Concurrent/High
School Parent and Student Information
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DE Courses
Distance Education offers a variety of Internet delivered courses.
Students interested in enrolling in the SUU Concurrent program need
to contact their School Counselor.
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Admission
All concurrent enrollment students at Southern Utah University must
submit a completed admissions application, concurrent enrollment
application, high school transcripts, ACT/SAT scores (if available),
and the required application fee. The application for admission and
application fee are submitted once providing the student continues
to enroll for subsequent an admission’s application and a re-application
fee as per University policy. Concurrent students must provide a
current high school transcript and ACT/SAT scores to the admission’s
office upon graduation from high school. Registration into any of
the on-line courses requires a cleared admission to SUU every
semester. For more information contact your High School Counselor.
Registration
The registration form is obtained from your High School Counselor.
Besure to fill it out completly, any missing information, signatures,
payment, etc. will delay and or void the application and admission
to the concurrent program. This triplicate form must be submitted
to SUU Distance Ed by the High School Councelor.
The Registration Deadline for Concurrent
courses is 30 days before the semester begins.
Application
The one-time application fee is the responsibility of the student.
The SUU Application for Admission form, the SUU Concurrent Enrollment
Application form, and the one-time application fee must be received
to complete a student’s initial admission and registration
process.
In compliance with SUU policy on concurrent enrollment, the SUU Concurrent
Enrollment Application form includes signatures of students and parents/guardians
which express their desire for student enrollment and their awareness
that the student will be beginning an official transcript with the
University. The SUU Concurrent Enrollment Application form also includes
the signature of the principal or high school counselor, providing
SUU with written approval of those junior and senior students whom
the school is recommending for enrollment in selected courses for credit
(ask your HS councilor for policy criteria), and whom the district
will fund. For the first concurrent enrollment class, the student will
complete a Concurrent Enrollment Admission form and pay an application
fee. The application fee will cover future admission to SUU unless
the student attends another higher education institution between their
concurrent enrollment experiences, in which case the student would
be subject to the SUU readmission policy. Formal admission is subject
to acceptance by the SUU Admissions and Academic Standards Committee.
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Policies and Procedures
It is reccomended that all current and potential students taking Distance
Education offerings understand the requirements and guidelines regarding
the courses they take.
Course Completion
All work must be completed within the SUU semester schedule. Consult
the SUU calendar or general
catalog for these dates.
Drops/Withdrawals
To ensure that a class does not appear on the student transcript; classes
have to be dropped by the third Friday of the semester. Courses dropped
after the thrid Friday until the last day allowed, will be listed
in the student transcripts. A "W" (withdrawl) will be indicated
as the grade, the "w" does not effect the student's GPA.
Academic Honesty
You are expected to be honest about doing your course work on your
own. Academic dishonesty is serious and will not be tolerated. SUU
Faculty now have access to anti-plagiarism databanks and software/services.
It is recomended to submit your own work for assignments. Unacceptable
behavior such as submitting someone else's work as your own, cheating
on examinations and plagiarism can result in a variety of penalties
such as resubmission of lessons, reexamination, and/or failure in
the course. If you do not have a clear understanding of these expectations,
please read the following web site about plagarism at http://ollie.dcccd.edu/library/Module4/M4-VII/plagar.htm,
and/or type the word plagarism in a web search engine and follow
several links until you do understand.
See also the SUU Policy as regarding academic honesty as stated in
the General Catalog found at: http://www.suu.edu/academics/catalog/2004/ch2a.pdf.
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Home Computer Requirements
Students taking internet (WebCT) courses at home are required to meet
the following hyperlinked information. WebCT
computer requirements.
Usernames and Passwords
Course access into WebCT courses and obtaining an username must be
done at the WebCT server homepage. Usernames
and passwords will not become available until the first day of the
SUU semester.
Disclaimer: Distance
Ed. no longer sends personal access
or course detail information to students.
Students are responsible in obtaining
individual course access information.
Most courses are offered via WebCT,
likewise a few are not. See the information
about these course delivery types below.
If access for concurrent students is not available, the student's application
may still be undergoing the processing stage. Once processed into the
SUU Student Information System, a student will be able to obtain access
the following business day. If the student cannot obtain a username
and password, you can contact Gaye Ekker at: ekker@suu.edu or
call (435)865-8353
WebCT Instructions
There is a collection site (Student
HelpDesk )
containing some basic instructions to help you to get started using
WebCT. We have also created a Step
by Step guide in accessing WebCT.
Non-WebCT Courses
A few Internet courses are not offered in WebCT. To see if your course
is not offered in WebCT click here. These
courses do not require a username or password to access.
Textbooks
and Materials
Textbooks and materials needed for an online course can be found at
the SUU Bookstore website at: http://www.suu.edu/ss/bookstore/ Teachers may have contacted the District to arrange for textbooks for
their concurrent enrollment classes. If the District and the teacher
decide to arrange with the SUU bookstore for textbooks, they should
contact the University Bookstore Director at 586-7995 or at: http://www.suu.edu/ss/bookstore/.
IMI Helpdesk/Help
If you are experiencing technical problems with your Internet/WebCT
courses at home you can contact the IMIC at: imic@suu.edu or
call (435)586-1994; M-F between 9 am - 5 pm. Concurrent Students
taking courses at their school, are recommended to inquire for help
from the school Concurrent Facilitators.
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Grading
Grading criteria must be the same for both high school and SUU records.
Thus, the grade given for the high school course will be the same as
the grade given for the University course.
Incomplete Grade Application
This form is to be used to contract a completion date for Distance
Education courses. Use it as directed by the professor if it is required
by the department, or to hold a T grade open for a specific contracted
time. Form link.
Test Proctor Identification
Form
This form is for faculty needing to have a test proctor to facilitate
exams for students. Form link. High
School counselors and Concurrent Facilitators, not parents, friends
or relatives, can be test proctors.
School Certification Tests
Students may present the results to their school counselor who will
forward these to the Office of Distance Education with a check from
the student for $15 per credit hour of credit that will be awarded
from SUU. These forms are due to the Concurrent Enrollment office
no later than April 30th of any year.
Transferability of Concurrent
Enrollment Credit
All concurrent enrollment courses will count directly toward
a degree at Southern Utah University. All concurrent enrollment courses
will be given either major, general education or elective credit at SUU
and within the Utah System of Higher Education institutions (public colleges
and universities). But not all concurrent enrollment courses will count
directly toward a major at other Utah public colleges and universities.
Most colleges and universities in Utah accept concurrent enrollment credit
for classes taught on the high school campus. Nonetheless, it is the
student’s responsibility to ascertain whether or not the institution
to which the student will be transferring accepts concurrent enrollment
credit.
SUU does not assume responsibility for acceptance of transfer credit
by any other institution. However, the legislature has directed all Utah
System of Higher Education institutions to accept concurrent enrollment
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