Regulations & Policies

Academic regulations and policies that apply to all members of the PC community.

Academic Progress and Performance Policy Peninsula College is committed to facilitating the academic success of students. As part of our responsibility to each student and to the State that helps to fund each student’s college education, the College has established expectations of student progress and academic performance.

Academic Honesty Preamble: When students enter Peninsula College, they are joining a community of scholars in an environment of open inquiry and academic honesty. This community is characterized by the freedom to express and to question. Responsibilities associated with this freedom include fostering mutual respect for diverse speech and beliefs and contributing to an atmosphere which engenders civility. The campus recognizes that the U.S. and the Washington State constitutions protect free speech and expression.

Add / Drop Classes A course change form is used to add or withdraw from classes. These actions are limited to specific time requirements.

Audit With the consent of the instructor, students may elect to audit a course without earning credits.

Confidentiality of Student Records In order to respect the privacy rights of students, only limited information about a student may be released to individuals off campus without the express written permission of the student.

Credits & Credit Options Credit load is defined and variation in credits are described.

Grades & Grading Policy GPA, grades, academic excellence, and academic warning are defined.

Plagiarism and Cheating Plagiarism and cheating are not tolerated under any circumstances.

Student Right-to-Know Completion and Graduation Rates In accordance with federal regulations, Peninsula College is reporting completion and graduation rates for a select group of students who entered the college in Fall 2001. The study identifies the percentages who had completed their programs or transferred by August 31, 2004.