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Online Programs Attendence Verification
August 11, 2011
Effective 7/1/11, DOE has added definitions related to “academic attendance” and “attendance at an academically-related activity”. If your institution counts “logging-in” as enough to warrant online attendance, you need to take not of these changes. No longer is simply logging into an online class sufficient to be considered attendance. In addition, students must demonstrate participation in the class by, contributing to a threaded discussion, uploading an assignment, or contacting the instructor, for example.
For complete information, visit the Federal Register at: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/fregisters/FR102910Final.html.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Calculator
This tool is perfect to use while advising students about their GPA or maximum timeframe to complete the program. It allows the user to enter Continue reading
Professionalism Rubric
Many times, faculty include professionalism as an assessment item on the syllabus without having an objective method for measuring professionalism. Continue reading
2011
Financial Aid Probation Appeal Form
Financial Aid Probation requires the student to file an appeal. This form ensures you meet the federal requirements for offering FA Probation.
The Financial Aid Probation Appeal Form is in Word (DOCX) format – Download Now
The main lesson from a down job market? Stay in school. As long as you can.
Sep 16, Washington Post. By: Anthony P. Carnevale
With the unemployment rate hovering above 9 %, today’s job market is bad for everyone. One group does seem to fare better than the rest, however: The jobless rate for workers with a bachelor’s degree or better is just 4.3 percent, compared with 14.3 percent for high school dropouts.
To view the entire article, go to Washington Post – Lessons from a Down Job Market