Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: (A) Examinations administered during the final exam period for classes taught on the regional campuses and for classes whose enrollment is exclusively of students registered in the colleges of dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine will …

11.15 PDF: The official marks of the university are as follows: "A," "A-," "B+," "B," "B-," "C+," "C," "C-," "D+," "D," "E," "EM," "EN," "NEN," "I," "K," "P," "PA," "PE," "NP," "R," "S," "U," "W." These marks shall have the following meaning:(A) "A," "A-"The instructor judged the…

11.15 PDF: Upon completion of the course requirements, marks for every student shall be reported to the office of the university registrar in accord with published deadlines. Authorized By: 3335 Amplifies: 3335.08 Prior Effective Dates: 3/13/1978, 5/11/1984, 7/26/2004

11.15 PDF: (A) A mark filed in the office of the university registrar is a part of the official records of the university. It is subject to change only when a procedural error has been discovered in evaluation or recording of a grade. Action to change a grade must be initiated be…

11.15 PDF: (A) Materials submitted by a student to satisfy course requirements shall either be returned to the student or made available for the student's inspection, after they have been marked or otherwise evaluated, before the end of the semester, summer term, or session in wh…

11.15 PDF: (A) All courses shall be assigned a number of credit hours in accordance with the procedure outlined in rules 3335-8-02 to 3335-8-04 of the Administrative Code. This may be any number from zero on up; however, in determining the credit hours assigned, the department, s…

11.15 PDF: (A) Credit points shall be assigned on the following basis:For each credit hour of "A,"4.0 credit points shall be allowedFor each credit hour of "A-,"3.7 credit points shall be allowedFor each credit hour of "B+,"3.3 credit points shall be allowedFor each credit hour o…

11.15 PDF: (A) The point-hour ratio of a student shall be computed by dividing the sum of the applicable number of credit hours (as defined in paragraph (B) of this rule) in which the marks "A," "A-," "B+," "B," "B-," "C+," "C," "C-," "D+," "D," "E," or "EN" have been given into …

11.15 PDF: (A) An undergraduate student who re-enrolls in the university after an absence of five or more years may petition the dean or director of their enrollment unit to recalculate the cumulative point-hour ratio of their previous residency. If the petition is approved, all …

11.15 PDF: (A) An undergraduate or professional student who has not been dismissed from the university must repeat in a regularly scheduled class, at the first opportunity, a required course in which a mark of "E" or "EN" has been received, unless an equivalent course is recommen…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule may be applied for a maximum of three courses.(B) Grade forgiveness used for a course during exceptional circumstances as defined in paragraph (L) of rule 3335-8-21 of the Administrative Code will not count toward the three-course limit.(C) The graduate s…

11.15 PDF: (A) Except as specified by rule 3335-8-27 of the Administrative Code, undergraduate students who have received a mark of "E," "EN," or "NP" in a course at this university may repeat the course for credit at their option.(B) Undergraduate or professional students, as de…

11.15 PDF: An undergraduate or professional student may audit a course upon the approval of the professor in charge of the course and the dean of the college, or designee, in which the student is registered. (For repetition of courses, see rule 3335-8-28 of the Administrative Cod…

11.15 PDF: (A) Full-time dean's list.(1) To be recognized with the "dean's list" status, an undergraduate must:(a) Earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 while successfully completing twelve or more hours of graded coursework in a single term.(b) Not earn any of the following marks during the…

11.15 PDF: (A) Withdrawal from the university during a semester, summer term, or session, constitutes withdrawal from all courses in which a student is enrolled during that semester, summer term, or session. Upon official notification of the student's withdrawal from the universi…

11.15 PDF: (A) The instructor (or in the case of a graduate teaching associate, the supervising faculty member), the chair of the instructor's department (with the agreement of the instructor), or other appropriate administrative official may disenroll a student from a course if:…

11.15 PDF: (A) Except for cases meeting the conditions of paragraph (B) of this rule, residence credit will be given only for work taken in residence within the basic organization of the educational units of the university. (See rule 3335-1-05 of the Administrative Code.)(B) By p…

11.15 PDF: (A) The university year shall include an autumn and spring semester, each of approximately sixteen weeks, and a summer term of approximately thirteen weeks. Semesters, summer term, and sessions are inclusive of instructional days, scheduled reading and exam days, and i…

11.15 PDF: The dates for all university holidays in which university offices will be closed shall be determined by the council of deans and published in the university bulletins as a part of the official calendar. Last updated October 16, 2023 at 9:04 AM Authorized By: 3335 Ampli…

11.15 PDF: A commencement for the conferring of degrees and certificates shall be held after the autumn and spring semester and the summer term. Authorized By: 3335 Amplifies: 3335.08 Prior Effective Dates: 3/13/1978, 7/26/2004

11.15 PDF: Should a reduction in the work force become necessary due to lack of funds, lack of work, reasons of economy, or reorganization for efficiency; the office of human resources shall lay off employees and/or abolish positions. The reductions of a position appointment to .…

11.15 PDF: (A) The university shall determine:(1) Whether a current or projected deficiency in necessary funds exists to maintain current or to sustain projected levels of staffing and operations; or(2) Whether a lack of work exists or is projected to result in excessive current …

11.15 PDF: (A) The office of human resources, in response to documentation from the appropriate college or unit, shall approve what positions will be abolished using the following criteria:(1) Positions will be selected based on the needs of the department; and(2) Employees will …

11.15 PDF: The order of any layoff shall be determined first by certification status, then by a review of the following elements: skills and abilities applicable to the department's needs, documented performance, and length of OSU employment. Authorized By: 3335 Amplifies: 3335.0…

11.15 PDF: (A) An employee whose position was abolished and elects to exercise displacement shall be placed in accordance with the process outlined in paragraph (B) of this rule provided in all instances that the employee meets the qualifications of the position, can perform the …

11.15 PDF: (A) When more than one employee is within the same classification and the same jurisdiction, and they are all subject to a layoff or displacement, the university shall compute retention points for each employee in the classification that is within the jurisdiction of t…

11.15 PDF: (A) The order of layoff and displacement shall apply within layoff jurisdictions. Each of the layoff jurisdictions, as defined in this rule, is autonomous, and layoff, displacement, reinstatement, and reemployment procedures shall apply only within the jurisdiction aff…

11.15 PDF: (A) The university shall give advance written notice of layoff or displacement to each employee subject to such layoff or displacement. Such written notification shall be issued by the office of human resources and hand delivered to the employee by the employee's super…

11.15 PDF: (A) Certified employees who are laid off from the university can exercise their reinstatement rights within their jurisdiction by written notification to the office of human resources if a position is posted in the classification from which they were laid off. Employee…

11.15 PDF: An employee may file a written appeal of layoff or displacement with the state personnel board of review. Such appeal must be filed or postmarked no later than ten days after the employee receives notice of the layoff or receives notice that another employee has exerci…

11.15 PDF: Payment for earned but unused vacation, and any overtime and/or compensatory time will be issued in accordance with university human resources policies. However, when a specific return to work date has been established and upon request from the employee, vacation and c…

11.15 PDF: (A) Employees on any type of leave may be laid off or displaced as any other employee and retain their ability to be reinstated.(B) An employee who is laid off during a leave will have their reinstatement time limit postponed until the regular return date from the leav…

11.15 PDF: If a disaster or furlough occurs as contemplated under university human resources policy, the university may, at its discretion, find alternatives to layoff. Such alternatives may include but not be limited to, providing compensation at a different rate of base pay or …

11.15 PDF: (A) The university shall, through the office of human resources, set the pay ranges for the classification plan. The office of human resources shall make the pay ranges for classifications available to employees.(B) The office of human resources assigns pay ranges to a…

11.15 PDF: The university may establish policies governing all types of compensation, including and not limited to pay supplements, shift differentials, and merit pay increases. Authorized By: 3335 Amplifies: 3335.08

11.15 PDF: (A) Each full-time non-exempt employee who is ordered back to work by the university after the employee's normal work schedule is completed, and who reports for such work, is eligible for call-back pay.(B) Those hours worked immediately preceding or directly continuing…

11.15 PDF: (A) An employee who is temporarily assigned to duties of a position with increased job responsibilities, scope, and impact, as evidenced by job title and or pay range is eligible for an interim allowance of a minimum of five per cent above the employee's current pay ra…

11.15 PDF: (A) Non-exempt staff will be paid overtime compensation when they work more than forty hours in a work week. The calculation of hours worked includes holiday benefit pay.(B) The calculation of hours worked excludes paid time off hours such as sick time off, vacation ti…

11.15 PDF: An authorized administrative authority has the discretion to determine whether a non-exempt employee may elect to earn compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay. When offered the choice, a non-exempt employee may elect to earn compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay.…

11.15 PDF: (A) Classified civil service employees shall receive holiday pay for holidays observed by the university and shall not be required to work on those holidays, unless failure to work on such holidays would impair department service.(B) Employees must receive paid time du…

11.15 PDF: For the purposes of Chapters 3335-49 to 3335-89 of the Administrative Code, the following terms are defined as follows:(A) "Abolishment" - the elimination of a position due to lack of funds, lack of work, reasons of economy, or a reorganization for efficiency.(B) "Appo…

11.15 PDF: Students shall be classified as:(A) Undergraduate students: regular or special. This shall include students registered in the colleges of arts; biological sciences; business; food, agricultural, and environmental sciences; education and human ecology; humanities; mathe…

11.15 PDF: (A) Admission as an undergraduate student. Undergraduate students who meet all admission requirements may be admitted to any semester or summer term.(B) Admission as a graduate student. Graduate students who meet all admission requirements may be admitted to any semest…

11.15 PDF: Admission requirements, including admission to advanced standing, for entrance into the university shall be adopted by the board of trustees upon recommendation of the appropriate faculty and the approval of the university senate. Authorized By: 3335 Amplifies: 3335.08

11.15 PDF: (A) Undergraduate student. For admission as a regular undergraduate student, an applicant must be a graduate of a high school (or equivalent preparatory school), or must have passed equivalent entrance examinations. For unconditional admission the applicant must presen…

11.15 PDF: An undergraduate special student who has completed two full years of college work and who desires to become a candidate for a degree may be transferred by the director of undergraduate admissions to the standing of a regular student by one of the following methods:(A) …

11.15 PDF: (A) An applicant presenting credentials for admission to advanced standing as an undergraduate student will in general be refused admission unless the applicant's record is at least "C" as an average of all courses undertaken.(B) The director of undergraduate admission…