College Catalog 2018-19

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

course and based on the student learning outcomes established for the course. 6. If the course being challenged has a laboratory or skill component, the Course Challenge Examination must have a performance component which authenticates the student’s comprehensive mastery of the skills required in the course. The total credit that may be earned by Course Challenge Examinations for any individual program of study may not exceed 15 semester credit hours. Students may take the Course Challenge Examination at a cost of $50 per Course Challenge Examination (plus materials and/or certification fees when a skills authentication component is required). Each Course Challenge Examination will be administered on pass-fail basis only. The successful completion of the Course Challenge Examination will result in the posting of a “P” grade to the candidate’s transcript. No quality points are granted. Credits granted are not used in completing grade point average. The unsuccessful attempt of any Course Challenge Examination will result in the student receiving no grade of any kind. A student may only challenge a given course one time. MILITARY SERVICES TRANSCRIPTION East Central Community College awards credit to military personnel through several sources. 1. Previous college transcripts 2. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) 3. Advanced Placement (AP) 4. DSST Exams 5. DD214 (Discharge Papers and Separation Documents) or NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility) 6. Joint Services Transcript (JST) or USAF Air University: Community College of the Air Force For specifics on each type of transfer credit, see Policy 400.13.3 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA): TRANSFER CREDIT – TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL. For CLEP, AP, DSST, DD214, NOBE, and military transcript credits a grade of “Z” is recorded for credit granted. No quality points are granted. Credits are not used in computing grade point average. ACADEMIC/CAREER/TECHNICAL PROBATION AND SUSPENSION Probation and suspension procedures for academic, career and technical students are designed to make the student aware that the quality of his/her scholastic achievement is below the standards required for satisfactory progression toward graduation. If any full-time/part-time student, who is in Good Standing at the beginning of a Fall or Spring term, earns a term GPA of less than 1.5, he/she will be placed on Probation at the end of that term. If any full-time/part-time student, who is on Probation at the beginning of a Fall or Spring term, earns a term GPA of less than 1.5, he/she will be placed on Suspension at the end of that term. While on Suspension, the student is prohibited from enrolling in any classes for one regular semester term (summer is not a regular semester term). If the Suspension occurs at the conclusion of the Spring term, the Suspension may be removed by attending during the Summer term at East Central Community College and earning a term GPA of not less than a 1.50. Any student re-admitted following suspension will be accepted on probation. To be removed from probation, the student must meet the stated minimum listed above. Although a term GPA of less than 1.50 is used as the basis for probation and suspension, a higher cumulative programGPA is required for graduation. Refer to POLICY 413.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES and POLICY 413.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES for graduation requirements.

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