Students should register for classes in accordance with calendars and procedures published in the appropriate Schedule of Classes. To participate in registration, new students must have completed an application for admission. Students in the following categories are admitted conditionally pending receipt of documents verifying or clarifying their status (see also Admission Information). Categories include: high school graduates; GED completion; transfer students; mature students (without high school diploma or GED); students on academic probation at a previous college; students on academic suspension at a previous college; and “special” students especially those taking classes while still enrolled in high school. Students in the foregoing categories who do not provide required documents may be barred from participation in future registrations.
Semester
The normal full-time academic load is defined as 12 credit hours per semester. A student may take no more than 18 credit hours in a single fall or spring semester without prior approval. A student with a grade point average of 3.00 or better for 12 or more credit hours during one semester or summer session is eligible to petition to the Registrar/Director for Admissions to carry in excess of the 18 hour maximum. Exceptions to this procedure may be considered on a case-by-case basis.Summer
Summer classes are intensive; therefore, the recommended maximum academic load for the entire summer is 12-credit hours1. A student with a grade point average of 3.00 or better for 12 or more credit hours during one semester or summer session is eligible to petition to the Registrar/Director for Admissions to carry credit hours in excess of the 12 credit hour maximum. Exceptions to this procedure are considered on a case-by-case basis.RegistraionAdd/Drop Procedures (501.3)
Fall and Spring Semester
In accordance with calendars and procedures in the appropriate Schedule of Classes, students may make adjustments in their registered schedules by dropping and/or adding classes. Students may drop without a “W” (withdrawal) being recorded on their transcript prior to, and including, the 45th calendar day. On the 46th calendar day, and thereafter, a student drop will be recorded on the transcript as a “W” (withdrawal). A student may initiate a withdrawal prior only to the last two weeks of instruction of the semester. Written petitions for exception to this procedure may be presented to the Registrar/Director for Admissions for action. The instructor may drop or withdraw students for nonattendance at the first class session or for unexcused absences. See Academic Procedures: Attendance, for more information.Summer Session
In accordance with calendars and procedures in the appropriate Schedule of Classes, students may make adjustments in their registered schedules by dropping and/or adding classes. Students may drop without a “W” (withdrawal) being recorded on their transcript no later than the 7th calendar day after the beginning of the session. On the 8th calendar day and thereafter, a student drop will be recorded on the transcript as “W” (withdrawal). A student may initiate a withdrawal prior only to the last two weeks of instruction of the summer session. Written petitions for exception to this procedure may be presented to the Registrar/Director for Admissions or designee for action. The instructor may drop or withdraw students for nonattendance at the first class session or for unexcused absences. See Academic Procedures: Attendance, for more information.Short Courses
Registration for short courses (those meeting less than a full semester in fall or spring, less than a full summer session, or pre- and post-sessions) will be accepted prior to the first class meeting. Short courses may be added, with the approval of the instructor, prior to the second class meeting. If a short course is dropped after the second class meeting, a “W” (withdrawal) will be recorded on the student transcript. A student may initiate a withdrawal prior only to the last one-third of the class meeting dates. Written petitions for exception to this procedure may be presented to the Registrar/Director for Admissions or designee for action. The instructor may withdraw students for nonattendance at the first class session or for unexcused absences. See Academic Procedures: Attendance, for more information.The terms “withdrawal” and “drop” refer to actions which terminate the student’s class enrollment. If a drop occurs prior to, or on, the 45th calendar day of a regular full semester, no record will appear on the student’s transcript. However, a student who drops a class on the 46th calendar day of a regular full semester or later will be assigned a “W” (withdrawal) on the student transcript. A student may also be dropped (assigned a “W”) by the instructor for nonattendance.
If a short course is dropped once the class has begun, a “W” (withdrawal) will be recorded on the student transcript. Written petitions for exception to this procedure may be presented to the Registrar/Director for Admissions or designee for action.
A student who withdraws or is withdrawn from all classes is required to process the withdrawal through the Admissions and Records Office.A student wishing exposure to a class may elect to audit the course. The decision to audit, or to change from an audit to A–F (letter grade) or S/U status, must be made no later than the last day to add classes (as published in the Schedule of Classes). Regular attendance at all class meetings is the responsibility of the student, but writing assignments and examinations are not mandatory. Courses audited carry no credit toward the grade point average, toward graduation, or toward meeting professional requirements. An audited course will not satisfy the prerequisite for a course in which the student wants a letter grade. Audited credit hours do not count toward determining eligibility for Financial Aid purposes. Audited classes may be repeated for credit. Once a student registers for and completes a class as an auditor, the audit on the permanent record may not be changed to a credit-earning grade.
Credit Free Courses Procedure (303.8)
The College offers credit free courses periodically. A credit free course or credit free workshop carries its own fee, and the class time invested cannot, under any circumstances, be converted to credit. For information concerning credit free courses or workshop offerings, refer to the Schedule of Classes.
A student may choose to be governed by the degree/certificate requirements outlined in any one CCC catalog in effect beginning with the term of his/her initial enrollment while maintaining continuous enrollment for credit at the College or any public Arizona community college or university. The rules for continuous enrollment are:
• A semester in which a student earns credit will be counted towards continuous enrollment. Non-credit courses, audit courses, failed courses or withdrawing from all courses does not count towards continuous enrollment.• If the student does not maintain continuous enrollment for more than 2 consecutive regular (fall and spring) semesters, the student must meet the requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of re-enrollment or any subsequent catalog during continuous enrollment. Students enrolling or re-enrolling during a summer term must follow the following fall catalog or any subsequent catalog during continuous enrollment.
• No student may choose to be governed by the requirements of a catalog issued more than five years prior to the year in which catalog choice is made.A student must choose only one catalog and will not be allowed to choose a combination of requirements from differing catalogs. A student may petition for waiver or substitution of certain catalog requirements. The academic advisor and/or other college officials may initiate course substitutions for program requirements. These substitutions must be approved by the Department Chair for the Flagstaff Campus or Campus Dean for the Page Campus, for the specific degree and/or certificate.
Note: Students planning to transfer to an Arizona public university who are completing a transfer degree from a catalog prior to the 1999–2000 catalog may choose to replace the TGECC (Transfer General Education Core Curriculum) with an AGEC (Arizona General Education Curriculum). Since the TGECC is 41 credits and the AGEC is 35 credits, students replacing the TGECC with the AGEC may be required to complete additional degree core requirements and/or transferable elective credits to complete the degree.Student Classification and Standing (501.6)
Freshman
A student who has earned fewer than 30 credit hours.Sophomore
A student who has earned 30 or more credit hours, but has not earned a degree.Full-Time Student
Enrolled for:
12 or more credit hours
During fall or spring semester
6 or more credit hours
During summer sessions
Part-Time Student
Enrolled for:
1–11 credit hours
During fall or spring semester
5 or fewer credit hours
During summer sessions
This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.