1989-1990 Academic Catalog

I ( 1 t i .• & i a Fac11/1y members teach at Cedan•i/le because they want to ini·est in the lfres ofstudents. Academic Information 47 Credit/No Credit Program 111e grade designation "Credit/No Credit" may be assigned by faculty 1ne1nbers in courses such as student teaching, laboratories, independent studies, electives, and one-hour courses in physical education and music. The opportunity to take elective courses on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) basis offers sn1dents the oppornmity to develop background in new areas of study without threatening cumulative grade point averages. 111e following guidelines govern involvement in the program: I. A student of any classification may choose to earn Credit/No Credit or a letter grade in one quarter hour non-major physical education courses. Titls choice may be made at the end of the quarter. 2. To ean1 credit, a student n1ust maintain an average of''C" or better in the course. 3. A student must be at least a junior in classification (have earned at least 90 quarter hours) in order to take an elective course on a Credit/No Credit basis. An elective is a course which \Vill not count toward the shtdent's general education, major, 1ninor, or cognate requiren1ents. 4. A student may take just one elective course per term under the Credit/ No Credit designation. 5.111e total number of courses (other than one-hour physical education courses) which may be taken under the Credit/No Credit designation is determined by the student's cumulative grade point average: 2.0-2.49 one course 2.5-2.99 two courses 3.0-3.49 four courses 3.5 and above six courses 6. A student taking an elective course who wishes to chru1ge from the Credit/No Credit designation to the regular grading designation must do so before the end of the fou11h week of the quarter. 7. A student who wishes to change an elective course to the Credit/No Credit designation must do so before the end of the first full calendar week of the quarter.