             Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

X          Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

          WECM Course

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

1.  A zero “0” for the assignment and/or Exam.
2. Academic probation for the rest of the semester
3. In the case of a 2nd offense, there will be immediate suspension for the semester

Please take care of restroom needs PRIOR to the start of any exam or quiz; you will not be allowed to leave the room during the exam/ quiz for any reason unless you have completed and turned in your exam/ quiz.  Cell phones and other electronic devices need to be silenced and put away during Exams/ Quizzes.

Cell phones must be silenced during class time. Your full attention is needed in class for your success; therefore, if you use electronic devices for non-class activities you may be asked to leave or put them away at the discretion of the instructor. When allowed by the professor, you may use electronic devices to help you during lab or lecture group work. Cell phones and other electronic devices need to be silenced and put away during Exams/ Quizzes.

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including E-cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940.668.4240.

The NCTC Starfish: Connect for Success program has been established to assist students who are at risk of failing or withdrawing from a course. Your instructor may refer you to this program if you are missing assignments, failing tests, excessively absent, or have personal circumstances impacting your academic performance. If submitted as an Early Alert you will be notified via your NCTC e-mail address and then contacted by a Counseling and Testing advisor or counselor to discuss possible strategies for completing your course successfully.

The NCTC CARES (Campus Assessment Response Evaluation Services) Team addresses behavior which may be disruptive, harmful or pose a threat to the health and safety of the NCTC community-such as stalking, harassment, physical or emotional abuse, violent or threatening behavior, or self-harm. As a student, you have the ability to report concerning behavior, which could impact your own safety or the safety of another NCTC student. Just click the NCTC CARES Team logo posted on MyNCTC or send an e-mail to CARESTeam@nctc.edu.  As always, if you feel there is an immediate threat to your own safety or welfare (or to another student), please call 911 immediately.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

Laboratory Safety Guidelines

Note: Students are required to provide their own gloves. Gloves can be purchased at the bookstore.

1. Locate safety equipment and know how to use the safety equipment.
2. Do not eat or drink in the laboratory.
3. Wear appropriate attire for laboratory work. Students cannot wear open toed shoes, e.g., sandals, “flip-flops”
4. Monitor risk:  inform the instructor if you are pregnant, taking immunosuppressive medicines, or have any medical condition that might require special precautions in the lab, such as medications that would influence your response or reflex time.  Under NO circumstances should you attend a lab session while “under the influence” of any chemical substance.
5. Avoid spills:  place liquids toward the center of the bench, away from the edges. 
6. Labels:  read labels carefully before removing substances from containers. 
7. Discard used chemicals and materials into appropriately labeled containers, do not dispose of them down the sink unless specified by the instructor.
8. Broken glass: be careful handling broken glassware with bare hands.  Dispose of all cracked or broken glassware in special puncture resistant containers found in the labs, not the regular trash can.
9. Report any spills, accidents, strange occurrences, or other safety incidents to the instructor.
10. Professional conduct is expected to avoid creating dangerous situations.  If you have any questions concerning the safety of a procedure, consult your instructor.
11. Immediately report damaged equipment to your instructor.
12. Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water before leaving the laboratory.

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY LECTURE & LAB SCHEDULE (tentative)

** FIELD TRIP INFO:  For LLELA field trips you will be required to wear pants and sturdy shoes. You will need to bring a notebook and a pen and a bottle of water.  Insect repellant and sunscreen as needed.

For other field trips, you will need to bring a notebook and a pen.

Carpooling is encouraged.

SEMESTER PROJECT_______________________________________________

The semester project is an individual project.  Your project will be a presentation that can take any form.  A paper that you read, a power point or prezi presentation, a video or some other form that has been approved by the instructor.  Your topic can be any current environmental situation.  Some examples include, but are not limited to, global warming, pollution, poaching, etc. You must have at least five sources and cite them in your presentatio