Drop Policy, LACC Schedule of Classes: "It is the student's responsibility to drop a class no longer being attended. Failure to drop a class in a timely manner may result in a "W" or an "F" on your academic record." "The student agrees to familiarize himself with the information in the college catalog and schedule of classes and know and observe all policies and procedures related to the program of study being pursued."

Due Dates. All work assigned for a particular week, including practice tests, is due no later than Sunday evening at the end of the week in which the work is assigned. NOTE:  All 60 lessons and word processing and document processing jobs must be completed to pass this course.
Up to 1% per week may be deducted from your final average for any late or missing skillbuilding or production jobs. 

Proofreading Checks. Five documents are designated on the Assignment Sheets as Proofreading Checks. 
Each Proofreading Check document must be proofread with 100% accuracy and have zero scoring errors on the first scored attempt. If any errors are scored, 1% point will be deducted from your final grade average. To make up a lost point, you may recreate the document and try again.  If you finish a document and are not yet ready to score it, click No when you exit and are prompted to score. I count scored attempts only, not unscored attempts.

Practice Document Processing Tests. You will take these timed practice tests at home periodically through the semester. They are very similar to the actual document processing test you will take when you come on campus and are evaluated for format and accuracy. Please see your assignment sheet for details. 
Never take an actual document processing test on campus until you have successfully completed the practice document processing tests!

Document Processing Tests. These tests are timed and the document is evaluated for format and accuracy.  Tests are scheduled on campus periodically through the course with me or an Instructional Assistant unless I have approved another arrangement.
Only one attempt is allowed on these tests.  

Document Processing Jobs. All document jobs must be submitted as "mailable" (free of formatting or typographical errors) to earn an A. Click here for grading standards.
A document assigned a D or F may be resubmitted one time by editing the document and uploading again. The lower grade will be dropped.  

Technique Check. I will give you a Technique Check and watch you type to insure that you have learned to type by touch with correct fingering and technique. Technique checks will be scheduled on campus at LACC at the end of the third week of the semester unless other arrangements have been approved.
If you cannot type with acceptable technique, you cannot pass the course.

Timed Writings. You will be given a series of 3' timings at the end of the course after all 60 lessons are completed. The best three timings are averaged to determine your speed. If your timings are not within the 3-error limit, 2 wpm will be subtracted from the gwpm (gross words per minute) for each error over the maximum number of errors allowed. For example, if your speed was 40 and your errors were 4, your nwpm (net words per minute) would be 38. Timed writings will be scheduled on campus at the end of the course (shown on last page of class Assignment Sheet) unless other arrangements are approved.