2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

All Interim courses require a minimum of 120 hours per term of student
involvement. At the first class meeting in early January, the instructor will
provide guidelines for successful completion of the course as well as a
schedule of class meetings, assignments, and other necessary information.
Grading of Interim courses is based on the A-F scale or Pass/No Credit.
Instructors may allow students to choose between these grading options.
During the Interim Term, LaGrange College offers several opportunities
for off-campus study which require travel, some of which include travel to
other states or travel beyond the United States. Such travel inevitably
involves risk – accident, injury, illness, civil unrest, and other unforeseen
circumstances. These risks are ones that neither those who sponsor travel
nor those who travel can control. In recognition of these risks, a premium
on a travel medical insurance policy is included with the fees assessed for
travel courses. Participation in such an off-campus study program is purely
voluntary on the student’s part. As a condition for participation, LaGrange
College requires that student travelers and their parents read and execute
liability releases and other documents which acknowledge, accept, and
assume all risks. LaGrange College expects that students and their parents
will use their own due diligence in informing themselves of current global
conditions and in determining whether they wish to engage in travel to
given sites.
TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM
The Teaching Fellows Program is a program that allows faculty members
to offer highly-qualified students opportunities to learn by sharing in the
instructional responsibilities for particular courses. Students enrolled in the
courses will have the added benefit of additional academic support.
The Teaching Fellow is given a sphere of responsibility so that learning
and teaching can be experienced as two aspects of the program. The
student’s role differs from that of teaching assistants utilized by many
colleges and universities. Here the faculty sponsor is as involved as ever in
all aspects of the course. Involvement of a student in teaching/learning
participation in a particular course happens only if the faculty sponsor feels
that definite benefit to both the student and the course will result.
The Teaching Fellows Program is voluntary with each faculty member
determining which of his or her courses, if any, are appropriate for such
individual studies in teaching/learning. The type of responsibilities and
extent of involvement of the student will vary depending on the course and
faculty sponsor. It may not be counted as a substitute for any of the
undergraduate teacher education requirements.
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