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withdrawals from the school become effective on the date the voucher is filed at the Records and Advisement Office. A fee will be assessed for eachchange in program after the first week of instruction.A student may not change from one section to another of the same course without the approval of the professor.When a student drops a class during the first week of the semester, the class is deleted from the student’s record. A grade of “W” is issued when astudent drops the class on the second week of the semester. A student may withdraw from a class up to two weeks after midterm and receive a grade of“W” automatically. A student withdrawing from a class after that date and up to two weeks before the last day of classes will be assigned a grade of“W” or “WF” by the professor. The grade for any withdrawal during the final two weeks of the semester will automatically be “F.”Auditing Courses. With the approval of the department/school, students may register on an audit basis in courses for which they are qualified. Auditorsare to be admitted to classes of limited enrollment only if there are places after all students who wish to enroll for credit have been accommodated.Class attendance is expected but examinations and reports may be omitted. With the approval of the professor, a student may change a courseregistration from audit to credit or from credit to audit only during the first week of instruction. No credit is given for courses audited. Students takingnine or more hours of undergraduate credit may audit any additional class(es) for free—as long as the professor approves the audit, the minimumstudent enrollment in course has been met, and/or there is sufficient room in the class. Students taking eight or less hours for credit will be charged onehalfof the regular tuition charge.Canceled Classes. The Vice President for Academic Administration or a department/school may cancel a class for which fewer than six tuition payingstudents enroll. This policy applies to ordinary classes but not to directed study courses, private lessons, and other special classes such as specialmethods of secondary teaching. Students enrolled in canceled classes should confer with their advisers to determine alternate means to complete theirschedules.Withdrawal Procedure for Students Called to Active Military Duty. Southern Adventist University community recognizes the sacrifices that thosein the armed forces make while serving our country. We are proud of these individuals and have, therefore, adopted the following policy to deal withcurrently enrolled Southern Adventist University students who are called to active military duty.• Upon presentation of official military orders, the student will be automaticallywithdrawn from all of his/her courses for the given semesterand a grade of “W” with notice of reason for withdrawal will be recorded on his/her academic record.• In addition, the student is eligible for a full-tuition refund or can choose to have the monies held on account to be used at a later date.• In the case of a resident student, room and board charges will be prorated based on the period in the semester when the student is required toleave; and the remaining charges will be refunded or held on account based on the student’s request.• If the veteran has left to perform military service, the veteran is to be readmitted with the same academic status he or she had when last inattendance at Southern. In most cases, the length of the absence from Southern cannot exceed five years.Course LoadUniversity courses are expressed in semester hours. A semester hour typically consists of one fifty-minute class period per week for one semester. Thus,two-semester-hour classes meet two hours a week and three-semester-hour classes meet three hours a week. Physical Education activity courses meettwo fifty minute periods for one credit hour. A laboratory period of two and one-half to three hours is equal to one class period. For every semester hourof credit a minimum of fifteen contact hours should be scheduled. Final exam periods may count as one contact hour. Students should expect to studyup to two hours outside of class for each fifty- minute period the class meets. Ideally, a sixteen-semester-hour class load should require up to 32 hoursof study each week by the student. Except by permission of the office of the Vice President for Academic Administration, a student may not register for18 or more semester hours.To qualify for a baccalaureate degree in four years, a student must average between fifteen and sixteen hours per semester. The summer term may beused to advantage by students wishing to complete degree requirements in less than four years or by students having to take reduced programs of studiesduring the regular academic year. The typical class load during the summer is one three-hour class per session.Online Courses. An online course begins and ends within the same time frame as traditional courses during any semester or summer session in whichthe online course is scheduled.Student Status. An undergraduate student must be currently enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours to be considered full-time. Part-time status ismaintained when a student is enrolled in 6-11 semester hours. Non-degree status is given to the student enrolled in 5 or fewer hours.Study-Work Program. It is important that the student adjust the course load to achieve a reasonable balance in study and work. During registration thestudent should confer with his/her adviser in planning the proper balance of study and work.In determining an acceptable study-work program, the following will serve as a guide:Course LoadMaximum Work Load16 hours 16 hours