1967-1968 Academic Catalog

ACADEMIC INFORMATION 27 CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS Regular students are those who have met the requirements for admission. Regular standing implies that the student is enrolled in a degree program and is carrying at least twelve quarter hours of credit. Special students are those who have met most of the requirements for admission but are not enrolled in a degree program. A student desiring to achieve regular standing will meet the admission requirements and must have the approval of the Academic Dean and of the student's advisor. Part-time students are those who have met all admission requirements and are enrolled in a degree program but are carrying less than twelve quarter hours credit. ASSIGNMENT TO CLASSES Official class membership is determined according to the following schedule: Class Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors ACADEMIC COUNSELING Quarter hours completed and passed less than 45 45 to 89 90 to 134 135 and more Each student is assigned to a faculty advisor according to his major field of specialization or interest. The student should consult with his advisor not only at registration time but also throughout the year whenever he has an academic problem or is formulating plans for changes of educational pro– grams or procedures. A student with low grades in a major or minor :field may be advised to select another field of concentration. ACADEMIC LOAD A total of 186 quarter hours is required for graduation. Students should carry fifteen or sixteen credit hours each quarter if they wish to graduate upon completion of the twelfth quarter. Sixteen hours each quarter is con– sidered the normal academic load, although the student is allowed to take eighteen hours without special permission from the Academic Dean. Students working more than 20 hours per week are not advised to carry the full course of studies. The student's academic load is subject to reduction or limitation by the Academic Dean for poor scholarship or excessive work outside of school hours.