Registrar

Student Achievement & Performance at BUA

The student could request an independent study in any upcoming semester. Requesting an independent study does not warrant that you will be allowed to take the class. Every petition will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please complete the form below, filling in all required fields. The registrar will revise the petition and talk to the instructor of the Independent Study to verify if he is available and willing to teach an Independent Study. The registrar will provide a response to the student.

Independent Studies Form

Students or alumni who desire an official transcript must present an Official Transcript Request Form to the Registrar’s Office, giving notice of at least one week. Please note that federal law requires that all requests must bear the student's signature, so e-mail requests can be honored only if it has handwritten signature.

“Note that electronic transcript requests are typically processed within 24-48 hours. Please allow 5-7 business days for delivery if a hard copy is required. Processing times may vary depending on the volume of requests.”

Official Transcript Request Form

If a student decides to transfer from one program to another (example, Business to Theology), the student must complete the Program Change Form and submit it to the Registrar’s Office.

Program Change Form

Information regarding change of schedule (Drop/Add/Withdrew) is provided in the request form. Make sure to check the dates, deadlines, and six drop policy before making the change.

Drop Add Withdraw Form

Per Texas Education Code 51.907, undergraduate students who first entered college as freshmen in fall 2007 or later may not drop more than a total of six courses during their undergraduate career.

An enrollment verification letter confirms the enrollment status of a student. Verification requests can be made by submitting the Enrollment Verification Request Form.

Enrollment Verification Request Form

Students are classified according to the number of hours of college credit they have earned. Classifications are as follows:

Courses are numbered to show both the collegiate level at which they are offered and the hour value of the course. The first digit shows the level, and the second digit shows the credit hours. The last two digits are departmental designations. For example, LEAD 1300 shows that the course is taught at the freshman level and carries three hours of credit per semester. See the BUA catalog for additional information.

Students may obtain their grades using the Blackbaud Student Portal. Students requiring an official paper copy of their grades may request a transcript from the Office of the Registrar.

BUA uses a 4.0 system. The grade point average (GPA) is computed by dividing the total grade points earned by the total hours attempted. The Cumulative Grade Point Average is calculated using all coursework (excluding repeated courses) attempted. The current semester grade point average is calculated using only coursework attempted within a specific semester. See the BUA catalog for additional information.

CLEP offers 33 exams in five subject areas, covering material taught in courses that you may generally take in your first two years of college. Most CLEP exams are designed to correspond to one-semester courses, although some correspond to full-year or two-year courses. Exams are approximately 90 minutes long, with the exception of College Composition, which is 120 minutes. Exams contain mainly multiple-choice questions. College Composition and a few other exams contain other types of questions and essays.

BUA does not offer CLEP examination, but you can take those exams at any community college. Students may seek college credit by satisfactorily completing the Advanced Placement (AP) Examination or the College Level Examinations Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board for the subject area in which credit is sought. Credits by examination obtained by students transferring to the University will be accepted only if the examinations and resulting scores meet specified requirements.

Students may transfer up to 42 semester hours of credit earned by examination. Grade points are not earned through credit by examination; credits earned by examination will be assigned a grade of “CR” and treated as transfer credits. For more information about CLEP go to.

https://clep.collegeboard.org/orientation

At the end of each regular semester, the University recognizes full-time students who demonstrate superior academic achievement by naming them to the President and Dean’s Lists. To qualify for these honors students must attain a 4.0 GPA for the President’s List and a 3.50 – 3.99 GPA for the Dean’s List.