1987-1988 Academic Catalog

Out-of-Class Courses In order for students with irreconcilable conflicts to be able to complete graduation requirements on schedule, it sometimes is necessary to allow instruction in an out-of-class setting. The fol– lowing rules apply: 1. Only juniors and seniors are eligible. 2. No 100 level courses can be completed in this way. 3. Approval of the department chairman, the faculty member teaching the class, the advisor, and the academic vice presi– dent is necessary. Testing-Out Prrocedure Qualified students are allowed to earn credit hours toward graduation by passing the appropriate examinations with a grade of "B" or better. Students interested in testing out must have de– partment chairman approval. Tests can be taken during registra– tion week or during the first two full calendar weeks of classes. The student will be granted hourly credit but will not be given a grade on the transcript. Students may not test out of a course they have audited and may not test out of more than twenty-seven quar– ter hours. A $20 per-quarter-hour fee will be assessed if the stu– dent passes the examination. As a result of the need for college students to develop a high de– gree of independence in their ability to choose and investigate problems, a special program in independent study has been or– ganized. The objectives of the program include the provision for students to explore areas not covered in normal course structure, the provision of opportunities for self-motivation, and provision of opportunities for faculty and students to work closely on specialized projects. It is a college objective to encourage student travel to foreign conntries. Credit may be earned for such experience under the In– dependent Study Program. Although the individual students and faculty members are to work together on the development of criteria for successful com– pletion of an independent study project, the following rules serve Academic Information 45 as guiding principles in the operation of the program: I. No student may enroll for more than one independent study project during the same term. 2. Hours granted for any one independent study shall not exceed four quarter hours. 3. The faculty member supervising the independent study must review and initial the student's copy of the written proposal and the registration card. Registration for the independent study should be done at the beginning of the quarter in which the work is to be completed. 4. No more than eight hours in independent study may be counted toward the major field, no more than four hours to– ward a minor field, and no more than sixteen may be counted toward graduation. Independent study should not be taken out– side major and minor fields without written approval of the de– partment chairman and the academic vice president. 5. Juniors and seniors are eligible for independent study. Sopho– mores may be considered to be eligible if they also have the ap– proval of the academic vice president and department chairman. 6. Grade point average shall not be a qualification for indepen– dent study, although the faculty member has the right to deny student participation for any reason the faculty member deems ;ippropriate. 7. The grades of Credit/No Credit may be used, as well as the regular grades, at the discretion of the participating faculty member. DeMaurice Smith, a 1985 political science graduate, now attends the University of Virginia School ofLaw.