PACIFIC COLLEGE - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

accepted, applicable fees are refunded except for the application fee and fees for testing or background screening. Pacific College reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. Advising and Guidance Services Advising and guidance services are offered by the College and are available to all students. A primary responsibility of Pacific College is to offer every possible aid to students so they can utilize their own capabilities. The staff and faculty welcome the opportunity to assist students in working out solutions to problems they may experience during the course of their education. Those students with personal problems unrelated to their training will be referred to counselors or agencies where they can receive assistance. Attendance Policy Pacific College emphasizes the need for students to attend and participate in classes on a regular basis in order to develop the skills and professionalism necessary to compete in the highly competitive labor market. Absences except those necessitated by death of an immediate family member, illness, verified court appearance, military duty, or other legal requirements are discouraged and considered as unexcused. To maintain satisfactory attendance, students in programs except the Vocational Nursing program may miss no more than 20% of the total hours in any given course. (See VN Handbook for VN requirements.) Upon missing more than 20%, a student shall receive written notification of attendance probation. Additional unexcused absences during such probationary period may result in an attendance "contract" between the student and instructor and may lead to dismissal from the program. A student shall remain on probation until the end of the course. If a student is absent for five consecutive class sessions, the Registrar's office shall attempt to contact the student to verify the intent to withdraw from the College. After 14 calendar days, the student will automatically be withdrawn from the program. Attendance in an asynchronous online learning environment is accomplished by completing the assignments required by the course. To do this, the student is recommended to be in the online environment at least three times per week, as this is necessary to complete the interactive discussion. Any student arriving 1-15 minutes late for a class or leaving early from class is considered tardy. Tardiness on three occasions (per course) shall be counted as one unexcused absence and shall be counted in relation to allowable total absences. Tardiness is a disruption of a good learning environment and is to be discouraged. The student is expected to attend every class on time. A student who does not attend at least once in any seven consecutive day period shall be issued an attendance warning. Students who do not attend at least once in any 14 consecutive day period shall be dropped from the course and administratively withdrawn from the College retroactive to the last date of recorded attendance. A student who attends on the first day following 14 consecutive days of non- attendance will not be dropped from the course or administratively withdrawn. Distance Education Attendance Policy Students taking classes in an online format are expected to attend each week. Attendance is defined as participating in an academic activity within the online classroom, which includes posting in a graded discussion forum or submitting a written assignment. Experience has shown that good grades are strongly correlated with attendance, practice and participation. Students who do not participate in class are often surprised at how quickly and thoroughly they get behind. Lack of participation does not qualify the student for a refund. Students are responsible for following the published policy on deadlines for drop and withdrawal. Students who do not attend at least once in any seven consecutive day period shall be issued an 34 2020-2021 Catalog Pacific College