Catalog 05-06 - NHTI - Concord's Community College

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While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs.Academic Requirements and Policiesfirst semester, a Department Head designates students for this programwhen making the usual recommendations to the Academic StandardsCommittee. Students are recommended on the basis of the Department’sjudgment that they could reasonably be expected to achieve academicsuccess with guided assistance and realistic academic goals. An agreementis then forwarded to the student along with a letter from the Vice Presidentof Academic Affairs explaining that in lieu of suspension the studentis being given an opportunity to continue, if he/she agrees to theconditions of the agreement.The student is then asked to sign the agreement and return it to theAcademic Affairs office by a predetermined date. If the student choosesnot to sign the agreement, status will be determined by the guidelines forsuspension or probation on page 77.One requirement of the Conditional Probation is to attend an orientationsession during the week before classes begin. Adjustments to theagreement may be discussed at this time and any changes in registrationcould also be processed.Appeal of Suspension or DismissalA student who wishes to appeal an academic suspension or dismissalmay do so by writing a letter of appeal to the Academic Standards Committeeand forwarding it to the Office of Academic Affairs. Each suspendedor dismissed student receives a letter at the end of the semesterspecifying the deadline for filing the written appeal. The student shouldthen plan on appearing personally before the Academic Standards Committeeto present his/her appeal. All appeal hearings are scheduled on oneday only, determined by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Studentswhose letters arrive by the deadline are contacted by the Office of AcademicAffairs to schedule their appearance before the Committee on thescheduled day.Add/Drop/Change ProcedureDay students may add a full semester course by notifying theRegistrar’s Office prior to the first meeting of the class in the secondweek of the semester*. After that time, a course may be added only withthe approval of the instructor and the department head through formalnotification of the Registrar’s Office by using an ADD form.Evening students may add a full semester course prior to the firstmeeting of the class in the second week of the semester*. After thattime, a course may be added only with the approval of the instructor. Toadd an evening class, students must submit a registration form with theDivision of Continuing Education.Students who wish to change the section of their course may do soby notifying the Registrar’s Office (for day students) or the Division ofContinuing Education (for evening students) prior to the first meeting ofthe class in the second week of the semester. After that time, the studentmust submit a SECTION CHANGE form to the Registrar’s Office.A course must be dropped by notifying the Registrar’s Office (forday students) or the Division of Continuing Education (for eveningstudents) prior to the first meeting of the class in the second week of thesemester in order to receive a 100% refund. After that time, the studentmust submit a DROP form to the Registrar’s Office even though norefund is granted. Merely ceasing to attend classes does not constitute anofficial drop or withdrawal and may result in a grade of “F”.Officially dropping a course prior to the completion of 60% of thescheduled duration of a course will result in a grade of “W”. After thattime, a student must complete a drop form and request that the instructorissue a grade of “WP” or “WF” depending on the student’s standing in theclass at the time of the drop.Exceptions require the approval of the Vice President of AcademicAffairs.*For courses in non 15-week formats, the above deadlinesto add a course will be prorated accordingly.Athletic EligibilityAny matriculated student who has paid the student activity fee andhas registered for at least twelve hours of course work in the currentsemester will be eligible to participate in intercollegiate* athletics, providedother Institute/Conference eligibility guidelines are met.A student will lose his/her eligibility to participate in any categorydescribed above if:1. The student does not register for and maintain a minimum of 12hours of course work in the current semester; or2. The student does not pay the required student activity fee; or3. More than one course is failed at the end of the preceding semester;or4. The student does not maintain the minimum standards of academicprogress as noted below:Minimum CumulativeTotal Earned Hours Grade Point Average0 — 13 1.514 — 27 1.728 — 40 1.841 or more 2.0* In the event that a student seeks eligibility to participate on an intercollegiateathletic team, conference rules, if more stringent, will take precedence over Instituteregulations.AttendanceRegistration for any course presupposes that the student will participatein all scheduled activities, and students should expect that instructorswill track attendance. In addition to academic issues relative toattendance, veterans and students receiving financial aid from some sourcesare expected to be in regular attendance as a condition of receiving suchaid.While occasional circumstances, over which the student has no control,may necessitate absence, the content presented in the activities missedby the student is a segment of a broad base of information being taught.For this reason, it is the policy of NHTI that, when the numberof absences (for any reason) in a given course exceeds thenumber of times that course meets in one week (prorated foralternative format courses), the student may be suspendedfrom the course at the discretion of the instructor. Such suspensionwill be indicated through the issuance of the grade of either“AD” (Administrative Drop; issued only prior to completion of 60% ofthe course) or “AF” (Administrative Failure; issued at any time).Furthermore, a student who has not had contact with aninstructor for two (2) consecutive weeks (prorated for alternativecourse formats) MUST be dropped from the classby the instructor. A grade of “AD” or “AF” will be issued by theinstructor under these circumstances.Instructors may also, in addition to this policy, include an assessmentof attendance behaviors (absence and tardiness) into their overall gradingstructure for the course. Such assessment strategies will be published inthe course syllabus distributed at the start of the course. In addition,students suspended from clinical/practicum (or other field experiencecourses) may be suspended from other major field courses taken in thesame semester at the discretion of the instructor and Department Head.If illness, accident, emergency, or an NHTI-sponsored activity preventsa student from meeting attendance obligations under this policy, itis the responsibility of the student to inform faculty in a timely manner todiscuss either the requirements for continued enrollment in the course orthe options for withdrawal from the course.Any student who has been suspended or dropped from a courseunder this policy may appeal following the procedures outlined in theGrade Appeal/Grade Change Policy, which is found on page 80 of thiscatalog.AuditNot all courses can be taken for audit. The term “audit” refers toenrollment in a course with the intent that neither a grade nor credit willbe granted. Students enrolled in a course on an audit basis will (1) pay thefull tuition for that course; (2) formally register at the start of the semesterfor that course as an auditing student; and (3) comply with all course78