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Access your student records on Cardinal Station

http//cardinalstation.cua.edu/

Cardinal Station will give secure access online to information from on and off campus:

To access the Student Center on Cardinal Station:

 

-Log on to Cardinal Station at cardinalstation.cua.edu by typing in your Username and password.

-Under the Enterprise Menu, click on the Student Self-Service tab.

-Under Student Self-Service, click the Student Center link.  (Here, you will find a list a list of the classes in which you are enrolled, financial information, personal information, and admissions information.)

-To check your Academic Calendar Deadlines, click on the Deadlines icon next to each class listed on your schedule.  Here, you will find a list of Drop Deadlines as well as the Cancel and Withdraw Deadlines.

 

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Final Exams

Final examinations, obligatory in most courses, are given the last two days of the session.  Special examinination to suit the convenience of the individual students will not be given.

Auditing

Admitted students who wish to attend a course without satisfying the formal requirements of the course must secure the consent of the teacher, register as an auditor and pay the regular tuition and fees. Credit will not be granted for auditing a course.

The registration procedure is the same as for all other students. Auditors are required to attend a minimum of one-half of the class sessions.If this requirement is not met, the registrar, upon notice of the instructor of insufficient attendance, will record a grade of “W” on the student’s record.

Class Attendance

Students are expected to attend promptly all classes and laboratories for which they are registered. Because of the concentrated nature of summer courses, absences are not generally permitted.

Consortium

To register for a consortium course, the student must currently be registered at Catholic University. Tuition is paid to Catholic University at its rates. Special fees charged for specific courses must be paid by the student directly to the institution offering the course.

The student must complete the Consortium Registration Form and Consortium Request Form (“Statement of Need”) obtained from the Office of the Registrar, Room 10, McMahon Hall. Obtain appropriate academic approval and present the forms to the consortium coordinator in the Office of the Registrar. For further information, call the consortium coordinator at 202-319-5300.

Course Changes

Students may change or drop courses without penalty within the first four days for five week sessions and five days for six week sessions.  You will find information on all deadlines including DD Sessions on the Student Center on Cardinal Station and on the Summer Sessions calendar.

To access the Student Center on Cardinal Station:

 

-Log on to Cardinal Station at cardinalstation.cua.edu by typing in your Username and password.

-Under the Enterprise Menu, click on the Student Self-Service tab.

-Under Student Self-Service, click the Student Center link.  (Here, you will find a list a list of the classes in which you are enrolled, financial information, personal information, and admissions information.)

-To check your Academic Calendar Deadlines, click on the Deadlines icon next to each class listed on your schedule.  Here, you will find a list of Drop Deadlines as well as the Cancel and Withdraw Deadlines.

CUA students must obtain permission from their academic dean for any schedule changes. Students can make course changes on the Web at http://cardinalstudents.cua.edu. After you log in, click on “For Student,” “Enrollment,” and “Add/Drop Classes.” The summer sessions term is 1095.

Course Load

Students devoting full time to their studies may enroll in courses providing a maximum of one more unit of credit than the number of weeks in a given session. Thus, a student may register for one credit over the number of weeks s/she is taking a particular course, for example seven credits in a six-week course and for six credits in a five-week course, up to a maximum of twelve credits. Please consult your Advising office/Dean for permission to over-elect.

Department Consent

If the course you are registering for is designated as requiring departmental approval, you must contact the school/department offering the course to obtain permission. Once you obtain permission, you must register for the course on the Web at http://cardinalstation.cua.edu. Registration and payment must be complete by the third day of the session.

Final Examinations

Final examinations, obligatory in most courses, are given the last two days of each session. Special examinations to suit the convenience of individual students will not be given.

Summer Graduation

Note: All summer graduation candidates must submit an online diploma application on or before the deadline.

Sept 1, 2009:  Deadline for summer graduation candidates to submit online diploma applications.

TBA:  Diplomas are available for distribution.

Grades and Academic Standing

Pass/Fail — Undergraduate: Free electives may be reported on a pass/fail basis upon written application to the academic dean, prior to the announced date. Neither such grade will affect the student’s cumulative average, but a failing grade will earn no degree credit. The pass/fail option is not available to students in the schools of engineering and architecture and planning.

Pass/Fail — Graduate: These grades are assigned for passing/failing work in courses in which only pass or fail grades are given.

Incompletes: The grade of incomplete is not granted for work taken in the summer sessions, except in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the academic dean.  After Dec. 1, 2009, incompletes revert to failures, whether or not the student is in residence.

Graduate students who have enrolled at CUA beginning with the 1996 fall semester have a grade point average calculated. Only courses numbered 500 and above are calculated in the grade point average. A grade point average is not calculated for continuing or former graduate students.

Drop or Withdrawal from a course

Students who wish to drop or withdraw from one or all summer courses must:

  1. Consult with their academic dean prior to withdrawing.
  2. Report to the Office of Financial Aid.
  3. Remove the course(s) from their schedule on the Web at http://cardinalstudents.cua.edu. Click on “For Student,” “Enrollment” and “Add/Drop Classes” for summer term 1095. Your current class schedule will appear, c lick “Drop this Class” for the class to be dropped. Then follow the prompts to drop your class. After doing so, please click on “View Corrected Schedule” to proof your updated schedule.

If the student drops by the drop deadline, no record of the course will appear on the student’s transcript and the student will receive a full refund. After the deadline, a W (withdrawal) will appear on the student’s transcript and the student will be responsible for full payment of the course.  Students who are unable to drop the course via the web must submit the request to his/her academic Dean (Summer Sessions for non-degree students) in writing before the end of the add/drop period.

Financial

Payment must be completed by:

Students who fail to meet the deadline are subject to a late payment fee of $60.

Administrative

Contact Summer Sessions if you have any problems or questions at 202.319.5257 or email:  cua-summers@cua.edu