Directed Study A student may enroll in a course listed in the Lyon College Catalog as a directed study under the direction of a full-time faculty member in the discipline under which the course is listed. The normal course title and number will be listed on the student’s transcript preceded by the letters “D.S.” or “Directed Study.” The student must make arrangements for the directed study with the appropriate faculty member and division chair and submit the signed Directed Study Form to the Registrar for approval by the Dean of the Faculty. The College and the faculty are not obligated to offer any course through directed study, and doing so will depend on many factors including faculty willingness and availability as well as whether the course could be taken at a regularly scheduled time in the future and whether it is a requiement for graduation.
Student Classification Classification lists will be compiled by the beginning of each term and will be based on the number of credits successfully completed. Freshman less than 30 hours Sophomore 30-59 hours Junior 60-89 hours Senior 90 plus hours
Class Attendance Students are expected to attend all class periods for the courses in which they are enrolled. They are responsible for conferring with individual professors regarding any missed assignments. Faculty members are to notify the Registrar when a student misses the equivalent of one, two, three, and four weeks of class periods in a single course. Under this policy, there is no distinction between “excused” and “unexcused” absences, except that a student may make up work missed during an excused absence. A reminder of the college’s attendance policy will be issued to the student at one week, a second reminder at two weeks, a warning at three weeks, and notification of administrative withdrawal and the assigning of an “F” grade at four weeks. Students who are administratively withdrawn from more than one course will be placed on probation or suspended (see Academic Probation and Academic Suspension).
Grades Grades in courses for the term are indicated as follows: A, meaning excellent; B, good; C, satisfactory; D, poor, but passing; I, incomplete; F, failure; P, passing; W, withdrawal; IP, in progress; FL, failure, not included in GPA; WP, withdrawal passing, not included in GPA; and WF, withdrawal failing, not included in GPA. Pass/Fail: After gaining sophomore standing, any student may enroll for one elective each academic year on a Pass/Fail basis, provided that it is not a Core requirement or part of the student’s major, concentration, or minor. Prerequisites for
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