Academic Catalog - New England Culinary Institute

discretion of the instructor. See the Fee Schedule for
possible costs associated with make-up work. Students
who have repeated unexcused absences or patterns of
poor attendance may be subject to disciplinary action,
up to and including dismissal from the college.
Detailed information on the attendance policy is
available in the Student Handbook.
Attendance – Online Classes
NECI courses are intensive and fast-paced. To be
successful in the online environment, students are
required to participate actively throughout the duration
of each course. Active participation includes
completion of assignments, frequent and meaningful
participation in discussions, and completion of tests,
quizzes or other class exercises; merely logging into a
class, viewing assignments, or adding an insignificant
post is not considered active participation. Students
who are not actively participating will be considered
absent and will be withdrawn from the online class as
outlined below:
Type of Course
Wholly Online
Course (6 weeks)
Wholly Online
Course (12 weeks)
Hybrid Course
Withdrawal from course
After 7 calendar days of
inactivity
After 14 calendar days of
inactivity
If student doesn’t satisfy
outlined requirements of course
or is absent from on-ground
instruction.
Credit Load and Enrollment Status
Students must be enrolled and actively participating in
their on-ground classes, online classes or internship to
maintain an active enrollment status as outlined below.
Full-time:
3/4-time:
Half-time:
Less than Half-time:
8 semester credits or more
6 – 7.9 semester credits
4 – 5.9 semester credits
0 – 3.9 semester credits
Credit load and enrollment status for each term have an
impact on financial aid eligibility. Students should be
aware that excused absences, leaves, or withdrawal
from any class or internship may impact credit load.
Students must be enrolled at least half-time to be
eligible for most financial aid.
Students are expected to begin their internships within
21 days of the end of their residency term in order to
maintain their enrollment. Students must have an
internship placement secured at an approved internship
site, must begin working, and must have employerverficiation
of their start within this timeframe to be
enrolled in their internship course. Students failing to
begin internship within 6 weeks may be deferred until
the next subsequent term prior to enrollment. Please
refer to the Student Handbook for further information
regarding internships.
Bachelor’s degree students complete a 9-month nonresident
period, which includes a 700-hour internship
and 3 online courses (three enrollment terms). To
ensure continued progress toward graduation during
this time away from campus, all students in the nonresident
enrollment terms must maintain a minimum of
half-time enrollment and will not be enrolled in classes
or internship with less than a half-time credit load.
Students who do not have a secured internship may be
ineligible for enrollment in their online classes based
on this policy.
Academic Years and Financial Aid
Eligibility
Academic programs at NECI run on an accelerated
year-round schedule. As a result, students may
progress through an academic year in 39 calendar
weeks. As outlined in the chart below, students must
have earned sufficient credits to progress to the next
academic year and to maintain eligibility for federal
financial aid.
Second Academic Year:
Third Academic Year:
Fourth Academic Year:
30 semester credits earned
60 semester credits earned
90 semester credits earned
Students who are deemed at risk of not meeting these
credit hour requirements will be placed on Academic
Intervention as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Students in this situation will be notified by the
Academic Advising Office. While on Academic
Intervention, students will be required to meet with an
Academic Advisor to develop a plan for making up
incomplete work. Academic Intervention plans may
include weekly meetings with Learning Services or
required study sessions; students on Academic
Intervention may be withheld from classes and are
ineligible to begin internship until they have earned
adequate credits on their academic record to be
considered eligible for internship.
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