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Alma College, Alma, Michigan 48801 \
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ACCREDITATION
Alma College has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools continuously”
since 1916. College programs are approved by the Michigan Department of Education, the American Chemical
Society Committee on Professional Training, and the National Association of Schools of Music.
DEGREES. :
Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts (1974), Bachelor of Music (1974), and Bachelor of
Social Work (1976-1984), :
CALENDARS AND CREDITS :
Until September 1965. credits were given in semester hours. During the eight-year period from 1965 to 1973, the College
operated under the 3-3 Calendar in which students enrolled for three courses during each of three terms. 37 UNITS were
required for the degree and each UNIT was equivalent to 3.33 semester hours or to 5 quarter hours.
Since September 1973, the College has employed the 4-4-1 Calendar. Under this system. the normal student load consists
of four 4-CREDIT courses for each of two I4-week terms and one 4-CREDIT course for the 4-week
intensive term each spring. 136 CREDITS are required for the degree (148 for the B.F.A.) and each CREDIT is equiva-
lent to 0.9 semester hours or 1.33 quarter hours.
GRADES wn
Until September 1962, grades were awarded on the 3.0 scale (A = 3.0). During the ten-year period from 1962 until 1972,
the College awarded grades on the 4.0 scale (A= 4.0) with grades of A-B-C-D-E-Pass (P) - Unsatisfactory (U),
Since September 1972, the College has employed a nine-grade scale with hal-grade intervals (A-AB-B-BC-C-CD-D-
DE-E) and with A equal to 4.0, AB equal to 3.5, etc. Pass (S) or Fail (F) grades are not computed in the grade point
average. Deferred grades, such as Incomplete (IN) and Work in Progress (IP), indicate the granting of six-week and eight-
month extensions respectively for the completion of coursework. The grade N represents Audit and no credit is awarded.
The grade is given when a grade is not received from an instructor.
SPECIAL COURSES
English 099 and Mathematics 099 (formerly numbered 100) are the only remedial courses offered by the College and
credit earned in these courses does not count toward the degree. Courses with the department code “MS” or “PTS” are
one-week, one-credit, preterm seminars taken for degree credit during orientation by freshman only. Courses bearing the
department code “ST” are four-week, four-credit, non-departmental courses offered during the Spring Intensive Term.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS :
Foreign Study — Alma College sponsors foreign study programs in Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Ecuador, England, France,
Germany, India, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland and Spain. Credits and grades earned are reported to the Registrar by
the Program Director and entered on the permanent record card. For the sake of convenience, credits for guest students
are recorded in semester hours. }
4-4-1 Consortium — Alma College participates in a Consortium of schools using the 4-4-1 calendar. Credit earned by Alma
students at consortium schools are recorded to the Alma permanent record, but not all consortium schools maintain a
record card for guest students.
Bay View Conservatory - Alma College sponsored a summer program at Bay View, Michigan through the summer of
1994 for students of music. Again, credits for guest students were recorded in semester hours.
FERPA Compliance Statement
Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the contents of this transcript may not be
released to a third party without the written consent of the student.
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