2017-2018 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 12 2017–18 Graduate Academic Catalog Academic Information Continuation As an Active Student director of the particular graduate program and the approval of the faculty member teaching the course. The effective date of the course change is the date the registrar receives the completed form. When adding a class, the student is required to make up any work missed because of late entrance, assuming that the instructor is willing to allow late entrance into his/her course. Failure to properly drop a class will result in a grade of “Z.” (See Grading System on page 12. ) When a course is dropped properly during the fall or spring terms, the action is recorded as follows: Action 16-Week and 14 Week Classes Through the first full calendar week ................................... No record on transcript Second full calendar week through the next-to-last calendar week........... W – Withdrawn During the last calendar week of the course...................................... Drops not permitted 12-Week Class 5 weekdays** from start of class........ No record on transcript 6th weekday** from start of class through next-to-last calendar week.... W – Withdrawn During the last calendar week of the course...................................... Drops not permitted 7-Week and 8-Week Classes 5 weekdays** from start of class........ No record on transcript 6th weekday** from start of class through next-to-last calendar week.... W – Withdrawn During the last calendar week of the course...................................... Drops not permitted 4-Week Class 2 weekday** from start of class.......... No record on transcript 3rd weekday** from start of class through next-to-last calendar week.... W – Withdrawn During the last calendar week of the course...................................... Drops not permitted For classes 3 weeks or less 2 weekdays** from start of class........ No record on transcript 3rd weekday** from start of class through the end of the second week.. W – Withdrawn During the last calendar week of the course...................................... Drops not permitted All other Classes 10% from start of class....................... No record on transcript 11% from start of class through 90% from the start of class................ W – Withdrawn 91% from start of class through the end of the class.................................. Drops not permitted *A week ends at the close of business (5 p.m.) on Friday. **A weekday is defined as Monday through Friday. A day ends at 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Changes in a schedule caused by cancellation of courses by the University will not result in financial or academic penalty. For information concerning refunds due for dropped courses, see Financial Information on page 15. Visit cedarville.edu/ studentplanning to drop or add a course. Continuation As an Active Student Graduate students maintain active status within their degree program as long as they continue registering for courses and do not exceed their program completion time limit. Graduate students who fail to take courses or otherwise choose not to pursue their graduate education (for example, as a transient student at another college/university) for a period exceeding two calendar years will automatically be retired from the active files of the Office of the Registrar and will be regarded as withdrawn. An application for readmission will be required to reactivate the student’s records. Withdrawal Policy The following procedure must be followed to properly withdraw completely from the University: 1. Notify the Office of the Registrar in person or by telephone of intent to withdraw and complete a withdraw interview with a representative of the Office of the Registrar. 2. Request a refund for any credit balance on your account from the Cashiers Office after the official withdraw process has been completed and all appropriate adjustments to the students registration has been completed. See Withdrawal Refunds on page 15. Student transcripts will be marked with the appropriate grade once withdrawal is complete in accordance with established University policy. (See Drop/ Add Policy.) Grading System The following grading system applies to graduate programs. Professional practice programs also use grades of C- through D-. A Indicates excellent achievement by those at the very top of their class. A- Indicates recognition of excellent achievement. B+ Indicates recognition of achievement distinctively above that expected at the graduate level. B Indicates achievement expected of graduate students. B- Indicates achievement somewhat less than that expected of most graduate students. C+ Indicates below average achievement but somewhat more than minimal meeting of the course requirements. C Indicates below average achievement and a minimally satisfactory meeting of requirements. This is the lowest grade for which credit can be earned toward a master’s degree. D Reveals inferior accomplishment and is generally unsatisfactory from the standpoint of course requirements. At the graduate level of study at Cedarville University there is no provision for grades of “D.” This is the lowest grade for which credit can be earned toward a professonal program degree. F Indicates accomplishment that is inferior in quality and is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of course requirements. Grades at this level will not be accepted for credit toward a graduate degree. AU Given when a course is audited. To receive this notation, the student must attend and participate in the course. No credit is earned. I An “I” signifying “incomplete” is a temporary grade given when a student is unable to complete the work for a course on time because of extraordinary circumstances, such as illness, emergency, or other reasonable cause. This temporary grade does not influence the student’s grade point average. To be considered for an incomplete, the student must be passing the course and have completed the majority of the coursework. An incomplete should not be given merely because a student fails to complete all the course requirements on time. The instructor giving the incomplete