的 教务长办公室 is responsible for bringing the mission of Mount Mercy to life through a curriculum rich in high-interest majors, 项目, and learning experiences. We work to attract and retain the best faculty and to assist them in offering an outstanding education for Mount Mercy students.
Faculty members across the university are part of the 教务长办公室. Together we collaborate to create outstanding, student-oriented educational 项目 that emphasize growth in reflective judgment, strategic communication, 有目的的生活, and serving the common good.
除了, the 教务长办公室 staff includes talented individuals working actively with students in such areas as:
Since the scope of our work is so broad, students as well as faculty often have opportunities to visit our office for information or advice. We look forward to welcoming you and contributing to a positive academic experience at Mount Mercy.
的 traditional academic calendar is divided into a 14-week fall semester (September–December), a four-week winter term (January) and a 14-week spring semester (February–May). We also offer accelerated, graduate, and online 项目 that follow a year-round block calendar.
Mount Mercy employs variable credit. Each course carries its own credit value. 的 unit of credit is semester hour. One semester hour of credit is awarded for each 50-minute class meeting per week per term. Each two-hour laboratory session per week per semester awards one-semester hour credit.
Full-time status at Mount Mercy is designated by the enrollment in 12.0 or more semester hours per semester. Part-time status at Mount Mercy is designated by enrollment in less than 12.0 semester hours in a given semester. 的 winter term is not included with either the fall semester or spring semester for calculation of full-time status.
For more information about Mount Mercy's academic policies and procedures, please visit the Office of the Registrar 或者参考 Mount Mercy目录.