1976-1977 Academic Catalog

Academic Information 33 Special students are those who have met most of the requirements for regular admission but are not enrolled in a degree program. This classification also includes those students whose high school record or ACT scores show that a period of special counseling, instruction and adjustment is needed before they can be classified as regular students. 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 Quarter hours completed Freshmen less than 45 Sophomores 46-89 Juniors 90 to 134 Seniors 135 and more Special Assigned* Academic Counseling Each student is assigned to an academic counselor according to his major field of specialization or interest. The student should consult with his counselor not only at registration time but also throughout the year whenever he has an academic problem or is formulating plans for changes of educational 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 192 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 aca– demic load although the student is allowed to take up to eighteen hours without special permission from the Academic Dean. 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 students to different attendance procedures. In general it is to be noted that regular attendance is neces– sary 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 de– velop 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. The Grading System Grades are issued at the end of each quarter. However, first quarter freshmen receive mid-term academic warnings if their grades are "D" or "F". It is the responsi– bility of each student to discuss his academic achievement with his instructor.