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the College. Faculty mentors often have to work closely with new instructors to ensure<br />
that the <strong>RVCC</strong> standards are met. All Running Start classroom visits are documented with<br />
standard forms and are evaluated and housed by the Running Start Coordinator.<br />
Academic Policies and Academic Freedom<br />
All students must earn a passing grade on either a 10-point scale or a 7-point scale (for<br />
many allied health and health science programs) in order to be awarded credit. Passing<br />
grades for courses may vary between departments per individual program policy.<br />
<strong>RVCC</strong> policies outlined in the Student Handbook (pages 22-24) define Satisfactory<br />
Academic Progress at the College as the Cumulative GPA of credits earned against the total<br />
number of credits attempted in the student’s program of study. They also provide<br />
definitions and guidelines for the classifications and criteria for Academic Probation and<br />
Academic Suspension. Policies are clear and identify academic as well as Financial Aid<br />
implications for continuation in programs. The Student Handbook also identifies policies by<br />
which the student has the right to appeal decisions impacting their progress through the<br />
college programs.<br />
All Program Directors are directly responsible for developing course content including<br />
required competencies. These competencies are expected to be written in measurable<br />
terms and are evaluated by the Curriculum Team before implementation in the classroom.<br />
The Program Director, through the development of the course outline also identifies what<br />
teaching and assessment methods may be used for each course.<br />
Individual faculty have the academic freedom to deliver content as they see fit so long as<br />
they meet the course competencies, follow the learning objectives, and develop clear<br />
assessment techniques to measure objectives. Faculty are responsible for following the<br />
course outline to ensure that students are assessed appropriately for all outcomes and that<br />
grading criteria from classroom assessments are accurately reflective of student work.<br />
The Student Handbook defines cheating and plagiarism in the Student Code of Conduct<br />
Section C (page 44). Each faculty member is responsible for ensuring that all submitted<br />
student work is their own work or cited properly.<br />
Course Transfer & Credit Awarded for Prior Experience<br />
Each course that a student wishes to transfer into <strong>RVCC</strong> is evaluated by the Program<br />
Director who oversees the content area of the course being requested for transfer<br />
evaluation. This ensures that content experts in each field are directly involved in the<br />
decision for which transfers can be completed. Program Directors evaluate course<br />
descriptions, and when needed, course syllabi to ensure similar objectives, assessments,<br />
and credit load prior to accepting courses for transfer. Our high school program, Running<br />
Start, is described above and all credits for the dual enrolled students are awarded directly<br />
by <strong>RVCC</strong>. CBE’s are described below and require students meet the final assessment of<br />
the course before being approved for credit.<br />
Transfer of credit from outside institutions follows a clear policy which is available in the<br />
Student Handbook (page 17). The College allows for transfer in of any course which<br />
meets our course objectives and competencies, has the same or greater credit load, and is<br />
no greater than ten years old. Occasionally, a content expert will allow for transfer of a<br />
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