1980-1981 Academic Catalog

Cedarville College 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 at the summer commencement exercises. Registration The official dates of registration for each session are listed in the college calen– dar. 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 coun– selor 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 Of– fice before registration is considered complete. 4. Drop/add of a course. Any course changes must be made by a drop/add sheet. These may be obtained in the Academic Record's Office. Students are urged to register on the days provided. Nominal charges must be made for late registration. Changes in the program caused by cancellation of courses will not involve finan– cial penalty. The catalog used when the student first matriculates is usually followed in defin– ing graduation requirements. Therefore, he should keep that catalog as his guide in case changes are made in course or graduation requirements. 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 to 90 hours. Specific requirements are listed at the beginning of department course offerings. No courses in which "D" grades are received may be counted as meeting the requirements of the major field. Often departments will suggest that an alternate course be taken rather than repeating the course. 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 prem– ise that the student should have an opportunity to either further strengthen his ma– jor 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. Sessions and Credits The regular college year consists of three quarters of eleven weeks each, ex– tending from October to June. Credits are earned in terms of quarter hours. A quarter credit hour is one fifty-minute period a week for one quarter. As an illustra-