1961-62 General Catalog

              64 FRESNO STATE COLLEGE
REINSTATEMENT AND READMISSION
A ,student dis~ualified from the college may be reinstated only by special actiat
and if the_ f~crs 10. the case seem to warrant such action. Ordinarily, consideration
for. readnuss1on will not be given un.less a semester has elapsed since the disqualifi:
c~non. Students who have been ~squalified more than once may not be readmitted
except under the most unusual CIIcumstances. ·
A student retu.rning after an absence and who has been disqualified after hi!
last term of attendance mUst file an application with the Admissions Office 81
least four weeks before the beginning of the session to which he seeks readmission
TRANSCRIPTS AND REPORTS
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Tranacf ript of Record. <?:te complete transcript of record is furnished each student
ee o c~e. Each addinonal copy requires a fee of $1.
Transcnpt:S of record submitted ro this institution will be retained except m
cases where the student fails to register.
Reports .to StudenQ. Gr~de ~epons are given students at the close of each semes·
ter. At mJ~-term a report IS g1ven to all students both as a verification of the stu·
dent's official program and as a report of any unsatisfactory progress.
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
Credi~ by ~arion may be earned in some cases in appropriate courses. For
further informanon consult the department concem.ed.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
The college has est2b~hed a plan of independent study for capable upper division
an~. Br.l:duate ~dents. 10 ?rder to provide opportunity for a greater degree of
ongm:ility than IS po~1ble m regular courses, to enable students to pursue .interests
no_t. c_overed ~Y established courses, and to encourage them to develop their spcci21
ahilioes .. and ,10terests. ~ach depann1enr has an independent study upper division
course, 190, and ~ d~p:um~ents have "290" courses on the gnduate level. Stu­den~
may take this work m theU" major or a closely related .field. To be eligible
~or mdcp.eodent study, a student must have a grade average of "B" or higher (or
10 exceptional cases consent of dep3.rtlllent chairman) in the major field of study
H.e must' also ~av~ the approval ~d advice of a faculty member closely identified
Wlth. the specia:l mterest, _wh<_> will be his supervising instructor in the project.
Ma:runum credit of 6 urut;S IS allow~d in independent study "190" toward the
bachelor's degree, and maxmmm credit of 6 units in "190" and "290" · all ed
toward the ~aster's. degree. A student will not be pennitted to regist~ d:Og
SUDlmer Sessio~ for 10dependent study exclusively.
Students reglster for m~ependc:nt srudy by enrolling both with the instructor
under wh<_>m. the work will be duected and with the Committee on Independent
S~dy. W1th.in the first three weeks the student will be assigned a faculty com­rruttee
?f three members. This committee will meet early in the semester to make
suggesnons and to approve the general nature of the project. Again near the end
of the s~ester the committee will examine the completed work which will · c1 d
a !'ina! wotten report. If the study is judged satisfactory, the supervising m.s:u~o;
will then gr~de the work.
EXTENDED SERVICES
Note: Students enrolling in sum:mer session or extension or as auditors are not
required to meet admission standards (see page 57).
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLASSES
Classes covering a wide range of academic and professional subjects are con­ducted
on the campus during the late afternoon and evening hours (after 4 p.m.)
for r~ srudents and for those unable to attend daytime sessions. Credit earned
in these classes is accepted for residence requirements. Under certain circumstances,
COtU'SCS may be offered with reduced unit v~lue; three-unit courses offered in the
late aft:emoon and evening will be reduced in unit Yalue when classes meet only
once :1 week unless the course requires additional arranged hours. For infonnation
on schedule of courses offered, see page 61; program restrictions, page 62; admission
procedure, page 58.
EXTENSION CLASSES
The college offers off-campus extension classes in regularly listed college courses
when student demand is sufficiently large to finance the instruction. These courses
are arranged each year in the area served by the college. For information regardin~f
CO'UTses, CO'UTie fees, tmd i11Strnctional costs, write to the De1111 of Educational SeMJ­ices
and Summer Sessions.
The college allows enrollment in 6 units of extension courses per semester as a
ma.ximum for teachers employed full time. See Program Restrictions on page 62
for statement regarding e'-'tension classes. r ot more than a total of 24 units by ex­tension
and correspondence can be applied toward a bachelor's degree. Not more
than U units of e.ttension and correspondence courses may be transferred from
another college or university.
ot more than 6 units of the 30 units required for the master's degree may be
earned in C.'-'tension courses, srodent teaching, transfer credit or any combination
of these. When 200 series courses are taught by e.""tension and carry the designa­tion
"E" after the number, they are counted as upper division courses (100 series)
in master's degree programs. Candidates for the master's degree should check with
the Graduate Office or departmental graduate adviser to learn whether speci.fic
courses may be applied on their graduate programs.
SUMMER SESSIONS
Fresno State College conducts summer sessions on irs campus in Fresno, on the
Bakersfield College campus, and on the College of the Sequoias campus in Visalia.
Special workshop sessions are held in other valley centers. The Fresno and Bakers­field
six-week sessions follow the spring semester; the Visalia and Fresno post ses­sions
follow the Fremo and Bakersfield sessions, offering the possibility of com­piecing
a mamnum of 11 weeks in a single summer. The maximum allowable credit
is one semester unit of credit for each five days of attendance, e.'i:cept that one
additional semester unit may be allowed for each 30 days of attendance in activity
courses in physical education, band, orchestra, chorus and dramatics. The offerings
at these sessions include a variety of courses suited to the needs of teachers and
Leading to the bachelor's and master's degrees and to elementary, secondary, ad­ministration,
supervision, and special credentials. The offerings also include courses
of a general cultural nature in various academic departments. A bulletin describing
the offerings of all sessions is ready for distribution in March. Students who are
interested in attending should write to tbe Dem of Educational Services tmd
Summer Sessions, Fresno Sttrte College, Fresno 26, California.
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