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Regulations

  ADMISSIONS

  REGISTRATION

 7. Definitions

 8. Credit Load Constraints

 9. Student Responsibility for Scheduling

 10. Adding Courses

 11. Dropping Courses

 12. Course Substitutions

 13. Pass-Fail and Credit-No Credit Courses

 14. Audited Courses

 15. Courses Scheduled for Less Than 15 Weeks

  PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION

  APPEAL


7. Definitions

  1. Full-time student: One carrying at least a minimum credit load. All students are expected to be full-time unless they have the permission of the Dean to be part-time. A student carrying less than the minimum credit load without the Dean's permission will be placed on probation at the end of the semester.

  2. Part-time student: One who has the Dean's permission to carry less than a minimum credit load.

  3. Semester: A term of 15 weeks' minimum duration.

  4. Session: A term of less than 15 weeks' duration (e.g., Summer Session or Intersession).

  5. Modular Course: A course that is offered during a semester, but which lasts less than seven weeks.



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Last reviewed: 22-Dec-2006. Up to date as of 22-Dec-2006.
Date last modified: 17-Dec-2002.
Date created 24-Jan-2001.
Content by: EGRadvisor@engr.wisc.edu
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