30 Veterans' Affairs; Library Services Make-up Examinations No make-up examinations are allowed except on (1) the approval of the class instructor, (2) the payment of a one-dollar fee to the Cashier, and (3) the presentation of the receipt of such payment to the instructor concerned. Petition for Academic Renewal The Academic Renewal Policy provides an opportunity for students to have their grade point averages recalculated using only those courses completed within the last ten years and those courses prior to the ten year period where a "C" or better was obtained. The Academic Renewal Policy: 1. The applicant for academic renewal must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student. 2. Academic renewal may be requested only once during a student's academic career. 3. The policy does not apply to graduate students or students pursuing a second bachelor degree. 4. All grades of "D", or less, earned ten years prior to the date of the petition, will be discounted in the computation of the grade point average. 5. Courses whose grades are discounted for grade point purposes no longer satisfy academic course requirements. 6. Hours earned in classes discounted for grade point average purposes are also discounted for use in satisfying total and upper division hour requirements. 7. The Academic Renewal Policy may apply to all credit granted by accredited institutions of higher education the student has attended. 8. Only the way a student's grade point average is calculated will be affected by this policy. The academic record (transcript) will not be physically altered in any way. Responsibility for the administration of this procedure rests with the Director of Academic Records. Petition forms may be obtained from that office. Servicemen's Opportunity College (SOC) Weber State College is a recognized SOC institution, committed to assisting Service personnel in obtaining their educational goals. It enables both active duty personnel and veterans to make full use of their military education and experiences in planning their academic and professional careers. Veterans Affairs Location: Administration Building, Room 102 Telephone: 626-6039 All veterans or veterans' dependents who attend Weber State College under Title 38, Chapter 31, 32, 34, or 35, U.S. code (G.I. Bill), should contact the Office of Veteran Affairs on campus to process their claims for monthly educational benefits. The Office of Veteran Affairs has been established to coordinate with the various campus departments to help veterans and dependents achieve their educational goals leading to productive careers. This office provides academic advisement, as well as information on orientation, study skills, tutorial assistance, and work-study positions available to Chapter 31, 32, and 34 veterans who are enrolled for 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum GPA of 2.0. Veteran and dependent students must closely coordinate their educational programs with the Office of Veteran Affairs in order to prevent unnecessary interruptions and delays of pay or the accrual of overpayments. It is necessary that all students receiving veterans' educational pay notify this office immediately of any changes that occur in their class schedules or programs. Failure to do so will result in overpayments which must be repaid to the Veterans Administration. A substantial rate of interest is charged on such debts. Library Services The Stewart Library provides a rich store of materials especially selected to serve the students and faculty. The collection, continually growing in cultural value, is composed of a number of types of educational materials. The book and government document collections include more than 250,000 volumes. The Library subscribes to over 2,100 literary, scientific and educational periodicals and newspapers. Audio-visual materials are also available. Weber State College students and faculty may also use the libraries of other academic institutions in the State of Utah upon presentation of a valid student body card. Online information retrieval services are available to students, faculty, and to the public. These services allow us to access millions of computerized records containing information in all subject areas. There is a charge for these services based on the amount of time spent connected to the host computer, the cost of the use of the data base(s), and the long distance telephone charges. A new addition to the Library was completed in 1976. The building has three floors with a total of over 150,000 square feet. In addition to regular library operations, the facility houses the Testing Center, the Learning Center and the Instructional Development area. The Library houses several special collections, the largest of which is the Howell collection of approximately 10,500 volumes. This collection, willed to the College by the late Judge James A. Howell in 1954, consists mostly of eighteenth and nineteenth century American and English literature. Other collections include the Lawrence J. Burton Congressional Collection, the Jeanette McKay Morrell Porcelain Collection, the Frank William Becraft 31 Learning Center Oriental Artifacts, the Paul Branson Art Collection, the Hyrum and Ruby Wheelwright Mormon Literature Collection and the Roland Parry Music Collection. The library hours during the academic year are: Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Learning Center Location: Library, Room 30 Telephone: 626-6409 The Learning Center provides a variety of services designed to assist students in achieving their academic goals. The following services are available in the basement of the library or at Satellite Centers located on campus: Educational Planning provides one-to-one assistance in the development of one, two and four year educational plans. Academic Tutoring is provided in most academic subject areas and is designed to help students at all ability levels. Basic Skills Instruction assists students in gaining college level reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary and mathematic skills. Personal Development Instruction assists student in acquiring effective study and test taking skills; in overcoming a lack of academic motivation and the motivation of behavior that gets in the way of one being an effective student. Individualized Learning Programs to assist students in improvement of academic skills. Programs are developed in many subject areas in cooperation with appropriate academic departments. Modularized Reading Programs in general comprehension, skimming and scanning, critical reading, increasing reading rate, etc. Educational Equipment that students may need to complete assignments such as computer terminals, calculators, video and audio tape players and film strip and slide projectors. All Learning Center educational programs are developed in cooperation with the appropriate academic departments. Many of the above listed programs provide college credit.