the ground floor of the Old Cafeteria Complex (G-521) For a list of complete uses and a map to the 1 Card office, visit their website at http://www.ecu.edu/1card/

How can I find my instructor's e-mail address?

There is an e-mail icon on the top right portion of the ECU homepage. Click that icon to go to the directory search. You can also find your instructor's e-mail address in Banner under Course Schedule.

How will my academic standing affect my Financial Aid?

Click Satisfactory Academic Progress for more information.

How many social sciences, humanities, fine arts, etc. do I have to take to graduate?

Students need 42 hours of Foundations curriculum courses which include:

• 6 hours of English (FC: EN) to include ENGL 1100 and 1200
• 3 hours of Mathematics (FC:MA)
• 8 hours of Natural Science (FC:SC) including at least one laboratory science
• 12 hours of Social Science (FC:SO) from at least three different areas
• 10 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts (FC:HU and FC:FA) including at least one humanity and at least one fine art.
• 3 hours of Health & Exercise & Sport Science (FC:HL and FC:EX) including HLTH 1000 and either EXSS 1000 or EXSS 1001.

How does Grade Replacement work?

Students receive 3 grade replacements that can be used to replace any 1000 or 2000 level class in which they earned a D or F in—provided they have not taken a higher level course for which that course was a pre-requisite.  The first course (D or F) is then removed from the GPA calculation.  (Exception:  if the student ends up failing a course he/she initially made a D in, that final grade of F remains.)

Students who wish to use one of their grade replacements should sign up for the course again and then go to the Registrar’s home page (http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/registrar/FRF.cfm) and print out a grade replacement form. Complete the grade replacement form and submit to the Registrar’s Office in Whichard 105 for processing.  The form should ideally be turned in by the end of the semester in which the student is repeating the course.  Students are encouraged to consult their academic advisor when deciding on which courses to grade replace.

Failure to turn in the grade replacement form will result in the 2 grades being averaged—not replaced.

If a student repeats a course but forgets to turn in a grade replacement form, he/she may turn in the form at any time to the Registrar’s Office for a retroactive grade replacement.

Where can I go to find out about ON and OFF campus job opportunities? 

The Career Center helps students and alumni with all of their job search needs. Whether you are looking for a permanent job at graduation, an Internship to get more work experience, or a part-time job on or off campus to earn money while you are a student, The Career Center is the place to look! They have an online job database called Career Connections that lists all the job openings they receive. You must be registered with the Career Center to use the database but registering is easy and can be done online at http://www.ecu.edu/e3careers/forstudents.lookingforwork.overview.asp

How can I get a parking permit?

Parking on campus is by permit only. All students, staff, faculty, vendors, and visitors who park on campus are required by East Carolina University to register their vehicle with the Department of Parking and Transportation Services, pay a registration fee, and permanently display a valid parking permit on their vehicle. The only exception is for those vehicles parking at a metered parking space.

The parking permit is a removable decal that must be displayed on the windshield, in the lower portion of the driver's side, above the inspection sticker if the vehicle is registered in North Carolina. If the state inspection sticker is placed elsewhere, the ECU parking permit should still be place in the lower portion of the windshield on the driver's side.

Permits are valid July 1 through June 30 of each year. For more information, visit the Department of Transportation and Parking Services at http://www.ecu.edu/parking/

How do I receive my registration pin/code?

You must meet with the assigned advisor each semester in order to receive a new pin. (Check OneStop for Advisor information.)  The pin/code changes every semester.

My registration pin/code doesn’t work.  What’s wrong?

Registration pins change every semester. Either you are using an old pin or the online registration module is no longer available and your assigned advisor must adjust the schedule.


I lost my registration pin/code. What should I do?

If you have already met with the assigned advisor, try e-mailing advisor to see if they can send pin via e-mail.  If you have not yet met with advisor to receive new pin, you must schedule an appointment to receive advising before receiving a new pin.

I am interested in summer school at ECU—how do I register?

Students can register for summer school at the same time they pre-register for the fall semester.  For specific dates, see the University’s academic calendar at http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/senate/fscalend.cfm   

I am interested in taking summer courses at a community college/university other than ECU—is that possible?

Yes, provided that the student has a 2.00 at the end of the spring semester, is not repeating a course, and the student received permission from ECU to take courses.  Students must submit form entitled “Permission to Take Courses at a US college or university” found at the Registrar’s Website under Frequently Requested Forms.   http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/registrar/FRF.cfm 

BEFORE you take summer school somewhere else:

1. Download permission form from the following website http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/advising/upload/PermTakeCrsUSSP07.pdf. 

2. Go to One Stop and look under Tools to see the “Course Equivalencies”  Just select your state & other institution and you’ll see what courses they have and what it equals to at ECU.  It’s that easy!! 

• For example, if you are going to Pitt Community College and need to take our MATH 1065 course, at Pitt you can take MATH 161 or MATH 171 because they both equal our MATH 1065.  Go ahead and put BOTH courses down on your permission form (just in case one of the courses is closed at Pitt when you try to register for it.)  Just because you put a course down on the sheet doesn’t mean you have to take it.  Put down anything and everything you think you might want to take—just in case!!!!
  

3. Turn your completed form in to Whichard 210.  It will take about a week for them to process. Once they approve it, they’ll mail a copy to you. You then take the signed permission form to your summer school to show them that you have permission to take that particular course.  Then you can sign up for the course at your new school.

AFTER you take summer school somewhere else:

1. AFTER you complete your summer classes you need to have your school’s Registrar’s Office submit an OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT to ECU’s Registrar’s Office in Whichard 105 (Greenville, NC 27858)

2. Please keep in mind that it may take ECU several weeks to process your transfer credit and that could delay your registration into some fall courses (if you are registering for a course in which your summer course is a pre-requisite).  IF you need to register for a fall class that is affected by your summer class—you should also request an get an unofficial copy of your transcript to give to your advisor. This MIGHT allow him/her to register you for classes before your credit is actually “officially” entered into the system.  (It will depend on the individual course—consult your advisor for specifics.)

How do I get a copy of my official transcript?

Contact the Registrar’s Office at http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/registrar/TranscriptInfo.cfm to request an official copy of transcript.