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OVERVIEW - Concurrent (CEU) Option for Semester Credit Hours Courses THE OPPORTUNITY NCTC offers students wanting to earn CEUs the option of enrolling in select semester-hour college credit technical courses. Lifelong Learning students concurrently participate in the for-credit course along with other NCTC students. COURSE CONTENT & INSTRUCTOR The course content, schedule, instructor and completion requirements are exactly the same for Lifelong Learning students and semester-hour credit students. The benefit of taking a conventional semester-hour college credit course for Lifelong Learning education purposes varies by student. For most people, this option offers another way to upgrade skills needed in the workplace. For others it offers a way to gain new skills needed on the job. The concurrent enrollment option also offers an introductory experience in a given field for those who may wish to explore several career options. GUIDELINES FOR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT Students may take some courses for CEU credit and others for regular semester-hour college credit. COURSE FEES Full tuition, including all applicable lab fees are shown along with course information for each respective class later on this page. GUIDELINES FOR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT - TESTING WAIVED Students choosing this option may enroll in these select courses without having to worry about taking the THEA placement exam. THEA requirements are waived for Division of Lifelong Learning students taking these courses for CEU credit. However, THEA requirements are waived only for courses taken for CEUs. Students who take a combination of CEU and regular semester-hour credit courses are subject to THEA requirements.
GUIDELINES - GRADING Students receive a "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" rating for courses taken for CEU credit rather than a conventional letter grade. CEUs are awarded upon satisfactory completion.
GUIDELINES - CONVERTING TO CREDIT Students completing a course for CEUs may later apply to have the course counted for regular semester-hour college credit. If converted to college credit, the course may then be counted toward requirements for a certificate or a degree. Students who wish to convert the course to college-credit may be required to pass a course content exam.
GUIDELINES - GPA & TRANSFER CREDIT CEUs earned at NCTC will be posted to a student's official transcript as satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion. CEUs are not considered in calculating a student's grade point average (GPA), nor are they transferable to other colleges.
The registration process for students who take credit courses for CEUs is essentially identical to that for regular semester-hour credit courses. However, there are two exceptions: (1) the student declares on the registration form whether they wish to take a certain course for CEU credit or regular semester-hour credit; and (2) students enrolling for CEU credit must write down different course numbers, term codes and other identifiers on their registration form. (In the Credit Schedule of Classes published for each semester, the selected courses, which may be taken for either CEU or regular semester-hour credit, are marked with an asterisk (*). For More Information: Division of Lifelong Learning North Central Texas College 1525 West California Street Gainesville, Texas 76240-4699 940-668-4272 Fax 940-668-6049
OR Division of Lifelong Learning North Central Texas College 1500 North Corinth Street Corinth, Texas 76208-5408 940-498-6270 Fax 940-498-6406
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