Capstone requirement change at TESU

[Merlin]

Alright here is what I received back from TESU.

"The Registrar’s Office will automatically remove the registration hold for a Capstone class once a student has met this criteria. However, in a situation such as the one which you have described, a conversation with an Academic Advisor is needed (regular communication with an advisor is always encouraged anyway). This allows us to remove the registration hold and approve the Capstone based on extenuating circumstances, i.e. a student has completed 100 credits but the transcripts/score reports have not yet been evaluated."

Hmm, that sounds like this new GPA requirement WILL apply to people without graded credits, but can be waived by advising.

To me it sounds like what the site says - that you need to have completed 100 credits first  (& have them showing/posted to your evaluation - with a resulting overall GPA 2.0, which you do get with Alt Credits transferred in).  I suspect that the GPA factor isn't going to have an impact overall, just having the 100 credits posted before you can register for the Capstone (which likely starts a month or more after registration) could cause some people here a delay in graduation month/year.

Technically, you do not get a 2.0 GPA from alt credits. According to TESU's website, those come in as credit without a letter grade and do not count towards or against the GPA. In other words, if you don't bring in any graded credits from prior college work, you don't have a GPA at all until you pass a graded course at TESU or transfer one in from elsewhere.

Since P/F coursework generally needs to be at 70% or better to earn credit (this isn't always the case) you can argue that it should be at least 2.0 GPA in equivalency, but that isn't reflected in the GPA per TESU.

So depending on how strict they interpret the GPA requirement, this could still be something that people will need to speak with their academic advisor about to get the requirement waived. If so, it only affects a small percentage of the community since most of us have at least a few B&M credits on our transcripts.

But yes, I agree that transferring in the 100 credits will be the long-pole for some people. It took me 6 weeks to get my transcripts evaluated after enrolling. Luckily it didn't impact my ability to register for the capstone.