Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Year

The FNU academic year is defined as two semesters. The length of an academic semester is four months. Each semester has two terms of two months each. The FNU rolling admission schedule makes it possible to have six different start dates and six different completion dates in one calendar year. There is a one-week break in April, a one-week break in August, and a two-week break at the Christmas/New Year season.

• Academic Advisement
• Attendance Policy
• Program Advisors
• Class Schedules
• Classification of Students or Status
• Class Load, Credit Hour, and Clock Hour Equivalency
• Transient and Nondegree-Seeking Student Admission
• Minimum Credits Policy
• Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
• Graduation Requirements
• Commencement Ceremony
• Veteran’s Attendance Policy
• Leave of Absence
• Standard Period of Non-Enrollment
• Re-Enrollment/Readmission
• Distance Learning
• Student Usage of University Computers at All Campuses
• Policy for Student Identity Verification
• Acceptable Use Policy Regarding Information Technology
• Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Materials
• ESL Placement by Testing
• Transferred Credit (TC)
• Special Individualized Studies (SIS)
• Audit (AU)
• Tutorials
• Changing a Major or Program
• English for Academic Purposes
• Articulation Agreements
• Credit by Examination (CE)
• Experiential Learning Credits
• Student Grades
• Academic Honors and Awards
• Transcripts
• Repeating Courses
• Syllabus
• Transferability of FNU Credits
• Copyright Infringement Compliance Plan
• Request for Grade Review Policy and Procedure
• Academic Grading System and Transcript Code Key
• Educational Plan for Electronic Copyright Protection