1980-1981 Academic Catalog

44 Cedarville College Any class work taken by students at other institutions, while enrolled at Cedar– ville College should get prior approval from their advisor. Academic load A total of 192 quarter hours is required for graduation. Students should average 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 ac– ademic 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 Aca– demic Dean for poor scholarship or excessive work outsid13 of school hours. Class Attendance The objectives of class attendance generally include the development of per– sonal motivation for appropriate attendance and the exposure of students to differ– ent 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 de– velop attendance standards which will meet the particular needs of his own class. Out of Class Courses In order for students with irreconcilable conflicts to be able to complete gradua– tion requirements on schedule, it sometimes is necessary to allow instruction in an out-of-class setting. The following rules apply: 1. Only juniors and seniors are eligible. 2. No 100 level courses can be utilized. 3. Approval of department chairman is mandatory. 4. All exceptions need the approval of the department chairman, the faculty member teaching the class, the advisor, and the Academic Dean. 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 re– sponsibility of each student to discuss his academic achievement with his instruc– tor. Since some freshman students experience difficulty adjusting to the academic life, the college will recompute cumulative grade point averages when a course is repeated as long as the D or F was received in the course during the Freshman year and was repeated before the end of the Sophomore year. A cumulative aver– age request form must be completed by the student before any change may be made on the transcript. Grades received in courses indicate to the student the fields for which he has the greatest aptitude. A student with low grades in a major or minor field is advised to select another field of concentration. A- This grade is given in recognition of excellent achievement. It is in– dicative of superior work in quality and reveals a thorough mastery of the subject matter. The student receiving this grade should