The form can be downloaded or picked up outside our office. A major must be declared prior to registration for the student's fifth semester. The signatures of both the pre-major and major adviser are required.
For those students who have already declared their major, the declaration of major form must be used to make the change. For those students who have not yet declared their major, they must go to the Dean of Faculty's office (310 Memorial Bldg) to have their request approved.
A grade of Incomplete (I) may be petitioned for through the Dean of Student's Office (302 Memorial Bldg) prior to the end of the semester, but for health or emergency reasons only. The remaining course requirements must be completed by a specified deadline or the grade of I will be converted to the grade based on the completed work.
Grades may be deferred through a request by the instructor to the Board of Review and are for reasons that are beyond the control of the student. The deadline is as specified in the request and the grade of X must be converted into a definite and final grade.
An official AP Report must be received by the Registrar's Office before the credits can be added to the student's record. If you need to order an official AP report, call 1-888-225-5427. The college code, 4951, is required to order the report.
International Baccalaureate credit
An official IB Report must be received by the Registrar's Office before the credits can be added to the student's record. If you need to order an official IB transcript, you may email francinev@ibo.org. You will need to provide the following information:
Transfer credits taken during high school
A Transfer Credit Eligibility Form must be submitted by the student to the Registrar's Office indicating that Whitman transfer requirements have been met before the credits can be added to the student's record.
Post-matriculation transfer credit
A Request for Approval of Transfer Credit form must be completed and turned into the Registrar's Office before the credits can be added to the student's record. It is to the student's benefit that they do this before the actual course is taken so that they know the credits will indeed be transferable. Upon completion of the course an official transcript should then be ordered by the student and sent directly to the Registrar's Office.
Applied music and activity credit restrictions
A maximum of sixteen credits in activity courses will be allowed toward the minimum of 124 credits required for graduation.
A maximum of eight credits will be allowed in the following category:
A maximum of twelve credits will be allowed in any one of the following categories:
Not more than sixteen credits toward the minimum of 124 are allowed in any one, or combination of, the following courses in applied music: Music 163, 164, 263, 264, 363, 364, 463, 464, Applied Music, and 271, 272, Sound Synthesis (except that music majors who elect the performance emphasis are required to have ten credits in applied music).
Individually Planned Majors
The individually planned major permits the development of a concentrated study in some area which crosses two or more disciplines, or which currently does not offer a standard major, thus permitting an area of concentration not available in other major study programs.
Courses in which a student has earned credit (with a minimum grade of D-) may not be repeated for credit unless the course is approved for multiple enrollments because of changing subject matter. If a student elects to re-enroll in a course to improve his or her knowledge of the subject matter, the course for the second registration is marked as a repeat and neither the grade nor the credit is included in the calculation of the semester or cumulative grade averages.
The PDF registration period is usually during week 10 of the semester. The form may be obtained from the Registrar's Office during that time only and must be submitted by the deadline.
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