Instructional Information

General Education Learning Outcomes
Kellogg Community College believes in the value of general education and to that end, all students receiving an associate degree will be required to achieve General Education Learning Outcomes. These learning outcomes will be acquired through the completion of general education core courses required for each degree (see specific program guides).

As a result of completing an associate degree from Kellogg Community College, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate written, verbal, nonverbal, computer, and listening communication skills.
   
   
2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in gathering, analyzing, interpreting facts, and problem solving using scientific inquiry.
   
   
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the creative process and the ability to appraise the significance of visual, literary, or performing arts.
   
   
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the implications of living in a culturally-diverse society and contemporary global community.
   
   
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the implications of physical, mental, and community health principles.
   

Academic Discipline Procedure
Procedures in cases of academic integrity infractions will begin with the individual instructor who has reason to believe an incident has occurred. The instructor must first review the information and determine whether there is sufficient reason to proceed with the charge of academic integrity violation. If the instructor determines to proceed, the instructor must communicate, in writing, the charge to the student with a copy to the instructor's chair or director.

If the student admits his or her guilt and accepts and completes the penalty prescribed by the instructor, the matter is resolved, and a copy of the incident report detailing the allegations, the student’s response, and the penalty must be sent to and filed with the appropriate chair or director and the Dean of Student Services office. Penalties imposed by the instructor fall within the confines of the course, i.e., failure of the assignment, requirement of an alternate assignment, or failure of the course. Dismissal from the program or suspension from the College are actions outside of the instructor's purview and must be dealt with by the appropriate department chair or director. KCC's Policy on Academic Integrity is spelled out in the Student Handbook.

If the student maintains his or her innocence, the instructor will apply the penalty and refer the student to the appropriate chair or director who shall process the matter as a student appealed violation of the Student Code of Conduct.

Class Attendance
Regular class attendance is considered an essential part of your educational experience and a requirement for an adequate evaluation of student academic progress. Absenteeism is a matter to be resolved between you and the instructor.

Excessive absence is reported to the academic advising staff. An attempt is made to contact you to resolve any problems. Continued absenteeism may lead to administrative action.

Faculty are required to report “No Show” students to the Financial Aid office. Federal aid may be reduced if you do not begin attendance in all classes.

Consultation
If you need to meet with a member of the faculty concerning a class, you are encouraged to do so. Generally, members of the full-time teaching faculty are available approximately seven and a half hours a week. We urge you to seek help with small problems before they grow.

Consultation hours are posted on office doors and usually are announced in class. Appointments are recommended.

Academic Assistance
The Learning Place
The Learning Place fosters student success by providing comprehensive academic skills support and services in college-level and developmental learning. Students can improve their learning through peer tutoring, professional academic assistance, career advice, and self-help resources. The Learning Place staff offer reading, writing, and mathematics assistance during open hours, as well as during scheduled labs. Students can receive help with homework, lab assignments, and other projects. (For assistance in science tutoring, students should stop into the Schwarz Science Building, room 103D.)

The tutor coordinator, student support specialists, peer advisors, and academic paraprofessionals, as well as The Learning Place Director, are available to help assure student success. Computers, academic software, study group spaces, and professional assistance are available to all students in the Ohm Information Technology Center, room 207.

Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Study Skills
Kellogg Community College offers a wide variety of individualized refresher and mastery programs of study in reading, writing, mathematics, and study skills.

College Reading and Study Skills (STSK 98 or 99) offers help with phonics, spelling, reading speed and comprehension, vocabulary use, listening, and note taking.

The Writing Skills course (ENGL 97 or 99) increases student proficiency in paragraph development, sentence structure, mechanics, and grammar.

Mathematics 98 offers a review of basic mathematics by targeting the skills needed to be successful with everyday mathematical tasks.

The goal of developmental instruction is to help underprepared students develop skills that will allow them to proceed to and succeed in further levels of English, mathematics, and other subjects they need to achieve their academic goals.

In the event you score below the seventh grade reading level on two assessment tests or below 15 on the COMPASS pre-algebra assessment test, you will be referred by academic advisors to appropriate sources of help somewhere else in the community.°

°If you have been admitted to the developmental program and are assessed below seventh grade reading level on two or more appropriate assessment tests, you will be administratively withdrawn by the center coordinator and referred back to the Academic Advising Center for other kinds of help.