2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

3) when the student has completed a more advanced course for which the credit byexamination course is a prerequisite.Credit by unit examination is not available for courses below the 1000 level. Amaximum of nine credit hours may be earned through credit by unit examination.V. Credit for Prior Military TrainingThe University may award up to 12 credit hours for prior military training courseslisted in the latest edition of the American Council on Education’s A Guide to the Evaluationof Educational Experiences in the Armed Service. For further information, contact the Office ofthe Registrar.Student Load and Definition of Full/Part-Time StudentsFull-time undergraduate student status requires registration in at least 12 semesterhours of courses. Students registered in less than 12 semester hours will be consideredpart-time status. A normal load is considered 15 semester hours.The maximum number of semester hours in which a student with less than a GPA of3.00 may enroll is 18. A student who has a cumulative GPA of 3.00, or who has applied forgraduation, may register for a maximum of 21 hours for the current semester. Studentswho do not meet the GPA requirement or graduation criteria must have approval of theVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs before registering for more than 18 hours. Allstudents wishing to register for more than 18 semester hours must pay tuition and fees forthe additional registration.Students may register for a total of 7 semester hours per summer term, not to exceed14 semester hours during the combined summer terms. Students enrolled in at least sixhours during the summer term will be considered full-time status. Less than six hours willbe considered part-time status during the summer.Changes (Drop/Add) and WithdrawalStudents may add courses to their schedules, with the approval of their assignedadvisor, only during the first through fifth class days of the semester. Students may drop acourse, or withdraw from all courses, through the first 11 days of classes with no grade orcourse listed. In the summer term, these periods are shorter; specific deadline dates arelisted in the University Calendar. A processing fee will be charged for each change ofschedule, except during the registration period. During a fall or spring semester, coursesdropped and withdrawals accomplished will be recorded on a student’s transcript asfollows:First 11 class days - no course listed;12th class day through 55th class day- grade of “W” only;56th class day through final deadline - “W” if passing, “F” if failing;Last three class days - no drop or withdrawal allowed.To drop a course, a student should begin at the office of his/her academic advisor. Tocomplete withdrawal from the University, a student should begin at the Registrar’s Office,return any library books, laboratory keys, and University equipment, and check out of theresidence hall.When an emergency or other special circumstance makes it impossible for a student towithdraw in person, the student may correspond with the Registrar’s Office to make otherarrangements.Students who stop attending a course (or all courses) without dropping or withdrawingofficially will receive failing grades.Attendance RegulationsRegular class attendance is considered an essential part of the students’ educationalexperience and a requirement for adequate evaluation of academic progress. The facultyconsiders that college students, as mature individuals, will recognize the need for regularattendance and will comply with this requirement. Faculty may establish specific attenAcademic Regulations61