Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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• Taking, keeping, misplacing, or damaging property of
the College, or of another individual student, if the
student knows or reasonably should know that an
unfair academic advantage would be gained by such
conduct.
• Willfully failing to comply with instructions given by
a person administering a test.
• Discussing, without express permission from the
instructor of record, the contents of an examination
with another student who will take the examination.
• Divulging the contents of an examination for
the purpose of preserving questions for use by
another when the instructor has designated that
the examination is not to be removed from the
examination room or not to be returned to the
student.
• Misrepresenting facts, including providing false
grades or resumes, for the purpose of obtaining
academic or financial benefit or for the purpose of
injuring another student academically or financially.
• Plagiarism means claiming another’s work as one’s own
without acknowledging its origin and doing so for credit.
• Collusion means unauthorized collaboration with
another person in preparing a written work offered for
credit.
For more information and procedures regarding a violation
of Academic Dishonesty, see the Code of Student Conduct,
Section J. Violations of Academic Integrity.
Workforce Training &
Continuing Education
TSTC offers a range of workforce training and continuing
education courses (CE) and programs. Credit in these
courses and programs is awarded as “Continuing
Education Units” (CEUs), or Clock Hours, upon successful
completion of course and program objectives. Courses
may be offered to the general public or in a customized
format for businesses and industries to meet specific
workplace needs. Typical curriculum offerings include:
• Training and retraining programs that respond to
requests or needs of business or other institutions
and agencies
• Specialized customized training courses,
workshops, seminars and clinics.
• Training for industrial start-up or expansion
programs.
• Workforce training to train for new careers and to
provide skill updates, professional development,
personal improvement and recreation.
Admission and Registration
The majority of CE courses and programs have no
admission requirements; however, all participants are
required to complete a registration form with basic
demographic information. Some specialized programs
may require demonstrated skills, competencies and some
program requirements prior to enrollment.
Tuition and Fees
CE courses vary in price depending on the length of the
course, special equipment or labs used in training and
other factors. Customized CE training courses may be
billed directly to the sponsoring business or industry.
Unless the course or student is sponsored by a business
or agency, payment of all tuition and fees is required three
business days prior to the first class meeting.
Class Records and Certificates for CEU Programs
Students completing CE courses receive one CEU for
every 10 hours of participation in a Workforce Training &
Continuing Education course or program.
Grades of Satisfactory “S” or Unsatisfactory “U” are
typically awarded in CE classes. Other types of grades may
be awarded depending on the requirements of the course
sponsor. Students who successfully complete CE courses
may request a certificate certifying the number of CEUs
awarded.
CEUs earned in classes taught by TSTC may be converted
to semester hour (college) credit that is applicable to a
certificate of completion or associate degree. Refer to the
Credit Award for Assessments and Training section of this
catalog for more information.
Class Records and Certificates for Clock Hour
programs
Students completing CE courses receive one hour for
every hour of participation in a Workforce Training &
Continuing Education course or program.
The following is the grading scale used for clock hour
programs:
Grading Scale:
90 – 100 A
80 – 89 B
75 – 79 C
70 – 74 D
0 - 69 F
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