Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Academic Catalog 2024 - 2025

Sanctions 1. First offense – Warning and revision of work. The student will also be required to complete the on-line plagiarism module accessed in the Writing Center and pass the unit assessment with a score of 80% or higher. 2. Second offense – Zero for work. 3. Third offense – Student is referred to a hearing before the Academic Committee for a decision. Response to Academic Integrity Violations 1. Written report of incident to instructor if discovered by someone other than instructor 2. Instructor reviews allegations 3. Proceeds to Department Chair to review allegations 4. If student appeals the allegation, the case goes to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final determination . CREDIT HOURS DEFINED Beacon College awards semester credit hours on the basis of the Florida Administrative Code, 6A-10.033. College credit is the type of credit assigned to courses or course equivalent learning that is part of an organized and specified program leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree. One (1) college credit is based on the learning expected from the equivalent of fifteen (15) fifty-minute periods of classroom instruction: with credits for such thing as laboratory instruction and internships determined by the College based on the proportion of direct instruction of the laboratory exercise and internship hours. COURSE LOAD The standard academic course load per semester for full-time students is 12 to 15 credit hours with a maximum of 15 credit hours or five (5) courses. Written approval from the Academic Advisor is required to register for a course load that exceeds 15 credit hours. However, approval is not required if the 16 th credit is a Lab or COE 3606 or COE 4606. Only students with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3 (B+) are eligible. Students must complete and sign a Disclosure of Tuition Increase Form to serve as formal disclosure and acknowledgement of increased tuition costs. Credit hours in excess of the maximum standard full-time academic course load of 15 credit hours will be billed according to the College’s tuition rate of $1,213 per credit hour. Credit hours for part-time students enrolled in eleven (11) or less credit hours or less will be billed $1,617 per credit hour, which includes fees for one hour per week of academic mentoring with an assigned Learning Specialist. If a student chooses a reduced course load or is required to enroll in institutional credit courses prior to enrolling in degree credit-bearing courses, additional semesters may be required to earn the A.A., A.S., B.A., or B.S. degree. However, the degree program may not exceed three years for an Associate degree or six years for a Baccalaureate degree from the date of matriculation unless approved by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. COURSE AUDIT Students may register to audit a course provided there is sufficient room in the course on a space-available basis. The student who audits the course is expected to register for the course on a non-credit basis and will be charged a $400 audit fee per course. The student who audits a course(s) is expected to attend class

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