2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Course Registration Registration dates for each session are listed in the annual academic calendar. Early registration periods may be designated for currently enrolled students. During early registration, the University allows students to register for courses for the upcoming academic term. Students register for courses by academic classification and are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this early registration opportunity, rather than registering after the start of an academic term. Students who register early for a term but do not return the following semester must notify the Office of the Registrar of their change in status. Registration information, including registration instructions and course schedules for the semester, is prepared by the Office of the Registrar prior to each registration period. Information regarding course offerings and sections is available on the University website. Prior to processing a registration, each student meets with an academic advisor to discuss career direction, course options, and class schedules. While selecting courses, students and advisors should discuss alternative courses as a contingency for course closings and cancellations. Although each student has an academic advisor to help with scheduling, the student is ultimately responsible for the chosen class schedule and course of study. Students should become very familiar with the course requirements for their chosen major. Class schedules are selected using the Student Planning registration process on the University website. This online registration process may be completed from the academic advisor’s computer or from any other computer through which the student has internet access. Instructions for using the Student Planning registration program are available on the Registrar’s website or from the Office of the Registrar. After the online registration process has been completed, the student’s confirmed schedule becomes an active registration in the administrative computer system. To finalize their 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). Undergraduates in Graduate Courses Students in undergraduate programs at Cedarville University who are interested in taking graduate course work prior to graduation may be eligible to do so with appropriate approvals. Individual graduate programs have the ability to allow or prevent this practice. In some cases credits may count as electives in the undergraduate program as well as meeting requirements of a graduate degree. The requirements and procedures for granting graduate credit to undergraduates are as follows: The undergraduate student: • Must have achieved senior standing at the undergraduate level prior to taking graduate courses. • Must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.70 or higher to take graduate course work. • May not use more than two graduate courses toward requirements for an undergraduate degree. • May take at most two graduate courses prior to graduation from the undergraduate program. • Must meet all prerequisites for the graduate course(s) for which they intend to register. • Must obtain the following approvals prior to registering for the graduate course: • the undergraduate advisor, • the chair/dean of the undergraduate program, and • the director of the graduate program The approval form for this process may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar or from the office of the appropriate graduate program. The GPA requirement may be overridden by permission of both the Dean of Graduate and Extended Learning Programs and the program director. Tuition for undergraduate students taking graduate courses will be charged at the higher of the undergraduate or graduate rates. Graduate credits may be included within a student’s undergraduate block pricing, but the student may have additional charges if the graduate tuition is higher than the block rate. The University reserves the right to limit the number of undergraduate enrollments allowed within any given graduate section. 2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 27 Academic Information Registration for Courses