COURSES
Registration in courses, including preregistering, adding, or
withdrawing from courses, is
governed by the dates printed in the schedule at the beginning of
the Calendar. Additional
information is available in a section of the Calendar which deals
with registration. Academic
penalties are applied for failure to add or withdraw by the
specified dates.

 Repeated Courses
No course may be attempted more than twice. For the calculation
of a GPA involving a repeated
course, see the Calendar section on grades.

 Irregular Course
No more than one irregular course credit may be counted toward a
General degree, and no more
than three toward an Honours degree.

    Only students who have successfully completed five
credits may register in
an irregular course.

    Only students registered in a major or Honours
program in a subject
may register in a directed studies course in that subject (except
with permission of the Dean).

    No more than one directed studies course credit
with the same
instructor may be counted toward a degree (except with permission
of the Dean.).

 Overload Courses in Full-time Studies 
Any courses in addition to the normal requirements taken in the
Honours program must be
approved by the Chair of the department involved.

    Each course in excess of six half-credit courses (or
equivalent) in any term
in the General and Honours programs requires an additional course
fee and must be approved
in writing by the Dean of the Faculty concerned.

    Students enrolling in courses that are
additional to the normal
program load are reminded that they are fully responsible for
doing so and are cautioned against
possible academic difficulties.

    Students enrolled in General programs, who are
on academic
probation, require written permission from the Dean to take more
than five half-credit courses
(or equivalent) in any given term.

 Extra Courses in Undergraduate Degree Programs
Courses declared as  extra  are not included in the calculation
of the GPA, nor do they count
toward the degree requirements. However, the grades received will
be included on the academic
record. Students must designate courses as "extra" in the term or
session the course is taken and
prior to the last day for withdrawing from courses without
penalty of failure.
Maximum Course Load - Spring Term
From May to August inclusive, the maximum number of credits in
which students may register
in a six week period is 1.5 full credits (or the equivalent).
Exceptions to this maximum
registration regulation must be granted by written permission of
the appropriate Dean.

 Courses on Letter of Permission
Students registered at the University may take courses at another
recognized university, provided
a Letter of Permission has been obtained from the Office of the
Registrar at Wilfrid Laurier
University at least two weeks prior to registration in such
courses. A Letter of Permission
request must be accompanied by the fee which is non-refundable.
Approval will not be granted
for courses that are less than six weeks in length. 

    A Letter of Permission will not be issued for
courses that are less than six
weeks in length.

     A Letter of Permission will be issued only to a
regular student who has
successfully completed a minimum of three credits at Wilfrid
Laurier University, has obtained
a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.00, and is not on academic
probation.

    Permission to take any course is subject to the
student's attaining a
cumulative GPA of 4.00 prior to taking the course.

    A student who does not, in fact, register for the
course(s) specified in the
Letter of Permission, must notify the Office of the Registrar at
Wilfrid Laurier University in
writing before the start of the session indicated in the letter.

    It is the student's responsibility to have a
transcript of final grades
sent to the Office of the Registrar of Wilfrid Laurier
University. If the transcript is not received
within one month after completion of the course, a grade of ``F''
will be assigned to each
course.

    The grade attained in the course taken on a Letter
of Permission will be
included in the cumulative GPA.

    Prospective graduates should note that when the
final course of a program
is taken on a Letter of Permission in Winter Term, graduation
will not be sooner than Fall
Convocation. An official transcript must be received by the
Office of the Registrar no later than
May 1 for Spring Convocation and October 1 for Fall Convocation.