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/Institutions/Cumberland-University/json/2013-2014/2013-2014-Undergraduate-Catalog.json

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog > Academic Affairs > Directed Study > Additional Stipulations:

Additional Stipulations:

1. All Directed Study requests must be filed before the “Last Day to Add a Class” each term.
2. No Directed Study will be approved for the purpose of repeating a course to remove a previous unsatisfactory grade.
3. Directed Study courses are not approved only to accommodate a student’s employment expectations, athletic eligibility, or other issues of convenience.
4. Directed Study courses are available only for degree-seeking students of Cumberland University.
5. No more than one Directed Study course may be taken per semester.
6. No student may earn more than 12 credit hours of Directed Study course work as an undergraduate.
7. Instructors must provide syllabi and documentation that the Directed Study course work is comparable to that of a standard course.
8. All work for a Directed Study course must be filed with the Registrar before a grade will be recorded.
9. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 with a minimum of 60 earned hours.
10. Students will be charged a $100 directed study fee.

Exceptions to the above stipulations will be at the discretion of the Deans’ Council. In order for the Deans’ Council to grant an exception, a 2/3 majority vote in favor of the exception must be obtained.