2005-2006 Academic Catalog

Academic Information 27 Repeating Courses While adjusting to academic life at Cedarville, some new students earn grades they consider to be unsatisfactory. Conse- quently, any student who earns an unsatisfactory grade as a freshman (student with fewer than 31 credits) may repeat the course at Cedarville University before the end of their sophomore year (student with 31 to 60 credits). Under this freshman repeat policy, the cumulative grade point average will be recalculated using the second grade instead of the first. A similar policy applies to a transfer student. Under the transfer repeat policy, courses taken during the first semester of attendance may be repeated within the succeeding two regular semesters. The cumulative grade point average will be recalculated using the second grade instead of the first. Under these repeat policies, any course may be repeated. Although the first grade is no longer calculated into the cumulative grade point average, the course and grade information does remain on the student’s transcript. In all other cases when a student repeats a course, both grades are calculated into the cumulative grade point average. However, credit hours for a repeated course may count only once toward the credits needed for graduation. Credit/NoCredit Program The grade designation “credit/no credit” may be assigned by faculty members in courses such as student teaching, laborato- ries, 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 semester hour, non-major physical education courses. This choice may be made at the end of the semester. 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 61 semester hours) to take an elective course on a credit/no credit basis. An elective is a course that 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) that 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 two courses 3.0 - 3.49 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 semester. 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 semester. Cedarville graduates rank chapel as one of their college highlights.