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Attendance
In order to facilitate achievement of a respective program’s objectives and to demonstrate
development of professional accountability and responsibility, a student is expected to be in
attendance and punctual for required classroom and clinical learning experiences. School specific
attendance information is located in the school specific section of the Catalog and policies are
published and in the respective programmatic Student Handbook.

Classification of Student
Students are considered full-time if enrolled in 12 or more credit hours. Students are considered
three-quarter time if enrolled in 9-11credit hours. Students are considered half-time if enrolled in
6-8 credit hours and less than half-time if enrolled in 5 credit hours or less.

Students enrolled in Associate of Applied Science programs are classified as general education
prep, freshman, sophomore I, sophomore II or graduate. Students enrolled in certificate programs
are classified as freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate. A graduate is a student who
successfully completed a BHCLR program of study and fulfilled graduation requirements.

Commencement Ceremony
The commencement ceremony at BHCLR is a time of celebration for faculty, staff and students.
Commencement ceremonies are held in June and December. BHCLR commencement
ceremonies do not confer official graduate status.

Community Learning Resources
All instruction is the direct responsibility of the respective program faculty. In addition,
community agencies, hospital and physician’s offices may be utilized as an integral part of
clinical instruction in the program. Experiences are selected and planned to maximize student
learning and professional development.

Corrective Action Procedures
Corrective action procedures may include denial of entry, conduct or academic probation, written
counseling, written warnings, suspension, administrative withdrawal, and/or dismissal.

A college has the right to take corrective action based on information and evidence that it, in its
sole discretion, determines credible. At the same time, BHCLR has the obligation to ensure that
the public's and the student's rights are protected.

Detailed information regarding corrective action procedures can be found in the Student
Handbook.

Course Information and Credit Hour Calculations
The course title, description, and number sequence reflect the nature of the specific content,
frequency of class offerings, professional major, classification of the student, and the credit hour
value of the course. The numbering system for courses in a program of study offered provides
the following information: the first number is the curriculum level of study; the second is the

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