Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Policies and Procedures
Table of Contents

Curriculum Design and Maintenance
Principles to Guide Curriculum Reform and Development	4.00
Guidelines for Degree and Certificate Programs	4.01
Basic Skills Advancement Programs	4.02
Maintenance of Program Inventory	4.03
Maintenance of Course Inventory	4.04
Instructional Program and Course Evaluation System	4.05
Instructional Department Structure	4.06
Utilization of Associate Faculty	4.07
Good Practices in Contractual Arrangements Involving Courses and Programs	4.08
Distance Learning Policies	4.09

Institutional and Student Assessment
Institutional and Student Assessment	4.10
Assessment Standards	4.11
Continuing Education Units (CEU)/Workforce Education/Training	4.16

Faculty Responsibilities
Grading	4.20
Advising	4.21
Absence from Class	4.22
Buckley Amendment	4.23
Safety	4.24
Non-Discrimination	4.25
Faculty Loading	4.26
Academic Freedom	4.27
Minimum Class Size	4.28

Graduation Requirements
Standards for Graduation	4.30
Grading Policies	4.31
Standards of Progress	4.32
Expectation of Attendance	4.33
Graduation Ceremony	4.34

Guaranteed Skills
Guaranteed Skills	4.40

Credit Transfer/Awarding/Clemency
Credit for Experience	4.50
Advanced Placement/Test-Outs	4.51
Articulation: Post-Secondary, Tech Prep	4.52
Academic Clemency	4.53

Operations
Veterans Administration	4.60
Class Scheduling	4.61
Class Periods	4.62
Ratio of Contact/Credit Hours	4.63
Affiliation Agreements	4.64
Student and Faculty Health Requirements	4.65
Repair of Privately Owned Equipment	4.66

Advisory Committees
Advisory Committees	4.70

Program Accreditation
Program Accreditation	4.80

Continuing Education
Continuing Education	4.90