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| Article | Page |
|---|---|
| Rights and Responsibilities | 1 |
| I. General | 2 |
| 1. Introduction | 2 |
| A. College Responsibilities to Students | 2 |
| B. Student Responsibilities | 2 |
| C. Academic Freedom for Students | 2 |
| D. Relationship to Local Judicial System | 3 |
| II. Equal Educational Opportunity | 3 |
| 1. Nondiscrimination | 3 |
| A. Policy | 3 |
| B. Procedure for Resolving Accommodation Issues | 4 |
| 1. Sexual Harassment | 4 |
| A. General | 4 |
| B. Definition of Sexual Harassment | 4 |
| 1. Corrective Actions | 5 |
| A. Student Referral | 5 |
| B. Grievance Procedure Regarding Student Behavior | 5 |
| C. Grievance Procedure Regarding Employee Behavior | 5 |
| 1. Informal Grievance | 6 |
| 2. Formal Grievance | 7 |
| III. Academic Regulations | 9 |
| 1. General Administrative Responsibility | 9 |
| 2. Attendance and Classroom Decorum | 9 |
| 3. Grades | 11 |
| A. Grading System | 11 |
| B. Appeal of Course Grade | 12 |
| C. Grade Appeal Procedures | 13 |
| 4. Satisfactory Academic Progress, Academic Warning, Academic Probation, and Academic Suspension | 14 |
| A. Satisfactory Progress | 14 |
| B. Academic Warning | 14 |
| C. Academic Probation | 15 |
| D. Academic Suspension | 16 |
| E. Appeal of Academic Warning, Probation, or Suspension | 16 |
| F. Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid Recipients | 16 |
| 5. Graduation Requirements | 21 |
| A. Degrees Granted | 21 |
| B. General Requirements | 21 |
| C. Degree Requirements | 21 |
| D. Certificate Requirements | 21 |
| E. Waiver of Academic Requirements | 22 |
| 6. Regulations Regarding Health and Safety | 22 |
| A. Unsafe Clinical or Practicum Performance | 22 |
| 1. Instructor Authority to Remove Students | 22 |
| 2. Authority of the Vice-President for Administrative Services to Suspend Students | 23 |
| 3. Appeal of Clinical or Practicum Suspensions | 23 |
| B. Students with Chronic Infectious Diseases | 24 |
| C. Substance Abuse | 25 |
| D. Child Abuse and Sex Offenders | 26 |
| E. Appeal from CANTS or Child Sex Offender/Fingerprint Check | 26 |
| F. Information Sheet for CANTS | 27 |
| G. Student Release of Information, Early Childhood Education | 27 |
| 7. Regulations Regarding Student Records and Graduation Rates | 28 |
| A. Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act | 28 |
| B. Release of Directory Information | 28 |
| C. Rights to Obtain Graduation Information | 29 |
| 8. Regulations Regarding the Use of Electronic Information Systems | 29 |
| A. Computer Usage, Privacy Issues, and Ethics | 29 |
| B. Electronic Mail | 31 |
| C. Computer Software Usage | 32 |
| D. Violations and Punishments | 33 |
| IV. Regulations Concerning Student Behavior | 34 |
| 1. General Administrative Responsibility | 34 |
| 2. Offenses | 34 |
| 3. Penalties and Sanctions | 36 |
| A. Penalties and Sanctions that Require Automatic Hearings | 36 |
| B. Penalties and Sanctions that Do Not Require Automatic Hearings, but which may be Appealed | 37 |
| C. Authority of Vice-President for Administration to Impose Penalties and Sanctions | 37 |
| D. President's Authority to Impose Interim Suspension from the College | 38 |
| E. Instructor Authority to Remove Students from Classroom | 38 |
| F. Sanctions against Student Organizations | 39 |
| G. Application of Rules and Regulations to Student Athletes while Participating in Athletic Events | 39 |
| 4. Disciplinary Procedures | 39 |
| A. Jurisdiction | 39 |
| B. Definitions | 40 |
| C. Hearing Committee | 40 |
| D. Appeals | 41 |
| E. Judicial Procedures Involving Student Conduct Matters | 42 |
| V. Divisibility and Amending Procedure | 45 |
| V. Appendices | 47 |
| Appendix A - Classroom Conduct | 47 |
| Course Re-Entry Agreement | 47 |
| Appendix B - Student Grade Appeal Form | 49 |
| Offices to Contact for Student Grade Appeals | 50 |
| Appendix C - Student Plagiarism Form | 51 |