Syllabus / Course Outline
A course syllabus is an outline and summary of the topics to be covered during instruction. Students receive a syllabus at the beginning of each course outlining the course content, schedule, expectations, procedures, and policies within the course. Students are responsible for obtaining the syllabus, either in paper or electronic form, and understanding the course policies it contains. Any questions about information in the syllabus should be directed to the instructor.
Assignments and Testing
Students should be aware of specific assignments, the scope of the assignments, due dates, grading criteria, and the application of the assignment to the course grade. Students should clarify these points with the instructor prior to submitting the assignment for grading.
Students should familiarize themselves with testing policies as written in the course syllabus. If the student is unable to take a test at the assigned time, the student is responsible for arranging an alternate testing time and making any other needed arrangements with faculty members prior to the test date. This is in effect only for those courses in which alternative test arrangements are an option. The alternate testing process includes accommodation for disability support services and absences on the day of the exam for illness or family issues. Students should clarify how to address alternate testing with the individual faculty member prior to the first exam.
Course Performance
Faculty members design course activities to help students acquire, comprehend, and apply knowledge and skills in a variety of subject areas. Faculty members assign grades that indicate achievement of course outcomes. Student behaviors such as class attendance, class participation, completion of all assignments, and passing marks on all graded activities, are the foundation for a student’s success in a course.
Attendance
Regular attendance is expected in all classes. When students register for courses, they assume responsibility for attendance and the completion of course work. The student who must miss class meetings is responsible for providing a legitimate excuse for absence to the instructor and making acceptable arrangements for completing required course work.
Email Policy
Iḷisaġvik College has established email as the official means of communication with students. Iḷisaġvik College expects every student to receive email at his or her Iḷisaġvik College email address and to read email frequently and consistently. A student’s failure to receive and read College communications in a timely manner does not absolve that student from knowing and complying with the content of such communications. For example, enrollment information, grade reports, waitlist status for classes, and financial statements are communicated to students’ Iḷisaġvik College email.
Students may redirect (auto-forward) email sent to their Iḷisaġvik College email address to another email address, unless they are also employees of the College and have access to confidential College information. However, students who redirect email from their official College email address to another address do so at their own risk. If email is lost as a result of forwarding, it does not absolve the student from the responsibilities associated with communications sent to their official College email address.
Study Plans
The Study Plan is a tool the College shares with students to help them identify the areas of credit they still need in order to complete an endorsement, certificate, or degree. Individual programs may revise their course or credit requirements through the College’s Academic Council, and Study Plans are updated accordingly. If the student’s time to graduation can be expedited, the advisor may decide to adopt the most recent, approved plan, understanding that all requirements of the new plan must be met. Conversely, if the advisor decides not to switch the student to an updated Study Plan, the student must fulfill the requirements of the Plan he/she falls under at the time of admission/re-admission to the program.