College Policies and Links

The Cerro Coso Community College Catalog now includes the following statement about participation and attendance. Please read the following insert very carefully, noticing my emphases:

Regular active participation is expected of all students enrolled in the college. Students not actively participating may be dropped from the course: specifically,

A student shall be dropped by the instructor for lack of active participation prior to the census (20%) date and any time up to the 60% date when the student is not actively participating.

A student also shall be dropped by the instructor anytime up to the 60% date when he or she has been absent from or not actively participating in class for the total of two consecutive weeks or fourteen (14) days. Students also may be dropped when non-consecutive absences number the equivalent of two weeks of the course.  This means no submitted course work or discussion board participation during this time. 

In general, it is the responsibility of the student to be aware of his or her current attendance/participation status. Students who have been absent or not actively participating in a course should notify the instructor of the reason. Notification in no way relieves the students of responsibility for work missed. Students are responsible for officially withdrawing from any course in which they no longer wish to be enrolled. Non-attendance/non-participation does not release the student from this responsibility.  The important "drop by" dates are listed below.  You can learn how to drop a course by going to the college website. 

Remember that it is not enough for students merely to attend/log into the course. You have to actively participate in the class, this means you must engage in the course’s designed learning activities: participate in discussions, submit homework and papers, ask for feedback, etc or you will be dropped. Failure to actively participate for no later than two consecutive weeks or fourteen (14) calendar days will result in your being dropped from the course.

Important Dates for Spring 2024 (please check the online college schedule to confirm the dates below)

Refund Date – January 26, 2024

Last day to drop a full-term class and qualify to request a refund. 

Census Date – January 28, 2024

Last day to drop a full-term class without entry on permanent records.

Final Drop Date – March 24, 2024

Last day to drop a full-term class, and a "W" will appear on your transcripts. After this date you will receive an "F" if you do not drop the course before this date and you fail to participate in the course.

 It is your responsibility to drop any course you no longer wish to attend and meet any required deadlines.  It is not the professor’s responsibility to ensure you are dropped in a timely fashion to meet any deadlines.  The professor, me, can drop you before certain dates based upon failure to actively participate, but it is ultimately your responsibility to drop any class you no longer wish to attend