2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

4 Academic Policies and InformationTopics are listed in alphabetical order.NOTE: The policies and procedureslisted in this chapter are subject tochange.Academic RenewalYou may file an academic petitionrequesting academic forgiveness ofprevious Century College credits if:1. Your return to Century College occursafter a five-year absence and2. You are attending Century College whenyou petition.Upon meeting these conditions, you willneed to petition the Vice President ofAcademic Affairs for evaluation by takingthe following steps:1. Attaching a degree audit or unofficialtranscript to your petition2. Requesting that up to 45 quarter creditsor 30 semester credits of F or NC gradesearned at Century College be omittedfrom your GPA calculation and3. Making a list of the courses you want tobe forgiven.If your petition is approved, the RecordsOffice will adjust your record. All forgivencourses will remain on the academicrecord, but the symbol of [ ] will be placedaround to the forgiven F or NC grades.This change will be reflected in the creditsattempted and the cumulative GPA.Activity Participation CreditYou can register for activity credit onlyduring the semester you complete theactivity and this must be done during thefirst five days of the semester. Creditsearned in activity courses can be applied aselective credits in any program. You cannotearn credit for the same activity coursemore than 4 times.Adding CoursesPlease see Chapter 2, Change ofRegistration Policies.Articulation Agreements1. To help you transfer more easily,Century College develops and maintainsarticulation agreements with all MnSCUinstitutions, the University of Minnesota,University of Wisconsin-River Falls, andother colleges and universities. For moredetails, please see the TransferArticulation Agreement list in Chapter5 or contact the Counseling Center forspecific agreements and moreinformation. In addition, Century Collegeoffers you the Minnesota GeneralEducation Transfer Curriculum (MnTC), acollaborative effort among all two-andfour-year public colleges and universitiesin Minnesota to help you transfer theirwork in general education. If you completethe Minnesota General EducationTransfer Curriculum at Century Collegeand then transfer to any other Minnesotapublic baccalaureate-degree-grantinguniversity, you will have fulfilled alllower division general educationrequirements. (See also Chapter 5,regarding MnTC, AA, AFA and ASdegrees, and Transfer. and www.mntransfer.org, the Minnesota Transferwebsite.)2. You may be awarded college creditupon successfully completing courseworkthrough the Northeast Metro Tech PrepConsortium and/or Northeast MetroCareer and Technical Center. Please seethe Director of Transfer Services or thewebsite for details. Please note that onlythose high school courses identified inthe articulation agreements will beaccepted. Your Tech Prep courses mayfulfill elective credit(s) for some program/degree requirements at Century College.In order to receive credit for coursestaken through Northeast Metro Tech PrepConsortium or at Northeast Metro Careerand Technical Center you must:• Complete the course goals in your highschool.• Maintain a grade of A or B in yourcourse.• Enroll in courses at Century Collegewithin three years of completing yourhigh school course(s).• Submit a high school transcript toCentury College that shows graduationin good standing.• Present your Tech Prep Certificate ofCredit or Northeast Metro Career andTechnical Center transcript to theCentury College Records Office.AcademicCalendarYou can find a copy of theacademic calendar and thesemester calendar on the collegewebsite or in the CounselingCenter. The semester calendaris also available on the collegewebsite or in the CounselingCenter.You can find information aboutregistration days, final examinationdays, and nonclass days on thecollege website or by contactingthe Counseling Center, WestCampus.Academic calendars in theMinnesota State Colleges andUniversities System (MnSCU)are subject to modification orinterruption due to occurrencesout of control of the college. Inthe event of any such occurrences,the College will attempt toaccommodate its students. It willnot, however, guarantee thatcourses of instruction or othercollege programs or events will becompleted or rescheduled. Refundswill be made to eligible studentsonly according to the policiesadopted by MnSCU and CenturyCollege.651.779.3300 25