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Thursday, 11 January 2007 |
by REBECCA GARDNER
Lifestyles Reporter
Some may have opted to lose weight while others resolute to learning a new activity.
No matter your New Year’s resolution, getting back into the groove will make this year more successful than the last.
“Attendance
during the first week of classes is crucial,” Registrar Manager Crystal
D. Greer said. “You definitely don’t want to lose your seat.”
If a class is full, students can try to get into the class by sitting
in on the first couple of lectures and hope that some students choose
not to show up.
From there, it’s is up to the professor whether or not to add other students.
“A student who does not attend a class during one of its first two
meetings may, at the discretion of the academic department, lose her or
his seat in that class,” according to the Appalachian State University
Academic Governance Handbook.
“This does happen regularly,” Greer said.
The same rules apply for labs and classes that take place once a week.
“The student must attend the first meeting of that class or risk losing her or his seat,” according to the handbook.
Some classes are unable to add extra students due to fire codes.
Students can also choose to audit, repeat and drop classes.
“Students enrolled at the university or students admitted with
satisfactory records of experience and education may enroll for
specific courses as auditors,” according to the handbook.
To audit a class, there is a “Request to Audit,” required form, which
is found in the Registrar’s Office in the John E. Thomas Building, room
109.
“It must be completed by the student, approved by the faculty member
teaching the class, and submitted to the Registrar’s Office by no later
than the end of the “Drop-Add Period” indicated in the published
“Schedule of Classes,” according to the handbook.
If students choose to audit a class, they can choose to have the class
on their transcript as “pass/ fail,” but only if the student is full
time and the audited class is not for the student’s major, minor or
core courses.
“As an auditor, the student is still expected to go and regularly
attend the classes, pay the regular tuition and fees,” Greer said. “The
only differences are that there is no grade at the end of the class,
the class is not included in the grade point average, and the hours are
not counted towards graduation.”
“If a student does not regularly attend an audited course, the
instructor may request an administrative withdrawal grade to be
assigned,” according to the handbook. “The instructor should provide
documentation to the Registrar’s Office with the recommendation.”
Students are also allowed five repeats of their classes with the exception of graduate students.
If a student fails a class, they can come in to the Registrar’s Office and register again, using a repeat form.
The first grade is always excluded.
The second grade is always included.
Both grades go on the student’s transcript.
Students also receive four permanent drops during their college careers.
The last date to turn in a form to audit, repeat a class, or add a class is Jan. 12. Drops also become permanent at this time.
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