1981-1982 Academic Catalog

38 Special students are those who have met most of the require– ments for regular admission but are not enrolled in a degree pro– gram. This classification also includes those students whose high school record or ACT scores show that a period of special coun– seling, instruction, and adjustment is needed before they can be classified as regular students. Part-time students are those who have met all admission re– quirements and are enrolled in a degree program but are carrying less than twelve quarter hours. 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 fol– lowing schedule: Class Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Special Quarter hours completed fewer than 42 43-89 90-134 135 and up Assigned* *The Admissions Committee 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. 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. Any class work taken by students at other institutions while en– rolled at Cedarville College should be approved by respective academic advisors. Academic Load A total of 192 quarter hours is required for graduation. A stu– dent should average sixteen credit hours each quarter if he wishes to graduate upon completion of the twelfth quarter. Fifteen or six– teen hours each quarter is considered the normal academic load, although the student is allowed to take up to eighteen hours with– out special permission from the academic dean. Students working more than twenty hours per week are not ad– vised to carry the full course of studies. The student's academic load is subject to reduction or limita– tion by the academic dean for poor scholarship or excessive work outside of school hours. Class Attendance The objectives of class attendance generally include the devel– opment of personal motivation for appropriate attendance and the exposure of students to different attendance procedures. In gener– al it is to be noted that regular attendance is necessary for the stu– dent to receive full benefit from his college experience. Since there are several different ways in which ideal class atten– dance may be achieved, official faculty policy allows each faculty member to determine and develop attendance standards which will meet the particular needs of his own class.