2001-2002 - Cochise College

ACADEMIC PROCEDURES& INFORMATIONU SAFIIDANTES A N D MILITARYSERVICE S CHOOLSCochise Cdlege fOllOWS lhe credit rac:om-.mendatJOnS of the Amencan CouncIl on Educa-­bCrIlor Military 5eNk::e SchoolS Credit fOr USAFIIDANTES courses win be granted '" accordance'Mth the fT'llnlmum standard score and credit reoommendatlOl1loreach separate examinationColleges diller on their policies related tocredIt sHowed for USAA/DANTES and MIlItarySeMCe Schools Credit granted by CochIseCollegedoes not obligate any other college or un/-­varSity 10 accept such creditYou must complete at least one CochiseCollege course before Credit WI!! be granted forUSAFI/DANTES or Military Senllce coursesCredit oarned on arry of these may not be usedlC/WCU"d the SIXteen reooont hours reqUired fOran assooale'sdegree A maxmum of thirty credoits 'NIII be allo'Ned lor non-traditional learnongcreditINDEPEN DENT STUDYAlthough OUIstandlng Independent SCholarshIpIS normally expecToo at upper-dMSIOn andgraduate levels. the College recognizes thatsome undergraduate students are p"epared endhave sul/\ctent motrvalJon 10 eam credit for self·direcTed study,Independent STudy Is defined as a projector senes of aSSIgnments related to an eras ofstudy for whICh course offenngs are not 8V8I 1­able All dlVl8J0n8 and departments make II"Id&pendent sludy aV8Jlable 8ubjeCI to advanceagreement by the fulHJme Instructor and appropriatedean.ExISting courses may not be leken as Ind&­pendent studteSThe College prOVIdes Independent studyopportUnl\lBS tl you:1. Heve mastered core coursework In a Qlvanprogram area2. HB\16 ach.eved sophomofe standulg With acumulatl'J9 grade potnt average of 3 a orbetter, and3 Have demOnstrated the need for If"lvss\Jg&lIOn Into areas of knOlNieclge that may notbe Included In eXlstlllg formal courses-You and your nsttuctor WI!! meel to dISCUSSthe nature oflhe study All reqwements for sue>cesslut completion 01 the study, Including pertodICmeetlflg tImeS, WIll be Clearty establishedon an Independent Study Contract (Form VPI­7 ). Course credit IS determined by IhelnstfUCtorand 8pP'"opnate dean and WI. be compatible'NIthpublished academIC standards and p"oceduresCredits aSSIgned 10 an Independent studycontract may not be InCreased or reduced aftercommencement 01 the study Contracts mustbe completed Within the semester In which studybeginS Independent study may lake place onlydunng the academIC year exCluding sumfT18f.......,•. Alter SIgning the contract, you must c0mpletea drop/add term and submit both d0CUmentsto the Registrars Office Contracts aresubject to the same grading s\lpulaliona as regu·tar classes.FINAL EXAMSFinal exams are reqUl1"ed and serve an 1fT)-­porlant purpose '" the academic process Car·l ain courses may call tor demonstrshon 01competency With !lnol projects requiring morethan two hours 01 worX; these ~IS may S8I""'A3as a final eXalTllnatJOn Such prOjects must necessarilybegin and end before the exam penod.This belflg the case. the class shall meet dunnglhe :scheduled exam peOod for rfMeW. CnlJqueor other meaningful acl.lYltyEvening classeswill have IInal examlnallOllsdunng the last class meetlf'lgYou can tind a r.naJ exam schedule pnnted111 the class schedule at the beglnr-ng 01 eachsemester You are expected to attend all hnaIexams as SChedUled Students W'ho dO not 8t~tend may recerve 8 failing course grade at thediscretion 01 the Instructor46