In exceptional situations, the dean may grant permission to a student to take a correspondence course in residence. A maximum of 9 semester hours may be earned by correspondence for credit toward a bachelor's degree. A student registered for course work at Baylor may not take correspondence courses from another school to count toward a Baylor degree or certificate. Only undergraduate credit may be earned by correspondence. Only one correspondence course at a time may be taken, and it must be completed before a second may be started.
Credit is awarded during the semester in which the student is registered.
If the beginning date for the correspondence course is after the last class day of a semester, credit is awarded in the following semester. The student must submit a petition to the dean of the academic unit in which he is she is enrolled requesting permission to take by correspondence one of the courses which have been approved to be offered by correspondence. If permission is granted, then the student must also receive approval from the department offering the course before he or she may register to take the course by correspondence. The academic department or school in which the course is offered is responsible for registration, receipt of tuition payment, and academic administration of the correspondence course. Textbooks are not included.