Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

62 / ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES
Change of Address
All students must notify the Office of the Registrar
immediately of any change in their addresses or those of
their parents or guardians. The University assumes no
responsibility for materials sent through the mail not
received.
Classification of Matriculated Students
Students are classified according to the following norms:
Freshman: Satisfaction of entrance requirements.
Sophomore: Completion of 30 semester hours.
Junior: Completion of 60 semester hours.
Senior: Completion of 90 semester hours.
Course Explanations
Classification of Courses
This section contains a list of symbols for all courses
offered at the University, excluding the courses offered at
the School of Law.
000-099 Courses offered in this number range do
not carry degree-granting credit.
100-299 Lower division courses—degree-granting
credit.
300-499 Upper division courses—degree-granting
credit.
500-599 Upper division undergraduate courses in
which graduate students may enroll and
receive graduate credit.
600-699 Graduate courses—degree-granting credit.
800-999 Continuing Education courses. Courses
offered in this number range do not carry
degree-granting credit.
6000-6999 School of Education graduate courses—
degree-granting credit.
7000-7999 School of Education Doctor of Education
courses—degree-granting credit.
In exceptional circumstances, seniors may take courses in
the 600 series with the written permission of the
Chairperson of their major department and the Dean of
the Graduate Division. In such cases, they register for
“599—Independent Studies.” In this instance, the course
is calculated in the undergraduate career. No
undergraduate student may register for a course in the
600 series. Only students accepted into the Graduate
Division may register for 600-, 6000-, and 7000numbered
courses.
Special Studies (98)
Courses whose numbers have as the last two digits “98”
are Special Studies. These courses have a special syllabus
and description not listed in the Bulletin. They can be
held in a lecture, discussion, or seminar format at a
specified or arranged time and place for a group of
students.
Independent Studies (99)
Courses whose numbers have as the last two digits “99”
are Independent Studies. This is an individualized study
arranged by a student with a faculty member and
approved by the Chairperson of the Department and the
Dean.
These courses are for the educational enrichment of the
student particularly qualified for the kind of experiences
that are beyond the scope of a regular course. Under the
supervision of a faculty member, the work will be of
research or similarly creative nature and will normally
culminate in a project or examination. Only full-time
matriculated students are eligible, and approval will be
given for only one Independent Studies course per
semester. Freshmen and first-semester transfer students
are not eligible.
Arrangements to undertake an Independent Studies
course must be completed during the semester prior to
the one in which the student expects to enroll in the
course. An Independent Studies course is considered part
of the student’s semester program. Registration for such
courses takes place only during the regular registration
periods.
Course Load
In Fall or Spring semesters, students in good standing
from the previous semester may register for 18 units; 19
units or more constitutes an academic overload, for which
academic advisor or Dean approval is required. Extra
tuition is charged to any student who registers in 19 units
or more.
Credit by Challenge Examination
A student may obtain credit by examination for
undergraduate courses in the Loyola Marymount Bulletin
in selected undergraduate courses as approved by the
Chairperson and Dean of the respective departments and
colleges or schools.
To challenge a Loyola Marymount undergraduate course
by examination, a student must be regularly enrolled and
a full-time student. A course may be challenged only once
and only during the Fall and Spring semesters, not during
the Summer session. Students may not challenge a