Procedure for Life Experience Portfolio Assessment The student should submit a Request for Life Experience Credit (LEC) Form, requesting consideration for LEC for a specific, current catalog course, and a complete resume to the office of the registrar. Both a Request for Life Experience Credit Form and resume must be received to continue with this process. 1. The Request for LEC Form and resume will be reviewed by the registrar. 2. Upon this review, the registrar will contact the student regarding a potential course for which LEC might be pursued. A course LEC portfolio description will be forwarded to the student. LEC portfolio collection will be determined by the course instructor and will include but may not be limited to the current policy guidelines. 3. LEC may be awarded upon satisfactory portfolio completion. This will be determined by the registrar in conjunction with the course instructor. 4. LEC will be applied to the student transcript by the registrar upon satisfactory portfolio completion and payment to the business office for the associated fee stated in the current tuition and fees schedule. 5. LEC portfolio completion and associated fee should be received before the final day of the semester during which the LEC consideration was requested. EDUCATIONAL AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS Davis College has entered into agreements with various institutions that meet the criteria for college level credit. Details regarding these agreements are available in the office of the registrar. The following institutions have agreements with Davis College: Antietam Bible College Cedarville University Child Evangelism Fellowship’s Children’s Ministries Institute Word of Life Bible Institute POLICY FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY Students may request approval to complete a course through independent study by completing and submitting the appropriate form. Independent study will not be granted solely for student convenience. It is an option in the following circumstances: 1. If a required course is not available during the year the student will be graduating. 2. If the student needs two campus courses that meet during the same course period and neither course is available through Davis Online Learning. 3. If the student lives more than an hour drive away from Davis College. An “Independent Study Request” Form must be submitted to the office of the registrar. Upon approval, the request will be forwarded to the student’s academic advisor. Upon the advisor’s approval, the request will be forwarded to the course instructor. The following limits will be applied: 1. A fee will be charged in addition to regular tuition charges. Tuition and fee schedules are published by the business office. 2. Iructors who have misgivings about conducting a course through independent study are not required to do so. 3. A learning contract must be written between the student and the instructor stipulating requirements and time limits for completion (not more than one semester). 4. The instructor will verify that a minimum of 150 hours of work has been built into the independent study design for a three credit hour course. 5. Generally, a non-graduating student who has completed less than 60 credit hours will not be permitted to take a course by independent study.
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