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Writing Women’s Studies Wesleyan Transition Seminar
Workload A normal course load is between 12 and 17 semester hours during the fall and spring semesters. Permission must be given by the Registrar of the College to take more than 17 semester hours or less than 12 semester hours in a regular term. International students are required to maintain a minimum of 12 semester hours for the entire semester. Students who wish to take 18 semester hours in a fall or spring semester must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 based on a minimum of 17 semester hours earned at Wesleyan College and must have the approval of the Registrar of the College. Students who wish to take 19 semester hours in a fall or spring semester must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 based on a minimum of 30 semester hours at Wesleyan College and must have the approval of the Registrar of the College. Consult the business office for overload fees for hours above 18. A student with 27 or fewer semester hours may not register for a 300- or 400-level course without permission of her advisor and the course instructor or chair of the department in which the course is being offered.
Attendance. Students are expected to be regular and punctual in attending classes, laboratories, private lessons, and college convocations. A student who is absent from any class may be penalized by the lowering of her grade in the course. The semester ends with the last day of the final exam week. All classes will meet during exam week, whether or not an exam is given, and attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for all absences from class, and it is the responsibility of the student to contact the professor about the possibility of making up work missed for any absence including field trips and athletic events authorized by the college.Students pursuing regular courses in art, music and theatre are required to attend and take part in programs, plays, or exhibitions scheduled by the faculty of the respective areas.
Civility in the Classroom. Rude, disruptive and/or disrespectful behaviors as determined by the faculty member interfere with other students’ rights and with the instructor’s ability to teach. Therefore, anyone exhibiting unacceptable behaviors during the class will be asked to leave and will be counted absent for that class period. Failure to cooperate with this process will result in disciplinary action that may include withdrawal from the class or dismissal from the College.
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Any student who has not taken a particular foreign language in high school or is not a native speaker of that foreign language may begin studying that language at the 101 level without taking a placement examination. All incoming students with prior background (any prior instruction in high school) in a foreign language must take the language placement exam. Placement decisions will be made by the foreign language faculty on the basis of the examination and the high school transcript. All students, including upper-level students who wish to take a language course as an elective, must have the instructor’s permission before enrolling in any foreign language course. If the student cannot do acceptably the work in the course into which she placed, she may, on the recommendation of the instructor, go back to an earlier course even after the end of the Drop/Take period and earn credit. Students are urged to take courses in a foreign language in sequence, fall/spring or spring/fall, without skipping a semester. International students whose native tongue is not English may be considered for exemption from the foreign language proficiency requirement. Determination for exemption will be made by the Dean of the College and the Registrar. No academic credit (semester hours) will be awarded for any foreign language course taken below the level of placement except as follows: Students who place above proficiency level may earn credit for foreign language
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