2013 – 2014 - Barton College

86 Academic Regulations• The normal course load allowed for summer school is nine semester hours. However, anystudent may take ten hours if the course load includes a four-hour science course with alaboratory, or any one-hour course.• Freshmen are eligible to take 100- and 200-level courses; sophomores are eligible to take100-, 200- and 300-level courses; juniors and seniors may take courses at any level.Dropping or Adding CoursesA short period of time following registration is designated as “drop-add period,” during which timecourses may be dropped or added without grade penalty providing permission has been securedfrom the Registrar, the student’s advisor, and the instructor of the course. The following conditionsgovern the right to drop a course:• A student may drop a course without penalty only by returning a completed “Drop/Add Form”to the Office of the Registrar no later than the last day for dropping courses. This date is notlater than approximately 1/3 of the length of the term (regardless of the length of the term).Specific dates are published in the College calendar. The form is available at the Office ofthe Registrar.• A student enrolled in the First-Year Seminar (FYS 101/102) and English Composition courses(ENG 100, 101, 102, and 103) may not drop.• If a course is not officially dropped through the Office of the Registrar, then an F is recordedfor the course because of lack of class attendance.Military DeploymentAny student called to active duty, once a term or semester has begun, will be dropped or withdrawnwith a W grade from all courses. The student must provide the Office of the Registrar withdocumentation indicating the call to active duty. See the “College Expenses” section of the catalogfor refund information.Withdrawal from Courses• A student may withdraw from a course up until the published last date to withdraw from acourse, which will be at the end of the first two-thirds of the term. Specific dates are publishedin the College calendar.• A student who intends to withdraw from a course must meet with the instructor to completea “Withdrawal from Course” form. This form will become the official record for the instructor,the Registrar, and the student, as confirmation of the intention to withdraw from the course.• A grade of “WP” will be issued to students who were passing the course at the time ofwithdrawal and will have no effect on the student’s grade point average.• A grade of “WF” will be issued to students who were failing the course at the time ofwithdrawal and will affect the student’s grade point average as a failed course.