HANDBOOK FOR PART-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS

Contents

General Information

Institutional History

Mission Statement for the University system of Georgia

Core Mission Statement of Two-year Colleges in the University System of Georgia

The Georgia Highlands College Mission Statement

Accreditation

Campus Information

Administrative Personnel and Contact Numbers

Food Service

Health Services

Parking Facilities

First Aid Kits

 

Academic Information

 

Academic Calendar

Bookstore

Classroom Changes

Class Cancellations

Mail

Office Assignments

 

Library Information

 

Library Instruction Classes

Library Assignments

Reserve Materials 

Circulation Policy

Billing for Lost Materials

Library Hours

GALILEO

Audiovisual Services

Interlibrary Loan

GIL Express

Library Acquisitions

 

Instructional Academic Information

 

Class Attendance

Complete Withdrawal

Core Curriculum and Major Program Requirements

Course Auditing

Course Drops

Course Syllabus

Disruptive Classroom Behavior

Evaluation

Expectations of Part-time Instructors

Final Exams

Final Grade Deadline

Grade Changes

Grading Policy

 

Student Services Information

 

Counseling and Career Services

Student Life

 

Important Policies

 

Americans with Disabilities Act

Civil Rights Compliance

Drug Free Workplace

Equal Employment Policies

Right to Know

Sexual Harassment Policy

Support Services for Students with Disabilities

Access Center Mission  

Access Center Locations

Access Center Accommodations

Requesting Services

Available Accommodations

     In the classroom

     On quizzes / exams

     Other areas

Accommodation Delivery

Policies and Procedures

      Confidentiality

     Sharing Information

Interpreters / Captionists

Testing

Tips for Interacting with Students with Disabilities

 

Appendix

 

Access Center: Responsibilities of Students, Interpreters, & Instructors

Copies of Various Academic Forms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY

In its 37-year history, Georgia Highlands College has served the Northwest Georgia community with a solid educational foundation for the first two years of college. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, Georgia Highlands College is a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia. It serves students who commute from throughout a large portion of northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.

In 1968 the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia authorized the establishment of Floyd Junior College in Floyd County. Under the Board's policy, the local community provided a campus site and funds for the construction of the initial facilities. Led by the Junior College Committee headed by Rome attorney J. D. Maddox, Floyd County citizens responded enthusiastically by approving a $3.2 million bond issue by a margin of nearly three to one. Construction began in early 1970. The College's first classes were offered during the fall quarter of 1970 in temporary facilities, but by the end of 1970 all operations were moved to the new campus on U.S. Hwy. 27, six miles south of Rome.

Dr. David B. McCorkle became the first president of Floyd Junior College on January 1, 1970, and served in that position until June 30, 1991. Following Dr. McCorkle's retirement, Dr. Richard Trimble was appointed acting president of Georgia Highlands College and served until the November 1992 selection of Dr. H. Lynn Cundiff as the College's second president. Dr. Cundiff left the College in August 2000. During the 2001 academic year, Robert Watts served as Interim President. The Board of Regents named Dr. J. Randolph Pierce the third president of Georgia Highlands College on June 15, 2001.

Now enrolling approximately 3,500 students in transfer and career academic programs, Georgia Highlands College operates additional campus sites in Cartersville, Acworth and Haralson County. The College pioneered cooperative programs with Coosa Valley Technical Institute as early as 1972 and now also offers joint programs with North Metro Technical Institute in Acworth.

In recent years, the college has become more innovative with its outreach and programming, offering more courses via nontraditional means to meet the needs of its diverse student population and initiating programs which serve as models for colleges across the country.

In 1994 the college opened Heritage Hall in downtown Rome to be more accessible to the working student. GHTV, a 24-hour cable television station, went on the air that same year, offering classes that could be viewed multiple times a week for students with scheduling conflicts. An open-access channel, GHTV is broadcast in Floyd County through the Comcast and cable system.

The 1997-98 academic year brought national attention to Georgia Highlands College as the institution embarked on a groundbreaking program to change the way students learn. The Information Technology Project incorporated technology in the classroom, and provided increased access to instructors and classmates outside of class, and access to a world of resources all by putting laptop computers in every student's hands.

In 1999 construction was completed on a new classroom building on the central campus in Rome. In addition to classrooms, the building features an art lab, an art gallery, and an exhibit hall. The College's student center has also recently undergone extensive expansion and renovation.

The new Bartow County campus, completed in 2005, is located convenient to I-75 and is expected to serve more than 1,500 students.

As Georgia Highlands College enters the 21st century, it continues to offer the best, most advanced educational foundation to its student body. Your support and comments are appreciated.

 

Contextual Preface (Historical and Philosophical Perspectives)

Georgia Highlands College, a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia under the governance of the Board of Regents, was founded in 1970 to provide educational opportunities for the physical, intellectual, and cultural development of a diverse population in seven northwest Georgia counties. With the advent of distance learning technologies, specialty programs, satellite campus centers, collaborative arrangements, and cooperative degree programs with technical colleges, the College has expanded its scope of influence beyond the institution’s original geographical area.

 

The philosophy of Georgia Highlands College is expressed in the beliefs that education is essential to the intellectual, physical, economic, social, emotional, cultural, and environmental well-being of individuals and society and that education should be geographically and physically accessible and affordable. In support of this philosophy, the College maintains a teaching / learning environment that promotes inclusiveness and provides educational opportunities, programs, and services of excellence in response to documented needs.

 

Mission Statement for the University System of Georgia

 

The mission of the University System of Georgia is to contribute to the educational, cultural, economic, and social advancement of Georgia by providing excellent undergraduate general education and first-rate programs leading to associate, baccalaureate, masters, professional, and doctorate degrees; by pursuing leading-edge basic and applied research, scholarly inquiry, and creative endeavors; and by bringing these intellectual resources, and those of the public libraries, to bear on the economic development of the State and the continuing education of its citizens. Each instituti0n in the University System of Georgia will be characterized by:

 

  • A supportive campus climate, leadership and development opportunities, and necessary services and facilities to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff;
  • Cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity in the faculty, staff, and student body, supported by the practices and programs that embody the ideals of an open, democratic and global society;
  • Technology to advance educational purposes, including instructional technology, student support services, and distance education; and
  • A commitment to sharing physical, human, information, and other resources in collaboration with other system institutions, public libraries, state agencies, local schools, technical colleges to expand and enhance programs and services available to the citizens of Georgia.

 

Core Mission Statement for Two-Year Colleges in the University System of Georgia

Within the context of the University System's mission and vision, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Atlanta Metropolitan College, Bainbridge College, Coastal Georgia Community College, Darton College, East Georgia College, Georgia Highlands College, Georgia Perimeter College, Gordon College, Middle Georgia College, South Georgia College, and Waycross College share core characteristics as two-year colleges. While these colleges all embody the common characteristics presented below, variations in their purposes, histories, traditions, and settings allow each also to focus on its own distinctiveness and accomplishments.

 

The core characteristics include:

  • a commitment to excellence and responsiveness within a scope of influence defined by the needs of a local area and by particularly outstanding programs or distinctive characteristics that have a magnet effect throughout the region or state;
     
  • a commitment to a teaching/learning environment, both inside and outside the classroom, that sustains instructional excellence, functions to provide University System access for a diverse student body, and promotes high levels of student learning;
     
  • a high quality general education program that supports a variety of well-chosen associate programs and prepares students for transfer to baccalaureate programs, learning support programs designed to insure access and opportunity for a diverse student body, and a limited number of certificate or other career programs to complement neighboring technical institute programs;
     
  • a commitment to public service, continuing education, technical assistance, and economic development activities that address the needs, improve the quality of life, and raise the educational level within the college's scope of influence;
     
  • a commitment to scholarship and creative work to enhance instructional effectiveness and meet local needs.
Georgia Highlands College Mission and Goals

In support of the mission of the University System of Georgia and the core mission components for two-year colleges in the University System, Georgia Highlands College, possessing a degree authority to award the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science, and the Associate of Applied Science, is committed to student success. Georgia Highlands College is a collegial community that values academic excellence, individualized quality service, and community outreach. The institution emphasizes an education based on the college's student learning outcomes, which promote diversity and global awareness in a technologically enhanced environment through multiple instructional sites that include distance-learning delivery systems. To achieve this mission of being a gateway to success for students, Georgia Highlands College has articulated the following goals:

  1. provide core curriculum and transfer programs
  2. provide learning support programs
  3. provide cooperative degree programs with area technical colleges through collaborative agreements and partnerships for four-year degree completion programs
  4. provide career programs that complement community needs
  5. provide student services that meet the needs of our population
  6. serve our communities through multiple educational sites
  7. be involved in our communities and responsive to their needs
  8. be innovative in our approach to teaching, learning, and support services
  9. use technology as a teaching and learning tool
  10. maintain efficient and effective administrative services to support the instructional and community outreach programs of the college

 

 

Accreditation

 

Georgia Highlands College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science, and the Associate of Applied Science degrees. The National League for Nursing accredits the Associate Degree Nursing Program for Nursing.

 

CAMPUS INFORMATION

 

Floyd Campus

3175 Cedartown Highway, SE

Rome, Georgia 30161

702-802-5000

800-332-2406

 

Georgia Highlands College’s 226 acre campus includes numerous buildings, ample space for parking, athletic activities, and space for future expansion.

 

The David B. McCorkle Building and Annex houses administrative offices, faculty offices, classrooms, an instructional resource center, and a language laboratory.

 

The student center complex, located in the McCorkle Building includes the Student Life Office, College Bookstore, Cafeteria, and Student Center area. The College Bookstore located in the McCorkle Building stocks all textbooks, supplements, equipment, and supplies needed for academic or continuing education courses. The Student Center provides for dining, meetings, and studying. Overlooking the lake, the Solarium serves as an informal lounge and contains a television viewing area.

 

The Wesley C. Walraven Science and Math Building includes science laboratories as well as faculty offices and classrooms. The computer support services offices are located in this building.

           

The Physical Education Complex includes a gymnasium, dressing rooms and showers, fitness laboratory, CPR laboratory, tennis courts, softball fields, soccer field, walking trails and a three-hole golf teaching area.

 

The College Library houses learning resources, the Tutorial Center, and the Assessment Center.

           

Completed in July 1999, the Lakeview Building is Georgia Highlands College’s newest building and has been designed with the community in mind. It contains an elegant lobby, art gallery, five general classrooms with Internet accessibility, an art classroom/lab, and a versatile auditorium/exhibit hall with retractable auditorium-style seating ideal for high-tech meetings.

The Physical Plant Building and warehouse includes offices for Plant Operations and Purchasing, and equipment.

           

Ample parking areas are provided for students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. Students should note that certain areas are designated for reserved and visitor parking. All students enrolled for academic or community service courses are responsible for knowing and adhering to parking regulations.

           

The Georgia Highlands College Wetland Preserve is a 25-acre natural wetland area on the central campus of the college. The Preserve features a 1,200-foot boardwalk with an elevated observation deck. The project was opened in September 1996 and is open to visitors and school groups.

 

Heritage Hall-downtown Rome

415 East Third Avenue

Rome, Georgia 30161

706-802-5300

 

Heritage Hall is located approximately six miles from the Rome campus and serves as an extension center for the Rome campus facility.

 

Heritage Hall houses the Division of Health Sciences, the Department of Continuing Education, the Small Business Development Center, and GHCTV (Georgia Highlands College’s local cable television station.) The downtown Rome location offers quick access to area employees for both academic classes and Continuing Education offerings for professional enrichment and personal development.

 

Centre Stage is a state-of-the-art business presentation facility.  The facility may be leased by outside groups for other uses as well.

 

Students taking classes at Heritage Hall share student services and learning resources access with the central campus.

 

Georgia Highlands College at Cartersville

5441 Highway 20 NE

Cartersville, Georgia 30121

678-872-8000

 

The Georgia Highlands College Cartersville Center is located in downtown Cartersville, approximately 1 1/2 miles from Interstate 75 and about 40 minutes from the Rome campus. Administrative services are available to students at this site.

 

Georgia Highlands College at North Metro Technical College / Acworth

Room 207F Technical Building

North Metro Technical College

5198 Ross Road

Acworth, Georgia 30102

770-975-4088

 

The Georgia Highlands College Center at North Metro Technical College is located in Acworth, approximately ten miles below Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville Center and forty miles from the Rome campus. Administrative services are available to students at this site.

 

The College utilizes classrooms, faculty and administrative offices in the Technical Building at North Metro Technical College. A library and media center operated by Georgia Highlands College on the technical college campus serves the student body of both institutions and students from the Cartersville campus.

 

General education core for cooperative degrees with North Metro provides the basis for course offerings at the Center. Additionally, course work toward other career and transfer degrees is available at this site.

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Highlands College at Marietta

Building D, Southern Polytechnic State University campus

1100 South Marietta Parkway

Marietta, Georgia 30060

678-915-5010

 

The Georgia Highlands College Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway approximately one mile west of Interstate 75 and approximately five miles north of Interstate 285.

 

In addition to administrative offices and faculty offices, Georgia Highlands College at Marietta utilizes seven classrooms on the campus of Southern Polytechnic State University.  Students have full access to the SPSU library and computer labs.  On campus housing is available and students are permitted to participate in SPSU campus activities. Transfer and career classes applicable to a wide variety of programs are available at this location.

Administrative Personnel and Contact Number

Switchboard Floyd campus .................................. 706-802-5000 or (800) 332-2406

Switchboard Cartersville campus ………………….. 678-872-8000

 

GHC Employee Directory: GHC Homepage →About Us→Telephone Directory

 

Food Service

 

Floyd Campus

 

The college cafeteria located in the student center, serves hot meals and short orders. The cafeteria is open from 7:45 am–3:00 pm Monday through Thursday. Snack machines are located in the student center and in classroom buildings.

 

Heritage Hall, Cartersville Campus, Acworth Center, and Marietta Center

 

Snack machines are provided in locations on each campus.

 

Health Services

 

Georgia Highlands College, being a non-residential, commuter college, does not maintain complete health services on campus. Students are expected to make arrangements for their own health care through area medical resources. Students who become ill or have an accident while on campus should have their parents or spouse notified immediately by the most conveniently located staff, faculty or administrative office. If the illness or accident requires emergency treatment, the student, if conscious, will be transported to the local medical facility chosen by the student. If the student is unconscious, a college official will have the student transported to the emergency room at Floyd Medical Center. If ambulance transportation is required, the cost will be borne by the student. First aid kits are available in the Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, the Office of Admissions and Records, the Office of Student Life, and the Office of Counseling and Career Service.

 

All accidents and illnesses involving students should be reported to the Office of Student Life or the Director of the satellite campus site.

 

 

Parking Facilities

Ample parking areas are provided for students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors for our locations. Part-time faculty members may park in the reserved parking areas upon receipt of a Faculty-Staff parking permit from the Business Office. Please check with the director of the satellite campus sites for any special parking regulations.


List of First-Aid Kits at Georgia Highlands College Campuses

A first-aid kit is located in each of the following locations:

Main Campus:
Access Center (W-213), Charger Card Office, Kitchen, Office of Social and Cultural Studies, I.T. Department, HPER, Library, Counseling and Career Services (AA-26), Division of Business (W-122), Science and Math Department, Academic Support Office (W-208), P.E., and the Office of Student Life, Public Relations.

Cartersville Campus:
Student Services Office (1st Floor), Biology Lab (334), and Biology
Lab (330).

Heritage Hall Campus:
Dental Hygiene Clinic and SBDC Room (HH-131), ETTC.

 

 

 

 

 

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

 

Academic Calendar

 

The academic year is divided into three semesters; fall and spring semesters consist of approximately fifteen weeks and summer is divided into a Maymester of approximately three weeks and an eight-week summer session. Specific academic calendars can be found in the newsprint schedule of classes and on the GHC homepage: http://www.highlands.edu/currentstudents/catalog/index.htm.

 

Bookstore

 

http://www.highlands.edu/currentstudents/bookstore/index.htm

 

Floyd Campus

 

The Georgia Highlands bookstore, operated by Barnes and Noble, is located in F Building and stocks all textbooks, equipment and supplies that are required for any academic or public service course at the college; faculty are reminded that they are not allowed to obtain materials from outside to sell to the students. The Bookstore also carries imprinted sportswear, a selection of souvenir and gif items, greeting cards, and snack items and other related merchandise. Bookstore hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6: p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday. During registration, the bookstore is open from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. The bookstore will give cash for used books that are current editions during final exams each semester.

 

Heritage Hall

 

No Bookstore services are available. Heritage Hall students utilize the bookstore on the Floyd Campus.

 

Cartersville Campus

 

The Cartersville Campus Bookstore stocks books for the courses offered at the Cartersville Center, supplies, and Georgia Highlands College clothing. The bookstore is open from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. They are also open from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

 

Acworth Center

 

Books can be purchased at the Cartersville campus or on-line. The bookstore owned by North Metro Tech does not sell texts for the Georgia Highlands College classes.

 

 

 

 

Class Cancellations

 

Insufficient Enrollment

 

Decisions regarding class cancellations due to insufficient enrollment are made during the first week of class. The Division Chair or discipline coordinator will notify you if your class is cancelled.

 

Inclement Weather

 

http://www.highlands.edu/about/emergency/index.htm

 

 

Classroom Changes

 

Classrooms are assigned by the Vice President’s Office when the class schedule is initially prepared. All changes in the assigned classrooms on the Floyd campus and Heritage Hall must be coordinated through the Vice President’s Office at 706-295-6331. Room changes at the Cartersville campus, the Acworth center, and the Marietta center must be coordinated with the Director of the pertinent site.

 

Mail

The division secretary distributes mail to faculty mailboxes. Check with the division secretary for the location of your mailbox. Courier services are established to handle mail for the satellite campus canters. Check with the center director for the courier schedule for your campus.

 

Office Assignments

The Division Chair makes office assignments on a space available basis.

 

 

LIBRARY INFORMATION

Georgia Highlands College Library welcomes part-time faculty into the College community and extends an invitation to visit the Libraries on the Floyd, Cartersville, Marietta, or Acworth campuses. We want you to discover what the libraries offer for both you and your students.   Please also visit the library homepage to access many online resources at: http://www.highlands.edu/academics/library/index.htm

 

SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE:

 

Library Instruction Classes

 

You may schedule a bibliographic instruction class, a general orientation to the library, or other related library instruction. While, library orientations are required for ENGL 1102 and FCST (or GHST – if renamed) 1101, the librarians are happy to teach other classes as well. Classes can be tailored to your needs. The library would like to have at least one week’s notice to prepare for the class.

 

Library Assignments

 

Many instructors assign a library exercise to their students to familiarize them with basic library skills and the resources of the library. Since every library is different, you may want to ask one of the librarians to review your assignment to make sure that all the materials and resources necessary are there to complete the exercise. The Library would like to avoid the inevitable frustration that crops up when twenty or thirty students are all looking for one book or an article that we do not own. (This will also help us to know if we need to place materials on reserve for your class). It would be helpful for you to provide a copy of the assignments for us to keep on hand. With advance notice, the Library can even provide an exercise, which we will grade, that will accommodate your instruction requirements. 

 

Reserve Materials

 

When many students need to use one book or other library materials, it is a good idea to put those materials on reserve. Please call or come by the library with the following information: 

 

Your name

A day phone number or email where you can be reached

Course name and number

Title(s) of the materials

How long you want the item to circulate (3 hours-s in library only, one day, two days, threes days, or seven days

 

You may also put personal copies of your own materials on reserve as well as copies of articles, notes, and other written materials. Personal copies are kept behind the circulation desk to minimize loss.

 

At the end of the semester, reserve items are returned to the general collection. Please contact us near the end of the semester, if you want to continue the reserves.

 

Circulation Policy

 

Part-time faculty may check out items based on the circulation period for that particular item; for example, books circulate for one semester and AV items for one week. You may have up to 30 items in your possession at one time. All materials must be returned at the end of the semester.  Any materials not returned at that time will be considered lost, and you will be billed for the replacement cost.

 

Billing for Lost Materials

 

Replacement materials will be ordered when available. Out-of-print items will be billed based on the replacement cost of an appropriate substitute based on the subject matter of the item lost.

 

Library Hours

 

Library hours are posted at each location. The phone numbers for the various locations are as follows:

 

Floyd Campus:  706-2956318

Cartersville Campus:  678-8728400

Acworth Center:  770-6754134

Marietta Center:  678-915-5023

 

GALILEO

 

GALILEO (GeorgiA Library LEarning Online) provides access to nearly 200 databases indexing thousands of newspapers, books, periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2,000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications. A description of these databases is available on the GALILEO homepage by selecting “About GALILEO.” Over 35,000 full-text electronic books on a wide array of topics may be accessed through GIL, the online library book catalog, or directly through the netLibrary database on GALILEO. Remote access to GALILEO is available with the current password available from the libraries. Remote access to netLibrary requires registration on one of the GHC campuses on the netLibrary site in the upper right corner of the screen by selecting “Create a Free Account”. Electronic books may then be “checked out” for a four hour block.  Training for use of GALILEO may be arranged with the GHC public service librarian at your location. 

 

Audiovisual Services (AV)

 

AV services are centralized through the AV department on the Floyd campus. All equipment needs should be requested through them at 706-2956319, at least one week in advance.

 

AV materials are circulated through the libraries. Students may not check out any AV item; however, they may view VHS tapes or DVDs in the libraries’ viewing rooms.

 

AV equipment may be set up hours before the actual need; therefore, it is important that you leave it where you find it. If there is equipment in your classroom that you did not request, it is probably set up for a class later that day or the next morning. For the same reason, if you need AV equipment, don’t borrow it from the classroom next door. The AV department needs to know where all the items are.

 

Interlibrary Loan

 

If we do not own a book or article you need, we can order it through this service. Most loans are free; however, if there is a charge, you must provide payment for it. Request forms are available in the libraries and online. Ordering through this service typically takes 7-10 days depending upon where the item is coming from.

 

GIL Express

 

GIL Express is a service being offered at all libraries within the University System of Georgia (USG). The service is an innovative resource sharing initiative that allows students, faculty and staff access to all eligible circulating material at all USG libraries. GIL Express is available to all eligible patrons through both an on site (walk up) requesting service and a remote requesting service. Other information can be found in the GIL Express homepage and FAQs and by contacting any GHC library.

 

TRAINING FOR USE OF GALILEO, NETLIBRARY AND GIL EXPRESS MAY BE ARRANGED WITH THE GHC LIBRARIAN AT YOUR LOCATION.

 

Library Acquisitions

 

Please feel free to recommend titles for purchase by the GHC libraries.  Although we may not receive them in time for your current class, they may be available for future use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL ACADEMIC INFORMATION

 

Please refer to http://www.highlands.edu/academics/academicaffairs/index.htm for comprehensive and current Academic Affairs information.

 

Class Attendance

 

Instructors are expected to establish their attendance policies and to make clear statements to their classes regarding their attendance policies. Regardless of their attendance policies, instructors will be expected to maintain attendance records. Some students may require special attendance reports to be signed by the instructor.

 

Regular and punctual attendance at all classes is the student’s responsibility. Students are expected to account for absences to each instructor and, at the discretion of the instructor, to make up all work missed because of the absence. Final approval for any class absences remains with the instructor.

 

At the beginning of each semester, instructors will make clear statements to their classes regarding their attendance policies.

 

Field trips and extracurricular activities which require a student’s absence from class must be approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

 

Complete Withdrawal

 

Any student who desires to completely with draw from the college for the current semester before mid-semester must submit a form which pertains to complete withdrawal these forms are available from administrative offices on each campus. Other rules may apply depending on the age of the student and whether or not the student receives financial aid. Please contact the Registrar’s Office for more information.

  • A student against whom disciplinary charges are pending will not be permitted to withdraw officially until charges have been resolved.
  • In general, a student voluntarily withdrawing may return later if scholastically eligible.
  • A grade of “W” will appear by the student’s name on the SCORE

 

Core Curriculum and Major Program Requirements

 

The core curriculum and major program requirements are detailed in the current college catalog which can be found at http://www.highlands.edu/currentstudents/catalog/index.htm

 

Course Auditing

 

Persons who wish to audit regular academic courses must meet all college admission requirements, with the exception of those pertaining to SAT or ACT scores. Auditors are subject to the same tuition fees as those enrolled for academic credit. Audits must be declared at registration. A credit course cannot be changed to an audit nor can an audited class be changed to a credit course.

 

On transcripts and other records, the symbol V indicates a course was audited. An audited course does not count for academic credit, and the V cannot later be changed to a credit grade.

 

 

Course Drops

Students who wish to officially withdraw from a course may either complete a withdrawal form and have the instructor sign the form or complete the withdrawal on-line (in which case, the instructor receives an email notification) or those who withdraw before the midpoint of the total grading period will receive a “W”. Withdrawals without penalty will not be given after the midpoint of the total grading period (including final examinations) except in cases of hardship as determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The mid semester date is published in each semester’s schedule.

Students may not drop an academic support course and maintain enrollment in a credit level course. Please contact the Office of Academic Support for more information.

 

Course Syllabus

 

Course syllabus guidelines are available at http://www.highlands.edu/academics/academicaffairs/polsandprocedures.htm

 

A copy of each course syllabus should be on file in the division office. Academic coordinators or Division Chairs may review syllabi for accuracy before it is distributed to students.

 

Disruptive Classroom Behavior  

 

http://www.highlands.edu/campuslife/handbook/html/code_of_conduct.htm

 

Evaluation

 

The Division Chair will define evaluation procedures and methods.

 

Expectations of Part-time Instructors

 

The role of the part-time faculty member will be discussed and defined by the Division Chair for the area employed.

 

Final Exams

 

A final exam schedule is issued for each semester by the Vice President’s office and will be available in the division offices. Instructors, with the exception of those teaching academic support courses, are expected to give their exams as scheduled. Those who teach courses for the Division of Academic Support should consult the chair of that division regarding the timing of the final exam. The Division Chair must approve all exceptions.

 

Final Grade Deadline

 

Instructors are notified by the Registrar’s Office of the deadline for turning in final grades. Instructors are expected to submit final grades within 48 hours after your last exam but no later than two days after last day of exams. Grades must be submitted on-line using the SCORE.  Copies of final grades are to be turned in to the respective academic division chair office.

 

Instructors teaching academic support courses must adhere to the final grade deadline established by the Chair of the Academic Support Division.

 

 

Grade Changes

 

Grade changes will be made by the Registrar’s Office only upon the receipt of a Grade Change Form initiated by the instructor. Grade change forms are available in departmental offices or administrative offices of the satellite campus centers.

 

Grading Policy

The grading system used by Georgia Highlands College is as follows:

           

Letter Grade     Nature of Work                       Quality Points per credit hour

 

                 A                Excellent                                  4.0

                 B                 Good                                       3.0

                 C                 Satisfactory                              2.0

                 D                Passing                                     1.0

                 F                 Failure                                     0.0

                 F$               Unearned Failure                     0.0

     H                Honor Project Completed        Not computed

                 I                  Incomplete                               Not computed

                 IP                In Progress                               Not computed

                 K                Credit by Examination             Not computed