DCB Student Handbook 2023-2024

18 | P a g e D C B S t u d e n t H a n d b o o k with each of their instructors about specific class attendance policies. Only class instructors can excuse students from class for reasons other than participating in college approved functions. Change in Program Students who desire to change from one curriculum to another can complete the required electronic form on the website. The form is found in campus connection under eForms. Changes in Registration/Refunds Any change within the 10th day of fall term; the 11th day of spring term; or six days in an eight-week term will be classified as an adjustment and will not appear on a student's transcript. After these dates, a "W" will appear on the transcript when a course is dropped. After the 10th day of fall term; the 11th day of spring term; or six days in an eight-week term, no class additions will be permitted for courses which involve a regularly scheduled class lecture and/or lab. After the Friday of the 12th week of instruction in the fall and spring term (6 th week for eight week terms), classes cannot be dropped and students cannot withdraw from school unless there are documented extenuating circumstances, e.g., personal medical emergencies. Students who wish to withdraw from school (dropping all classes) need to complete the withdrawal form which is available on the college website. It is not possible to withdraw using cancel/withdraw to zero in campus connection under eForms. Classroom Regulations Students in all classrooms settings are under the supervision of the faculty or staff member responsible for the activity in the room. As such, they are expected to comply with whatever guidelines are set up by the supervisor regarding the facility. Collaborative Courses Collaborative courses are courses than can be taken at other campuses in the NDUS system in conjunction with classes being taken at DCB. Every school in the NDUS system has specific collaborative policies. At DCB, a student must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA in order to take collaborative courses at other NDUS schools. Please see the registrar in Student Services for more information. Computer Acceptable Use Policies Employees and students who use DCB computer facilities are responsible for using these resources in an appropriate manner. Misuse of computer facilities is considered a violation of state law and NDUS procedure 1901.2 and is subject to disciplinary procedures. Copyright infringements are also subject to disciplinary procedures. All users of DCB computers and personal laptops on campus are therefore required to comply with the following: 1. Files, logins, usernames, passwords, and computer output belonging to an individual or to the institution are considered to be personal property. Users cannot examine, change, or use another person's files, or institutional files for which they do not have explicit authorization. Users can not use another person's login and password. 2. Obscene or offensive material cannot be viewed on a campus owned, or personal computer in public areas, or classroom settings. Obscene or offensive material cannot be sent through e-mail while on the campus network. 3. Users cannot deliberately attempt to degrade system performance or the network capability. Loopholes in the computer systems, knowledge, or special passwords shall not be used to damage a system or file, or to change or remove information in a system or file. 4. University owned computers, or network systems cannot be used for commercial purposes. 5. Unauthorized copies of copyrighted material cannot be created distributed, or knowingly utilized. 6. Reconfiguring the hardware arrangement of campus owned equipment by unplugging various cables and moving hardware will not be allowed. 7. Software downloads to student labs, and public- computer area machines are prohibited. Individuals who violate these policies will be subject to the following disciplinary procedures depending on the severity of the offense: ⚫ The first offense will be a verbal warning ⚫ The second offense will be a written warning ⚫ The third offense will result in the loss of access to the network on any campus-owned or student-owned com- puter. Computing the Grade Point Average Quality of work is indicated by grade point average. Grades “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D” are worth four, three, two or one points, respectively. The grade “F” carries no points. Students can compute their own grade point average (GPA) by simply dividing the total number of points by the total number of credits attempted. For example: