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-From the email distributed to all students on March 23, 2020: +====== Refund Information ====== 
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 +Details can be found here: https://www.jmu.edu/ubo/faq-Spring-2020.shtml 
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 +From the email distributed to all students on March 23, 2020. See full list of official [[https://www.jmu.edu/news/covid-19-faqs.shtml|Covid-19 updates]]. 
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 +====== Fees for online Summer 2020 classes ====== 
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 +Fees will be reduced by 50%.  
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 +As previously announced, the university will hold all classes for the Summer 2020 semester online. We recognize that some students who were not planning to take classes this summer, now need or want to take summer classes to continue their academic progress. Because of this, the university is reducing the online fee for all students from 50 dollars per credit hour, to 25 dollars per credit hour, resulting in a $75 savings for a standard three credit course.  
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 +This change applies to fees for the Summer 2020 semester only. Tuition rates still apply. See full [[https://www.jmu.edu/ubo/rates-summer.shtml|Summer semester tuition rates]]    
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 +====== Registration for Fall 2020 moved back. ====== 
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 +Registration for Fall 2020 semester will begin on April 21 for juniors; April 22 for sophomores; and April 23 for freshmen. Beginning April 8, students can check MyMadison to view their updated Fall 2020 enrollment appointment.  
  
 ====== Credit/No-credit Grading Option ====== ====== Credit/No-credit Grading Option ======
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 Students currently in good standing will be automatically approved and provided access to registration appointments for the Summer and/or Fall semesters based on the number of credit hours they have completed. Applications for re- entry must be entered prior to the beginning of registration. Summer registration will begin on April 6; Fall registration will begin on April 13. Students currently in good standing will be automatically approved and provided access to registration appointments for the Summer and/or Fall semesters based on the number of credit hours they have completed. Applications for re- entry must be entered prior to the beginning of registration. Summer registration will begin on April 6; Fall registration will begin on April 13.
 Students who are not in academic good standing must contact the Office of Academic Student Services at acadconcerns@jmu.edu for help with the re-entry application. Students who are not in academic good standing must contact the Office of Academic Student Services at acadconcerns@jmu.edu for help with the re-entry application.
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 +====== CS Policy for Credit/No Credit ======
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 +Please wait until you get your final grade to decide if you will switch any of your courses to CR/NC.
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 +Since this is a unique semester, the rules for admission into the major are annotated with regard to those currently in CS149 and CS 159.
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 +**For CS 149 students**
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 +Students in CS 149 who take the CR/NC option and receive a CR may move on to CS 159. Keep in mind  that historically students who have scored below a B- in CS 149 have not been  able to make a high enough grade in CS 159 to continue in the major. In addition we have many examples of students who retook CS 149 and then did quite well in CS 159. If you are
 +on the  fence with your CS 149 score, we suggest you retake the course. Also, talk with your CS advisor about what will work best for you.
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 +In order to help alleviate stress this semester, retaking CS 149 after having taken it for the first time this semester will not count against you for automatic admission. For example, if you get a CR in CS 149 this semester, retake CS 149 and get an B and then take CS 159 and get a B on the first attempt (in Spring 2021), you would be guaranteed admission.
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 +If you select the grade option in CS149, you need to earn a B- or better in CS149 to continue to CS159.  The progression standards will remain in effect for admissions into the major.
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 +**For CS 159 students**
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 +Students in CS 159 who take the CR option may still apply for admission to the  major. If you had either an A or A- in CS 149 you will be automatically accepted if you receive a CR in CS 159. If you had a grade below an A- in CS 149, you may still apply and your CS 149 and CS 159 professors will meet to evaluate your application. The committee will work very hard to make a decision that is best for you, considering the current situation. If you are denied admission, you may retake CS 159
 +without penalty. In other words, if you are denied admission this year, but then get a B+ or better in CS 159 next year, you would receive automatic admission to the major even though you retook CS 159.
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 +If you do not switch to the CR/NC option, you must have an average grade of 3.0 or better in CS 149 and CS 159 to continue in the major and the progression rules remain in effect for admissions into the major.
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 +====== CS Policy for Enrollment Limits ======
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 +The undergraduate catalog for the CS major/minor states:
 +"Students may enroll in each of CS 149, CS 159, CS 240 and CS 261 at
 +most twice." The CS department has decided to not count classes taken
 +this semester toward this enrollment limit. It will therefore be ok to
 +enroll in a course again next semester if you need to.
 +