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2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog

Introduction

Academic Information

Registration Process

Registration dates for each session are listed in the annual

graduate academic calendar. Early registration periods

are designated for active graduate students. New graduate

students must be accepted for admission through the graduate

admissions office before they are eligible to register. Students are

strongly encouraged to take advantage of this early registration

opportunity. Students who register early for a term but do not

enroll for the following semester must notify the Office of the

Registrar of their change in status.

Registration information and instructions are distributed from the

Office of the Registrar by email prior to the respective registration

periods. Additionally, information regarding course offerings and

sections, is available online at

cedarville.edu/gradschedules.

Prior to submitting a course registration, the student is

encouraged to consult with his/her academic advisor to discuss

course options and class schedules. Although each student

has an academic advisor to help with scheduling, the student is

responsible for the chosen class schedule, course of study, and

progress through the program.

Graduate students may register online using a web-based

interface called Student Planning. The online registration process

may be completed from any computer through which the student

has Internet access. Registration instructions using Student

Planning may be found at

cedarville.edu/gradschedules.

After

the online registration process has been completed, the student’s

confirmed schedule becomes an active registration in the

administrative computer system.

To complete registration, students must make financial

arrangements for payment of the amount due. (See

Financial Registration Policy on page 12.

) To register for graduate

courses, please visit

cedarville.edu/gradregister

.

Classification of Students

Graduate students are classified by the number of hours for

which they are enrolled, as follows:

Full-time students

are those who have met the requirements

for admission as determined by the Graduate Admissions

Committee, have been admitted to a degree program, and

are carrying at least eight semester hours of credit in that

academic semester.

Part-time students

are those who have met the requirements

for admission as determined by the Graduate Admissions

Committee, have been admitted to a degree program, and are

taking fewer than eight semester hours.

Nondegree-seeking students

are those who are taking

graduate courses but have not yet been admitted to a specific

degree program or do not intend to work toward a graduate

degree.

Drop/Add Policy

Changes in the course schedule made after the beginning of a

course must be made through the Office of the Registrar. Course

drop/add forms are available on the registrar’s website. The form

must be signed by the student and submitted to the Office of the

Registrar in person, by email, or by fax. No courses may be added

after the first class without the additional approval of the appointed

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 9.

) 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 12.

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.