2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

Graduate and Professional Education............. 17

Undergraduate Study...................................... 17

Calendar and Credits. ..................................... 17

Classification of Students. ............................... 17

Assignment to Classes.................................... 17

Class Attendance. ........................................... 17

Undergraduate Degree Requirements............ 18

» Requirements for a Second Degree.......... 18

» Graduation................................................. 18

» Early Commencement............................... 18

Academic Programs and Majors..................... 19

» Admission to Academic Programs............ 19

» Selecting a Major....................................... 19

» Requirements of a Major........................... 19

» Electives.................................................... 19

» Major Fields of Undergraduate Study....... 20

» Minor Fields of Undergraduate Study....... 20

Special Academic Programs........................... 21

» One-Year Bible Program............................ 21

» College Now Program............................... 21

» Preprofessional Programs......................... 21

» Other Programs......................................... 21

» Continuing Education................................ 21

» EMS Education and Special Credit........... 21

Summer Terms................................................. 21

International Study Opportunities.................... 21

» Special Programs...................................... 21

» CCTECC Student Teaching Abroad

Program..................................................... 22

» Au Sable Institute of Environmental

Studies....................................................... 22

The Cove — Academic Enrichment Center..... 22

» Programs................................................... 22

» Courses..................................................... 22

» Services..................................................... 22

Additional Academic Support.......................... 22

» The Centennial Library.............................. 23

Credit by Examination...................................... 23

» Advanced Placement................................ 23

» College Level Examination Program

(CLEP)....................................................... 23

» Institutional Test-Out.................................. 23

» International Baccalaureate...................... 23

General Education Requirements.................... 24

General Education Course Sequence............. 25

» Course Load.............................................. 26

Distance Education.......................................... 26

Transient Study................................................ 26

Registration for Courses.................................. 26

» Course Numbers and Designations.......... 26

» Alternate Year Courses.............................. 26

» Continuing at the University...................... 26

» Course Registration................................... 27

» Undergraduates in Graduate Courses...... 27

» Auditing..................................................... 27

» Adding and Withdrawing From a

Course....................................................... 27

» Independent Study.................................... 28

» Internships................................................. 28

» Out-of-Class Courses................................ 28

Grading System............................................... 29

» Credit/No Credit Program.......................... 29

» Grade Points and Point Averages............. 30

» Grade Appeal Process.............................. 30

» Petitions and Student Complaints............. 30

» Academic Progress, Warning, and

Suspension................................................ 30

» Academic Progress Chart......................... 30

» Repeating Courses.................................... 30

» Academic Integrity.................................... 31

Academic Honors............................................ 31

» Dean’s Honor List...................................... 31

» Dean’s List................................................. 31

» Graduation with Honors............................. 31

» Additional Academic Awards.................... 32

Withdrawing From the University..................... 32

» Withdrawal for Military Reasons................ 32

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act..... 32

Academic Leadership. .................................... 32

» Deans and Chairs...................................... 32