Procedure

Academic Period – an academic term or subdivision of an academic term during which the College schedules a set of course sections.

Non-regularly scheduled course section – is any of the following: a) a class where a definitive beginning and ending time is not determined; b) a class offered in a learning laboratory type setting; c) a self-paced class; d) a class in which a student may enroll during the initial College registration period or at any time during the semester; or e) any class not meeting the criteria for a regularly scheduled class.

Off-cycle course section – a regularly scheduled course section that is not offered consistent with an academic period.

Officially Withdraw – the removal of a student from a course section by one of the following methods:

• The student notifies the authorized College official, as defined by the College’s published procedures for withdrawal, of the student’s intent to dis-enroll in a course section as outlined in the College’s published procedures for withdrawal; or
• The College removes the student from the course section because the College cancels the course section or for any other reason authorized by written College policy.

On-cycle course section – a regularly scheduled course section that is offered consistent with an academic period.

Regularly scheduled course section – is a class that meets any of the following criteria: a) assigned definite beginning and ending times; b) specific days the class meets is predetermined; c) specific schedule is included on the College’s Master Schedule or other official College documents; d) class hours are assigned consistent with the College’s catalog; or e) identified class time and dates are the same for all students registered for the class excluding clinical or cooperative work experience.

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