1987-1988 Academic Catalog

Adding and Withdrawing from a Course In order to add or drop courses, the student must complete a form provided by the Academic Records Office. The form is to be initialed by both the course instructor and the student's academic advisor. The student will be required to make up any work he has missed due to late entrance. No courses may be added after the end of the first full calendar week without the approval of the academic vice president and faculty members teaching the courses. Courses may be changed from credit to audit before the end of the fourth week. Courses may be changed from audit to credit, with permission of the instructor, before the end of the fourth week of the quarter. If the student drops a course, the Academic Records Office re– cords the action as follows: Week Course Is Dropped: Before the end of the first calendar week Second full calendar week through fourth Fifth through sixth weeks After sixth full calendar week Action: No record on transcript "W" (Withdrawn) "WP" or "WF" (Withdrawn passing orWithdrawn Failing) "WF" The above course changes are not complete until the Academic Records Office receives the completed drop/add form. The effec– tive date of the course change is the date when the completed form is returned to the Academic Records Office. Refund information is listed on page 165. Withdrawing from College No student should leave Cedarville College without following proper withdrawal procedures. In withdrawing, a student must se– cure an official withdrawal form from the Academic Records Of– fice and return it signed by all the college personnel listed on it. He should give the Business Office at least three days' notice of his intentions to withdraw if he expects to have any money re– funded before he leaves. Any failure in following the proper with- Academic Information 51 drawal procedures will result in an assessment of $5 being added to the account of the withdrawing student. Transcripts of with– drawn students will be marked as follows: Withdrawal through the fourth week - "W" Withdrawal from the fifth through the sixth week - "WP"or"WF" Withdrawal after the sixth week - "WF" except in cases of serious illness or certain approved circumstances The ID card must be returned to the Academic Records Office on the stµdent's last day on campus. The Grading System Grades received in courses can 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 con– centration. A This grade is given in recognition of excellent achieve– ment. It is indicative of work superior in quality and re– veals a thorough mastery of the subject matter. The stu– dent receiving this grade should demonstrate enough interest to do some independent investigation beyond the actual course requirements. B This grade indicates work and achievement that are well above average. The student receiving this grade should be capable of doing advanced work in this field. The quality of the work should be considered better than that achieved by the average student. C This is an average grade and is indicative of a satisfac– tory meeting of requirements. D This grade reveals accomplishment that is inferior in quality and is generally unsatisfactory from the standpoint of course requirements. This is the lowest grade for which credit can be given. F This is a failing grade. It indicates very unsatisfactory work, and the course must be repeated for credit.