Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

CLASS LOAD
Fall and Spring Semesters
Any undergraduate student who is carrying
12 or more semester hours of credit is considered
to be a full-time student. To be eligible to
live in a residence hall, a student must carry an
academic load of nine or more semester hours.
The normal class load during a regular session
is 15-16 semester hours. No student may
carry more than 18 semester hours without the
written permission of the student’s academic
dean.
Summer Sessions
Any undergraduate student who enrolls in
12 or more semester hours of credit during one
or any combination of summer sessions will be
considered a full-time student.
Any undergraduate student who enrolls in
six to 11 semester hours of credit during one
or any combination of summer sessions will be
considered a part-time student.
The maximum course loads permitted during
the summer sessions are: Maymester - seven (7)
credit hours*; Summer I – ten (10) credit hours*
(*or a combined total of ten (10) credit hours for
Maymester and Summer I); Summer II – ten (10)
credit hours; Summer III – eighteen (18) credit
hours. A student may enroll for a maximum
of eighteen (18) semester hours of credit using
any combination of enrollments in the summer
session. No student may attempt more than the
maximum number of credit hours per session or
for the entire summer without the written permission
of the student’s academic dean.
RECORDS AND REPORTS
OF STUDENTS
Grades filed with the Office of the Registrar
are final, except where an error of judgment has
occurred or an error has been made in computation
or transcription. Shortly after the close of
each semester or summer term, currently enrolled
students receive password-secure Internet
access to their grade report showing the final
grade received in each course for which they
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were enrolled that particular semester or summer
term.
A transcript is the official record, compiled
by the registrar, of a student’s academic career.
For each semester or summer term, the transcript
shows the courses, credits and grades; semester
or summer term grade point average; and notice
of academic suspension or withdrawal. Transfer
credit also is recorded, but without grades.
The completed transcript records the degree
and major, minor and/or concentration as appropriate,
final graduation grade point average and
the date the degree was conferred.
Transcripts are issued upon the receipt of a
signed, written request. There is no charge for
this service. There is a limit of 10 transcripts issued
per request, unless otherwise approved by
the registrar. Transcript requests are processed in
the order of receipt and typically take five-seven
working days to process.
STUDENT RECORD POLICY
(Confidentiality of Student Records)
Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Radford University student record policies
and practices are in full compliance with state
and federal laws (FERPA).
The university will not release information
about a student from records, except directory
information, to people (including parents) other
than a specified list of exceptions without obtaining
the written consent of the student.
Upon request, the university will grant students
who are or have been in attendance access
to their educational records, except those excluded
by law, and will provide an opportunity
for a hearing to challenge such records.
University and federal law does permit the
university to release information it has identified
as directory information with respect to each
student unless the student informs the university
that any and all information designated should
not be released without the student’s prior consent.
Forms to request a restricted release of
directory information are available online and
should be filed at the Office of the Registrar.
While the university understands that there are
sometimes very legitimate reasons why a stu-