TRIPS TO CAMPUS REQUIRED: 15 Weekly Labs + 5 Tests & Final Exam to be taken in the Distance Learning Testing Center

ACCESS CODE REQUIRED: No

ORIENTATION INFORMATION: Orientation for this class will be held on Thursday, August 21 at 2pm. We will meet in building 120 (Allied Health) in room 326. This is our regularly scheduled lab time and place. This orientation is mandatory, even if you have had previous online courses, and we will introduce the first lab on the Scientific Method at this time.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Susan Ann Turner

INSTRUCTOR E-MAIL: susan.turner@gvltec.edu

INSTRUCTOR'S NOTE: Please make sure when you purchase the book from the bookstore that you are buying the book for the ONLINE/Hybrid Class. This book is the same as for the lecture classes, but it is packaged with materials you will need to access the epack in WebCT.

DISTANCE LEARNING ATTENDANCE POLICY: In order to avoid access denied status, students should make contact with their instructor within the first three days of class. Attendance in an online class is defined by correspondence and the student is expected to demonstrate, at least once a week, that he/she is actively involved and is corresponding in the class. Examples of activities that can be used to demonstrate this involvement include, but not limited to the following: posting/receiving e-mails, participating in online course discussions via bulletin boards and chat rooms, and completing and submitting course assignments.

Students not meeting the minimum attendance/correspondence requirement may be withdrawn with a grade of "W" or "WF" based upon the student's academic standing at the last date of attendance/correspondence. Email through WebCT will be the primary means of communication, especially when the student is having difficulty answering a question or solving an exercise or a problem. For your instructor to help you effectively, please provide as much information as possible when communicating and it is the student's responsibility to check all virtual correspondence (email, bulletin board) regularly. College Online strongly encourages communication with your instructor.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Students are responsible for completing the required forms for dropping/withdrawing from course(s) and failure to do so will result in a performance grade, usually a grade of" F ". Click here for the last day to withdraw: Important Dates