Class Policies and Requirements

Attendance Policy

It is in your interest to attend each class not to miss the class material. Attendance is part of the grade.
You will lose 5 points for every missed class unless you present written documentation of a medical emergency on the first day of your return to class.
Coming more than 15 minutes late to class three times is considered one absence.

International Student Policy

Please be advised that withdrawal from this course may result in the termination of your visa status if you fall below the full-time enrollment requirement of 12 credit hours. Contact Valencia’s International Student Services office for more information.

Withdrawal Policy

If you do not intend to complete the course, you must withdraw yourself prior to the withdrawal date.
Any student who withdraws or is withdrawn from a class during a third or subsequent attempt in the same course will be assigned a grade of “F.”

No Show Policy

Class attendance is required for face-to-face classes beginning with the first class meeting. Students who do not attend this class or do not contact the instructor by e-mail or phone regarding an approved documented emergency by the end of the first week will be withdrawn by the instructor during the “No Show Reporting Period.” (see the “Important Dates”)
If students are withdrawn as a “no show,” they will be financially responsible for the class and a final grade of “WN” will appear on the transcript for the course.”

Makeup Policy

Late assignments are not accepted unless the student provides written documentation of an ongoing medical condition or medical emergency on the first day of the student’s return to class.
The documentation must impact all days of the assignment availability.
The instructor will review the documentation, and if it meets the criteria above, a deadline extension will be permitted.
Jury duty, military duty, and religious observances are not considered emergencies that warrant make-up/late work. However, coursework may be submitted early due to these absences pending notification to the instructor at least one week prior to the absence.
If the student misses a class, it is the responsibility of the student to determine what was missed and get important notes, assignments, and due dates from other students in the class. In case of an absence, record the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of a few classmates in order to contact them:

Academic Dishonesty:

All forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited at Valencia College.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, acts or attempted acts of plagiarism, cheating, furnishing false information, forgery, alteration or misuse of documents, misconduct during a testing situation, facilitating academic dishonesty, and misuse of identification with intent to defraud or deceive.
All work submitted by students is expected to be the result of the students' individual thoughts, research, and self-expression. Whenever a student uses ideas, wording, or organization from another source, the source shall be appropriately acknowledged.
The professor considers the act of academic dishonesty to be an academic offense. In case of student’s academic dishonesty, the professor will discuss the matter with the student, and the academic penalties will include, without limitation, loss of credit for an assignment, examination, or project. If the student disagrees with the decision of the professor, the student may seek a review of the decision subject to and in accordance with Policy 6Hx28:8-10.