TUTORIALS

ratified: Academic Council, Approved as revised: Sept. 25, 1992, Academic Dean, Nov. 24, 1992
last update: 11/99
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PURPOSE:

To provide guidelines for instances in which faculty are asked to teach one or more students the content of an approved QVCC course, but such teaching is not to be counted as part of the normal 12-contact hour workload.

POLICY:

For a variety of reasons, faculty are sometimes asked, in addition to their normal teaching load, to assume the responsibility of helping a small group of students master the full content of an approved QVCC course. Tutorials such as these shall be subject to the following guidelines:

1. Tutorials will be taught at the discretion of the individual instructor, and with the approval of the Academic Dean, in consultation with the full-time faculty member generally responsible for the course.

2. Compensation for such efforts will be agreed upon by the instructor and the Academic Dean.

3. All students who wish to participate in a tutorial must receive prior approval from the instructor.

4. Instructors will be allowed a certain amount of flexibility in scheduling class meetings.

5. The regular Academic Calendar deadlines and requirements (adds/drops, pass/fail, withdrawal, etc.) will apply to all approved tutorial courses.

PROCEDURE:

Before registering for a tutorial, the student must complete a "tutorial application form," available from the Academic Dean's office, faculty secretary, or academic advisors, and submit the form, signed by the student and the faculty member who has agreed to teach the course. The application should include, as appropriate:

1. A standard syllabus for the course to be undertaken.

2. An explanation of any departures from the syllabus necessitated by the tutorial format.

3. An estimated schedule of faculty/student contacts.

Applications must be submitted to the Academic Dean prior to the end of the first week of classes of the semester in which the tutorial is to be undertaken.

The Academic Dean will notify the student of the approval or disapproval of the proposed tutorial. If the tutorial is approved, the student will take her/his letter of approval to Student Services to register for the course.

Tutorials will be registered as a section of the course being undertaken. Section numbers 90-95 have been reserved by the registrar for tutorials.