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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Elementary Statistical Methods
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Course Modality:
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On Campus
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Course Prefix & Number:
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MATH 1342
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Section Number:
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700/760
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Class Day/Time:
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M/W @ 8 AM
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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48
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Semester/Year:
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Spring 2021
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent
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Required Course Materials:
Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan III, 2018, Pearson (standalone textbook is optional)
- MyLab Statistics w/Pearson e-Text access code is required. (see page # of syllabus)
- TI-36X PRO or TI 83/84 battery-operated calculator is required. These models have the needed statistical programming required for this course.
- Pencil with eraser
- Binder to organize your notes, formulas, and tables.
NOTE: Calculator apps on Phones/Tablets/Computers will not be allowed on exams.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Cammy Boaz
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Campus/Office Location:
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Campus: Bowie (M/W) otherwise virtual office using WebEx & email
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Office Hours:
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Variety of appointments available on WebEx Office Hours:
M/W: 2 PM – 4 PM / 6 PM – 8 PM
T/TH: 10 AM – Noon / 2 PM – 4 PM
SAT: 8 AM – 10 AM
(check listing in WebEx - exact times may be adjusted based on weekly schedule)
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Telephone Number:
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n/a
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E-mail Address:
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cboaz@nctc.edu
Your emails are important to me and I look forward to engaging with you. I work diligently to respond quickly to each email.
In general, an email sent during the week will receive a response within 24 hours. Emails sent over the weekend will receive a response within 48 hours.
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All office hours will be held online this semester. Students can schedule an appointment with their instructor by selecting the Cisco WebEx option in Canvas and navigating to the “Office Hour” tab. The times that the instructor is available will be displayed there and a student may schedule a meeting by choosing a time and selecting “Confirm Meeting” at the bottom of the page.
NOTE: The student will need to check LionPride email account for a confirmation. Flag this confirmation email or add it to your calendar; it is the only way to ‘Join’ the scheduled meeting.
GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage
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10
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MyStatLab Homework Assignments
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15%
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4
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MyStatLab Quizzes
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20%
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3
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Exams
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60%
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15
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Attendance
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5%
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Grade Scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
*There is limited extra credit available in this course. Take the opportunity as it is presented. Opportunities will not be re-offered.
* No make-up exams will be given. The comprehensive final examination is required of all students or a zero will be recorded. The final exam score, if better, may also be used to replace the lowest unit exam score.
*Avoid asking for special consideration to End of Course grades. Maximize grade earning opportunities early in the semester.
* Traditional rounding rules are applied to End of Course grades to assign Letter Grades.
*The grading policy may be amended during the semester at the instructor’s discretion.
*Students have 48 hours, after the return of each exam/feedback, to contact the instructor with questions on grading. After that point, the student forfeits the opportunity to contest an exam grade.
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Tentative Major Assignments, & Due Dates)
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Date
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Topics
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Assignments
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Week 1 – 1/19-1/23
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Ch 1
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HW Ch 1
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Week 2 – 1/24-1/30
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Ch 2
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HW Ch 2
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Week 3 – 1/31-2/6
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Ch 3 & 4
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HW Ch 3, Quiz 1
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Week 4 – 2/7-2/13
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Ch 4
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HW Ch 4
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Week 5 – 2/14-2/20
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Ch 5
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HW Ch 5
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Week 6 – 2/21-2/27
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Ch 5
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HW Ch 5, Quiz 2
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Week 7 – 2/28-3/6
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Review & Exam 1
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Review, Exam 1
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Week 8 – 3/7-3/13
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Ch 6
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HW Ch 6
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Spring Break – 3/14-3/20
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Week 9 – 3/21-3/27
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Ch 7
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HW Ch 7
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Week 10 – 3/28-4/3
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Ch 8
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HW Ch 8, Quiz 3
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Week 11 – 4/4-4/10
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Ch 9
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HW Ch 9
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Week 12 – 4/11-4/17
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Ch 9 & 10
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HW Ch 9 & 10
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Week 13 – 4/18-4/24
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Ch 10
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HW Ch 10, Quiz 4
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Week 14 – 4/25-5/1
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Review & Exam 2
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Review, Exam 2
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Week 15 – 5/2-5/8
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Review for Final Exam
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FE Review
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Week 16 – 5/9-5/10
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FINAL EXAM (Monday, May 10)
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(required of ALL students)
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
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Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
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Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
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Explain the role of probability in statistics.
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Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
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Describe and compute confidence intervals.
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Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
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Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.
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All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC, then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student e-mail address. (for example, Smithj123456@student.nctc.edu)
2. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).
3. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.
4. You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.
**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) e-mail account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.
For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride e-mail. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with any school policy. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.
Regular and punctual 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. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member. Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences. The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for completing assignments and exams. Plan ahead -- Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor. Student may 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)
Attendance (graded): Attendance will be taken in class each meeting. You must be present when role is called to earn credit. A seating chart will be maintained during the semester.
HOMEWORK, QUIZZES, & EXAMS (utilizing MyStatLab)
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
MYSTATLAB (MSL Access Code): purchase required – register access code inside the Canvas course when it opens. Used to deliver homework, and quizzes.
MyStatLab (MSL) will provide you access to the E-textbook, multimedia resources, homework help resources, needed for this course. All graded content assignments will be completed online through Canvas in MyStatLab (MSL). You will need an access code that can be purchased in the bookstore or online after you click the Canvas link for MyLab & Mastering. Read the module posted in Canvas named: ‘Pearson Resources: Register & Setup Pearson’s MyLab & Mastering’.
Learning New Content:
You are expected to watch all section video presentations in the MyStatLab multimedia library. These videos can be accessed from the Chapter Contents menu or in the assignments list in MSL. This provides additional support in a traditional course. If you do not have a high-speed Internet connection, it may be difficult to view the videos. The videos contain instruction on each objective that is to be covered in the course. If you don’t watch the videos it will make the HW difficult to complete. There is also a power point presentation for each section. In addition to the videos provided by MyStatLab, your instructor may post videos to give an overview of more difficult material you will be learning.
Homework in MyStatLab:
All due dates are listed in MSL and are intended to keep you in pace with the course and the testing schedule. You can complete the assignments until 11:59 pm of the due date listed. The homework may be attempted unlimited times in order to increase your homework grade. You may return to improve homework grades after the listed due date, but any changes made to homework after the listed due date may receive a penalty. Missing or un-attempted homework units will receive a zero.
Need homework help? You have several options: A) MyStatLab offers guided question help resources such as View an Example, watch a video, View the Textbook, B) Visit the Student Success Center for FREE TUTORING options, C) attend/participate in a regularly scheduled class meetings with your instructor, D) send your instructor the homework question using ‘ASK My Instructor’ feature in MyStatLab Homework Help. Any of these options will get you a starting place for assistance. The important part is ASKING and NOT WAITING!
Quiz Policies in MyStatLab:
Five quizzes are scheduled during the semester: Quiz 1 (Ch 1-3), Quiz 2 (Ch 4-5), Quiz 3 (Ch 6-8), Quiz 4 (Ch 9-10), and Quiz 5 (Review for the final exam). Each Quiz is timed and includes 3 attempts to maximize your best score. The purpose of the timer on the quiz is to help prepare you for the time constraints of each exam. Running out of time could also be an indicator to review and seek guidance on concepts that slowed you down.
Exam Policies (MyStatLab & Canvas):
Exams are not group activities but a measurement of an individual student’s mastery of the course concepts. Academic honesty is implied and expected! (Refer to definition of Academic Dishonesty according to the Student Handbook below)
Two unit exams are scheduled during the semester: Exam 1 (Ch 1-5) and Exam 2 (Ch 6-10) as well as one comprehensive final exam covering Chapters 1-10. Make sure to keep track of the exam dates listed in Canvas.
The exams will be administered during our scheduled class time. Students will be allowed to prepare a one-page handwritten memory enhancer (front & back) for each exam as well as use a battery-operated, course approved calculator.
The final exam score counts for itself but can also be used to replace one missing or low unit exam score – nothing replaces the final exam score. Every student is required to take the final exam.
No make-up exams will be given after the scheduled exam date. Students can test early (prior to our scheduled exam date) if you know in advance of an absence and can provide proof for reasoning of absence. If you need to take the exam early, please get the instructor’s permission FIRST, so as to set a date/time prior to the scheduled exam date.
Feedback will be provided directly on each unit exam. The final exam will not be returned nor will feedback be provided. Scores and feedback will not be made available until all students have taken the exam. Students have 48 hours, after the return of each exam/feedback/comments, to contact the instructor by email with questions on grading. After that point, the student forfeits the opportunity to contest an exam grade.
Gradebook in Canvas (official course grade):
The gradebook in Canvas and Pearson's MyStatLab are sync’d and refreshed approximately every 12 hours to give you the most current end of course grade standing possible for completed assignments. Keep in mind that any assignment that has not been attempted will receive a zero.
Canvas has a "what-if" function in the student grade book that will allow a student to temporarily plan future max/min scores on published assignments to see the impact on the end of course grade. (this function is not available in the Canvas app)
The grading policy laid out in this document may be amended during the semester at the instructor’s discretion. Students will be notified in advance of any amendments to grading policy through an Announcement or Canvas message.
Testing may be administered in a variety of ways and the mode of testing may change during the semester as deemed appropriate by the instructor. When possible, in-person/on-site proctored testing is preferred. For in-person classes testing will occur during the designated class times. On-site testing may be done in an NCTC testing center, at test locations provided by the math division, or at another authorized testing site.
In the case that this course has to be moved online: If online testing is used, students will be required to use a webcam while testing. Online testers will be required to scan and upload supporting documents.
Testing is NOT a group activity but a measurement of an individual student’s mastery of the course concepts. Academic honesty is implied and expected! (Refer to definition of Academic Dishonesty according to the Student Handbook below) Students may be asked to demonstrate knowledge/skills in a one-on-one conference if deemed necessary by the instructor.
This schedule is tentative and will most likely change as the semester progresses. It is provided so that you have a general idea of the order and speed with which we will be covering the material.
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Assessment name
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Tentative Date
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Exam 1
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Week 7 – 3/3 (Wednesday)
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Exam 2
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Week 14 – 4/28 (Wednesday)
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Final Exam
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Week 16 – 5/10 (Monday)
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Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Monday, April 5, 2021.
Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html.
DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-498-6207.
North Central Texas College is committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112 https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.html
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