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NEUCHÂTEL JUNIOR COLLEGE
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
CONTINUED
Academic Year
The academic year is divided into two semesters. Students are normally required to undertake not less than six or more than eight credit courses during a full year program. Students at the College for one semester may study a minimum of three courses and a maximum of four. Students may not, unless in extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Head of School, withdraw from a course if to do so would reduce their load to fewer than three courses. If a student taking four courses in a semester withdraws from one course within five instructional days following the issuance of the first provincial report card, the withdrawal is not recorded on the OST. If a student withdraws from a course after five instructional days following the issuance of the first provincial report card, the withdrawal is recorded on the OST. Students may transfer from one course to another at any time during the first five instructional days after the first day of classes each semester.
Students who repeat a course that they have previously completed successfully earn only one credit for the course. However, each attempt and the percentage grade obtained is recorded on the OST, and an ‘R’ is entered for the course with the lower percentage grade.
French Language Development
The study of French is mandatory at the College to assist students with the natural development of their French language skills while living within the French-speaking town of Neuchâtel, Switzerland and environs. Regardless of their French-speaking abilities when they arrive, with effort, students will expand their vocabulary and improve their ability to express themselves in French. Neuchâtel has the reputation of having the purest French in the world, and many foreigners come here to study the language. There are 3 levels of French credit courses offered: FSF4U-Core, FEF4U-Extended and FIF4U-Immersion. Students who elect not to take Grade 12 or AP French are required to take a non-credit course in French Communication and Culture.The FCC course is geared to each student’s level, involves 80- minutes of instruction per week, and often takes the students out into the community to practice their skills.