1971-1972 Academic Catalog

ACADEMIC INFORMATION 29 Upper division students must realize that it is their own responsibility to check on their progress toward meeting all requirements for graduation. They are urged to plan the class schedule for each quarter of the senior year at pre-registration time at the end of the junior year. This plan should be approved by the faculty counselor and checked to see that when it is com– pleted all degree requirements will have been met. Students who cannot finish their program before the end of the Spring quarter in their senior year, but who can finish during the following summer, will be granted their diplomas upon completion of their programs. They will not participate in commencement until the following year. MAJOR FIELD The amount of work for a typical major field is usually about 45 quarter hours and must include the requirements of the department. Comprehensive majors are typically about 70 hours. Specific requirements are listed at the beginning of division course offerings. No courses in which "D" grades are received may be counted as meeting the requirements of the major field. MINOR FIELD Twenty-four hours in one department normally constitutes a minor. Minor fields are optional. ELECTIVES The student's program has been planned so that he should have from ten to twenty hours of electives. The provision of elective choice is based upon the premise that the student should have an opportunity to either further strengthen his major field or minor field or further broaden his background by selecting courses in areas of inadequacy or interest. Elective choice also provides the student with some flexibility if he should decide to change major fields. REGISTRATION The official dates of registration for each session are listed in the college calendar. Pre-registration periods may be designated for students in residence. Registration consists of the following procedures: 1. Arrangement of Schedule. Although each student has an academic counselor to help with scheduling, the student is entirely responsible for his course of study. 2. Approval of Schedule. Each student must have his schedule approved by his academic counselor. 3. Payment of Fees. The fee schedule must be approved by the Business office before registration is considered complete. Students are urged to register on the days provided. Nominal charges must