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Student handbook (Table of contents) (On-line forms) |
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology ("MAC") MAC student handbook: We hope you'll make excellent progress as you proceed through the program. There are a number of policies that are designed to ease the journey. As with most policies, they do not anticipate every possible situation and exceptions to policy are often possible. Academic course load Students enrolled for 6 credit-hours are officially classified as full-time students. Some MAC students enroll in 9 credit-hours while some only take one course (3 credit-hours) per semester and are officially considered part-time students. You are cautioned to think carefully before enrolling in more than two courses in any one semester. Some combinations of three classes could be extremely time intensive (and some combinations will not even be allowed). Even if a student could "survive" a load of three classes, it is unlikely that he or she would enjoy the experience or perform at the level of excellence expected. Nevertheless, permission to do so may be obtained in certain cases and under certain extenuating conditions. If you wish to request a third class, please make that request, in writing, to the MAC Director. Include any relevant extenuating circumstances and the names of classes you would like to take. Statute of limitations
The
statute of limitations for completion of all degree
requirements is seven years from the date of your acceptance letter into
the Program. This policy is designed to encourage a timely progress
through the Program Withdrawal from classes Students occasionally need to withdraw from one or all courses during a semester. If you have already attended some classes during the semester you withdraw, a portion of the tuition fees will still be charged by the University. So, if you drop a class after the first day of the semester (except for truly extraordinary circumstances) you will still owe Saint Martin's University some portion of the regular tuition. Below is the schedule of charges for those withdrawing from classes. The charge policies for the fall/spring and the summer semesters are similar. However, the length of the summer semester is shorter so students are given less time to drop. Note that the information below is correct at the time of this posting, but changes to this schedule are possible. You should consult the Student Accounts Office (360-438-4389) for the most up-to-date information.
*Warning! The percentage of charges that Student Accounts will drop is calculated from the first day of the semester and not necessarily the first day of a particular class. This means that you could be enrolled in a class that began a week or two into the semester, decided to drop the class after meeting on the first day of class, and discover that only half the charges will be dropped and that you still owe hundreds of dollars for a class you are no longer going to take! This has happened to students! Similarly the percent of charges dropped is calculated from the date that the drop form is received, not the date it is signed by the MAC Director. One day of difference, if it fell on one of the cut-offs between categories, could make the difference between several hundred dollars! Attendance at other institutions Current MAC students occasionally ask about taking a particular class from another institution. Perhaps the other institution is closer to their home or the class may have a cheaper tuition. The MAC students want to take the class and then transfer those hours into the MAC Program. The official policy of the Graduate Catalog reads that, "Enrolled Saint Martin's students carrying a full-time course load may not enroll in another institution" (Catalog, p. 15). That policy is clearly a difficult one to enforce. For all practical purposes, you can do whatever you like, including taking courses from other colleges, even after you have been admitted to the MAC Program. Realize, however, that it will not be possible to accept any of those courses for transfer credit. They may count for your own personal interest and growth, but courses taken at other institutions while you are a student in the MAC Program cannot be counted toward credit for a degree at Saint Martin's University. Similarly, you are encouraged to go to any professional seminars or workshops you would like to attend. There are usually a large number of excellent workshops on family systems theory, chemical dependency, eating disorders, and so on. Such workshops can be interesting, fun, educational, and highly beneficial. However, although you are welcome to attend, they cannot be used for academic credit toward your MAC degree. |
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requirements. Unusual and
defensible circumstances may warrant a waiver of this rule and should be
requested in writing. A student who does not complete all degree
requirements within the seven years will need to re-apply and would
re-enter the MAC Program under requirements in effect at the time of
readmission.