2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 68 2014–15 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog Adult Programs Transient Study second grade instead of the first. Under these repeat policies, any course may be repeated. Although the first grade is no longer calculated into the cumulative GPA, the course and grade information does remain on the student’s transcript. In all other cases when a student repeats a course, both grades are calculated into the cumulative GPA. However, credit hours for a repeated course may count only once toward the credits needed for graduation. Students repeating courses are required to pay all applicable tuition and fees for those courses. Other program-specific requirements may be listed under the academic program. Independent Study On occasion special student circumstances may suggest that an independent study course option should be considered. Such an option might recognize opportunities to explore areas not covered in normal course structure, reward self-motivated students, and encourage 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 independent study projects. However, the following guidelines govern the independent study program: • Only one independent study project may be undertaken in an academic term. • The maximum credit that may be earned for any one independent study project is three semester hours. • The faculty member supervising the independent study and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or director of a particular graduate program 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. • No more than six semester hours in independent study may be counted toward the graduate degree. • In general independent study projects cannot be taken in lieu of required courses unless special arrangements have been made through the department sponsoring the course and the director of that particular graduate program. • It is the prerogative of individual faculty members to offer independent study courses or not. • Participating faculty members determine the letter grade. Reservation Deposit A reservation deposit must be submitted by new and readmitted students as an indication of their intention to enroll. The amount of the deposit is $150. This money is credited to the student’s account and used to cover first semester expenses. A student must submit a reservation deposit to register for classes. The reservation deposit is nonrefundable. Instructions for submitting a reservation deposit may be found at cedarville.edu/graddeposit . Undergraduate Transfer Credits College-level credits earned at accredited colleges are usually transferrable. Courses in which less than a “C-“ is earned are not granted transfer credit. Grades for courses taken at other colleges and transferred to Cedarville are not included in the Cedarville cumulative GPA. Only work completed at Cedarville is included. Information concerning the transfer of credits is available from the Office of the Registrar. Specific course equivalencies can be determined upon receipt of official transcripts. Consult the Undergraduate Academic Catalog for degree requirements such as the number of credit hours required to be taken from Cedarville University. Transient Study Course work to be completed at other institutions by a student enrolled at Cedarville University must be approved before the course is taken by securing the signatures of the transfer coordinator, the student’s academic advisor, and the chair of the academic department governing the course requirement that the transferred course is to satisfy. Transient Study Applications may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Registrar. An official transcript must be received before transient credit will be evaluated and recorded.