2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS, TIME RESTRICTIONS
Course work requirements in major programs necessarily change in
response to evolving curriculum concerns and changing student needs.
Students' major requirements are governed by the Bulletin in force at the
time of the declaration of the major. The declaration of major is initiated
with the head of the respective department.
At the discretion of the department chair, students may be required to
demonstrate proficiency and/or currency in the subject matter if the major
course work is older than five (5) academic years. Normally credit hours
earned in the major may not be applied to the completion of the major, if
the hours earned are older than eight years, dated from the student's initial
matriculation.
Students who have been out of school longer than two years must again
declare their majors.
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THE MAJOR
In certain majors, independent study courses are offered. These courses are
limited to upper-class major and minor students who have completed at
least two-thirds of their particular major or minor program, and who wish
to pursue a special problem or course of reading beyond that taken up in
any formal course and lying within the capabilities of the library and
laboratories. In order to be eligible for independent study, the student must
have at least a 3.0 average in major courses. Total credit which can be
earned through independent study normally will not be more than six
semester hours. Written permission to enroll in such a course must be
obtained from the instructor, the chair of the department concerned, and the
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean. A descriptive syllabus
including the method of evaluation must be submitted with the petition.
ASSESSMENT IN THE MAJOR
The faculty members who are responsible for instruction in the major
programs have identified specific objectives for a major in that discipline.
There is an assessment, devised by the faculty in the discipline that
determines the extent to which the objectives have been met by the student.
That assessment is a requirement for students who graduated in June 1990,
or who will graduate thereafter. The assessment styles are varied. Students
should carefully explore with their adviser in their intended major the
nature of the assessment. A satisfactory assessment in the major is a
requirement for the degree. The chair of the department offering the major
must certify satisfactory completion of the assessment component.
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