Code of Campus Affairs & Regulations - Kankakee Community ...

scripts are required to verify the degree before the
high school transcript requirement will be waived.
2.6* 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.
2.7 A student’s semester hour load may be limited by an
advisor upon review of assessment scores, GED scores,
academic records, or the lack of academic records.
2.8 Students will be initially classified in a curriculum based
on their Admissions Form and the criteria for the requested
program.
2.9 High school students enrolling in general courses:
(a) High school students 16 and older must provide a
letter of recommendation from their high school
advisors or principals and request that their high
school transcripts be sent directly to the KCC Office
of Admissions and Registration. College and Career
Readiness tuition waivers satisfy these requirements.
(b) Students under 16 years of age are required to meet
with the dean of student development 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.
2.10 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.
Refer to your course syllabus for classroom policies.
3.2* 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course) will be institutionally withdrawn from those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 ask 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 dean of student development for consideration,
recommendation, and action. The dean of
student development will initiate an investigation of reported
violations in accordance with college policy for
student due process (see section 18.3).
3.3* 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.
3.4* If an instructor is more than 15 minutes late in arriving
at a class session, the students may be excused.
3.5* Classroom visitors are prohibited without prior permission
from the instructor. Approved visitors to laboratory
classes are required to have approved safety equipment.
3.6 For their safety and well-being, children are not permitted
in classes, in the testing center, in computer, or
tutoring labs, or in employee work areas.
Also, for safety reasons, children under age 14 cannot
be left unattended. This includes KCC campus property
and vehicles, satellite centers, employee work areas,
and college events. In the event a child under the age
of 14 years is left unattended, KCC employees will notify
campus security and the dean of student development
to locate the parent/guardian and document the
incident. Every effort will be made to locate the child’s
parents/guardians before contacting the Department of
Children and Family Services (DCFS).
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.
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