College Catalog 2019-20

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

contact either the instructor or appropriate Instructional Officer (Academic Division Chair, Director of Career & Technical Education, Dean of Healthcare Education, or Dean of eLearning Education) within two (2) calendar days after exceeding the number of absences allowed. COURSE CHANGE A student desiring a course change will initiate the change through MyEC or with an Instructional Counselor up until the drop/add deadline for each term. WITHDRAWAL FROM A COURSE If a student desires to withdraw from a course the student may do so up to the published withdrawal date listed on the College Calendar. This date will be the Friday of the week that equates to 75% of the term. The process begins with the student’s advisor and ends in the Office of Admissions and Records. A student who officially withdraws prior to the withdrawal date will receive a final grade of “W.” All withdrawals, including administrative withdrawals, after the withdrawal date will result in a grade of “WF.” REPEATING A COURSE A student may repeat any course taken at East Central Community College or transferred credit that is recorded on his/her transcript. The highest grade earned in any repeated course will be the grade used for determining credit and the GPA applicable to graduation. The prior East Central course grade on the student’s transcript will remain on the transcript but will not count for or against the student in ascertaining graduation requirements or GPA. Students repeating transfer courses recorded on the ECCC transcript will be awarded credit for the highest grade, ECCC course or transfer course. EXEMPTION Any student who has applied and been accepted as a candidate for graduation may be exempt from the final examination of any course in which the student has at least a B average as of the last regular class meeting. Exemption of graduates and types of examinations (unit or comprehensive) are left to the discretion of the instructor. ORIENTATION All students entering East Central Community College for the first time must participate in the orientation program. The orientation program is designed to acquaint the student with the academic process and the campus. Students have the opportunity to advance register for classes and learn of the wide variety of available academic, social, and personal opportunities. MAXIMUM LOAD Fifteen or sixteen semester hours of academic work are considered a normal load each semester. First semester freshmen are not allowed to register for more than a normal load unless specified in the curriculum. Other students desiring to enroll for 21 or more semester hours must have special permission from an appropriate curriculum advisor and approval by the Vice President for Instruction. Students who enroll in and maintain enrollment in excess of 21 hours will be charged the full-time rate plus the part-time rate of $120 per credit hour for those hours in excess of 21 credit hours. WITHDRAWAL FROM COLLEGE A student who finds it necessary to withdraw from college during the semester should do so properly so that records are complete and accurate. The withdrawal procedure is as follows: 1. To officially withdraw from the college, the student will begin the withdrawal procedure with an Instructional Counselor in the library. 2. The counselor may contact the library by telephone. The student must personally go by the Financial Aid Office, the Admissions Office, the Director of Housing and Student Activities Office (dorm students only), the Office of eLearning (if applicable), and the Business Office. 3. The student, the counselor, the Director of Admissions and

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