SYLLABUS AND GRADING
As a stated in the Transcribed Credit policy, high
school instructors are required to meet the same
face-to-face instructional time as our NWTC
faculty. This means that transcribed credit courses
are meant to be delivered in person/traditional
lecture format. Please consult with NWTC faculty
and/or syllabus to reference the required face
to face time for each transcribed course. Based
upon the above, we cannot allow transcribed credit
courses to be set up as independent study in the
high school setting.
Syllabus Development and Requirements
Overview: Starting in Fall 2018, all transcribed
N WTC courses are required to create and distribute
a class syllabus to students. The syllabus serves
two purposes:
• Align transcribed credit classes with the same
expectations of NWTC classes, outlined in
the syllabus. The use of the syllabus creates a
college atmosphere and communicates clear
expectations for an NWTC college class.
• Align transcribed classes with the same
requirements of NWTC courses, ensuring the
same course outcomes are instructed across all
offerings. This alignment ensures consistency of
instruction and enhances quality of dual credit
programming.
Templates
A syllabus template associated with the area you
teach will be provided at the Spring Summit. The
template contains
• NWTC Policies and Resources
• Class Outcomes (Competencies and
Employability Skills)
• Class grading requirements
• Class resources, if needed
These are the minimum required elements for your
class syllabus. Certain portions of the text must
remain the same in your syllabus as these elements
apply to all NWTC students, including high school
students taking NWTC transcribed courses.
You can add additional elements as it relates to
your classroom. Do not remove from the template
required elements, unless it specifies you can
directly in the template.
Requirements: Follow these steps for all
transcribed courses:
1. Create a syllabus for all classes you are teaching
using the template provided by NWTC.
2. Name each syllabus document using the naming
conventions provided to you by
the Department.
3. Email a copy of the syllabus to identified
Department location before the first day of your
class (this is standard procedure for all classes
taught at NWTC).
4. Provide each student with a copy of the class
syllabus on the first day of class.
Grading
• FINAL GRADES ARE DUE 72 hours from the last
date of the class.
• Enter grades into Blackboard Shell under the
Grading/Full Grade Center/PSGRADE column only
• Blackboard only accepts
• CAPITAL LETTER GRADES...A, B, C, D, F
• WITHDRAW: W
• Numbers or special characters will error:
Do not enter Percentages or “+”, “-“ grades.
• For more information on Blackboard
grading go to www.nwtc.edu/bbtraining.
• Once grades are posted to Blackboard, they will
transfer to Peoplesoft, which is NWTC’s student
information system.
• Student grades of A-C will be posted to student
transcripts.
• Students grades of D-F will be posted to student
transcripts as AU=Audit grades. Audit grades will
not transfer to other institutions and will not count
toward NWTC credentials.
• Withdrawal grades will be removed and not posted
to the student transcript.
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