Semester Information Summer 2009

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Schedule adjustment for returning students may be done through the World Wide Web. For more information, go to:

http://info.ship.edu 

This site may be reached from off-campus using any web browser. Students may drop or add any courses which are not restricted or closed.

To schedule courses which require an add slip, you must go to the department office. This may be done starting Monday, January 12, 2009.

Residence hall check-in for returning students begins at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2009.

Please refer to the Dining Services web site for information regarding campus food services.

If you plan to operate a car on campus, you will need to purchase a parking decal. Failure to register your vehicle will result in a fine. Decals are available through the University Police, located in the Reed Operations Center (open 24 hours a day, seven days a week). For more information, call 477-1444.

Textbooks may be purchased at the University Store in the Ceddia Union Building.

Bookstore Hours

Contact the University store at (717)-477-1600 for hours of operation or visit their web site at http://bookstore.shipstudents.org/home.aspx

Withdrawal From Class

In some cases a student may owe a balance to the University after Title IV aid is returned.

Information concerning the detailed application of the refund policy can be obtained by contacting the Student Accounts Office at 477-1211.

Refund polices are subject to change by the State System of Higher Education.

To call these offices from a campus phone, dial the 4-digit extension listed below.  To dial these numbers from off campus, use (717) 477- then the number.

If you plan to graduate in May, you must submit an application by Friday, September 11, 2009. An application fee of $25.00 for Bachelor’s degree or $50 for Master’s is required at this time. Graduate Commencement will be held on Friday, December 18 and Undergraduate Commencement will be held on Saturday,December 19, 2009.

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Under the provisions of the Student Right-to-Know Act universities must report the graduation rate of students. This rate is based on full- time students who entered the institution as first time freshmen. It includes all students who have completed their course of study in 150% of the normal time for completion or graduation.

As a four-year institution, Shippensburg University reports the rate for students who have graduated up to six years after initially enrolling. The most recent class for which these figures can be calculated entered the University in the fall of 2001. The graduation rate for this class is 65%.

Release of Student Information

Under federal law, Shippensburg University may release directory information about current students.  Directory information includes name, home/local addresses and phone numbers, e-mail address, enrollment status, major, degree and honors.  This information is provided to callers and is also available on the University's World Wide Website.
If you do not want this information to be released, you must complete a form in the Registrar's Office instructing the University to withhold your directory information or indicate this through:  info.ship.edu.  

First Day Attendance

The first day attendance policy allows faculty to remove you from a course if you do not attend the first class session and do not provide notice to the faculty or the department secretary.  This also applies to the first class after you add a course during schedule adjustment.
If you are dropped from a course for not attending the first class, you may only reschedule it if it is still open during schedule adjustment.
Even if you do not attend the first class, you are still responsible for dropping the course during schedule adjustment.  Otherwise, you may remain scheduled for the course and receive a grade of "F" for nonattendance. You may also be charged for the course.

Final Exam Schedule

Check Student Information System for official times and room assignments after the updated final exam schedule is posted.
 

Students who have a conflict or more than two finals in one day should report to their academic dean no later than the week before finals to resolve the problem.

In case of inclement weather, the following schedule may be followed:
1. If a night final exam is canceled, it will be rescheduled for Friday night.
2. If finals are delayed in the morning, the missed morning finals will be made up at the same time on Friday.
3. If finals are canceled in the afternoon, the missed afternoon finals will be made up at the same time on Friday.
4. If an entire day is canceled, finals will be made up on Friday.