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Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Policies and Procedures
Academic Honesty
Transfer Credit
Reverse Transfer
Articulation Agreements
Credit for Prior Learning
Standardized Tests
Catalog of Record
Updating Student Information
Changes in Class Schedule
Attendance
Dropout Detective
Final Projects/Examinations
Grading System
Repeating a Course
Transcripts
Honors Recognition
Academic Probation
Academic Suspension
Graduation
Academic Renewal
Academic Appeals

General Education:

General education at Allen Community College combines essential thinking skills with knowledge from a broad range of academic areas. Through completion of the general education program, Allen students will have attained the skills to make informed, ethical decisions, enabling them to pursue a productive future in an increasingly complex and diverse global community. The general education program is present in all Associate degree programs at Allen.

Credit Hours:

A credit hour at Allen Community College is defined as an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:

  • One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or

  • At least an equivalent amount of work as listed above for other academic modalities and activities established by the College including online courses, laboratory work, internships, practicums, studio work and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.

Equivalent amounts of work have been established for one credit hour for the following:

  • Laboratory work – 1.5 clock hours per week for 15 weeks

  • On the job training, Internships, and/or Clinicals – 45 clock hours