Scottsdale Community College 2018-19 Catalog
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www.scottsdalecc.edu SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Admissions/Registration/Enrollment Admissions/Registration/Enrollment 247 2018-2019 CATALOG & STUDENT HANDBOOK Distance Learning The course content and competencies for distance learning classes are the same as courses of fered in-person or in a hybrid format. The courses of fered in this format lead to completion of MCCCD degrees and/or cer tif icates of completion. Colleges use Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Canvas and RioLearn for online of ferings. These por tals are used for both hybrid and online classes. Students must use their Maricopa Enterprise ID and pass word to access the por tal. The link to the por tal is provided on the college home page and on my.maricopa.edu, the distric t 's website for student access to Maricopa tools. Maricopa-assigned student e-mail addresses are used for communicating with students within the tools. Students are also able to communicate with the instruc tor through the LMS, via Maricopa e-mail or by phone. Externship Programs The Maricopa Communit y College's of f icial distric t course descriptions for credited experiential learning oppor tunities (Internships, Ex ternships, Prac ticums, and Clinicals) state the amount of hours required in order for a student to receive college credit. The descriptions also indicate if a maximum amount of credit is allowable for any given experiential learning oppor tunit y. Each course that includes an experiential learning oppor tunit y is assigned a Maricopa instruc tor of record who is responsible for ensuring that the student completes the required hours and assignments in order to receive credit. Additionally, the instruc tor works ex tensively with a site super visor to ensure that the student is making satisfac tor y progress and meeting the time requirements. The experiential credit process for the student includes the specif ic course details and learning outcomes, how hours will be tracked, and what is required for grading and course completion. The instruc tor submits the f inal grade for the experience. Maricopa's experiential learning process is in compliance with CFR 38 21.4265. A complete list of internship courses, along with course objec tives, can be found on the Maricopa Communit y College's Distric t – Center for Curriculum and Transfer Ar ticulation website, located at: ht tps://curriculum.maricopa.edu Prior Credit Evaluation Depar tment of Veterans Af fairs requires that all persons using any t ype of Veteran's educational assistance must have all prior education and training evaluated. Students will be required to request transcripts from all prior institutions, including militar y training. Without all prior institutions and militar y training , veteran educational assistance may not be cer tif ied. Transcripts will be evaluated and credit will be granted, as appropriate.