Advanced Placement credit is awarded as listed in the College College in the Academics section for scores of 4 and 5. Some tests only accept a score of 5. 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.
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 (except that music majors who elect the performance emphasis are required to have ten credits in applied music).
For those students who have already declared their major, the Declaration of Major Study form must be used to make the change. You'll want to check the box marked "Change of Adviser", obtain the necessary signatures and then drop the form off in the office. For those students who have not yet declared their major, they must go to the Academic Resource Center (Memorial Bldg 205) to have their request approved.
A major can be declared at any time but must be declared prior to registration for the student's fifth semester. The selection of a major should be made in consultation with your pre-major adviser and the adviser(s) of the proposed major study. The necessary form can be found online or picked up outside our office. The signatures of BOTH the pre-major and major adviser are required.
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.
A grade of Incomplete (I) may be petitioned for through the Dean of Student's Office (Memorial Bldg 302) by a student prior to the end of the semester, but for health or emergency reasons only. The student must have completed at least half of the required work of a course with a passing grade for an Incomplete to be considered. The remaining course requirements must be completed by a specified deadline or the grade of I will be converted to the grade submitted by the faculty member based on the work completed in the course at the time grades are due.
Individually Planned Majors
In addition to the combined major, an Individually Planned Major
(IPM) study program may be developed by students with unique interests
and intentions. This 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. Use the
link above to access the guidelines and application for constructing an
IPM.
International Baccalaureate credit
International Baccalaureate credit is awarded as listed in the College College in the Academics section. Credit may be given for scores of 5, 6, or 7. 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, contact your local IB representative. The IB transcript request site is http://www.ibo.org/iba/transcripts/. You will need to provide the following information:
Students who register for a class on a P-D-F basis will be assigned a grade of P if they earn a grade of C- or above. If a D or F grade is earned, those grades will be recorded as for any graded course and will be used in the computation of the GPA. Things to keep in mind are courses used to satisfy Distribution Requirements or the General Studies courses cannot be taken P-D-F as well as many courses for the major. The PDF registration period is usually during week 10 of the semester. The form may be obtained online or from the Registrar's Office during that time only and must be submitted by the deadline.
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 receives a grade of F or 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.
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.
Transfer credit while enrolled at Whitman
A Request for Approval of Transfer Credit (RATC) 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 students' benefit that they do this before courses are taken so that they will know the credits will indeed be transferable. There is no guarantee of transfer if a RATC is submitted after courses have been taken. Upon completion of the course, an official transcript must then be ordered by the student from that institution's registrar and have it sent directly to the Registrar's Office.
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