2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Graduate and Professional Education............. 16 Undergraduate Study...................................... 16 Calendar and Credits. ..................................... 16 Classification of Students. ............................... 16 Assignment to Classes.................................... 16 Class Attendance. ........................................... 16 Undergraduate Degree Requirements............ 16 » » Requirements for a Second Degree.......... 17 » » Graduation................................................. 17 » » Early Commencement............................... 17 Academic Programs and Majors..................... 18 » » Admission to Academic Programs............ 18 » » Selecting a Major....................................... 18 » » Requirements of a Major........................... 18 »» Major Fields of Undergraduate Study....... 19 »» Minor Fields of Undergraduate Study....... 19 » » Electives.................................................... 20 Special Academic Programs........................... 20 » » One-Year Bible Program............................ 20 » » College Now Program............................... 20 » » Preprofessional Programs......................... 20 » » Other Programs......................................... 20 » » Continuing Education................................ 20 »» EMT Courses and Special Credit.............. 20 Summer Terms................................................. 20 International Study Opportunities.................... 21 »» Special Programs...................................... 21 » » CCTECC Student Teaching Abroad Program..................................................... 21 » » Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies....................................................... 21 The Cove — Academic Enrichment Center..... 21 » » Programs................................................... 22 » » Courses..................................................... 22 » » Services..................................................... 22 Additional Academic Support.......................... 22 Credit by Examination...................................... 22 » » Advanced Placement................................ 22 » » College Level Examination Program (CLEP)....................................................... 22 » » Institutional Test-Out.................................. 23 » » International Baccalaureate...................... 23 General Education Requirements.................... 24 General Education Course Sequence............. 25 » » Course Load.............................................. 26 Distance Education.......................................... 26 Transient Study................................................ 26 Registration for Courses.................................. 26 » » Continuing at the University...................... 26 » » Course Registration................................... 26 » » Adding and Withdrawing From a Course....................................................... 27 » » Auditing..................................................... 27 » » Independent Study.................................... 27 » » Internships................................................. 27 » » Out-of-Class Courses................................ 28 » » Course Numbers and Designations.......... 28 » » Alternate Year Courses.............................. 28 Grading System............................................... 28 » » Credit/No Credit Program.......................... 29 » » Grade Points and Point Averages............. 29 » » Academic Progress, Warning, and Suspension................................................ 29 » » Academic Progress Chart......................... 29 » » Repeating Courses.................................... 30 Academic Honors............................................ 30 » » Dean’s Honor List...................................... 30 » » Dean’s List................................................. 30 » » Graduation with Honors............................. 30 » » Additional Academic Awards.................... 30 Withdrawing From the University..................... 30 » » Withdrawal for Military Reasons................ 31 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act..... 31 Academic Leadership. .................................... 31 »» Deans and Chairs...................................... 31 Page 15 2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Academic Information