allocated for classes and/or labs will be administratively withdrawn from the course upon recommendation of the instructor. Students administratively withdrawn prior to the completion of 60% of the classes and/or labs will be issued a grade of “W.” After that point, students who are administratively withdrawn will be issued a grade of “F.” Faculty have the discretion to establish more restrictive policies published in the course outline. Faculty also may excuse a student when documented, mitigating circumstances prevent the student from attending a class or lab session. Failure to attend classes will negatively affect one’s financial aid award. Examinations Students are expected to take all examinations, including final examinations, at the regularly scheduled time. Exceptions cannot be made without permission of the instructor. Academic Honesty Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in their experiences in the classroom. Any student found guilty of dishonesty in academic work is subject to disciplinary action. 1. DCC may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of any form of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to, the following: a. Copying from another student’s test paper or other academic work. b. Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test.
c. Collaborating, without authorization, with another student during an exam or in preparing academic work. d. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting, in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered test. e. Substitution for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself, to take a test or prepare other academic work. f. Bribing another person to obtain an un-administered test or information about an un-administered test. g. The appropriation of another’s work without acknowledging the incorporation of another’s work in one’s own written work (plagiarism). 2. A student who receives a failing grade (“F”) in a course as a result of academic dishonesty (such as plagiarism) may not withdraw from that course with a “W” or receive a refund. This policy applies to any student in a particular course deemed to have committed an act of academic dishonesty during any part of a semester, and regardless of whether he/ she has turned in any graded work. Mitigating circumstances do not apply in such cases. A student may follow the appeal process outlined in the DCC Student Handbook to appeal the failing grade. 3. Discipline procedures for academic dishonesty are found in the Student Handbook.
Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Requirements The Commonwealth of Virginia requires a comprehensive plan for student outcomes assessment. The Danville Community College Plan was approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in 1987 and has been reviewed each year. The Plan includes procedures to ensure that the institution has an effective process for improving the instructional and student development programs, including assessing general education competencies of degreeseeking students (Associate of Arts and Science, Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science Degrees). Students are required to participate in the assessment procedures which are appropriate to their curricula. For additional information, contact the Director of Planning, Effectiveness and Research at 434.797.8576.
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Outcomes Assessment Requirement Degree students will be required to take a core competency test designed to measure general education achievement prior to graduation for the purpose of evaluating general education competencies. No minimum score or level of achievement is required for graduation. Individual test results will remain confidential. Group scores will be used for accountability to the state and for improvement of academic programs. Institutional Effectiveness Days Two class days are designated each academic year (one per term) as Institutional Effectiveness Day.
