1994-1995 Academic Catalog

32 Academic Information radt1atio11 • 11 ._' tude11ts 111u t rea lize tl1at it i their own re pon ·i– L1ilit, tl) che k on thei r progre toward meeting all req~ire111e11t, for graduat ic>1. They a!"e urge~ to pl an the -- Ia .. chedule for ea h quarter of the en1or year at arI,· regi tration tin1e at the e11d of tt1e junior year . This pla~1 hl)Uld be appr ved by the faculty coun elor and ' hec ked to e that whe11 it i con1pleted all degree require111e1c \\'ill ha,,e bee11 met. The catalog in u e ,vhen a tudent first enrolls govern hi gr aduation requirements unless that catalog i over ten years old, or that student has left and then r e-enrolled more than one year later . Con equentl y. that catalog hould be retained and u ed a a guide in ca e change are made i1 the cour e or graduation requirement during the time the tudent i enrolled. However, a tudent n1ay elect a ub equent atalog if the tudent wi he ·; but all requiren1ent from char catalog n1u t be con1pleted. Student who caru1ot complete their graduation requirement before the end of the pring quarter in their enior year , but who can complete them du ring the fo llowi1g ummer or fal l wi ll be granted their diploma in September or December , a appropriate. A eparate applicati on i required. however, along with a $100 depo it . Senior who are eligible to receive their diploma in September or December may be approved to participate in the June commencement preceding the completion of their work. Informat ion concerning eligibility for Septe1nber or December graduation i available in the Regi trar ' Offi ce. Ses ions and Cr edits The regul ar college year con i t of three quarter of eleven week each, extending from September to June. Credit are earned in tern1 of quarter hour , a quarter credit hour being one fifty-minute period a week for one term. A an illu tration, a tudent completing the work required in fifteen uch period a week for one quarter receive credit for fifteen quarter hour . Laboratory es ion , applied 1nu ic cour e , phy ical education cour es, compre sed cour e , and intern hip are exception to chi pattern . Academic Advising Each tudent i a igned to an academic coun elor who offer advice concerning cour e cl1eduling. A rudent who ha not declared a major will be a igned to a pecial advi or equipped to offer as i tance in eleccing a field of rudy. The tudent should con ult with hi or her advisor not onl y at regi tration but al o throughout the year whenever an academic problem i encountered or pla1 for changes of educati onal pro– gram or procedure are being fo rmulated. A tudent '.vith low grade in a major or minor field may be ad\ 1 ed to elect another fie ld of rudy. Transien t St udy Cour ework to be completed at other in titu tio.n by a tudent enrolled at Cedarville College 1nu t be ap– proved by the regi trar hi or her academic advisor and the chairper on of the academic department gov– erning the cour e requirement that the tran ferred cour e i to ati fy . Thi approval mu t occur before the cour e i taken. Cour e approval forms are avail– able in the Academic Record Office . Course Load A urn ing that proficiency requirement have been sati fied, a minimum of 192 quarter hour i required for graduation. A tudent hould average ixteen credit hour each quarter to graduate upon completion of the twelfth quarter . Fifteen or ixteen hour each quarter i con idered the normal cour e load. Student working more than twenty hours per week are not advi ed to carry a full course of tudie . The tudent ' academic load i ubject to reduction or limitation by the academic vice pre ident for poor cholar hip or exce ive work out ide of chool hour . Student who wi h to take more than 18 credit hour mu t obta in pec ial permi ion to do o. Tho e who wi h to take 18-2 1 credit with a cumulative grade point average of at lea t 2. 5 must obtain approval by the regi trar . Tho e who wi h to take 18-21 credi ts with a cumulati ve grade point average of le than 2.5 mu t obtain the approval of the academic vice presi– dent . All tudent who wi h to take more than 21 credit mu t obtain permi ion fron1 the Education Polic ie Committee . Classification of Students Regular students are tho e who have met the require– ment for admi ion. Regular tanding impl ies that the tudent i enroll ed in a degree program and i carrying at lea t twelve quarter hour of credit in that academic quarter . Specia l students are tho e who are not enrolled in degree programs. Part-time students are tho e who have met al l admission requirements, are eeking a degree, and are taking fewer than twelve quarter hour . Trans fer students are tho e who have tudied full-time for at lea t one term at another accredited college or univer ity . Assignment to Classes Official cla membership i determined according to the following chedule: Class Fre hman Sophomore Junior Senior Special Qua rter hours completed 1-41 42-89 90- 134 135 and up a signed