COURSE INFORMATION

Degrees and certificates are awarded in May, August, and December, with a ceremony for all degree recipients held in May. Bachelor’s degree candidates who have 11 or fewer credits remaining to complete the degree at the end of the spring semester may participate in the May graduation ceremony. Ineligible students will be invited to participate in the following year’s ceremony. Graduate degree candidates expected to graduate in May and the following August will be invited to participate in the current year’s ceremony. December graduates will be invited to participate in the following year’s ceremony. Certificate candidates are not eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Course listings are included with the departments and program information, below. Course descriptions can be found at www.lvc.edu/catalog.

SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES

From time to time, departments may offer Special Topics courses using the following course numbers: 190–198, 290–298, 390–398, 490–498, 590–598, 690–698, 790–798, 890–898. Special Topics courses are formal courses that are not listed permanently in the curricula and that are infrequently offered. These courses examine comparatively narrow subjects that may be topical or of special interest. Several topics may be taught in one term or academic year. A specific course title shall be used in each instance and shall be so noted on the student record.

DISCONTINUANCE OF COURSES

The College reserves the right to withdraw or discontinue any course.

CREDIT HOURS

A credit hour is a unit to measure academic progress. Lebanon Valley College follows the credit hour requirements established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), which comply with policies set forth by the federal government and Middle States Commission on Higher Education. LVC follows a semester system with the fall and spring semesters consisting of approximately 15 weeks, which includes one week for final exams. Some courses, particularly those meeting in an accelerated format, follow a different calendar while adhering to the same instructional time requirements as fall and spring semester courses. Regardless of the course calendar followed, all courses must hold the required instructional time according to the following instructional methods: General Courses. These include traditional lecture, seminar, studio, and other instructional methods, not described below, conducted in a face-to-face format. Such courses must include at least 14 hours of instructional time and at least 28 hours of out-of-class assignments (homework) per course credit. Typical semester meeting patterns for a three-credit course involve three 50-minute class periods, two 80-minute class periods, or one 180-minute class period per week.