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Attempted vs. Earned Hours

Attempted Hours

Attempted hours are defined as all hours accumulated throughout a student's career at an institution (including all passed courses, failed courses, repeated courses, courses dropped after drop-add period, summer courses and transfer work).

For example, a student who:

Applying for Graduation

The Office of the Registrar will notify all seniors ostensibly eligible to graduate (i.e., those enrolled for a sufficient number of hours to meet the University requirement) at the beginning of each term.  Notification will include information concerning the graduation procedure and deadline date.  Students have until the end of the "drop" period (i.e., the first five weeks of class) to apply for graduation.  Applications for graduation are filed with the Office of the Registrar.

Academic Standing

To be in good academic standing, a student must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.  Failure to maintain the minimum 2.0 will automatically place the student on academic probation during the fall or spring term that follows.  (Note: The cumulative GPA includes all courses taken at Appalachian (grades earned on coursework taken at other institutions do not affect the GPA at Appalachian, and are not used to determine academic standing). 

Academic Probation and Suspension

Failure to earn the minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) will place the student on academic probation.

An undergraduate student, whether admitted as a freshman or a transfer, will be allowed to enroll for a total of two academic terms of probation (excluding summer) during his / her academic career at Appalachian.  These two terms of academic probation DO NOT have to be consecutive.

Absence From Class

The university policy on absence from class is stated in the General Bulletin (Select current academic year, click on Academic Regulations, scroll down to Class Attendance).  Each professor within the School of Music explains his/her individual policy during the first class meeting of the semester and provides a written statement concerning that policy within the course syllabus.  When a student is out of town and unable to return to campus due to hospitalization, death in the family, or other very extenuating circumstances, th

Jeffrey Whitlock

First Name: 
Jeffrey
Last Name: 
Whitlock

Dr. David Allen

First Name: 
Dr. David
Last Name: 
Allen
Main Title: 
Lecturer, Clarinet
Office Location: 
Room 315, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number: 
828-262-6462
Email: 
allendr@appstate.edu
Type: 
Classroom Faculty
Area(s): 
Applied Music - Woodwinds

Dr. Diana Loomer

First Name: 
Dr. Diana
Last Name: 
Loomer
Main Title: 
Lecturer, Steely Pan Steel Band
Office Location: 
Room 121, Broyhill Music Center
Email: 
loomerdc@appstate.edu
Type: 
Classroom Faculty
Area(s): 
Applied Music - Percussion

Dr. Katherine Strand

Dr. Katherine Strand
First Name: 
Dr. Katherine
Last Name: 
Strand
Main Title: 
Dottie Sink Sykes Distinguished Professor of Music Education
Office Location: 
Room 103-A, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number: 
828-262-6448
Email: 
strandkd@appstate.edu
Type: 
Classroom Faculty
Area(s): 
Music Education

Dr. Joby Bell

First Name: 
Dr. Joby
Last Name: 
Bell
Main Title: 
University Organist and Professor of Music
Coordinator, Sacred Music curriculum
Office Location: 
Room 420, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number: 
828-262-6467
Email: 
belljr@appstate.edu
Type: 
Music Studies
Area(s): 
Applied Music - Keyboard
Music Theory & Composition