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Show Academic Information the beginning of the school year are classified as Freshmen. Those with 45 to 89 quarter hours are classified as Sophomores, those with 90 to 134 as Juniors, and those with 135 and over as Seniors. Students carrying fewer than 7 quarter hours in any one quarter are classified as part-time. Testing—All freshmen students entering Weber State College must take the American College Tests (ACT). Test results must be on file in the Counseling and Testing Center before the following deadline dates: For enrollment in: Deadline date: Autumn Quarter August 15th Winter Quarter December 1st Spring Quarter February 15th Summer Quarter May 15th ACT testing dates for 1971-72 are as follows: October 16, December 11, February 12, April 22, and July 15. ACT registration periods extend from the previous test date to approximately three weeks before the next. Testing centers are located in all the states and many foreign countries. It is recommended that students take the ACT as early as possible during their senior year of high school. Additional information may be obtained from high school principals or counselors, or by writing to ACT Registration Unit, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, or from the Weber State College Counseling and Testing Center. Because the results of the ACT assist advisers in placing students in appropriate courses, a student may be restricted from registration in a particular course until the results of his ACT are available. Probation—A 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 Program—Weber State College has adopted the following policy for those students who have completed the Advanced Placement Program and have passed the Educational Testing Service examinations with acceptable scores: 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 54 Academic Information school course as recommended by the committee on advanced placement of the College Entrance Examination Board. Students interested in receiving credit under this policy should have results of the examination forwarded to the Registration Office. College Level Examination Program (CLEP)— The institutional testing of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) enables WSC students to demonstrate their ability to perform in certain subjects as a result of their having completed non- credit or transfer courses, individual study, correpondence courses, on-the-job training, etc. A maximum of 48 quarter hours of credit in addition to the 25 quarter hours of credit in foreign languages available through special examinations may be awarded for successful completion of the exams. The CLEP consists of General and Subject Examinations. The General Examinations are available in the areas of English Composition, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities, and Social Sciences-History. All of the General Examinations require 75 minutes for completion, except English Composition which takes 60 minutes. The fee for the general examinations is $15 whether the student takes one or all five of the tests. The fee for each subject examination is also $15. Therefore, if a student takes from one to five general examinations and one subject examination, his total fee will be $30. The fee may be paid at the Cashier's Office any time before taking the test. Students who are interested in taking the tests should register at the Counseling and Testing Center (Student Personnel Building, Room 206). The general examinations will be given in the testing room (SP201) on any week day. Students taking the subject examinations will need to register one month prior to taking the examinations. Students who are not presently attending Weber State College or wish to receive credit at another institution should register for the CLEP through the national administration. Applications are available at the Counseling and Testing Center. However, the national test is not offered at Weber State College. Special Examinations—A student may take special examinations in courses not covered by the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or courses taken through the Advanced Placement Program. A student must be in residence, regularly registered at the time the request for examination is made. A special examination 55 |