Crafts - CCS - College for Creative Studies

AUDIT POLICY
Students, graduates and visitors may audit a class on a space-available basis. No academic credit is awarded for audited
courses. Those wishing to audit a course may register by adhering to the policy and following the procedures and
guidelines listed below:
1) Matriculating (B.F.A.) and nonmatriculating (e.g., visitors, CCS graduates) students who wish to audit a class must
elect to do so at the time of registration by submitting a completed Audit Registration Form available in the
Academic Advising and Registration Office.
2) Students electing to audit a class may not register for that class until the 1st week of class for the semester. Students
may not register for a class after the 1st week of any semester.
3) Once the election has been made to audit a class, the student may not change the registration to receive credit for the
class.
4) Audited courses carry no credit and do not satisfy degree requirements. Upon completion of the course, the audit
grade of X will appear on the student’s transcript. (The grade of X is not used in the calculation of grade point average
or Satisfactory Academic Progress.)
5) Regular tuition rates are charged for audited courses. The refund policy for audited courses is the same as for credit
courses and is outlined in the Course Schedule.
6) Matriculating (B.F.A.) students are permitted to audit 1 course each semester during their B.F.A. tenure at CCS, with
a staff advisor’s approval.
7) Non-matriculating students (visitors, CCS graduates) are limited to 3 classes per semester.
GRADUATION
Students wishing to graduate must file an Application for Graduation with the Academic Advising and Registration
Office no later than 4 weeks after the start of the semester in which they plan to graduate (see Academic Calendar for
specific date this semester) and pay the $100 fee for undergraduates or $150 fee for graduate students. Students applying
after this date must pay an additional $25 and risk not being able to show their work in the Student Exhibition, participate
in the commencement ceremony or have commencement tickets available to their family and friends. No Application for
Graduation will be accepted after the 8th week of classes (see Academic Calendar for specific date this semester).
Students should meet with the chair of their department prior to registering for their final semester at CCS to ensure that
they have fulfilled all degree requirements. Students must have a 2.0 cumulative and major GPA, meet all departmental
requirements, be registered in (or have completed) their department's senior thesis course in which their senior thesis will
be written and receive final departmental approval to graduate. Students who have achieved a final cumulative GPA of 3.5
or higher and are recommended by their department are eligible to graduate with “Honors.” Students with a final
cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher are eligible to graduate with “High Honors.”
All official transcripts from other schools must be on file in the Academic Advising and Registration Office no later than
the last day of the drop/add period of the semester in which a student plans to graduate.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
Students must be enrolled at the College for Creative Studies during the semester in which they plan to graduate.
If extenuating circumstances exist that would prevent a student from enrolling and he or she has 6 or fewer credits of
Liberal Arts or elective credit to complete, the student may have this residency requirement waived for up to one year.
After that time, students must formally appeal for a waiver of this requirement and must have their studio work rereviewed
by their department.
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