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University Academic Regulations
graduate credit during the senior year to be transferred into one of their graduate programs. 4.8 Semester Credit Hour A semester credit hour is equivalent to a. sixteen 50-minute class sessions (including examinations) conducted under the guidance of a qualified instructor plus 32 hours of preparation time, or b. sixteen 3-hour laboratory sessions, or c. sixteen 2-hour laboratory sessions plus 16 hours of preparation time. These same equivalencies apply to outreach courses, short courses and other learning formats for which academic credit is awarded. 4.9 Foreign Language Credit for Native Speakers A native speaker of a foreign language cannot enroll in or earn credit toward graduation in lower-division (1000- or 2000-level) courses in that language. A native speaker of a foreign language is defined as a person whose high-school level instruction was conducted principally in that language. Native speakers may occasionally have valid reasons for establishing credit in a lower-division course. Requests for such consideration should be directed to the dean of the student's college for recommendation to the head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. 5. Enrollment 5.1 Course Numbering System All courses are identified by numbers composed of four digits. The first digit indicates the class year in which the subject is ordinarily taken, although enrollment is not exclusive as to student classification; the second and third digits identify the course within the field; and the last digit indicates the number of semester credit hours the course carries. For example, a course numbered 1123 should be interpreted as a freshman, or beginning, level course carrying three hours of credit. A course number beginning with zero indicates that the course does not carry University credit. A course number ending in zero indicates that the course carries variable credit. Graduate Sections of Mixed Credit 3000 or 4000-level Courses Some courses have been approved to be offered for both undergraduate and graduate credit. These 3000 and 4000-level courses are identified in the Course Catalog. A student must perform additional assignments at an intellectual level commensurate with graduate level work as specified in the course syllabus to earn graduate credit for such a class. The instructor for any course for which graduate credit is received must be a member of the Graduate Faculty. Separate class sections are offered for undergraduate and graduate credit, but the sections may be crosslisted (meet at the same time on the same days in the same classroom with the same instructor). 5.2 Maximum Semester Credit Hour Load Undergraduate students are allowed to enroll in the number of credit hours each semester that do not result in academic overload, which is defined as the number of semester-credit-hours 25 percent or more than the number of weeks in the applicable academic term. See the "Graduate College" section of the Catalog for graduate student enrollment information. Undergraduates desiring to carry an academic overload must have demonstrated readiness to perform on an overload basis, either through
superior performance on a college aptitude test or on the basis of superior academic achievement in high school or college, and must complete a Petition for Excessive Hours (available in the Office of the Registrar). The maximum academic overload in any given term is limited to the number of semester-credit-hours which is 50 percent greater than the total number of weeks in the applicable academic term. Exceptions to deserving students may be granted by the Office of Academic Affairs. In a regular 16-week Fall or Spring semester, the maximum enrollment for undergraduates without special approval is 19 credit hours. Enrollment in 20 to 24 credit hours results in academic overload, which requires a Petition for Excessive Hours. Enrollment in 25 or more credit hours requires both a Petition for Excessive Hours and approval by the Office of Academic Affairs. Proportionate credit-hour limits apply to summer sessions and intersession periods separately, depending on the length of the session. 5.3 Adding Courses The sixth class day of a regular semester or the third class day of an eight-week summer session, or the proportionate period for block or short courses is the last day a course may be added (nonrestrictive). With instructor and academic adviser approval, a course may be added during the second week of classes (seventh through tenth class days) of a regular semester or the fourth or fifth class day of an eight-week summer session, or the proportionate period for block or short courses (restrictive). 5.4 Dropping Courses Dropping refers to the dropping of one or more courses while remaining enrolled in at least one other OSU course for a given semester. Courses may not be dropped without the approval of the student’s academic adviser. Enrollment changes, such as dropping courses, are the responsibility of the student. Failure to attend classes or nonpayment of tuition and fees does not constitute dropping a course. General drop periods are provided in the table below. The Academic Calendar provides specific dates for each term. Exceptions to these deadlines may be considered by petition due to documented extraordinary circumstances and committee approval. The Retroactive Drop/Withdraw Petition and the Petition for a Refund of Tuition and Fees forms are available on the Registrar website. Periods for Dropping Full-Semester (16-week) Courses Semester Time Period Course Grade Course-Related Tuition/ Fee Refund Before term begins No transcript record 100% refund First 6 days No transcript record of individual courses 100% refund Days 7-10 "W" Partial refund Weeks 3-12 "W" No refund Weeks 13-16 No refund Summer courses, intersession courses, and other courses that do not extend through the entire 16-week semester follow proportionate drop/ refund periods. A student may not drop any course in which a violation of academic integrity is pending against the student. If the student admits responsibility for a violation meriting a grade of "F" for an assignment or No drop option - Final grade as assigned by instructor
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