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to enroll in a course on a pass/fail basis, the student must complete a pass/fail form in the Office of theRegistrar when he/she registers for the course. Once a course is commenced on this basis, it cannot bechanged to a graded course.Auditing a CourseAny Methodist University course can be audited without credit by completing the “Request to Audit aCourse” form obtained in the Registrar’s Office. Once a course is commenced on an audit basis, it cannotbe changed to a graded course. Students are advised to refer to the fee schedule elsewhere in this cataloguefor audit costs. Auditing a course is subject to space limitations and approval of the instructor.Students wishing to audit a course who are not currently enrolled at Methodist University, or who areenrolled in MU at Night and wish to audit a Day course, must make formal admission to the University asoutlined in the section on special students.Directed Study PolicyDirected Studies cannot be used to replace previously earned academic grades. Only in unusualcircumstances can a student register for a non-scheduled course as a directed study. Any non-scheduledcourse in the Methodist University Catalogue, with the exception of courses numbered 499, taught on aone-to-one basis is considered a directed study. The reasons for the request must be approved by thefaculty advisor, the course instructor, the department chair and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.Directed studies are offered by full-time faculty members only.Directed study fees and contact hours are the same for students enrolled in the day program, MU atNight, or a summer term. A student registered for a directed study must pay a directed study credit hourfee in addition to the regular tuition rate. Directed studies have a minimum of seven contact hours persemester hour credit. Students cannot take more than two directed studies at Methodist University.Exceptions to any of these policies can be made only by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.Independent Study PolicyIndependent Studies cannot be used to replace previously earned academic grades.An independent study is reserved as an opportunity for well-qualified upper-division students to engage inspecial research in their major. Regular courses from the Methodist University Catalogue are not offered asIndependent Studies. Independent studies must be approved by the faculty advisor, the faculty supervisor,the Department Chair and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Independent studies are supervised byfull-time faculty members only.Independent study fees and contact hours are the same for students enrolled in the day program, MU atNight, or a summer term. A student registered for an independent study must pay a per independent studycredit hour fee in addition to the regular tuition rate. Independent Studies have a minimum of three contacthours per semester hour credit. Exceptions to any of these policies can be made only by the Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs.Challenge ExaminationSome Methodist University courses can be challenged by passing a validating examination. A request totake a challenge examination must be addressed to the appropriate department chair, who will make thefinal determination as to whether a specific course qualifies. Satisfactory performance on the validatingexamination earns degree credit on a pass-fail basis. The fee is $140.00 to sit for the challengeexamination. Any student who takes a challenge examination for a course and fails the challengeexamination, must wait a minimum six months before retaking the challenge examination for that course.In addition, the student must pay the challenge examination fee again.Credit by ExaminationStudents may earn up to 45 s.h. of credit by examinations endorsed by the American Council onEducation.Foreign Language Credit: Upon receipt of official CLEP or ACTFL (American Council on theTeaching of Foreign Language) written and reading grade reports, a maximum credit of fourteen semesterhours in a foreign language can be awarded. Credit hours awarded through the CLEP or ACTFLexamination program do not affect the student’s GPA; they cannot be used to replace grades previously23