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graduate student is one who has completed a bachelor's degree
and is not applying courses taken toward a degree. A special
undergraduate student is one who is taking courses that do not
apply toward an undergraduate degree program at ACU; such
students may be taking courses for enrichment or for use on a
degree program at another institution.
Full-time and Part-time Status
An undergraduate student must be enrolled for at least 12 hours
in fall or spring to be considered a full-time student at ACU.
Undergraduate students enrolled in fewer than 12 hours and
graduate students with fewer than 9 hours in a long term are
classified as part-time unless they are enrolled in student
teaching or completing final graduation requirements in fewer
than 12 hours. For the summer term, a student must be enrolled
in 6 hours to be considered a full-time student.
Academic Integrity
ACU expects its students to practice absolute academic
integrity. Plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic
dishonesty are not acceptable at ACU. Students should consult
the university's Academic Integrity Policy (located in the
Student Guide, found at www.acu.edu/campuslife) for a fuller
description of the expectations of students and procedures for
dealing with violations of the policy.
Check In
Each semester, all students will be required to check in to
verify their attendance at ACU for that semester. Currently, this
process occurs electronically during the first week of classes.
Students who fail to check in will be treated as non-attendees
and administratively withdrawn for the semester to avoid
incurring financial charges. A student who is administratively
withdrawn is dropped from all classes, removed from housing
and financial aid, and dropped from meal plans.
Class Attendance
ACU expects students to attend and participate in all class and
laboratory meetings. Students must adhere to the policies
published in each course syllabus. ACU normally offers classes
in a series of regularly scheduled meetings. The most common
patterns are Monday-Wednesday-Friday, Tuesday-Thursday,
and once-per-week. Some classes have regularly scheduled
laboratories (labs).
Students are responsible for initiating a Withdrawal from Class
form for any class that they have never attended or have
stopped attending. If students do not initiate a withdrawal
form, one of the following actions may be taken:
* The professor may initiate a withdrawal for a student who
has violated the attendance policy as stated in the course
syllabus. A "W" or "WF" grade will be assigned at the
discretion of the professor; or
* The professor may choose not to initiate a withdrawal
form and simply assign a grade of"F" at the end of the
semester.
Faculty who initiate Withdrawal from Class forms must
designate whether the student is to receive a "W" or "WF" and
provide the last date the student attended the course. After the
12th week of the semester, students may not withdraw from
courses; however, a professor may withdraw a student for non-attendance but only with a grade of"WF."
Withdrawal from a Course
If it becomes necessary to withdraw from a course, the student
should visit first with his or her academic advisor and the
instructor of the course. The advisor will provide instruction
on completing a Withdrawal from Class form. For the refund
schedule for withdrawing from a class or from the university,
please see the Financial Information section in this catalog
(page 20). A withdrawal fee is charged when a student
withdraws from a course.
The last day to withdraw from a course is:
* Friday of the 12th week of a long term;
* Friday of the third week of the summer term;
* The corresponding day when 80 percent of the course is
completed for other short sessions (ex., May session).
Concurrent Enrollment Policy
ACU students are generally expected to take their courses at
ACU. Only in exceptional circumstances may students petition,
in advance, to receive credit for a course at another institution
during a semester that they are enrolled for courses at ACU.
Concurrent enrollment includes correspondence, distance,
and on-line courses. Petitions for concurrent enrollment must
be approved by the advisor, dean of the student's major, and the
provost.
By government regulations, only courses taken within the
intercollege agreement (ACU, Hardin-Simmons and McMurry)
and the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing, and other
contracted programs that post grades to the ACU transcript,
can be accepted for financial aid eligibility. Generally, courses
from other colleges or universities will not count as hours
enrolled for financial aid eligibility.
Changing or Adding a Major
To officially add or change majors, a student must submit an
approved Change of Program request to the Registrar's Office.
Change of Program forms are available in the Registrar's
Office or online at www.acu.edu/registrar under the "Forms"
link.
Final Examinations
Final examinations are given the last four days of each fall/
spring term and the last day of each summer term or intensive
course. A student with more than three final examinations on
one day may petition the dean of his or her major to take a final
after the scheduled time. Final examinations are never given
in advance.
Withdrawing from the University
Students who must withdraw from the university or from their
last course are required to complete a Withdrawal From the
University form in the Student Life Office. This process must
be completed prior to the beginning of final examinations.
Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) students may obtain the
form in the BAS Office, and graduate students may obtain the
form in the Graduate School Office.
Transcripts
To order an official transcript contact:
Registrar 's Office
Web: www.acu.edu/transcript
Email: registrar@acu.edu
Fax: 325-674-223827
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