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The confusing proccess that is Credit no Credit made clear

The idea behind taking classes credit no credit is one that both faculty and students could get behind. Students are given the opportunity to take classes that are interesting, and that allow them to explore new areas without having the risk of hurting their GPA. This kind of exploration is what a liberal arts education is supposed to be all about. But up until a week ago there were odd restrictions and miscommunications that kept the sprit of this idea from coming to anything.

It used to be that students could only take 5 hours of credit no credit per semester, totaling to 12 credit hours over the span of time you’re at Truman. This equated to one class. The thing Academic Affairs realized is that students weren’t really using the credit no credit option much at all. That is, until they were upperclassman with little of their requirements left to fulfill. These students who are in a prime position to explore many different courses in their last year or so, were restricted to only one course.

Thanks to active work by Student Senate this policy has now been changed. Students can now take up to 8 hours credit no credit a semester. And, here’s how you do it.

Contact the Associate Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Graduate Studies: Dr. Maria Di Stefano mdistefa@truman.edu and ask her to review your case. You should probably have a statement ready to justify why you want to take two courses credit no credit, and that reason probably shouldn’t be “to make my semester easier”. However, I know that most students will use this correctly, and that we deserve the opportunity to take advantage of this policy.

So, go out there, explore classes and try new things, because, now, you can!