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Auditing Courses:
Students may be permitted to attend classes as auditors if they obtain written permission from their advisor and instructors in the classes they want to audit. A student who enrolls in any class as an auditor may not, in the same semester, be considered as enrolled in the class for the purpose of obtaining credit.
Auditors are required to complete the regular registration process and pay regular fees. The decision to audit a course must be made during the add-drop period.
Classification of Students:
Students are classified according to the number of credit hours earned as follows:
Freshman 0-29
Sophomore 30-59
Junior 60-89
Senior 90+
Declaring a Major:
All undecided Fairmont State students must select a major field of study by the end of their sophomore year (60 hours).
Dropping a Class(es):
Students may drop a course(s) with a “W” being recorded up to the Friday during the:
- 10th Week of a Full Semester
- 5th Week of the 1st 8 Week Session
- 5th Week of the 2nd 8 Week Session
- 5th Week of the Weekend College
- 3rd Week of the 1st 5 Week Summer Session
- 3rd Week of the 2nd 5 Week Summer Session
- 8th Week of the 10 Week Summer Session
Students may drop a course by logging on to my.fairmontstate.edu and then Felix.
Excessive Course Withdrawal Fee:
(Effective August, 2006) Students who drop individual classes will be charged a $50.00 fee for each course from which they withdraw or for each course they drop after the allowable maximum. Students may withdraw from a total of eight courses before the fee is charged.
Late Registration:
Late registration fees are assessed in accordance with the fee schedule cited under “Expenses and Financial Aid .” Late registrants often fail to obtain satisfactory schedules; the policy of the institution is to give priority to students who register on time.
Numbering of Courses:
Courses for freshmen (1100 series) and sophomores (2200 series) constitute the lower level of curriculum. Courses numbered (3300-4499) are primarily for juniors and seniors. Courses numbered 5000 and above are graduate courses. All General Studies requirements consist of lower-level course options which should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
Students are strongly advised to take at least eight hours of General Studies courses each semester until the requirements have been met.
Repeating a Course (Revised: Effective Fall 2018) for coursework earned fall 2018 or later:
Fairmont State enforces Series 22 of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission as follows:
If a student earns a grade of “D” or “F” (including failures due to regular and/or irregular withdrawal) on a course taken prior to the receipt of a baccalaureate degree, and if that student repeats this course prior to the receipt of the baccalaureate degree, the original grade shall be disregarded and the grade or grades earned when the course is repeated shall be used in determining the grade point average. The original grade shall not be deleted from the student’s record.
In upper division courses, a student may formally repeat up to eight credit hours of a grade of “C”. The privilege of the “D” and “F” repeat is capped at 21 credit hours including any request for a “C” repeat in an upper division course. The 21-hour cap is firm and shall not be exceeded. Repeat course forgiveness assigned on work earned prior to Fall 2018 (including repeats posted to pre-admission transfer work) is disregarded for this limit. In order to qualify for repeat-course forgiveness, written permission must be obtained from the appropriate dean/department chair of the academic unit where the student’s major is housed.
Once a grade is removed from the GPA calculation via repeat-course forgiveness, it may not be altered further. Students who repeat a previously passed class may have limitations on financial aid eligibility for that class.
Courses completed at FSU with a grade of “D” or “F” may be repeated at any West Virginia public institution, provided the course at the other institution is deemed an equivalent course by FSU and the above stipulations are met. Regularly enrolled students who complete work at another regionally accredited institution must secure written permission from the registrar before attempting such coursework. The transfer grade policy will apply to these grades.
Courses transferred from other regionally accredited institutions that are legally repeated at FSU will be a part of the repeat process, provided the course at the other institution is deemed an equivalent course by FSU and the above stipulations are met.
For coursework earned prior to Fall 2018:
All students currently enrolled, beginning Fall 2018, shall start with a clean slate of 21 repeat credits. Each student shall be eligible for 21 credits of repeated courses regardless of any earlier recorded repeats appearing on the transcript. The student’s grade point average shall be based on the subsequent grade or grades, not the original grade of D or F. The original grade shall not be deleted from the student’s record, and will be removed only from the calculation of the GPA.
Once a grade has been removed from the GPA calculation via repeat-course forgiveness, it may not be altered further.
Schedule Changes:
From the time of initial registration and until the end of the add/drop period, as defined by part of term rules, students can drop and/or add classes. Individual classes that are dropped during this period do not appear on students’ transcripts.
Semester Load:
In order to be considered for permission to carry more than 18 hours in a given regular fall or spring semester, a student must have an overall GPA of 3.0. In addition, the student must have a 3.0 GPA from the previous term OR be enrolled in the last semester prior to graduation. Student Credit Load Exception forms must be signed by the Dean of the College and Provost if the student is taking over 21 hours.
During the summer sessions, the maximum semester load is 12 hours. In order to be considered for permission to carry more than 12 hours in the summer sessions, a student must have an overall GPA of 3.0. In addition, the student must have a 3.0 GPA from the previous term OR be enrolled in the last semester prior to graduation. Student Credit Load Exception forms must be signed by the Dean of the College and Provost if the student is taking over 15 hours.
Summer School:
Fairmont State offers a 10-week summer session each year. Courses are offered at a wide variety of times and locations to accommodate both traditional and nontraditional schedules including both day and evening offerings at the Main Campus, the Caperton Center and other off-campus locations. Class terms include two 5-week sessions, a 10-week session, and an 8-week Weekend College session. Virtual courses and intensive courses are also available.
The requirements for admission and the character of the work required are the same for the summer session as the regular academic year. All campus activities and facilities are available to students during the summer session.
Withdrawal from Fairmont State:
Students can withdraw from the institution and all classes prior to the last week of classes. Students who fail to follow this procedure will receive grades of “F.” To drop all classes in a semester, follow these links after logging into FELiX: Student and Financial Aid > Class Scheduling > Withdraw from a selected term. Students are urged to print a copy of the transaction for their records.
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