NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

Course title: United States History II

Course prefix, number, and section number: HIST 1302 0842

Semester/Year of course: Spring 2025

Semester start and end dates: January 16, 2025 – May 15, 2025

Modality: Face to face

Class meeting location: D203, M, T, W, Th,  8:20AM---9:50AM

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from Reconstruction Era to the present.  United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras.  Themes that may be addressed in the United States History II include:  American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change immigration and migration and urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government and the study of U.S. Foreign Policy. 

Course prerequisites: None

Required course materials: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People.  10^th edition.  2022. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781260726831.

 

Name of instructor: Professor Dawne Peters-Zlinsky

Office location: C202

Telephone number:

E-mail address:  dpeters-zlinsky@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: 

Monday –Thursday 7:50-8:15 and by appointment 

 

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

 

Changes may be made to this syllabus and the timing (due date) and or number assignments at the discretion of the instructor in an effort to best support the students. 

 

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

 

 List of graded assignments: GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
10	Assignments	15%
#	Quizzes	20%
1	Research Paper	25%
1	Midterm	20%
1	Final	20%
	TOTAL	100

 

Grading Scale: 100-90=A        89-80=B     79-70=C      69-60=D          59 and below=F

 

**Grading is done in NCTC Canvas   Skyward will not be used for dual credit.** 

**There are no retakes on the Midterm or the Final.**

***Assignments later than three days late will be an automatic zero.

****There are no extensions on Smartbook Assignments.

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria) All dates are subject to be changed as needed to improve the flow of the educational experience.

Unit 1 Reconstruction/New South, Origins of Democracy

 

Unit 2: Gilded/Progressive Era

 

Unit 3: Expansion/World War I/Roaring 1920s

 

Unit 4: Great Depression, World War II

 

Midterm: 

 

Research Paper TBD

 

Unit 5: Cold War Foreign Policy

 

Unit 6: Cold War Domestic Policy

 

Unit 7: Modern America

 

 

If your grade is a 75% or below at any time in the semester, you may be required to attend tutoring.

COURSE POLICIES

 

Classroom Guidelines and Procedures:

• Be respectful by understanding the viewpoints of others.  Discussion will be a large part of the learning environment and there should be no disruptions (rude or inappropriate comments, foul language, or racial slurs) between the teacher’s ability to teach and the students’ ability to learn. Students should talk only when appropriate and should stay seated unless instruction states otherwise. 
• Class will begin at the bell. It is your responsibility to be ready at the start of class.  Delaying class not only effects your ability to learn, it effects the ability of your classmates.
•  
• Cell phones are not allowed during instructional period. 

Tips to Success.

• This will be a fast-moving course. Stay on top of your assignments.
• If you do not understand an assignment or have a question about a task, ask the question. The only ‘dumb questions’ is the one not asked.
• Tutoring is available and will help in your success.
• Have a “Note Buddy”. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to have the notes from the class.

 

 

Strategies will take place to support all types of learners. 

• If you are having trouble understanding a topic or assignment, ask at the appropriate time.
•  

U.S. History 1302 will be an educational experience in which we will work together to understand the events of the past in an effort to better understand the present.  While notes and quizzes will be a part of the class, they will only be one type of tool used.  Being an active participant in your education will make this a more vibrant class and will allow not only you but your fellow classmates to opportunity to learn from each other.

 

Academic Dishonesty Policy/Student Code of Conduct:

The class will be conducted under an honor code. All students will be expected to do their own work. If a student breaks this code by cheating—obtaining information for homework assignments, tests, or other class activities in a dishonest way (copying, cheat notes, plagiarism, cell phone use during testing, etc.) the consequence will be a zero on the assignment. If another student assisted them, that student will also receive a zero.

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)]”.  

Violations of the Student Code of Conduct shall include aiding, abetting, conspiring, soliciting, inciting of, or attempting to commit the following:

1. Academic Dishonesty:
2. Cheating:

 (1) Copying from or reviewing another student’s examination prior to or during the examination.

(2) Copying or turning in another student’s paper, laboratory report, presentation, computer program, or other assignment.

(3) Using or possessing unauthorized notes, books, test materials, electronic devices, or other aids in any academic exercise or activity.

(4) Submitting the same paper, report, or other assignment for more than one course without the expressed permission of the faculty member.

(5) Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator. **When taking exams online, students cannot go into another browser. Students must stay on the test. It will send an alert to the instructor and the instructor could give a failing grade.**

(6) Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of a paper, another assignment, or test, whether it has been administered or not.

(7) The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of a test, whether it has been administered or not.

(8) Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself, to take a test.

(9) Bribing another person to obtain a test or information about a test, whether it has been administered or not.

1. Plagiarism:

(1) Appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it into one’s own written work.

(2) Copying or using the ideas, writings, paraphrases, data, reports, graphic designs, or computer codes of published or unpublished work of another person without appropriate citation or acknowledgments.

(3) Reproducing or using the ideas, materials, works, paraphrases, data, reports, graphic designs, or computer codes prepared by another person or agency without authorization, permission or acknowledgment.

1. Collusion: Unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements including a presentation, laboratory report, quiz, homework, take-home examination, project, or other work expected to be completed as an individual or independently.
2. Academic Falsification:

(1) Providing false, altered, or fabricated information or documentation in the context of an academic assignment, examination, or obligation, such as creating a false source for an assignment or citing a source one did not use.

(2) Altering grades on an assignment, examination, laboratory report, quiz, or other academic work and submitting such to a faculty member or College District employee.

(3) Using false or altered information, data, or identification in the context of an academic obligation.

1. Intellectual Property Dishonesty:

(1) Altering, removing, or defacing College District library or educational materials.

(2) Selling, electronically posting, publishing, or distributing course lecture notes, handouts, recordings, or other materials or information from the faculty member of the course without the expressed permission of the faculty member.

(3) Removing or intentionally damaging the academic property of a faculty member or another student, including projects, books, papers, notes, laboratory assignments, clinical forms, or electronic hardware or software.

(4) Obtaining or using the password of a faculty member or another student to access course hardware or software.

(5) Taking credit on a group assignment when one did not contribute toward completion of the assignment.

(6) Violating the ethical standards of practices in professional programs (i.e., health sciences, nursing, emergency medical assistance, and the like).

1. Academic Dishonesty Facilitation: Assisting any person in the commission of academic misconduct, including but not limited to:

(1) Aiding, abetting, or attempting to commit an academic misconduct violation.

(2) Allowing another student to copy or use one’s answers during an examination or in the completion of an assignment.

 (3) Taking, completing, or attempting to take an examination or complete assignment for another student.

(4) Listing another student on a group assignment when the student did not contribute in any manner toward completion of the assignment.

AI Writing and Acceptable Use: Submitting work generated by ChatGPT or any other AI language tool on assignments is considered academic dishonesty, even if cited as a source.  NCTC's History Department uses AI detectors to enforce this policy.  The writing assignments in NCTC History courses require generating new knowledge, rather than just recombining existing information.  AI does not generate original research, and the information may contain factual errors. 

AI may be used in brainstorming, or developing a research question.  Generally speaking, students are not authorized to use artificial intelligence and related products like large language model applications to produce work for this class EXCEPT on assignments that the instructor has identified and for which the student will have received significant guidance on the appropriate use of such technologies.  Students should not, however, construe this limited use as permission to use these technologies in any other facet of their coursework. Students who submit AI generated content as original work will be subject to the same disciplinary actions listed above in the college's academic integrity policy.

 

***Research Essays MUST be submitted for AI review before grading can occur.***

 

Electronic Policy

Students are responsible for having access to proper technology, including electronics, internet, software and any other resources needed for successful completion of this college online course. A computer or laptop crashing, the internet going down or any other issue is not an adequate reason for failing to complete assignments fully, accurately and by the due date. This electronics policy is non-negotiable. Students are required to manage their time effectively.

 

FERPA

You are responsible for tracking your progress in your class and if there are any concerns you will be the direct contact as this is a college course. Parents will not be informed of your progress due to FERPA. Your academic progress such as your grade can not be discussed with your parents due to FERPA. You have to give express permission if you wish to have your grade disclosed with your parents. If your grade dips is a 75 or below, I will let your counselor know. The counselor can then inform your parents. If you would like to waive FERPA, you may do so in writing which will allow your parents to know your academic progress.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved school sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance, if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for college officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

 

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

 

Withdrawal Policy:

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: October 2

Student Learning Outcomes: 

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

Create an argument through the use of historical evidence. 

Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.

Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.

Core Objectives:

Critical Thinking

Communication

Personal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

COLLEGE POLICIES:

 

 STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

 

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum. 

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

 

THE OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

 

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students with disabilities. OSD counselors and advisors also provide strategies for academic success; individual, career, and academic counseling services; referrals to campus and community services; and assistance with admission and registration.

 

Students with disabilities do not need to disclose their disabilities to college officials if they are not requesting any accommodations.

 

OSD is federally funded through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Federal Grant.

 

NCTC is committed to making its degree and certificate programs accessible to all qualified persons in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA Amendments Act, and The Rehabilitation Act (1973), Section 504.

 

REQUEST SERVICES

 

New Students

 Accommodations require preparation in advance. Please make your request before the semester begins to ensure complete coverage for the entire semester. You can certainly request accommodations after the semester starts, but please be aware that accommodations are not retroactive. 

Accommodations begin when OSD approves them. In other words, the sooner, the better.

*Documentation is required before any accommodations can be provided. Depending on your diagnosis, this documentation should come from a medical doctor, psychologist, or other licensed or properly credentialed professional.

Current Students 

Contact the OSD at the beginning of each semester well in advance of registration.

 

Contact Us 

Please reach out to us to schedule an intake or if you have questions or concerns. 

 

Wayne Smith, OSD Manager, ekwsmith@nctc.edu, (940) 498-6207

Yvonne Sandmann, OSD Advisor, ysandmann@nctc.edu, (940) 668-3300

 

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LIBRARY

NCTC has brick-and-mortar libraries on the Gainesville, Corinth, Flower Mound, or Bowie campuses that are staffed by credentialed librarians wanting to help you succeed in your college career. All students are welcome at any library.

 

On campus? Visit our website www.nctc.edu/librariesLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site..

 

Off-campus? Our research databases are now available in OneLogin.

 

For Virtual Assistance from a librarian, please use https://www.nctc.edu/ask-a-librarianLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site. or schedule a virtual appointment in Upswing, accessed through OneLogin.

 

Please visit www.nctc.edu/librariesLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site. for the operating hours, phone number, and email of the library nearest you.

Students Services:

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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator: Charles Adams
Office location: Flower Mound Campus, room 107
Telephone number: 972-899-8424
E-mail address: cadams@nctc.edu

 

Name of Instructional Dean: Crystal Wright

Office location: Denton Exchange, room 204

Telephone number: 940-380-2504

E-mail address: cwright@nctc.edu

 

 

 

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

Course title: United States History I

Course prefix, number, and section number: HIST 1302 0845

Semester/Year of course: Spring 2025

Semester start and end dates: January 16, 2025 – May 15, 2025

Modality: Face to face

Class meeting location: D203, M, T, W, Th,  8:20AM---9:50AM

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from Reconstruction Era to the present.  United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras.  Themes that may be addressed in the United States History II include:  American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change immigration and migration and urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government and the study of U.S. Foreign Policy. 

Course prerequisites: None

Required course materials: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People.  10^th edition.  2022. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781260726831.

 

Name of instructor: Professor Dawne Peters-Zlinsky

Office location: C202

Telephone number:

E-mail address:  dpeters-zlinsky@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: 

Monday – Thursday 7:50-8:15 and by appointment 

 

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

 

Changes may be made to this syllabus and the timing (due date) and or number assignments at the discretion of the instructor in an effort to best support the students. 

 

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

 

 List of graded assignments: GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
10	Assignments	15%
#	Quizzes	20%
1	Research Paper	25%
1	Midterm	20%
1	Final	20%
	TOTAL	100

 

Grading Scale: 100-90=A        89-80=B     79-70=C      69-60=D          59 and below=F

 

**Grading is done in NCTC Canvas   Skyward will not be used for dual credit.** 

**There are no retakes on the Midterm or the Final.**

***Assignments later than three days late will be an automatic zero.

****There are no extensions on Smartbook Assignments.

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria) All dates are subject to be changed as needed to improve the flow of the educational experience.

Unit 1 Reconstruction/New South, Origins of Democracy

 

Unit 2: Gilded/Progressive Era

 

Unit 3: Expansion/World War I/Roaring 1920s

 

Unit 4: Great Depression, World War II

 

Midterm: 

 

Research Paper TBD

 

Unit 5: Cold War Foreign Policy

 

Unit 6: Cold War Domestic Policy

 

Unit 7: Modern America

 

 

If your grade is a 75% or below at any time in the semester, you may be required to attend tutoring.

COURSE POLICIES

 

Classroom Guidelines and Procedures:

• Be respectful by understanding the viewpoints of others.  Discussion will be a large part of the learning environment and there should be no disruptions (rude or inappropriate comments, foul language, or racial slurs) between the teacher’s ability to teach and the students’ ability to learn. Students should talk only when appropriate and should stay seated unless instruction states otherwise. 
• Class will begin at the bell. It is your responsibility to be ready at the start of class.  Delaying class not only effects your ability to learn, it effects the ability of your classmates.
•  
• Cell phones are not allowed during instructional period. 

Tips to Success.

• This will be a fast-moving course. Stay on top of your assignments.
• If you do not understand an assignment or have a question about a task, ask the question. The only ‘dumb questions’ is the one not asked.
• Tutoring is available and will help in your success.
• Have a “Note Buddy”. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to have the notes from the class.

 

 

Strategies will take place to support all types of learners. 

• If you are having trouble understanding a topic or assignment, ask at the appropriate time.
•  

U.S. History 1302 will be an educational experience in which we will work together to understand the events of the past in an effort to better understand the present.  While notes and quizzes will be a part of the class, they will only be one type of tool used.  Being an active participant in your education will make this a more vibrant class and will allow not only you but your fellow classmates to opportunity to learn from each other.

 

Academic Dishonesty Policy/Student Code of Conduct:

The class will be conducted under an honor code. All students will be expected to do their own work. If a student breaks this code by cheating—obtaining information for homework assignments, tests, or other class activities in a dishonest way (copying, cheat notes, plagiarism, cell phone use during testing, etc.) the consequence will be a zero on the assignment. If another student assisted them, that student will also receive a zero.

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)]”.  

Violations of the Student Code of Conduct shall include aiding, abetting, conspiring, soliciting, inciting of, or attempting to commit the following:

1. Academic Dishonesty:
2. Cheating:

 (1) Copying from or reviewing another student’s examination prior to or during the examination.

(2) Copying or turning in another student’s paper, laboratory report, presentation, computer program, or other assignment.

(3) Using or possessing unauthorized notes, books, test materials, electronic devices, or other aids in any academic exercise or activity.

(4) Submitting the same paper, report, or other assignment for more than one course without the expressed permission of the faculty member.

(5) Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator. **When taking exams online, students cannot go into another browser. Students must stay on the test. It will send an alert to the instructor and the instructor could give a failing grade.**

(6) Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of a paper, another assignment, or test, whether it has been administered or not.

(7) The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of a test, whether it has been administered or not.

(8) Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself, to take a test.

(9) Bribing another person to obtain a test or information about a test, whether it has been administered or not.

1. Plagiarism:

(1) Appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it into one’s own written work.

(2) Copying or using the ideas, writings, paraphrases, data, reports, graphic designs, or computer codes of published or unpublished work of another person without appropriate citation or acknowledgments.

(3) Reproducing or using the ideas, materials, works, paraphrases, data, reports, graphic designs, or computer codes prepared by another person or agency without authorization, permission or acknowledgment.

1. Collusion: Unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements including a presentation, laboratory report, quiz, homework, take-home examination, project, or other work expected to be completed as an individual or independently.
2. Academic Falsification:

(1) Providing false, altered, or fabricated information or documentation in the context of an academic assignment, examination, or obligation, such as creating a false source for an assignment or citing a source one did not use.

(2) Altering grades on an assignment, examination, laboratory report, quiz, or other academic work and submitting such to a faculty member or College District employee.

(3) Using false or altered information, data, or identification in the context of an academic obligation.

1. Intellectual Property Dishonesty:

(1) Altering, removing, or defacing College District library or educational materials.

(2) Selling, electronically posting, publishing, or distributing course lecture notes, handouts, recordings, or other materials or information from the faculty member of the course without the expressed permission of the faculty member.

(3) Removing or intentionally damaging the academic property of a faculty member or another student, including projects, books, papers, notes, laboratory assignments, clinical forms, or electronic hardware or software.

(4) Obtaining or using the password of a faculty member or another student to access course hardware or software.

(5) Taking credit on a group assignment when one did not contribute toward completion of the assignment.

(6) Violating the ethical standards of practices in professional programs (i.e., health sciences, nursing, emergency medical assistance, and the like).

1. Academic Dishonesty Facilitation: Assisting any person in the commission of academic misconduct, including but not limited to:

(1) Aiding, abetting, or attempting to commit an academic misconduct violation.

(2) Allowing another student to copy or use one’s answers during an examination or in the completion of an assignment.

 (3) Taking, completing, or attempting to take an examination or complete assignment for another student.

(4) Listing another student on a group assignment when the student did not contribute in any manner toward completion of the assignment.

AI Writing and Acceptable Use: Submitting work generated by ChatGPT or any other AI language tool on assignments is considered academic dishonesty, even if cited as a source.  NCTC's History Department uses AI detectors to enforce this policy.  The writing assignments in NCTC History courses require generating new knowledge, rather than just recombining existing information.  AI does not generate original research, and the information may contain factual errors. 

AI may be used in brainstorming, or developing a research question.  Generally speaking, students are not authorized to use artificial intelligence and related products like large language model applications to produce work for this class EXCEPT on assignments that the instructor has identified and for which the student will have received significant guidance on the appropriate use of such technologies.  Students should not, however, construe this limited use as permission to use these technologies in any other facet of their coursework. Students who submit AI generated content as original work will be subject to the same disciplinary actions listed above in the college's academic integrity policy.

 

***Research Essays MUST be submitted for AI review before grading can occur.***

 

Electronic Policy

Students are responsible for having access to proper technology, including electronics, internet, software and any other resources needed for successful completion of this college online course. A computer or laptop crashing, the internet going down or any other issue is not an adequate reason for failing to complete assignments fully, accurately and by the due date. This electronics policy is non-negotiable. Students are required to manage their time effectively.

 

FERPA

You are responsible for tracking your progress in your class and if there are any concerns you will be the direct contact as this is a college course. Parents will not be informed of your progress due to FERPA. Your academic progress such as your grade can not be discussed with your parents due to FERPA. You have to give express permission if you wish to have your grade disclosed with your parents. If your grade dips is a 75 or below, I will let your counselor know. The counselor can then inform your parents. If you would like to waive FERPA, you may do so in writing which will allow your parents to know your academic progress.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved school sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance, if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for college officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

 

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

 

Withdrawal Policy:

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: October 2

Student Learning Outcomes: 

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

Create an argument through the use of historical evidence. 

Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.

Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.

Core Objectives:

Critical Thinking

Communication

Personal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

COLLEGE POLICIES:

 

 STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

 

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum. 

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

 

THE OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

 

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students with disabilities. OSD counselors and advisors also provide strategies for academic success; individual, career, and academic counseling services; referrals to campus and community services; and assistance with admission and registration.

 

Students with disabilities do not need to disclose their disabilities to college officials if they are not requesting any accommodations.

 

OSD is federally funded through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Federal Grant.

 

NCTC is committed to making its degree and certificate programs accessible to all qualified persons in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA Amendments Act, and The Rehabilitation Act (1973), Section 504.

 

REQUEST SERVICES

 

New Students

 Accommodations require preparation in advance. Please make your request before the semester begins to ensure complete coverage for the entire semester. You can certainly request accommodations after the semester starts, but please be aware that accommodations are not retroactive. 

Accommodations begin when OSD approves them. In other words, the sooner, the better.

*Documentation is required before any accommodations can be provided. Depending on your diagnosis, this documentation should come from a medical doctor, psychologist, or other licensed or properly credentialed professional.

Current Students 

Contact the OSD at the beginning of each semester well in advance of registration.

 

Contact Us 

Please reach out to us to schedule an intake or if you have questions or concerns. 

 

Wayne Smith, OSD Manager, ekwsmith@nctc.edu, (940) 498-6207

Yvonne Sandmann, OSD Advisor, ysandmann@nctc.edu, (940) 668-3300

 

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LIBRARY

NCTC has brick-and-mortar libraries on the Gainesville, Corinth, Flower Mound, or Bowie campuses that are staffed by credentialed librarians wanting to help you succeed in your college career. All students are welcome at any library.

 

On campus? Visit our website www.nctc.edu/librariesLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site..

 

Off-campus? Our research databases are now available in OneLogin.

 

For Virtual Assistance from a librarian, please use https://www.nctc.edu/ask-a-librarianLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site. or schedule a virtual appointment in Upswing, accessed through OneLogin.

 

Please visit www.nctc.edu/librariesLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site. for the operating hours, phone number, and email of the library nearest you.

Students Services:

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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator: Charles Adams
Office location: Flower Mound Campus, room 107
Telephone number: 972-899-8424
E-mail address: cadams@nctc.edu

 

Name of Instructional Dean: Crystal Wright

Office location: Denton Exchange, room 204

Telephone number: 940-380-2504

E-mail address: cwright@nctc.edu