Student Information

• Academic Advising
• Attendance Policy
• Change of Personal Information
• Grades / Transcripts
• Withdrawal / Leave of Absence / Refund Policy

Academic Advising

Students entering the BBA Advantage program transfer a variety of coursework to BPC. After Admissions is granted, the Registrar’s office will provide the student and advisor an Academic Guidesheet. This Guidesheet will indicate all courses needed for the completion of the degree including the 42 hour BBA Advantage Program curriculum. The Academic Advisor will work with the student to determine what courses are needed to complete the degree program.

Taking Additional Courses – students who need additional courses to graduate have the option to take these classes prior to or after the Cohort Program. Special approval is necessary for students who desire to take additional courses while currently enrolled in the cohort program. This action constitutes a course overload for the student and approval must be made in writing to and granted by the Dean of External Programs. Courses taken outside the 42 hour cohort program will result in additional charges.

Attendance Policy

The nature of the BBA Advantage program requires students to attend all class sessions. The class session are broken down into required onsite and online sessions. The onsite sessions are held once per week for four (4) hours. At these sessions, the entire class meets with the faculty member. Class attendance records are maintained by the faculty member and submitted to the Office of External Programs. In addition, students will be required to meet online at a given point throughout each week.

• Onsite Class Attendance Policy - Students are expected to be present when class begins, and remain the entire class session. To be counted present, a student must attend a total of three (3) hours or more of a class that is four (4) hours in length.
• Online Class Attendance Policy – Students are expected to participate with all online discussions each week.

If a student exceeds the allowed absences and does not contact the Site Director of the campus offering the cohort program to officially withdraw before the last class session, the instructor is directed to issue the grade of "F".

• Under emergency circumstances, a student may be allowed one (1) absence per course. An absence will be given if a student misses either an onsite or online class session. Students need to contact the faculty member regarding make up work.

Students enrolled in the cohort program are expected to attend all courses. When that is not possible, the procedures below must be followed:

• Students who must miss a course due to unavoidable circumstances must arrange for a temporary leave of absence with the Site Director prior to the beginning of the course.
• Students needing to withdraw while in a course may do so by arrangement with the Site Director prior to the end of the course, but the regular refund and academic withdrawal policies apply. Please review the Withdrawal/Refund Policy.

Faculty members reserve the right to factor lateness, early departures, and class attendance (including online participation) into a student’s grade, as long as it is addressed in the syllabus.