2011-12 Catalog - Chipola College

students are exempt from tuition, matriculation, and laboratory fees.
Books for public school students are provided by the student’s high
school. Private and home school students must purchase their own
college textbooks. Eligibility criteria and enrollment procedures
which comply with Florida law and regulations are defined in the
appropriate District Articulation Agreement. Prospective students
and their parents should consult the Admissions and Records Office
at 850-718-2233 or visit http://www.chipola.edu/enrollment/dualenrollment.htm
for the most current admission information and
procedures, and a list of approved college courses.
Early Admission
Early Admission is a form of dual enrollment which provides
the opportunity for qualified high school students from Calhoun,
Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and Washington Counties, who are not
currently taking classes in high school, to enroll in Chipola College
courses on a full-time basis, taking courses that are applicable
toward the high school diploma and the associate degree. Early
Admission courses are taught on the college campus and students
must meet special admission criteria. Eligibility criteria and enrollment
procedures which comply with Florida law and regulations
are defined in the appropriate District Articulation Agreement.
Prospective students and their parents should consult the Admissions
and Records Office at 850-718-2233 or visit http://www.
chipola.edu/enrollment/dualenrollment.htm for the most current
admission information and procedures, and a list of approved
college courses.
Honors Program
High school seniors may apply for admission to Chipola’s
Honors Program. Minimum qualifications are a high school GPA
of 3.5 and an ACT composite score of 23 (SAT composite score
of 1019).
Eligible students must submit a completed application and be
interviewed by the Chipola Honors Council. Forty students will be
chosen each year. Students who complete the program
while maintaining the required grade point average will
be classified as “Honors Graduates.” Contact Ms. Bonnie
Smith in the ACE Lab, for more information about the
Honors Program.
Drop/Add a Course
At the beginning of each semester or summer term, students
may change classes according to the cutoff date for drop/add, as
specified in the college calendar. Schedule changes or refunds are
allowed until this date, except in classes that do not follow the
college calendar.
Re-Admission
Students who have not been in attendance at Chipola College
for one calendar year or more, exclusive of the summer term are
required to submit an application to ensure that the College has
accurate directory and degree information on file. If the student attended
another institution in the interim period, an official transcript
must be submitted from that college or university. The student will
complete requirements for graduation under the catalog in effect
at the time of re-entry.
Load
The minimum academic load for full-time classification is 12
credit hours for fall or spring term and 6 credit hours per summer
term. All others are classified as part-time students.
The maximum academic load for the fall or spring term is
18 credit hours; each summer term is 9 credit hours. Students on
scholastic probation are limited to loads of 16 credit hours per fall
and spring term and 6 credit hours per summer term.
Students seeking to enroll in more than the maximum number
of academic hours in a single term must have prior approval of the
Vice President of Student Affairs. Factors to weigh in granting approval
may include the following: student’s GPA and past record,
nature and level of courses, total course time requirements, student’s
work schedule and/or other outside commitments.
Workforce Development students enrolled in clock hour programs
will be classified as either full-time (30 clock hours per week)
or half-time (15 clock hours per week). Students who attend fewer
than 30 clock hours per week will be considered part-time.
Enrollment Policies
Registration
Baccalaureate, AA, AS and degree students are
required to register at the beginning of each semester or
session for assignment to classes. College credit registration
will be accepted until the last day prescribed for each
semester or session as shown in the college calendar. Exceptions
are workforce development programs that may
accept students whenever space is available, and courses
that begin at various times throughout the semester, as
listed in the class schedule.
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