1959-1960 Academic Catalog

The cumulative point average is determined by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total num– ber of semester hours for which grades have been given. Changes in Schedule Changes in schedule are permitted before the end of the second week of classes. The student who wishes to drop one course and add another is required to present to the Registrar a statement of permission signed by the advisor and the in– structor of the class he is entering. The student is required to make up any work he has missed due to late entrance. Class Attendance Regular attendance in classes and chapel is necessary for the student to receive the full benefit of his college experience. The Student Council and administration have set the following regulations to govern attendance. In general, students are permitted to be absent from a class without excuse the number of times that the class meets each week. For example, a student may be absent from a three– hour-course three times. However, each absence from a class on the day before or after a school holiday or vacation is counted as two absences. Being tardy for class three times constitutes one absence. Five cuts are allowed from chapel. A student who is unable to attend classes because of illness is excused upon presentation of a written statement from the school nurse. Students who find it necessary to be absent be– cause of emergencies at home should notify the Dean of Stu– dents in order to be excused. Students who are absent from class without excuse in ex– cess of the permitted absences are subject to a system of pen– alties based on the lowering of the grade point total by one– half grade point for each excess absence. After each absence, excused or unexcused, the student is required to make up the work he has missed. It is the re– sponsibility of the student to find out from his instructor how he can make up the work. It is also his responsibility to pre– pare for the class meeting that follows his absence. Physical Education Physical Education is required of all students unless a stu– dent is specifically excused by the faculty or on recommendation 25