BCAcademicCatalog2016

before the last day of the course. If the prescribed extenuating circumstances warrant an incomplete, the instructor will submit the completed form to the Registrar’s Office and copy the student. The instructor must respond within two weeks of receiving the request. The Request for Incomplete form is available on MyBC under the Student Tab. The course must be completed by mid-term of the next semester or the “I” automatically changes to an “F.” COURSE LOAD The load for a full time student is 12-18 hours per semester. Any students wishing to enroll for more than 18 semester hours must have a Bluefield College cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater. A student with a BC cumulative GPA lower than a 3.0 may petition to enroll for more than 18 semester hours by submitting a Request to Exceed Full Time Course Load to their Faculty Advisor. If Advisor approval is granted, the request is sent to the appropriate Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs for final approval. Note: (Additional tuition is charged for each hour in excess of 18). Students on probation are limited to 14 semester hours. Students who are taking fewer than 12 semester hours are considered part-time. Students who live in on-campus housing must be registered for a minimum of 12 semester hours.

CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS

Classification Freshman Sophomore

Semester Hours Completed

01-27 28-57 58-91

Junior Senior

92+ Part-time Students: Students who are taking fewer than 12 semester hours of course work for credit.

COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM

0 000 - level of the course: Freshman

First digit:

1000 2000

Sophomore Junior-Senior

3000-4000

0 00 0 - College/School identification 000 0 - number of credit hours

Second and Third digits:

Fourth digit:

CREDIT HOUR POLICY For Bluefield College students in the traditional undergraduate program, in the online undergraduate program, and in the online graduate program, a semester credit hour is based on the traditional “Carnegie Unit,” which stipulates that one semester credit hour be awarded for 15 sessions of 50-minutes duration in classroom lecture-recitation each requiring two hours of outside preparation by the student. The College identifies this unit

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