credit. For example, a course that is scheduled
for three hours of lecture per week equals three
units. The unit value for each course is shown
in the course description in the College Catalog
and in the course listings in the class schedule.
UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS LETTER
Each semester Admissions and Records may
send you a letter to inform you of unsatisfactory
progress in one or more of your classes.
This letter is a service to students to promote
communication between student and instructor.
WAITLIST
When a class fills to capacity, it is considered
“closed”. A computerized waitlist will be
established to determine the sequence in which
students will be added to the class if space
becomes available. Students who request to
be waitlisted will only be notified by their COS
email if a space opens. They then have 48
hours to register or will be passed over to the
next person on the list. This procedure ends
on the first day of classes. Students must
then attend the first day of class to receive
permission from the instructor to add the
class. Refer to the waitlist procedure on the
Admissions and Records home page for the
complete procedure.
“W” AND “FW” GRADING SYMBOLS
The “W” grading symbol indicates that you
were enrolled in a course and subsequently
dropped the course after 20%the fourth week
of instruction. The “W” mark has no effect on
your GPA (although it may affect your financial
aid - check with Admissions and Records). The
“FW” symbol indicates that you have ceased
attending a class and have failed the course
for that reason. Although the grade point value
of an “FW” grade is zero like an “F” grade, the
“FW” grade recognizes that a student ceased
attending and that this action resulted in a
failing grade. The use of this grade is at the
discretion of the instructor.
WITHDRAWAL
Withdrawal is the process by which you
officially drop all classes. Consult the catalog
for withdrawal procedures and deadlines.
Severe Weather Procedures
Determining Closure of the College of the
Siskiyous
The College staff uses a variety of sources -
police departments, highway patrol, CalTrans
and the National Weather Service – to monitor
severe weather conditions and communicates
with them.
Questions we ask include:
Is Interstate 5 open?
Can the campus roads and parking lots be
cleared?
Is it safe for students and staff?
The Superintendent/President will then make
the decision about whether the campus will be
open or not.
Notifying Students
Several key media are used to notify students
of campus closure:
Radio/TV Station Announcements
KSYC – 92.1 FM, 98.9 FM, 103.9 FM, 1490 AM
KSIZ – 102.3 FM, 101.7 FM, 99.3 FM
KZRO – Z100 100.1 FM
KRCR TV – Channel 7 Redding
KTVL – Channel 10 Redding
KDRV – Channel 12 Medford
KOBI – Channel 5 Medford
KMVU – Channel 26 Medford
Flyers
Flyers will be posted on the Weed campus
and/or Yreka campuses. If one campus is
closed, we normally close the other as we have
students who commute between the two areas
of the county.
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