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
• Class Schedules
• Classification of Students or Status
• Class Load, Credit Hour, and Clock Hour Equivalency
• Minimum Credits Policy
• Academic Grading System and Transcript Code Key
• Request for Grade Review Policy and Procedure
• Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
• Repeating Courses
• Changing a Major or Program
• Graduation Requirements
• Commencement Ceremony
• Veteran’s Attendance Policy
• Leave of Absence
• Standard Period of Non-Enrollment
• Re-Enrollment/Readmission
• Distance Learning
• ESL Placement by Testing
• Special Individualized Studies (SIS)
• Audit (AU)
• Tutorials
• English for Academic Purposes
• Articulation Agreements
• Student Grades
• Academic Honors and Awards
• Transcripts
• Syllabus
• Copyright Infringement Compliance Plan
• Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Materials