1973-1974 Academic Catalog

Academic Information 33 Assignment to Classes Official class membership is determined according to the following schedule: Class Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Special Academic Counseling Quarter hours completed less than 45 45 to 89 90 to 134 135 and more Assigned* Each student is assigned to an academic counselor according to his major field of specialization or interest. The student should consult with his coun– selor not only at registration time but also throughout the year whenever he has an academic problem or is formulating plans for changes of educa– tional programs 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. Fifteen or sixteen hours each quarter is considered the normal academic load although the student is allowed to take up to eighteen hours without special perniission from the Academic Dean. The Selective Service System requires completion of % of the total graduation requirements each year (46.5 quarter hours per year.) Students working more than twenty 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. Class Attendance The objectives of class attendance generally include the development of personal motivation for appropriate attendance and the exposure of stu– dents to different attendance procedures. In general it is to be noted that regular attendance is necessary for the student to receive full benefit from his college experience. Since there are several different ways in which ideal class attendance may be achieved, official faculty policy allows each faculty member to determine and develop attendance standards which will meet the particular needs of his own class. •The Registrar and Dean of Students will assign "special" students to appropriate grade level for purposes of student personnel records on the basis of maturity, previous school records and other related factors.