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are not required to provide a high school transcript
to meet records requirements. Official college transcripts
are required to verify the degree before the
high school transcript requirement will be waived.
2.6 Students not completing the admission procedures may
be denied permission to register and may have their college
records/transcripts withheld.
2.7* Student admission and registration data are the property
of the college. Information recorded on the official
transcript is transferable to a third party only upon written
consent of the student.
2.8 A student’s semester hour load may be limited by an
adviser upon review of assessment scores, GED scores,
or academic records.
2.9 Students will be initially classified in a curriculum based
on their Admissions Form and the criteria for the requested
program.
2.10 High school students enrolling in general courses:
(a) High school students 16 and older must provide a
letter of recommendation from their high school
advisers or principals and request that their high
school transcripts be sent directly to the KCC Office
of Admissions and Registration.
(b) Students under 16 years of age are required to meet
with the dean of Student Services to review their
appropriate enrollment in classes. Students must be
eligible for high school before they are considered
for admissions.
(c) *Students wishing to enroll in continuing education
classes may enroll in courses or programs specifically
designed for this age group.
2.11 Non-high school students less than 18 years of age may
enroll at KCC only after submitting written verification
of their severance from the high school of their legal
residence.
3.0* Attendance and Campus Behavior
3.1* Regular attendance at scheduled class sessions is expected.
Students are responsible for notifying their instructors
if and why they are unable to attend any class
session if this is required in the course syllabus. Permission
to make up work missed because of absence may be
granted at the instructor’s discretion.
3.2* The instructor has the right to record the grade of F for
the course or reduce a student’s grade if a student has
excessive absences as defined in the course syllabus.
3.3* Administrative Withdrawal
Students who are reported at mid-term by their instructors
on the mid-term grade lists as non-attending/failing
“F” (not actively pursuing completion of the course)
will be institutionally withdrawn from those courses
and will have final grades of WX recorded on their transcripts.
The WX grade is treated the same as a withdrawal
(W) grade. When the semester or term ends, “WX”
will be officially recorded as the final grade.
An instructor may request a student whose behavior
is disruptive to leave the classroom. If an instructor feels
a student’s behavior justifies dismissal from a course,
program or the college, a recommendation shall be submitted
to the Discipline Council for consideration, recommendation,
and action.
3.4* If an instructor is more than 15 minutes late in arriving
at a class session, the students may be excused.
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3.5* Classroom visitors are prohibited without prior permission
from the instructor. Approved visitors to laboratory
classes are required to have approved safety equipment.
4.0* Credit, Grades and Grade Points
4.1* KCC uses the semester hour system. The academic year
consists of two semesters (fall and spring) and a summer
term.
4.2* Class standing is determined by the total number of
hours earned by a student. The classification follows:
(a) 0-29 hours earned = Freshman
(b) 30-64 hours earned = Sophomore
(c) 65 or more hours earned = Advanced
(d) Degree or advanced certificate earned =
Graduate
(e) Concurrent enrollment in high school = Dual
enrolled
4.3 Academic load and status for a semester:
12 semester hours or more = full-time
9-11 semester hours = 3/4 time (part-time)
6-8 semester hours = 1/2 time (part-time)
below 6 semester hours = less than 1/2 time
(part-time)
Summer terms are prorated.
4.4* A four-digit course number is assigned to each college
course. The first digit (extreme left) identifies the
course as a remedial (0), first-year (1), or second-year
(2) course. Remedial, continuing education, and other
courses with first digits of 0, 3, 4, or 5 are not applicable
to college degree programs. Second digits of 0, 1,
2, 3, or 4 generally indicate courses within occupational
curricula. Second digits of 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 generally indicate
courses within transfer curricula. Third digits of
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7 may indicate that the course is one of
a sequence and where that particular course falls within
the sequence. The fourth digit (extreme right) generally
indicates the number of credit hours awarded for the
course.
4.5 Final course grades are used to compute grade point
averages (GPA). Only KCC courses for which the first
digit in the course number is either a “1” or “2” will be
used to calculate GPA.
4.6 A semester/term GPA is computed as follows:
(a) Multiply the hours of credit in each course by the
grade point value of the grade earned.
(b) Add the grade points earned for all courses attempted
during the term. (“Courses attempted” are
courses for which grades other than those specified
in Section 4.9 are received.)
(c) Divide the total grade points earned by the credit
hours attempted.
4.7* A cumulative GPA is the total number of grade points
earned in all semesters/terms divided by the total number
of semester hours attempted in all semesters/terms.
4.8* The following grading system is used at KCC:
Grade
Grade Point Value
A - Outstanding quality 4
B - High quality 3
C - Satisfactory quality in meeting
minimum course requirements 2
D - Quality below satisfactory level
established for course 1
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