2008 CCBC College Catalog
Credit load
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A full-time student is one who is registered for at least 12
credits.
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Students planning to take 19 or more credits in a semester must obtain
the written permission of the appropriate academic deans in their
declared programs of study.
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CCBC encourages students who are employed part time to take reduced
credit load so they can successfully pursue both school and employment.
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Those who are employed on a full-time basis are encouraged to take no
more than two courses in a regular semester.
Credits and class meetings
Normally, a one-credit unit is
granted for courses that meet the equivalent of one 50-minute period per
week over a 15-week semester. A three-credit course will normally meet
the equivalent of three 50-minute periods each week for a 15-week
semester. Classes generally meet one, two or three times a week.
During the winter and summer sessions, courses meet additional times
each week so that the total class time is the same as in a regular
semester. Three to five periods of laboratory or field experience are
equivalent to one lecture period.
Course Overload
Overload requests must first be submitted to Records and Registration.
Overload requests will be forwarded to Deans/Designees only when they
relate directly to CCBC operations or sound academic considerations
(class cancellation, wrongly cancelled for non-payment/financial aid;
changing course level in the same disciplines, e.g., switch from English
101 to 102, etc.). Only limited Records and Registration staff
(Director, Registrar, and/or Registration Manager/Supervisor) will have
authority to determine which students will be sent to Deans/Designees
for permission to overload classes. The Deans should consult with each
faculty member prior to the beginning of the term to determine the
degree to which overload is feasible in his/her courses.
