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Credit Hour
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Credit Hour
The credit hour is the basic unit of measure for college credit.
Most courses at Dallas Baptist University are offered for
three semester hours of college credit. This means that the
student invests the equivalent of three hours per week in
the formal instruction process for each three-hour course.
The student should invest much more actual time than this
for each three-hour course in order to complete the necessary
library and preparatory work for formal instruction periods.
Laboratory classes are exceptions to this example as are certain
music classes and other classes that require the development
of various skills.
Academic Load
A student must be registered for a minimum of 12 hours to
be designated as a full-time student. The normal course load
for a full-time student during any long semester (spring or
fall) is considered to range from 12-18 credit hours which
will include all residential courses for credit, correspondence
courses (if permitted and approved), noncredit or audit courses
and approved courses taken at other institutions. Any load
exceeding 18 credit hours must be approved by the dean of
the college in which the student has declared a major. Any
load exceeding nine credit hours for students working more
than 30 hours per week must be approved by the dean of the
college in which the student has declared a major. Students
in the Adult Education Degree Program should seek approval
from the dean of the College of Adult Education.
The
normal course load for a full-time student during a summer
or long winter term is considered to be three to seven credit
hours which will include all residential courses for credit,
correspondence courses (if permitted and approved), noncredit
or audit courses and approved courses taken at other institutions.
Any load exceeding seven credit hours in a specific summer
or winter term, must be approved by the dean of the college
in which the student has declared a major prior to completion
of enrollment. Any load exceeding 18 credit hours, including
all summer terms, all mini-terms and all intramesters, must
be approved by the dean of the college in which the student
has declared a major. Any load exceeding nine credit hours
for Summers I, II, and Long Summer for students working more
than 30 hours per week must be approved by the dean of the
college in which the student has declared a major. Students
in the Adult Education Degree Program should seek approval
from the dean of the College of Adult Education.
The normal course load for a full-time student
during a short winter term is considered to be three credit
hours, which will include all residential courses for credit,
correspondence courses (if permitted and approved), and noncredit
or audit courses. Any load exceeding three credit hours must
be approved by the dean of the college in which the student
has declared a major prior to completion of enrollment. The
maximum allowable load for mini-terms is three credit hours.
NOTE: Students may not register for both
day and evening classes in any mini-term.
Academic Advisement
Upon acceptance to DBU, each student is assigned an advisor
who guides in arranging a schedule of studies and in making
progress in educational and professional development until
the student has selected a major field. When the major field
of study is determined, the student is assigned an advisor
in the chosen field of study. Students may be granted an interview
and secure academic advisement prior to making final plans
for enrolling. All academic advising is to be considered unofficial
until the Registrar's Office approves an official degree plan.
Although academic advisors strive to advise students as
accurately as possible, the student bears ultimate responsibility
for fulfilling all requirements for graduation, certification, and/or licensure.
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