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Term 2010 |
Schedule of Courses |
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Registration Blocks for Current Students
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Class Level |
Last Name starts with: |
Registration Day |
Time |
| Senior |
A - L |
Wed, April 14 | 8:30-12 noon |
| Senior |
M - Z |
Wed, April 14 | 1:00-5:00 pm |
| Junior |
A - G |
Thurs, April 15 | 8:30-12 noon |
| Junior |
H - N |
Thurs, April 15 | 1:00-5:00 pm |
| Junior |
O - Z |
Fri, April 16 | 8:30-12 noon |
| Sophomore |
A - K |
Fri, April 16 | 1:00-5:00 pm |
| Sophomore |
L - Z |
Mon, April 19 | 8:30-12 noon |
| Freshman |
A - F |
Mon, April 19 | 1:00-5:00pm |
| Freshman |
G - L |
Tues, April 20 | 8:30-12 noon |
| Freshman | M - R |
Tues, April 20 | 1:00-5:00 pm |
| Freshman | S - Z |
Wed, April 21 | 8:30-12 noon |
General
Information
This schedule lists courses offered Fall 2010 and courses projected for Spring 2011. The College reserves the right to alter listings for courses offered, course instructors, and course fees, subsequent to the publication of this Schedule of Courses.
How to Read Section Letter Codes
Course section letter codes show when the
course is offered:
Sections A-H (full Semester courses)
Sections I-Q (Session 3 courses - 1st half of semester)
Section R-Z (Session 4 courses - 2nd half of semester)
Registration Policies
All residential students are to be full-time, unless admitted as a part-time
student or unless permission to register for less than 12 semester hours
has been granted by the Vice President for Student Services. At least
12 semester hours must be registered by full-time students at Registration
and at least 12 semester hours must remain registered throughout the
semester.
Probationary students must carry 12 semester hours of academic courses
unless admitted as a part-time student. They may add up to 1 semester
hour of activity credit, but are urged to carry no more than 12 semester
hours of academics until they achieve good standing.
Students who wish to graduate in four years must meet degree
requirements while carrying at least 15 semester hours each semester.
Students who do not earn 15 semester hours each semester must earn summer
credit or carry overloads to graduate in four years. All students must
complete 36 hours of upper level credit and complete a minimum of 120
semester hours to graduate.
Audits
An audit fee of $110 per semester hour will be assessed. Only lecture courses may be audited. These enrollments require the signature of the instructor on an Add Petition and may be added during the respective semester or session “add” periods. A course originally registered “for credit” may not be changed to “audit credit” at a later time. Courses which count in a major or minor, or toward specific degree requirements (English composition, liberal arts, etc.) may not be audited.
Course
Load
The standard semester course load for students is 15 semester hours.
A per semester hour fee of $670 will be assessed for hours above 18
semester hours. Team sports hours will not be assessed this additional
fee.
Changes in Registration (Add, Drop, Withdraw)
To change registration (add) DURING THE ADD PERIOD students must
obtain the signatures of the Academic Advisor and the course instructor.
Petition forms for changing all course enrollments are available in
the Registrar's Office on online.
Add-Drop deadlines are on the Academic Calendar, and all adds and drops must be brought to the Registrar's office prior to the deadline.
Please
note that there are two deadlines each term for dropping classes.
The first allows the student to drop the class completely -- "dropped"
courses will not appear on the student's Stephens transcript.
The second deadline allows the student to withdraw from the class.
Classes "dropped" during the withdraw period will appear on
the student's Stephens transcript and will reflect the grade "W".
Registration changes are not official until the petition form
is accepted in the Registrar's Office. The office will not
accept forms unless brought by the person whose registration is to be
changed. Registration changes are verified by the revised course schedules
and roll sheets sent periodically to students and faculty.
Attendance
Policy
To confirm enrollment in a course, attendance at the first class meeting
is mandatory. Those who do not attend the first meeting may be asked
by the instructor to drop the enrollment. If required to drop, the student
must file a drop petition with the Registrar. If an emergency causes
late return to Campus at the beginning of the semester, a call to the
Residence Life Office will confirm a student's registration.
Students are expected to attend all scheduled meetings of a course for
which they are enrolled. Absence from class for any reason does not
exempt a student from completing the work required for a course. If
a student knows in advance that she/he will be absent, it is her/his
responsibility to complete the work missed. However, it is the instructor's
prerogative to determine whether or not work may be made up.
Instructors determine the attendance policy for their classes. However,
if students are required to drop a class due to excessive absences,
the College drop-add deadlines will apply. Attendance may be used as
a factor in determining a student's grade or the amount of credit granted
for a course. Each instructor is to announce her/his attendance policy
at the beginning of a class and print the policy in the syllabus or
course outline provided for students.
MidTerm and Final grades
Semester mid-term grades and Session 1 final grades are due to the Registrar's
office by 4p.m. on Wednesday, October 20. Final semester and Session
2 grades are due to the Registrar's office by 10a.m. on Tuesday, December
21. Grades collected at mid-term and the end of the semester are
reported online to students within one week after grades are due.
Fall
2010 Semester Classes Examination Schedule
(subject to change)
Note: All examinations are held in the regular classroom, unless
the instructor gives advance notice of a change in location. In the
meeting patterns/final exam dates listed below. All Session 1 classes
will have final exams on the last day of class. All Session 2 classes
will follow the exam schedule below.
Abbreviations
for Classroom Buildings
AC: Arena Classroom (by Columbia Foyer)
ARC:
Student Success Center, Hickman Hall 2nd floor
CHR: Charters Lecture Theatre
CS LLPE: Costume Shop-Lower Level Basement LLPE
CWS: Catharine Webb Studios
DUD: Dudley Hall
GDE
Studio: Lower Level Library by PC & MAC Labs
HCC: Helis Communications Center (1st flr, terrace level PSC)
HSH: Historic Senior Hall
LIB CONF: Library Seminar Room (2nd Floor)
LLL-WIN: Lower-Level Library Windows Lab
LLL-MAC: Lower-Level
Library Mac Lab
LRW Conf: Lela Raney Wood Mezzanine
LL PE : Physical
Education (lower level A or B, Assembly Hall)
PHR: Stephens Macklanburg Playhouse Rehearsal Hall
PHS: Stephens Macklanburg Playhouse Scene Shop
PSC: Pillsbury Science Center (2nd Floor)
WEB: Webb Child Study Center
WLT: Walter Hall
WAU: Windsor Auditorium
MMACU
Cross Registration
The Mid-Missouri Associated Colleges and Universities consortium (MMACU)
provides cross-registration opportunities at University of Missouri-Columbia,
Lincoln University, Westminster College, William Woods College and Columbia
College to full-time students who are in good standing and have completed
at least one semester at Stephens College. In exchange, students from
the other member institutions may cross-register at Stephens. Enrollment
through MMACU is subject to space available in courses available through
the MMACU agreement. Course schedules and descriptions from MMACU institutions
are available on their web sites.
Stephens
Students must be enrolled as full-time status (12 hrs.) before they
are eligible to participate in MMACU, this same rule applies to students
from other institutions that are cross registering at Stephens.
MMACU registration counts in the semester course load. Students registered
for MMACU classes on other campuses are subject to the drop-add policies
and the instructional/final examination schedule of the host institution.
When students drop MMACU enrollments, the Registrar's Office must be
informed immediately, so an accurate record of the total semester load
may be maintained. Although no tuition is charged for MMACU enrollments
at the host institution, students are responsible for incidental or
special fees, as well as the purchase of textbooks and supplies.
Contact the Registrar's Office at Stephens for more information, or
for MMACU application forms.
Independent Studies
Independent Studies (special studies, tutorials, readings, projects)
may be proposed by students who wish to investigate a subject not otherwise
available. Planning for independent study requires the student to: (1)
identify a faculty sponsor who helps design the study; (2) fill out
an Independent Study form and obtain the required signatures; (3) register
the study in the Registrar's Office. Independent Study forms are available
in departmental offices and in the Registrar's Office (LRW 248).
Independent Study is to be registered within the Add Period
at the beginning of each term or prior to study planned for
an intersession period. Credit registered during an intersession will
be charged extra tuition. Retroactive independent study registrations
will not be accepted.
Independent studies may be arranged in all departments of the College,
subject to availability of faculty time. When arranged, the faculty
sponsor and the department chair work with the student to: (1) determine
the category of independent study, depending upon how learning is to
be demonstrated (see below); (2) determine the appropriate level of
study (100, 200, 300, 400), depending upon the nature of the study and
the background of the student; (3) determine the amount of credit to
be awarded, depending upon the scope or depth of learning the student
is expected to achieve.
The categories of independent study offered by the College include:
Special Studies (195, 295, 395, 495), which recognize that learning
takes place in work-related experiences (usually off-campus).
Tutorials (197, 297, 397, 497), which are available as major tutorials
or minor tutorials in studies at Cambridge or other Study Abroad experiences.
Readings (198, 298, 398, 498), which are available for topics not offered
in the regular curriculum. The study includes assigned readings and
at least one major research paper.
Projects (199, 299, 399, 499), which are available to document learning
that takes place in study that culminates in a project. Readings and
a paper may be required.
An independent study proposal must provide all the information requested,
including a detailed description of the study. Forms with insufficient
information will be returned to the student or sponsoring faculty member
with a request for additional information.
Directory
Information Notice
Colleges may disclose, without consent, "directory" information.
Directory information is information not generally considered harmful
or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. This includes but is not limited
to a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth,
honors and awards, field of study, enrollment status and dates of attendance.
However, the College must give eligible students a reasonable amount
of time to request that the school not disclose directory information
about them.
Notification of Rights under FERPA for Postsecondary Institutions
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords certain
rights with respect to their education records. They are:
(1) The right to inspect and review the student's educational records
within 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access.
Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic
department, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify
the record(s) they wish to inspect. The College official will make arrangements
for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records
may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the College official
to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student
of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
(2) The right to request the amendment of the student's education records
that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.
Students may ask the College to amend a record that they believe is
inaccurate or misleading. They should write the College official responsible
for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed,
and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.
If the College decides not to amend the record as requested by the student,
the College will notify the student of the decision and advise the student
of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment.
Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided
to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
(3) The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information
contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that
FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure
to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school
official is a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory,
academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement
unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the
College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection
agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving
on an official committee, such as disciplinary or grievance committee,
or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official
needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional
responsibility.
(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education
concerning alleged failures by Stephens College to comply with the requirements
of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA
are:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-4605
