1991-1992 Academic Catalog

Academic warning may preclude involvement in certain college activities. Students facing academic warning or probation should consult with the coaches, advisors, or directors of their activities to learn of academic re– quirements or restrictions that may apply to those activities. Academic progress influences the receiving of financial aid. Students re– ceiving aid should check the financial aid section of the catalog to obtain the academic progress requirements that pertain to their particular aid programs. Repeating Courses Grades are issued at the end of each quarter. It is the responsibility of each student to discuss his or her academic achievement with his or her instructor. Since some freshman students experience difficulty adjusting to the aca– demic life, the College will recompute cumulative grade point averages when a course taken in the freshman year is repeated as long as the course in which the grade was received is repeated before the end of the sopho– more year. Any courses may be repeated. However, while grades earned in repeated courses are averaged into the cumulative grade point average, credit hours are counted just once. Studentsfind that the spacious Centennial Libraryprovides an excellent environmentfor study and research. Academic Information 49 Credit/No Credit Program The grade designation "Credit/No Credit" may be assigned by faculty members 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 students the opportunity to develop background in new areas of study without threatening cumulative grade point averages. The following guidelines govern involvement in the program: 1. 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. This choice may be made at the end of the quarter. 2. To earn credit, a student must 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 will not count toward the student's general education, major, minor, or cognate requirements. 4. A student may take just one elective course per term under the Credit/No Credit designation. 5. The 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 3.0-3.49 two courses four courses 3.5 and above six courses 6. A student taking an elective course who wishes to change from the Credit/ No Credit designation to the regular grading designation must do so before the end of the fourth 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.