PUC CyberCourses

Academic Policies for PUC CyberCourses

Changes and additions to these policies made and included here during the school year have the same force as those in the full, printed version of the PUC General Catalog. For a printed version of the catalog, contact Enrollment Services at 707-965-6336, 800-862-7080 (toll free) or enroll@puc.edu.

Note: Students at Pacific Union College's Angwin Campus enrolling in PUC CyberCourses as part of their full course load, come under the academic policies in the printed version of the Pacific Union College General Catalog.

Registration
Changes in Registration
Withdrawal from Courses
Cancellation of Scheduled Courses
"Attendance" in the Online Environment
Academic Integrity
Ownership of Written Work
Grading System
Repeating Courses
Proctored Examinations
Transcripts

Registration

You are expected to register during the registration periods as announced in the calendar. You may register for PUC CyberCourses online. Go to Registration to begin this process. (Note: Students on PUC's Angwin Campus must register for PUC CyberCourses through Lantern.)

Changes in Registration

To avoid changes in registration, you should plan your program carefully. You may add courses or withdraw from them, however, before the last date to enter or withdraw. (See the calendar for these dates.)

Withdrawal from Courses

To withdraw from a course after the close of the registration period, you must contact the Records Office (707-965-6673). (Note: On-campus students use Lantern to add/drop/withdraw.) A course from which you withdraw within the first two weeks of the quarter will be deleted from your record. Go to the Financial Info section for details about tuition refunds.

Cancellation of Scheduled Courses

The College administration, in consultation with the respective department chair, reserves the right to cancel any course if enrollment is five students or fewer or a qualified instructor is not available because of unavoidable changes in personnel.

"Attendance" in the Online Environment

Since PUC CyberCourses do not have regularly scheduled meeting times, the concept of "attendance" takes on a new meaning. In the online world, attendance really means how conscientious you are about motivating yourself and submitting your work on time.

PUC CyberCourses do follow the regular academic calendar so your work must be completed in a timely fashion. Individual teachers will set assignment deadlines for each course.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is highly valued and is expected. Academic dishonesty is an extremely serious offense and is cause for disciplinary action. Students involved in cheating, plagiarizing, fabrication, multiple submissions, abuse of academic materials, deception, misrepresentation, electronic dishonesty, and other types of academic dishonesty, including production of materials for other students, are ordinarily subject to dismissal from the course with a failing grade.

Situations involving academic dishonesty are dealt with by the instructor of the course in consultation with the department chair. A record of any verified instance of dishonesty is forwarded to the Academic Dean and is kept in the student's personal file. Whenever such filing occurs, the student involved is notified. (A student feeling he or she has been treated unfairly has the right of appeal through established grievance procedures.) A pattern of serious or habitual dishonesty is dealt with by the Academic Dean and may result in dismissal from the College. (For further details, see "Appendix: Code of Academic Integrity' in the printed version of the Pacific Union College General Catalog.)

Ownership of Written Work

Written work you present in fulfillment of course requirements becomes the property of the College. The teacher or the College, however, may not publish the written work for any reason without your permission. The original copy is returned to you at the discretion of the teacher. When it is not returned, you have the right to request and be given a copy of work turned in. You should request a copy not later than the end of the quarter following that during which you took the course.

Grading System

Grade reports are issued at the end of each quarter. These reports are not valid for transfer or certification purposes.

Any corrections and grade changes must be made within two weeks after the grade reports have been issued. After this date all grades become final. To raise a grade once it has been recorded, you must repeat the course.

Grades

Grades are recorded by letters and are assigned point values as follows

A	4.0	D	1.0
A-	3.7	D-	0.7
B+	3.3	F	0.0
B	3.0	I	Not computed
B-	2.7	IP	Not computed
C+	2.3	NR	0.0
C	2.0	S	Not computed
C-	1.7	W	Not computed
D+	1.3	AU	Not computed

The grade-point average is computed by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of hours attempted.

Failure

A grade of "F" is assigned to a course for which you do not meet the minimum standards set for a passing grade. "F" is also recorded if you earn the equivalent of "F" in a course offered only on a Satisfactory/Fail (S/F) basis. An "F" carries 0 grade points and is computed in the grade-point average.

Satisfactory

A grade of "S" signifies that you earned the equivalent of a "C-" or higher in a course available only on a Satisfactory/Fail (S/F) basis. An "S" is not computed in the grade-point average.

Withdrawal

Courses from which you withdraw before the end of the second week are deleted from the record. A "W" is assigned to a course from which you officially withdraw between the beginning of the third week and the end of the eighth week of the quarter. A "W" is not computed in the grade-point average. You may not withdraw from a course after the eighth week.

You will be considered registered for a course until you contact the Records office (707-965-6673) (or withdraw on Lantern, if you are an on-campus student).

I--Incomplete

A grade of "I" is assigned in exceptional situations when unavoidable circumstances prevent completion of a course. An "I" carries no grade points and is not computed in your grade-point average.

You must remove an Incomplete by the time your instructor specifies, but no later than six calendar weeks from the time it is incurred. An Incomplete not removed reverts to the grade computed without the missing work. This grade is specified at the time the Incomplete is granted.

IP--In Progress

The "IP" grade is available when the requirements of a course may extend beyond the quarter for which you are registered. For such courses, the IP grade is available only when specified in the course description. Unless otherwise stated, the IP must be completed within three quarters.

NR--Grade Not Reported

The grade "NR" is assigned to a course for which no grade is reported. An "NR" carries 0 grade points and is computed in the grade-point average. An "NR" not removed by the end of the second week of the following quarter becomes an "F."

Repeating Courses

You may repeat a course in which you have earned a grade of C- or above only if you have not taken a more advanced course in the same subject.

If you have a D or F in a course you may take another course in the same general area, or you may repeat the course if you have not taken a more advanced course in the same subject.

When repeating a course, you must repeat all the class work; and, if the course includes a laboratory, you may be required to repeat all laboratory requirements as well. At your request, your Pacific Union College grade-point average will be recomputed on the basis of the second grade received if you repeated the course at Pacific Union College.

Your permanent record includes a complete account of all courses attempted, and all transcripts are issued on this basis. A course you have repeated to improve your grade-point average is not counted toward the total credit hours earned, and the original course grade is not included in the grade-point calculation.

Proctored Examinations

Some teachers will require proctored examinations. These are exams taken in the presence of another person who can certify that the work is your own and you did it without any outside help. Read more about proctors and making arrangements for a proctored exam.

Transcripts

At your written and signed request, the Records office will provide official transcripts of your credits. Read more about filling out a transcript request form.

The College reserves the right to withhold all information concerning your record if you are in arrears in payment of accounts or other charges, including student loans. No transcripts are issued until all of your financial obligations to the College have been met.

You should allow two weeks for processing your request and mailing the transcript.