Canisius College

The following are topics you may encounter during your initial freshman registration/advisement:

Add/Drop
Advanced Placement Credit
Advisor Handbook
Classics Language Placement
College Courses in High School
Core Requirements
Declaring Majors
Honors Program
International Baccalaureate Exams
Modern Language Placement
One Credit Hour Courses
Prerequisites
Student-Athletes
Withdrawal from a Course
Withdrawal from the College

Add/Drop
Students may change their registration as many times as they wish the first seven days of a new semester.

In order for a student to add a closed class, the student must complete a registration permit form and get permission from the course instructor.

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Classics Language Placement

Placement in:

Latin 101-102	Students with two years of HS Latin Students who have more than two years of HS Latin, but have not taken Latin during the senior year
Latin 201	Exceptional students with two years of HS Latin Exceptional students with two years of HS Latin that did not take Latin during the senior year Students who have had three years of HS Latin and did take Latin during the senior year
Greek 101	Almost all high school students interested in Greek

Questions about placement in Latin or Greek courses should be directed to Dr. Tom Banchich (ext. 2724).

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College Courses in High School
Courses at Other Colleges while in High School:
Students must have official transcripts sent directly to the Registrar's office. Canisius will accept these courses for free elective, area studies or major credit, depending on the particular course, and only for grades of "C" or higher.

Courses offered by Canisius while in High School:
Students may receive free elective or Area Studies credit for these courses provided that they achieve a grade of "C" or higher.

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Declaring Majors
A student declares a major upon entrance to the College by filling out the "Academic Areas" section of the Admissions application. If the student wishes to change the major, he or she must complete a Change of Major form at the Registrar's Office.

A student may declare a Dual Major by completing a form available in the Student Advisement Center. The form must be signed by both chairpersons and by the Associate Dean of the school (both Associate Deans if the majors are in different schools). The Associate Dean sends the form to the Registrar's Office.

Forms for Minors and Certificates are available from individual departments.

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Honors Program
Freshmen who are eligible for the Honors Program should take the following courses during the first year:

HON 101	Composition and Literature I
HON 102	Composition and Literature II
HON 120	Honors Philosophy I
HON 133	Modern Approaches to New Testament

In order to assist advisement of students in the Honors Program, a Degree Requirement Summary for Honors is included with Minors and Concentrations in the Advisor Manual.

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Modern Language Placement
A language requirement is part of the Canisius College Core Curriculum (Area Studies VIII). Students must take a two-semester sequence of courses in the same language. Placement into modern language courses is based upon years of high school experience. Current offerings are French, German, Italian, Spanish, and American Sign Language.

Placement in:

103-104 (introductory) sequence with the 299 language lab	If a student has had one year or less of a high school language
115-116 (advanced introductory) sequence with the 299 language lab	If the student has had two years of a high school language or
115-116 (advanced introductory) sequence with the 299 language lab	If the student has had three years of a high school language, no language course in the senior year, and Regents scores in language lower than 75
215-216 (advanced) sequence (no language lab)	If the student has had four or more years of a high school language

Faculty members teaching language courses will adjust the placement of students if they judge that a student is in the wrong sequence.

A student should not be placed in a language course in the Spring semester if the student did not take the prior sequential course in the Fall.

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One Credit Hour Courses
Freshman/Sophomore Military Science courses receive one credit each and do not count toward degree completion, however, MLS301/401/402 are three credit courses and can be used as free electives if there are any in the student's major.

Music performance courses of one and two credits are offered for voice and various instruments. If three or four credit hours in the SAME performance area are accumulated, one free elective is awarded. A maximum of two free electives can be accumulated if a student earns three or four credit hours in two different performance areas.

BIO 300 Research is a one-credit course. When students have accumulated three one credit BIO300 credits, they can count them as a BIO lab.

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Prerequisites
General Studies:

• ENG 101-102 must be passed before taking any literature course in Area III. Students may take, however, designated AS III Art History, Studio Art, or Music Courses before completion of these two General Studies courses.
• RST 101 must be passed before taking any course designated as Area IV.
• PHI 101 must be passed before taking any course designated as Area V.
• PHI 101 is not recommended for students who are currently enrolled in or have not yet completed CMP 105/106 and/or LAN101.

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