Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1991-1992 Page: 13
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Academic Information 13
A grade of I must be removed by the end of the next long
term; otherwise, it becomes an F on the student's record.
A student who enrolls in a class and does not attend (or
stops attending) but does not officially withdraw is
assigned a failing grade for that class.
If an undergraduate student has made a low grade and
repeats the course at ACU, a record of both courses will
appear on the transcript but only the second grade will be
counted in his or her GPA.
Credit/No-Credit Grades
Undergraduate students who have sophomore standing
and a GPA of at least 2.0, may take a limited number of
courses on a credit/no-credit basis. The purpose of this is
to allow students to take courses which will broaden their
educational experiences, with less emphasis on grades and
grade points. The following rules apply:
1. A maximum of 12 hours may be taken credit/no-credit,
and these must be courses which are electives in the
student's degree plan, that is, electives outside the
major field of study.
2. The student receives credit for a CR grade, but the CR
and NC grades are not counted in computing the
GPA.
3. No courses in which a student has received F may be
repeated on the credit/no-credit basis.
4. A student may change a course to credit/no-credit in
the Registrar's Office within the first two weeks of
the semester. The teacher will give the student a
regular grade at the end of the semester, but a grade
of D or better will be recorded as CR.
Pass/Fail Grades
Students may take PE activity courses Pass/Fail, except for
PE 100. Any student who wishes to do so must complete
a petition in the Registrar's office within the first two
weeks of a long term or the first two days of a summer
term.
Examinations
Final examinations are given the last four days of each
long semester and the last day of each summer term.
Examinations are never given in advance.
Credit by Examination
If your past grades or test scores indicate that you have
outstanding academic potential, it is possible to be exempt
from or to receive college credit in certain courses. This
provision does not apply to the first four required General
Education Bible courses (Bible 101, 102, 201, 202, 104,
105). A student may, however, have the opportunity to
take examinations in these courses for placement purposes
if the student's experience suggests that higher level text
courses would be more appropriate. No credit by
examination will be awarded in a general subject area in
which a student has passed or failed a course.The College of Biblical Studies awards up to 55 credit
hours by examination to graduates of schools of
preaching. Grades are not assigned to credits earned by
examination, and GPA is not affected.
A maximum of 30 semester hours earned by examination
may be counted towards a degree. All hours of credit
earned, however, will be listed on your transcript. No
tuition is charged for credit by examination, but a
recording fee of $20 per course is charged. Unsuccessful
attempts to earn credit by examination are not shown on
transcripts. For more information, see the brochure
compiled by the Testing and University Assessment
Center, available from:
Admissions Counseling
ACU Station, Box 6000
Abilene, Texas 79699-6000
Telephone: 674-2287 (in Abilene)
1-800-888-0228 (outside Abilene)
Honors and the Honors Program
Honors at Abilene Christian University fall into two
categories: (1) the recognition of outstanding students at
graduation and at the end of each semester and (2) the
Honors Program, open to qualified undergraduates in any
academic major.
Honors at graduation are based on a student's GPA for
courses taken at ACU. A student whose average is at least
3.4 is graduated cum laude (with honor), one whose GPA
is at least 3.6 is graduated magna cum laude (with high
honor), and one whose GPA is at least 3.8 is graduated
summa cum laude (with highest honor). A student must
complete at least 50 percent of all course work at ACU to
graduate with honor.
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