Your academic success is very important to us. Please review and understand the following information before you begin classes at Austin Community College (and keep this information in mind as you continue taking courses at ACC in future semesters).
Withdrawing From Courses
You have the ability to withdraw from an ACC course after the semester has started, but you must do so through your MyACC account before the deadline listed in the ACC Registration Calendar. You can find instructions for withdrawing from a course here: Course Withdrawal/Drop Instructions.
Before withdrawing, please speak with your high school counselor and ACC Academic Success Manager/Coordinator as withdrawing may affect your high school schedule, graduation plan, and ability to continue in future ACC courses.
Information Disclosure
You are covered under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which prohibits ACC from disclosing certain information (including your academic progress in your courses/your final grades) to anyone, including parents, without your written consent.
As part of being a student within dual credit/ECHS programs, your high school counselor is not prohibited by FERPA from receiving the information listed above, meaning they are able to receive information about things like your academic progress in your courses and your final grades.
Attendance
You are required to abide by the college’s academic calendar, which may vary from that of your high school. ACC does not differentiate between dual credit/ECHS students and their post-high school graduation student peers (referred to as “traditional” students); all students should make the necessary time commitment required of their class.
Missing ACC courses to attend high school-related events such as pep rallies and field trips are not considered excused absences and it will be up to your professor to determine if you are able to make up any assignments you may have missed while you were absent.
Each professor’s attendance policy will vary, so, if you anticipate an absence, please consult with your ACC professor in advance of the absence to make appropriate arrangements.
Academic Misconduct
Academic Misconduct, which includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing outside work, is prohibited by ACC’s Student Standards of Conduct, which all ACC students (including dual credit/ECHS students) must follow. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, work, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to, tests/quizzes (whether taken electronically or on paper); projects (either individual or group); classroom presentations; and homework.
If you are found to have allegedly committed an act of Academic Misconduct, you can find more information about the ensuing process here: Academic Integrity and Disciplinary Process.
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