K12 Dual Credit Resource Guide 2020-2021 | Page 15

CREDIT Syllabus, Academic Integrity and Grading As a stated in the Transcripted Credit policy, high school instructors are required to meet the same face-to-face instructional time as our NWTC faculty. This means that transcripted 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 transcripted course. Based upon the above, we cannot allow transcripted credit courses to be set up as independent study in the high school setting. Syllabus Development and Requirements NWTC instructors, including transcripted credit are required to create and distribute a class syllabus to students. The syllabus serves two purposes: • Align transcripted credit classes with the same expectations of NWTC classes. The use of the syllabus creates a college atmosphere and communicates clear expectations for an NWTC college class. • Align transcripted 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. Name your syllabus document using the naming conventions provided to you by the department. 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 transcripted courses. • Health Sciences – [email protected] You can add additional elements as it relates to your classroom. Do not remove required elements from the template, unless it specifies you can directly in the template. • Trades – [email protected] For more information go to: nwtc.edu/K12Syllabus • General Studies – [email protected] • College of Business – [email protected] 13