General Policies
Attendance
While individual instructor’s policies may vary, punctual and regular attendance is required. When absence from a class becomes necessary, the student is responsible for informing the instructor prior to the absence whenever possible. The student also is responsible for the subsequent completion of all work missed during an absence. Instruction missed may affect the student’s grade, regardless of the reason for the absence. Frequent absences may result in the termination of veterans educational benefits and other programs of financial assistance. Failure to attend the first and second class sessions may result in administrative withdrawal from the course.
Auditing a Course
Students may register for a course on an audit basis, which means they are exempt from taking the examinations and do not receive college credit. Changes from audit to credit must be made by the official last day to add a course. Changes from credit to audit must be made by the official last day for students to withdraw from a course without grade penalty. These dates are published on the BRCC web site.
Change of Registration
In all cases, students who wish to make changes in their schedules after initial registration must follow the established guidelines and complete the add/drop process. Failure to do so may place their college record in jeopardy. Any questions concerning the process should be directed to the Division of Student Services.
The guidelines listed below are for courses which meet throughout the course of an entire fifteen-week semester. Courses of other lengths have unique deadlines which are listed in each semester’s Schedule of Classes., found on the BRCC web site. Students are responsible for knowing the deadline dates for add, drop and withdrawal each semester.
- Addition of a course: usually students may add a new course during the first five class days of a semester.
- Dropping a course with a tuition refund: usually students may drop a course and receive a tuition refund during the first eleven class days of a semester.
- Withdrawal from a course: usually students may withdraw from a course and receive a “W” grade from the twelfth class day through the ninth week of a semester, which represents 60% of the semester. A withdrawal after 60% of the semester has passed will result in a “F” grade except under mitigating circumstances, which requires the documented approval of a Dean. Students who wish to request withdrawal under mitigating circumstances must meet with a College counselor to initiate the process. The request for withdrawal under mitigating circumstances and all supporting documentation must be submitted no later than 10 days after the start of the subsequent semester.
- Withdrawal from the College: students who wish to withdraw from the College should contact the Counseling Center for appropriate procedures.
Class Cancellation Policy
The College reserves the right to cancel individual classes due to low enrollment or various other factors.
If a class is cancelled, an attempt is made to notify students by telephone and the tuition refund process will be initiated automatically. If students wish to add another class, they must complete the add/drop process within the specified time frame to add a course.
Course Repeat Policy
Enrollment in a course is limited to two times. Grades of “W”, “X”, and “I” shall count as first or subsequent attempts (enrollments). Students who wish to enroll in a course for a third time must have written approval from the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services. If a student elects to repeat a course, all grades, credits attempted, and quality points for previous enrollments are no longer applicable. This means that if a class is repeated, the last grade earned (lower or higher) will be the course grade used in the computation of the cumulative grade point average (GPA).