Please make sure the following is on each lab card:

• Student's name
• Social security number
• Student's signature
• Class name, number, and section
• Days and hours student attended
• Total of all hours student attended, include fractions of time**: On each card, circle the total and initial it.
  

How to prepare the cards for FTE processing

1. Alphabetize the cards by student’s last name.
2. “Student time in class other than whole hours may be rounded to the nearest one-fourth (1/4) hour. For example, if a student attended a 6:00-9:00 p.m. class from 6:00 to 7:40 p.m., the student would be reported for one hour and forty-five minutes of attendance (rounding to the nearest one-fourth of an hour). If the same student attended from 6:00 to 7:35 p.m., the student would be reported for one and one-half hours of instruction.” (NCCCS memos 93-259 and 02-128)
3. On the attendance roster, record the total number of hours, with fractions of time.

   Example:
   110.39=110
   235.5 = 236
   556.67 = 557

4. Add all totals to get the total contact hours for the entire class, round off to the nearest whole number and record the grand total beside Contact Hours. Record the total number of students counted beside Total Students Enrolled At Reporting Date (both are above the students names). Staple only one copy of the adding machine tape to the front of the roster on the lower left side.
5. For large classes, total each page attaching the adding machine tape to it then run a final tape with only the page totals and attach it to the top roster on the lower left side.
6. Wrap the roster around the lab cards with a rubber band so that the class and student information is visible.
7. Turn this information in to Earonita Strong – Compliance & Audit, College Administration Bldg. #4.