ACADEMIC POLICIES AND RULES

 

 
 
   
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Course Taken on a Pass-Fail Basis
Students with at least 30 credit hours and not on academic probation may select a maximum of two elective courses, subject to certain restrictions, to be taken on a Pass-Fail basis. Credit hours successfully completed under this option will count toward graduation but will not be used in calculating grade point standing. Courses taken on a Pass-Fail basis shall be limited to those considered as elective in the student’s program.


Students who elect to enroll in these courses will be expected to participate fully in the courses and take all examinations.
Students may not change from a Pass-Fail basis nor from a regular basis to a Pass-Fail basis, after the last date for entering an organized class. Courses offered only on a Pass-Fail basis, remedial or developmental, or taken by special examination shall not be included in the maximum number of elective courses which a student may take under these provisions.


Developmental courses may be offered on a Pass-Fail basis and shall be for non-degree credit.

   

 

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Policies Related to Enrollment

Student Load-Full-time Status
Full-time student academic status for the fall and spring term is 12 credit hours. Full-time student academic status for the summer term is 6 credit hours.


Student Load-Maximum Student Load
The maximum load to be carried during any semester by a student (including residence, correspondence, and extension courses) is 19 credit hours or the number of hours specified in the curriculum for the particular semester, whichever is larger.


A student who has attained a grade-point average of 3.0 on a load of at least 15 credit hours for the preceding semester may be permitted by the president/director of the college to carry a maximum of three extra credit hours, provided the total is not in excess of 22 credit hours for the semester.


Normally, the maximum course load (including residence, correspondence, and extension courses) shall be four credit hours for the four-week intersession, seven credit hours in a six-week session, and 10 credit hours in the eight-week summer session. A student who has attained a grade point average of 3.0 may be granted permission by the president/director of the college to carry a maximum of five hours in a four-week session, eight hours in a six-week session, and 12 hours in an eight-week session.


A student on academic probation shall not take more than 15 credit hours in a semester, three credit hours in a four-week intersession, six credit hours in a six-week summer session, and seven credit hours in an eight-week summer session.

 

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a proud member of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS)

 
 
 
 

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