1974-1975 Academic Catalog

Academic Information 4. The maximum number of courses allowed per student shall be in relation to his grade point average, as follows: 2.0 - 2.49 - one course 3.0 - 3.49 - 2.5 - 2.99 - two courses four courses 3.5 and above six courses 5. Following the end of the fourth week of the quarter, the student may not change a course from the credit or no credit system to the regular program. 6. The student may not change a regularly scheduled class to credit or no credit after the first full calendar week of the quarter. As a result of the need for college students to develop a high degree of independence in their ability to choose and investigate problems, a special program in independent study has been organized. The objec– tives of the program include the provision for student to explore areas not covered in normal course structure, the provision of opportunities for self-motivation, and provision of opportunities for faculty and stu– dents to work closely on specialized projects. It is a college objective to encourage student travel to foreign coun– tries. Credit may be earned for such experience under the Independent Study Program. Although the individual students and faculty members are to work together on the development of criteria for successful completion of an independent study project, the following rules serve as guiding princi– ples in the operation of the program: 1. No student may enroll in more than one independent study situ– ation during the same term. 2. Hours granted for any one independent study shall not exceed four quarter hours. 3. The faculty member supervising the independent study must re– view and initial the student's copy of the written proposal and the registration card. Registration for the independent study should be done at the beginning of the quarter in which the work is to be completed. 4. No more than eight hours in independent study may be counted toward the major field, no more than four hours toward a minor field, and no more than sixteen may be counted toward gradua– tion. Independent study should not be taken outside of major and minor fields without written approval of the division chairman and academic dean.