1980-1981 Academic Catalog

Academic Information 43 lion; a student completing the work required in fifteen such periods a week for one quarter receives credit for fifteen quarter hours. Exceptions to this are laboratory sessions, applied music, and physical education. Classification of Students Regular students are those who have met the requirements for admission. Regu– lar standing implies that the student is enrolled in a degree program and is carrying at least twelve quarter hours of credit. 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 in– cludes 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. Transfer students are those who have been full time for at least one term at some other institution. Assignment to Classes Official class membership is determined according to the following schedule: Class Quarter hours completed Freshmen less than 42 Sophomores 43-89 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 proce– dures. A student with low grades in a major or minor field may be advised to select another field of concentration. *The Registrar and Dean of Students will assign "special" students to appropriate grade level for pur– poses of student personnel records on the basis of maturity, previous school records and other related factors.