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Academic Policies 51
Add/Drop Policy
Students may add or drop courses during the add/drop period. Consult the
Academic Calendar section of this catalog for exact dates. (There is no add/drop
option available to students in the cohort programs.)
Attendance
Attendance at every class and laboratory meeting is expected of each student.
Exceptions to this policy are made by the instructor only, who is responsible for
maintaining attendance records.
Course Auditing
Students may audit certain classes with the consent of the instructor, space
permitting. An audited course does not appear on the student’s academic
transcript and no grade is assigned. Students are not permitted to challenge
any course for credit if they have previously audited the course. Program
requirements cannot be met through auditing.
Course Challenges
Students may receive approval to challenge courses if they demonstrate
exposure to the course content through prior course work or professional
experience. To receive approval, students must submit the request to the
program administrator, who will solicit input from appropriate faculty before
presenting the request to the program director or associate dean for a final
decision. Upon approval, students requesting to challenge courses will pay the
challenge exam fee and follow the procedure outlined in a document available
in the program administrators’ offices. Students cannot challenge for credit any
course previously audited.
Master’s-level students who wish to challenge a course, and have not already
transferred the maximum number of semester units (six), may challenge as
many as six semester units. Students who are pursuing a doctorate in education
may challenge and/or transfer as many as eight semester units of doctoral-level
courses. Students who are pursuing a doctorate in psychology may challenge
and/or transfer as many as nine semester units.
Course Numbering System
Courses numbered 600–699 are available to all students. Courses numbered
700–799 are reserved for doctoral students.
Course Repetition
If a student repeats a course, the grade first received in the course as well as
the grade received when the course is repeated are averaged into the student’s
cumulative grade point average. Both grades are shown on the student’s
transcripts; however, the units are counted only once toward graduation. For
additional information, students are directed to the academic policies and
program descriptions of their respective divisions in the catalog.