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advisor. The student is required to make up any work missed due
to late entrance. Changes in a schedule caused by cancellation of
courses will not result in financial penalty.
When a course is dropped, the action is recorded as follows:
Date of Change
Action:
16-Week and 14-week Classes
Through the first full
calendar week
No Record on transcript
Second full calendar week through
end of the ninth calendar week
W – Withdrawn
During the 10th and 11th
calendar weeks
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
12th week through the
end of the semester
Drops not permitted
12-Week Classes
Through the sixth weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Seventh weekday from start of class
through end of the
Seventh calendar week
W – Withdrawn
During the eighth and ninth
calendar weeks
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
10th calendar week 12 through
the end of the course
Drops not permitted
8-Week Classes
Through the sixth weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Seventh weekday from start of class
through end of the
fourth calendar week
W – Withdrawn
During the fifth calendar week
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
Sixth calendar week through
the end of the course
Drops not permitted
4-Week Classes
Through the second weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Third weekday from start of class
through 10th weekday from start
of class
W – Withdrawn
11th weekday from start of class
through 14th weekday from start
of class
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
15th weekday from start of class
through the end of the course
Drops not permitted
3-Week Classes (or less)
Through the second weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Third weekday from start of class
through fifth weekday from start
of class
W – Withdrawn
Sixth weekday from start of class
through the end of the course
Drops not permitted
All Other Classes
10% from start of class
No Record on transcript
11% from start of class through
50% from start of class
W – Withdrawn
51% from start of class through
the end of the course
Drops not permitted
Note: A weekday is defined as Monday through Friday. A day
ends at 5 p.m., eastern time.
Course changes are complete when the Office of the Registrar
receives the completed drop/add form. The effective date of the
course change is the date the Office of the Registrar receives the
completed form. Failure to properly drop a course will result in a
grade of “Z”, which counts the same as an “F”.
Refund information is listed in the financial information section
of the catalog. This information is also available on the Registrar’s
webpage.
Independent Study
Independent study allows students to develop a high degree of
independence in their ability to choose and investigate problems.
The objectives of the program include providing opportunities to
explore areas not covered in normal course structure, recognizing
foreign travel experiences, rewarding self-motivated students, and
encouraging joint study by faculty and students on specialized
projects.
Individual students and faculty members develop the specific
criteria that must be met for the successful completion of specific
independent study projects. However, the following guidelines
govern the independent study program:
1. Only one independent study project may be undertaken in
an academic term, unless permission is granted from the
department chair or the associate/assistant dean of the
school of the student’s primary major.
2. The maximum credit that may be earned for an
independent study project is three semester hours.
3. The faculty member supervising the independent study,
the student’s advisor, and the associate/assistant dean or
the department chair must sign the student’s independent
study form. Registration for the independent study must
occur at the beginning of the semester in which the work is
to be completed.
4. No more than six semester hours in independent study
may be counted toward the major field, no more than three
semester hours toward a minor field, and no more than
12 semester hours toward graduation. Independent study
taken outside major and/or minor fields must be approved
by the associate/assistant dean or the department chair of
the supervising faculty member.
5. Supervising an independent study is a privilege a faculty
member may extend to a student. It is not a right that a
student has.
6. Supervising faculty members determine the grade (letter
grade or credit/no credit) for the independent study.
Internships
Many of the major fields of study include opportunities to
receive credit for supervised, on-the-job activities. Interested
students should contact the respective department for details.
Out-of-Class Courses
In order for students with irreconcilable conflicts to be able to
complete graduation requirements on schedule, it is sometimes
necessary to allow instruction in an out-of-class setting. To take a
course out of class:
1. The course must be 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level.
2. Students must obtain approval from the associate/assistant
dean of the school or the department chair, the faculty
member teaching the course, and the advisor.
Out-of-class course approval forms are available in the Office
of the Registrar. Exceptions to the course level requirement listed
above must be approved by the respective faculty member,
advisor, and the associate/assistant dean of the school or
department chair.
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