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S.E. Oklahoma School of Welding
1710 E. College Ave. McAlester OK. 74501 (918)-423-WELD(9353)
School Catalog
2013 Effective July 22, 2013
TRAINING THE STRENGTH OF AMERICAS INDUSTRY
This catalog is true and correct
July 1, 2013
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_____________________________ William J. Allen
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
MISSION STATEMENT 3
FACILITY, RESOURCES, AND EQUPIMENT 4
SAFTEY STANDARDS 5
QUALIFICATIONS AND LICENSING 5
STUDENT CONDUCT 6
STUDENT HOUSING 7
DRESS CODE 8
ADMISSION PROCEEDURES 8
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 9
ATTENDANCE POLICY 10
DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY 11
CLASS HOURS 12
PROGRAMS OFFERED 12
ORIENTATION 12
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 13
BRUSH-UP TIME 13
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE 13
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 14
ACADEMIC PROGRESS STANDARD 15
CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS TRAINING 15
GRADING SYSTEM 16
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 17
FINANCIAL INFORMATION 17
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 18
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY 28
COMPLAINT AND GREVIANCE PROCEEDURES 29
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LEAVE OF ABSENCE 30
STUDENT TERMINATION POLICY 30
INTRODUCTION S. E. Oklahoma School of Welding is located in McAlester Oklahoma and
was organized for the purpose of providing quality training for individuals
with a desire to excel in the field of welding. S. E. Oklahoma School of
Welding has a deep desire to see our students succeed not only in welding
and fabrication but also through other qualities such as a positive attitude,
work ethic, self-motivation and confidence, which we will as instructors and
administrators demonstrate the same qualities to our students. Welding is a
great career, which gives an individual many benefits challenges and
opportunities and also gives an individual a sense of pride that makes the
welding profession unsurpassed by any other trade.
WELCOME TO
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF WELDING
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission at S. E. Oklahoma School of Welding is to produce highly
skilled welders and fabricators for today’s growing industry. By giving
them the knowledge and skills needed to become successful in many areas
of the welding profession.
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FACULTY Director/Owner…………………….. William J. Allen Assistant Director/Owner…………. William J. Roberts Admissions Manager………………. Hazel M. Allen Business Office Manager………….. Julia L. Allen
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SAFTEY STANDARDS
Safety and good safety techniques are an every day part of the curriculum at
S. E. Oklahoma School of Welding. Students shall not be at risk to other
students, instructors or their selves while at SEOSW. Safety will be taught
on welding and equipment safety and tested. All safety tests must be passed
with 100% proficiency before entering the welding lab and students will be
expected to maintain good safety practices at all times while at
SEOSW Safety signs and rules will be posted in the shop area.
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STUDENT CONDUCT
Students are expected to act in a professional manner while at SEOSW or at
any function where they represent SEOSW with other students and school
staff. Students must not engage in fighting, reckless or dangerous
“horseplay,” or other conduct that may be threatening or dangerous to
others.1st offence will result in a verbal warning, 2nd offence will result in a
written reprimand and 3rd offence may result in up to 5 days suspension or
termination from program depending on severity offence. SEOSW will not
tolerate sexual harassment of a student by an employee, another student or
any other individual at SEOSW Sexual harassment is any unwelcome
conduct of a sexual nature and will not be tolerated. Any complaint of
sexual harassment should be reported immediately to the director of SEOSW
who will conduct a thorough investigation. Any student found to have
committed or attempted to commit sexual or any other harassment is subject
to disciplinary action under this policy. SEOSW reserves the right to
terminate a students training for sexual harassment.
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WEAPON-FREE SCHOOL
No person shall be allowed to carry of possess a weapon while on SEOSW
property or at any SEOSW function and/or event. Prohibited weapons
include firearms, explosives or incendiary devices, and any other device
designed or intended to cause harm to person or property. Any person found
possessing such a weapon may be immediately ejected from premises.
STUDENT HOUSING
SEOSW staff will work with new students to assist them in securing
housing.
ADVISING
Any member of the SEOSW staff will be available to advise students if help
is needed. SEOSW encourages students to ask for assistance when needed.
IN SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT
SEOSW will assist students who wish to have a part-time job while in
school to help with expenses, but the individual student is responsible for
obtaining the job.
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DRESS CODE
Students will be expected to dress appropriately for a welding vocation.
Leather work boots are mandatory (no tennis shoes), jeans without holes,
long sleeve welding shirts without holes, and safety glasses will be worn in
the shop at all times.
RECORD RETENTION
SEOSW will maintain a permanent student record on file at the facility of all
students’ transcripts, grades, enrollment agreement, ect.
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Prospective students are encouraged to call and schedule a tour of the school
and visit with a school instructor. Students that cannot visit the school can
be mailed a catalog and registration form. The form must be completed and
mailed back to the school with a $100.00 non-refundable registration fee.
Prospective students will be contacted by an instructor and encouraged to
enroll in the school if registration form and fee has not been received two
weeks before the beginning of schedule class.
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students must be at least 17 years of age or older. A 17 year old applicant
must have the enrollment agreement jointly signed by a parent or guardian
(no one under the age of 17 will be admitted). All applicants must have
good eyesight better than 20/40 or wear corrective lenses. Students will
need to be capable of dealing with the physical requirements in the welding
profession such as lifting and necessary body motion. The applicant must
also complete a pre-admitting interview with a SEOSW official in order to
be admitted to class. If any above conditions are not met the applicant will
not be admitted into training and all payments made to SEOSW will be
refunded to student or responsible party. Previous welding experience is not
required to be admitted into SEOSW
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance shall be required to benefit from lecture and lab
instruction. The first question asked by most employers is regarding
attendance.
Unexcused absences shall not be made up
Excused absences shall be made up within two weeks of absence
Make-up work shall be scheduled with an instructor.
Proof of excused absence will be required
Attendance is recorded daily and is 25% of grade.
Calculations of Attendance grade will take place at the end of course
If attendance drops below 90% student will be placed on probation for
a period not to exceed 30 calendar days. Student will remain in
school during probationary period and shall maintain a 90% or better
attendance during probation period to be put back in good standing. If
absenteeism persists during probationary period the student shall be
expelled.
Three tardies shall equal one unexcused absence.
Students are considered tardy if not present 5 minutes after start of
class.
Emergency leave will be granted by SEOSW director.
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Three consecutive absences will result in automatic probation or
termination (subject to discretion of school director).
DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
SEOSW prohibits the unlawful use or distribution of illicit drugs or
alcohol by its students or employees on its property or as part of any of
its activities. Violation will result in one or more of the following
actions.
Required meeting of student with school director
Suspension
Referral to Drug Treatment Center
Notification of law enforcement
Termination
The hotline numbers listed herein may be of use to those needing help or
advice.
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Routing Service 1-800-662-HELP
Just Say No International 1-800-258-2766
National Council on alcoholism 1-800-622-2255
Cocaine Help Line 1-800-COCAINE
Reach-out Hotline 1-800-522-9054
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CLASS HOURS
Class Days Monday- Friday
Day Class 8:00AM- 3:30PM
Evening Class 4:00 PM -11:30 PM
PROGRAMS OFFERD
Master Welder 1050 Hours $15,550.00
Pipeline Welder 700 Hours $10,300.00
Short Term Course 7-280 Hours@ $ 26.00 per hour
ORIENTATION
Every starting class will have orientation on the first day of class to
familiarize each student with the Faculty, school policies, the facility, and
safety procedures.
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Independence Day:
Labor Day:
Veterans Day:
Thanksgiving: Day of and day after
Christmas Break: December 23- First Monday after New Years
Spring Break: 1Week
Memorial Day
Summer Break
(Spring and Summer Break Dates will be posted on bulletin board Jan 1)
(Missed holidays are added into the end of course)
BRUSH-UP TIME
Graduates in good standing are eligible for brush-up time at no charge if
space is available. Graduates must bring their own welding gear for brush-
up time.
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
Students who graduate and are in good standing are provided assistance in
finding employment. SEOSW cannot guarantee immediate employment to
all students graduating but SEOSW will take all steps to help and will
continue whenever we can.
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Orientation for new students will take place on the first day of scheduled
class from 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM for day classes and 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
for night classes. After orientation welding and equipment safety class will
begin. The first 1 hour of each class each day will be classroom lecture. The
table below is the start and projected graduation dates.
Welding Programs Projected Completion Dates
Start Dates Master Welder Pipeline Welder
7/22/2013 3/6/2014 12/12/2013
8/19/2013 4/10/2014 1/19/2014
9/16/2013 5/7/2014 2/19/2014
10/21/2013 6/19/2014 4/2/2014
11/18/2013 7/17/2014 4/29/2014
1/20/2014 9/3/2014 6/23/2014
2/17/2014 10/1/2014 7/22/2014
3/24/2014 10/29/2014 8/19/2014
4/21/2014 11/26/2014 9/17/2014
5/19/2014 1/12/2014 10/15/2014
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ACADEMIC PROGRESS STANDARD
Students are expected to maintain passing grades while attending school.
Grades will become part of their permanent file. A students final grade
consists of an average of all subject grades contained in the student progress
report designed for each coarse.
Students must maintain a grade point of 1.0 to graduate. Although a D or
1.0 is passing it reflects poor quality performance, which may limit the
student’s job availability. A student who receives a grade D or 1.0 will be
placed on a 30-day academic probation and will be given this period to make
improvements. A student will return to good standing by improving his or
her grade to a C 2.00 or better. If a student does not improve during their 30
day probation they will be notified of their limited placement potential.
Students with a grade below D or 1.0 may be terminated. This above will be
placed in the student’s permanent file.
Credit for Previous Training
Based on a student’s education or experience they may not want to take an
entire course, if so they should enroll in the short-term course. This course
was designed specifically for individuals with prior education or experience.
No credit will be given for master welder or pipeline welder course unless it
is a former student from SEOSW who had to withdraw. If the student
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completed more than 50% of their enrolled course they will be given credit
for hours earned and given a prorated tuition for remaining hours in the
course they were previously enrolled in only. If a student did not complete
at least 50% of their enrolled course they will have to pay the entire tuition
amount.
Grading System
A 90-100 = 4.00
B 80-89 = 3.00
C 70-79 = 2.00
D 60-69 = 1.00
F 0-59 = Failing
I Incomplete
W Withdrawal
Grades are based on the following:
75% Hands On
25% Classroom work
25% Attendance
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students must maintain passing grades to graduate. Upon completion of
course a diploma will be awarded and upon completion of the Oklahoma
State Department of Labor Welding Certification Test, students will receive
their welder performance certification papers. It is mandatory that students
complete class with passing grades.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Tuition and other Charges:
Master Welder Pipeline Welder
Tuition $13,400.00 $ 8,600.00
Registration Fee $ 100.00 $ 100.00
Lab Fee $ 1,650.00 $ 1,200.00
Books $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Gear Package $ 400.00 $ 400.00
TOTAL $15,550.00 $10,300.00
Enrolling students are required to pay a registration fee at time of signing an
enrollment agreement. Registration fee is credited towards tuition. Tuition
and fees are due on or before starting dates unless the director has approved
other arrangements.
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Master Welder Course
Day and Evening Classes available
Objective:
Training an individual to become proficient in many areas of the
welding field. The course is designed so welders will be able to work and be
successful in several different areas of welding such as construction,
pipeline, shop manufacturing, marine welding and fabrication. A student
may choose to focus more on one area than others depending on the
student’s goals and capabilities.
Course Outline:
Upon completion of the master welder course, a student shall be able
to make a choice of either Pipeline welding (which is almost entirely
SMAW stick welding (downhill)), Plant Construction Welding (which
consists of mainly SMAW stick welding and GMAW Tig Welding), or
Manufacturing (shop) Welding (which could consist of SMAW, FCAW,
GMAW, GTAW, GTAW H.F. Welding or GTAW Stainless Steel.
This program prepares students for journeyman level careers for the
positions of Pipeline welder, Combination Pipe Welder, Structural Welder,
Shipwelder, offshore welder and Combination Welder/Fitter, which a
student shall be able to find employment in or at pipelines, powerplants,
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refineries, chemical plants, nuclear power plants, paper plants food
processing plants, shipyards, tankfarms, drilling rigs or offshore production.
This course is competency based, student’s progress in the program at
their own individual pace and will be tested after each task completion per
ASME Code Standards. Students must complete 1050 hours and maintain
passing grades in this course to receive diploma and be tested for their
welder performance qualification certification. If a student does not
complete the 1050 or maintain passing grades they will receive neither
diploma nor certification.
Welding Processes:
SMAW uphill and downhill (stick)
GTAW carbon and stainless (tig/heliarc)
GTAW HF ALUMINUM (high frequency tig)
GMAW (mig)
FCAW (flux-core)
Course Subjects
Intro to Welding (40 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to instruct students on welding safety and techniques, oxy-fuel
cutting torch operations, equipment setup and stick welding
fundamentals, weld inspection techniques and techniques to prepare and
clean metal for welding.
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Structural Welding I ( 90 contact credit hrs.)
Designed for students to learn the basic operation and skills for shielded
metal arc welding SMAW on flat plates in various positions and tee
plates in 1f, 2f, 3f, 4f positions vertical up using 7018 and 6010 rods.
Students will learn the proper set-up and operation for SMAW welding
equipment. Metal preparations, weld quality and blueprint reading
including layout and welding symbols.
Structural Welding II (120 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to instruct students in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
processes involving open root bevel plate using 6010 and 7018 rods in
the 1g, 2g, 3g, and 4g positions vertical up. Students will be instructed
on how to bevel and prepare metal for v-groove bevel welding, cleaning,
weld quality and testing procedures for structural codes. Blueprint
reading and layout for structural steel.
Mig & Flux-Core Structural Welding (50 contact credit hrs.)
Instruct students on the proper techniques for equipment set-up. Metal
preparation and joint fit-up for mig (GMAW) and Flux-core (FCAW)
operations. Read and interpret blueprints, and quality of welds, Perform
mig and flux-core welding in 2f, 3f, 4f, and 2g, 3g, and 4g positions.
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Pipe Welding I (130 contact credit hrs.)
Designed for students to perform welds using Shielded Metal Arc
Welding (SMAW) on open root beveled pipe in the 2g,5g and 6g
positions vertical up using 6010 and 7018 rods. Overview of basic
pipefitting and fabrication using different types of fittings and pipe
lengths. Lessons over the take-offs of many different types of fittings and
how it applies to interpreting blueprints and isometric drawings.
Pipe Welding II (200 contact credit hrs.)
Designed for students to perform welds using Shielded Metal Arc
Welding (SMAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding(GTAW) on open root
beveled pipe using 7052 tig wire for root and hot pass and filled and
capped with 7018 in the 2g, 5g, and 6g positions vertical up. Learn
proper set-up and operations associated with GTAW. Perform welds
with GWAW on stainless steel in the 2g, 5g, and 6g positions. Learn
preparations for stainless steel, heat settings and purging techniques.
Pipeline Welding I (200 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to instruct students in techniques of shielded metal arc welding
(SMAW) with 6010 and 8010 rods on open root bevel pipe vertical down
to meet API welding code in 2g, 5g, and 6g positions. Students will
begin learning how to read and interpret blueprints and isometric
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drawings for pipe, how to figure for take-offs, offsets and degrees to get
proper fit up and angles.
Pipeline Welding II (160 contact credit hrs.)
Designed for students to learn the techniques for laying out and making
branch welds, tie-ins with 6010 and 8010 rods and hot-taps with 7018
rods. Also covered in this area will be safety for excavations and
welding around live lines. Instruction on blueprints and isometric
drawings.
H.F. Tig Welding (40 contact credit hrs.)
Designed for students to learn the welding processes, equipment set-up
and rod selection for High Frequency Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
(GTAW) on aluminum in various positions.
Employment Training (20 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to inform students on employment finding techniques such as
how to find job opportunities, steps in obtaining and taking a weld test
for companies, job attitude and preparing resumes.
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Course Length- 1050 hours
Weeks 30
Weekly Hours 35
Tuition $13,400.00
Registration Fee $ 100.00
Lab Fee $ 1,650.00
Gear Package $ 400.00
Total $15,550.00
Pipeline Welder Course
Day and Evening Classes available
Objective:
Training an individual to become a professional pipeline welder. The
course is designed so welders will be able to work and be successful in the
pipeline industry.
Course Outline
Upon completion of the pipeline welder course, a student shall be able
to enter the pipeline welding field at a journeyman level position. The
course covers all pipeline welding and fabrication phases. Butt welding;
branch welding, hot taps, Tie-in welds and extensive fabrication training
used in pipeline welding. And shall be able to find employment on/at
pipelines, compressor stations, amine plants or fabrication yards. This
course is competency based, student’s progress in the program at their own
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individual pace and will be tested after each task completion per AMSE
Code Standards and API 1104 Code Standards, students must complete 700
hours and maintain passing grades in this course to receive a diploma and be
tested for welder performance qualification certification. If a student does
not complete the 700 hours or maintain passing grades they will receive
neither diploma nor certification.
Welding Processes
SMAW Downhill (stick)
SMAW Uphill (stick)
Course Subjects:
Intro to Welding (40 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to instruct students on welding safety and techniques, oxy-fuel
cutting torch operations, equipment setup and stick welding
fundamentals, weld inspection techniques and techniques to prepare and
clean metal for welding.
Structural Welding I (120 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to instruct students in the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
equipment setup and process using 6010 and 8010 rods used for
overlapping beads and tee plates in various positions. Begin learning
blueprint-reading techniques.
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Structural Welding II (160 contact credit hrs.)
Instruct students in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) on open root
bevel plate using 6010 and 8010 rods in various positions (2g, 3g, 4g).
Instruction on more complex blueprint reading and layout techniques.
Pipe Welding I (200 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to instruct students in techniques of shielded metal arc welding
(SMAW) with 6010 and 8010 rods on open root beveled pipe vertical
down to meet API welding code in 2g, 5g, and 6g positions. Students
will begin learning how to read and interpret blueprints and isometric
drawings for pipe, how to figure for take-offs, offsets and degrees to get
proper fit up and angles.
Pipe Welding II (160 contact credit hrs.)
Designed for students to learn the techniques for laying out and making
branch welds, tie-ins with 6010 and 8010 rods and hot-taps with 7018
rods. Students will be introduced to 7018 rods for the purpose of making
hot-taps. Also covered in this area will be safety for excavations and
welding around live lines. More discussion on blueprints and isometric
drawings.
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Employment Training (20 contact credit hrs.)
Designed to inform students on employment finding techniques such as
how to find job opportunities, steps in obtaining and taking a weld test
for companies, job attitude and preparing resumes.
Course Length 700 Hours
Weeks 20
Weekly Hours 35
Tuition $ 8,600.00
Registration Fee $ 100.00
Lab Fee $ 1,200.00
Gear Package $ 400.00
Total $10,300.00
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Short Term Course
Course will not exceed 8 weeks.
Objective:
This course is to increase a student’s skill in a certain area in the
welding field
Course Outline:
This course is designed as an open entry open exit course where an
individual can increase their knowledge and skill in any type of welding the
school offers.
Welding Processes:
SMAW (stick)
GMAW (mig)
FCAW (flux-core)
GTAW (tig/heliarc)
GTAW High Frequency (tig/heliarc)
Hourly Rate $26.00 per hour
Course Length 1 day (min) – 8 Weeks (max)
Course Hours 7 hrs. (min)- 280 hrs. (max)
Short Term Students will be graded the same as other courses and students
will have a permanent file on record.
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CANCELATION AND REFUND POLICY
You may cancel your enrollment at any time in writing prior to the third
business day after signing the enrolment agreement and all money shall be
fully refunded . Students terminating their training after more than three
3days have elapsed since signing their enrollment agreement but are still
within the first week of training will receive 90% refund, less the $100.00
non refundable registration fee. Students terminating their training during
the second week to the end of first quarter of the course will receive a refund
of 75% of the tuition, less the $100.00 non-refundable registration fee. A
student terminating training during the second quarter of the course will
receive a 50% refund on tuition, les the $100.00 non-refundable registration
fee. A student terminating training after completing half the course will
receive no refund. If for any reason a course is discontinued while there are
any students enrolled in that course, those students may receive a prorated
refund regardless of course hours completed. No refund will be given on
gear once used. Parent or guardian must make if the student is of minor age
notice of terminations. The course completion percentage is calculated by
dividing the number of hours the student is in school prior to termination
dated, by the length of the course in hours. Termination dated will be last
day attended.
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An official student withdrawal after a student commences training shall
consist of a written statement by the students explaining the reasons for
withdrawal. In special cases for students with prolonged illness or accident,
death in family that make it impractical to complete the course the school
shall make a settlement which is reasonable and fair for both student and
school. There will be no refund made on books welding equipment and
other supplies after student starts class. . This policy applies to students who
drop out or legitimately documented students who are dismissed.
COMPLAINT AND GREIVANCE PROCEDURES
Any student who has a grievance of any kind against SEOSW may seek
resolution in writing or verbally from his/her instructor, director or owners
of the school. If problem is not resolved with SEOSW student may contact
licensing agency. OBPVS at (405)528-3370.
SEMESTER CREDIT HOUR DEFINITION
Each credit hour for laboratory in a subject courser is determined by
dividing the total laboratory clock hours in a subject course by thirty(30). A
clock hour is defined as supervised instruction of not less than 50 minutes in
length within a 60 minute period.
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LEAVE OF ABSENCE
A leave of absence may be granted for verifiable circumstances including
but not limited to medical, death of a relative, jury duty, military, accident or
other special circumstances. All leave of absence requests must be
supported by appropriate documentation to support the request. All requests
for leaves of absence must be provided to the school in writing and must be
officially approved by director. A leave of absence can last up to 60 days,
after which if a student does not return he/she shall be terminated.
STUDENT TERMINATION POLICY
Students shall be terminated for violations(s) above the allowable limits
stated in this catalog or for violation(s) of standards, rules or regulations of
or pertaining to student’s behavior and/or safety. Violations in the schools
catalog are pertaining to attendance policy, student conduct, dress code,
progress standards and drug and alcohol policy may result in termination. A
student shall be terminated if the enrollment agreement has been violated.