1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Once the advising process is complete, students bring the completed registration form to the Academic Records Office or designated registration station for input. Course selections are then checked against available openings and a final course schedule is confirmed. To complete registration, students must make financial arrangements for payment of the amount due listed on their billing invoice (see the financial section of the catalog for information concerning costs and payment plans). Changes in the course schedule may be made through the drop/add process. Forms for course changes are available in the Academic Records Office. Changes in a schedule caused by cancellation of courses will not involve financial penalty. Adding and Withdrawing from a Course To add or drop courses, a student must complete a form provided by the Academic Records Office. The form is to be signed by both the course instructor and the student's academic advisor. The student is required to make up any work 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. Failure to properly drop a class will result in a grade of "Z." When a course is dropped, the action is recorded as follows: Week Course Is Dropped: Before the end of the first calendar week Second full calendar week through fourth After the fourth week and before the week of final examinations Action: No record on transcript "W" (withdrawn) "WP" or "WF" (Withdrawn Passing or Withdrawn Failing) Course changes are complete when the Academic Records Office receives the completed drop/add form. The effective date of the course change is the date the Academic Records Office receives the completed form. Refund information is listed in the financial information section of the catalog. Academic Information 4 Auditing Auditing involves attending and participating in a course without earning credit. 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. Registration to audit a class will not be processed until the first day of the quarter. Withdrawing from College Proper withdrawal from the College starts in the Aca– demic Records Office where the student picks up an official withdrawal form. Refund requests should be submitted to the Business Office at least three days prior to withdrawal. A students ID card must be returned to the Academic Records Office on the last day the student is on campus. No student should leave Cedarville College without completing proper withdrawal through the Academic Records Office. Student transcripts will be marked with the appropriate grade once withdrawal is complete in accordance with the established college policy. (See Adding and Withdrawing from a Course.) Continuing at the College The College assumes that a student will continue taldng courses from quarter to quarter unless the student gradu– ates, is asked to leave for academic or disciplinary reasons, or withdraws voluntarily. To assist in planning each academic term, the College asks each student to "preregister" for the upcoming academic term. This secures courses for the student and enables the College to make enrollment decisions for that term. A student who owes money to the College may not register for future academic terms. A student enrolled in the spring quarter preregisters for fall quarter courses before the end of the spring quarter. To retain these course selections and confirm the inten– tion to enroll in the fall quarter, each student must submit a reservation deposit of $250 by July 1. This deposit also reserves a place in college housing for single students under 25 years of age. This money is credited to the student's account and may be used to help cover fall quarter expenses. Should the student decide to withdraw from the College after July 1, but before September 1, all but $100 of this deposit is refundable. After September 1, none of the deposit is refundable. A student who does not submit the continuing student reservation deposit by July 1, or make other special arrangements with the Student Services Office concern– ing intentions to continue as a student in the fall quarter, will be considered withdrawn. Any student who with– draws voluntarily or is involuntarily withdrawn must apply and be approved for readmission to continue as a student at the College. Readmission forms and informa– tion are available from the Admissions Office.