1. Students who are enrolled continuously, except for summer session, may choose the graduation requirements in effect at the time of their initial enrollment at BSC, or the graduation requirements in effect during the academic year in which they plan to meet graduation requirements. Students must declare the college catalog and year of their choice on their graduation application.
2. Students who are not enrolled continuously must meet the graduation requirements in effect during the academic year in which they reapply for admission. Students who are not enrolled continuously in a prescribed technical program must meet the requirements in effect for that particular program during the academic year in which they apply and intend to graduate.

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance in classes and laboratories is extremely important, therefore students are expected to attend all class sessions of any course for which they are registered. Students who are registered for a course but fail to attend at least one class session during the first five days of the semester and fail to notify either their instructor or division dean may be dropped from the class by the instructor.

This provides for early identification of class vacancies in closed classes and permits other students to add the class. Students who know they will be absent from class must contact the instructor or division dean in advance to ensure enrollment.

Not all instructors follow this policy since it is not mandatory. Students, therefore, are strongly advised not to assume that they have been dropped from a course. Students should review their registration status in a course in question with the Student Records Office.

Attending classes and laboratories is a student responsibility. No matter what the reason for your absence, you are expected to make up any assignments you miss.

GRADES
A student's classwork is graded A, B, C, D, or F. A grade of "A" indicates work of exceptional quality; grade "B" above average; grade "C" average; grade "D" unsatisfactory work but credit granted; and grade "F" failing, no credit granted.

Departments may use "S" (successful) and "U" (unsuccessful) grades in selected programs or courses. Use of S, U grades must be approved in advance by the Dean of Instructional Services. If a student withdraws from a class before the final withdrawal deadline, a "W" (withdraw) will be recorded on that student's transcript.

When a student who is otherwise doing satisfactory work in a course is unable, for reasons beyond control (death in the family, hospitalization of the student), to complete all course requirements during the term, that student will be given an "I" for incomplete. It is the responsibility of the student to ascertain the instructor's requirements for making up the incomplete. Fall semester incompletes must be removed by mid-term of the spring semester; spring semester and summer session incompletes must be removed by the mid-term of the fall semester. If it is not removed within the time limit, the "I" (incomplete) automatically becomes an "F."

Only BSC courses are used to compute a student's BSC grade point average. All college level courses, including those which have been accepted in transfer, are used to calculate a student's cumulative grade point average.

Grade Point Averages (GPAs) are the single most important piece of information that transfer colleges and employers want to know. To calculate your GPA, set up four columns and record grade points for letter grades as follows: A = 4 points, B = 3 points, C = 2 points, D = 1 point, F = 0 points.

Multiply the grade points per credit by the course credits. Total grade points earned = 36.
Then divide the total grade points earned by the total number of course credits to find your GPA.
36 points divided by 16 course credits = 2.25 GPA.

• Students will remain on academic probation as long as their BSC cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) remains below a 2.00.
• Students who improve their BSC cumulative G.P.A. to a 2.00 or higher will be taken off academic probation.
• Students who do not improve their BSC cumulative G.P.A. to a 2.00 within two consecutive probationary semesters will continue on academic probation only if the present semester G.P.A. remains at or above a 2.00. Refer to the Academic suspension section below.
• The notice of academic probation does not appear on a student's permanent record.
• Students should contact their academic advisor for academic assistance.

Refer to the Grades section above.

• Students on academic suspension will not be readmitted before a lapse of at least one regular semester (The academic 4 and 8 week summer session does not constitute a regular semester. The exceptions include some limited enrollment programs in which the curriculum is required in the summer session. *These programs will count the summer session as a regular session and are listed below).
• The notice of academic suspension does appear on a student's permanent record.
  (*Programs in which summer semester is considered a regular session include: Automotive Collision Technology; Electric Power Technology; Electrical Transmission Systems Technology; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Nuclear Power Technology; Paramedic Technology; Power Plant Technology; and Process Plant Technology).

• Completes an Academic Suspension Re-admission Request form. The form is available from the Student Records office.
• Completes and submits a BSC Admission Application form to the BSC Admissions Office.
• Contacts the Student Service Office at 701-224-5684, to schedule a "Student Re-admission Plan" session with an Academic Reviewer. (If this is the second re-admission, students will also need their "Student Re-admission Plan" approved by the BSC Academic Standards Committee.)

Students should complete the above process at least two weeks prior to the beginning of an academic semester to be considered for re-admission.

• Students re-admitted from their second academic suspension will again be placed on academic probation.
• Students on academic probation for their second academic suspension will remain on academic probation only if the present semester G.P.A. remains at or above a 2.00 (two probationary semesters are not allowed).
• Students who improve their BSC cumulative G.P.A. to a 2.00 or higher will be taken off academic probation.
• Students who do not improve their BSC cumulative G.P.A. to a 2.00 and the present semester G.P.A. is below a 2.00 will be placed on academic suspension.

Students placed on academic suspension more than two times must follow the same limits and regulations for reinstatement after the second academic suspension.

The College's policy on student conduct addresses various kinds of actions for which a student would be subject to disciplinary action, such as plagiarism, arrest and conviction for violating a law, failing to pay college financial obligations (including library and parking fines), furnishing false information, damaging property, bringing firearms on campus, possession of alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs, and other forms of misconduct.

The policy also outlines the types of disciplinary actions and the regulations and procedures for carrying out the discipline.

The College's written policies on student conduct and on crime awareness and campus security are published on the BSC Student Policies Web site.

Changing classes is a student responsibility and must be completed by specified deadlines. Go to the BSC Dates and Deadlines Web page.

A student wishing to change classes must follow the procedure outlined below:

Currently enrolled students attempting to ADD an additional open section of a class up to the established course add deadline must complete the process on the student portal, CampusConnection. (Additional information regarding ADD deadlines is outlined on the dates and deadlines Web page.)

Students attempting to ADD a closed section of a class up to the established course add deadline must obtain a "Course Override" from the instructor of the closed course. The completed Course Override Form must be submitted to the Student Records Office for processing before the ADD deadline.

Students attempting to DROP one or more classes, but not all classes during a given semester, must complete the drop process on the student portal, CampusConnection, before the drop deadline as identified on the BSC Dates and Deadlines Web page. There are two deadlines for dropping classes that affect a student's transcript. The first deadline is for dropping a class with no record on the transcript, and the second deadline is for dropping with a "W" recorded on the transcript. These dates are available on the BSC Dates and Deadlines Web page. Students who do not complete the DROP procedure before the final deadline will have "F" (Failure) recorded as a final grade.

Dropping a class is a student responsibility. However, students who are registered for a class but fail to attend at least one class session during the first five days of the semester or fail to notify their instructor or the Dean of Instruction of their absence may be dropped from the class by the instructor. (See Attendance Policy.)

Refer to ADD - DROP/WITHDRAW & GRADE DEADLINES for Tuition/Fee Refunds also located on the BSC Dates and Deadlines Web page.

Withdrawing from college is an administrative action initiated by the student, therefore a student will be considered officially enrolled until this procedure is completed. CampusConnection will display an error message, stating "Unable to drop class, will drop below required minimum units for enrollment," to anyone who is trying to withdraw from all classes. Any student who is withdrawing from all classes at BSC must complete the "BSC Total Withdrawal Form."

The form must be filled out online by going to the Total Withdrawal Form Web page.

Upon receiving the form in Student Records, it will be forwarded to the proper offices to ensure all student obligations have been met. Once all offices have cleared the student for withdrawal, a confirmation will be sent to the student. The withdrawal date posted on the student transcript will be the date the initial form was submitted in the Student Records Office.

View this catalog's Dates, Deadlines, Repayments, Refunds Web page for information on Refund Policy.

A student wishing to change curricula (program of study) or advisor should complete the Request for Program/Advisor Change Form Detailed instructions are provided on the form.