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Academic Regulations
2015-2016 Catalog
department chair or dean of instruction to learn which
courses may be taken for credit by examination and to
ascertain the proper procedure for credit by examination.
A student planning to transfer to another college or
university should be aware of the policy of that institution
regarding transferability of courses. Application for credit
by examination approved by a full time instructor, the
department chair, and the appropriate dean of instruction
must be filed with the Admissions and Records Office no
later than the end of the sixth week of the semester.
Units earned from credit-by-exam courses are not counted
for financial aid or veterans’ benefits eligibility. No financial
aid of any kind is available for credit by exam.
An appropriate fee for the expense of this special service is
charged for each course challenged and is payable by the
end of the ninth week of the semester. Students must make
arrangements with the instructor to take the examination
prior to the fifteenth week of the semester.
The letter grade (A-F) earned on the examination will be
awarded at the time grades are submitted to Admissions and
Records by the instructor giving the examination and will be
entered on the student’s transcript in a manner which clearly
indicates that the course grade and credit were earned by
examination. A student who fails the examination may not
attempt the course again by examination.
Credit for Military Service
A student who has completed basic military training verified
by FormDD214, or some other official form, will be granted
two units of credit for physical education and two units
of elective credit. Military schools may be granted credit
according to the recommendations in the guide published
by the American Council on Education.
Individual Study
Individual Study 49 is a course that allows students to
work individually with an instructor on a creative research
project culminating with a topic paper, construction project,
composition, etc. It allows exploration in greater depth than
can be experienced in a regular course or may delve into
subject matter not normally covered in a regular course.
A contract between the student and instructor must be
developed, signed by the instructor, and approved by the
appropriate dean of instruction and curriculum committee
the semester prior to the semester that the individual study
will be undertaken.
Students must register for Individual Study 49 no later than
the third Thursday of the semester.
Travel-Study Credit
Credit granted by accredited colleges and universities for
travel-study programs sponsored by these institutions will be
accepted by Reedley College. For college-level travel-study
programs credit up to 12 semester units (at the maximum rate
of one unit per week) may be granted upon the evaluation of
official transcripts sent to Reedley College by the institution
through which the units are earned.
Withdrawal/Dropping
Dropping (Withdrawal from) a Class
In registering for a class, a student assumes the responsibility
of meeting class standards of attendance and progress. This
obligation remains until such time as the course is officially
dropped. Errors in registration should be rectified during the
first week of instruction.
It is the student’s responsibility to drop a class in which she/
he no longer wishes to be enrolled
. A student may drop a class
by obtaining, completing and filing an add/drop card from/
with the Admissions and Records Office. The student may also
drop a class via the district’s touchtone telephone registration
system or web registration per instructions outlined in the
college schedule of classes or the student may request to be
dropped from class(es) by mailing a signed letter of request to
the college. Students are encouraged to discuss program drops
with the course instructor or an academic counselor before
filing the drop. A student may drop a full-length (18-week)
class through the last day of the ninth week of instruction (or
50 percent of a term*, whichever is less). A grade of “W” will
not be recorded on the student’s transcript for drops occurring
during the first three weeks of instruction (or 20 percent of
a term*, whichever is less). A grade of “W” will be recorded
on the student’s transcript for drops occurring between the
fourth and ninth week of instruction (or 50 percent of a term*,
whichever is less). The “W” will not be used in calculating
grade point averages, but excessive “Ws” will be used as factors
in progress probation and dismissal procedures.
*See “Fees” for policy on refund.
Withdrawal from College
A student may withdraw from all of his/her classes, thereby
withdrawing from the college, through the last day of the ninth
week of instruction (or 50 percent of a term*, whichever is less)
by obtaining, completing and filing a withdrawal form from/