2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION
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Academic Overload
Students who have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.000 and obtained written
academic advisor permission may enroll in a maximum of five units during the fall and
spring terms. There is an additional tuition charge for any extra units beyond 4.75 units in
a regular term. During the fall and spring terms, students may register for an additional
half-unit beyond normal load without written academic advisor permission. No overload
is permitted during the Exploration term.
Registration
Currently enrolled students register for the following term near the end of each fall and
spring term. Students register for the Exploration and spring terms during the fall term
prior to those terms; registration for the summer and fall sessions occurs during the spring
term prior to those terms. A student who was not enrolled in the College during the
previous term must be readmitted in order to register for courses.
Students are required to confirm their registration on the confirmation date for that term.
Students who fail to confirm may be dropped from courses. After the end of the second
week of fall or spring term classes, no student may register for credit. The last date to
register a summer term course may be found in the summer term academic calendar.
Students who contract an Exploration term project or an individualized study must obtain
academic advisor approval of the project; obtain approval of the faculty member who is
to direct the project and that faculty member’s department chair; and submit the contract
form to the Office of Exploration Term and Contract Learning.
Audited Courses
With the approval of the faculty advisor and the instructor teaching the course, a student
may audit a course instead of taking it for credit. Students are required to attend class
meetings and fulfill all course requirements. If the student does not meet these conditions,
the course will not be entered on the student’s transcript. A fee of $500 is charged per
audited unit.
Non-Graded Courses
College or university coursework applied toward general education requirements or
major or minor requirements must be graded. Under certain circumstances, students may
elect to have other coursework evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory (“S” or “U”) in
lieu of receiving letter grades. The letter grade equivalent of “S” is “C” or above. All
credits evaluated as “S” count in the total required for graduation, but both “S” and “U”
evaluations are disregarded in any computation of quality points. All elections outlined
below must be exercised by the applicable deadline for adding a course. Once such an
election has been made, it may not be reversed.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024