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During the fall and spring terms, a full-time
student’s normal
load is four full-unit courses or the equivalent, with a minimum of three
units. During the summer term, the normal full-time load is two full-unit
courses. During the interim term, the normal full-time load is a project
credited as one full-unit course.
During the fall and spring terms, a student may
register for an additional half-unit with the written permission of
his or her academic advisor.
A student may carry a maximum of five units during the fall and spring
terms, or a maximum of three units during the summer term, only if he
or she has attained a minimum grade point average of 3.00 and obtained
the written permission of his or her advisor’s division chair.
No overload is permitted during the interim term.
A student who was not enrolled in the College during the previous term
is expected to register on the registration day specified on the academic
calendar for the fall, interim, spring, or summer term. After the end
of the second week of classes, no student may register for credit.
Near the end of each term, currently enrolled students register for
the following term. Students who plan to attend the summer session register
during spring term registration. 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.
A student who contracts an interim 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 division chair; and submit
the contract form to the Center for Interim and Contract Learning.
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.
Such a student is expected to attend class regularly and meet any other
conditions set by the instructor. If the student does not meet these
conditions, the course will not be entered on his or her transcript.
A fee of $305 is charged per audited unit.
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
below must be exercised by the current deadline for adding a course.
Once such an election has been made, it may not be reversed.
The first-year, sophomore, and junior interim
projects may be evaluated as “S” or “U” at
the mutual election of the student and project supervisor. Senior interim
projects, however, must receive
a letter grade.
Students who have accumulated at least 16 units
of credit in residence at Birmingham-Southern College may elect to
receive evaluations of “S” or “U” at
the rate of no more than two per year in the projects and courses listed
below. Transfer students may elect to receive evaluations of “S” or “U” at
the same rate after earning a total of 16 units of college credit, eight
of which must have been earned at Birmingham-Southern College.
(1) At the election of the individual student,
free elective courses, defined as those that are not applied in satisfaction
of general education
requirements or the major or minor requirements may be evaluated as “S” or “U.”
(2) Unless a discipline specifies otherwise,
all off-campus projects shall be evaluated as “S” or “U.”
(3) Teaching Experience (courses numbered 298,
398, 498) shall be evaluated only as “S”/“U.”
No more than six units earned at Birmingham-Southern
College, including interim term units, may be evaluated as “S” or “U.”
A student who has registered for any term may add or drop courses on
the confirmation date for that term without an additional fee. A fee
of $20 is charged for each change after two weeks from the first day
of class for a regular term (fall, spring) unless the change is requested
by the College.
To add or drop a course or to select grading options, a student must
present to the Office of Records and Research a change-of-course form
indicating his or her advisor’s approval of the change. From
the beginning of any regular term up until the end of the second week
of classes a student may add a course, drop a course, or elect the “S”/“U” or “audit” options.
After the fourth week of classes and up until the end of the seventh
week of classes, if a student drops a course, he or she will receive
a grade of “W.” If a student drops a course after the end
of the seventh week of classes, he or she will receive a grade of “F” or “U” unless
special permission for a “WP” or “WF” is granted
by the Provost. Such permission will be granted only in the most exceptional
circumstances, and only before the last day of classes in the term.
Should such permission be granted, the student must drop all courses
he or she has been enrolled in during the term. The Veteran’s
Administration considers it unsatisfactory progress for a veteran,
or a person eligible for veteran’s benefits, to withdraw from
a course after mid-term.
During the interim term, a student may not add
a project, or drop a project without a grade of “W,” after the third day of the
term. After the ninth day of the term, a student who drops a project
will receive an “F” or “U” unless he or she receives
special permission from the Provost as stipulated above. These restrictions
apply equally to corporate and independent study projects.
Students should consult the academic calendar for specific dates regarding
the deadlines discussed above.
The College expects regular class attendance in all courses. Faculty
members may establish such attendance requirements as they deem academically
sound. Veterans must attend classes regularly to remain eligible for
V. A. benefits. A student who misses two successive classes of any course
because of illness should notify the Office of Health Services, which
will relay such information to members of the faculty. Faculty or staff
members in charge of activities that require students to miss classes
should provide faculty and the Office of Student Affairs the names of
student participants in the activity. Nevertheless, it is the responsibility
of each student to consult with his or her instructor and to make up
all work missed because of class absences.
No student is authorized to attend a class or
to receive credit unless properly registered for the course and unless
his or her account with
the Comptroller’s Office has been settled.
A student may request academic accommodation
for a learning disability or challenge by submitting a “Request for Academic Accommodation” form
along with appropriate documentation from a certified professional in
the field of learning disabilities. The Director of Personal Counseling
reviews the materials and passes along relevant information to the student’s
advisor and each instructor at the beginning of each term. The student
is responsible for discussing his or her needs with each instructor at
the beginning of each term. Birmingham-Southern will make accommodations,
within reason, to aid in a student’s academic success, but general
education requirements will not be waived.
Six weeks into each fall and spring term, faculty
members assess the progress of the students in their classes. First-year
students receive
mid-term assessments regardless of the level of their performance, and
their parents also receive a copy. Sophomore, junior, and senior students
receive mid-term assessments at the discretion of their instructor, particularly
when their performance in a class at mid-term is the equivalent of a “C-” or
lower. All students who receive mid-term assessments are expected to
consult personally with their advisor and, if appropriate, with their
professor in order to discuss particular problems and possible solutions.
Students may obtain a copy of their mid-term assessment from their advisor.
Students take final examinations at regularly
scheduled times. If a student is unable to attend a scheduled examination
because of illness
or other serious cause, he or she will be permitted to take a delayed
examination if an acceptable excuse is presented to the instructor of
the course. When possible, the instructor’s permission to take
a delayed examination should be obtained prior to the time scheduled
for the examination. Subsequently, a student must make prompt application
to the Provost in order to take a delayed examination. Delayed examinations
in applied music are scheduled by the faculty of music after a student
has received permission from the Provost to take the examination.
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