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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018

ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION

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Academic Overload

If a student has attained a minimum grade point average of 3.000 and obtained the written

permission of his or her academic advisor, then the student may enroll in a maximum of

five units during the fall and spring terms. There is an additional tuition charge for any

extra units beyond 4.75 units in a regular term. During the fall and spring terms, a student

may register for an additional half-unit beyond normal load without the written

permission of his or her academic advisor. No overload is permitted during the

Exploration term. Anything beyond two units in the summer term is an overload and

requires approval of the Provost.

Registration

Currently enrolled students register for the following term near the end of each fall and

spring term. Students register for the Exploration and spring terms during the fall term

prior to those terms; registration for the summer and fall sessions occurs during the spring

term prior to those terms. A student who was not enrolled in the College during the

previous term must be readmitted in order to register for courses.

Students are required to confirm their registration on the confirmation date for that term.

Any student who fails to confirm may be dropped from the courses for which he or she

registered. After the end of the second week of fall or spring term classes, no student may

register for credit.

A student who contracts an Exploration term project or an individualized study must

obtain his or her advisor’s approval of the project; obtain approval of the faculty member

who is to direct the project and that faculty member’s department chair; and submit the

contract form to the Office of Exploration Term and Contract Learning.

Audited Courses

With the approval of his or her faculty advisor and the instructor teaching the course, a

student may audit a course instead of taking it for credit. Students are required to attend

class meetings and fulfill all course requirements. If the student does not meet these

conditions, the course will not be entered on his or her transcript. A fee of $500 is

charged per audited unit.

Non-Graded Courses

College or university coursework applied toward general education requirements or

major or minor requirements must be graded. Under certain circumstances, students may

elect to have other coursework evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory (“S” or “U”) in

lieu of receiving letter grades. The letter grade equivalent of “S” is “C” or above. All

credits evaluated as “S” count in the total required for graduation, but both “S” and “U”

evaluations are disregarded in any computation of quality points. All elections outlined