2008-09 - MSU College of Music - Michigan State University

Repeating a CourseAn undergraduate student who received a grade of 2.0 or above, CR, or P in a course may notrepeat the course on a credit basis. An undergraduate student may repeat no more than 20 creditsin courses in which grades below 2.0 were received.Whenever a course is repeated on a credit basis, the last grade and credits earned completelyreplace the previous grade in the satisfaction of requirements and computation of grade-pointaverages. All entries remain a part of the student's permanent academic record.Any course repeated for credit must be taken on the same grading system under which the coursewas taken the first time, except where standard requirements to the contrary must be satisfied inorder to meet graduation requirements.Credit by Examination may not be used to repeat a course in which a grade below 2.0 wasreceived.Change of Option For CR-NC (Credit-No-Credit) GradingChoice of the CR-NC grading system must be communicated by the student to the Office of theRegistrar within the first 1/14th of the term of instruction (the 5th day of classes in the Fall andSpring semesters) and may not be changed after that date.To Add a Course After The Add and Drop PeriodNormally, no course may be added after the designated period for adding courses. Any add afterthis period must be processed beginning with the department offering the course. Final approvalrests with the associate dean of the student's college.To Drop a Course After the Middle of the SemesterA student may drop (withdraw from) a course during this period only to correct errors inenrollment or because of events of catastrophic impact, such as serious personal illness. Toinitiate a late drop, the student must obtain approval from the office of the associate dean of hisor her college or the Undergraduate University Division.If the student is passing the course, or there is no basis for assignment of a grade, at the time ofthe drop, a W grade will be assigned. If failing, a 0.0 (or N in a P-N graded course) will beassigned. The course will remain on the student's academic record.Adjustment of FeesIf the adding or dropping of courses changes the total number of credits in which the student isenrolled, an adjustment of fees is made according to the policies for assessment of fees andrefund of fees shown in the section on Refund Policies.Changing MajorsFreshmen and Sophomores: Students with 55 or fewer credits initiate changes of majorpreference either in the office of the associate dean of the college major or in the appropriateUndergraduate University Division Student Affairs Office noted above.Juniors and Seniors: A student wishing to change a major in one degree college to a major inanother degree college (or within the same college) must initiate the change in the office of theassociate dean of the college to which the student wishes to transfer.52