1992-1993 Academic Catalog

42 Academic Information Auditing Auditing involves attending and participating in a course without earning credit. A course may be changed from credit to audit before the end of the first week of the quarter. Courses may be changed from audit to credit, with permission of the instructor, before the end of the first week of the quarter. A student may not test out of a course already audited. Withdrawing from College No student should leave Cedarville College without following proper withdrawal procedures. In withdrawing, a student must secure an official withdrawal form from the Academic Records Office and follow the procedures prescribed on the form. Refund requests should be submitted at least three days prior to withdrawing. The ID card must be returned to the Academic Records Office on the student's last day on campus. Transcripts of withdrawn students will be marked as follows: withdrawal through the fourth week-"W"; withdrawal after the fourth week (but before the week of final examinations)- "WP" or "WF". Because of the orientation that Cedarville faculty have toward teaching, students find faculty to be ve1y accessible to discuss coursework and personal problems. Course Numbers and Designations The course numbers are designed to be of help to the student in selecting courses at the appropriate level. The following system is used: 1. The first number indicates the year in which the course usually is taken. Freshmen normally take 100 level courses; sophomores, 100 level or 200 level courses; juniors, 200 level or 300 level courses; and seniors, 300 level or 400 level courses. Courses beyond the student's classification should be taken with the consent of the instructor and academic advisor. 2. The third digit generally indicates the sequence followed in offering the course. A zero typically indicates that the course will be offered every quarter. 3. The alphabetical prefixes in the course designations. indicate content divisions within academic departments. For example, the prefix "BETH" indicates that the course is a theology course in the Department of Biblical Education. The quarter that the course is offered is shown in italic letters following the course title as follows: A-Autumn; W-Winter; Sp-Spring; and Su-Summer. The number to the right of the course title is the credit given in quarter hours. The College reserves the right to offer or withhold any of the courses listed. Alternate Year Courses Some departments offer courses on alternate years. These are designated as "even years" or "odd years" based on the first school year number. Example: 1992-1993 is an even year. Grading System A This grade is given in recognition of excellent achievement. It is indicative of work superior in quality and reveals a thorough mastery of the subject matter. The student 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 grade indicates average achievement and a satisfactory 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 earned. F This is a failing grade. It indicates very unsatisfactory work. No course credit is earned.