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