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REGISTRATION
Course Registration
Registration for courses is completed during an appointment
with an Academic Advisor in the Registrar’s Office. Incoming
students will normally register for courses during a Course
Reg Day in the summer and returning students will register
for courses during a spring pre-registration appointment.
Course Changes
All course changes are made in person with an Academic Advisor in
the Registrar’s Office. Students may add courses during the first 8-9
days of the term, may drop courses without a transcript entry during
the first 19 days of the term, and may withdraw from courses between
days 19-38 (receiving a grade of “W” recorded on the transcript). For
withdrawals after day 38, the instructor will submit the grade to date,
including all of the course requirements (including any remaining
assignments) which typically results in a grade of “F”. Specific
deadlines for the year are outlined in the Academic Schedule on page 5
and policies governing refunds are outlined on page 24. Students with
extenuating circumstances such as serious illness may be considered
for an exception to these policies and must present documentation for
review by the Registrar and the Dean of Students.
Incompletes
Only under exceptional circumstances will a student be granted an
“Incomplete” for a course. The Request for an Incomplete form
outlining the procedure to be followed is available from the Registrar’s
Office. The deadline to submit the form is the last day of classes of the
term in question.
Transfer Students
Transfer students are encouraged to finalize their transfer credit as
early as possible. Transfer students may not register for their final year
of courses at Redeemer until all transfer credit has been finalized. In
order for transfer credit to be finalized, students must submit a final
transcript from the previous post-secondary institution(s) attended
along with the course outlines/syllabi for the courses that are eligible
for transfer credit. Courses will be evaluated and transfer credit granted
according to the policy outlined on page 11.
Credits
Credits are based on the amount of time students are expected to spend
on their courses. Each credit unit involves a minimum of 43 hours
of study, normally consisting of 13 classroom hours and 30 hours of
out-of-class assignments; a three-credit course includes a minimum of
39 classroom hours, a three-hour examination, and a minimum of 90
hours of out-of-class assignments.
Student Work Load
A full-time course load is four or five courses of three credits each.
At least three of these courses must be taken at Redeemer (i.e. not by
letter of permission at another institution). A sixth course may be added
with the approval of the Registrar in concordance with the guidelines
established by the Academic Standards Committee. A minimum
CGPA of 7.00 is required for consideration. Students should note
that a maximum of two overload courses may be applied to the total
number of courses required for graduation. Students on probation are
required to limit their registration to four courses per term or may have
their registration limited as a condition of their status, as instructed in
their letter of admission or as determined by the Registrar’s Office.
Auditing Privileges
Full-time students may audit a course with permission of the Registrar;
there is no additional tuition charge. Part-time and occasional students
may also participate in one or more courses as auditors and fees for
auditing will be charged as outlined on page 22. An auditor is expected
to attend all classes and may submit papers and take tests. However, it
is expected that an auditor will learn mainly by listening. When a course
is audited, it appears on the student’s transcript with “AU” recorded in
place of the grade. If an auditing student withdraws from a course before
the end of the term, the course is not recorded on the transcript. A student
is permitted to change a course from audit to credit status before the
deadline for adding courses.
Letter of Permission
Full-time or part-time students registered at Redeemer may take courses
at other institutions for credit in their certificate or degree program, if
such courses are important for their program but are not offered by the
university. A minimum CGPA of 6.00 is normally required. Students
must submit a Letter of Permission application form and obtain
permission from the Registrar’s Office prior to registering for the course
in order to ensure that credit is received. Application forms are available
from the Registrar’s Office and the website. If approved, the Registrar’s
Office will issue a letter of permission. A $25 administrative fee is levied
for each course completed by letter of permission.
Courses taken via letter of permission are listed on the transcript but
do not count toward the student’s institutional grade point average.
Students who must take courses by letter of permission in order to
complete a program of study should normally arrange their schedules
so that no more than one such course is taken in any term. Students
may only apply two courses completed by letter of permission
towards program and graduation requirements at Redeemer. In
exceptional circumstances, more than two courses completed by letter
of permission may be applied towards requirements at Redeemer but
students must appeal to the Registrar for permission.
A letter of permission may also be arranged for students who register
for courses at another post-secondary institution for one or two terms;
however, this normally does not include the final year of studies.
Please consult the Registrar’s Office for further details.
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