Instructor Guidelines

Faculty | Textbooks & Syllabus | Evaluation & Supervision | Class Rosters

Grades | Withdrawals | Fees & Payment | Transcripts | Access

Faculty

Instructors in the Dual Enrollment Program have adjunct faculty status at Northwest Missouri State University. To qualify to teach, an instructor must have a minimum of a Master's Degree that includes substantial study (a minimum of 18 graduate-level semester hours) appropriate to the academic field in which they are teaching. Approval of specific courses and respective adjunct faculty will be based upon credentials and recommendation of the appropriate Department Chair to the College Dean, Provost, President and Board of Regents.

Textbooks & Syllabus

Dual Enrollment courses must duplicate the identical course offering delivered on campus. The high school must agree to use a syllabus and textbooks approved by the academic department at Northwest.

Full-time Northwest instructors will work cooperatively with the dual enrollment instructor to develop and approve the syllabi, teaching methodology and student assessment strategies for dual enrollment courses. Northwest will provide textbooks for all students who are enrolled for credit through Northwest for dual enrollment courses. Tuition of $88.00 includes tuition, textbook fee and the technology fee.

Evaluation and Supervision

The high school will cooperate closely with the corresponding department at Northwest. The instructors will attend any necessary informational and consultation seminars and planning days. Supervision by Northwest Missouri State University will be on a planned basis and included visits to the high school class as a normal part of the supervisory function.

Class Rosters

Accurate class rosters are vital to ensuring students get college credit for the work done in your dual enrollment classes. This roster is used as the official record of enrollment and determines who Is eligible to receive college credit. Students listed on the roster are those who will be billed. Assuring the accuracy of the class roster is one of your administrative responsibilities in the Dual Enrollment Program.

Phyllis Chatlos assists the Liberty Public School Dual Credit Calculus I students.

Class rosters are available to the campus instructors through CatPAWS. The department will send an official class roster within two weeks of the time your students register in the dual enrollment course. Please check this roster to be sure it is accurate and return it to the department within five working days. Everyone taking the class for college credit must be on the roster, and anyone listed who is not receiving college credit must be removed from the list.

The academic department will send a second roster after the fifth week of classes. This roster is the official record of enrollment in the class. If you notice an error, contact the Registrar immediately.

Grades

Northwest's unit of credit is the semester hour. Grades are on the four point system (A, B, C, D, F). No pluses or minuses are used. All grades, including midterms and final grades, will be submitted through CatPAWS. The department will send you a mid-term grade sheet that lists all the enrolled students. This will come to you at Northwest’s midterm. The purpose of this grade sheet is to allow you to inform students if they are deficient (grade of a D or an F) in a dual enrollment course.

When you receive the mid-term grade sheet, please estimate grades as accurately as possible at the point in the trimester and enter the grades of those students making D's or F's. Return the mid-term grade sheet to the department by the date indicated. Students may view their midterm grades on CatPAWS. No official grade reports will be mailed to the student or sent to the school.

Final grade sheets will be available to your campus instructor near the end of Northwest's trimester. If the dual enrollment course is a year long, an In Progress (IP) grade must be recorded at the end of the Fall Trimester and final grades sent at the end of the high school's Spring Semester. Final grades for a trimester-long course need to be sent when the high school semester ends. Students may view their final grades on CatPAWS. No official grade reports will be mailed to the student or sent to the school.

Withdrawals

Students may withdrawal from a course before the end of the tenth week of Northwest's academic trimester by completing a withdrawal form with the Advisement Assistance Office. Refund of fees will be based upon and follow the policy as outlined in the University Undergraduate Academic Catalog. A "W" will be recorded on the student’s Northwest transcript for any student who withdraws.

Instructors cannot withdraw students from classes. Students must call the Advisement Assistance Office, (660) 562-1695, to complete the withdrawal process.

Fees & Payment

The fees (per credit hour) will be the technology fee plus one-half of the standard tuition fee charged to students attending Northwest Missouri State University. (Tuition of $88.00 includes tuition, textbook fee and the technology fee.) Bills will be sent to individual students.

A student may not enroll in subsequent trimesters until all accounts are paid in full. No copies of transcripts will be issued or further enrollments confirmed if any financial obligations are outstanding to the University.

Transcripts

Grades and credits will be recorded on the Northwest Missouri State University permanent record and will be included in the student’s Northwest cumulative grade point.

For students enrolling in Northwest Missouri State University after high school graduation, Northwest agrees to apply dual enrollment courses to a Baccalaureate Degree or Certificate Program.

Transcripts showing credit earned will be issued upon request by the student and payment as set forth in the University Undergraduate Academic Catalog. The acceptance of transfer credit and inclusion in the GPA lie within the domain of the receiving institution.

Access

Students in Dual Enrollment courses must have

Access to the course instructor outside regular classroom hours
Access to library resources either at the high school or through electronic means
Geographic access to student and academic support

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