Northwest Missouri State University dual credit brochure 1516

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Bearcat NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

Dual Credit

dual credit guidelines

for high school students Welcome to Dual Credit at Northwest Missouri State University. We are happy to have you as a member of our student body and are confident that you will find your Dual Credit experience to be both challenging and fulfilling.

BENEFITS

LOGIN instructions

STUDENT policies

As a Dual Credit student through Northwest Missouri State University, you are entitled to specific benefits.

The benefits include:

CatPAWS

As a Dual Credit student, you are required to follow the same policies and guidelines as oncampus students. The normal load for an on-campus undergraduate student is 14-18 academic hours per trimester. For additional information on student conduct policies such as academic integrity, consequences of plagiarism and academic dishonesty, visit nwmissouri.edu/ studentaffairs.

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PAYMENT schedule

■■ Earning college credit while still in high school; ■■ A discounted tuition rate; ■■ Textbooks provided at no cost; ■■ Access to the course instructor outside classroom hours; ■■ Geographic access to student and academic support; ■■ Access to Northwest Online course sites in disciplines with existing sites; ■■ Receiving a Bearcat Card*, which gives you access to the library and athletic events, performing arts and other activities; ■■ Receiving your own Northwest email account; ■■ Access to your online degree audit, showing how your Dual Credit classes will apply to a degree at Northwest. *You may obtain your Bearcat Card by visiting the I.D. Office on Northwest’s campus, on the second floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union.

CatPAWS, our student computer system, is available on the Resources tab at the top of nwmissouri.edu. Your User ID# is provided on your class schedule printout. Your initial PIN is provided in your acceptance letter.

If you have accessed CatPAWS previously, you may use the hint question to reset your PIN if you cannot remember it.

To obtain your Northwest email username and password, log in to CatPAWS and select Retrieve Initial Email/Northwest Online Login from the Personal Information menu. You can then access your Northwest email by going to nwmissouri.edu and selecting Student Email from the Resources tab at the top of the page.

Northwest Online

If you are enrolled in a Dual Credit course being offered with Northwest Online, login instructions will be sent to your Northwest email account. To obtain your Northwest Online username and password, log in to CatPAWS and select Retrieve Initial Email/Northwest Online Login from the Personal Information menu. Northwest Online can be accessed via the Resources tab at the top of nwmissouri.edu.

The fee for Dual Credit courses is set each academic year and is a discounted rate of the standard fees for in-state students.

Bills will be sent to your home address. Payment plans are available.

To make special arrangements for payment, call the Bursar’s Office at 660.562.1583.

You may not enroll for subsequent trimesters until all accounts are paid in full. No copies of transcripts will be released or further enrollments confirmed if any financial obligations are outstanding.

DROP VS. withdrawal You may drop or withdraw from dual credit courses in which you are enrolled before the two-thirds point of any trimester or until Christmas break for year-long courses. Withdrawals (where all Northwest dual credit classes are dropped) must be initiated through the Advisement Assistance and Orientation Office at 660.562.1695 or advise@nwmissouri.edu. All tuition charges will be removed and a $50 processing fee will be assessed. If you withdraw, a “W” grade will be recorded on your Northwest transcript for each course.

If you drop a course but remain enrolled in at least one course, the tuition will be removed and the processing fee will not be assessed for the dropped course.

To drop a dual credit course, contact the Office of Admissions at 660.562.1428. Students wishing to add, drop or withdraw from classes after the deadline must follow the appeals process as outlined in the University’s Undergraduate Academic Catalog, available on the Northwest website, nwmissouri. edu/academics/catalog.

TRANSCRIPTS/ transferability Grades and credit hours will be recorded on your Northwest transcript and included in your cumulative GPA. Grades are assigned on a A, B, C, D, or F scale. No pluses or minuses will be assigned. Please refer to the specific course syllabus for grading standards.

For students enrolling at Northwest after high school graduation, Northwest agrees to apply Dual Credit courses to any baccalaureate degree or certificate program.

Northwest has adopted the Policy Guidelines for the Delivery and Transferability of Credit obtained in Dual Credit Programs Offered in High Schools, dated June 10, 1999, as its Dual Credit policy. To see these guidelines visit www.dhe. mo.gov/policies/dual-credit.php.

Northwest will not limit the number of Dual Credit courses accepted in transfer from any Missouri higher education institution in compliance with the 1999 CBHE Dual Credit Policy Guidelines. This Dual Credit transfer policy is consistent with Northwest’s articulated transfer agreements with other institutions.

AFTER high school If you plan to enroll at Northwest following your high school graduation, you must complete the first-time freshman application.

You will be contacted if we need additional items to process your application. If you have questions about how a Dual Credit course would apply to a degree at Northwest, contact the Advisement Assistance and Orientation Office at advise@nwmissouri.edu or 660.562.1695 or check your online degree audit.

If you plan to enroll at a college other than Northwest following your high school graduation, contact that college to learn its major course requirements, general education course requirements and the transferability of Northwest coursework. Some majors have directed general education requirements or specific courses that students must take. Students should verify with the college of their choice that the Dual Credit course will fulfill degree requirements.

For additional information, contact: Coordinator of Dual Credit 816.604.3172 dualcr@nwmissouri.edu nwmissouri.edu/outreach/dualcredit

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Missouri Arboretum CRIME RATE DISCLOSURE Northwest is committed to assisting all members of the Northwest community in providing for their own safety and security. Information regarding campus security, personal safety and fire safety including topics such as crime prevention, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, crime statistics for the most recent three year period and disciplinary procedures is available on the University Police department website at nwmissouri.edu/police. If you would like a paper copy containing this information, you can contact a representative of the University Police Department at the Support Service Building, 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468 or by phone at 660.562.1254.

Dual Credit Coordinator 816.604.3172 dualcr@nwmissouri.edu

Advisement Assistance and Orientation Office 660.562.1695 advise@nwmissouri.edu

Registrar’s Office

660.562.1151 registrar@nwmissouri.edu

Cashiering/Bursar Office 660.562.1583 cashier@nwmissouri.edu

Students with Disabilities 800.633.1175 ada@nwmissouri.edu

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