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education that extends more than one academic year, the student will have their program record inactivated and their status changed to undeclared. Students ready to resume their education, will reapply to the program and meet current program requirements.
Course Age of Credit
CVTC is committed to updated skill training for the current workforce. Due to this, program specific courses may have an age at which they will no longer be valid in degree completion. Students will be required to retake those courses due to updated industry standards and course competencies. Age of credit is valid both for institutional and transfer credit. The following age requirements are listed below:
• Allprogramspecificcourses,excludingtheprogramsbelow=10years
• AllITprogramcourses=7years
• Allhealthprograms,exceptHIMTandSubstanceUseDisorderCounseling=5years
o If there is a break in education, courses will have the following age requirement and will be monitored by the program. Degree audits will be set at 5 years.
o 1-3 years competency assessment
o 3 and above, students must retake the course
• Allgeneraleducationcourses=donotexpire,althoughspecificprogramsmayrequire
updated courses based on program standards.
Attendance Procedures
• Itisrecommendedthatinstructorstakerollandrecordattendanceatallsessionsofall classes.
• Studentsmaynotattendandparticipateinclassesforwhichtheyarenotregistered. The instructor will ask the unregistered student to return with proof of registration before participation in the class will be allowed.
• Instructorsmaychoosetorequireclassparticipationaspartofagrade,andlackof class participation due to absences may negatively affect the grade.
• Classroom(course)attendancerequirementsareatthediscretionofeachinstructor except for school approved activities such as student government, field trips, participation in student organization activities (provided the instructor has received prior notification), requested accommodation for religious beliefs, and mandated attendance required by outside agencies.
• Classroomattendancerequirementswillbecommunicatedtothestudentatthe beginning of each course and will reflect the assumption that students will attend on a regular basis with the only exceptions being illness or personal emergency. Instructor’s method of acceptance of excuses should be clearly communicated.
• Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttocontacttheinstructorandmakethenecessary arrangements to complete missing assignments or tests.
• Ifaninstructordoesnotgettoclassontime,thestudentsaretoremainintheclassat least 15 minutes. If 15 minutes have elapsed without an instructor present, the class is dismissed. Students should report this occurrence to CVTC Student Central or regional campus office.
Attendance Disputes – The College Grade Appeal Procedure should be used if a student disputes a final grade the individual thinks is inaccurately awarded because of attendance.
Attendance /Notification of Instructors – It is the student’s responsibility to notify instructors when the individual is absent from class.
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