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            Laboratory Services
          
        
        
          – Mathematics, Reading, and Writing Laboratories are located on
        
        
          the second floor of the McKnight Building (F Building.)  Their support services are offered
        
        
          free of charge to students enrolled in either Learning Support classes or college credit
        
        
          classes. Lab directors and assistants give students individual help. The labs are open both
        
        
          day and evening for the convenience of all Darton State College students.
        
        
          
            E.  CREDIT FOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE
          
        
        
          Veterans of more than one year of active military service may be given credit for four (4)
        
        
          courses of health or physical education upon presentation of Form DD 214 to the
        
        
          Registrar’s Office. Veterans must make this request before enrolling in a health or physical
        
        
          education course.
        
        
          Additional college credit may be awarded for military course completion after review of
        
        
          the applicant’s military service transcript if it is determined to be equivalent to courses
        
        
          offered by the institution.  Students should initiate review by submitting the appropriate
        
        
          military transcript (AARTS, SMART, CCAF, or CGI) to either the Admissions Office or the
        
        
          Registrar’s Office, respective of student status.
        
        
          Students wishing to appeal the initial review of their military transcript are encouraged to
        
        
          request a secondary review to either the Admissions Office or the Registrar’s Office,
        
        
          respective of student status.    The respective office will forward the secondary review to
        
        
          the appropriate dean.
        
        
          
            F. ACADEMICALLY SUPERIOR STUDENTS
          
        
        
          Programs for academically superior students attending Darton State College consist of
        
        
          the Honors Program and Credit by Exam for the Advanced Placement.  These programs
        
        
          are under the direction of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Each program is
        
        
          described below:
        
        
          
            Honors Program
          
        
        
          - Students with a strong academic background in high school and/or
        
        
          college work are encouraged to apply for admission to the Darton State College Honors
        
        
          Program. Application forms for the Honors Program are available from the Honors Program
        
        
          Coordinator or the Admissions Office.  Because enrollment is limited, students are
        
        
          encouraged to make application by August 1 for Fall Semester.  Late applications are
        
        
          accepted on a space available basis.
        
        
          The Honors Program offers special academic classes to prepare students for admission
        
        
          to competitive programs of study at senior colleges and universities, and for positions of
        
        
          leadership and responsibility in their chosen career.  Students also enjoy special social and
        
        
          enrichment opportunities that foster personal growth and friendships.  Active participants in
        
        
          the program receive Honors Day Recognition and a stipend of $200 per semester.
        
        
          The program offers two levels of achievement – Scholar and Sage.
        
        
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          Scholar – Students at this level need to complete
        
        
          
            three
          
        
        
          courses with an A
        
        
          or a B.  Students must also maintain an overall 3.0 Darton G.P.A.  A
        
        
          certificate is awarded to Scholar students.
        
        
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          Sage – Students at this level need to complete
        
        
          
            six
          
        
        
          courses with an A or a
        
        
          B.  Students must also maintain an overall 3.0 Darton G.P.A.  A medallion,
        
        
          wall plaque, and transcript which says “Honors Program Graduate” are
        
        
          awarded  to Sage students.
        
        
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          A Leadership Development class is mandatory for both levels.
        
        
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          Students at both levels are required to participate in cultural, community
        
        
          and leadership activities each semester.