Students who receive veteran’s benefits or Pell Grants must take a minimum of 12 credits each semester to receive their maximum award. Full-time status for Minnesota State Grant eligibility is 15 credits. Students are encouraged to work in order to meet their financial needs and commitments. North Central also desires to assist students in anticipating the demands that they will be experiencing in college life. Therefore, to maximize the probability that all students will succeed in their college courses, the following employment workloads have been suggested based upon the number of credits taken: Number of Credits Per Semester
Maximum Number of Hours Per Week
9-12 13-16 17-18 Student Teaching (education majors)
20-29 15-24 10-19 0
Course Structure COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM Class listings in this catalog give all the information needed for completing the registration forms. The course descriptions give the full title and course number. Significance of the course numbers: 100-199 200-299 300-399 400-499 500-higher
Freshman-level courses Sophomore-level courses Junior-level courses Senior-level courses Graduate-level courses
COURSE CODE DESIGNATIONS ALAN APST ARCH BIBL BIOL BUS CDS CHEM
Ancient Languages Applied Studies Archeology Biblical Literature and Interpretation Biology Business Carlstrom ASL-Interpreting Chemistry 20
