Page 12 2025–26 Graduate Academic Catalog Academic Information Course Load responsible for the chosen class schedule, course of study, and progress through the program. Graduate students may plan their course sequence and register online by searching "student planning" from myCU.cedarville. edu. The online registration process may be completed from any computer or mobile device 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 register for graduate courses, please visit cedarville.edu/ gradregister. To complete registration, students must make financial arrangements for payment of the amount due. (See Making Payment on page 17) Course Load A student’s academic load for any given term is subject to reduction or limitation by the Dean of Graduate Studies or director of a particular graduate program for poor scholarship or excessive work responsibilities. Attendance Regular attendance and/or class participation are necessary for the student to receive full benefit from the University experience. University policy allows each faculty member to determine and develop reasonable attendance/participation standards that will meet the particular needs of the course. See syllabi for attendance requirements for individual courses. Undergraduates in Graduate Courses Eligible Cedarville University undergraduate students may enroll in graduate coursework prior to their graduation. However, due to professional or accreditation requirements, not all graduate programs provide this opportunity to undergraduate students. Undergraduate students may choose to pursue graduate credit under two scenarios: 1. Dual Credit — Graduate course may satisfy an elective or requirement in a student’s undergraduate program while also fulfilling a requirement toward a future graduate degree. 2. Dual Degree — Student is enrolled in an approved dual undergraduate/graduate degree program that maximizes dual-credit opportunities and minimizes degree completion time. An application for admission to the graduate degree program at the prescribed point in the dual-degree curricular plan is required. The requirements for granting graduate dual credit to undergraduates are as follows: • The maximum number of graduate courses that an undergraduate may take shall be determined by each graduate program. • The maximum will be nine graduate credits, as long as the remaining credits in a graduate program are 27 or more. • The dean or chair of the undergraduate school or department must approve any request for a graduate course to dual-count toward an undergraduate program requirement or elective. • Undergraduate students who would like to pursue dual graduate credit must meet the following eligibility criteria: • Achieve senior standing with cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.00. Exceptions may be considered with approval of the graduate program director and Dean of Graduate Studies. • Meet all course prerequisites for the graduate course(s) for which they intend to register. • Obtain approval from the Office of the Registrar by completing the Undergraduate Request to Register for Graduate Courses form available in myCU and obtaining the following signatures prior to registering for the graduate course: • Undergraduate advisor • Chair/dean of the student's undergraduate program of study • Director of the graduate program • Dean of graduate studies (only if an exception is required) Tuition for undergraduate students taking graduate courses will be charged the higher undergraduate or graduate rates. Graduate credits may be included within a student’s undergraduate block pricing, but the student may have additional charges if the graduate tuition is higher than the block rate or if the total credits exceed the block rate. The University reserves the right to limit the number of undergraduate enrollments allowed within any given graduate section. Audit Auditing involves attending and participating in a course without earning credit. A course may be changed from credit to audit before the end of the first full week of a semester. Courses may be changed from audit to credit, with permission of the instructor, before the end of the first full week of the semester. A student may not test out of a course already audited. Registration to audit a course will not be processed until the first day of the semester to accommodate students requiring regular registration status. Drop/Add Policy Changes in the course schedule made after the beginning of a course must be made through the Office of the Registrar and through myCU. 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 13.) When a course is dropped properly during the fall, spring, or summer terms, the action is recorded as follows: 14-Week and 16-Week Classes Action 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 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 7-Week Classes 4 weekdays** from start of class........No record on transcript 5th weekday** from start of class through next-to-last calendar week....W – Withdrawn During the last calendar week of the course......................................Drops not permitted
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