PLS Policies

Participant Drop Policy

• For online classes: If the student attends the class for only one module (assuming the class has 8 modules), they are eligible to receive a refund.
  
• Refunds will include the balance of tuition paid minus the $50 deposit.

Transfer Policy

Online course participants have two options for transferring courses.

• Transfer to another face-to-face or online course offered in the same semester.
• Transfer to another online course offered in the next semester.

Transferring to another online course is a one-time offer; students may only do so once in their entire time as a PLS student.

Grading

Grading rubrics for class discussions and assignments are available in the Course Guide.

Late Work Policy

There will be a 10% deduction of points per day for all posts and submitted assignments which are late. Replies posted after the due date will earn no points. In rare cases, partially or poorly completed assignments may be resubmitted for partial credit at the discretion of the instructor. The following exceptions apply:

• If a participant is sick/hospitalized or has a death in the family, the timing of makeup work may be arranged with the course facilitator. No points will be deducted if the work is completed according to the agreement.
• If a participant is on vacation/traveling/etc., the participant must contact the course facilitator ahead of time to avoid a penalty. This type of absence may occur only once during a course. All posts should be submitted for the missed module before leaving.
• If a participant has difficulty completing everything in a week, an extension can be granted if the participant contacts the facilitator during the week (not at the last minute). 

Academic Integrity Policy

Performance Learning Systems expects absolute academic honesty and integrity from every course participant. The specific Academic Integrity and Honor Code policies of our partner colleges and universities are embraced and enforced by PLS instructors. The following are considered to be serious violations:

• Plagiarism: the use of another’s ideas, data, or words without proper acknowledgement.
• Fabrication: the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings with the intent to deceive.
• Collusion: improper collaboration with another in preparing assignments or projects.
• Cheating: an act of deception by which a student misrepresents that he/she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered.
• Academic Misconduct: tampering with grades, or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of student work that is not his/her own.

Violation(s) or suspected violation(s) will be investigated and pursued according to specific college/university procedures.

College or University Requirements

For the policies and requirements that pertain to your specific college or university, please refer to the Syllabus.

Privacy

Periodically, college, university, accrediting agencies, and/or Performance Learning Systems administrators may access your work in this course for course review and oversight purposes.