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Academic Policies & Procedures
Trocaire College Mission Statement for Advisement The Trocaire College academic advisement philosophy promotes student learning by encouraging a responsive mentoring partnership between advisors and students. This relationship facilitates the development and pursuit of student educational aspirations and life goals. Trocaire College recognizes the value of this ongoing partnership as a shared responsibility of the college community.
Academic Amnesty Academic Amnesty is designed to provide former students an opportunity to return to Trocaire for a different academic program without the burden of past academic difficulties. By this provision, if approved, a student may request that prior semester(s) of academic course work at Trocaire not be counted toward credit requirements or the cumulative grade point average (GPA). This request is made in writing to the Academic Affairs Office which will advise the student of the procedures and provide the student with the appropriate form. Academic Amnesty may be granted only once, requires a change in program and a hiatus from the college of two semesters (not counting summers). The Policy and Application Form can be found at www.trocaire.edu.
initiative in making up work. Students are expected to notify the college of absence in accord with the program policy and/or the instructor’s directives.
Course Cancellation While every effort is made to offer all courses advertised in the course schedule each semester, at times, conditions exist which may prevent the offering of a course. Conditions under which the college has the right to cancel a course include, but are not limited to the following: Insufficient student enrollment Lack of appropriate faculty Lack of financial resources When a course is cancelled, the college will make every effort to assist students in enrolling in an alternative course so that the student may meet graduation requirements.
Course Disclosure Policy At the beginning of every course, the instructor distributes a written course contract (syllabus) and/or program manual to all students taking the course. The course outline is a course disclosure and describes the objectives and content for the course and the method by which students’ work will be evaluated for grades. Students should refer to these on a regular basis during the semester.
Academic Bankruptcy Course Load Limitation Academic Bankruptcy is designed to provide matriculated students an opportunity to maintain good academic standing by “bankrupting” certain courses in the semester immediately completed. If approved, a student may have specific completed courses eliminated from the computation of his/her grade point average (GPA). This request is made in writing to the Academic Affairs Office which will advise the student of the procedures and provide the student with the appropriate form. Academic Bankruptcy may be granted only once and may not be requested if a student has a previous amnesty. The Policy and Application Form can be found at www.trocaire.edu.
Attendance Students are expected to attend and to be on time for all classes, clinical experiences, laboratories, and internships. Instructors are required to maintain attendance records and to report absences. Excessive absences will result in a grade of “FX” and may affect financial aid eligibility. Excessive absence is defined as being absent from class/lab/clinical more than twice the number of times a class meets in a given week. Students are required to complete all assignments and examinations. Absence does not constitute an exemption. It is the student’s responsibility to take the
The normal class load of a full-time student each semester is 12-19 credit hours. A student must obtain the Vice President for Academic Affairs permission to carry more than 19 credit hours during one semester. Part-time students are those carrying fewer than 12 credit hours per semester. Students taking more than 19 credit hours of study will be assessed an additional tuition charge for overload hours.
Course Prerequisite Enrollment Policy Trocaire College publishes prerequisites for courses and programs in this catalog. The college may delete the registration of a student from a course for which he/she does not meet these published course prerequisites. Issues of safety and health may also necessitate a student’s de-registration from a course, regardless of prerequisites.