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credit. A maximum of 6 semester credit hours taken on a pass/fail basis will be counted towards graduation requirements.
Auditing a Course
A student may elect to audit a course rather than take it for credit. Audited courses do not contribute toward fulfilling graduation requirements. An auditor may attend all classes and participate in activities of the course, but does not have an obligation to fulfill any of the requirements of the course. The instructor also does not have an obligation to evaluate the auditor and may choose which class discussions and activities the auditor may participate in. Full-time students may audit a course at no additional cost; others are charged a special rate for each course audited. A student may change from credit to audit through the sixth week of classes.
Independent Study
An independent study ordinarily involves a subject within the student’s concentration that is not otherwise offered at Providence. When feasible, such a study will be arranged for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above who are approved for such study by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the faculty member who will supervise the study. The student is expected to submit a proposal to the supervising faculty member that includes an outline and bibliography for the subject to be studied. Independent Study courses are typically offered on a credit/no credit basis. Students may petition to receive a letter grade with instructor approval. The proposal must also be submitted to the Registrar, so the appropriate credit may be documented.
Private Study
Required courses, either core or in one’s concentration, not offered in a given semester, may be arranged on a private basis. Such an arrangement must be authorized by the Vice-President of Academic Affairs and the Registrar. This authorization will ordinarily be granted only when a student needs a course that will not be offered again before the student’s expected date of graduation, and it was impossible for the student to have taken the course when last offered. Such situations may arise when 1) a student received a grade of “D” or “F” in a concentration course, 2) a student received a grade of “F” in a required course, or 3) a student changed majors or transferred to Providence late in his or her college career.
Online and Correspondence Courses
Courses offered online or through correspondence from accredited institutions may offer an alternative to independent and private study. Approval to take such courses for credit while enrolled as a student at Providence must be given in advance by the Registrar and the student’s academic adviser. Ordinarily, approval will be granted only if the course is not offered by Providence and if it is appropriate given the student’s course load at Providence. Seniors planning to graduate at the end of the spring semester must complete all such coursework by April 1 of their graduation year.
Repeated Courses
A student may repeat courses to improve a grade. The repeated courses will be notated with a code of “R” on the transcript. The highest grade earned at Providence Christian College will be calculated into the institutional GPA; the lower grade will be excluded from the hours earned and GPA
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