Page 61 of Louisiana College 2005-2006 Catalog by Louisiana College, Alexandria-Pineville

61 If you originally took and/or repeated a course at another college, you must file a Repeat course form with the Registrars Office by the end of late registration. This form certifies the equivalency of the courses for purposes of applying the repeat policy. If you receive a W or WP in the repeated course, the original grade will be used to calculate the GPA. In all other cases, the last grade earned becomes the official grade for the course. Unless specifically identified as repeatable for credit, a course cannot be counted more than once toward degree requirements. Auditing Courses Any regular course in the curriculum may be audited by a student upon payment of the required audit fee and upon a space available basis. The course will appear on the students transcript with the designation AU . Art and music studies courses and physical education activity courses may be audited with permission of the instructor upon payment of regular tuition and fees. Student Course Load The normal load for a student each semester is the number of hours required in his classification in the curriculum in which he is registered. Students taking 12 hours or more in a regular semester are considered full-time students. During a summer term, six hours is considered the minimum full-time load. In order to register for more than 18 hours (or 18 plus a physical education activity or music ensemble) students must have the written approval of the vice president for academic affairs. During the summer terms, students must have the vice presidents permission to register for seven hours in one term or 14 hours in both terms. The maximum number of hours which may be earned during a fall or spring semester is 21. For a summer semester, the maximum number of hours is 14. Grading Information Grading System Louisiana College employs a 4-point grading system with the standard marks, A, B, C, D and F . Additional considerations of importance are as follows: Students who withdraw from a course after the end of late registration through the ninth week will receive a W . Students who withdraw after the ninth week through the 14th week will receive: WP if passing at the time of withdrawal. WF if failing at the time of withdrawal. (A grade of WF has the same effect as an F on GPA calculations.) For courses which are not of normal semester length, the department will specify the last day to withdraw with a W (approximately 60% of the course length) and the last day to withdraw with a WP or WF (approximately 90% of the course length.) A student may not use the withdrawal process to avoid an F that is given for violations of the Code of Academic Integrity or serious misconduct as specified in departmental documents. The Academic Program

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