Academic Information Academic Information living expenses for the full length of time he expects to attend Weber. Applicants from countries where English is not the first language must have their English proficiency approved through TOEFL (Testing of English as a Foreign Language), sponsored by the College Examination Board. The Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, will administer TOEFL at its established centers abroad, score the sheets, and report the scores to the institutions named by the candidates. Foreign students planning to enter Weber State College should communicate with the Admissions Office, Weber State College, Ogden, Utah. Early Admission—The college has a program in early admissions for the exceptionally well-qualified high school student. A student with high scholastic achievement through his junior year may be considered individually for early admission upon recommendation of his high school principal and superintendent. A student accepted into the early admission program will be considered a fully matriculated student. II. CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Admission to the Certificate Program—The Certificate Program is designed to provide from one to two years of instruction in Auto Body, Automotive, Cosmetology, Diesel, Electronics, Machine Tool, Welding, and Secretarial Training. High School graduation is desirable but not required. An applicant who is not a high school graduate must be 18 years of age or over, and receive the approval of the Admissions Committee and department concerned. Regulations Registration—The College Calendar on pages 2 and 3 of this catalog lists dates for registration. The schedule of registration appointments is published in the class schedule which may be obtained from the Registrar's Office, Room 132, Administration Building. Registration procedures are described in the class schedule. Normal Registration—Normal registration for any one quarter is 15 quarter hours, exclusive of one hour in physical education activities, usually taken each quarter of the freshman year. Freshmen students are not permitted to register for upper-division courses. Sophomore students may register for upper-division courses by special permission of the instructor and the department chairman concerned. Maximum Registration—Maximum registration without special permission is 19 quarter hours. A student may register for additional hours with the permission of his adviser. A petition blank for additional hours may be obtained from the Registrar's Office. Maximum registration refers to the maximum number of credit hours for which a student may register each quarter without payment of an additional fee. A full load is 19 hours in all Schools of the College. An excess registration fee of $8.50 is charged for each credit hour above the maximum registration. Late Registration—Registration completed after scheduled day and time is subject to a late registration fee. No registration will be accepted by the Registrar's Office after the end of the first week of the quarter in the Day School, except by specific direction from the student's adviser and instructor of the clas3. Late registration in the Evening School will have to be approved by the instructor teaching the course. Changes In Registration—A student who wishes to make a change in his schedule of courses may do so only by filing in the Registration Division of the Admissions and Records Office, Room 132, a properly approved change of registration form. Final dates for adding or dropping courses are printed in the College Calendar. After these dates, changes in registration will be accepted by the Registrar's Office only by specific direction from the student's academic adviser and the instructor of the course. (Evening School students must have approval of the instructor of the class.) Unless the action is necessitated by college action, such as cancelling of a course or section of a course, a student who adds a new course or changes sections in his program will be required to pay a $1.00 course change fee. This fee does not apply to dropping courses. Attendance—Registration and enrollment presupposes regular attendance at recitations, lectures, and laboratory sessions. A student who is irregular in his attendance may be dropped from the class and given an "E" grade. Withdrawal—To withdraw from a course, a student must fill out a change of registration card obtained from the Registrar's Office, have his adviser and department chairman approve it, and return the card to the Registrar's Office. a. If a student withdraws officially from a course during the first two weeks of a quarter, no entry will be made of the course on the permanent record. If withdrawal is made after the second week and before the end of the fourth week, a mark of "W" is entered in the record. b. Withdrawal from individual courses after the fourth week of the quarter and two weeks before the end of a quarter: 42 43