2019-2020 BSC Catalog

16 ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION
below must be exercised by the applicable deadline for adding a course. Once such an
election has been made, it may not be reversed.
Certain Exploration term projects may be evaluated as “S” or “U.” Any Exploration term
project used to satisfy general education requirements must receive a letter grade. Senior
Exploration term projects in the major must receive a letter grade.
Students who have accumulated at least 15 regular units of credit in residence at
Birmingham-Southern College may elect to receive evaluations of “S” or “U” at the rate
of no more than two per year. Transfer students may elect to receive evaluations of “S” or
“U” at the same rate after earning a total of 15 units of college credit, eight of which must
have been earned at Birmingham-Southern College.
(1) At the election of the individual student, free elective courses, defined as those that
are not applied in satisfaction of general education requirements or the major or minor
requirements, may be evaluated as “S” or “U.”
(2) Unless a discipline specifies otherwise, all off-campus projects shall be evaluated as
“S” or “U.”
(3) Teaching Experiences (courses numbered 298, 398, 498) may be evaluated with a
letter grade or as “S” or “U” at the discretion of the instructor.
No more than six units earned at Birmingham-Southern College, including Exploration
term units, may be evaluated as “S” or “U.”
Adding and Dropping Courses
A student who has registered for any term may add or drop courses on the confirmation
date for that term without an additional fee. A fee of $30 is charged for each change after
two weeks from the first day of class for a regular term (fall, spring) unless the change is
requested by the College.
To add or drop a course or to select grading options, a student must present to the Office
of Academic Records a change-of-course form. After the first week of classes, a student
must obtain the instructor’s signature to add a course. From the beginning of any regular
term up until the end of the second week of classes, a student may add a course or elect
the “S”/“U” or “audit” options. A student may drop a course without a grade through the
end of the fourth week of classes. After the fourth week of classes and up until the end of
the seventh week of classes, a student dropping a course will receive a grade of “W.”
A student dropping a course after the end of the seventh week during a regular term will
receive a grade of “F” or “U” unless special permission for a “WP” or “WF” is granted
by the Provost. Such permission will be granted only in the most exceptional
circumstances (e.g., medical withdrawal), and only before the last day of classes in the
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020