This document provides information to incoming College of Business students at Purdue University Calumet regarding academics, including where to check grades and order transcripts, requirements for semester honors and Dean's List, graduating with distinction, upcoming registration dates, the process for grade appeals, experiential learning opportunities, details about the College of Business becoming AACSB accredited, and information on peer mentors.

1. Incoming College of Business Freshman &
Transfer Students
PUC’s Guide to Campus Life

2. What’s on your mind? Who to ask?
Where to go?

3. Academics
Final Semester Grades and Transcript Requests
• Where to check your final grades at the end of the semester?
• Log into myPUC, Enrollment Services tab, Student Grades (in center of page),
select a term, Click Go.
(http://mypuc.purduecal.edu)
• “Steps to order both official and unofficial transcripts can be found at
the Registrar’s PUC webpage.
(http://webs.purduecal.edu/registrar/student-services/transcripts/).”

4. Academics
Semester Honors and Dean’s List
• “Semester Honors recognize undergraduate students who:
1. Have completed at least six credit hours in the semester index
2. Have a semester index of 3.5 or greater
3. Have a graduation index of 2.0 or greater
(http://webs.purduecal.edu/studentaffairs/2014/11/17/academic-honors/).”
• “Each Semester, the Dean’s List honors undergraduates students who:
1. Have completed at least twelve credit hours for the graduation index
2. Complete at least six credit hours with a current semester index of 3.0 or greater.
3. Have a graduation index of 3.5 or greater
(http://webs.purduecal.edu/studentaffairs/2014/11/17/academic-honors/).”

5. Academics
Graduating with Distinction or Highest Distinction
• Distinction Requirements
• “Minimum of 65 hours of credit earned at Purdue University (computation of graduation index
• The minimum graduation index for graduation with distinction in each school shall be no less than 90th
percentile of the graduation indexes of the graduates in each school for the spring semester, provided that
the index is at least 3.30
• The minimum graduation index so determined in the spring for each school shall be applied for graduation
with distinction for the subsequent summer session and fall semester.
(http://webs.purduecal.edu/businessadvising/student-academic-performance/).)”
• Highest Distinction Requirements
• “Of those graduates who qualify for distinction under these rules for the spring semester, the three tenths
of the baccalaureate graduates having the highest graduation indexes shall be designated as graduating with
highest distinction, irrespective of the schools from which they graduate.
• The minimum graduation indexes so determined for graduation with highest distinction shall be applied for
graduation with highest distinction for the subsequent summer session and fall semester.
(http://webs.purduecal.edu/businessadvising/student-academic-performance/).)”

6. Academics
Upcoming Summer 2016 Registration
• 2016 Summer Registration
• Register by classification (i.e. freshman, sophomore)
• Monday 8:30am, February 8th – Grad students, Seniors (classification 7 & 8), Honor College
Students, Student Athletes (must be full-time w/ 12 credit hours or more to remain eligible)
• Tuesday, February 9th – Juniors (classifications 5 & 6)
• Wednesday, February 10th – Sophomores (classifications 3 & 4)
• Thursday, February 11th – Freshman (classification 1 & 2) Complete the Respect Boundaries
module in Blackboard prior to registering for your second semester.
• Friday, February 12th – All Students
Found on the Registrar, Registration webpage at
http://webs.purduecal.edu/registrar/registration/

7. Academics
Upcoming Fall 2015 Registration
• 2016 Fall Registration
• Register by classification (i.e. freshman, sophomore)
• Monday 8:30am, March 21st– Grad students, Seniors (classification 7 & 8), Honor College
Students, Student Athletes (must be full-time w/ 12 credit hours or more to remain eligible)
• Tuesday, March 22nd – Juniors (classifications 5 & 6)
• Wednesday, March 23rd – Sophomores (classifications 3 & 4)
• Thursday, March 24th – Freshmen (classification 1 & 2) Complete the Respect Boundries
module in Blackboard prior to registering for your second semester.
• Friday, March 25th – All Students
Found on the Registrar, Registration webpage at
http://webs.purduecal.edu/registrar/calendar/academic-registration-calendar/academic-
registration-calendar-2015-2016/

8. Academics
Grade Appeals and Complaints
• According to a representative in the Office of the Dean of Students.
The process to appeal grades, or file a complaint is as follows:
Talk with your instructor
Talk with the Department
Head
Visit the Dean of Students Website to
file a complaint of visit their office in
SUL 313

9. Academics
Experiential Learning
• Experience for Life.
• Purdue University Calumet is a recognized leader in experiential education. It is one of the
few universities in the nation that gives all students the opportunity to build Experiential
Learning into their curriculum by requiring two courses for graduation.
• Representing a true partnership between faculty, student and community partner,
Experiential Learning:
• Affords faculty a new and creative approach to teaching and mentoring students.
• Gives students the opportunity to get out of the classroom and apply what they are learning
in a real-world setting.
• Gives community partners the opportunity to both help their business as well as share their
expertise.
Found on Purdue University Calumet webite,
http://webs.purduecal.edu/exl/

10. Academics
College of Business
• AACSB stands for Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business.
• Purdue Calumet became accredited by AACSB on June 26, 2015
• Benefits:
• Hands-on benefit of the AACSB success – a new career management and
professional development in the college
• Specific services for the College of Business students
• Enables the College of Business students to join a prestigious honor society, such
as Beta Gama Sigma
Found on the College Business Website
http://webs.purduecal.edu/business/2016/01/08/we-did-it/

11. Academics
College of Business – Peer Mentors
• College of Business offers a peer mentoring program. That allows upper
level COB students to mentor incoming freshman.
• They help and lend advice with any questions you may have about COB,
programs, courses, professors
• Help you set up tutoring if needed
• Answer Questions about Student Organizations
• Location
• ANDR 365
• Hours vary for each peer mentor, schedule is on the door
• COB Tutors Location
• ANDR 365