Our keyboarding courses are variable credit (explained below) and are self-paced. Although you register for BTEC 100, the class you will actually
complete and for which you will receive a grade will be either BTEC 101 or BTEC
190. Students taking both of these classes
(plus an advanced course, BTEC 102, and an individualized review course, BTEC 010) are in the classroom at
the same time working at their own pace.
On the first day of class, we determine which course you will follow. BTEC 101 is for beginners or for those who have not mastered keying by touch. BTEC 190 is for those students who type accurately by touch at least 25 words per minute at the beginning of the term. BTEC 102 is an advanced/continuation course that is taken after BTEC 101 or 190 AND BTEC 122 have been completed as prerequisites.
Explanation of Variable Credit: In order to receive a letter grade, you must
complete three credits for any of these three courses. However, those three
credits do not need to be completed all in the same term. For instance, you may
finish two credits of BTEC 101 in Fall term and come back to complete the
remaining credit during Winter or Spring term. Until you complete the third
credit, your letter grade will be an "S" (showing satisfactory progress in the
completion of 1 or 2 credits) or a "Y" (meaning you did not complete a credit
during the term
but are "in progress" in a variable-credit course). You should only register for
as many credits as you are sure you will complete. If you register for 3 credits
and only complete 2, you will have to pay for the third credit a second time
when you come back to complete it. If, however, you sign up for only 2 credits
and finish them in time to complete the third during a term, you can then add the
third credit if you and your instructor determine that there is time left in the
term to successfully complete the credit. It is advisable to register for the
class one credit at a time unless you need a specific number in order to satisfy
financial aid (or some other similar requirement).
If you have questions regarding any of the above, please stop by my office in SHL 206 during my office hours (listed on my Home Page—link below) or e-mail me at mevens@clark.edu.
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