Policy 02:25:00 Breaks and Scheduling Policy
Revision Responsibility: Registrar Responsible Executive Office: Vice President of Academic Affairs |
Purpose: To establish a policy to meet both student and instructor needs for breaks during and between classes. |
Policy: I. Breaks during class Students will receive 10 minutes of break time per 50 minutes of classroom instruction. The following conditions apply to the in-class breaks:
II. Breaks in between classes
III. Time limit on students’ hours at Platt in a single day. Students’ time at Platt each day, including classroom time and breaks, is not to be scheduled to exceed ten (10) consecutive hours per day during class days. Should scheduling issues arise due to lab space, instructor availability, or other issues, the schedule for a certain day may exceed ten hours with approval from the Dean of Nursing. Should a student choose to take an extra class ahead of time out of sequence, their schedule may exceed ten (10) hours in a single day. Should a student fall out of sequence due to failing a class, withdrawing from a class, or other reasons, and need to make the course up during a quarter which one or more of their classroom days would exceed ten hours, the student will need to obtain approval to take the course from the Dean of Nursing. IV. Time limit on instructors’ hours at Platt in a single day. Instructors’ classroom teaching time at Platt each day, not including breaks, is not to be scheduled to exceed eight (8) total hours per day during class days. Should scheduling issues arise due to lab space, instructor availability, or other issues, the schedule for a certain day may exceed eight hours with approval from the Dean of Nursing. This policy does not apply to clinical days. |
Created:July 7, 2014 |
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