The University year is divided into two semesters fall, spring of approximately fifteen weeks each, as well as summer terms. Afternoon and evening classes may meet from one to two days a week. Courses are offered in all programs in both daytime and evening programs enabling students to pursue summer studies on either a fulltime or part-time basis. The summer program is designed to allow students to engage in continual study for the graduate degree, seek teacher certification, take refresher courses and pursue further study.
For graduate students, programs are also offered in the summer in Macon and at the Robins Center. Academic credit assigned to a subject is expressed in semester hours. A passing grade on a subject that requires three one-hour meetings a week or the equivalent for one semester earns three semester hours credit.
A laboratory period of two to three hours is equivalent to one class hour. The credit hours have to be made up by passing other non-exempt courses. A normal course load is 9 semester hours each semester. Students are encouraged to use their own judgment in deciding the course loads they will take each semester. The advice of the student's faculty adviser should be given serious consideration.
Nine semester hours is considered a full-course load for graduate students and for Veteran's Certifications purposes. Students can only take 3 hours during the Maymester part of term.
Although it is recognized that absences will sometimes be necessary, students are expected to attend classes regularly.
