Student Handbook - New England Culinary Institute

must score “Meets Standard” in all of the evaluation
criteria on each rubric to be complete for the class.
A “Meets Standard” is equivalent to a “C” or better.
Students who demonstrate poor performance or
who frequently need assistance in key areas of the
course will receive a course grade of “Incomplete.”
They may earn a “Meets Standard” in a course by
demonstrating at a later date that they can meet the
standards in those areas in which they were
deficient. This work may be done during a
residency, term break or internship, but is expected
to be completed by the Education Plan deadline.
Academic make-up work may involve making up a
written examination, making up missed class time,
submitting a written paper, or demonstrating handson
skills. In any event, the nature of the
“Incomplete” is explained in the student’s
evaluation. The best method for completing the
work will be described by the instructor in an
Education Plan. This may include scheduling makeup
work after recommended tutoring or additional
experience has been acquired by the student.
It is the responsibility of the student, upon
successful completion of academic make-up work,
to have the instructor sign an Education Plan (EP)
and deliver the form to the Academic Advising
Office.
Making Up Academic Work,
Academic Completion Week
The student will make up all production classroom
time missed on an hour-for-hour basis. If the
student has an excused or unexcused absence and
misses a day, he/she will be required to make up the
entire class day. If the time missed is on a weekend,
the make-up time should be scheduled for a
weekend. Students may, at the discretion of the
instructor, make up days in a relevant production
lab.
The hours missed must be made up according to a
schedule developed by the instructor and signed by
the student. Failure to adhere to the make-up
schedule may result in disciplinary action, at the
discretion of the Academic Advising Office. In nonproduction
classes, missed time may, at the
discretion of the instructor, be made up by the
assignment of a special project for each class day
missed. These projects will be specific to the class
or classes missed. They will be of the same time
duration as the absences. The assignment will be
monitored by the instructor, who documents the
work once completed on the student’s Education
Plan. During the residency and term breaks,
students may schedule academic make-up work at
the discretion of the instructor. After this time,
students must schedule academic make-up work
with the Academic Advising Office.
In degree programs, the final week of each resident
term is dedicated to Academic Completion week.
Students are expected to schedule any remaining
make up work and complete any outstanding
Education Plans during this week, to ensure that
they begin the next upcoming term with no
outstanding Education Plans. Students are expected
to contact their instructors directly or work closely
with the Academic Advising Office to coordinate
make up opportunities. Students who are 100%
complete in all class work may be excused from
campus for a term break. Education plans for
making up any missed time may, at the discretion of
the instructor or Academic Advising Office, include
a requirement that the student make up missed time
during the Academic Completion Week or prior to
starting an internship. If additional time is needed to
make up hours or academic work, a student may be
required to delay his/her internship until the
requirements are met. Students are expected to
make up all outstanding work from each academic
term prior to starting the subsequent term.
Any student who remains “Incomplete” in course
work from a previous academic term will be placed
on academic intervention and will have 30 days to
remedy this situation, provided Satisfactory
Progress and Enrollment standards are being met.
Any student remaining “Incomplete” despite these
supports will be subject to probation or other
disciplinary consequences. Students on probation,
intervention, and/or students in violation of the
attendance policy may, at the discretion of the
Academic Advising Office, be removed from
regularly scheduled classes to focus on making up
prior class time owed or may be prohibited from
beginning an internship.
In order to address “Incompletes” outside of the
regular term, students may petition the school to
return early from internship or remain at the school
during the mid-term or end-of-term break, pending
housing and class availability. If available, housing
on-campus and meals may be provided; additional
housing and board fees will apply. Participation in a
make-up class is on a space-available basis.
Housing is not guaranteed. Availability of student
housing beyond the residency will be determined by
the Coordinator of Student Services.
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