2007-08 - Pitzer College

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ACADEMIC POLICIES
Of the 32 courses required for graduation, no more than 16 Pitzer equivalent courses will
be accepted as transfer credit. New Resources students may transfer up to 24 Pitzer
equivalent courses, with a maximum of 16 Pitzer equivalent courses from a two-year
institution. Transfer credit does not calculate into a student’s Pitzer GPA. Courses
approved for transfer credit may not be used to fulfill more than half of a student’s major
or minor requirements. Individual field groups may stipulate more stringent
requirements for majors and minors. Petitions to deviate from field group regulations
must be approved by the field group.
Changes in Major Requirements
Students are bound by the major requirements which are in force (as stated in the
catalogue) at that point when they formally declare their major. If changes are
subsequently made in the major requirements, students may choose to satisfy either the
old or new requirements upon consultation with their major advisers.
Preregistration and Registration
Preregistration occurs toward the end of each semester for the following semester.
Students must consult their faculty advisers during preregistration and registration
periods. Registration is complete when students have completed and secured adviser
approval, in writing, of the necessary registration material, including a course list, when
the registration form has been processed by the Registrar’s Office, and when the student
has paid tuition and other fees. Students who do not enroll by the applicable deadline are
assessed a late fee. It is presumed that students in residence who fail to preregister are
not returning to the College.
Enrollment in Courses Offered by Other Claremont Colleges
Academic interchange among the undergraduate Colleges and The Claremont Graduate
Institutions provides opportunities for curricular enrichment and active membership in
the wider community of The Claremont Colleges.
Students may register on their own campus for courses open to them in the other
Claremont Colleges, subject to the following conditions:
a) First-year students normally register for their entire program at their college of
residence for the first semester. Exceptions may be made in fields of study not
available at their own college. During the second semester, first-year students may
register for one course outside their college of residence.
b) Sophomores normally may register for no more than one course per semester
outside the college of residence.
c) Juniors or seniors normally may register for no more than one-half of their total
program in any one semester outside the college of residence.
d) Registration for courses in joint programs are not considered outside registrations.
Intercollegiate courses designated by the letters “AA,” “BK,” “CH” or “G” affixed
to the course number are counted as Pitzer courses.
e) Exceptions to the above must be approved by the faculty adviser.
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Courses taught in the following joint programs do not count as off-campus courses even
if they are taught on other campuses: American Studies; Art History; Asian Studies; Asian
American Studies, Black Studies; Chicano Studies; Classics; Media Studies; Gender and
Feminist Studies/Women’s Studies; Languages; Linguistics; Mathematics; Music;
Philosophy; Religious Studies; Science; Science, Technology, and Society; and
Theatre/Dance.
Course Load
The equivalent of four courses each semester is the normal student load. Three to five
courses is the permissible range during any given semester, and ten courses during any
one academic year. However, a tuition surcharge of $220 will be made for each course
over five per semester. This surcharge is assessed after the final date to drop classes
without a recorded grade and is nonrefundable.
To take more than five courses in one semester, students must petition the Academic
Standards Committee. However, students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year who
have attained a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.00, have no incompletes, and
have the consent of their advisers may register for up to six courses in any semester
without petitioning the Academic Standards Committee.
To be classified full-time for any semester, a student must be enrolled in a minimum of
3.0 courses. During the summer session, full-time status may be achieved by taking a
combination of Summer Session courses and Independent Study courses. Students may
take a maximum of two courses per Summer Session and two summer Independent
Study courses. Students are classified as part-time if registered for fewer than three
courses in any one semester. The Registrar’s Office must be notified of part-time student
status by the last day for entering classes. No adjustment in charges is made for students
who become part-time after that time.
Adding, Dropping, and Withdrawing from Courses
Students may not enroll in a full-semester course after registration is closed except by
petition to the Academic Standards Committee and with consent of the instructor and
adviser. Petitions for late additions of courses will incur a fee of $25 per course.
With the signed approval of the instructor and faculty adviser, a course may be dropped
and expunged from students’ records if proper application is filed with the Registrar by
the date specified in the College Calendar as the “final day to drop classes.” Faculty
signatures are not required during the first two weeks of the semester to drop classes. In
the event of seriously extenuating circumstances, students may petition the Academic
Standards Committee to drop a course after this date. Petitions for late drops will incur a
fee of $25 per course.
Students may withdraw from a course after the deadline for dropping courses, but no
later than the last day of classes, only if work in the course has been satisfactory (defined
as “C” if the course is being taken “Pass/Non-Credit,” “D” or above for all other courses),
and only with the signed approval of the course instructor and faculty adviser. For these
approved withdraws, students’ transcripts will show “W” (Withdraw). Students may not