Academic Catalog - New England Culinary Institute

database on the NECI alumni website,
NECIalumni.com.
New England Culinary Institute will assist students and
graduates in finding employment by making available
information about professional possibilities; however,
employment during the internship period or after
graduation is not guaranteed.
Definition of Clock Hours and Credit
Hours
Academic credit is awarded based on a formula
provided by the Accrediting Commission of Career
Schools and Colleges.
One semester credit hour equals 45 units comprised of
the following academic activities:
• One clock hour in a didactic learning
environment = 2 units
• One clock hour in a supervised laboratory
setting of instruction = 1.5 units
• One hour of internship = 1 unit
• One hour of out-of-class work and/or
preparation1 for the didactic learning
environment or supervised laboratory setting
of instruction that are designed to measure the
student’s achieved competency relative to the
required subject matter objectives = 0.5 unit
One clock hour is equal to 60 minutes.
Policies and Procedures for Students
with Disabilities
NECI complies with the Americans with Disabilities
Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and
the requirements of the State of Vermont. NECI is
committed to maintaining a nondiscriminatory
environment and to providing reasonable equal access
to all its services, benefits, and facilities, regardless of
the physical or cognitive disabilities a student may
have. Prospective students are encouraged to review
the Essential Program Eligibility in this handbook to
review the standards which must be met within their
respective course of study. Prospective and current
students with questions or requests regarding
disabilities and accommodations will need to contact
the Learning Services Coordinator in order to begin the
intake process – including a review of appropriate
documentation of the disability and accommodations
request, as well as an interview to review approved
supports and accommodations. The Learning Services
Coordinator is committed to working with students to
arrive at workable solutions to support their particular
needs. It is critical for students needing certain services
to discuss their needs with the Learning Services
Coordinator as soon as they make their decision to
attend NECI, so that there is adequate time to develop
and implement appropriate services. It is the student’s
responsibility to initiate the process of requesting
accommodations/support, as NECI cannot provide
supports without knowledge of a need for
accommodation. Should challenges arise in the
process, students are encouraged to contact the
Director of Student Services to address any grievances.
A student who requires or requests accommodations
will provide, at his/her own expense, documentation of
an assessment/evaluation prepared by a licensed
psychologist, psychiatrist, learning disabilities
specialist, or neuropsychologist. In some cases, a
documentation from a student’s senior year of High
School will provide the necessary information – i.e. ,
504 plans, educational/psychological evaluations, a
summary of performance etc. This documentation
must identify and review the specifics of his/her
learning disability, psychological conditions, attention
disorder, and/or other related condition(s). This
documentation will provide recommendations for
specific accommodations and support, and should
include testing/assessment in the following areas, as
applicable: intelligence, reading, mathematics,
spelling, written language, language processing,
cognitive processing skills, and self-regulation. This
documentation must also describe the specific
limitations posed by the disability, and how the
impairment significantly limits one or more major life
activities in an educational setting. It is important to
note that simply providing documentation does not
ensure the student will be eligible for accommodations.
Learning Services is located at 7 School Street, and is
generally open during regular business hours on
weekdays. Students are encouraged to make an
appointment with the Learning Services Coordinator
by calling 802.225.3327, emailing
learning.services@neci.edu, or by signing up using the
calendar posted on the office door. For additional
support, the Learning Services Coordinator and/or peer
tutoring may also be scheduled during extended times,
at alternate locations, and in certain cases over phone
and/or email.
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