ESOL Orientation

1. Enrollment is limited to those persons who complete registration, testing and orientation at the beginning of each semester.
   
2. Students can enter the ESOL program three times a year.
   
3. Seventy-five per cent attendance is required to remain in the program. This will be determined each month of the semester.
   
4. If your attendance falls below the standard, you will be given a written reminder and asked to conference with your instructor
   
5. Please be on time and stay the entire class period if at all possible. You will not receive full hourly credit if you are not in class the entire time
   
6. Any student frequently coming late to class or leaving early (twice a week) may be asked by his or her teacher to leave the program
   
7. Appropriate classroom behavior is expected. Attention and participation in class are required to learn
   
8. Participation in classroom activities, in listening lab and in computer lab is expected
   
9. Please show respect to your teacher and classmates.
   
10. Please dress appropriately for school. Dress that distracts the attention of students from the task of learning is inappropriate.
    
11. No alcoholic beverages are permitted on campus.
    
12. Smoking is permissible only in designated areas.
    
13. You are expected to bring your own paper and pencil.
    
14. You cannot write in the books or take them home unless approved by your teacher.
    
15. Please handle all books, instructional materials, equipment and furniture properly.
    
16. Students are not allowed to sell anything on campus for personal profit.
    
17. No children are allowed on campus at any time unless childcare is provided by a public agency and approved by Odessa College.

We are happy to offer you ESOL classes free of charge. In return, we ask that you follow the rules and policies of Odessa College Adult Basic Education.

Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you have an enjoyable and rewarding semester!

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