Teacher Qualifications and Responsibilities

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The requirements to teach concurrent credit classes for National Park College (NPC) are:

  1. Have a Master's Degree with a minimum of 18 graduate college credit hours in the subject area being taught.
  2. If teaching a blended AP concurrent course(s) must have completed AP training in the subject area(s) and submit documentation of successful completion of AP training.
  3. Submit an official transcript to National Park College.
  4. Use the approved College course syllabus.
  5. Use the same textbook or a textbook with aligned content and course learning outcomes as approved by the College.
  6. Adopt the same learning outcomes and assignments as those developed for the course offered on the College campus with limited exceptions approved by the College.
  7. Use the same course grading standards as those on the College campus. If departmental exams are used in the College campus courses, then those course exams must be used at the High School site.
  8. Instructors are required to verify the class rosters to ensure all students are registered properly. National Park College staff will provide teachers and counselors with class rosters soon after the registration deadline.
  9. Submit grades online through OASIS (NPC's management information system) by the published deadline.
  10. Permit College faculty and/or staff to visit the classroom for the purpose of evaluating whether course objectives are being addressed and the course is appropriately rigorous.
  11. Provide students with the opportunity to evaluate the course and the instructor. Results will be shared with the instructor when available.

Instructors who do not meet these requirements will not be eligible to teach concurrent credit.

Substitute Teachers

  1. If a Concurrent Enrollment instructor is absent for more than five consecutive school days, a substitute who meets the minimum qualifications for a Concurrent Enrollment instructor must be used.
    1. If a Concurrent Enrollment instructor is absent for five or fewer consecutive school days, the substitute may be chosen from the rotation the school uses.
    2. National Park College division chairs may assist in locating qualified long-term substitutes for area high schools but the ultimate responsibility of locating a qualified instructor lies with the high school. 

No practice teachers or teaching interns should be assigned to Concurrent Enrollment classes.

Instructors are required to direct students to meet with the NPC Concurrent Credit Coordinator or designee at the beginning of each semester to register for the classes.  Instructors are required to review rosters in the NPC Oasis system each semester.  Instructors must report any differences between the Oasis roster and the actual students reporting to class.  Any student(s) in the class not on the Oasis roster will be reviewed by the NPC Coordinator of Concurrent Credit.  Students who are not on the Oasis roster and are not reported to NPC as not on the roster will not receive college credit for the class.  Instructors who fail to review Oasis Rosters will not be allowed to continue teaching concurrent credit classes for NPC.

Non-Compliance

High Schools submit course requests for the Concurrent program in April for the following academic year.  If Concurrent Faculty are found to be non-compliant with the faculty responsibilities stated above, the college may deny the course request for the following year.  Non-compliance will be enforced if the faculty routinely misses professional development sessions.  Other noncompliance issues, such as instructor failure to meet course learning objectives or to submit grades or required assessments, guidance or instructor failure to abide by placement test results, failure of the high school to notify the College of a CEP Instructor on leave or other failures to comply with policies or procedures are addressed on a case-by-case basis.

Course Syllabus

Instructors must turn in a Syllabus for each course they teach every semester.  Instructors can contact the Division Secretary or the Concurrent Credit Coordinator for a copy of the NPC standard syllabus.  The Concurrent Credit Syllabus must contain all the elements / objectives that the NPC course has included.  Concurrent Credit syllabi may have more objectives as many of these classes cover additional material; however, they must include all objectives of the NPC course.

Student Registration

Students must provide an ACT score of 19 or better or a ACCUPLACER Score of 252 or better on the Reading sub test to take any concurrent general education credit courses.  NPC will no longer accept PLAN, ASSET, or PSAT scores.

Test Score Minimums
ACT/Accuplacer sub-test ACT minimum score Accuplacer Next Gen minimum score
Reading 19 252
Math/Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, Statistics (QAS) 21 264
English/Writing 19 256
  1. Students must meet NPC admission requirements to be registered for Concurrent Credit.
  2. Student must make application to NPC through the admissions office at NPC. 
  3. Student must make sure all information is filled out completely on the NPC admissions form.
  4. Student must complete a ‘Student Registration Form' and return to the NPC Concurrent Credit Coordinator.
  5. Provide NPC with a copy of current ACT or ACCUPLACER test score. The scores must be within the past 3 years and before the beginning of the semester of concurrent courses.
  6. Register for the course by the designated date set by National Park College for enrollment.
  7. Student, parent and/or guardian accept responsibility for the payment of the tuition and fees, unless paid by the high school.
  8. Obtain written permission from his or her parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and high school principal to participate in the College's concurrent courses.

Student Drops

Students who are not making a successful grade in a concurrent credit course can request a drop from the course before the drop deadline.  Instructors are asked to remind students of the drop date and are asked to counsel students in how to complete the drop process.  Students should fill out a drop slip and send it to the NPC concurrent credit coordinator.  Forms can be faxed or emailed.  Email address is CPoteet@np.edu and fax number is 501-760-4398.  Students who fail to drop a class in time will be given the grade earned.

Administrative Drops

Students who leave the class before completion should be dropped from the class.  Instructors are responsible for sending the Administrative drop form to the NPC concurrent credit coordinator.  Forms can be faxed or emailed. 

Student Attendance

Students should be present for no less than 85% of the class to gain credit.  Students who do not meet the 85% attendance requirement must work with the instructor to make up the missed days.  Students who miss class due to chronic illness or school activities may be excused at the discretion of the instructor.  Instructors should document the illness and report the situation to the NPC concurrent credit coordinator.

Grades

Instructors are required to report both midterm and final grades for concurrent credit classes through the NPC OASIS software.  CEP Instructor grading scale is required to match the grading scale used in the on-campus course.  The Faculty Liaison or Division Chair will provide the CEP Instructor with a copy of the grading scale.  Instructions for reporting grades can be obtained from the Concurrent Credit Coordinator.  Instructors who fail to report grades will not be allowed to teach concurrent credit classes for NPC.  In the event that the instructor login does not allow access to Oasis, please contact the NPC concurrent credit coordinator or NPC Tech Support 501-760-4171.

Grade Changes

In the event that student grades need to be changed, Instructors should report the grade change to the NPC concurrent credit coordinator.  The grade changes will be entered by the coordinator upon receipt of the appropriate form.