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5 .
A course dropped during the published drop period will not appear on the transcript .
6 .
Undergraduate students must carry a minimum of 12 hours within their degree program to be
eligible for full-time financial aid .
7 . Up until their last session , student-athletes carry 12 hours each session ( except summer ). It is the student-athlete ’ s responsibility to determine if he / she complies with athletic eligibility requirements . Please see the university ’ s Athletic Eligibility Policy .
8 . Students must carry a minimum of 12 hours or gain permission to be eligible to live in the residence hall .
9 . International students must abide by all USCIS regulations for F-1 students and abide by the ‘ INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS ” as detailed on page 2 of the I-20 .
10 . The Registrar and / or the appropriate Dean must approve exceptions to any of the above policies .
Faculty Responsibility for Attendance , Notifications , and Records
Faculty members will state their attendance policies clearly in the course syllabi and announce them at the beginning of each session or sub session .
Siena Heights University expects students to attend all regularly scheduled classes for instruction and examination . When a student is absent from class , the student should immediately convey the reason for the absence directly to the instructor . The student is responsible for all material presented in class and for all announcements and assignments .
The decision to permit or not to permit students to make up work that is required in any missed class resides with the instructor .
VII .
INSTRUCTION / MAJORS / MINORS
Course Numbering / Offered Codes
Level of Course
100 - 199
Freshman
200 - 299
Sophomore
300 - 399
Junior
400 - 499
Senior
500 - 599
Graduate ( open to seniors with permission of Dean of the Graduate College )
600 - 699
Graduate only
Numbering of Second and Third Digits
01-39
No Prerequisites
40-79
Prerequisites
Special Categories
280 / 480 Off Campus Experiential Learning . This includes Cooperative Work Experience , Internship , Directed Teaching , etc .
285 / 385 / 485 Special Topics courses created by the instructor to be taught not more than 3 sessions or sub sessions .
293 / 493 Independent Study students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 at the time of registration to participate in an Independent Study . 295 / 495 Seminar
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