Policies
 Attendance
Policy
Due to its direct correlation with academic success, class attendance
is required of all Lincoln College students. Parents, students and advisors are
informed of excessive absences. Chronic absenteeism may result in administrative
withdrawal from the course and/or failure.
Grading
Policy
Grades are used to indicate the quality of work or level
of proficiency achieved by individual students. Grades for all
students are reported at the end of each semester. Letter grades
are used
as follows:
- A - Excellent work - four
credit points for every credit hour
- B - Good work - three credit
points for every credit hour
- C - Average work - two credit
points for every credit hour
- D - Poor work - one credit
point for every credit hour
- F - Failing work -no credit points
Social Policies
Students at Lincoln College are expected to abide by the college regulations
set
in the Student Handbook as well as by
applicable federal, state and local laws. Failure to abide by the following regulations
may result in disciplinary action including, but not limited to, warning, disciplinary
probation, suspension and dismissal from the college.
Student Records
Policy - Inspection and Release of Records
In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Acts of 1974 (FERPA), Lincoln College will not release the educational
records, including identifying data, academic work completed, level
of achievement,
attendance data, scores on standardized intelligence, aptitude,
and psychological tests, inventory results, health data, family
background
information, teacher or counselor ratings and observations, and
verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior patterns, to
any person
or agency without the written permission of the student.
Records will be released without permission to the following persons
or agencies:
- Parents of students who have not reached the age of majority.
- School officials, including advisors and teachers, within the
college who have a legitimate interest.
- Other authorized representatives or officials as specified
in Public Law 93-380.
As provided in FERPA, students at Lincoln College have the right
to inspect their educational records and to challenge the content
of the records for the purpose of securing their record of academic
achievement maintained by the Registrar or their personal record
maintained by their faculty advisor should. There is a $5.00
charge for official copies of records.
Updated
12/7/06
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