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The Cultural Diversity requirement may be fulfilled by an appropriate course taken to fulfill another Core requirement, a major requirement, or an elective. Students are advised to select Core courses very carefully. Identification of Core courses can be determined by contacting the appropriate department head in the College of Arts and Sciences and by reference to each semesters Schedule of Courses. Cross Registration Woods College of Advancing Studies All full-time undergraduate students are limited to one Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS) course each semester. Freshmen may not enroll in any WCAS course. WCAS courses can be used to fulfill elective requirements. Students must check with the appropriate department if they intend to use a Woods College of Advancing Studies course to fulfill a Core or major requirement. Boston Theological Institute Theology majors and students in the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry who want to cross register through the Boston Theological Institute (BTI) should pick up a cross registration petition in Lyons Hall and return it with an authorization by the appropriate date. Students are expected to consult with their advisor or department chairperson before cross registering. Graduate Theology majors may take up to half of their courses through BTI. The following colleges and universities participate in the BTI cross registration program. Andover Newton School of Theology Boston University School of Theology Episcopal Divinity School Gordon-Conwell School of Theology Harvard Divinity School Holy Cross College (Greek Theology School) St. Johns Seminary Weston School of Theology The Consortium Under a program of cross registration, sophomores, juniors, and seniors may take one elective course during each semester at Boston University, Brandeis University, Hebrew College, Hellenic College, Pine Manor College, Regis College, or Tufts University if a similar course is not available at Boston College. Cross registration forms are available in the Office of Student Services, Lyons Hall. Graduate students, except law students, may cross register for one course each semester at Boston University, Brandeis, and Tufts. M.B.A. students are not permitted to register at Brandeis University and students in the Graduate Finance Program are not allowed to cross register at any of the universities. Cross registration materials are available in Lyons Hall. Law school students may cross register for classes only at Boston University Law School and only if the course they wish to take at BU will not be offered at any time during the current academic year. Students wishing to cross register must see the Director of Academic Services for permission. The Graduate Consortium in Womens Studies is an inter-institutional enterprise established to advance the field of womens studies and enlarge the scope of graduate education through new models of team teaching and interdisciplinary study. Faculty and students are drawn from six member schools: Boston College, Brandeis, Harvard, Northeastern, MIT, and Tufts. Graduate students enrolled in degree programs at Boston College may with the permission of their department apply to participate in this program. Registration forms will be mailed from the Consortium to accepted students. Graduate School of Social Work Under a program of cross registration, sophomores, juniors, and seniors may take one elective course during each semester at Boston University, Brandeis University, Hebrew College, Hellenic College, Pine Manor College, Regis College, or Tufts University if a similar course is not available at Boston College. Cross registration forms are available in the Office of Student Services, Lyons Hall. Deans List The Deans List recognizes the achievement of undergraduates semester by semester. The Deans List classifies students in three groups according to semester averages: First Honors (3.700-4.000); Second Honors (3.500-3.699); Third Honors (3.300-3.499). In order to be eligible for the Deans List, students must also earn 12 or more credits and receive a passing grade in all courses; students who have withdrawn from or failed a course and students who have received an incomplete grade or a J grade (see Grading section) will not be eligible for the Deans List. Degree Audit A degree audit is a computer-generated analysis that enables an undergraduate (except for Woods College of Advancing Studies) or law student and his or her advisor to assess the students academic progress and unfulfilled requirements. Students in the Woods College of Advancing Studies can meet with an advisor and obtain a degree audit at any time. The degree audit is a valuable tool for academic planning because it matches the courses that the student has taken with the requirements of his or her degree program or anticipated program. Students receive degree audits each semester prior to registration and have access to actual and simulated degree audits on Agora. Students are responsible for completing all the requirements listed on the degree audit prior to graduation. Degree with Honors Latin honors accompanying the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science are awarded in three grades according to the cumulative average. Summa cum laude, with Highest Honors, is awarded to the top 4.5 percent of the graduating class; magna cum laude, with High Honors, is awarded to the next 9.5 percent; and cum laude to the next 15 percent. These percentages are based on the students overall cumulative average. Doctoral Continuation All students who have been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree are required to register and pay for Doctoral Continuation (999) during each semester of their candidacy. Students in Nursing, Education, and Graduate School of Social Work register for Doctoral Continuation after completing all courses including the required two or more semesters of dissertation-related course work. Enrollment Status Undergraduate Full-Time Enrollment Status The usual program for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors is five courses worth a minimum of three credits each semester and four or THE UNIVERSITY: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 38 The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007

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