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believes s/he Is sufficiently proficient and has the appropriate <br />competency In the respective courses subject matter objectives. <br />The SCIT Education Department may then decide whether the <br />student must take a comprehensive examination that assesses <br />their knowledge of the course material or whether previous <br />successfully completed examinations, including those <br />administered by outside entitles, are sufficient in scope to <br />demonstrate the students' competency in the respective courses <br />subject matter objectives. If the student demonstrates <br />competency in the respective courses subject matter objects, <br />then (1) the student will no longer be required to enroll In the <br />respective course, and (2) if the student has not yet attempted <br />the course, the total costs associated with the tuition, books, <br />materials and fees for the course will be reduced from the Total <br />Cost of the students' enrollment. <br />INDEPENDENT STUDY <br />Independent Study is self -directed learning conducted by the <br />student and supervised by a faculty member. Independent Study <br />may require students to read, conduct research, complete written <br />examinations, reports, research papers, portfolios, or similar <br />assignments that are designated to measure the student's <br />achieved competency relative to the required subject matter <br />objectives. Each Independent Study a student completes will be <br />awarded appropriate credit units as determined by the school. <br />The assessment and grading criteria of independent study courses <br />will be determined by the supervising faculty member. The school <br />may require a student to conduct Independent Study in lieu of <br />enrolling into certain courses due to circumstances including, but <br />not limited to, lack of sufficient enrollment, lack of availability of <br />faculty, or lack of availability of facilities. The school will <br />determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether or not a <br />student may be required to complete Independent Study as a <br />replacement of course(s) composing a portion of their Academic <br />Plan. A student may petition to the Dean of Education to <br />complete an Independent Study in lieu of enrolling into courses) <br />within their Academic Plan in writing at anytime. The Dean of <br />Education will decide at his/her discretion whether or not to grant <br />the students petition to complete an Independent Study in lieu of <br />enrolling Into course(s) in their Academic Plan. In no circumstance <br />may more than 10% of the total required units of a students' <br />Academic Plan be completed via Independent Study units. <br />ADD/DROP PERIOD <br />The Add/Drop Period for each course is during the first week of <br />instruction for each respective course. Students wishing to drop <br />from a course within the Add/Drop period must complete and <br />submit all applicable forms to the school by the last day of the <br />Add/Drop period. Students may drop from a course within the <br />Add/Drop Period without the course appearing as a withdraw <br />grade (W or W F) on the student's transcript. The course will also <br />not be considered attempted for the purposes of Satisfactory <br />Academic Progress if dropped within the Add/Drop period. If a <br />student requests to drop all courses in a term during the <br />Add/Drop Period, then the student will be considered requesting <br />a Leave of Absence (LOA) for the term and the LOA policies <br />outlined in this catalog will apply. If the student requests to drop <br />all courses in a term during the Add/Drop Period and does not <br />meet the LOA policies outlined in this catalog, then the student <br />Academics <br />will be required to enroll In at least one course for the respective <br />term In order to remain enrolled in the school. <br />ATTENDANCE AND TARDINESS <br />The school expects students to attend all scheduled days of their <br />classes. For courses offered through distance education, the <br />school expects students to participate in all live, teleconference <br />sessions of the respective online course. Each student is <br />designated as either an Attendance Required Student or a Non - <br />Attendance Required Student, An Attendance Required Student is <br />defined as a student whereby an outside entity requires the <br />school to maintain attendance records for the student. A Non - <br />Attendance Required Student is any student not designated as an <br />Attendance Required Student. The School takes attendance for all <br />students for each class during an Attendance Census Period. The <br />Attendance Census Period is during the first week of each <br />scheduled course. After the Attendance Census Period, faculty <br />members will continue to track attendance for Attendance <br />Required Student and may opt to track attendance for Non - <br />Attendance Required Student for the remainder of the course. <br />Faculty members who opt to track attendance will bring to the <br />attention of the school patterns of absenteeism for a student at <br />which point the school may hold counseling sessions with the <br />student In regards to attendance. If there is no evidence the <br />student was in attendance at the conclusion of a term, the school <br />will attempt to contact the student to hold a counseling session. If <br />the school is unsuccessful at contacting the student, the student <br />may be administratively dropped from all future courses and <br />withdrawn from the school. Attendance for courses offered <br />through distance education is based on participation in the live, <br />teleconference sessions scheduled each week for the respective <br />online course. <br />The school schedules and enrolls students into courses each term. <br />In order for a student to remain enrolled in a course, he or she <br />must either (1) attend at least one day of the respective course <br />during that Attendance Census Period, or (2) receive approval for <br />an Attendance Waiver by submitting a written appeal to remain <br />enrolled in the respective course without attending during the <br />Attendance Census Period. Appeals for an Attendance Waiver <br />must state the reason(s) as to why the student will be unable to <br />attend the respective course during the Attendance Census Period <br />and must be submitted prior to the end of the Attendance Census <br />Period. Appeals for an Attendance Waiver are reviewed on a case <br />by case basis and may be approved or denied depending on the <br />reason(s) the student is unable to attend and the students past <br />academic performance, which may include, but is not limited to, <br />past attendance patterns. The school may require the student to <br />provide additional documentation to substantiate the reasoning <br />as to why he or she is unable to attend the respective course <br />during the Attendance Census Period. If a student fails to attend a <br />course during the Attendance Census Period and does not receive <br />approval for an Attendance Waiver, then the student may be <br />dropped from the respective course. <br />If a student is dropped from all courses in a term resulting from a <br />lack of attendance, then the student must provide a written <br />appeal to remain enrolled in the school. The school, in its sole and <br />absolute discretion, will either grant or deny the students appeal <br />to remain enrolled at the school based on the reasons) the <br />student provides for his or her lack of attendance, the students <br />past attendance patterns and the students past academic history <br />at the school. If the appeal is granted, the student must attend <br />within the Attendance Census Period of his or her next scheduled <br />course and may not drop during the Add/Drop Period of his or her <br />next scheduled course unless approved or they may be withdrawn <br />Page 21 of 69 <br />