2001-2002 Academic Catalog

0 Ac Information Graduation All students must realize that it is their own responsibility to check on their progress toward meeting all requirements for graduation. They are urged to plan the class schedule for each quarter of the senior year at early registration time at the end of the junior year. This plan should be approved by the faculty advisor and checked to see that when it is completed all degree requirements will have been met. In order to participate in the June commencement ceremony, students must submit applica– tions for graduation by May 1st of the year they plan to graduate to participate in the June commencement ceremony. This includes June graduates, as well as September and December graduates. The catalog in use when a student first enrolls governs his graduation requirements unless that catalog is over 10 years old, or that student has left and then re-enrolled more than one year later. Consequently, that catalog should be retained and used as a guide in case changes are made in the course or graduation requirements during the time the student is enrolled. However, a student may select a subse– quent catalog if the student wishes; but all requirements from that catalog must be completed. EarlyCommencement Students who cannot complete their graduation requirements before the end of the spring quarter of their senior year, but who can complete them during the following summer or fall terms, must apply to participate in commencement before degree requirements are met. Students who have more than 20 quarter hours to complete must obtain the approval of the academic vice president. Information concerning eligibility for September or December graduation and early commencement is available in the Academic Services Office. Sessions and Credits The regular college year consists of three quarters of 10 weeks each plus final exam days, extending from September to June. Credits are earned in terms of quarter hours, a quarter hour credit being one 50-minute period a week for one term. As an illustration, a student completing a course that meets 50 minutes a day, five days a week, for 10 weeks, receives five quarter hours credit. Laboratory sessions, applied music courses, physical education courses, compressed courses, and internships are exceptions to this pattern. Tutoring Tutoring is available to students desiring supplemental learning opportunities through several mechanisms. The Student Government Association, in conjunction with the Academic Assistance Office, offers student-to-student tutoring in several courses each quarter. These courses include Business Calculus, Principles ofChemist1y, Principles of Biology, Foundations of Social Science and others. Addi– tionally, individual tutoring may be arranged with individuals recmmnended by the professor of the course or through the Academic Assistance Office. Faculty assistance is available for all courses during posted office hours. AcademicAdvising Each student is assigned to an academic advisor who offers counsel concerning course scheduling. A student who has not declared a major will be assigned to a special advisor equipped to offer assistance in selecting a field of study. Students are encouraged to consult their academic advisor prior to registra– tion, whenever an academic problem is encountered, or when considering any changes in their educational program. A student with low grades in a major or minor field may be advised to select another field of sh1dy. Transient Study Coursework to be completed at other institutions by a student enrolled at Cedarville University must be approved by the transfer coordinator, the sh1dent's academic advisor, and the chairperson of the academic department governing the course requirement that the transferred course is to satisfy. This approval must occur before the course is taken. Tran– sient Study Applications are available in the Academic Services Office. An official transcript must be received before transfer credit will be evaluated and recorded. Academic CourseLoad Assuming that proficiency requirements have been satisfied, a minimum of 192 quarter hours is required for graduation. A student should average at least 16 credit hours each quarter to graduate upon completion of the 12th qumier. A normal course load is 15-18 hours each quarter. Sh1dents working more than 20 hours per week are advised not to cany a full course of studies. A sh1dent's academic load is subject to reduction or limita– tion by a school dean or academic vice president for poor scholarship or excessive work outside of school hours. Sh1dents who wish to take more than 18 credit hours must obtain permission through the following procedure: I. Request for 19-21 credit hours A. Advisor approval only 1. SENIORS with at least a 2.3 cumulative GPA 2. SOPHOMORES and JUNIORS with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA 3. FRESHMENwith at least a 2.7 cumulative GPA 4. All students without a Cedarville University GPA who scored at least a 25 or equivalent on the ACT B. Department Chair Approval 1. Any sh1dent not meeting the criteria above 2. Any sh1dent whose advisor is not available C. Dean Approval 1. Any student whose department chair is not available II. Request for 22 or more credit hours A. All students need approval of advisor, Department Chair and Dean B. Academic Vice-President when Dean is not available