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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, and Saturdays from 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, with a 30-minute break for lunch.
General Education courses can be on-ground, hybrid, or online, depending on the particular course. The “Anatomy and Anthropology” course is the only 100% on-ground course currently offered. It is scheduled as one 5¬hour block each week, either 8:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. or 1:50 P.M. – 6:50 PM. The “Professional Skills Workshop” course is the only hybrid course currently offered and consists of 2.5 hours online and 2.5 hours on-ground. The on-ground portion is scheduled as one 2.5-hour block between the hours of 8:30 A.M and 5:00 PM. All other courses are 100% online. For courses that are online, students are required to submit two (2) academically related activities each week.
The above descriptions set forth the usual schedule for each program; however, please be aware that there may be times when it will be necessary to alter this schedule. DEC will make every effort to honor the original schedule you were provided, but should circumstances change, you will be notified in a timely fashion.
GRADING SYSTEM
A student receives a grade at the end of each course. Grades measure student performance and course proficiency based on quizzes, tests, projects, assignments, classroom participation, attendance, work habits, and attitude.
Letter Grade
A B C D F I W T
%
90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 Below 60
Description
Excellent Above Average Average Below Average Failing Incomplete Withdrawal Transfer Credit
Quality Points
4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
INCOMPLETE GRADE
A student who fails to meet the requirements of any course by the scheduled end date will receive an "Incomplete" (I) grade. The student has until the 10th class day of the new semester / instructional period following the end of the course to complete incomplete work. If a student fails to make up incomplete work, the (I) grade will revert to an (F) failing grade for the course. If the work is made up, the student will receive a letter grade for the course.
WITHDRAWAL
Any student who wishes to withdraw from either a course or from the institution should contact the Education Department to begin the process. A student withdrawing from a course or from the institution is required to meet with the Education, Business, and Financial Aid Offices to obtain information on the impact of this decision. A student who withdraws from the institution or an individual course prior to mid semester or the midpoint will receive a W grade. A student who withdraws from the institution or an individual course after mid semester will receive a failing (F) grade. Unless required by complete withdrawal from the institution, there will be no adjustment of tuition or other charges when a student withdraws from a course or courses. A student who does not attend class for 21 consecutive calendar days will be terminated in accordance with DEC’s attendance policy. DEC will make three (3) attempts to contact a student during this time period to avoid termination (see DEC Attendance Policy for specifics).
TRANSFER GRADE
Courses and corresponding hours accepted by DEC upon transfer are recorded on the Academic Transcript with a T grade.
SAMPLE GPA CALCULATION
A student is given a letter grade for each course completed. As noted above, grades are assigned a specific number of Quality Points (QP). The Total Quality Points (TQP) earned per course is determined by multiplying the quality points for the grade by the number credits/hours the course is worth. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is determined by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the number of credits attempted for each course.
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