The Office of Teaching and Learning is responsible for the overall quality control and management of all curricula, faculty and academic staff, academic support services, class scheduling, classroom and laboratory instruction, and academic records management. The Office of Teaching and Learning includes:

• The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost
• The Registrar’s Office
• The Academic Skills Center
• The Feinstein Enriching America Program
• Department Chairs
• Faculty
• Office for Institutional Effectiveness

The Office of Teaching and Learning is managed by the Senior Vice President and Provost (the chief academic officer of the university) and the Assistant Provosts. All inquiries concerning the Office of Teaching and Learning should be directed to (401) 739-5000, Ext. 3438.

Academic Regulations

Academic Regulations Grading System

Grade	Point Value	Percent	Comment
A	4.00	93-100	SUPERIOR
A-	3.67	90-92
B+	3.33	87-89
B	3.00	83-86	GOOD QUALITY
B-	2.67	80-82
C+	2.33	77-79
C	2.00	73-76	AVERAGE QUALITY
C-	1.67	70-72
D+	1.33	66-69	PASSING
D	1.00	60-65
F (Failure)	0.00	Below 60	FAILURE

Failures may not be made up, except by repeating or, with permission from the Office of Teaching and Learning, by passing an equivalent course at an approved institution. When a student repeats a course for which an “F” grade was received, both grades will appear on the transcript, but only the higher grade will be used in calculating the grade point average.

W:  Received by students who officially withdraw from a course before the end of the “drop period.”

P:  Satisfactory completion of a “Pass/Fail” course for credit.

CH:  Challenge credit awarded as a result of passing a challenge exam.

S:  Satisfactory completion of a non-credit course.

U:  Unsatisfactory completion of a non-credit course.

INC:  Incomplete - must be completed to meet graduation requirements.

IPR:  In Progress - must be completed to meet graduation requirements.

AU:  Audit indicates registration and attendance in a course for which no examinations, evaluation or credit are given.

ML:  Military Leave, assigned to students who are called to active duty and must withdraw prior to the end of a term.

PR:  Portfolio review credit awarded after assessment of student life experience portfolio.

TR:  Transfer credit from another accredited postsecondary institution.

Grade Point Average

GPA:
Grade Point Averages (GPA) includes the attempted credits for successful completion of courses, non-passing grades, incomplete (i.e. grade of I), and repeated courses. Withdrawals (W), are document on the academic record but do not count toward the GPA.  
Audited and remedial coursework are not included in attempted credits or GPA.  

Earned credits include: 
Successful completion of courses (i.e., grades of A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, *C+, *C, *C-, *D+, *D are included in the GPA. Transfer credits that are awarded are on the academic record as transfer accepted but are not calculated in the GPA. 
Audited and remedial coursework are not included. *Check program specific grade requirements.

Attempted Credit Hours and Successfully Completed Credit Hours:   
All credit-bearing courses are calculated into “hours attempted” for financial aid purposes. Courses with passing grades are hours successfully completed (Courses with Grades of “F”, “W”, “U” are not considered as hours successfully completed).   
Repeated courses are counted in the “hours attempted” calculation for financial aid purposes.

 Course Repeats   
When a course is repeated, both grades appear in the transcript. However, only the highest grade is factored into the GPA. Each repeat is considered an attempt.  

GPA calculation:
GPA’s grade points are computed by multiplying the number of credit hours for the course by the weighted point value of the grade (see Grading System). For example: A grade of B+ (with a weighted point value of 3.33) in Math 125, a four-credit course, is assigned 13.32 grade points, (3.33 x 4). The cumulative grade point average (GPA) is obtained by dividing the total number of grade points achieved by the number of credit hours of work completed. 

Transferring to a new program:  
Any student who is transferring into another program may petition to have the previous courses that do not apply to the new program excluded from their GPA.  The course work will remain on the student’s transcript as part of the permanent academic record and financial aid requirements. Credits that may be applicable to the new program may still apply based on review of the transfer to a new program.  

Credit Hour

A credit hour is central to the preparation of curricula at New England Institute of Technology. The number of credit hours assigned to coursework is related to the academic time a student is expected to spend in direct faculty instruction and out-of-class work.

A credit hour reasonably approximates not less than: One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately ten weeks to earn one credit; or at least an equivalent amount of work for other academic activities as established by NEIT including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work, such as study and exam preparation time, leading to the award of credits.

Academic Dismissal Appeal Process

Academic probation is a provisional status given to a student who is not meeting the university’s requirements for academic achievement. A student who does not meet the university’s requirements for academic achievement (see “Required Levels of Achievement” below) will be placed on academic probation. A student who is placed on probation must meet with a Student Advisor or Student Success Coach to discuss academic challenges and develop a plan to become academically successful.

A student who has met the university’s requirements for academic achievement by the end of the probationary term will be taken off probation. An undergraduate or graduate student who has not met the university’s requirements for academic achievement at the end of the probationary term will remain on probation for a second term. A doctoral student who has not met the university’s requirements for academic achievement at the end of the probationary term will be dismissed.

A student who has met the university’s requirements for academic achievement by the end of a second probationary term will be removed from probationary status if the student’s cumulative GPA meets the minimum requirements. A student who has had a successful academic term but whose cumulative progress does not meet the academic standards required by their program will remain on probation for an additional term. A student in a second probationary term who has not had a successful academic term and whose achievement does not meet the cumulative GPA university requirement will be dismissed from the university

Academic Dismissal Appeal Process

1. Complete the “Appeal of Dismissal or Denial of Re-Entry” form attached to the Dismissal letter received from the Registrar or access the form on the NEIT Student TechNet under the Campus Info > Student Forms menu.
2. The student in a health science program submits the completed form to dnoret@neit.edu. All other students submit the completed form to evanrenselaar@neit.edu. 
3. Appeal deadline is 3 pm on Friday of the week prior to the first week of classes.
4. After review, the Assistant Provost will provide immediate written notice to the student of their decision:
5. The dismissal is overturned, and the student is permitted to continue into the next term.
6. The dismissal is upheld, and the student is not permitted to continue into the next term.

If upon first appeal, the student’s dismissal is upheld, the student may further appeal to the “Dismissal Appeals Committee.” The student must submit an “Appeal of Dismissal or Denial of Re-Entry” form to the Committee at otl@neit.edu. A committee member will then contact the student to schedule an appeals meeting. After the student meets with the committee, the committee will make its recommendation to the Provost. The student will be notified in writing by the Provost of the appeal decision. The Provost’s determination is final.

Undergraduate students may not take more than 19 credits during their first probationary term and not more than 16 credits during their second probationary term. A student who is on academic probation must contact their Student Advisor to review and discuss the proper course load for the successive term.

Required Levels of Academic Achievement

Any student who does not meet the following standards for end-of-term grade point average and/or for cumulative grade point average, will be on probation for the following term:

Credits Completed	End-of-Term GPA	Cumulative GPA
Certificate Program
Practical Nurse		2.33	2.33
Associate Degree Programs
	<36 credits completed	1.0	1.7
	36-71 credits completed	1.0	1.8
	72 credits and above	2.0	2.0
Bachelor's Degree Programs		2.0	2.0
Master's Degree Programs		3.0	3.0
Doctoral Degree Program		3.0	3.0

*For Health Science students, please review program GPA requirements. 
*A 2.0 GPA is required for students if they intend to do the 2 additional terms to complete their A.S. Degree.

Note: Students should check the Question and Answer document located in the “Academic Programs” link in Web for Students on https://students.neit.edu, for their respective programs to determine specific criteria (e.g., grades and/or cumulative grade point average) necessary to remain in good academic standing in that program. 
Additionally, it is the student’s responsibility to maintain an awareness of any changes in criteria that would affect a student’s enrollment status.

Academic Integrity Policy

Throughout a student's academic experience at New England Institute of Technology, they will have the opportunity to learn, research, participate, and share experiences in online and on-ground courses. Many of the courses require testing, writing, and communication skills to assess meeting the course and program outcomes of learning. The Academic Integrity Policy of the university is written to ensure that each student's own work and others’ is protected, and that students receive the greatest benefit from their educational experiences. Our collective goal is to maintain the highest standard of integrity and excellence, as we learn about ethical practices in professional work settings.

Academic dishonesty is prohibited in any form here at the university. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, fabrication, facilitation of dishonest actions, plagiarism, and improper use of one’s own work or use of a non-approved AI generative tool.

• Cheating—intentional use or attempted use of deception as one's academic work;
• Fabrication—intentional falsification and/or invention of any information or citation;
• Facilitating dishonesty—intentionally working with others to commit an act of dishonesty;
• Plagiarism—failing to credit the work of others, copying and pasting materials from the web or another student, or using an author’s words/work as one’s own, even if the source citation is provided;
• Improper use of one’s own work—the unauthorized act of submitting work for a course that includes work done for previous courses and/or projects as though the work in question were newly done for the present course/project.
• Use of non-approved artificial intelligent tools/ChatGPT,  improperly referencing the use of *approved AI tools are acts of academic dishonesty.

Any project, paper, or examination is expected to be the student’s own work, and in the student’s own words. Willful academic dishonesty (specific examples include but are not limited to: copying and pasting materials from online sources with or without proper citation, unapproved AI use; copying another student’s work or allowing one’s own work to be copied; using notes, books, or electronic devices during assessments without the instructor’s advanced permission to the entire class; presenting information or images copied from a book, journal, or online source as one’s own; or using instructors’ test banks) will not be tolerated. Attempts to engage in any of the conduct described above or the facilitation of any of this conduct by another individual will be treated as conduct constituting academic dishonesty for purposes of this policy.*

*Approved use of AI tools must be properly documented and cited to abide within university policies on Academic Integrity Policy. You are to cite all referenced materials following the APA guidelines, and other required citation formats. For questions and assistance use the Academic Skills Center for writing help or speak with your faculty.   

Notwithstanding, a student with a disability may be permitted to use notes, books, or electronic devices during assessments if the course instructor has been informed by the 504 Coordinator that the use qualifies as a reasonable accommodation for that student based on a diagnosed disability as long as the accommodation does not affect the academic integrity of the course as determined by NEIT.

All faculty at NEIT are requested to enable the plagiarism checking tool, TurnItIn, for major writing assignments. The instructor reserves the right to submit any student submission to TurnItIn. By taking a course, the student agrees that all submitted work may be examined for detection of plagiarism. Any instructor who determines a case of academic dishonesty must follow the Faculty Guidance to Report Academic Dishonesty Policy and immediately notify their Department Chair and the Assistant Provost. **See Faculty Guidance to Report Academic Dishonesty Policy.

In the case of a Level II incident (as defined below), the Assistant Provost will investigate the matter through consultation with the instructor and Department Chair and will determine what action, if any, is appropriate. If the Assistant Provost determines that a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy has occurred, depending on the severity of the offense, the student: may be required to redo the project, paper, or examination; may receive an F grade for that assignment; may receive an F grade for the course; or may be subject to academic suspension or dismissal from the university. The student will receive written confirmation of the action taken as a result of the report of academic dishonesty. This confirmation will be copied to the course instructor, the Department Chair, and the Department Chair of the student’s major.

A student who wishes to challenge the decision of the Assistant Provost may appeal in writing to the Provost no later than 14 days after receiving the Assistant Provost’s ruling. In all cases of appeal, the decision of the Provost is final.

*Faculty may choose to supplement this university-wide Academic Integrity Policy with additional plagiarism guidelines specific to a course or program. Any supplemental requirements regarding academic integrity must be included in the course syllabus. The language of NEIT’s Academic Integrity Policy applies to any faculty or program’s supplemental policies. Additionally, any programs that use a software application as a lockdown browser for testing or assignments to support academic integrity are included within the language of this policy.

**Faculty Guidance to Report Academic Dishonesty Policy

The NEIT Academic Integrity Policy is a guide to address the process for suspicion or acts of academic dishonesty. This policy applies to all on-ground and online classes. 

If a case of academic dishonesty is suspected, the instructor will notify the student that there is a question of academic dishonesty and provide the student an opportunity to respond. The instructor will need to notify the student of any suspicious acts no later than within 7 days of the discovery. The student should be provided 3 days to respond to the questionable incident. Faculty are obligated to report any incident of academic dishonesty, intentional or otherwise, to their Department Chair and the Assistant Provost.

Level I incident:

The instructor determines the incident of academic dishonesty was due to the student’s confusion or novice experience with correct integration and citing of sources. The instructor decides to offer the student an informal resolution, and the student agrees to the terms.

The incident, including the corrective action taken, is reported to the instructor’s Department Chair and the Assistant Provost. The information will be kept on file in the Office of Teaching and Learning in case other level I incidents are or have been reported. More than one reported level I incident of academic dishonesty may result in more severe disciplinary actions.

Level II incident:

A level II incident is any intentional act of academic dishonesty. The instructor must report a level II incident immediately to their Department Chair and the Assistant Provost. The Assistant Provost, in consultation with the instructor and Department Chair, will determine an appropriate disciplinary action. The student and the student’s Department Chair will be notified of the incident and resulting disciplinary action. More than one reported level II incident may result in academic suspension or dismissal.

If you suspect academic dishonesty, contact your chair for further guidance.

Dean’s List and Honors

At the end of each term, the Office of Teaching and Learning publishes a Dean’s List for students enrolled in associate and bachelor’s degree programs. This list recognizes students who have earned at least 10 matriculating credits and a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.6. The grades of P, S, U, and W are not considered in the GPA calculation for Dean’s List. Undergraduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or better are identified as having “Honors” in the commencement program.

Auditing a Course

Students may choose to register for classes on an audit basis when space is available in the class (laboratory, doctoral and online courses may not be audited). No credit or grade is earned for an audited course, but it will be recorded on the student’s academic transcript with a grade marker of AU (Audit). Subsequently, an audited course cannot satisfy program requirements and does not have an impact on GPA calculation. The academic work required in an audit situation is at the discretion of the course’s instructor.

Students who are auditing a class are not eligible to receive financial aid for that course.

Satisfactory academic progress may be impacted if the student is registered for a course as an audit but then subsequently withdraws from the audited course. If this change causes the student to complete less than the required pace completion, the student will fail to meet the pace standard. Audited courses do impact a student’s maximum time frame as they are considered attempted hours.

Interested students must meet with the Student Advisor/Student Success Coordinator and Student Accounts to complete a Course Audit Request Form. (Note: Prerequisite course requirements must be completed.)

Audited courses are subject to normal tuition fees and must be registered by the end of the add/drop period.

Challenge Exam Policy 

Department Chairs or the Director of the Academic Skills and the Writing Center may authorize the administration of Challenge Exams to students for course credit with the following provisions:

1. Term One students may request to take a Challenge Exam prior to the start of a given term, and up to the end of the first week of classes of the course, provided that the student has attended no more than one class session at the time the Challenge Exam is administered.

2. Students in Term Two and beyond must request to take a Challenge Exam prior to the start of the term in which the student is registered for a given course. All Challenge Exams for humanities and social science courses must be taken no later than the end of week 9 of the preceding term.

3. Challenge Exams may only be taken within a student’s degree program curriculum, including any technical and required liberal arts electives. Challenge Exams will only be available for those courses that can be adequately assessed by means of a written examination. Any liberal arts courses within the Foreign Language or Arts core areas are ineligible for the challenge process unless it is a required course in the program of study.

4. Challenge Exams may not be taken for any course students have previously attempted at NEIT.

5. The Challenge Exam may be taken only once.

6. The Challenge Exam process is comprehensive of the course content. Students must pass the exam with a minimum of a 73% (C grade) for consideration of course credit. (Some departments may have different requirements. Please check with the Office of Teaching and Learning.)

7. Challenge credit may not be used to satisfy the university’s residency requirement.

8. A maximum of 30 credits may be accepted through a combination of Challenge Exams and Portfolio Review for students in both the associate and bachelor’s degree programs.

9. A maximum of one course may be accepted as Challenge Exam or Portfolio Review credit for students in the master’s degree programs.

10. Students who place out of MA 105 Basic College Math with Lab or MA 100/110 Introduction to College Math are required to replace those credits with another liberal arts course in the math/science or communications core areas, as appropriate.

Portfolio Reivew Assessment

Department Chairs will review and consider for course credit a Portfolio that describes and authenticates a student’s prior educational and/or professional with the following provisions:

1. A Term One student may provide to the Department Chair a Portfolio which describes and authenticates the student’s life experience to the Department Chair of the program for any course for which the student requests credit. The student’s Portfolio may be submitted prior to the start of a given term, but no later than the end of the first week of classes, provided that the student has not attended more than one class session. 
2.  A student in Term Two and beyond must submit the Portfolio for review prior to the start of the term in which the student is registered for a given course. Portfolios for all humanities and social science courses must be submitted no later than week 9 of the preceding term.
3. A Portfolio may include: the student’s resume; job descriptions of previous employment; summaries of non-matriculated courses, workshops, or trainings; certificates of course completion or licensure; military experience; letters of reference; examples of completed projects; papers written; or other documents indicating life experience for a specific course 
4. Portfolio Review credit may only be considered for courses within the student’s degree program curriculum, including any technical and required liberal arts electives. Liberal arts courses within the Foreign Language or Arts core areas are ineligible for the Portfolio Review assessment process unless they are required courses in the program of study.
5.  Portfolio Review credit may not be requested for any course a student has previously attempted at NEIT.
6. The Department Chair of the course for which a student requests credit will review the Portfolio and evaluate if prior educational and/or professional experience is equivalent to the requirements of the course.
7.  Portfolio Review credit may not be used to satisfy the university’s residency requirement.
8.  A maximum of 30 credits may be accepted through a combination of Portfolio Review and Challenge Exams for students in both the associate   and bachelor’s degree programs.
9.  A maximum of one course will be accepted as either Challenge Exam or Portfolio Review credit for students in the master’s degree programs.
10.  A student who receives Portfolio Review credit for MA 105 Basic College Math with Lab or MA 110 Introduction to College Math is required to   replace those credits with another liberal arts course(s) in the math/science or communications core areas, as appropriate. 

Change of Grades

All grade change requests must be initiated within the first two weeks of the academic term following the one in which the original grade was recorded. Except for In Progress (IPR) grades (see below), coursework required for all grade changes must be completed no later than Friday of week two of the academic term during which the grade change request has been initiated. Students seeking a change of grade for any course must initiate the request with the course instructor; in the absence of the instructor, students may initiate the request with the Department Chair.

The IPR grade is limited to internship/clinical/fieldwork courses. Coursework required to change an IPR grade to a letter grade must be completed no later than the last day of the academic term following the award of an IPR grade. Failure to comply with the IPR deadline will result in a letter grade of F. Students awarded an IPR grade must complete all outstanding coursework for a letter grade.

Requests for any grade change received from students after they have earned their degrees will be approved only to correct a clerical or procedural error. Intersession is not considered an academic term for the purpose of this policy.

Class Attendance 

Regular and prompt attendance at all classes is expected of all students. Each course syllabus clearly states the attendance policy and the makeup policy for that class. All work missed by reason of absence or tardiness, regardless of the cause, if allowed by the department, must be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor.

Students who know that they will be absent are expected to obtain assignments from instructors in advance so that the necessary work will be completed before they leave or immediately upon their return. Attendance for online courses is determined based upon weekly activity in the course

Intersession Courses

Intersession courses, offered between the spring and summer terms, are intensive, five-week versions of NEIT’s standard ten-week liberal arts courses. Courses in the majors and English courses are not offered during Intersession.  Intersession allows current students the opportunity to take necessary courses they were unable to take in a previous term, to get ahead of their schedule to have a lighter course load in a future term(s), and/or to retake a course for a better grade.  Due to the rigor of the five-week courses, students may not take more than two courses during Intersession unless approved by the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Withdrawals/Non-Attendance

It is the student's responsibility to officially request to be dropped from their attended course(s) by the second week in the intersession for a “W” grade. Students who do not attend any of their courses during the first two weeks will be withdrawn at the beginning of the third week of Intersession for non-attendance. Students taking more than one course who attended one course and not the other course(s), are still considered active based on attendance activity, and will not be withdrawn from the non-attended course(s) without an official request.

Add/Drop Policy 

Important Information:

• Registration opens at 7:00 AM on Monday of the 5th week of the current term.
• *Intersession registration opens Monday of the 5th week in the spring term.
• Courses are available on a first come, first served basis and fill fast, register early!
• If a course fails to reach a minimum of 10 enrolled students, it is subject to cancellation.

• Add Period:

  Web registration opens at 7 a.m. on Monday of week 5. Students may add on-campus classes until noon on the Saturday of week one.  Students may not register for online courses after classes have started (Sunday before Week One).

  Dropping Courses:

  Students must contact their student advisor or admissions officer (up until Saturday of week one) for approval to drop any course.

  During the first week: Students who drop a course during the first week of the term will have the course removed from their record. No reference to the course will appear on the college transcript, and no grade will be assigned. Students are encouraged to review their credit load with Financial Aid to determine whether dropping a course may impact their financial aid status.

   During weeks 2–5: Students who drop a course after the first week but within the first five weeks of the term will receive a W (Withdrawal) grade. A W grade indicates that the student withdrew from the course and is not calculated as part of the student's GPA. The deadline to drop a course and receive a W grade is Friday of the fifth week of the term.

  To avoid receiving a failing grade, students must drop courses within the first five weeks of the term. The deadline to drop a course is Friday of the fifth week of the term. During Intersession and five-week courses, the deadline to drop a course is 6 p.m. on Tuesday of the third week of the term.

  Students who cease attending a specific course but fail to complete the drop process outlined above, will receive a grade based upon the evaluation criteria outlined in the course syllabus.

  PLEASE NOTE: Dropping a course and reducing the credit load may adversely affect financial aid eligibility and ability to graduate within the anticipated time frame. It is strongly recommended that students meet with a representative of the Financial Aid Office to discuss the potential impact on their financial aid status, and with their Student Advisor to discuss the impact on their ability to complete their degree within the anticipated time frame.

  Section Changes:

  Section Changes, whether they be from day:day, day:evening or evening:evening, are considered in a similar manner to adding and dropping courses. As one section is being dropped while another is being added.

  Students have until Friday of week 5 to drop any course without academic consequences.

  A section change is also adding a course, albeit the same course, but there is no guarantee that the instructor, curriculum, assignments, rate of instruction, attendance policy, or textbook will be consistent with the course being dropped. It is possible that the student who enters a new course after week two will be behind in assignments and course content. For this reason, it is not academically sound for students to switch course sections beyond week two. The only exceptions to this rule are courses that are taught by the same instructor for both the added and dropped course. In this case, the student needs to obtain written authorization from the entering instructor.

Graduation Requirements 

Graduation with a Certificate:

To be eligible for graduation with a Certificate from NEIT, students must:

• successfully complete all courses listed in the curriculum they are pursuing;
• have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.33 for Practical Nursing;
• complete the last 26 credit hours for the Practical Nursing program at NEIT as a residency requirement and have received academic credit for the balance of the program; and,
• fulfill all financial obligations to the university.

Residency requirements may be partially waived with the written permission of the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Graduation with an Associate Degree:

To be eligible for graduation with an Associate in Science degree from NEIT, students must:

• successfully complete all courses listed in the curriculum they are pursuing;
• have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (*unless otherwise indicated by program);
• complete the last 34 quarter credit hours at NEIT as a residency requirement and have received credit for the balance of the program; and,
• fulfill all financial obligations to the university.

Residency requirements may be partially waived with the written permission of the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Graduation with a Bachelor’s Degree:

To be eligible for graduation from NEIT with a Bachelor of Science degree, students must:

• successfully complete all courses listed in the curriculum they are pursuing;
• have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (unless otherwise indicated by program);
• complete the last 60 quarter credit hours at NEIT as a residency requirement and have received academic credit for the balance of the program; and
• fulfill all financial obligations to the university.

Residency requirements may be partially waived with the written permission of the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Graduation with a Graduate Degree:

To be eligible for graduation from NEIT with a Master of Science degree, students must:

• successfully complete all courses listed in the curriculum they are pursuing;
• have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0;
• complete the number of credit hours at NEIT that are specified for the program and have received academic credit for the balance of the program; and,
• fulfill all financial obligation to the University.

Graduation with a Doctoral Degree

To be eligible for graduation from NEIT with a Post-Professional Doctoral degree, students must:

• successfully complete all courses listed in the curriculum they are pursuing;
• have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0; and,
• fulfill all financial obligations to the university.

General Graduation Information:

The formal graduation ceremony is limited to students who complete all requirements for a degree on or before the end of the Spring Term.

Transcripts and Letters of Technical Proficiency:

Students may request an official transcript from the Registrar’s Office listing courses and grades earned. Any student who completes the core courses of a program or a specific segment (e.g., the Plumbing portion of the Plumbing/Heating Technology associate degree) may request a Letter of Technical Proficiency from the Registrar’s Office. This letter will document the student’s grades earned and courses completed in a program. Transcripts and Letters of Technical Proficiency are issued only for students who have fulfilled all financial obligations to the university.

Internship and Clinical Experience Course Registration Policy

Internship courses at New England Institute of Technology are a valuable part of the curriculum and, if offered in a program, are highly encouraged for all students. Regardless of the number of required hours of performance and assignments in the off-site placement, which may vary among programs, students must complete all requirements of the course within the standard 10-week term in which the student has registered for the internship course.

Clinical/fieldwork experiences are required in some programs and are a valuable part of the curriculum. Regardless of the number of required hours of performance and assignments in the off-site placement, which varies among programs, students must complete all requirements of the course within the standard 10-week term in which the student has registered for the Internship course.

The following policy governs the registration process of the Internship and Clinical/Fieldwork Experience courses

Internship and Clinical/Fieldwork Experience Course Registration

1.  A site placement is required prior to registering for either an Internship or Clinical/Fieldwork Experience course. See the department chair for the appropriate form. (Some programs have standard agreements with clinical sites. See the department chair to determine if this applies.) Registration for the course will be blocked until the department chair approves the site placement and notifies the Registrar.
2. Registration for all Internship/Clinical/Fieldwork Experience courses must be completed no later than Saturday of week one of the term. 
3. If a placement site has not been secured by the end of week one, the student must register for an alternate course identified by the department chair. The student must register for the alternate course no later than noon on Saturday of week two with a completed Late Add Form. If the student does not register for an alternate course, the student must see the Student Advisor to review his or her current status with Financial Aid and his or her academic progress mapping.

Completing an Internship and Clinical/Fieldwork Experience Course

1. Students must submit all course requirements for the Internship or Clinical/Fieldwork Experience course to the course instructor no later than Friday of week 10. Students will receive a grade at the end of the term based on coursework completed.
2. Consistent with NEIT’s Change of Grade Policy, students may submit additional coursework through week 2 of the following term for a change of grade. No additional work may be submitted after Friday of week 2.
3. In the event the student needs time past week 2 of the term following the Internship or Clinical/Fieldwork Experience course to complete the course requirements, the student may request the instructor to submit a grade of “In Progress” (IPR). The instructor must submit the request for an IPR to the Registrar by Monday of the break week. If the instructor changes the grade to IPR, the student will be automatically registered for the non-credit Extension course at an additional fee.
4. Students must complete the course requirements for the Extension course by Friday of week 10 of the extension term. When the course is satisfactorily completed, (1) a Satisfactory (S) grade will be given for the Internship Extension course, and (2) the IPR grade for the Internship/Clinical/Fieldwork Experience course will be changed to a passing grade by the course instructor.
5. If the Internship/Clinical/Fieldwork Experience course is not satisfactorily completed, (1) an Unsatisfactory (U) grade will be given for the Extension course and (2) the course instructor will change the IPR grade for the Internship/Clinical/Fieldwork Experience course to the grade earned by the student.

Transfer of Credit Policy 

New England Institute of Technology will accept transfer credits from another post-secondary institution, regionally accredited by an agency approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), which meet the following conditions:

1. An official transcript from the institution at which the coursework was completed must be submitted to the Enrollment Management Office.
2. The course(s) for which transfer credit is requested are equivalent in both credit hours and content to the theory and/or lab course(s) offered at NEIT. The student may be required to provide college catalog descriptions from the original institution for equivalency to be determined.
3. Coursework in general education not leading to a degree will be evaluated for current relevancy; therefore, math, science, and technical courses must have been completed within 3 years of enrollment at NEIT while all other courses must have been completed within 10 years of enrollment at NEIT.
4. Coursework related to the curriculum in a specific major must be evaluated by the relevant Department Chair.
5. At the discretion of the Department Chair, courses that are not equivalent in both credit hours and content of required courses within an academic major, may be substituted for/accepted as technical electives.
6. A student who has earned an associate degree will be considered to have met all associate-level general education requirements, unless any course(s) are prerequisites to coursework within the academic major.
7. A student who has earned a bachelor’s degree will be considered to have met all bachelor-level general education requirements, unless any course(s) are prerequisites to coursework within the academic major.
8. A maximum of 46 quarter (30 semester) transfer credits may be accepted for an associate degree program, 58 quarter (38 semester) transfer credits for an Applied Technical Studies associate degree program, 42 quarter (28 semester) transfer credits for a bachelor’s degree program, and 4 quarter (3 semester) transfer credits for a master’s degree program. No transfer credits are accepted for doctoral programs.

A further detailed breakdown is provided in Table 1.0, below. 

Source of Transfer Credit	Degree Level
	AS	ATS	BS	MS	Dr
Minimum Quarter Credits for Degree		92	92	88	varies	varies
Maximum Transfer Credit (in quarter credits)		46	58	42	4	0
Any combination of transfer credits from these sources may not exceed the Maximum Transfer Credit for the specific degree level and the General Education-Technical Credit distribution	College
	General Education	32	32	28	n/a	0
	Technical	32	32	32	n/a	0
	CLEP	25	25	0	0	0
	CLEP Transfer	46	50	0	0	0
	Experiential	30	30	30	4	0

Table 1.0, Transfer credit allocation by source and degree level.

1. The minimum earned grade for undergraduate coursework in a non-health science program is a “C” (73%), or above.
2. The minimum earned grade for undergraduate health science coursework will be held to the grade rules for the degree and program.
3. The minimum earned grade for relevant graduate coursework is a grade of “B” (83%).
4. Transcripts must be received prior to the second class session of any course in which the student is currently enrolled for consideration of transfer credit.
5. Transfer coursework for which credit is awarded will be recorded by the Enrollment Management Office on the student’s transcript without a grade designation and therefore will not be calculated in the student’s grade point average but will be counted in computing satisfactory academic progress.
6. Enrollment Management Office will make notifications regarding award of transfer credit to the Business Office and the Registrar. Student notifications will subsequently be made by the Enrollment Management Office.
7. Requests for transfer credit from institutions located outside the U.S. will be evaluated on an individual basis with consideration of the above conditions.
8. To convert semester hours to quarter hours, multiply earned semester hours by 1.5.
9. A student who wishes to take a course for which they have received transfer, portfolio or articulation agreement credit must submit a Request for Waiver of Transfer Credit form to the Registrar’s Office. By submitting this waiver, students agree that they must accept the grade(s) that they received at NEIT.

Students may petition the Enrollment Management Office for consideration of special circumstances.

Upon completion of the credit review process, students will receive written notification of the NEIT courses for which transfer credit was accepted.

Age of Re-Entry Credit 

Courses Taken Within the Past Three Years

A student who re-enrolls at the university within three years of the student's last date of attendance will have all the credits previously earned at NEIT applied to the current curriculum if the student re-enrolls in the same program. If changes have been made to the curriculum, then students may need to take additional courses to ensure that program integrity is maintained.  Students may submit evidence of mastery of course content via the portfolio review process.  Please refer to Portfolio Review Assessment – Course Credit Based on Relevant Experience.

Courses Taken Beyond Three Years

A student who re-enrolls at the university beyond three years of the student's last date of attendance will not automatically have any technical, English, math/science, biology or mandatory Humanities and Social Sciences elective courses applied to their curriculum. They will, however, be offered a Challenge Exam or a Portfolio Review to demonstrate competency for any courses for which the credits are no longer current. Humanities and Social Sciences elective courses must have been completed within 10 years of enrollment at NEIT to be applied to their curriculum.

Exceptions

A student may be granted an exception from this policy by the technical program’s Department Chair (in consultation with the MA/SCI, EN, or HU/SS chairs, if necessary) and the Assistant Provost in the Office of Teaching and Learning, who will review each case individually with consideration given to the relevancy of the student’s completed credits to the current curriculum for the program in which the student wants to re-enroll. The consideration of re-entry credits for a student who has completed a degree and wishes to re-enroll for a dual degree may also be considered under these exceptions.

All re-entries must be approved by the Department Chair.

Requesting A.S Diplomas for B.S Students 

When students enroll at NEIT, they may select one of several direct-entry Bachelor of Science degree programs that run for 12 or more terms, rather than other programs that exist as part of the Plus-Two Bachelor’s Degree Division. Plus-Two programs are completed in two 18-month academic segments, each terminating in a degree: the Associate in Science degree followed by the Bachelor of Science degree.

If a student has enrolled in one of NEIT’s direct-entry Bachelor of Science degree programs and would like to receive a diploma recognizing the completion of an Associate in Science degree (the first 18-month academic segment), they must notify their Student Advisor of their intention before the Friday of week five in term six of their program. If this deadline is not met, an Associate in Science degree diploma cannot be granted.

Withdrawal Policy

Students who wish to withdraw from the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) must complete the official electronic Withdrawal Form, located under “Forms” in the NEIT Faculty and Staff Portal and Campus Info > Student Forms on the Student Portal. The form is titled Withdrawal Form and must be submitted for the withdrawal to be processed.

Important: Merely being absent from class does not constitute a withdrawal. Failure to officially withdraw may result in academic and financial consequences.

Impact on Academic Record

The timing of a student’s withdrawal will determine how (or if) the withdrawal is reflected on their transcript.

Weeks 1–2:

• If a student attends any of their courses, and then withdraws, the course will be recorded with a grade of “W” (Withdrawn) on the transcript.
• If a student did not attend a course at all, it will be considered a drop, and the course will not appear on the transcript. 

Weeks 3–5:

• The student will receive a grade of “W” (Withdrawn).
• This grade will appear on the transcript but will not impact the GPA. 

Weeks 6–10:

• The student will receive a grade of “F” (Fail).
• This grade will appear on the transcript and will impact the GPA.
• In extenuating circumstances, students may formally petition the Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) to receive a grade of “W” in place of an “F.” To initiate this process, the student must email otl@neit.edu from their official NEIT student email account and CC their student advisor. The petition will be reviewed by an Assistant Provost, and approval is not guaranteed.

Definitions

• Academic Week: A week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday.
• Academic Term: Each term is comprised of ten (10) academic weeks.

Technical Advisory Committees

Each academic department has a Technical Advisory Committee. The Technical Advisory Committee consists of representatives from many of the industries and businesses that provide employment opportunities for NEIT graduates.

Department chairs and faculty consult with the committees and with individual committee members frequently throughout the year on curriculum issues.

Through input from its Technical Advisory Committees, NEIT is able to ensure that its programs, in addition to being academically sound, are educating graduates who meet the needs of industry.

A list of committee membership is available in the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Credits Completed	End-of-Term GPA	Cumulative GPA
Certificate Program
Practical Nurse		2.33	2.33
Associate Degree Programs
	<36 credits completed	1.0	1.7
	36-71 credits completed	1.0	1.8
	72 credits and above	2.0	2.0
Bachelor's Degree Programs		2.0	2.0
Master's Degree Programs		3.0	3.0
Doctoral Degree Program		3.0	3.0

Source of Transfer Credit	Degree Level
	AS	ATS	BS	MS	Dr
Minimum Quarter Credits for Degree		92	92	88	varies	varies
Maximum Transfer Credit (in quarter credits)		46	58	42	4	0
Any combination of transfer credits from these sources may not exceed the Maximum Transfer Credit for the specific degree level and the General Education-Technical Credit distribution	College
	General Education	32	32	28	n/a	0
	Technical	32	32	32	n/a	0
	CLEP	25	25	0	0	0
	CLEP Transfer	46	50	0	0	0
	Experiential	30	30	30	4	0