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Show does not meet the requirements for admission in his chosen field, he will have to make up these deficiencies in college and will likely need extra time to complete graduation requirements. ProbationA student who has been dropped from any high school or college because of poor scholarship or unsatisfactory conduct, or who is on probation at another institution may not register at Weber State College without first applying to the Admissions Committee. When a student transferring from a college or university is admitted, he is subject to the probation regulations and scholarship standards of Weber State College. Advanced Placement ProgramWeber State College has adopted the following policy for those students who have completed the advanced placement program and who have passed the Educational Testing Service examinations with acceptable scores: 1. Twelve quarter hours will be granted to a student completing any standard advanced placement examination with a composite grade of 5, 4, or 3 at the completion of a daily full-year high school course as recommended by the committee on advanced placement of the College Entrance Examination Board. 2. "Upon recommendation of the department concerned, 12 quarter hours.may be granted to a student with a grade of 2 on both parts of an advanced placement examination completed according to the conditions described in the paragraph above. Students interested in receiving credit under this policy should have results of the examination forwarded to the Registrar's Office. TransfersIf a student transfers from an accredited junior college he will be accepted at Weber with upper division standing if he presents evidence of having an associate title. If such is not presented, an applicant may be requested to complete general education requirements as outlined in this catalogue. Weber will recognize work of satisfactory grade transferred from other accredited institutions. Such credit may be accepted to satisfy specific group needs if the work fs equivalent to Weber's own requirements. If a transcript shows a low average grade point, admission may be denied to that student. If he is admitted, he will be subject to the rules of the school concerning low scholarship and may be placed on probation. Extension or Correspondence CreditWeber does not offer extension or correspondence courses at present. Transfer of extension credit from other institutions may be accepted in limited amounts determined by departments. Weber will not accept more than 24 hours of correspondence credit toward graduation. Home study, radio, and television courses will be grouped with correspondence courses. 32 Special ExaminationsA maximum of 25 quarter hours of credit can be acquired by examination. Such credit will be given only with the consent of the head of the department concerned, the chairman of the division and final approval for recording by the Registrar's Office. Special examinations are given only to students in residence regularly registered at the time the request for examination is made and cannot be given in subjects taken as auditing courses. Credits earned by special examination are not considered part of the resident requirement and cannot be used for satisfying the requirements for Teacher Certification. Request for permission to take special examinations should be made to the Registrar's Office. The college reserves the right to change the requirements for admission at any time. PROCEDURES New Freshman StudentsAn application for admission is required of all new Freshman students. The application will be sent on request or may be obtained from the high school. When submitted it must be accompanied by a copy of the student's high school record. All applications and credits should be submitted to the Registrar's Office at least one month prior to registration. Late applicants may be denied registration on scheduled days and may be required to pay the late registration fee. Readmissions Former students at Weber State College returning after an absence of one or more quarters, are requested to file application for readmission at least 30 days in advance, except that for the Autumn Quarter applications are not required for those in attendance the previous spring quarter. Students who have attended other collegiate institutions since attending Weber State College are required to file complete official transcripts of their transferred work with their application. Transfer StudentA student who has never attended Weber State College but has attended another college or university must present an application for admission. This application may be obtained at the Registrar's Office. The student must also submit a transcript of credits from all previous colleges and universities attended. Foreign StudentsBefore they can be considered for admission, foreign students must submit an application form; health certificate signed by a licensed physician; official transcript in English from each secondary school, college or university attended; certificate, diploma, or government examination report received on completion of secondary school work, and the degree, license, or diploma received on completion of university training abroad; financial statement as evidence the student has funds adequate for school and living expenses. 33 |