INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 GRADING CRITERIA

Grade Scale:   90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;        Below 70% = F

100-90% = A               1000- 900 pts = A

89-80% = B                   899-800 pts = B

79-70% = C                   799-700 pts = C

69- 0 % = F                   699 – 0 pts = F

• Graded homework assignments cannot be made up or turned in late for any reason
• No late work of any kind will be accepted the last week of classes (the week before finals).
• All assignments are released in Canvas on Monday at 12:00 am and are due the following Monday by 11:59 pm

Detailed Grading Procedures:

Your grades are divided into the following categories:

1. Vocabulary Study (200 pts): Each week students will be assigned a list of 12 new words to study and a homework assignment to help review those words. Vocabulary homework will consist of matching, fill-in-the-blank, and writing your own You will be given a vocabulary test over each chapter at three week intervals. Tests will include matching and fill-in-the-blank items. There are 8 vocabulary homework assignments worth 15 points each and 4 tests worth 20 points each.

2. My Reading Lab (100 pts): Your My Reading Lab grade is determined by improvement in your reading (lexile) level. You will receive your initial lexile level when you take your pretest. Each student is expected to improve this score significantly by the end of the semester. A student’s grade for this aspect of MRL will be determined by how much a student improves his/her lexile score. An improved lexile score of 100 points or more will earn a score of 100. Each lexile point of improvement is worth 1 point, so a student who improves his/her score by 86 points will earn an 86% in this category. Any student who improves his or her lexile score above 100 points will be awarded 10 points extra credit for every 25 lexile point interval. For example, a student improving his/her lexile score by 150 lexile points would earn 100 % for the lexile grade, plus an additional 20 extra credit points for the 50 lexile points above the initial

3. Quizzes: (200 pts): Students will have 10 quizzes covering the content and skills taught each week. Each quiz is worth 20 points.

4. Practice Readings (200 pts): Students will have 10 practice readings (approximately one each week) worth 20 points.

5. Project (200 pts): Students will complete a midterm project around week eight of the semester More detailed instructions about this project will be provided during the course of the semester.

6. Final (100 pts): The final will be during the last week of class. A final review will be provided.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

TSI COMPLIANCE

At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied. TSI program attendance is MANDATORY. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance will result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory course and possibly from North Central Texas College. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all College Prep classes for which they have registered. There are NO excused absences. The Department of College Preparatory Studies will notify students of absences reported by instructors and one courtesy warning e-mail notification (Lion Pride email) will be sent to the students’ current NCTC student e-mail address (Lion Pride) when the student accrues 1 week absence (not necessarily consecutive days) in a course. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mail (Lion Pride) is no excuse for not complying with the Attendance Policy. It is the student's responsibility to maintain correct and current e- mail and local and permanent addresses with the college.

After a student has been absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive days), the student may be dropped. If the student is dropped from the only College Prep class in which he/she is enrolled and is TSI liable, the student may be DROPPED from all remaining courses for that semester.

FOR ONLINE CLASSES ONLY:

An absence in this online course is defined as the following:

1. Our week will run from Monday to Monday.
   

2. You must log in and complete required assignments at least once every week (at any time during the week) or you will be considered absent for the week. Optional activities (ungraded activities) do not satisfy the attendance requirement. You must complete at least one graded assignment for that week (module) to be counted present.
3. After the first week of absence, you will receive a warning email to your NCTC Lion Pride email. After three weeks of absence (not necessarily consecutive absences), you will be dropped from the

Inform the instructor in writing during the first week of class of any religious holidays observed this semester. Documentation must be given to the instructor at the class following the holiday.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

See separate course calendar.

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, April 6, 2017.

DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)

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 940-668-4209.

North Central Texas College is on record as being 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).  http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student- Handbook

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.