2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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with your instructor(s) within 15 working days after
the grade(s) is issued.
B. If the conference does not resolve the disputed
grade, you should make an appointment to discuss
the problem with the instructor’s director, department
chair, or program manager within five college working
days after meeting with the instructor.
C. If the meeting with the director, department chair, or
program manager still does not resolve the situation,
you may submit a written appeal to the academic dean
within five college working days after meeting with the
director, department chair, or program manager.
D. If the meeting with the dean does not resolve the
situation, you may submit a written appeal to the Vice
President for Educational and Student Services within
five college working days after the conference with the
dean.
E. The Vice President for Educational and Student
Services makes the final decision to approve or deny
the request for grade change.
ACADEMIC ETHICS POLICY - The faculty of SFCC is
committed to a policy of honesty in academic affairs.
Conduct for which you may be subject to administrative and/
or disciplinary penalties, up to and including suspension or
expulsion, includes:
1. Dishonesty consisting of cheating of any kind with
respect to examinations, course assignments, or
illegal possession of examination papers. If you help
another to cheat, you will be subject to the same
penalties as the student assisted.
2. Plagiarism consisting of the deliberate use and
appropriation of another’s work without identifying the
source and the passing off such work as your own. If
you fail to give full credit for ideas or materials taken
from another, you have plagiarized.
Procedure: In case of cheating or plagiarism: The
instructor may take academic action consistent with
college policy that may range from loss of credit for a
specific assignment, examination, or project to removal
from the course with a grade of F. Your instructor and
you should seek to resolve the problem to your mutual
satisfaction. Failing this, your instructor or you may
request action from the appropriate chair, dean/director,
and the Vice President for Educational and Student
Services (see Grade Appeals in this College Catalog)
who adjudicates on the basis of college policy.
COPYRIGHT - In accordance with college policies, you
must respect copyrighted material, in whatever medium
or technological application you may find them. You
must document sources appropriately when using any
copyrighted material. Note: You should be in compliance
if you use a recognized documentation system such
as Modern Language Association (MLA) or American
Psychological Association (APA) documentation guides.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - If you develop a product
(of any sort) that could earn revenue and the product
is developed on SFCC’s campus/center, using SFCC’s
facilities or in conjunction with SFCC employees, the
college may own some or all of the product. Ownership
of the product is negotiated between you, the college, and
any other interested parties and stated in a written contract.
If you have questions regarding product ownership, please
contact the vice president for administrative services at
(863) 784-7218.
AUDITING CLASSES - You may register to audit a course
once prior to registering for credit (college developmental
courses cannot be audited - 6A-14.0301, 1001.02 Florida
Statute). Courses taken on an audit basis do not count for
credit. Regular fees are charged and you must abide by the
instructor’s audit policy. Audited courses are recorded on your
academic record with a grade of X. You may not change your
registration for a course from credit to audit after the end of
the Drop with Refund Period.
CLASS ATTENDANCE - Absences from class may result
in your being withdrawn by the instructor. Instructors will
explain their class attendance policies (this policy must be
provided to you during the first week of class). If you are
not registered for the class, you are not permitted to attend.
There are additional attendance requirements for veterans
in occupational programs and financial aid students.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS - You are responsible for
checking the admission requirements of limited admissions
programs. You are also responsible for knowing the
prerequisites and/or corequisites of each course in which
you plan to enroll. (See Course Descriptions.) If you have
not met all requirements, you will not be permitted to register
for courses.
COURSE LOAD - Credit for work completed in college credit
courses is shown as credit hours. A one-credit hour course
generally meets one hour per week during the 16 week term.
Generally, laboratory type courses are required to meet twice
that length of time or number of hours.
If you are an unemployed full-time student, you could carry
an academic load of 12 to 18 credit hours during fall and
spring terms. The normal load is six to eight credit hours
during summer term. If you are employed or have other major
responsibilities, you should enroll in fewer courses. Approval
must be obtained from the dean of Student Services to enroll
in more than 18 credit hours in the fall or spring term, and
eight credit hours in summer term.
If your GPA is below 2.0, you should register for 12 or fewer
credit hours. A counselor’s approval of your class schedule
prior to registration is required.
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