Students have ONE year or until their student teaching semester to finish correspondence courses. Students with incomplete courses will not be permitted to student teach. Academic advisors will not give permission for students to enroll in a correspondence course the semester before student teaching. All students MUST request that an official transcript for a correspondence course be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records. Until the grade is officially posted in the University s computerized record system, the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising assumes that the course is unfinished.
Correspondence courses can be an effective way to complete course work in some circumstances.
However in many cases, they end up presenting problems for students. Only take a correspondence course if you have enough time to finish it. Don't overestimate the time you will have during a semester to complete the course. Be honest with yourself about your time commitments. Also, be forthright with your advisor when discussing the possibility of taking a correspondence course.