Prospective Correspondence Students
To successfully participate in correspondence work a person must be self disciplined to the extent that he/she sets aside a regular study time and adheres to it. Many students enrolled in correspondence courses never complete their courses because they do not schedule their study time.
Frequently, students indicate that lessons were mailed to the Center for Distance Learning & Cont. Ed., and were never received by this office. Therefore, it is imperative that a student make a copy of his/her lesson before mailing it. The Center cannot give credit until the lessons are received in this office.
No more than three lessons of your total number of lessons will be processed by this office in any one calendar week. The student should plan his/her work accordingly.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees. CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
Registration may be completed in the Center for Distance Learning and Continuing Education, or a registration form will be mailed upon request. If mailed, it should be completed and returned immediately, accompanied by the registration fee and a copy of a transcript to the Director of the Center for Distance Learning & Cont. Ed., Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, 78363. Each correspondence course carries three semester hours of credit and includes an equivalent amount of work required in a course taken in residence. A registration form is in this Correspondence Bulletin. For Online Registration Click here. Tuition cost for each three hour correspondence credit course shall equal the tuition for an equivalent three-hour credit course during the Spring and Fall semester on campus. New students must pay an admission fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00). All fees payable in advance and will not be refunded after registration is completed.
A student has a maximum of ONE (1) YEAR in which to complete a course. No course may be completed Less than (60) DAYS. The maximum time may be extended for a four month period by payment of a ten dollar ($10) fee prior to the expiration date. The extension is not automatic and will be permitted only in hardship cases upon approval of the director of the Center for Distance Learning & Cont. Ed.. Only one extension of four months may be granted. (Arrangements to extend the course must be made before the date of expiration.) of financial statements. (15 lessons). The following regulations pertaining to correspondence study courses concern both the University and the student; and in case the student does not observe them, he/she must assume responsibility for failure to do so.
1. No more than thirty semester hours of extension and correspondence study credit may be applied toward a bachelor's degree.
2. A student who desires university credit for correspondence courses must meet the university entrance requirements and the specific prerequisites for the course.
3. Each correspondence course is the
4. Students who are suspended by the University will not be allowed to register for correspondence courses until the expiration of the suspension.
5. Fees paid for a correspondence course will not be refunded after the student has registered and received the lesson outline.
6. Students may register and begin work any time on a correspondence course.
7. A student will not be permitted to enroll for a correspondence course which she/he has previously failed in residence.
8. A student may not register for two correspondence courses concurrently without special permission from the Director of the Center for Distance Learning & Cont. Education.
9. Students who need credits for graduation or certification at the end of a semester should complete their correspondence work at least three weeks prior to the end of that semester.
10. Correspondence lessons must be legibly written or typed on paper of eight and one-half by eleven inches, and on one side of the paper only. Please fold each lesson separately, placing your name, address, course, and lesson number on the outside of folded lesson.
11. Instructors will no held responsible for grading papers for the period starting one week before the end of a semester or
12. A student in residence at this university, who wishes to pursue a correspondence course, must secure written approval from the dean of his/her college before he/she will be permitted to register. All College I students must have the approval of College I Dean. Student not attending A&M-Kingsville should secure written approval of their Dean before registering for a course.
13. A student who is not eligible to enroll for residence work is not eligible to enroll for work by correspondence.
14. In order to secure credit for a correspondence course, the student must satisfactorily complete all the lessons outlined for study, must do all the required supplementary reading, and must pass the final examination given under the supervision of an examiner approved by the Director of the Center for Distance Learning & Cont. Ed. NOTE: The final examination in language courses contain two sections, namely, an oral and written. The final grade in course depends on the grade made in the final examination (75%) and lessons (25%) provided the final is passed.
15. The Request for Final Examination for should be mailed to the Center for Distance Learning and Continuing Education when the student has received all of his graded lessons. The final examination should be taken as soon as possible after all lessons have been returned to the student.
16. A student may make arrangements to take his/her final examination with officials of another college or university and notify the A&M-Kingsville Center for Distance Learning & Continuing Education of such arrangements. In such cases an appropriate fee must be paid by the student to the university which Students are expected to furnish all textbooks and supplies for the course and to pay the postage on all papers mailed to the Center for Distance Learning and Continuing Education. Textbooks may be secured from the Texas A&M-Kingsville Bookstore, Kingsville, Texas 78363. If the student so desires, he/she may request the Center for Distance Learning and Continuing Education to ask the A&M Kingsville Bookstore manager to send him/her the books C.O.D. When requesting a textbook for a specific course, it should be indicated to the bookstore correspondence course.
All internet courses have a few face-to-face sessions. Please contact the instructors or The Center for Distance Learning & Continuing Education for details on these class meetings and final dates |