ACCREDITATION
Murray State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s and Specialist degrees. Specific program accreditations are listed in the front of the Undergraduate Bulletin and the Graduate Bulletin, available at www.murraystate.edu/registrar.
INSTITUTIONAL NAMES
| 1967 - Present | Murray State University |
| 1948 - 1967 | Murray State College |
| 1930 - 1948 | Murray State Teacher’s College |
| 1926 - 1930 | Murray State Normal School and Teacher’s College |
| 1923 - 1926 | Murray State Normal School |
CREDIT UNIT
| Fall 1948 - Present | Semester |
| Fall 1943 - Fall 1948 | Quarter |
| Fall 1923 - Fall 1943 | Semester |
FULL-TIME STATUS
| Graduate | 9 semester hours |
| Undergraduate | 12 semester hours |
Prior to Summer 2005, full-time status during summer term was 6 hours for undergraduate students and 5 hours for graduate students.
CURRENT COURSE NUMBERS
| 001-089 | Special category post-secondary courses |
| 090-299 | Lower division undergraduate courses |
| 300-499 | Upper division undergraduate courses |
| 500-599 | Upper division undergraduate courses (prior to Spring 2011 could also be used as graduate courses) |
| 600-899 | Graduate courses |
Prior to the fall of 1963, 400-level courses were for graduate credit only, and a “G” preceded the course number of any 200-level or 300-level courses that were graduate credit on legacy transcripts.
DEGREE CREDITS
All credit hours passed are reflected in the credit hours earned. However, credit hours earned in the following courses do not apply toward the hours required for a degree at Murray State University: ENG095, 100, 109, 110; FYE100; GUI096, 097; HEA189; INT110; MAT095, 100, 105, 118; REA095, 100; and all courses with a CEC or ESL prefix. CEC courses receive college credit and are not continuing education units (CEUs). Only the latest grade on a repeated course counts toward a degree at Murray State.
TRANSFER CREDIT
Posted transfer work from a regionally accredited institution appears as the Murray State University’s equivalent prefix and course number unless stamped “Legacy Academic Record.” Transfer hours and quality points are computed in the student’s cumulative GPA, using semester hours, a 4.0 grading scale and Murray State University’s repeat policy.
GRADING SYSTEM (4.00 grading scale; prior to the Fall of 1956 Murray State used a 3.00 grading scale)
| Grades that may appear on transcript | Quality Points |
| A | Excellent | 4 |
| B | Good | 3 |
| C | Fair | 2 |
| D | Poor | 1 |
| E or F | Failure | 0 |
| AU | Audit, no credit earned | Not computed in gpa |
| CR | Credit earned | Not computed in gpa |
| GR | Academic Second Chance
granted | Not computed in gpa |
| I | Incomplete | 0 |
| IP | In Progress | Not computed in gpa |
| NR | Grade not reported | Not computed in gpa |
| P | Passing credit earned | Not computed in gpa |
| R | Deferred grade | Not computed in gpa |
| T# | Weighted average grade | Varies |
| W | Withdrew with no grade | Not computed in gpa |
| WE | Withdrew Failing | 0 |
| WP | Withdrew Passing, no credit
earned | Not computed in gpa |
| X | Absent from exam | 0 |
An asterisk (*) in the R column indicates this attempt does not count in the gpa because the course was repeated.
EAGLE UNIVERSITY
From the spring of 1973 through the spring of 1978 Murray State University participated in a college consortium at Ft. Campbell, KY that was known as Eagle University. Each institution has official records for students enrolled in that college’s courses. Transcripts of Eagle University records for Murray State University courses are official if they bear the signature of the Registrar.
HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS
Murray State University operated a training school for teachers that is now closed, and is the repository of that school’s records. Eagle High School was operated by Murray State at Ft. Campbell, KY from July 1983 to June 1990. A Murray Training School, College High School, University High School, or Eagle High School transcript is official if it bears the signature of the Registrar.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The academic history of students enrolled prior to Fall 2009 may appear on more than one type of transcript. In these cases, please refer to the enclosed letter.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
UNDERGRADUATE REPEAT POLICY
ACADEMIC STANDING: Current academic standing policy can be found here.
For the fall of 1978 through the summer of 2000, the following academic regulations applied:
Dean’s List, High Scholarship -- Full-time undergraduate student with a minimum term GPA of 3.50 (3.30 prior to Fall 1993) as of the end of that term (fall or spring only).
On Probation, Low Scholarship -- Student lacked 12 or more quality points having a 2.00 cumulative GPA.
Continued on Probation -- Student who was previously on probation reduced the quality point deficit, but not below 12.
Dropped, Low Scholarship -- Student did not earn a minimum term GPA of 2.0 and reduced the quality point deficit after a term on probation. (Beginning with the fall of 1999, this also included any new freshman who had a 0.00 term GPA during their first term—fall or spring.)
From the fall of 2000 through the summer of 2009, the following academic regulations applied:
Dean’s List, Academic Excellence -- Full-time undergraduate student with a minimum term GPA of 3.50 as of the end of that term (fall or spring only).
Academic Probation -- Undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student whose cumulative GPA falls under the following minimums: 60 or more hrs. earned-2.00; 30-59 hrs. earned-1.90; fewer than 30 hrs. earned-1.75.
Academic Probation Continued -- Student previously on probation whose cumulative GPA increases, but does not reach the appropriate minimum indicated under Academic Probation.
Academic Suspension -- Student previously on probation whose cumulative GPA does not increase, or a new freshman who has a term GPA of 0.00 during their first term (spring or fall).
Last revised 1/24/2011
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE HONORS
ACADEMIC SECOND CHANCE
Program Definitions
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has defined specific terminology for a set of courses designed to develop expertise within a major, and the term varies by degree level. Track is the specified term at the undergraduate level, Concentration at the master's level, and Specialization at the doctoral level. Tracks, Concentrations, and Specializations are noted on the MSU transcript as "Concentration".