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 (page 35).

 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 approval 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 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 (see page 40   Records).

    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.