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COLLEGE HISTORY scenic beauty and natural resources. Rich Mountain is the second highest mountain in Arkansas and sits in the heart of the Ouachita Mountain range, the highest range between the Appalachians and the Rockies. The University of Arkansas Rich Mountain The 54-mile Talimena Scenic Drive includes is isolated on the west central edge of the summit of Rich Mountain and the Queen Arkansas. UA Rich Mountain’s main campus Wilhelmina State Park and Lodge. The is located in Mena near US Highway 71, region features numerous crystal-clear the main artery between Fort Smith and rivers, lakes, streams, the Ouachita National Texarkana. State highways from UA Rich Forest, and Wolf Pen Gap and other ATV Mountain’s service area to larger cities are trails. There are a variety of outdoor narrow and winding. Mena is a minimum activites including canoeing/kayaking, of 1.5 hours in any direction from a larger horseback riding, fishing and boating, city. The closest four-year institution is the hunting, golfing, hiking, crystal digging, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, which camping, and more. is 82 miles to the north. Henderson State University is 85 miles to the east. Traveling The most recent College history is to Little Rock, the Arkansas capitol, is a 2.5- significant: the 2017 merger with the hour one-way trip. Students pursuing further University of Arkansas System. University education must conduct of Arkansas Rich Mountain is the result of a dangerous commute, Rich Mountain Community College (RMCC) relocate, or look for online merging into the University of Arkansas or hybrid options. System. As outlined in the 2016 merger agreement between the University of Tucked at the foot Arkansas System’s Board of Trustees and of Rich Mountain, President and RMCC’s Board of Trustees Mena offers a and President, Rich Mountain Community rich abundance College became a system institution and of untouched was renamed to the University of Arkansas

www.uarichmountain.edu 2 479-394-7622 Community College Rich Mountain. Rachel Goforth as chair and began work to establish a college in Mena that combined The UA System merger allowed for retention these two services. of existing mission, vision, philosophy and scope, and strategic goals. UA Rich Arkansas Act 16 of 1983, authored by State Mountain continues to serve the community Representative Ode Maddox, established as an open enrollment, state-supported, the community college system in Arkansas. comprehensive, two-year community In April of that year, Polk County voters college. The College continues to provide approved a 5-mill tax to establish the Polk the highest quality of instruction, services, County Community College District. With Dr. and resources. With increased flexibility Mary Louise Spencer as its first president, and transferability for College constituents, Rich Mountain Community College opened the ability to serve our institutional mission July 1, 1983 with an enrollment of 290 has never been greater. The merger gives students. The College immediately applied expanded program options through transfer for candidacy for accreditation with the North and articulation agreements with University Central Association. of Arkansas four-year institutions. The merger includes a network for collaboration During the tenure of Mr. Bill Abernathy, who TABLE OF opportunities of professional development became president in 1987, development CONTENTS resources for faculty and staff, educational of community college programs began delivery processes and resources, and in earnest. After the required number employee health insurance cost sharing. of compliance years, Rich Mountain INDEX Community College received full UA Rich Mountain grew from the one accreditation in 1990, as well as obtaining original building to having buildings in all approval for Waldron as an off-campus three counties in its service area. Multiple site. Under Mr. Abernathy’s leadership, the progressive renovations to campus buildings College received five-year reaccreditations have taken place over the years. The in both 1995 and 2000. College has had four presidents, two interim presidents, three names, and at least four To acknowledge the early community logos and three different color schemes. leaders’ significant contributions for higher What follows is a recap of our rich history. education in the region, the Board dedicated buildings on the Mena campus to bear the In 1973, the Arkansas Department of names of Mr. Ode Maddox (in 1998), Dr. Vocational Education established Rich Mary Louise Spencer (1986), and Mr. Bill Mountain Vocational-Technical School. The Abernathy (1992). service area included Polk, Montgomery, and Scott counties. Vo-Tech classes began By 1993, just ten years into its successful in 1975 with Dr. Mary Louise Spencer history, enrollment had increased to 766 as president. In 1976, Henderson State students. Programs and offerings changed University came to Polk County as an over the years to include computer outreach program and offered residents the programming while course offerings in first two years of general education the math and science fields increased courses toward a Bachelor’s substantially. During Abernathy’s presidency, degree. The Polk County multiple federal grant program applications Committee for Higher for areas with low poverty rates netted Education formed funding that ensured access to higher under the direction of education and student success. Under

www.uarichmountain.edu 3 479-394-7622 each of the College’s presidents, new and and to construct an outdoor amphitheater. renewed federal and state grants continued Progress continued, in partnership with the to benefit service area students. In 1995, City of Mena, with the addition of a hangar the St. John Library expansion project was and shared offices and classrooms at the completed, and the College acquired the Mena Intermountain Airport for an aviation historic National Guard Armory, also known maintenance program. The hanger was locally as the Historic Armory. converted later to house an expanded welding program. In 2000, Dr. Janet Smith became the third RMCC president. The Fall 2001 semester In 2006, an RMCC Board of Trustees enrollment reached the 1,000-student mark. directive to College administrators was to The increase was primarily due to the Aalfs expand access to education to the entire Manufacturing Company plant closing. Aalfs service area and to improve technology for had employed about 500 people in Mena to an increase in online course offerings. By manufacture denim jeans. NAFTA helped designating a portion of the budget annually navigate the way for students to enroll in to the directive, the number of online courses college for training in new fields. The College via a Moodle platform quickly increased purchased the adjoining 75.97 acres laying from nine to over thirty per semester. directly behind the College property from the Other technology improvements include Watkins family during 2002. The acquisition electronic teaching stations and smartboards protected the College from becoming in classrooms, and the new desks in the landlocked and provided for growth and computer technology classrooms allow expansion of the campus footprint for monitors to be in a raised or lowered decades to come. position, providing flexibility of courses taught in those classrooms. Technology and Renovations in 2003-2004 focused on access increased further in fall 2013 when the Maddox building and converting the outreach expanded and courses became diesel mechanic bay into a Student Center available through compressed interactive and exercise room. The RMCC Radio/TV video (CIV). Because of the investments program moved into a dedicated space to in equipment in Mena and at the Waldron house the equipment and editing machines. and Mount Ida sites, classes made that New construction included two buildings would not have in earlier years for the to accommodate advances in the Machine low enrollment numbers at each separate Tool Technologies program and to house location. A savings in the cost of instruction the Maintenance department and staff. At was (and continues to be) an added the completion of the 2005 reaccreditation benefit – one instructor for three locations. process, the Higher Learning Commission Equipment installed in 2014 at service area designated Rich Mountain as a “model rural high schools further increased concurrent community college” and awarded the first opportunities, which continues to increase 10-year accreditation in the College’s history. enrollment. Computer lab equipment stays current. Wireless Internet capabilities exist Between 2001 and 2005, Arkansas Natural campus wide. ZOOM capability offers online and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) face-to-face contact between instructors grant funds covered renovations to the and students. Social media outlets further Historic Armory. Over the next few years, expand contact with students, alumni, subsequent ANCRC grants provided community members, and potential students. funding to renovate both the upper and lower ponds and campus walking trails RMCC formed a one-year lease partnership www.uarichmountain.edu 4 479-394-7622 with the Waldron School District for two to lease space at the County Annex where vacant classroom buildings in 2005. In additional classes could be offered instead 2006, a five-year lease set the stage for of using the high school facilities. Enrollment a dramatic increase and expansion of continued to increase in the years to classes offered in Waldron. No longer were follow. While focusing on the 2006 Board students required to make the drive to Mena of Trustees expansion of outreach facilities for some courses needed for an associate directive, the search began for a location for degree. Initially, students could complete a stand-alone building. In 2009, acreage the two-year degree in three years. Within with an existing structure in Mount Ida was a few years, all classes were available in purchased by the College Foundation with Waldron, and the timeframe of two years for plans for the College to renovate over the a degree was standard. By 2010, the lease next year. In 2011, the College entered into a agreement became a long-term lease. In late long-term lease partnership with the RMCC 2016 under President Wilson, the Waldron Foundation for the Mount Ida property. School District deeded the property to the Today’s technology continues expanding RMCC Foundation. The cut rock building educational opportunities for Montgomery on site is in the process of an “historical” County residents. designation. With plans to renovate the TABLE OF building for community use, the College is In 2006, the College collaborated with the CONTENTS hopeful in acquiring an ANCRC grant to DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative make it a reality. Other long-range plans (DMEC) and Mena Regional Health Systems include renovation to the classroom building (MRHS) to establish an ABC Preschool INDEX and a consolidation of administrator spaces program on campus. The preschool into the same space. provided services to students, employees of MRHS, and other qualifying residents The College established an active presence and was located in a modular building on in Montgomery County in 1994 after being campus. In 2011, at the end of the five-year funded with the first Educational Opportunity agreement, DMEC decided to move the Center (EOC) grant for the service area. An program to another facility. The modular EOC representative worked in Montgomery building became property of the College as County two days per week. In the next few part of the original agreement. years, class development began, and, by 1996, a limited number of general education By 2008, the RMCC Strategic Plan included classes were offered at night at the Mount renovations to accommodate growth and Ida High School. In 1997, the College floorplans to centralize the admissions partnered with Adult Education, JTPA, and process. In 2009, during the tenure of EOC to establish a bigger presence in President Wayne Hatcher, the timeline Montgomery County by renting a building drastically changed after an EF3 tornado on Elder Street in Mount Ida. Signage on destroyed parts of the campus in Mena. the building informed constituents of the Damage totaled $3.6 million. Although every College presence. During the 1999-2000 College building in Mena was impacted, academic year, a lease was signed with a credit classes and student services were local businessman for classroom facilities never interrupted. Credit goes to the on Main Street, and the College moved. community for helping provide temporary Computer classes and night classes were spaces to house the displaced departments offered on site. In 2002-2003, due to and to the area high schools for providing increases enrollment, the College entered space for the end of semester work and the into an agreement with Montgomery County summer sessions. When the rebuilding and

www.uarichmountain.edu 5 479-394-7622 repairs were complete, the Tower Room The Medical Billing and Coding certificate housed the one-stop admissions center. and degrees were initially developed by the LLL/Workforce team to address community In 2010, a greenhouse construction needs. project added new opportunities for botany students. Propagation and germination What started as a Lifelong Learning cooking education also benefits the College. Within and baking classes taught in the Historic a few years, students began growing some Armory kitchen evolved into Culinary Arts bedding plants from seed for college use certificate programs with the first credit instead of Physical Plant staff purchasing all courses offered in Spring 2010. A need the annuals each spring. Long-range goals for an expanded space was obvious. By are to add more perennials to the landscape 2012, due to creative planning, property each year, further reducing recurring facility across from the front NE corner of campus and labor costs. Cost savings continue to (originally purchased in 2007 primarily for grow. expanded parking) was identified as an ideal spot to relocate the existing modular building UA Rich Mountain demonstrates a true from another area of the College property. dedication to the concept of lifelong The city formally annexed the property learning with programs ranging from Kids into city limits for the needed access to the College to 55+ program. Throughout its water infrastructure. The state-of-the-art history, the College has offered enrichment Culinary Arts building opened its doors for opportunities for its residents. Kids College credit classes in Spring 2013. Soon after, is a popular summer day camp for students the certificate of proficiency was expanded in kindergarten through sixth grade. An into a technical certificate. Both credit and assortment of sessions addresses the non-credit culinary classes are currently interests of children, ranging from fishing offered each semester. The Foundation’s and gardening to digital photography/ Supper Club uses the facility each year to newsletters, art, and dance. What used to be prepare seven course meals with proceeds the 60+ program is now 55+/Double Nickel. in support of scholarships, campus special Numerous history and exercise classes projects, and/or the culinary arts program are offered tuition free to qualifying senior fund. citizens. Lifelong Learning (LLL) schedules short courses in subjects like QuickBooks, In 2013, the existing library footprint was Computer Basics, digital photography, and expanded to create the Edward and Deedie quilting. Culinary classes range from cake Johnson Learning Commons by adding decorating and candy making to puffed Student Support Services (SSS) staff for a pastry and turkey carving knife skills. centralized location for studying, tutoring, Approximately 75 LLL classes are offered and advising. SSS staff includes full- and each year. part-time tutors plus a dedicated computer lab among other services available to On the Workforce side of lifelong learning students. The library space still contains opportunities, EMT, welding, CNA, and the St. John Library book collection and an culinary are among the courses taught open computer lab with extended hours of each year. Each are on career ladders operation. New study rooms are equipped to other courses. Statewide efforts are with Wi-Fi and large wall-mounted monitors working to further develop several trades’ for presentation practice or group study. apprenticeship programs. Currently, only the Other new amenities include student/public plumbing program exists in the service area. access to a document scanner, academic www.uarichmountain.edu 6 479-394-7622 databases that have gone through the graduation ceremonies, Theatre department vetting process, and the Coogan Special performances, the annual science fair, Collections, an archival documents storage and banquets. An art hanging system is room designed to house relevant historical used for exhibits and shows. The building documents. design includes a geothermal HVAC system, providing comfort more economically than a The creation of the Student Union involved traditional system. relocating the bookstore and student activities meeting room and building in- From inception through the May 2017 house food service for the Mountain graduation, 3878 degrees and certificates Range Grill. The Grill is open for breakfast in various fields of endeavor have been and lunch with the bookstore providing awarded to students. Under the direction of convenience store items into the evening Chancellor Wilson, plans are to build on the hours. The Student Union became a past and continue developing programs that collegiate space for students to recharge meet community needs. In the last decade, or study. Activities like tabletop tennis and new programs include cosmetology, culinary board games extended outside to include arts, welding, and advanced manufacturing, soccer and a 9-hole disc golf course. advanced nursing, healthcare billing and TABLE OF coding, database design, and online delivery CONTENTS Lifelong Learning took over the space of entire degrees. New program plans vacated by the bookstore. LLL is not only a include Massage Therapy and expanded centralized space to advertise courses, there trades apprenticeships. Delivery methods INDEX is a computer lab with the latest computers continue to evolve from the traditional on-site for community members to learn the latest classes and currently include online courses software programs and operating systems via Moodle, ZOOM, and compressed through short courses instead of semester- interactive video (CIV) from/to/between all long classes. The department continues to three College locations and to some service offer a variety of workforce and continuing area high schools for concurrent classes, education offerings. A small business/ plus hybrid courses that include multiple entrepreneurial program provided by the methods of access by students. Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center from Henderson State University and grant funded by WinRock VISION, MISSION, AND offered multi-year programs for start-up businesses. VALUES

The Ouachita Center opened its doors VISION August 2014. The Ouachita Center (OC) provides a 13K square foot flexible space, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain is a outfitted with retractable dividing walls and gateway of opportunity for all residents who retractable seating for 219, or 700-800 seek its services, and demonstrates respect chair theatre-style seating for larger groups. for the worth and dignity of each person. Equipped with a catering kitchen and dining tables, the OC can accommodate banquets MISSION for 350-400 seated guests. Examples of events held in the OC include faculty/staff University of Arkansas Rich Mountain exists meetings (Inservice), student meetings to provide all residents of the Ouachita (Senior Day, Junior Day), Honors Evening, Mountain Region with exemplary educational

www.uarichmountain.edu 7 479-394-7622 and enrichment opportunities to improve the including students, faculty, staff, and quality of life and standard of living. community members. VALUES GOAL 3: PROVIDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, as a vibrant contributor to the quality of life of the UA Rich Mountain continues to provide the Ouachita Mountain Region, seeks to provide Ouachita Mountain region residents with an excellent learning environment based accessible and affordable education. upon the following core values: GOAL 4: QUALITY LEARNING • All who engage University of Arkansas Rich Mountain resources are treated with ENVIRONMENTS respect and challenged to maximize their potential. UA Rich Mountain creates quality learning environments by promoting excellence in • All students are encouraged to grow as teaching and learning enhanced by individuals and citizens while expected to state of the art facilities, technology, and accept responsibility for learning. delivery. • A commitment to providing an atmosphere of respect and cooperation GOAL 5: STUDENT SUCCESS where diversity, ideas, inquiry, and the continued pursuit of self-development is UA Rich Mountain is committed to student emphasized. success by developing, delivering, and • Dedication to responsible stewardship assessing its programs, services, and and continued sustainability of human, co-curricular activities for continuous fiscal, and natural resources. improvement, to help students achieve their • Maintaining and expanding the impact educational and career goals. the college has on the communities it serves through data driven responsible GOAL 6: EDUCATIONAL decision making. PARTNERSHIPS

STRATEGIC GOALS UA Rich Mountain develops and maintains partnerships with area school districts, GOAL 1: MISSION DRIVEN colleges, universities, and business and industry to address the educational and work UA Rich Mountain is committed to force development needs of the Ouachita maintaining and expanding programs and Mountain region. opportunities to the residents of the Ouachita region in fulfillment of its mission. GOAL 7: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2: ETHICALLY BASED UA Rich Mountain strives to develop and UA Rich Mountain operates with the highest improve programs and services by seeking levels of ethical responsibility in all of its additional financial, physical, and interactions with resident stakeholders human resource opportunities to achieve the www.uarichmountain.edu 8 479-394-7622 mission of the institution. the use of any tobacco product, including electronic cigarettes, is strictly prohibited. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE This tobacco-free environment includes all College property, which according the POLICY State Statute 25-17-301, “…shall include all highways, streets, alleys, and rights-of-way It is unlawful for employees of University of that are contiguous or adjacent to property Arkansas Rich Mountain (UA Rich Mountain) owned or controlled by the institution.” For to manufacture, distribute, dispense, details on Act 8, please refer to the Arkansas possess, or use a controlled substance on State Legislature website. the premises of the institution.

Any employee must notify the UA Rich ACCREDITATION Mountain Chancellor in writing of any University of Arkansas Rich Mountain is criminal drug statute conviction for a violation accredited by occurring on the premises no later than five The Higher Learning Commission (5) calendar days after such conviction. 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving Chicago, IL 60604-1411 notice with respect to any employee who TABLE OF (800) 612-7440 / (312) 263-0456 is so convicted, the institution will take CONTENTS www.ncahlc.org appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination. Statement of Affiliation Status INDEX Chief Executive Office: Dr. Phillip Wilson To maintain a drug-free workplace, UA HLC Institution ID: 2023 Rich Mountain will provide its employees Current Accreditation Status: Accredited with an ongoing, drug-free awareness Candidacy Date(s): 06/22/1984 - 08/23/1990 program consisting of providing current Accreditation Date(s): 08/24/1990 information about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; any changes in the UA Rich Mountain drug-free workplace policy, APPROVED BY available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and • The Arkansas Department of Higher penalties that may be imposed upon Education employees for drug abuse violations • The Arkansas Department of Workforce occurring in the workplace. Information will Education be distributed to employees by the Director of Human Resources and copies of such • Arkansas State Board of Nursing material will be retained in that office for • Arkansas Department of Health, employee use. Cosmetology • Arkansas Department of Health, ARKANSAS CLEAN AIR Massage Therapy ACT • Arkansas Department of Health, Emergency Medical Technician Effective August 1, 2010, University of • U.S. Department of Education Arkansas Rich Mountain is a tobacco- free campus. In compliance with the • State Approving Agency for Veterans Arkansas Clean Air on Campus Act 8, Training

www.uarichmountain.edu 9 479-394-7622 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

UA Rich Mountain is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Institution. The College, in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965 (including all amendments through reauthorization up to 2008) and other Civil Rights laws, offers equal opportunity for admission and employment. Additionally, all programs and activities of the College are provided to all students without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, Vietnam era veteran or special disabled veteran status, or sex. Questions or concerns regarding affirmative action or disabilities can be directed to the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, 1100 College Drive, Mena, AR 71953, 479-394-7622, ext. 1400. Faculty and students are responsible for keeping informed regarding the information contained in this Catalog and other official communications issued by the College regarding regulations, policies and requirements affecting the employee and student status at the College.

www.uarichmountain.edu 10 479-394-7622 COLLEGE CALENDAR

2019 - 2020 Academic Calendar

Dates on calendar are subject to change. Notification of changes will be announced on www.uarichmountain.edu

Session/Date Week Day (M,T,W,R,F) Summer I 2019 (M-R) May 23, 28 R, T Registration May 27 M Memorial Day Holiday May 28 T Classes begin May 28 T Late Registration ends and last day to add classes June 3 M Last day to drop with a refund June 4 T ADHE Snapshot (11th day equivalent)

TABLE OF June 25 T Last day to drop class with a W CONTENTS June 26 W Finals/Classes end

INDEX Summer II 2019 (M-R) June 26-27 W-R Registration June 27 R Classes begin June 27 R Late Registration ends and last day to add classes July 3 W Last day to drop with a refund July 8 M ADHE Snapshot (11th day equivalent) July 29 M Last day to drop class with a W July 30 T Finals/Classes end

Fall 2019 June 4, 18 R Summer Registration for Fall (Faculty work one day) July 9, 23 R Summer Registration for Fall (Faculty work one day) August 8 R Professional Development August 12-16 M-F Registration August 17 S Faculty Meeting August 19 M Classes begin August 22 R Last day to drop with a refund for 8-week courses August 23 F Last day to add classes for registered students August 30 F Last day to drop with a refund August 30 F Last day to change from audit to credit September 2 M Labor Day holiday (no classes, campus closed)

www.uarichmountain.edu 11 479-394-7622 Session/Date Week Day (M,T,W,R,F) September 3 T 11th Class Day September 16 M Four-week grades due October 11 F First eight-week classes end October 14 M Mid-semester/first eight-week classes grades due October 14 M Second eight-week classes begin October 14 M Last day to change from credit to audit October 17 R Last day to drop with a refund for 8-week courses beginning October 15. November 11 M Twelve week grades due November 18-22 M-F Priority Registration for Spring November 27-29 W-F Thanksgiving holidays begin (no classes, offices open W) December 6 F Classes end/Last day to drop a class with a W December 9-12 M-R Final exams (16th week) December 13 F Grades due December 20 F Offices close at end of day December M-F Campus offices closed 23-January 3

Spring 2020 January 6 M Campus offices open January 6 M Professional Development January 7-10 T-F Registration (Late night Thursday) January 11 S Faculty Meeting January 13 M First day of classes January 16 R Last day to drop 8-week classes with a refund January 20 M Last day to add classes for registered students January 24 F Last day to drop with a refund January 27 M Last day to change from audit to credit January 27 M 11th Class day February 10 M Four week grades due February 17 M Winter Break (no classes/offices open) March 6 F End of 1st eight-week classes March 9 M Begin 2nd eight-week classes March 9 M Mid-semester grades due, final grades for 1st week classes March 9 M Last day to change from credit to audit March 12 R Last day to drop 2nd 8-week classes with a refund March 23-27 M-F Spring Holidays (no classes/offices open) www.uarichmountain.edu 12 479-394-7622 Session/Date Week Day (M,T,W,R,F) April 6-10 M-F Priority Registration for Summer and Fall April 13 M Twelve-week grades are due April 29 W Honors Evening May 1 F Last day of classes/Last day to drop with a W May 1 F End of year faculty/staff luncheon May 4-7 M-R Final exams May 7 R Grades due by 4:30 p.m. May 7 R Graduation

Summer I 2020 (M-R) May 21 R Registration May 25 M Memorial Day Holiday May 26 T Classes begin TABLE OF May 26 T Late Registration ends and last day to add classes CONTENTS June 1 M Last day to drop with a refund June 2 T ADHE Snapshot (11th day equivalent) INDEX June 23 T Last day to drop class with a W June 24 W Finals/Classes end

Summer II 2020 (M-R) June 24 W Registration June 25 R Classes begin June 25 R Late Registration ends and last day to add classes July 1 W Last day to drop with a refund July 6 M ADHE Snapshot (11th day equivalent) July 27 M Last day to drop class with a W July 28 T Finals/Classes end

Fall 2020 June 4 and 18 R Summer Registration for Fall(Faculty work one day) July 9 and 23 August 6 R Professional Development/Inservice August 10-14 M-F Registration (Thursday late night) August 15 S Faculty meeting August 17 M Classes begin

www.uarichmountain.edu 13 479-394-7622 TABLE OF CONTENTS UA RICH MOUNTAIN AT A GLANCE...... 2 COLLEGE HISTORY...... 2 VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES...... 7 STRATEGIC GOALS...... 8 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICY...... 9 ARKANSAS CLEAN AIR ACT...... 9 ACCREDITATION ...... 9 APPROVED BY...... 9 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION...... 10 COLLEGE CALENDAR...... 11 ADMISSIONS...... 17 ADMISSION INFORMATION...... 17 PLACEMENT SCORE CHART...... 27 GENERAL RECORDS INFORMATION...... 28 STUDENT SERVICES...... 32 ADVISING...... 32 ARKANSAS STATE TRANSFER SYSTEM...... 33 ACT, SAT, AND PRAXIS PARAPRO...... 34 BOOKSTORE...... 34 FINANCIAL AID...... 40 FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS...... 40 UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH...... 41 HOW TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID...... 42 DEADLINES FOR FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS...... 42 STUDENTS RECEIVING TITLE IV FUNDING...... 42 FACTS TUITION MANAGEMENT...... 43 FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS...... 43 INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS...... 46 REVISIONS IN AID...... 55 VERIFICATION...... 55 UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT...... 55 INELIGIBILITY...... 56 SATISFACTORY PROGRESS...... 56 NF GRADES...... 57 FINANCIAL AID APPEAL PROCESS...... 57 REINSTATE FUNDS...... 58 MAXIMUM FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY...... 58 REPEATED COURSES...... 58 CHANGE OF MAJORS OR ADDITIONAL DEGREES...... 58 NF GRADE POLICY – HOW DOES IT AFFECT FINANCIAL AID?...... 58 REFUND POLICY...... 58 OVERPAYMENT POLICY...... 59 SCHOLARSHIP STACKING POLICY...... 59 EDUCATIONAL TAX CREDITS...... 59 OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS...... 60 STATE PROGRAMS...... 63 TUITION AND FEES...... 64 www.uarichmountain.edu 14 479-394-7622 TUITION...... 64 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS...... 66 TUITION REFUND POLICY...... 66 TUITION WAIVER POLICY...... 67 ACADEMIC INFORMATION...... 68 GENERAL EDUCATION...... 68 COMMUNITY OUTREACH...... 83 LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM...... 83 GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION...... 83 KIDS COLLEGE...... 84 OUTREACH CENTERS...... 84 UA RICH MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION...... 85 JOHNSON LEARNING COMMONS...... 85 TRIO PROGRAMS...... 86 DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING...... 90 CAREER CENTER...... 91 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT...... 93 DEFINITIONS...... 93 TABLE OF PROHIBITED CONDUCT...... 94 CONTENTS DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES...... 97 STUDENT RIGHTS...... 103 STUDENT APPEALS...... 103 INDEX AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE...... 106 NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY...... 107 TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964...... 107 TITLE IX, EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972...... 107 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 AND REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 POLICY AND PROCEDURE...... 108 CLASSROOM EXPRESSION...... 109 CAMPUS SECURITY ACT OF 1990...... 110 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED...... 111 EARNING MORE THAN ONE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE...... 111 COURSE SUBSTITUTION POLICY...... 111 DEGREE PLANS...... 113 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS...... 146 COURSE SYMBOLS...... 146 COURSES OFFERED ON DEMAND...... 146 DEFINITIONS...... 146 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS...... 147 RETENTION INFORMATION...... 189 UA RICH MOUNTAIN GRADUATION RATES...... 189 UA RICH MOUNTAIN CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES AWARDED...... 190 LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION PASS RATES...... 191 PERSONNEL DIRECTORY...... 192 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS BOARD OF TRUSTEES...... 192 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESIDENT...... 192 UA RICH MOUNTAIN BOARD OF VISITORS...... 192 UA RICH MOUNTAIN BOARD OF VISITORS...... 193

www.uarichmountain.edu 15 479-394-7622 FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS...... 193 ADMINISTRATION...... 193 FACULTY...... 193 FREQUENTLY USED TELEPHONE NUMBERS...... 197

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TABLE OF ADMISSION INFORMATION policies governing admissions in instances of CONTENTS statutory requirements and/or requirements The mission of UA Rich Mountain is to by a licensing, registering, or certifying provide exemplary educational opportunities board. INDEX for all residents within its geographic area. One of the ways the College meets this The College reserves the right to deny mission is to remain an open admissions admission, readmission, or registration for institution. Each student’s educational goal, a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, previous academic experience, placement failure to make academic progress as test scores, and interview evaluation will outlined in the college catalog, or for the serve as the basis for development of his/ inability of the college to provide services, her educational plan. The College may courses or programs needed to meet require students to successfully complete educational objectives. If UA Rich Mountain prerequisites, developmental courses, is unable to provide services, UA Rich English as a Second Language courses, Mountain will provide assistance in finding Adult Basic Skills courses and/or GED an appropriate learning environment. For courses before enrolling in credit classes. other types of admissions information, check the appropriate section in the catalog on the Admission to the College does not pages that follow. insure admittance to a particular course or program of study. Certain programs, UNCONDITIONAL AND such as Cosmetology, Practical and CONDITIONAL ADMISSION – Registered Nursing, have special admission requirements and enrollment limitations ACT 520 OF 1999 in addition to the regular admission requirements of the College. The courses In accordance with Act 1290 of 1997, of study list special requirements, where as amended by Act 520 of 1999, UA appropriate. Rich Mountain will evaluate all students UA Rich Mountain may also apply special graduating after May 1, 2002, from Arkansas public high schools, out-of-state

www.uarichmountain.edu 17 479-394-7622 high schools, home schooling, private high • Those seeking admission to an Associate schools and GED recipients for the purpose of General Studies degree program must of being granted conditional or unconditional complete at least twelve (12) semester admission status. credit hours of the required general education core academic courses and UNCONDITIONAL ADMISSION any necessary remedial courses with at STATUS least a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 within the first 32 semester credit Any student who graduated after May 1, hours. 2002, and has successfully completed • Upon successful completion of the the academic or technical core curriculum appropriate requirements listed above, with a cumulative grade point average of the College will change the conditional 2.0 or higher and a score of 16 or greater admission status to unconditional composite on the ACT, corresponding admission status. If any student admitted Accuplacer/SAT score as recommended by conditionally does not meet the above the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating requirements, the College may place the unconditional Board will receive admission student on academic probation for one to public colleges and universities in semester. If requirements are not met Arkansas. at the end of the probation semester, the College may suspend the student CONDITIONAL ADMISSION for one semester before allowing the STATUS student to return for one more semester on probation. If the requirements are not Any student who graduated after May 1, met at the end of the second semester 2002, and has not successfully completed of probation, the student may face the academic or technical core curriculum expulsion. conditional will receive admission and shall CONDITIONAL ADMISSION/PREP be subject to the following stipulations: STATUS • Those seeking admission to the Beginning January 2013, UA Rich Mountain Associate of Arts degree program must will admit any first-time associate or complete twelve (12) semester credit bachelor’s degree seeking student with hours of the general education core and a high school diploma or GED and/or a any necessary remedial courses with at score of 14-15 composite on the ACT or least a cumulative grade point average corresponding Accuplacer/SAT scores to the of 2.0 within the first 30 semester credit institution under the status of conditional- hours. prep. Any student admitted in conditional- • Those seeking admission to an Associate prep status is subject to the following of Science degree or technical certificate stipulations: program must complete at least six (6) semester credit hours of general • Sign an enrollment agreement that education core academic courses and outlines the requirements of satisfactory six (6) semester credit hours of required progress and continued enrollment, technical courses and any remedial including an individualized degree plan courses with at least a cumulative grade signed by the student and the student’s point average of 2.0 within the first 34 academic advisor. semester credit hours. www.uarichmountain.edu 18 479-394-7622 • Enroll in a freshman seminar orientation PROOF OF IMMUNIZATION course. UA Rich Mountain complies with state • Participate in a comprehensive advising/ law 6.60.501.504 by requiring proof of early-alert system with a hold on immunization against measles, mumps and registration. Rubella by the following categories: • Complete any necessary remedial/ developmental course during the first 30 • Freshman (completing less than 30 semester credit hours. semester hours of college credit) must • Manufacturing and Technical programs submit proof of two (2) measles, mumps, may accept a student with ACT scores and Rubella immunizations no later than below 14 but will require written 30 days after classes begin during their permission from the director of the first semester at UA Rich Mountain. program along with any applicable • Sophomore (completing 30 hours or aptitude test. more semester hours of college credit) oo Manufacturing Programs: Machine must submit proof of one (1) measles, Tool and Welding. mumps, and Rubella immunization no oo Technical Programs: Cosmetology, later than 30 days after classes begin TABLE OF EMT, Culinary, Medical Coding and during their first semester at UA Rich CONTENTS Billing. Mountain.

INDEX The policies for admissions to UA Rich IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS Mountain are grounded in an open door philosophy with recognition of a student’s Students born on or before January 1, ability to benefit in the academic and 1957, are not required to provide proof of technical programs available. UA Rich MMR immunizations. Students requesting Mountain’s admission policy is in compliance an exemption for medical, philosophical with the laws of the State of Arkansas. or religious reasons must contact the The admission policy reflects the Mission, Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) at Vision, Values, and Philosophy and Scope of the College in providing educational to request an exemption application. The opportunities for all residents within the student must submit an approved exemption geographical area it serves. Specific letter from ADH to the UA Rich Mountain categories for the admission policy are Director of Admissions and must renew this developed by the Chancellor in concert with approval by ADH on an annual basis unless the administration and college governance otherwise noted. structure and published in the college catalog. FOREIGN-BORN STUDENTS

IMMUNIZATION Foreign-born students must provide proof REQUIREMENTS of a negative tuberculosis test AND proof of two (2) measles, mumps and Rubella NOTE: Immunization requirements are immunizations. Student must complete subject to change based on Arkansas immunizations in the U.S. For more Department of Health immunization updates. information on the regulation, please contact the Director of Admissions.

www.uarichmountain.edu 19 479-394-7622 NOTE: IMMUNIZATION Requirements for New Student REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO Admission CHANGE BASED ON ARKANSAS • Complete an application for admission online at www.uarichmountain.edu. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IMMUNIZATION UPDATES. • Submit or complete placement test scores (Accuplacer, ACT or SAT) prior to PRIMARY LANGUAGE registration. REQUIREMENTS FOR • Students born on or after January 1, 1957, must submit proof of immunization ADMISSION against measles, mumps and Rubella no later than 30 days after classes begin. A student, whose primary language is (Refer to immunization requirements other than English, must meet the following section) English proficiency requirement: • Submit an official complete and final high • 500 on the paper-based TOEFL, or school transcript OR a General Education Development ® (GED) transcript with test • 173 on the computer-based TOEFL, or scores OR an approved complete and • 605 on the IELTS final home school transcript. • All eligible males must register with The Vice Chancellor for Academic and Selective Service. Student Affairs may approve a waiver of testing based on the following criteria: NOTE: To be considered “official,” the institution where the courses were taken • Graduate of an accredited high school or must mail transcripts in a sealed envelope obtaining a 470 on the Arkansas GED. directly or submit transcript electronically to • Transfer undergraduate student with a UA Rich Mountain. minimum 2.0 GPA on a 4 point scale. TRANSFER STUDENT ADMISSION ADMISSION CLASSIFICATIONS An applicant admitted in this category has NEW STUDENT ADMISSION completed a college level course or courses at another regionally accredited college or A new student is one who has graduated university. from an accredited high school, OR who Requirements for Transfer Student has successfully completed the General Admission Education Development ® (GED), OR who has successfully completed home schooling • Complete an application for admission as approved by the Vice Chancellor for online at www.uarichmountain.edu. Academic and Student Affairs and has • Submit an official complete and final high never attended a college or university after school transcript OR a General Education completion of high school or home school or Development ® (GED) transcript with test GED. scores OR an approved complete and final home school transcript. • Submit an official college transcript(s) from transfer institution(s) prior to registration. www.uarichmountain.edu 20 479-394-7622 • The College may or may not require descriptions of courses being transferred placement test scores for admission. from out-of-state institutions. The College requires students who have • The College will not calculate credits not taken college level math, reading earned at other institutions in the GPA or English, and have not submitted used for graduation at UA Rich Mountain. appropriate placement test scores to provide placement test scores before • UA Rich Mountain will accept transfer registration. The Director of Admissions credit for only college level courses for and Vice Chancellor for Academic and which UA Rich Mountain offers equivalent Student Affairs or the Associate Vice courses. UA Rich Mountain will evaluate Chancellor for Student Affairs must transfer courses for which UA Rich review official college transcript(s) prior Mountain offers no equivalent courses for to registration to determine if placement possible general elective credit. scores are required. • UA Rich Mountain will not grant credit for work that is remedial in course content NOTE: Placement score requirements towards degree requirements. are subject to change based on Arkansas • Students who wish to appeal acceptance Department of Higher Education updates. of a transfer course may do so by TABLE OF completing an appeal form. The Vice CONTENTS • Students born on or after January 1, Chancellor for Academic and Student 1957, must submit proof of measles, Affairs will review the appeal. The mumps, and Rubella immunizations no decision of the Vice Chancellor is final. INDEX later than 30 days after classes begin. (Refer to immunization requirements RETURNING STUDENT ADMISSION section) • All males must register with Selective An applicant admitted in this category is Service. one who has successfully completed a college level course or courses with UA Rich • Students registering for courses which Mountain previously but was not enrolled in require proof of prerequisites must the semester prior to the current semester. bring the appropriate documentation to Returning students have not attended registration. another college or university since their last NOTE: To be considered “official,” the semester at UA Rich Mountain. institution where the courses were taken must mail transcripts in a sealed envelope Requirements for Returning Student directly or submit transcript electronically to Admission - if not previously submitted: UA Rich Mountain. • Complete an application for admission online at www.uarichmountain.edu. Conditions for Acceptance of Transfer Credit • Submit an official complete and final high school transcript OR a General Education • UA Rich Mountain will accept, for transfer Development ® (GED) transcript with only, college level credits earned at a test scores OR an approved complete regionally accredited college or university and final home school transcript. and only those courses with earned credit Official college transcript(s) from of a grade C (2.0 GPA) or higher will transfer institution(s) is required prior be accepted. The College may require to registration. These documents are students to supply college catalogs with

www.uarichmountain.edu 21 479-394-7622 required if not provided from previous • Provide an official, current high school enrollment at UA Rich Mountain. transcript or approved home school • The College may or may not require transcript prior to registration. placement test scores for admission. • For ninth grade students, transcripts The College will require students who must reflect previous two years of school. have not taken college level math, • Prior to registration, UA Rich Mountain reading or English, and have not requires college level placement test submitted appropriate placement test scores (ACT, Accuplacer,SAT). UA Rich scores to provide placement test scores Mountain requires an ACT score of 19 before registration. or higher on the relevant sub-scores • Students born on or after January 1, for math, reading and English. UA Rich 1957, must submit proof of measles, Mountain offers students the Accuplacer mumps and Rubella immunization no placement test in the subject area(s) later than 30 days after classes begin. through UA Rich Mountain’s testing • All eligible males must register with program and requires the ACT equivalent Selective Service. of a 19 in the appropriate subject area(s). • Returning students registering for • Students born on or after January 1, courses which require proof of 1957, must submit proof of measles, prerequisites must bring the appropriate mumps, and Rubella immunizations no documentation to registration. later than 30 days after classes begin. (Refer to immunization requirements section) NOTE: To be considered “official,” the institution where the courses were taken Conditions for Concurrent or Dual must mail transcripts in a sealed envelope Enrollment Student Admission directly or submit transcript electronically to UA Rich Mountain. • Students are not eligible to participate in institutionally or federally funded financial CONCURRENT OR DUAL aid programs. ENROLLMENT STUDENT • Effective 2014, high school seniors with ADMISSION an ACT or 17 or 18 will be permitted to enroll in developmental education An applicant admitted in this category is courses. one who is currently enrolled in high school INTERNATIONAL STUDENT (grades 9-12) and is enrolled in college ADMISSION credit courses for both high school and college credit purposes. International students interested in enrolling should contact the Director of Admissions Requirements for Concurrent or Dual for information regarding admission Enrollment Student Admission requirements. A student admitted as an • Complete an application for admission “International Student” is one who is not a online at www.uarichmountain.edu. citizen or permanent resident of the United • Complete the UA Rich Mountain States and is applying for an I-20 from UA Concurrent forms and obtain all required Rich Mountain to obtain a student (F-1 or signatures prior to registration. M-1) visa.

www.uarichmountain.edu 22 479-394-7622 Requirements for International Student • International students must pay the out- Admission of-state tuition even if they are living with The following items must all be submitted to an in-state resident or resident of Leflore UA Rich Mountain before an I-20 is issued: or McCurtain County in Oklahoma. • A completed application for admission • Be advised: International Students are online at www.uarichmountain.edu. not eligible to participate in federal, state • Authenticated translated copies of all or local financial aid programs. academic records. UA Rich Mountain requires international transcripts to Additional International Student be translated in English through the Admission Requirements following UA Rich Mountain approved • UA Rich Mountain requires placement service – World Education Services test scores (Accuplacer, ACT or SAT) at www.wes.org. UA Rich Mountain prior to registration after arrival in the requires international students to U.S. access this service, and the student is responsible for all fees related to • Students must submit proof of transcript authentication services. immunizations – see immunization requirements section for foreign-born • A TOEFL score of at least 500 paper- students. TABLE OF based, 173 computer-based, 61 internet CONTENTS based or an IELTS score of at least 5.0 • Students must provide proof of health or graduation from a US High School. insurance with repatriation. INDEX • Applications and all required documents • Pay UA Rich Mountain International are due as soon as possible due to the Student Application Fee - $35 U.S. length of time required to process a currency. student visa through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Be advised that UA Rich Mountain does (USCIS). UA Rich Mountain’s Director not have on-campus housing. of Admissions and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs must receive and approve *The cost of attendance is revised annually all documentation prior to the first day of by the Director of Financial Aid. For the classes to be considered for admission to current amount, please contact the Director register for classes. of Admissions or Vice Chancellor Student • Present a current passport and visa prior Affairs. to I-20 issuance and upon arrival to UA Rich Mountain. RESIDENT ALIEN – PERMANENT RESIDENT ADMISSION Proof of Financial Stability Requirements for International Student Admission The Immigration and Naturalization Services has granted residency status to an applicant • The student must deposit in a local bank admitted in this category. Resident an amount equivalent to the current cost Alien students interested in enrollment of attendance* for one semester. should contact the Director of Admissions • A sponsor must complete and sign a for information regarding admission statement demonstrating understanding requirements. of the current total cost of attendance* and commitment to provide the necessary support based on that total.

www.uarichmountain.edu 23 479-394-7622 Requirements for Resident Alien – • The student must meet language and Permanent Resident Admission computation competencies. • Provide proof of resident alien status in one of the following ways: resident UNDECLARED STATUS (LESS alien card, a copy of the letter from the THAN 6 HOURS), COMMUNITY U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services that approves the SERVICE, WORKFORCE TRAINING student’s residency status or a receipt COURSES showing proof of filing for residency. An employment authorization card is An applicant admitted in this category is a not sufficient. Students cannot enroll non-degree or certificate seeking student. without proof of residency status, proof UA Rich Mountain requires an application of application for residency status, or INS but no other documents to enroll in courses paperwork. unless the student enrolls in six hours or more of course work. Some workforce • Complete an application for admission training programs require transcripts, online at www.uarichmountain.edu. immunizations and placement test scores. • Submit all official transcripts from all Contact the Director of Admissions for U.S. secondary and post-secondary current admissions requirements for specific educational institutions in which the programs. Students enrolled in community student has attended. The issuing service, undeclared status, and workforce institution must send the transcript training courses are not eligible for financial directly to the UA Rich Mountain Director aid. of Admissions Office. UA Rich Mountain requires international transcripts to Requirements for Undeclared, be translated in English through the Community Service, Workforce Training following UA Rich Mountain approved Courses - if enrolled in 6 credit hours or service – World Education Services more: at www.wes.org. UA Rich Mountain • For programs that require immunizations: requires students to access this service; students born on or after January 1, students are responsible for all fees 1957, must submit proof of two measles, related to transcript authentication mumps and Rubella immunizations no services. later than 30 days after classes begin. • If the student does not have prior (Refer to immunization requirements U.S. college-level math and English section). or appropriate ACT scores, UA Rich • Foreign-born students must provide proof Mountain requires the student to take the of a negative tuberculosis test and proof UA Rich Mountain approved assessment of two measles, mumps and Rubella tests prior to enrollment. immunizations (refer to immunization • Submit proof of immunization against requirements on page 11). measles, mumps and Rubella no later • For programs that require transcripts, than 30 days after classes begin (refer to UA Rich Mountain requires an official, immunization requirements section). complete, and final high school transcript • Foreign-born students must provide proof OR a General Education Development of a negative tuberculosis test. For more ® (GED) transcript with test scores OR information on the regulation, please an approved, complete, and final home contact the Director of Admissions. school transcript prior to registration. www.uarichmountain.edu 24 479-394-7622 UA Rich Mountain also requires official Higher Education shall base these decisions college transcript(s) from transfer on consultation with representatives of the institution(s) prior to registration. institutions of higher education, analysis of the placement procedures presently PROGRAMS WITH SELECTIVE used by institutions in Arkansas, statewide ADMISSION placement testing programs in other states, and pilot projects involving testing of In addition to the regular admission entering freshmen at selected institutions in requirements for the College, certain Arkansas. programs have special admission requirements and enrollment limitations. The mathematics, English Composition, These programs have courses of study and reading placement standards that that list any special requirements. Where follow implement Section 19 of Act 1052 appropriate, UA Rich Mountain may also of 1987. These standards apply to all first- apply special policies governing admissions time entering undergraduate students, as in instances of statutory requirements and/or defined in the Arkansas Higher Education requirements by a licensing, registering, or Information System Manual, who enroll in certifying board. baccalaureate degree programs or associate degree programs at state colleges and TABLE OF CONTENTS FRESHMAN ASSESSMENT AND universities. PLACEMENT PROGRAM AT STATE Math Placement INDEX COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN Students may not apply any math ARKANSAS course below College Algebra toward a baccalaureate degree from a public university in Arkansas. Students scoring The full text of Section 19 of Act 1052 of 22 or above on the mathematics section of 1987 is as follows: the Enhanced ACT, 500 or the equivalent on the quantitative portion of the SAT, or the Beginning with the fall 1988 semester, all equivalent score on the mathematics section first-time entering freshmen at all state- of the Accuplacer may enroll in college-level supported colleges and universities in mathematics courses. Additionally, students Arkansas who are admitted to enroll in a who qualify for college-level mathematics bachelor’s degree program or in associate may receive credit for Technical Math if degree programs which transfer to the enrolled in a degree plan that accepts bachelor’s degree shall be tested by Technical Math as its math requirement the admitting institution for purposes of or as an elective. All other students must placement in either college-level credit successfully complete a developmental courses in English and mathematics or (pre-college level) mathematics program remedial courses in English composition, or programs, demonstrating achievement reading, and mathematics. Remedial at least as difficult as intermediate algebra, courses shall not provide credit toward in order to be placed in college-level a degree. The State Board of Higher mathematics courses. Education shall determine the tests to be used, the testing procedures and English Placement exemptions, and minimum scores below Students scoring 19 or above on the English which students at all institutions must take and Reading sections of the Enhanced ACT, remedial courses. The State Board of or the equivalent score on the Writing and

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Beginning fall 2012, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board allows state- supported institutions of higher education to set minimum scores or criteria to allow simultaneous enrollment in college-level credit and remedial courses. UA Rich Mountain’s Accelerated Reading/Writing Program (ARW) allows students scoring a 14-18 on the English/Reading sections of the Enhanced ACT, or the equivalent score on the English and Reading sections of the Accuplacer test to enroll in English Composition I along with a mandatory Supplemental English course.

Reading Placement Students scoring 19 or above on the Reading Section of the Enhanced ACT, or the equivalent score on the Reading skills section of the Accuplacer, or the equivalent on the critical reading sections on the SAT may enroll in college-level English courses.

Beginning fall 2012, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board allows state- supported institutions of higher education to set minimum scores or criteria to allow simultaneous enrollment in college-level credit and remedial courses. UA Rich Mountain’s Accelerated Reading/Writing Program (ARW) allows students scoring a 14-18 on the English/Reading sections of the Enhanced ACT, or the equivalent score on the English and Reading sections of the Accuplacer test to enroll in English Composition I along with a mandatory Supplemental English course.

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*Test scores are subject to change by the Arkansas Higher Education Higher Education Coordinating Board updates and revision, College Board www.collegeboard.com, and U.S. Department of Education test score mandates. For placement test scores that are five (5) years old or older, UA Rich Mountain requires the student to take placement test(s) if the appropriate courses have not been successfully completed.

Subject NG Accu Classic Accu COMPASS ACT SAT ENROLL IN

Next Gen Writing 251+ 83+ 80+ 19+ 26+ English Composition I Classic Sent. Sk. 235-250 66-82 67-79 14-18 English Comp with Compass English 17- Accelerated ACT English 25 Reading/Writing (ARW) lab SAT English 225+ 38+ 30 12 14 *Technical/Manufacturing

Next Gen Reading 251+ 78+ 83+ 19+ 26+ Requirement met for English Classic Reading 235-250 53-77 73-82 14-18 15- English Comp with Compass Reading 25 Accelerated ACT Reading Reading/Writing (ARW) lab TABLE OF SAT Reading 229+ 43+ 60+ 13 13 *Technical/Manufacturing CONTENTS Next Gen QAS 249+ 77+ 41+ 19+ 500+ College Algebra or Mathematics 420- Classic Algebra 240-248 63-76 27-40 17-18 490 College Algebra with Lab INDEX Compass Algebra 390- ACT Algebra 233-239 42-62 23-26 16 410 Intermediate Algebra SAT Algebra 220-232 41 19-22 15 370- Begin. Algebra or Tech Math 380 Accu. Arithmetic 249+ 41+ 42+ 15 370+ Begin. Algebra or Tech Math Compass Pre-Alg 236-248 39-40 40-41 14 360+ Basic Math ACT Algebra 249+ 41+ 42 15 370+ *Manufacturing SAT Algebra 249+ 41+ 39 15 370+ ** Technical

*Manufacturing Programs: Machine Tool, and Welding **Technical Programs: Cosmetology, EMT, Massage Therapy, and Phlebotomy NOTE: Individuals moving from Manufacturing/Technical Program to an Associate's degree may need to retake the placement test.

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Scores revised July 31, 2019 GENERAL RECORDS INFORMATION GENERAL RECORDS INFORMATION

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER submits the request does not maintain those records, that official shall advise UA Rich Mountain uses the social security the student of the correct official who number as the student identification (ID) should receive the request. number for state and federal reporting • The following information, considered requirements. to be directory information, is subject to public disclosure unless the student ANNUAL NOTICE OF STUDENT informs the Student Affairs Office in RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY writing that he/she does not want any EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS information designated as directory information. AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 oo Student’s name (FERPA) oo Address A student at UA Rich Mountain has the oo Telephone listing following rights with regard to his/her oo Electronic mail address education records: oo Photograph • To inspect and review all education records pertaining to the student within oo Date and place of birth 45 days of the day the College receives a oo Major field of study written request for access. oo Dates of attendance • Students submit a written request to oo Grade level the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs that identifies the record(s) they wish to oo Participation in officially recognized inspect. The College official will make activities and sports arrangements for access and notify the oo Weight and height of member of student of the time and place where athletic teams the student can inspect the records. If the college official to whom the student www.uarichmountain.edu 28 479-394-7622 oo Degrees, honors, and awards responsible for the record, clearly identify the received part of the record they want changed, and oo The most recent educational agency specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. or institution attended If the College decides not to amend o o Student ID number, user ID, or other the record as requested by the student, unique personal identifier used to the College will notify the student of the communicate in electronic systems decision and advise the student of his/ her that cannot be used to access right to a hearing regarding the request education records without a PIN, for amendment. The College will provide password, etc. (A student’s SSN, in additional information regarding the hearing whole or in part, cannot be used for procedures to the student when notified of this purpose.) the right to a hearing.

All students must inform the Student Affairs One exception that permits disclosure Office of their request in writing. This request without consent is disclosure to school will remain in effect until lifted by the student officials with legitimate educational in writing. In the event of such a request, the interests. A school official is defined as College will treat this data as student records TABLE OF a person employed by the College in an CONTENTS information. administrative, supervisory, academic, research, clerical, or support staff position The College will honor a student’s request (including law enforcement unit personnel, INDEX to withhold directory information but cannot health staff and work study students); a assume responsibility to contact him/her for person serving on the UA Rich Mountain subsequent permission to release the hold. Board of Trustees; member(s) of an Regardless of the effect upon the student, accrediting association; a student serving on the institution assumes no liability for an official committee, such as a disciplinary honoring his/her instructions that the College or grievance committee; or any person withhold such information. For additional assisting another school official in performing information on details of the "Family his/her tasks. A school official may also Educational Rights and Privacy Act," please include a volunteer or a person or company contact the Student Affairs Office. with whom the College has contracted as its agent to perform a service for which Please consider very carefully the the College would otherwise use its own consequences of any decision to withhold employees, such as an attorney, auditor, or directory or public information. If a student collection agency. requests the College not to release directory or public information, the College will deny A school official has a legitimate educational any future requests for such information from interest if the official needs to review an non-institutional persons or organizations. education record in order to fulfill his/her professional responsibility. If a student inspects their record and believes it to be inaccurate or misleading, To file a complaint with the U.S. Department the student may request an amendment of of Education concerning an alleged failure by his/her education records to ensure that they the College to comply with the requirements are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise of FERPA, send complaint to the following in violation of his/her privacy or other rights. address: The student should write the College official

www.uarichmountain.edu 29 479-394-7622 Family Policy Compliance Office mail grades after the spring 2006 semester. U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW WITHHOLDING OF GRADES Washington, D.C. 20202-4605 AND TRANSCRIPTS

For more information concerning rights The College authorizes the Office of the under FERPA, please come to the Student Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs to Affairs Office in the Maddox Building. withhold grades and transcripts and refuse registration to any student or former student GENERAL POLICIES who fails to return athletic, military, library, REGARDING RECORDS or other College property entrusted to his or her care, or who fails to comply with rules The College shall only make or retain governing the audit of student organization student records that are reasonably accounts, or who has failed to pay any fees, necessary or useful to the basic purpose tuition, fines, or other charges assessed and needs of the College. The Office of the against him or her by a College official or by Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student the campus judicial system. Affairs expunges student disciplinary records carrying sanctions less than expulsion or This policy does not apply to students or suspension after two years from the last date former students if the College has received of attendance or when a student graduates. from a bankruptcy court a notice and order that a bankruptcy petition has been filed Transcripts shall record only information of in their behalf or that the debt has been an academic nature and disciplinary action, discharged in bankruptcy. In the event the which denies the privilege of the student notice of bankruptcy has been dismissed, to continue in or return to the College. The the policy applies. College will remove a suspension from the transcript on the expiration date of the CHANGES suspension. UA Rich Mountain reserves the right to The College will not allow unauthorized change rules, regulations, and/or policies at persons to view transcripts or information any time. pertaining to disciplinary or administrative matters without the expressed consent of INFORMATION RESOURCES the student, unless legal process directs the College or its officials to release such – ACCEPTABLE USE information. STATEMENT

Persons authorized to receive transcripts of This acceptable use statement establishes such information include the student, his or guidelines for the utilization of college owned her parents or legal guardians (if the student information resources. These restrictions is a dependent student or under 18 years support Arkansas law and the policies of UA of age), and appropriate members of the Rich Mountain. College administration and faculty. Priorities for utilization of UA Rich Mountain information resources are as follows: Students can access their grades from the • Instruction Student Portal. The College will no longer • Administration www.uarichmountain.edu 30 479-394-7622 • Student • Failure to comply with this Acceptable • Community Use Policy will constitute cause for termination of resource access and further disciplinary and/or legal action. The following limitations and prohibitions apply to the utilization of UA Rich Mountain information resources: All users of information resources must • Use of UA Rich Mountain information follow the Acceptable Use Policy. It is the resources for illegal purposes or in intent of UA Rich Mountain to provide support of illegal activities is prohibited. information services to users for educational Violation of copyright and/or licensing and administrative needs. restrictions is prohibited. • Use of UA Rich Mountain information resources for commercial purposes is prohibited. • Use of UA Rich Mountain information resources for product advertisement is limited to UA Rich Mountain functions TABLE OF and activities. CONTENTS • Use of UA Rich Mountain information resources for the viewing, production, INDEX duplication, distribution, receipt, and/or transmission of pornographic or obscene material is prohibited. • No use of UA Rich Mountain information resources shall serve to disrupt the resources of other users. No private software may be loaded without the express permission of the Director of Information Technology. • All communications and information accessible via UA Rich Mountain information resources should be assumed to be the property of UA Rich Mountain. • All access accounts for UA Rich Mountain information resources will be used only by the authorized owner of the account for the authorized purpose. All access accounts shall be in compliance with established computer security policies. • This policy is subject to change in correlation with equipment/software acquisitions and deletions.

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The University of Arkansas Rich Mountain completion of their educational plans. staff believes that activities outside the classroom enrich, supplement, and provide ADVISING GOALS a testing ground for classroom learning. These activities offer opportunities for • Support University of Arkansas Rich social growth and the development of Mountain’s mission statement values, appreciations, and insights. The • Develop collaborative relationships Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student with all College departments to build an Affairs works with students and faculty to ongoing educational community with bring about an activity program appropriate the goal of helping students make a to the students' needs. The faculty seeks to successful transition to college provide an environment in which students may become self-disciplined, self-reliant, • Foster respectful and meaningful advisor- and socially sensitive individuals. advisee and institutional relationships focusing on informed decision-making and the unique development of each ADVISING student while recognizing that the individual student has the ultimate ADVISING MISSION responsibility for making his or her own STATEMENT educational decisions • Assist and guide students through the The primary mission of advising at University process of clarifying their long-term of Arkansas Rich Mountain is to provide goals, selecting appropriate general academic advising and assistance that will courses, choosing majors, evaluating help new, continuing, and non-traditional alternate plans, and integrating students successfully make the transition experiential opportunities into a into college life and help them learn to set comprehensive educational plan personal and academic goals, develop strategies for achieving those goals, and, • Provide accurate and timely information ultimately, guide them to the successful about the College’s academic programs, procedures, and resources. www.uarichmountain.edu 32 479-394-7622 • Assist in the interpretation of academic educational goals (including transfer), and policies and requirements and in resolve problems that may interfere with accessing and understanding their their academic success. education records • Assist students who have different Pre-advising takes place during registration life experiences, class and cultural and is conducted by faculty and staff backgrounds, identities, orientations, knowledgeable about the registration abilities, and values process and the requirements for the various degrees. During pre-advising, the student • Assess students’ needs and refer will receive valuable information about students to appropriate enrichment scheduling and degree requirements as programs that will enhance their well as help devising a schedule that meets educational experience, such as the educational and personal needs of the orientations, academic success courses, student. workshops, and co-curricular programs • Monitor and assess students’ academic ARKANSAS STATE standing, progress, and achievements, as well as help students identify and TRANSFER SYSTEM overcome the factors that impede their TABLE OF The Arkansas Course Transfer System CONTENTS academic performance to facilitate retention and timely completion of a (ACTS) contains information about the degree transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. ACTS INDEX • Work cooperatively with campus-wide guarantees students the transfer of academic and administrative units applicable credits and equitable treatment with the aim of facilitating student in the application of credits for admissions success and reasonable, individual and degree requirements. Students may accommodation within campus standards complete specified general education • Ensure on-going professional courses and other courses in the degree or development and training of advisors to major pre-identified for transfer anywhere in maintain advising excellence at UA Rich the public system. Mountain To access UA Rich Mountain’s ACTS database: ADVISOR SYSTEM • On the web, go to http://acts.adhe. University of Arkansas Rich Mountain edu, OR go to http://adhe.edu. Click assigns each student an advisor during the on Students and then Arkansas Course admissions process. The advisor is a faculty Transfer System. member in the area most closely related to • On the left side of the screen scroll to the student's proposed major field of study. find Information for Students, then click The advisor assists the student in choosing Arkansas Course Transfer System. the appropriate courses prior to registration • On the Institutions page, choose the two each semes¬ter and directs the student institutions and click Search. to in¬formation relating to financial aid, testing, etc. All students should meet with an academic advisor each term to review curriculum requirements, discuss career and

www.uarichmountain.edu 33 479-394-7622 ACT, SAT, AND PRAXIS Summer Hours: Monday through Thursday PARAPRO 7:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Friday: Closed UA Rich Mountain is a designated regional testing center; the ACT and SAT are administered on specified national testing CHECK IT OUT! BOOK dates. Students who wish to take these PROGRAM tests should contact the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for those University of Arkansas Rich Mountain testing dates. The PRAXIS ParaPro is strives to provide our students with an offered by appointment; for more information enriching experience and exemplary access the following link: http://www. education at an affordable cost. With the uarichmountain.edu/articles/131/para_pro_ rising costs of textbooks, students are faced assessment.pdf with challenges that lead to barriers for a successful college experience. Some of the BOOKSTORE challenges include: lack of preparedness for classes, ability to obtain current resources, The College bookstore is located in the process to research book purchases and Student Union. The main purpose of buyback processes from online resources. the bookstore is to supply students with UA Rich Mountain has implemented a cost textbooks and supplies needed for classes. savings solution to these challenges through In addition to books and school supplies, the the Check It OUT! book program. bookstore carries a variety of other college related items, such as backpacks, clothing, The initial step begins at registration. Upon snacks, and other miscellaneous items. The registering for classes each semester, College encourages students to become students will receive their schedule and familiar with the bookstore and the services statement from the UA Rich Mountain it provides. Students who want specific items Business Office referencing the per credit not carried by the bookstore should contact hour book non-negotiable rental fee included the Bookstore/Student Union Manager. in tuition costs for the semester. Students will take the schedule and statement to The College urges students to maintain the UA Rich Mountain Bookstore to check a cooperative attitude concerning the out their books. At the end of the semester bookstore. It is a student service and the during finals week, it is the student’s bookstore staff welcomes students’ ideas, responsibility to return the books to the UA suggestions, and constructive criticism. Rich Mountain Bookstore to be checked in. If a book has been damaged or misplaced, the Hours of Operation student will be required to pay the current Unless otherwise posted, the bookstore is replacement value of the book. open five days a week during the following times: Please check with the bookstore for textbook Monday through Thursday return dates and times. 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. BOOK INFORMATION Friday For information about required textbooks, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. their availability, go to the UA Rich Mountain www.uarichmountain.edu 34 479-394-7622 homepage and click on “Course Schedule” DRUG PREVENTION located under the Current Students menu. PROGRAM Choose the current semester from the drop down box. Once the semester schedule According to national research, drug and appears, find your class and click on the alcohol abuse is high among the college- blue “Course ID.” In addition to textbook age population. Drug and alcohol abuse information, this page offers a brief course threatens lives, shatters families, and description, name of the instructor, and disrupts schools. The policy of UA Rich meeting times of the class. Mountain regarding drugs and alcohol clearly states that the College will not tolerate the BULLETIN BOARDS use, possession, or sale of drugs or alcohol on college premises or at institutional Bulletin boards located in the Student Union functions. Therefore, UA Rich Mountain has are provided for student use. All students implemented the following drug prevention who wish to use space on the other bulletin steps: boards should follow these procedures: • The College will provide all entering • When making a poster relating to college freshmen access to substance abuse functions, the person who makes the information and will inform students of TABLE OF poster must sign and date it in the lower, the location of this information at the CONTENTS right corner. The College will remove any beginning of each semester via UA Rich unsigned and undated posters. Mountain student email. • Individuals signing posters are INDEX • The College will maintain a substance responsible for all information on the abuse information center in the SSS posters. Office in the Johnson Learning Commons • If a poster is not related to college and in the Student Services suite in the functions, the student must have the Maddox Building. Associate Vice Chancellor for Student • Anyone interested in information, Affairs sign and date the poster in the counseling, or referral concerning lower, right corner. Posters are to be substance abuse may contact the hung on the display board located in the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Student Union. Affairs. • The College provides bulletin boards and • Instructors will incorporate substance special clips in the hallway for hanging abuse material into their classes when posters. No one may hang posters on appropriate. doors or classrooms. The College will remove posters hung in improper places. FIRST-YEAR STATEMENT • No one may hang advertising posters or materials in classrooms. UA Rich Mountain affirms that the quality • Student, faculty, and administrators are of the first-year experience is central to responsible for the removal of outdated the achievement of its mission and lays posters. The College will remove all the foundation upon which learning at the posters two weeks after the date on the community college level is built. UA Rich poster or 24 hours after the advertised Mountain’s mission, vision, and governing event has taken place. values commit the college to serving the needs of all learners. Providing a quality first-year experience is essential to the

www.uarichmountain.edu 35 479-394-7622 continued success of these learners. aid. If a student has applied for financial aid and not received approval, the student HOUSING must make payment arrangements with the Business Office. Failure to make necessary Be Advised: University of Arkansas Rich arrangements may result in cancellation of Mountain does NOT provide housing the student’s registration. facilities. STUDENT ACTIVITIES ORIENTATION Students at UA Rich Mountain have All first-time freshmen will attend a the opportunity to become members of mandatory orientation session. The several clubs and organizations. They may orientation will include presentations participate in any college activities for which on motivation, college procedures and they are eligible. All student organizations protocols, financial aid implications, have faculty sponsors and are responsible to attendance policies and repercussions, and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. a faculty led campus tour. These activities are followed by a computer lab session to ACTIVE ORGANIZATIONS cover a learning styles inventory, student e-mail and internet access, on-line learning ACTORS’ GUILD and expectations, and financial literacy. The mandatory orientation will carry a Members of the Actors’ Guild take part in transcripted grade of pass/fail dependent theatrical performances each semester upon the student’s completion. UA Rich that enhance the campus life of UA Rich Mountain requires students to attend the Mountain. The members of the club also original session and complete a program of take part in staging the on-campus Variety financial literacy, including an assessment Shows offered during Fall/Spring semesters. to pass the course. For those who cannot The Variety Show is a performance attend the on campus session, UA Rich showcase that is open to all UA Rich Mountain will hold an online session. Mountain students. The club has several Students MUST complete all aspects of meetings per month to address upcoming the orientation BEFORE the fourth week of productions and projects. The club classes. encourages members to learn about live theatre through their participation in staging REGISTRATION a play and through viewing productions that are presented by amateur and professional Students should register for courses companies. The Actors’ Guild is open to any during the official registration periods student interested. School sponsor is Robby prior to the beginning of every semester. Burt. Students must complete all admission data forms prior to beginning the registration procedure. In order for the registration process to be complete, students MUST make arrangements with the Business BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRY Office regarding payment of tuition and fees. Students MUST receive admission (BCM) acceptance BEFORE requesting financial BCM offers spiritual growth and Christian www.uarichmountain.edu 36 479-394-7622 fellowship to any student who wishes to be UA RICH MOUNTAIN SCIENCE involved. BCM is open to all students and CLUB is not restricted to those of the Baptist faith. BCM provides student leadership skills and The UA Rich Mountain Science Club works offers a variety of activities such as Bible to spread awareness in environmental and studies focused on students’ needs and resource management issues especially weekly lunches. The organization sponsors focusing on recycling every possible a wide variety of activities. BCM meets at material on campus and in the community. the Ouachita Baptist Association across the The club will organize science fairs and street from UA Rich Mountain. Sponsor is shows on campus and in different area Sherry Baker. schools to showcase the latest, innovative developments of science and technology PHI THETA KAPPA (PTK) and to create interest amongst the new generation in science and engineering. The The College founded the Beta Eta Upsilon UA Rich Mountain Science Club will organize chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)in 1998. discussions and events with invited speakers The purpose of the group, a national on topics ranging from basic science and scholastic honor organization, is to recognize education to environmental protection outstanding academic achievement in TABLE OF and the latest developments in science CONTENTS community and junior colleges. Additionally, and technology. The club will collaborate PTK promotes the development of and cooperate with local businesses and leadership and service and the cultivation companies in the field of science and INDEX of fellowship among qualified students. technology, community awareness, and Membership is by invitation. To be eligible, a environmental protection. student must have a 3.5 grade-point average in at least 12 semester credit hours from UA RICH MOUNTAIN STUDENT UA Rich Mountain. Members are eligible to GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION apply for many scholarships for continued (SGA) study and will have the opportunity to participate in community service projects. The UA Rich Mountain Student Government Association (SGA) is the official voice of UA RICH MOUNTAIN MATH CLUB the Student Body and shall serve as the student governance vehicle. The SGA Through math enrichment programs, shall represent, lead, and unify the student workshops, and tutoring, the UA Rich body; aid the college in its large purposes Mountain Math Club will target local college of education; make recommendations and high school students in the Mena area to concerning student issues to the UA Rich develop and effectively teach mathematical Mountain administration; act as a means of skills, increase students’ enjoyment in preserving and attaining the well-being of the learning and using mathematics, and raise college community; encourage enthusiastic students’ level of understanding math. The school support. To be a part of SGA is a club intends to stimulate students’ interest privilege, and it’s fun. and appreciation of mathematics and its applications. Club members will seek to VOICES OF THE OUACHITAS enrich and broaden their own understanding of mathematical concepts while sharing that The purpose of the Voices of the Ouachitas knowledge with the community. club is to develop and enhance the vocal

www.uarichmountain.edu 37 479-394-7622 abilities and skills of students pursuing music • Click on the “Account Maintenance” link. and choral art. The club strives to foster • You will see a screen titled, “UA Rich an appreciation of choral music, develop Mountain Student Account Maintenance.” musical and vocal skills, and provide social Type your Student I.D. number in the first interaction among members. This club offers blank (Example: A00000….) and your students a medium of musical expression birthdate in the second blank (must be in in a creative learning environment that this format: mm/dd/yyyy). teaches appropriate fundamentals, provides opportunities for individual and shared • Click “Submit.” performances, and represents the school • Click “Accept” to accept the user license throughout the community. agreement. • The computer generated username is FACULTY ADVISORS TO STUDENT now your permanent USERNAME for the ORGANIZATIONS UA Rich Mountain Portal, student email, and Moodle. (Be sure to write your new Each college organization must have one username down) advisor who is a member of the full time • Choose a new password. Type it into the faculty or administration and who will password box and retype it in the next work as a liaison with outside groups and one. facilitate the planning done by students. The Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs • Click on the “Update” button. will work with the students in determining • Close the Screen. when this is necessary. • Step Two: Access the Portal ESTABLISHING A STUDENT • The Portal requires the same username and password as your student email ORGANIZATION account. UA Rich Mountain encourages students • Go to www.uarichmountain.edu and click to take the initiative in setting up clubs or the link “Student Login.” organizations that fulfill special interests and • On the blue menu, find and click “Student that are consistent with the objectives of UA Portal.” Rich Mountain. Contact the office of the • Login with your UA Rich Mountain Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs username and password. (the same login for information and forms. as your email and Moodle) STUDENT EMAIL & PORTAL • At this point, you are ready to navigate throughout the Student Portal. ACCESS

Step One: Activate Your Student E-Mail *FYI: Students can access their semester Account grades on the Student Portal. UA Rich • Open Internet Explorer (Click on the E Mountain does not mail grades to students. icon) It is important that you to learn to use and regularly access your student portal. • Go to www.uarichmountain.edu • Click on the words “Student Login” IMPORTANT NOTE: The College requires located under the Quick Links menu at an active UA Rich Mountain student email the top of the page. account for all online classes. www.uarichmountain.edu 38 479-394-7622 Students can see the Financial Aid office for STUDENT APPEALS more details. COMMITTEE

The College maintains a Student Appeals Committee appointed each year by the Chancellor. Typical concerns referred to this committee relate to student dismissal, student rights, and student activities. Any interested party may obtain copies of appeal procedures in the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office in the Maddox Building.

For a complete explanation of the appeals process, see “Appeals” in the “Students’ Rights” section of the catalog.

TABLE OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE CONTENTS Regular attendance and consistent study INDEX are student responsibilities and the two factors which contribute most to a successful college experience. UA Rich Mountain expects a college student to attend all of his/her classes. It is the responsibility of each student to know the attendance and absence policy of each class in which he/ she is enrolled. Failure to attend class can result in a lower class grade or dismissal from class. Any student who stops attending a class without officially dropping said class will receive a grade of “F” and possibly an “NF” transcript notation; both of which could adversely affect the student’s financial aid.

Instructors will report the students who are not attending class and the date on which the student last attended to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. If a student receives a grade of “F” due to nonattendance, the student’s official transcript will note an “NF” next to the grade. The “NF” states that the student earned the grade of “F” by not attending class. It is the responsibility of a student receiving Financial Aid to be aware of Title IV regulations.

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FINANCIAL AID

The primary purpose of financial aid at Students must meet several general University of Arkansas Rich Mountain is to eligibility requirements in order to receive provide assistance to students who, without federal financial aid. Many of these aid, are unable to attend college. Financial requirements also apply to other sources of assistance consists of scholarships, grants, aid. and part-time employment. UA Rich Mountain may offer these options to students For financial aid eligibility, students must singularly or in various combinations complete or provide documentation of the depending upon the degree of need. In following: determining the extent of the student's • Enroll at UA Rich Mountain as a degree- need, UA Rich Mountain must consider the seeking student. financial support, which includes income, Obtain one of the following: assets and other resources of the parents • High school diploma from an accredited and student. UA Rich Mountain considers high school the aid awards supplementary to any assistance with college expenses provided • High school equivalency certificate by students’ families . The Financial Aid (GED) Office administers all awards in accordance • High school diploma from a non- with the College's Equal Educational accredited high school approved by Opportunity Policy. Students may obtain the Vice Chancellor for Academic and application forms for financial aid from the Student Affairs Financial Aid Office in the Ode Maddox • U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen Building or online at www.uarichmountain. • Not owe a refund on a Federal grant or edu. default on a Federal educational loan FINANCIAL AID • Register with Selective Service (if required) ELIGIBILITY • Meet all satisfactory academic standards REQUIREMENTS as stated in the UA Rich Mountain www.uarichmountain.edu 40 479-394-7622 Financial Aid Policies for Satisfactory WHAT ARE HUD-FUNDED Academic Progress SHELTERS?

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH The U.S, Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, administers funding WHO ARE UNACCOMPANIED for homeless shelters and services under HOMELESS YOUTH? Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Act. These funds are distributed to communities through Unaccompanied homeless youth are young a competitive grant process. individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t : adequate nighttime residence who typically https://www.hudexchange.info/ are not in the care of a parent or guardian. homelessness-assistance/resources-for- These young individuals may have run away homeless-youth/. from home or been forced to leave by their FINANCIAL AID parents. Unaccompanied youth live in a WHAT ARE RHYA-FUNDED variety of temporary situations, including SHELTERS? shelters; the homes of friends or relatives (sharing the housing of other persons); The U.S. Department of Health and Human TABLE OF or motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping Services administers the Runaway and CONTENTS grounds, parks, public spaces, abandoned Homeless Youth Act programs. These buildings, or bus or train stations. programs provide funding for Basic Centers, Unaccompanied youth do not receive INDEX Transitional Living Programs, and Street financial support from their parent(s) and do Outreach Programs that serve runaway and not have access to parental information. other unaccompanied homeless youth. For more information, visit: http://www.acf. WHO ARE MCKINNEY-VENTO hhs.gov/programs/fysb/programs/runaway- SCHOOL DISTRICT LIAISONS? homeless-youth

Under subtitle VII-B of the McKinney- Basic Center Program Vento Homeless Assistance Act, every Youth Bridge school district is required to appoint a Fort Smith, AR liaison who serves as one of the primary Phone: (479) 521-1532 contacts between homeless families and www.youthbridge.com school staff, district personnel, shelter workers, and other service providers. The Consolidated Youth Services liaison coordinates services to ensure Jonesboro, AR that homeless children and youth enroll in Phone: (870) 972-1110 school and have the opportunity to succeed academically. Liaisons have a number of Comprehensive Juvenile Services legal responsibilities under the Act, including Phone: (479) 785-4031 identifying youth who meet the definition Fayetteville, AR of homeless and unaccompanied. The www.cjsinc.org education subtitle of the McKinney-Vento Act is overseen by the U.S. Department of Transitional Living Program Education. Youth Bridge For more information, visit: http://www. Fayetteville, AR ed.gov/programs/homeless/legislation.html. Phone: (479) 521-1532

www.uarichmountain.edu 41 479-394-7622 www.youthbridge.com UA Rich Mountain November 1, Academic Scholarships priority deadline Vine and Village Little Rock, AR April 1, pending Phone: (501) 590-1671 availability of Email: [email protected] funds www.vineandvillage.org Pell Grant (priority July 1 For more information about unaccompanied deadline) youth and the FAFSA visit the Financial Aid Federal Work Study July 1 link at www.uarichmountain.edu (FWS)* Supplemental July 1 HOW TO APPLY FOR Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)* FINANCIAL AID Foundation April 1 Scholarships • Apply for admission to UA Rich Mountain July 30 if not currently enrolled or admitted. December 1 • Complete the Free Application for *The Financial Aid Office must receive the Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students Federal Student Aid Report before awarding receiving any Financial Aid processed any financial aid. UA Rich Mountain gives through the Financial Aid Office must first consideration to applications received complete the FAFSA. prior to July 1. • Complete the UA Rich Mountain Financial Aid application and Student University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Statement of Understanding. The UA does not participate in federal student loan Rich Mountain Financial Aid application programs. and Student Statement of Understanding may be picked up in the Financial Aid Office or online at www.uarichmountain. edu. STUDENTS RECEIVING • Complete the appropriate scholarship TITLE IV FUNDING form(s) and submit to the Financial Aid Office according to the deadlines listed If a student withdraws from all classes before below. Scholarship forms are available completing 60% of the semester, the student online at www.uarichmountain.edu. may be liable to the U.S. Department of Education or University of Arkansas Rich Mountain for charges or repayment of Federal funds (Pell, FSEOG) received during DEADLINES FOR the semester. For all other withdrawals without notification FINANCIAL AID (student stops attending classes), the APPLICATIONS withdrawal date is the mid-point or last date of attendance reported by instructor of the Deadlines for Financial Aid Applications are payment period or period of enrollment. as follows: Students should review the Financial Aid www.uarichmountain.edu 42 479-394-7622 webpage on the UA Rich Mountain website requirements restrict eligibility to students at www.uarichmountain.edu to review Title IV with the greatest need. The Financial Aid funding questions and answers. Office at UA Rich Mountain uses the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Students who are unable to complete the to determine those with the greatest need. semester must come by the Financial Aid Eligible students may work while attending Office. The Financial Aid office will calculate classes at least half-time. FWS hours vary the amount of funding earned by the student depending on funding. UA Rich Mountain based on the number of days the student disburses FWS checks bi-monthly. attended classes. At that time, the Financial Aid office will inform the student if he/she FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL owes a repayment. Please call the Financial EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY Aid office at 479.394.7622, ext. 1420 or ext. 1421 or stop by the Financial Aid Office in GRANT (FSEOG) the Maddox Building with any questions. FSEOG offers funds to qualified students FAILURE TO MAKE THIS REPAYMENT who, for lack of financial means, would be WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF FEDERAL unable to obtain a certificate or degree. AID ELIGIBILITY AT ALL SCHOOLS. Eligibility is based on federal financial aid TABLE OF and need. CONTENTS FACTS TUITION FEDERAL PELL GRANT INDEX MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

FACTS offers a convenient budget plan The Federal Pell Grant Program is a to help students meet their educational federal student financial aid program expenses. The tuition management plan designed to assist eligible students in provides students with a low cost option their postsecondary education. The grant for budgeting tuition and other educational provides a foundation of financial aid to expenses. FACTS is not a loan program, help defray the cost of education. All and students will not assess any debt, undergraduate students are eligible to interest, or finance charges. For more apply for Pell Grant assistance. The Pell information, visit the Business Office or call Grant Program bases student eligibility on extension 1510 for more information. financial need and determines that need by using a formula applied consistently to all applications. The U.S. Department FEDERAL AND STATE of Education developed the formula, and PROGRAMS Congress reviews it on an annual basis. Recipients of the above financial aid FEDERAL WORK STUDY programs must sign statements of (FWS) educational purpose stating that the student will use all monies received solely for costs The FWS program provides employment directly related to attendance at the College. opportunities to assist students in earning In addition, students born after December the funds necessary to meet the cost 31, 1959 must sign statements relating to of postsecondary education. FWS Selective Service registration and provide

www.uarichmountain.edu 43 479-394-7622 proof of such registration if required. complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before a PLUS loan Effective 2012-2013, student eligibility for can be certified. Students must file the Pell grant funds is limited to a life-time FAFSA as a dependent student, although eligibility of twelve semesters. At UA Rich the parent applying does not have to be Mountain, students are eligible for Pell grant listed on the FAFSA. Parents must pass a funds up to 150% of the students’ degree. credit check to be eligible for this loan. The The amount is equal to six semesters for parent is the borrower for the PLUS loan an associate degree. For more information program. Generally, repayment begins within about Lifetime Eligibility for Federal Pell 60 days after the final loan disbursement is Grant, go to Lifetime Eligibility for Federal made to the borrower. If parents do not pass Pell Grant located on www.uarichmountain. the credit check, the student can qualify edu. for additional unsubsidized loan funds. Please see the Financial Aid Office for more FEDERAL LOANS information.

FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN In order to receive loan funds, you must complete the following steps: A Federal Direct Loan is a low-interest loan to help students with educational expenses. 1. Fill out the Free Application for Federal There are two types of Federal Direct Loans, Student Aid (required every school year). subsidized and unsubsidized. The federal 2. After submitting the Free Application government pays the interest for subsidized for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you loans until the student ceases to be enrolled will receive an Award Notice. If you are at least half time, or the student loses awarded a student loan, you will receive subsidy eligibility. The student is responsible processing instructions with the Award for paying the interest on an unsubsidized Notice. loan. All Federal Direct Loan funds must be repaid according to the terms specified in 3. Loans need to be accepted or declined the promissory note. Loan repayment begins through your NeTPartner on UA Rich six months after the student graduates or Mountain. ceases to be enrolled at least half time. 4. You must complete the Master All borrowers are expected to take part in Promissory Note via the StudentLoans. loan counseling. All new students will be gov site. required to wait 30 days from their starting 5. You must complete Entrance Counseling date before being eligible to receive any loan via the StudentLoans.gov site. Note: proceeds. Entrance Counseling is required only the first time you borrow at the UA Rich FEDERAL PARENT LOAN FOR Mountain. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 6. You must fulfill the requirements of (PLUS) LOAN enrolling at least half-time before the funds are disbursed. A Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) is a low-interest loan * Remember that changing enrollment to to help parents, step-parents, or legal less than full-time may cause changes in guardians pay for their dependent student’s your financial aid. educational expenses. Students must The funds will then be sent directly to the www.uarichmountain.edu 44 479-394-7622 UA Rich Mountain. Once your funds have CHALLENGE (LOTTERY arrived, an email will be sent to your UA Rich FUNDED) – NONTRADITIONAL Mountain account. STUDENT After selecting the aid year you wish to view, you will see your financial aid broken down The Arkansas Academic Challenge by the term. If you care to see the details of Scholarship Program bases its criterion for each term, you can select the corresponding the nontraditional student on the student’s link. high school GPA, an ACT composite, or completion of college credit hours with a set Your loan information will also be available GPA requirement. Students can go online to through the National Student Loan Data learn more about the program requirements System (NSLDS). All loan information and to complete the application at www. will be submitted to NSLDS and will be scholarships. adhe.edu. accessible by guaranty agencies, lenders, and institutions determined to be authorized ARKANSAS REHABILITATION users of the data system. SERVICES If you have any questions regarding TABLE OF University of Arkansas Rich Mountain CONTENTS your financial aid, please come by the cooperates with the Arkansas Rehabilitation Office of Financial Aid or financialaid@ Services offices in placing students uarichmountain.edu. in approved training programs. Area INDEX rehabilitation counselors determine the ARKANSAS ACADEMIC benefits that students receive from this CHALLENGE (LOTTERY program. FUNDED) – TRADITIONAL STUDENT AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER

The Arkansas Academic Challenge University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Scholarship Program for traditional students cooperates with the American Indian Center is a college scholarship plan to promote offices in placing students in approved academic achievement and encourage degree programs. American Indian Center academically prepared Arkansas high counselors determine the benefits that school or home school graduates to enroll students receive from this program. in the state’s colleges and universities. The program bases awards on the applicant CHOCTAW NATION OF meeting the minimum standards with regard OKLAHOMA to the ACT composite score. See a high school counselor for more information University of Arkansas Rich Mountain and an application for Arkansas Academic cooperates with the Choctaw Nation Challenge Scholarship. Students can go Educational offices in placing students online to learn more about the program in approved degree programs. Choctaw requirements and to complete the application Nation Educational counselors determine at www.scholarships.adhe.edu. the benefits that students receive from this program. ARKANSAS ACADEMIC

www.uarichmountain.edu 45 479-394-7622 WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS GRANT BOARD OF VISITORS, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain CHANCELLORS, AND VICE cooperates with the Workforce Investment CHANCELLORS SCHOLARSHIPS Act (WIA) or Western Arkansas Employment Development Agency (WAEDA) offices University of Arkansas Rich Mountain in placing students in approved training offers a limited number of performance- programs. WIA or WAEDA determines based incoming freshman scholarships to the eligibility requirements. For more graduating high school seniors from the information, contact the local WIA or WAEDA UA Rich Mountain service area. UA Rich counselor or Educational Opportunity Mountain bases these scholarships on Center. academic and scholastic achievement, community service, and leadership VETERAN’S EDUCATION characteristics. BENEFITS The Board of Visitors Scholarship pays the cost of tuition and a book stipend for The Financial Aid Office at UA Rich fifteen hours for up to four consecutive Mountain is responsible for certifying all semesters, excluding summer terms. students receiving Veteran’s Educational Benefits. The Department of Veterans The Chancellors Scholarship pays the Affairs determines eligibility for such cost of tuition for fifteen hours for up to four programs. Students must apply for benefits consecutive semesters, excluding summer through the Department of Veterans Affairs terms. by completing the VONAPP at https:// benefits.va.gov/. The Vice Chancellors Scholarship pays a $500 per semester scholarship and a UA Rich Mountain will apply a scholarship book stipend for fifteen hours for up to four to National Guard active members. See consecutive semesters, excluding summer Financial Aid Office for more information. terms. The student must meet specified criteria listed below. For additional information about such benefits, visit the UA Rich Mountain website Application Process and Requirements www.uarichmountain.edu. Click on the Financial Aid section to find the links for Students may obtain application forms for veterans’ information. the Board of Visitors, Chancellors, and Vice Chancellors Scholarships from high INSTITUTIONAL school counselors, the Financial Aid Office at UA Rich Mountain, or online at www. PROGRAMS AND uarichmountain.edu. High school seniors SCHOLARSHIPS graduating in May or June must submit the completed application form by the November 1st priority deadline.

www.uarichmountain.edu 46 479-394-7622 GPA requirements are as follows: Applicants must meet the following criteria: • Board of Visitors Scholarship applicants • Be interested in pursuing a degree or must have at least a 3.75 GPA and ACT certificate composite score of 25. • Demonstrate excellent academic (3.0 • Chancellors Scholarship applicants GPA or higher) and leadership abilities must have at least a 3.50 GPA and ACT • Reside in either Polk, Scott, or composite score of 24. Montgomery County • Vice Chancellors Scholarship applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA and ACT Application and supporting documentation composite score of 23. must be submitted online at UA Rich In addition, each applicant should also meet Mountain scholarship application website. the following criteria: • Enroll in at least 12 semester credit hours Required for scholarship: at UA Rich Mountain • Submit the completed application form by 1. Essay on “Why leadership is more November 1 to the Financial Aid Office at important than ever before?” UA Rich Mountain 2. Written documentation of the applicant’s TABLE OF involvement in extracurricular activities, CONTENTS In order to receive the Board of Visitors, scholastic achievements, leadership, Chancellors, or Vice Chancellors community service, etc. INDEX Scholarships for the succeeding semesters, All documents can be submitted online. the student must meet the following criteria: Deadline is April 1st.

• Successfully complete a minimum ADULT EDUCATION of 12 semester credit hours each SCHOLARSHIP semester enrolled at UA Rich Mountain (When evaluating academic progress, UA Rich Mountain may award the Adult developmental hours are included in Education Scholarship to a graduate of the enrollment hours and cumulative GPA.) UA Rich Mountain Adult Education Center. • Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA each term To qualify, students must make a composite at UA Rich Mountain score of 540 or higher on the GED exam • Continue as a full-time student in order to and must have attended the GED program keep the scholarship as a full-time student at UA Rich Mountain. The student must complete an essay stating the reason for requesting the scholarship. If a student drops below full-time enrollment The deadline for submission of essay is July at any time, the student will forfeit the 30, and the student must submit the essay scholarship indefinitely. to the Adult Education Coordinator. The JOEL CAMPORA DISTINGUISHED scholarship pays $500 per semester and a book stipend that is renewable for up to two LEADER SCHOLARSHIP consecutive semesters, excluding summer terms, provided the student maintains a 3.0 UA Rich Mountain established the Joel GPA each term. The recipient must enroll on Campora Distinguished Leader scholarship a full-time basis to be eligible. in memory of Joel, UA Rich Mountain alumni. If a student drops below full-time enrollment

www.uarichmountain.edu 47 479-394-7622 at any time, the student will forfeit the AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY scholarship indefinitely. DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS The scholarship qualifications include demonstration of financial need and Application for UA Rich Mountain Foundation academic performance by the student and scholarships may be downloaded from awarded annually. The scholarship award www.uarichmountain.edu . All Foundation is for a female veteran or descendent of scholarships are to be completed on the a veteran (daughter or granddaughter) Foundation Scholarship Application unless student. Students from Polk County will otherwise noted. All UA Rich Mountain receive first consideration for scholarship Foundation scholarship and grant funds award. Scholarship funds are awarded listed are to be awarded to students based on availability. currently enrolled at UA Rich Mountain and approved by the UA Rich Mountain BRANCH AND DANIEL (B & D) Scholarship Committee. UA Rich Mountain ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP Foundation scholarships will be awarded if funds are available. The scholarship qualifications include demonstration of financial need and BILL ABERNATHY FAMILY academic excellence by the student. The ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP scholarship award is applied toward the cost of tuition, books, fees and other related The scholarship qualifications include priority costs. The scholarship is awarded annually. consideration given to students from Mena, To renew the scholarship, students must Acorn or Oden, but not limited to those have maintained a 3.0 grade point average areas. The scholarship is awarded based during the first academic year. on demonstration of financial need and academic ability. The scholarship is awarded SCOTT BERRY MEMORIAL annually. ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP

DAVID AND KAY ALLEY The scholarship qualifications include DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP demonstration of academic and leadership abilities. The scholarship award is applied The scholarship qualifications include toward the cost of tuition, fees, books, and priority consideration given to students other related costs. Students who have enrolled in allied health programs to assist unmet need and pursuing an education in with educationally-related expenses. The journalism will receive first consideration for scholarship is based on need and academic scholarship award, but the scholarship is not performance. Applicants enrolled in a degree limited to journalism majors. The scholarship or certificate program and demonstrate is awarded annually. need and academic potential will also be considered for the award. Scholarship funds JOSEPH WM. BLASBERG, JR. are awarded based on availability. ENTREPRENEURSHIP MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT GRANT

The grant qualifications include support for student participation in entrepreneurial www.uarichmountain.edu 48 479-394-7622 related activities, provide equipment or scholarship for the second year based supplies for the Entrepreneurship Program, on financial need, academic ability, and or provide supplemental scholarship aid completion of degree or certificate. to students who have a special interest in entrepreneurism. Financial need will be a DR. L.O. DICKSON ENDOWMENT consideration for the grant. SCHOLARSHIP

RAIN BLOCKLEY ENDOWMENT The scholarship qualifications include SCHOLARSHIP students seeking a nursing degree or an Associate of Arts degree with a focus in The scholarship qualifications include science, math, or medically-related field. students who have completed the Licensed The scholarship is applied toward the cost Practical Nurse program, enrolled in of tuition, books, and fees and based on the Registered Nursing program and financial need and academic ability. The demonstrate financial need. The scholarship scholarship is awarded annually and may be award is applied toward the cost of tuition, renewed for a second year. fees, books, and other educationally-related costs. Due to the RN program operating TABLE OF on a calendar year, funding shall match the EASTERN STAR NURSING CONTENTS program cycle for this scholarship award. DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP The scholarship recipient must maintain a 3.0 grade point average to continue The scholarship qualifications include INDEX receiving the scholarship in subsequent nursing students and based on need and semesters for the annual award. academic performance. Priority for the scholarship award will be for students in Polk J.V. AND PAULA BROTHERTON County. The scholarship is applied toward ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP the cost of tuition and awarded annually. Scholarship funds are awarded based on The scholarship qualifications include availability. students who are descendants or dependents of current employees of F.M. Dix HELEN MARGARET EDWARDS Co Inc. or Brodix, Inc. The scholarship award DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP is applied toward the cost of tuition, awarded annually, and based on financial need and The scholarship qualifications include a academic performance. current Oden High School graduate pursuing a degree or certificate. The scholarship CARROLL G. AND LOUISE DAVIS is awarded based on need and academic ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP performance. Scholarship funds are awarded based on availability. The scholarship qualifications include students who have graduated from a Polk JOHN AND LILLIE FAULKNER County high school, enrolled full-time, and ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP pursuing a two-year degree. The scholarship is applied toward the cost of tuition, books The scholarship qualifications include or fees and based on financial need and priority consideration given to Polk County academic ability. The scholarship is awarded students that are members and/or family annually. Students may reapply for the (dependent students) are members of Rich

www.uarichmountain.edu 49 479-394-7622 Mountain Electric Cooperative but not limited awarded annually. to students that do not meet the criteria. The scholarship award is based on financial BILL AND JEAN HARVEY need. The scholarship award is applied ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP toward the cost of tuition, fees, books, and educationally-related expenses. The The scholarship qualifications include scholarship is awarded annually. consideration given to students from Polk County and based on need and academic FORTY YEAR CLUB ENDOWMENT performance. The scholarship is awarded SCHOLARSHIP annually.

The scholarship qualifications include CHARLES HANSARD ENDOWMENT current Mena High School graduates. The SCHOLARSHIP scholarship award is based on financial need and academic performance. The scholarship The scholarship qualifications include is applied toward the cost of tuition and consideration given to students based on awarded annually. The scholarship may need and academic performance. The be renewed for a second year with the scholarship is awarded annually. demonstration of a 2.5 grade point average and successful completion of a minimum of SAMUEL AND DOROTHY HONSE 24 credit hours. ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarship qualifications include DR. WALTER AND GLADYS GEYER consideration given to students based on ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP need and academic performance. The scholarship is awarded annually The scholarship qualifications include priority consideration given to students majoring EARL HOOKER NURSING in communications, radio/tv/film, aviation, DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP medical field, nursing, or medically-related studies. Students must demonstrate This grant provides nursing students financial need and academic excellence. attending UA Rich Mountain with funds The scholarship covers tuition, books, fees, to complete their education. The grant and other educationally related costs. The qualifications include need and academic scholarship is awarded annually. Students performance. UA Rich Mountain applies who maintain a 3.0 grade point average the grant to tuition for two semesters with are eligible for scholarship renewal for the preference to students from Polk County and second year. awards it annually.

GERALD & RACHEL GOFORTH WAYNE HOOKER NURSING ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarship qualifications include The scholarship qualifications include consideration given to students majoring in consideration given to nursing students to the medical field or business administration. complete their education and based on need Students must demonstrate academic ability and academic performance. Scholarship and economic need. The scholarship is funds are awarded based on availability. www.uarichmountain.edu 50 479-394-7622 MARGARET HOPPER HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP The scholarship qualifications include consideration given to students from the The scholarship qualifications include Ouachita Mountain areas of rural Arkansas priority consideration given to students and rural Oklahoma, including Idabel or who are veterans or active duty military Broken Bow, Oklahoma. The scholarship is personnel or their spouses or children based on need and academic performance based on established criteria. Applicants and awarded annually. who are degree-seeking but do not meet a priority category may also be considered DR. JOHN LAMB MEMORIAL for the award. The grant may be applied to DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP the cost of tuition, books, fees and other educationally-related costs. Scholarship The scholarship qualifications include funds are awarded annually. consideration given to students entering a program that will lead to a state certification, ODE MADDOX DESIGNATED certificate, or degree relating to the medical SCHOLARSHIP TABLE OF field. This includes associate degree CONTENTS programs as long as the degree program The scholarship qualifications include includes prerequisites for the major of study consideration given to students based on and/or degree program the student specifies academic performance and demonstrate INDEX on the scholarship application. The award is financial need. The scholarship is applied based on need and the ability of the student toward the cost of tuition, books, and fees to be successful in completion of their for two semesters and awarded annually. studies. The scholarship award is applied to Students must maintain a 2.25 GPA. educationally-related expenses and awarded Scholarship funds are awarded based on annually. Scholarship funds are awarded availability. based on availability. MENA SCHOOLS ENDOWMENT HARRIS-PERCIFULL ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP The scholarship qualifications include a The scholarship qualifications include priority current Mena High School graduate. The consideration given to students who are scholarship shall not exceed the cost of in their sophomore year and a graduate of tuition for two semesters. The scholarship Oden or Mena High School. Students must is based on financial need, academic demonstrate leadership skills and academic performance, and demonstrated commitment potential. Applicants who are sophomore to their program of study. The scholarship is students and meet the leadership and awarded annually. academic potential criteria but are not graduates of Oden or Mena may also be NACHTRIEB ENDOWMENT considered for the award. Scholarship funds SCHOLARSHIP are awarded annually. The scholarship qualifications include priority consideration given to students majoring in science, art or music. However, the grant

www.uarichmountain.edu 51 479-394-7622 is not limited to students in these areas. maintenance staff based on a letter written The grant qualifications include need and to the scholarship committee stating their academic performance. The scholarship need. If UA Rich Mountain receives more is applied toward the cost of tuition for two applications than funds available, the semesters. The scholarship is awarded Scholarship Committee of UA Rich Mountain annually. will determine the distribution of the funds. Scholarship funds are awarded based on CLARA O’DANIEL MEMORIAL availability. ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP UA RICH MOUNTAIN THEATRE The scholarship qualifications include ARTS DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP priority consideration given to students who SCHOLARSHIP demonstrate financial need and academic excellence. The scholarship is applied to This scholarship provides UA Rich Mountain tuition, fees, and books. The scholarship is students with funds to pay for tuition, fees, awarded annually. To renew the scholarship, and books. UA Rich Mountain awards the students must have maintained a 2.5 grade scholarship to recipients with a minimum point average during the first academic year. GPA of 2.50 and who are taking an active part in UA Rich Mountain Theatre MAX H. PEARSON ENDOWMENT productions. Applicants must complete an GRANT UA Rich Mountain Theatre Arts application. Scholarship funds are awarded based on The scholarship qualifications include availability. priority consideration given to students who demonstrate financial need and majoring UA RICH MOUNTAIN TOWER in the field of communications as related. ENDOWMENT GRANT If there are no communication majors applying for the grant or if the earnings for The scholarship qualifications include distributions exceed the awards granted consideration given to students based on to communications majors, the grant gives need and academic performance. The second priority to students majoring in scholarship is applied toward the cost of engineering (greatest priority given to those tuition and is awarded annually. majoring in engineering associated with the communications industry). The grant ROCHA FAMILY ENDOWMENT gives third priority to business administration GRANT majors. The scholarship is awarded annually. The scholarship qualifications include priority UA RICH MOUNTAIN consideration given to minority students MAINTENANCE STAFF seeking degrees in the medical field or DESIGNATED GRANT business administration. Second priority will be given to students seeking degrees in The grant provides full-time maintenance medical field. Third priority will be given to staff at UA Rich Mountain and their students majoring in business administration. immediate family with funds to purchase Fourth priority will be given to any student books for classes they take at UA Rich who has financial need and demonstrates Mountain. UA Rich Mountain applies the academic excellence. The scholarship is grant to the cost of books and fees for applied toward the cost of tuition, fees, www.uarichmountain.edu 52 479-394-7622 books and other related costs associated mathematics and science for students and completion of education. The scholarship is faculty at UA Rich Mountain. During the awarded annually. To renew the scholarship, second semester, this grant may award students must have maintained a 3.25 grade supplemental scholarship/tuition aid to point average during the first academic year. students with special financial needs and demonstrated academic ability or with a DALE RODGERS FAMILY special interest in mathematics and science ENDOWMENT GRANT based on the recommendation of the math and science instructors. The scholarship qualifications include consideration given to students based on the ED AND DOROTHY STEVENSON following: ENDOWMENT GRANT/ Grant I awards funds for tuition, fees, books, SCHOLARSHIP or supplies for two semesters with priority consideration given to students in the The grant qualifications include priority nursing program, but not limited to nursing consideration given to students based on the students. The scholarship is awarded following criteria: annually. Grant I awards funds to students from TABLE OF Grant II awards funds for tuition, fees, books, Polk County based on financial need. The CONTENTS or supplies for two semesters with priority scholarship is applied to tuition, books, and consideration given to students over the age fees for two semesters. of 25 who have established an associate/ Grant II awards funds to students based on INDEX certificate degree plan. The scholarship is need and academic performance. Students awarded annually. must be Cove, Vandervoort, Hatton, or SOUTHWEST EMS (SWEMS) Wickes, or who graduated from Wickes, ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP Van-Cove, or Cossatot River High School. UA Rich Mountain must apply the grant to The scholarship qualifications include priority tuition, books, and fees for two semesters. consideration given to Polk County students Scholarship funds are awarded annually. based on the following: First priority given to students enrolled in RUDOLPH AND GERRITJE Emergency Medical Technician program. TIMMERMAN ENDOWMENT Second priority given to students enrolled SCHOLARSHIP in Certified Nursing Assistant program. Third priority given to students enrolled in The scholarship qualifications include priority Licensed Practical Nursing program. The consideration given to students majoring in scholarship is applied toward the cost of science or broadcast media. The scholarship tuition, fees, books and other educationally- may be awarded to students who are not related costs. The scholarship may be enrolled in science or broadcast media. awarded to students from Montgomery The scholarship is awarded annually based County and Scott County. on need and academic performance. The scholarship is applied to tuition, fees, and RICHARD K. AND BETTY M. books. SPEAIRS MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE ENDOWMENT GRANT

The grant enhances the opportunities in

www.uarichmountain.edu 53 479-394-7622 THRAILKILL FAMILY ENDOWMENT above average academic performance and GRANT need financial assistance. The scholarship is applied to tuition and may be renewed The grant qualifications include priority for a second year based eligibility of a 2.0 consideration given to students majoring in grade point average. Scholarship funds are business administration. The second priority awarded annually. is given to students pursuing an Associate of Arts degree. The scholarship is awarded DICK AND JAN WENNBERG annually and applied to tuition, fees, and DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP books. To renew the scholarship, students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point The scholarship qualifications include priority average during the first academic year. consideration given to students enrolled in a nursing program, including the Certified TRIO LEADERSHIP DESIGNATED Nursing Assistant program. Scholarship SCHOLARSHIP funds are awarded based on availability.

The scholarship qualifications include priority BOB AND SUE WILSON consideration given to post-secondary ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP students who demonstrate leadership potential and are current or former The scholarship qualifications include priority participants of a specified TRiO program: consideration given to students enrolled Educational Opportunity Center, Student in the field of teaching, educationally- Support Services, Educational Talent related field, or agriculture-related field. The Search, Upward Bound and Upward Bound scholarship is awarded annually and based Math and Science. Scholarship funds are on financial need and academic ability with awarded based on availability. a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average. Scholarship funds are awarded annually. UNION BANK ENDOWMENT Foundation scholarship recipients must GRANT maintain academic progress. A 2.5 GPA, unless otherwise noted, must be maintained The scholarship qualifications include priority for eligibility. If funds are available, the consideration given to students from Polk scholarship/grant may be renewed the County and is based on financial need and following semester for fall applicants. academic performance. The scholarship is Applicants must reapply to be considered applied to tuition for two semesters and is for these funds. Applications are available awarded annually. through the Financial Aid Office or online at www.uarichmountain.edu. US ELECTRICAL MOTORS/ NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION SINGLE PARENT ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS

The scholarship qualifications include Single Parent Scholarships are established priority consideration given to students for the following counties: who are children or grandchildren of US • Polk County Electrical Motors/NIDEC Motor Corporation employees. The scholarship provides funds • Scott County for full-time students who have exhibited • Montgomery County www.uarichmountain.edu 54 479-394-7622 Single parents are eligible for the single It is the responsibility of the student to notify parent funds in those counties. Eligibility the Financial Aid Office when a revision is requirements include custody of child or necessary. children, qualification of a Pell grant, be a resident of one of the three counties listed, and attend a public two or four-year college VERIFICATION or technical school. The student must maintain a 2.5 GPA. Scholarships can be The U.S Department of Education requires renewed each semester, but applicants must that Federal Title IV applicants provide reapply each semester to be considered documentation to verify the accuracy of for these funds. Applications are available the information submitted on the Free through the Financial Aid Office or online at Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) www.uarichmountain.edu. each year. Federal regulations include verification as part of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) program requirements. Federal TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS verification guidelines require that the applicants are selected for verification by Transfer scholarships are available to the Central Processing System (CPS) or by students for most universities in Arkansas. the school. At UA Rich Mountain, federal TABLE OF For more information, contact the Financial verification is performed on all applicants CONTENTS Aid Office or the Transfer Counselor. selected by CPS and any application that the Office of Financial Aid has reason to believe INDEX ORGANIZATIONAL is incorrect or has conflicting documentation. Students who fail to comply with verification SCHOLARSHIPS requirements, including submitting documentation within the required timelines, Local civic organizations award several will not have Title IV funds disbursed and scholarships. Generally, these scholarships may have Federal Title IV funds cancelled. are for tuition and first-time entering UA Rich Mountain considers the student freshmen only. The scholarships may be to be the responsible party for providing renewable for the second semester upon information and completing the verification achievement of a specified grade point process. average for the first semester.

For more information regarding UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT organizational scholarships or application procedures, students should contact their Some Free Applications for Federal Student high school counselor. Aid (FAFSAs) will be flagged for unusual enrollment history by the U.S. Department of Education as a result of the student having REVISIONS IN AID received Federal Pell Grants at multiple institutions in recent years. The Office of Financial aid recipients may experience Financial Aid must review the student’s changes or revisions in their financial aid enrollment history and determine whether or package as a result of the following: not the student is enrolled only long enough • Additional outside aid becomes available. to receive cash refunds of federal student • A change occurs in the family’s financial aid. UA Rich Mountain Office of Financial Aid circumstances (parent loses a job, is required to review the National Student divorce, death of a spouse, etc.) Loan Data Base System (NSLDS) to verify

www.uarichmountain.edu 55 479-394-7622 the names of all the schools attended accepted for enrollment in an eligible during the prior four academic years. This program. A regular student is one who information will be compared to the post- enrolls for the purpose of obtaining a degree/ secondary academic transcripts submitted to certificate or is earning transfer courses. UA Rich Mountain. If all academic transcripts have not been submitted, eligibility for A transfer student is subject to limitations financial aid cannot be determined. based upon receipt of financial aid and the student’s academic history from previous Students who have been notified that post-secondary school(s) attended. they are ineligible for aid because they have failed to earn academic credit Students are allowed financial aid for up at an institution during the period of to 150% of their degree. Students may enrollment under review may submit an not exceed the hour requirement for their Unusual Enrollment Appeal to document degree/program requirement. Students circumstances that resulted in the failure to attending part-time will be given the gain academic credit. equivalent time allowed for full-time students. Transfer students will be computed for INELIGIBILITY periods of enrollment at other institutions based on transferability of course credits. A student is ineligible to receive financial assistance if the individual defaulted on Students are required by federal regulation a student loan, owes a refund to any of to maintain satisfactory academic progress the federal programs, does not maintain to receive federal financial aid funds. satisfactory grade levels, or has met his/her Progress will be measured by cumulative lifetime eligibility limit for Title IV purposes. grade point average (GPA), course completion, and time frame to complete a degree or certificate program. Academic SATISFACTORY progress will be reviewed each semester. PROGRESS These standards will apply even if the student is not receiving any aid during an Students receiving Title IV student aid enrollment period. Students are considered (Pell, Federal Work Study, Federal to be making satisfactory progress if they Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant) meet the following criteria: or an Arkansas grant must meet applicable satisfactory progress guidelines. Eligible Degree/Certificate Seeking: Students must students, starting with the 1993-94 award be admitted and enrolled in an approved year, may receive Federal Pell Grants during program for Title IV funds. the time necessary to complete the student’s first baccalaureate degree. UA Rich Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA): Mountain will apply the following guidelines Progress each term is determined on the automatically and without favor or prejudice. following grade scale: Non-compliance with this policy will result in loss of financial aid. The following guidelines are for Title IV student aid. For Arkansas Hours Attempted Minimum GPA scholarship requirements, a student should 1-15 1.50 visit www.scholarhsips.adhe.edu. 16-29 1.75 A student must be a regular student 30-over 2.00 www.uarichmountain.edu 56 479-394-7622 Completion of Courses: The student must with satisfactory academic progress. If a progress through their educational program student has extenuating circumstances that at a minimum completion pace of 67%. prevented him/her from making satisfactory academic progress, he/she may appeal Enroll Semester Minimum Yearly the status of Financial Aid Exclusion. Status Hours Hours Hours Students enrolled in developmental Compl- Comple- courses are allowed a maximum of 30 eted ted attempted credit hours to remain on financial aid. Developmental course work Full- 12 or 10 20 is calculated into the semester GPA and Time more hours completed for satisfactory academic Three- 9-11 8 15 progress for financial aid purposes at the Quarter end of each semester. See our Financial Time Aid Frequently Asked Questions link at www. Half- 6-8 5 10 uarichmountain.edu under the Financial Aid Time tab for examples and information or contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions Maximum Time to Complete Degree: you may have. Students must complete the requirements TABLE OF for a degree within the following time frame: CONTENTS NF GRADES

Associate Degrees 90 Credit Hours Student’s receiving the grades of “F” for UA INDEX LPN Certificate 76 Credit Hours Rich Mountain purposes were in attendance, LPN to RN Associate 176 Credit but did not pass the course. “NF” grades Degree Hours are given to students who failed a class due Cosmetology Certificate 1800 Clock to non-attendance. If the student receives Hours all “NF” grades, then a calculation will be completed for these students to determine Technical Certificates 150% of the how much of their Pell funds must be Program returned for that semester. Students with all Requirements “NF” grades will be placed on Financial Aid Exclusion. The first semester a student fails to complete the minimum hours required or fails to maintain the minimum GPA as stated below, FINANCIAL AID APPEAL he/she will be placed on Financial Aid PROCESS Warning and may receive Federal Aid for one additional semester. During that Students may appeal the Satisfactory additional semester, if the student still does Progress Policy if extenuating circumstances not meet the minimum GPA or does not exist. The student must submit the appeal in meet the minimum semester credit hours writing to the Financial Aid Office within 30 in addition to the minimum yearly hours, days of the time that the student is notified financial aid will be revoked. Any student of his/her non-compliance. The student who withdraws from all classes during the may pick up a Satisfactory Progress Policy semester or receives a 1.00 GPA or lower Appeal form in the Financial Aid Office or Financial Aid Exclusion will be put on online at www.uarichmountain.edu. The and will not be able to apply for financial Financial Aid Office will review the appeal. If aid until he/she completes one semester the Financial Aid Office denies the appeal,

www.uarichmountain.edu 57 479-394-7622 the student may request an interview for one repeat of that class. For example, with the Student Appeals Committee by if a student enrolls in one semester and submitting letter to the Vice Chancellor withdraws or does not pass a class and for Academic and Student Affairs. The wishes to retake that class in a following Student Appeals Committee will review semester, financial aid will pay to repeat and a recommendation will be made to the that class. If the student withdraws or does Chancellor of the College. The response not pass that class on the second attempt, of the Chancellor will then be forwarded to financial aid will not pay to repeat that class the Financial Aid Office and the College will a third time. notify the student of the decision. CHANGE OF MAJORS OR REINSTATE FUNDS ADDITIONAL DEGREES When a student is dropped from federal aid Students who change majors or seek eligibility, he/she must bring in and up-to- additional degrees must comply with date transcript and request reinstatement satisfactory academic progress. UA Rich after the satisfactory academic progress Mountain will allow students a change of standard is reached. major or seek additional degrees one time for federal financial aid. The student must MAXIMUM FEDERAL PELL contact the Financial Aid Office to determine GRANT ELIGIBILITY if he/she is eligible for federal aid. Students must understand that this additional aid will A student may receive financial aid up to count toward the lifetime eligibility. a maximum of 150% of the total hours required while pursuing a two-year degree or certificate. NF GRADE POLICY – HOW DOES IT AFFECT UA Rich Mountain will evaluate students who have credit transferred into UA Rich FINANCIAL AID? Mountain from previous institution(s) Instructors report the students that for satisfactory academic progress and STOPPED ATTENDING by awarding maximum attempted hours. UA Rich a grade of “NF” on the final roster. If a Mountain uses transfer credit hours that student receives the grade of "NF," UA Rich apply to the student’s degree for the Mountain must report the student's last date maximum attempted hours. In addition, the of attendance (LDA). For UA Rich Mountain Financial Aid Office will review the lifetime purposes, students receiving the grade of eligibility remaining for the student. If the “F” were in attendance but did not pass student has exceeded the lifetime eligibility, the course. If the student receives all “NF” the student is not eligible for Title IV funds at grades, UA Rich Mountain will complete UA Rich Mountain. the Return to Title IV calculation for these students to obtain financial aid. See UA REPEATED COURSES Rich Mountain’s Refund Policy below for further details. Financial Aid will pay for a repeat of classes. If the student does not pass a class or REFUND POLICY withdraws from a class, financial aid will pay Effective July 1, 2000, UA Rich Mountain’s www.uarichmountain.edu 58 479-394-7622 refund policy conforms to the updated UA Rich Mountain’s Refund Distribution as version (Section 668.22) of the Higher Prescribed by Law and Regulation. Education Amendments of 1998. Students with Title IV funding who withdraw are Total Refund: subject to Federal Policy regarding the 1. Federal Pell Grant possible Return of Title IV funds awarded to 2. FSEOG the student. 3. Other Title IV Aid Programs Effective January 1, 2006, the Financial 4. Other Federal, state, private, or Aid Office will use the current “NF” policy to institutional aid help determine a student’s possible Return 5. The student of Title IV fund amount. The Financial Aid Office will apply the Return to Title IV calculation on students receiving all “NF” OVERPAYMENT POLICY grades for the semester to determine the amount of Federal Student Aid (FSA) An overpayment occurs anytime the student Program funds a student has earned when receives a payment that is greater than the he/she CEASES ATTENDANCE based on amount for which the student is eligible. TABLE OF the period the student was in attendance. The sum of the student’s Expected Family CONTENTS The date reported on the final grade roster Contribution (EFC), Federal Pell Grant, will be the date used for the calculation. Up campus-based aid, and any other aid and through the 60% point in each payment resources may not exceed the student’s cost INDEX period or period of enrollment, UA Rich of attendance at UA Rich Mountain. Mountain uses a prorated schedule to determine how much FSA Program funds the SCHOLARSHIP STACKING student will receive at the time of withdrawal. After the 60% point in the payment period, POLICY a student will receive 100% of the FSA Program funds. According to the Department of Higher Education (ADHE) Section 14, Act 1180 of UA Rich Mountain may retain, on the 1999, no postsecondary institution shall use student’s behalf, only the amount of the public funds in a student aid package that semester’s aid that he/she has earned exceeds the recognized cost of attendance as a result of the prorated amount of time at the institution where the student enrolls. the student was enrolled in school for the ADHE defines public funds to include ADHE semester. UA Rich Mountain must return to scholarships and grants, state general its source any aid the student does not earn. revenues, tuition, or local tax revenue. If a balance results from these adjustments, the student is responsible for payment in full. The Federal Cost of Attendance (COA) method is used for all students receiving The school’s policy of tuition and other fees public funds, regardless of whether the related to student withdrawal are found student receives federal financial aid or not. in the current UA Rich Mountain Catalog. Interested parties can obtain further details EDUCATIONAL TAX at the Financial Aid Office or online at www. uarichmountain.edu. CREDITS For 2015, there are two tax credits

www.uarichmountain.edu 59 479-394-7622 available to help you offset the cost of paid by the taxpayer. There is no limit to higher education by reducing the amount the number of years the Lifetime Learning of your income tax. They are the American Credit can be claimed for each student. The Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Lifetime Learning Credit is a nonrefundable Credit. For 2016, the American Opportunity credit. This means that it can reduce your Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, and tuition tax to zero, but if the credit is more than your and fees deduction will not be allowed tax the excess won’t be refunded to you. unless the student receives a Form 1098-T Your allowable Lifetime Learning Credit may from an eligible institution. be limited by the amount of your income and the amount of your tax. For the purposes AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY of the lifetime learning credit, an eligible CREDIT student is a student who is enrolled in one or more courses at an eligible institution. The American Opportunity Credit is an education tax benefit that allows taxpayers Note that there are specific rules regarding a credit of up to $2,500 (per student, per which educational tax benefits may be used year) if they paid qualified tuition and in the same tax year. If you are eligible to related expenses for the first four years claim the American Opportunity Credit as of postsecondary education. A tax credit well as the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit reduces the amount of income tax you may for the same student in the same year, have to pay. Unlike a deduction, which you may claim one credit (but not both). reduces the amount of income subject to In most cases the American Opportunity tax, a credit directly reduces the tax itself. Credit will yield a greater financial benefit Forty percent of the American Opportunity that the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit. The Credit may be refundable to you. Your American Opportunity is limited per student, allowable American Opportunity credit may while the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit is be limited by the amount of your income. limited per taxpayer. The Lifetime Learning Also, the nonrefundable part of the credit Tax Credit also offers a lower percentage may be limited by the amount of your tax. of qualified expenses than the American For purposes of the American Opportunity Opportunity Credit. The Lifetime Learning Credit, an eligible student is a student who is Tax Credit will mostly be useful for graduate enrolled in a program that leads to a degree, and professional students who are ineligible certificate, or other recognized educational for the American Opportunity Credit of credential; enrolled at least half-time, and the restriction to the first few years of had not been convicted of a federal or postsecondary education. state felony for possessing or distributing a controlled substance. OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS THE LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS For the tax year, you may be able to claim a lifetime learning credit of up to $2,000 for Financial aid is available through the various qualified education expenses paid for all veterans’ programs, and UA Rich Mountain eligible students. The amount of the credit is welcomes veterans and offers information equal to twenty percent of the first $10,000 to those eligible for educational benefits of qualified tuition and related expenses www.uarichmountain.edu 60 479-394-7622 under applicable public laws. The Cold student can register for classes. War Benefits, War Orphans Educational Law, and the Children of Disabled Veterans A VA Education Benefit recipient must are some of the programs that aid those register with the Associate Vice Chancellor who qualify. UA Rich Mountain suggests for Student Affairs who will be the student’s that an individual applying for aid from advisor while at UA Rich Mountain. Veterans Administration programs contact the Regional Processing Office (RPO) of The student must come by the Financial Aid the United States Department of Veterans Office to complete VA paperwork. Financial Affairs. The Financial Aid Office may Aid personnel will certify your enrollment provide enrollment certification information with VA. and application forms. However, the Financial Aid Office does not provide The student must notify the Financial Aid Veterans Administration counseling or Office of any schedule or degree changes. advising. Applications for veterans' benefits are available online at www.gibill.va.gov. Who should the service member contact in Students needing additional assistance may regards to educational programs available contact the Financial Aid Office. as well as financial aid availability? TABLE OF CONTENTS Those filing for VA educational benefits • The Associate Vice Chancellor for for the first time should bring the following Student Affairs (AVCSA) is the primary documents: contact for all students receiving any INDEX form of Veterans’ Educational Benefits. • Service members need a copy of their The AVCSA is knowledgeable about DD214. UA Rich Mountain’s admissions and • Dependents and spouses of service enrollment processes. In addition to members need the VA file number for the helping with enrollment, the AVCSA will service member. evaluate transcripts for those who might qualify for transfer credit. • The student needs to complete the Veterans Online Application (VONAPP) • Financial Aid services are provided by UA to apply for VA Educational Benefits. Rich Mountain Financial Aid Office (FAO) https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ personnel. The Director of Financial Aid and the Financial Aid Officer counsel all • The student will need to bring the students seeking funding about available eligibility letter received from the VA. The financial aid and uses the “Shopping VA generates this letter after the student Sheet” to describe funds received by completes the VONAPP and mails it to the student. FAO personnel also serve the address entered on the application as the VA Certifying Officials at UA Rich completed with the VA. Expect to receive Mountain. the letter in approximately 6 to 8 weeks. NOTE: Bring one of the copies you How will you know what classes to take for receive to the Financial Aid Office. your program of study at UA Rich Mountain?

• Your assigned advisor, AVCSA, will give The student must complete the UA Rich you a copy of your degree plan the first Mountain Admissions process before day you register to keep up with each registering. NOTE: UA Rich Mountain semester. Your degree plan lists in detail must receive all college transcripts before a

www.uarichmountain.edu 61 479-394-7622 the classes that you need for program €€ A spouse or child using benefits completion. under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry What types of courses are available to you? Scholarship who lives in the state in which the institution • UA Rich Mountain has a variety of of higher learning is located course offerings as well as scheduled (regardless of his/her formal times. UA Rich Mountain publishes state of residence) and enrolls in course schedules on the website at the school within three years of www.uarichmountain.edu. Students can the Service member’s death in access the current course offerings by the line of duty following a period clicking on the “Course Schedule.” of active duty service of 90 days or more. UA Rich Mountain complies with all What tuition and fee rate will covered requirements as listed in the DoD Voluntary individuals be charged? Educational Partnership MOU. • UA Rich Mountain will charge in-state VETERANS ACCESS, CHOICE AND rate for the Covered Individuals. ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2014 When is this rate in effect? UA Rich Mountain has agreed to offer the following tuition and fee charges for • July 1, 2015 Veterans and their spouse or child: Refer to the GI Bill® website www.benefits. • UA Rich Mountain will charge in-state va.gov/gibill for additional details. tuition and fee amounts to “covered individuals.” ‘‘GI Bill® is a registered trademark of oo Covered Individuals are defined as: the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs €€ A Veteran who lives in the state (VA). For more information see the GI Bill in which the institution of higher Trademark terms of use. learning is located (regardless of his/her formal state of residence) In order for individuals to receive the above, and enrolls in the school within they must self-identify. Documentation will three years of discharge from a be required in order to determine eligibility. period of active duty service of Points of Contact for VA Students: 90 days or more. €€ A spouse or child using Mary Standerfer transferred benefits who lives in VA Certifying Official the state in which the institution Director of Financial Aid of higher learning is located 479-394-7622 ext. 1420 (regardless of his/her formal state of residence) and enrolls Samantha Shores in the school within 3 years of VA Certifying Official the transferor’s discharge from Financial Aid Officer a period of active duty service of 479-394-7622 ext. 1421 90 days or more. www.uarichmountain.edu 62 479-394-7622 Terry Francis awards students. Students may pick up VA Academic Advisor applications in the Career Pathways Office. Associate VC for Student Affairs 479-394-7622 ext. 1460 STATE PROGRAMS ARKANSAS CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative The mission of the Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) program at UA Rich Mountain is to assist eligible adults in meeting education and employment training goals in order to acquire and maintain a self-sustaining job and career. The Arkansas CPI is a comprehensive project designed to improve the earnings and post-secondary education TABLE OF attainment of Arkansas’s Temporary CONTENTS Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)- eligible adults. The initiative provides funding INDEX for two-year colleges to develop pathways programs that assist TANF-eligible adults earn a marketable educational credential for immediate entry into a high-demand occupation. CPI emphasizes such program components as job readiness skills, basic academic skills preparation/remediation, and post-secondary credentials tied to high wage, high-demand occupations. CPI provides intensive student services that can include advising, tutoring, books, transportation assistance, childcare assistance, tuition, testing fees, and program supplies.

Students may be eligible if they meet the minimum requirments:

• Be an Arkansas resident • Have a dependent child and/or children (under 21 years old) • Have a family income less than 250% of the federal poverty guideline

Program funding is limited and the institution

www.uarichmountain.edu 63 479-394-7622 TUITION AND FEES TUITION AND FEES

TUITION

The following tuition and fees rates are effective for the fiscal year 2020. This includes the following dates from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The information listed below is subject to change as tuition and fees may be adjusted by the Board of Trustees.

Except for persons who have been certified for a Pell Grant or for continued financial aid awards, all tuition and fees must be paid (or arrangements must be made for payment) in the Business Office at the time of registration.

Tuition Per Semester Credit Hour In-District 83.00 In-State - Out-of-District 97.00 Out-of-State* 107.00 LPN to RN Transition Tuition - In-District 99.00 LPN to RN Transition Tuition - Out-of-District 114.00 LPN to RN Transition Tuition - Out-of-State* 147.00 Concurrent Students 36.00 *Waiver for border county citizens if applicable

www.uarichmountain.edu 64 479-394-7622 Fees Mandatory Fees Building Fee (per credit hour) 1 6.00 Matriculation Fee (per credit hour) **1 3.00 Program Support Fee (per credit hour) 1 4.00 Security Fee (per credit hour)1 5.00 Student Activity Fee (per credit hour) 1 4.00 Technology Fee (per credit hour) ***1 11.00 Infrastructure Fee1 12.00

Books are a separate cost and are not included in mandatory fees.

TUITION AND FEES PROGRAM/SERVICE SPECIFIC FEES: Art Lab Fee 25.00 Background Check Fee (Med. Professions, CNA, LPN, RN) 22.00 TABLE OF Basic Electricity Materials Fee 40.00 CONTENTS “Check it Out” Book/Material Fee2 (per credit hour) 25.00 CNA Fee 4 75.00 INDEX College Literacy Materials Fee 10.00 Computer Lab Fee 30.00 Cosmetology Kit Fee 700.00 Cosmetology/Nail Technician Lab Fee (per credit hour) 24.00 Culinary Arts Lab Fee (per course) 250.00 Developmental Math Lab Fee 175.00 EMT Fee 4 85.00 EMT Testing Fee (per semester) 70.00 Hybrid Online Education Fee 40.00 International Student Application Fee 35.00 Lost ID Fee (Students and Community) 5.00 LPN Fee 4 55.00 Machine Tool Technology Fee (per course) 150.00 NACE (LPN-RN Transitional Program) Testing Fee 65.00 Nail Technician Kit Fee 500.00 NCLEX RN Testing Fee (per semester) 200.00 Off Campus Facility Use Fee (per credit hour) 5.00 Online/Distance Education Fee 90.00 Physical Education Activity Fee 40.00 Physical Education Activity Fee for 60+ Courses 20.00 Proctored Testing Fee (per test, per individual) 30.00 PSB (Nursing Application) Testing Fee 30.00

www.uarichmountain.edu 65 479-394-7622 Fees RN Clinical Lab Fee 3 250.00 RN Fee 4 55.00 Science Lab Fees Biology, Botany, Chemistry I & II, Physical Science, Physics, Principles of Chemistry, Zoology 50.00 Microbiology & Immunology 75.00 Anatomy & Physiology (BIO134) 275.00 Social Science Activity Fee (HIS003, HIS013) 45.00 Welding Lab Fee (per course) 300.00

1. Special Credit classes (Workforce and 60+) will not incur this fee 2. Not all courses will have the “Check it Out” Book/Material Fee. See the course schedule for more details 3. Charged for maximum of two semesters 4. CNA, EMT, LPN, and RN Fees include any applicable student accident insurance, professional liability insurance, background check, and drug screenings cost. ** Matriculation fees cover application, Accuplacer Diagnostic testing, Drop/Add, Late Registration, Transcripts, and Graduation *** Technology fees provide resources for the College to maintain technology across each campus.

RESIDENCY TUITION REFUND POLICY

REQUIREMENTS It is the student's responsibility to initiate a refund. Refund claims can be made through A legal resident of Polk County is defined as the Business Office where the refunds are a person who has lived within the boundaries processed. Two business days should be of the county for the past six (6) consecutive allowed for processing. The refund schedule months. is shown below. The date that is on the drop or withdrawal form is the date that is An out-of-county resident is defined as a used to determine the amount of the refund. person who has lived within the state of Failure to attend does not constitute official Arkansas, outside of Polk County, for the withdrawal. No refund is available for non- past six (6) consecutive months. credit courses unless the class is cancelled. An out-of-state resident is defined as a UA Rich Mountain gives a 100% refund to person who has not lived in the state of students who drop by the 10th class day of Arkansas for the past six (6) consecutive the regular fall and spring semesters, the 4th months. day of a summer semester, or the 4th day of off-schedule courses. (An off-schedule www.uarichmountain.edu 66 479-394-7622 course is any course that starts before or Refund Policy - Credit Courses after the 1st official day of the term.) After Regular Term these days, no refund is available. Class days are counted from the 1st official 10th Class Day 100% day of the term, excluding weekends and After 10th Class Day 0% holidays. (For example, if classes began Summer Term on a Tuesday, the four days of that week 4th Class Day 100% are counted, the weekend is skipped, and After 4th Class Day 0% then the five days of the following week are counted. The 10th class day would be the next Monday.) Check with the Business TUITION WAIVER POLICY Office for Workforce or Community Service class as they often differ. Students who are 60 years of age or older and show proper proof of age may have Members of the military who receive orders the tuition and mandatory fees waived on that transfer them out of the area for a a space available basis. This waiver is prolonged period may, when such transfer limited to credit courses only - workforce and interferes with class attendance, request a community service classes are excluded. full refund at any time during the semester. Students may register for only one type of TABLE OF class that has been especially designed CONTENTS If a refund is due any student receiving financial aid under any Title IV Student for 60+ learners at a time and may add an Financial Aid program, other than College additional class of the same type if there is INDEX Work Study, a portion of the refund shall be space available. Students will be required to returned to the Title IV program. sign the appropriate State waiver form. The amount of the refund shall be multiplied by the following fraction to determine the Children of policemen and firemen who are portion of the refund to be returned to the killed or permanently disabled in the line Title IV program(s): of duty in Arkansas are eligible for waiver of tuition and fees. Benefits are limited Total amount of Title IV aid (minus work to a duration of four (4) years or until the earnings) awarded for payment period attainment of age twenty-five (25), whichever divided by total amount of aid (minus work occurs first. earnings) awarded for payment period

Refunds due the Title IV program shall be reimbursed to the Pell Student Aid Account. A pro rata refund based on the total length of course will apply to students who are veterans and to other eligible persons.

www.uarichmountain.edu 67 479-394-7622 ACADEMIC INFORMATION

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

GENERAL EDUCATION will encounter at home and in the workplace (Mathematics) PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES • Acquire knowledge of the history of Western and non-Western cultures The knowledge and critical thinking and recognize the richness, diversity, skills acquired in the general education and complexity as well as the component enable students to analyze interdependency of those cultures problems, arrive at intelligent conclusions, (Social Science-World Culture) and make reasoned choices in their • Understand the nature and function of the professional and personal lives. University arts and express aesthetic and cognitive of Arkansas Rich Mountain designs many insights about the human condition (Arts) general education courses to deal primarily with processes rather than simply with facts, • Comprehend the basic principles, to help students develop individually and as philosophy, and methodology of science members of a group and instill in students and its influence on society (Natural the desire to develop intellectual and Sciences) emotional skills through lifelong learning. • Demonstrate an understanding of the development of American society and the The general education curriculum provides changing social, political, and economical the means by which students will accomplish systems (Social Science-History and the following outcomes: Government) • Communicate effectively through written • Interpret, evaluate, and appreciate and oral communication with developed works of human culture that contribute listening, reading, writing, and speaking to a better understanding of the human skills (English Composition and Speech) condition and develop the capacity to comprehend moral and ethical issues • Use computational mathematics, (Humanities) algebraic operations, and their practical • Understand and appreciate the applications to solve problems students importance of factors that contribute to www.uarichmountain.edu 68 479-394-7622 personal health and wellness (Health/ PE) SPEECH Three (3) hours required • Apply both rational and empirical SPC 203 Oral Communications methods of inquiry to the ways in which the environment influences individuals, organizations, and societies as well as MATHEMATICS Three (3) hours required personal and societal goals (Social MTH 203 College Algebra or higher Science-Behavioral) MATH 2103 College Mathematics for • Possess basic technological skills to non-STEM majors identify, locate, and process information (Technology) NATURAL SCIENCES Eight (8) hours required STATE MINIMUM CORE Four (4) hours required from the following: CURRICULUM BIO 104 Biological Science BIO 214 General Zoology Act 98 of 1989 requires all publicly supported BIO 224 General Botany institutions of higher education to establish TABLE OF a minimum core of courses which shall CONTENTS apply toward the general education core Four (4) hours required from the following: curriculum requirements for baccalaureate CHM 114 General Chemistry I degrees at state supported institutions of CHM 134 Principles of Chemistry INDEX higher education and which shall be fully PHS 214 General Physics I transferable between the state institutions. PSC 104 Earth Science The State Board of Higher Education endorses: PSC 114 Physical Science

ENGLISH COMPOSITION Six (6) hours SOCIAL SCIENCES Fifteen (12) hours required required ENG 113 English Composition I Three (3) hours required from the following: ENG 123 English Composition II HIS 213 U.S. History I HIS 223 U.S. History II ARTS AND HUMANITIES Nine (6) hours PSI 103 American National required Government Six (6) hours required from the following: ART 143 Art Appreciation NIne (9) hours required from the following: DRA 203 Theatre Arts CRJ 103 Introduction to Criminal Appreciation Justice ENG 223 World Literature I* CRJ 133 Juvenile Crime and Delinquency ENG 233 World Literature II* ECN 203 Microeconomics HUM 283 Humanities through the Arts GEO 103 Regional Geography of the World MUS 203 Music Appreciation HIS 143 World Civilization I PHI 203 Philosophy HIS 153 World Civilization II

www.uarichmountain.edu 69 479-394-7622 HIS 233 Arkansas History regular semester or prior to the third day of a summer session. Students desiring to add PSI 103 American National classes should see their advisor. Government* PSY 203 General Psychology CLASSIFICATION OF PSY 223 Abnormal Psychology STUDENTS SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology UA Rich Mountain classifies a student who Three (3) hours required from the following: has earned fewer than 30 semester hours of CRJ 103 Introduction to Criminal credit as a freshman and a student who has Justice* earned 30 or more semester hours of credit as a sophomore. CRJ 133 Juvenile Crime and Delinquency* COLLEGE CATALOG ECN 203 Microeconomics* GEO 103 Regional Geography of the Information in the UA Rich Mountain World* catalog is deemed accurate at the time of HIS 143 World Civilization I* publication. The College reserves the right HIS 153 World Civilization II* to change, without notice, any charges, HIS 213 U.S. History I* courses, or regulations given in this catalog, or to make changes as necessary in order to HIS 233 Arkansas History* better carry out its mission or the policies of HIS 223 U.S. History II* the Board of Trustees or applicable State or PSI 103 American National Federal laws. Government* Please see www.uarichmountain.edu for PSY 203 General Psychology* the most current version of the catalog and PSY 223 Abnormal Psychology* student handbook. A copy of the school catalog is available SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology* online at www.uarichmountain.edu. *UA Rich Mountain can only apply credit Students should read the catalog carefully for a course once. If credit was given in a concerning rules, fees, regulations, previous category, the course cannot be standards of progress, transfer credit, etc. counted again. COURSE AUDITING CATALOG PRIVILEGE An audit status, though not accepted by A student has the option of graduating universities, gives a student the right to under the requirements of the catalog in benefit from all instructional privileges effect at the time of initial enrollment or associated with a course but does not any subsequent issue while enrolled, but impose any attendance, homework, or students must complete all requirements testing responsibilities. A student who is within five (5) years of the catalog selected. auditing a course may, with the permission of the instructor, change from audit to credit CLASS ADDITIONS status no later than the end of the third week of school. A student may also change from Students may add additional classes prior credit to audit status no later than midterm. to the beginning of the second week of a Refer to the academic calendar for the exact www.uarichmountain.edu 70 479-394-7622 dates. Students must complete and submit COURSE LOAD appropriate paperwork to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. UA Rich The normal load for a student during a Mountain will not charge students a fee for regular term is fifteen semester hours. Six changing from credit to audit status. hours is considered a normal load for a summer term. Generally, eighteen hours COURSE CREDIT is the maximum load that a student may carry during a regular semester, although The semester hour is the unit of credit at UA certain technical programs may specify Rich Mountain and is defined as the amount more. Any student outside these technical of credit given for one fifty (50) minute period areas wishing to take more than eighteen in class per week for 15 weeks and final hours must request permission from the testing. Most classes meet three hours per Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Seven week and, therefore, carry three semester semester hours is the maximum allowed hours of credit. Additional credit is given during a summer term without special for laboratory courses. Online courses permission from the Vice Chancellor for have equivalent time expectations and Student Affairs. requirements. TABLE OF RETENTION POLICY CONTENTS COURSE LENGTH UA Rich Mountain’s retention policy Classes typically meet a minimum of 50 represents a total-college involvement INDEX minutes per week for a period of at least approach to improving student retention and 15 weeks plus final testing. Summer- supporting students toward a successful session classes will be determined using completion of their educational goals. above equivalents. Courses my be offered Guided by UA Rich Mountain’s mission as 8 week sessions with 30 minutes of of bringing exemplary educational and coursework per week for 8 weeks and enrichment opportunities to the residents includes final testing. of the Ouachita Mountain region, UA Rich Mountain’s retention policy uses a CREDIT HOUR DEFINITION Student Success Plan, which calls for early intervention by faculty, faculty advisors, and For every course credit hour, the typical student services staff when students begin student should expect to spend at least to display at-risk behaviors. At-risk student three clock hours per week of concentrated behaviors include tardiness, excessive attention on course-related work, including, absences, low test and/or homework but not limited to, time attending class, as scores, ill prepared for class, and in the well as out-of-class time spent reading, case of online classes, not participating in reviewing, organizing notes, preparing for discussions or not accessing the class on a upcoming quizzes/exams, problem solving, regular basis. developing and completing projects, and other activities that enhance learning. Thus, ATTENDANCE POLICY for a three hour course, a typical student should expect to spend at least nine hours The primary mission of UA Rich Mountain per week dedicated to the course. is to provide for the success of its students in their educational endeavors. Regular and punctual attendance along with consistent study are important factors which contribute

www.uarichmountain.edu 71 479-394-7622 most to a successful college experience by their course work. Any student who stops and are the responsibility of the student. attending a class without officially dropping Attendance is essential on the first day of said class will receive a grade of “F” and class each semester. UA Rich Mountain possibly an “NF” transcript notation; both of expects all students to attend class and which could adversely affect the student’s laboratories. financial aid. The instructor will also attempt to contact the student by phone, postcard, Each instructor or program has attendance letter, etc. to encourage the student to take guidelines approved by the administration responsibility for meeting his/her educational that are consistent with the mission of goals. Refer to NF policy in the Financial the college and which fulfill individual Aid section as to impact on financial aid course requirements. Instructors state the eligibility. guidelines in each course syllabi, and it is the responsibility of students to know the ACADEMIC CLEMENCY attendance policy of each class in which POLICY they are enrolled. Act 1000 of 1991 required the State Board Students are responsible for communicating of Higher Education (SBHE) to establish with the faculty member concerning any guidelines for academic clemency policies absence as soon as they are aware that in colleges and universities. The Arkansas they will be absent or immediately upon Department of Higher Education (ADHE) return to class. Students also assume the established guidelines that were adopted responsibility for making up any missed by the SBHE on July 24, 1992. University work. After a student has accumulated four of Arkansas Rich Mountain (UA Rich consecutive, unexcused absences or five Mountain), following these guidelines, excused absences in any three week period, adopted the following policy: the instructor is not required to provide • UA Rich Mountain may grant academic make-up opportunities. clemency to UA Rich Mountain returning students who have not enrolled in any Instructors report students who are not institution of higher education for a period attending class to the Associate Vice of two years. Chancellor for Student Affairs and the students’ last date of attendance. The • Returning students may petition for Associate Vice Chancellor for Student clemency following one semester in Affairs then contacts the students to offer which the student demonstrates the assistance in guiding students back on track resolve to succeed academically by to obtain their educational goals. earning a GPA of 2.00 or higher in six (6) or more semester hours. Be advised… • UA Rich Mountain may grant academic clemency for up to four semesters at UA FAILURE TO ATTEND DOES NOT Rich Mountain, including transfer credits, CONSTITUTE OFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL with all credits attempted, covered whether passed or failed. Failure to attend class may result in a lower • All credits covered under academic class grade and a lower GPA. Students with clemency periods granted will remain on a pattern of irregular attendance or non- the transcript, with appropriate notation, attendance who choose not to drop a class will receive the appropriate grade achieved www.uarichmountain.edu 72 479-394-7622 and will not reflect in GPAs or count a period of one regular semester. Upon toward graduation. readmission, the student must meet the • UA Rich Mountain reserves the right to guidelines set forth, or UA Rich Mountain will accept or reject clemency granted by dismiss the student for one academic year. another institution. However, UA Rich Mountain will allow any student on probation who receives a GPA of 2.0 or higher in a given semester to enroll for To initiate this procedure, a student must the following semester even though the total petition the Vice Chancellor for Student grade level does not meet the minimum GPA Affairs, stating in writing the semester(s) requirement set forth above. for which clemency is requested. A form is available in the Vice Chancellor for If a student has been suspended from Student Affairs office. Note: Students another college or university for academic seeking financial aid will still have to follow reasons, University of Arkansas Rich UA Rich Mountain Financial Aid policies Mountain will permit the student to be for Satisfactory Academic Progress. See admitted on academic probation provided Financial Aid Section for more information. the student lives in the College district.

ACADEMIC PROBATION TABLE OF GRADES AND GRADE POINTS CONTENTS A student should maintain satisfactory grade levels at the various stages of educational University of Arkansas Rich Mountain uses development. Failure to maintain INDEX the following system for grading and for satisfactory grades leads to probation or computing the grade point average (GPA): suspension. Minimum grade levels follow those required for financial aid and are as follows: A Excellent 4 grade points B Good 3 grade points Credit Hours Completed GPA C Average 2 grade points 1-15 1.50 D Below Average 1 grade point 16-29 1.75 F Failing 0 grade points 30-over 2.00 (figures in GPA) NF Failure Due to 0 grade points Failure to maintain minimum grade Nonattendance requirements results in the student being AU Audited 0 grade points placed on academic probation. Students W Withdrew 0 grade points placed on academic probation will meet with I Incomplete 0 grade points the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student P Passing 0 grade points Affairs to construct and implement an academic improvement plan for the coming CR Credit 0 grade points semester. Students on academic probation NC No Credit 0 grade points will also work closely with their academic advisors to ensure that they are making Courses taken at another institution progress on their improvement plan. If the must have a grade of “C” or better to be unsatisfactory grade level performance considered for credit at UA Rich Mountain. continues for an additional semester, UA Transfer hours and credits are not calculated Rich Mountain will suspend the student for in student’s UA Rich Mountain GPA.

www.uarichmountain.edu 73 479-394-7622 CALCULATING GRADE POINT EXAMPLE AVERAGE (GPA) COURSE CR. GRADE QUALITY GRADE POINTS POINT There are two GPAs relevant to a student’s ENG 113 3 B 3 3X3= 9 academic standing. The term GPA is HIS 233 3 F 0 3X0= 0 the average of grades for any one given HPR 161 1 A 4 1X4= 4 semester of a student’s college career. CSO 102 2 C 2 2X2= 4 cumulative GPA The is the average of CHM 124 4 D 1 4X1= 4 a student’s grades overall, i.e., of all the SPC 203 3 A 4 3X4= 12 grades throughout the student’s college TOTALS 16 33 career (though for transfer students, the cumulative GPA reflects only those classes taken at UA Rich Mountain). UA Rich 33 DIVIDED BY 16 = 2.062 GPA Mountain uses the cumulative GPA to determine if a student is in good academic POLICY ON GRADES OF “I” standing, if the student can graduate, and/ or if the student is placed on academic (INCOMPLETE) probation, etc. Instructors may award the grade of “I” to a student who, for nonacademic reasons Grade point for developmental classes is not beyond his or her control, is unable to meet included in the overall GPA. However, for the full requirements of a course. In order to financial aid purposes, UA Rich Mountain qualify for an “I,” a student must includes the GPA for developmental classes have completed most of the major when determining satisfactory academic assignments of the course (generally all but progress. one) and have a passing grade in the course (aside from the assignments not completed) UA Rich Mountain assigns each letter in the judgment of the instructor. grade awarded to a student a point value: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. A student may When a student has a nonacademic determine the grade point for each course by reason for not completing one or more of multiplying the number of points the grade the assignments for a course including is worth times the number of credit hours examinations and wishes to receive an awarded to the course. Thus, a “B” letter incomplete for the course, it is the student’s grade (worth 3 points) in a 3-credit hour responsibility to inform the instructor in course is worth 9 points (3x3=9), and an person or in writing of the reason. The “A” (worth 4 points) in the same three-credit instructor awards a grade of incomplete at hour course is worth 12 points (4x3=12). the discretion of the instructor and not the prerogative of the student. The instructor GPA is found by adding the total point values will establish conditions the student must for all courses and dividing the total number meet to remove a grade of incomplete. of credit hours attempted during the same Registering in a subsequent semester for a period of time. course in which the student received a grade of incomplete will not remove the grade of STUDENTS MUST EARN A CUMULATIVE incomplete. GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OF 2.00 OR HIGHER IN ORDER TO GRADUATE. The instructor establishes the period of time given to a student to remove an "I,” www.uarichmountain.edu 74 479-394-7622 subject only to the maximum time limit set In some cases, Federal Financial Aid and by the College. If the student enrolls the scholarships will not pay for repeated following semester after receiving an “I,” the classes. Students should consult with a College requires the student to complete all financial aid representative before electing conditions set by the instructor so that the to repeat a class or refer to the Financial Aid College may remove the grade of "I" by the Section of the catalog or refer to the UA Rich end of the that semester. If the student does Mountain website. not enroll during the following semester, the College will only allow the student one more CREDIT BY EXAMINATION semester to complete the conditions set by the instructor. The "I" must be removed no ADVANCE PLACEMENT EXAM later than the end of the second academic CRITERIA term after receiving the "I,” regardless of whether the student is enrolled or not. The Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board Failure to remove an "I" within the applicable gives students the opportunity to pursue time limit will result in a final grade of "F" college-level studies while still in high or the grade earned as determined by the school and receive advance placement TABLE OF instructor. The Vice Chancellor for Student and/or credit upon entering the college; AP CONTENTS Affairs will assign a grade of "F" when the examinations are offered annually by high time limit expires. schools who participate in this program. UA Rich Mountain departments have authorized INDEX Students do not have to be enrolled to credit and/or placement for students who complete assignments for a course in which present qualifying scores as recorded on they receive an "I". an official high school transcript. Credit is awarded, but no grade is assigned. Credit Students and instructors must complete the is awarded after a student completes a appropriate forms from the Vice Chancellor minimum of twelve (12) scheduled hours of for Student Affairs. Students must submit UA Rich Mountain college level coursework the forms and receive approval prior to the with a minimum 2.00 GPA in each class. semester final grade deadline. The following chart lists the AP examinations REPEATING COURSES accepted by UA Rich Mountain, the required qualifying score, and the credit awarded. Any student who has taken a course may petition to repeat the course in order to change the original grade. Both courses with their respective grades will appear on the student's transcript. The repeated course will be identified on the student’s transcript by the letter “R” next to it. Only the higher grade will be used to compute the GPA.

To initiate the procedure for repeating a course, a student must petition the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, stating in writing the course to be repeated.

www.uarichmountain.edu 75 479-394-7622 AP Exam Min. Score for Credit UA Rich Mountain Course ANG & Politics 3 PSI103 Biology 3 BIO104 Calculus AB 3 MTH245 Calculus BC 3 MTH245 & 255 Chemistry 3 CHM114 4 CHM114 & CHM124 Computer Science A 3 CST113 Computer Science AB 3 CST113 plus 3 hours CST elective English Lang/Comp 3 ENG113 English Lit/Comp 3 ENG123 History, U.S. 3 HIS213 Macroeconomics 3 ECN203 Microeconomics 3 ECN213 Physics B 3 PHS214 Physics C 3 PHS224 Psychology 3 PSY203 Spanish Language 3 SPN103 4 SPN103 & SPN113

www.uarichmountain.edu 76 479-394-7622 COLLEGE LEVEL student must petition the Registrar to EXAMINATION PROGRAM have CLEP credit placed on the transcript (CLEP) • CLEP credit earned at other colleges will be accepted without challenge provided University of Arkansas Rich Mountain score requirements are met and an recognizes the College Level Examination official CLEP score report is submitted. Program (CLEP) of the College Board • A student may not take the CLEP as one method of establishing credit by examination and receive CLEP credit examination. Although the CLEP tests after taking and completing with either are standardized on a national level, each a passing or failing grade a comparable college or university sets its own standards course at UA Rich Mountain. (Or at for acceptance of CLEP scores. Students another accredited institution) are encouraged to make use of the CLEP • CLEP scores are not more than three (3) tests in order to receive credit for those years old. courses and academic areas in which they already have knowledge. The following table displays the CLEP UA Rich Mountain is a CLEP testing center; exams, required scores, and equivalent TABLE OF CLEP tests are given to any interested courses for which UA Rich Mountain awards CONTENTS person on regularly scheduled dates. credit: Information regarding registering and/or INDEX preparing for the CLEP may be found by accessing the CLEP website at www.clep. collegeboard.org or by contacting the UA Rich Mountain Test Center at 479-394-7622 ext. 1422. A nonrefundable administration fee of $30 payable to the college is due at the time of testing.

A student enrolling at UA Rich Mountain may earn up to 30 semester hours of college credit through CLEP with the following provisions: • No grade will be given for CLEP credit. CLEP credit will be entered on the transcript as “CLEP” along with the name of the exam. • CLEP credit is not calculated in the student’s grade point average. • CLEP credit will not be posted on the transcript until the student completes with passing grades (“C” or better) a minimum of twelve (12) scheduled hours of UA Rich Mountain college-level coursework. Upon completion of this requirement, the

www.uarichmountain.edu 77 479-394-7622 Examination Score Credit Granted Equivalent Course Composition and Literature College Composition 50 3 hours ENG113 Analyzing and Interpreting 50 3 hours ENG123 Literature Freshman Humanities 50 6 hours General Elective

Science and Mathematics Biology 50 4 hours BIO104 Chemistry 50 4 hours CHM134 College Algebra 50 3 hours MTH203 College Mathematics 50 3 hours MTH2103 Trigonometry 50 3 hours MTH213

Foreign Languages Spanish, Level 1 50 6 hours SPN103, 113

History and Social Sciences American Govt. 50 3 hours PSI103 Intro to History of The U.S. I: 50 3 hours HIS213 Early Colonialization to 1877 History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the 50 3 hours HIS223 Present Human Growth & Development 50 3 hours PSY213 Microeconomics, Principles of 50 3 hours ECN203 Macroeconomics, Principles of 50 3 hours ECN213 Psychology, Intro 50 3 hours PSY203 Social Science and History 50 6 hours General Elective Sociology, Intro 50 3 hours SOC103 Western Civilization I: Ancient 50 3 hours HIS113 Near East to1648 Western Civilization II: 1648 to 50 3 hours HIS123 the Present

Business Intro Business Law 50 3 hours BUS223 Financial Acct. 50 3 hours ACC203 Information Systems 50 3 hours CST113 Principles of Management 50 3 hours BUS123 Principles of Marketing 50 3 hours BUS253 www.uarichmountain.edu 78 479-394-7622 STUDENTS CALLED INTO must provide a copy of his/her certificate of MILITARY SERVICE release or discharge from active duty upon returning to UA Rich Mountain. The student If a student is activated for full-time military must contact the Vice Chancellor for Student service during a time of national crisis for Affairs and the Financial Aid Office. a period of more than 30 consecutive days under a call or order to active duty of more A student activated during the course of a than 30 consecutive days and is required semester is entitled to free tuition for one to cease attending a state-supported semester at the institution where attendance postsecondary educational institution without was interrupted unless other benefits are completing and receiving a grade in one available to cover beyond educational cost. or more courses, the following assistance shall be required with regard to courses not PHYSICAL EDUCATION completed: ALTERNATIVES

• Such student shall receive a complete Veterans may, at their request, receive refund of tuition and such general fees as physical education credit on the basis of are assessed against all students at the their military service. UA Rich Mountain will TABLE OF institution. grant credit according to the following scale: CONTENTS • UA Rich Mountain shall provide proportionate refunds of fees which were • 6 months active duty - 1 hour credit INDEX paid to the institution by the student, • 12 or more months active duty - 2 hours based on the date of withdrawal. credit • If UA Rich Mountain contracts for Students should pick up an application services covered by fees which the for this credit from the Associate Vice student has paid and has refunded to the Chancellor for Student Affairs. student, the contractor shall provide a like refund to UA Rich Mountain. TRANSFER STUDENTS • UA Rich Mountain shall offer the maximum price to the student, based Students transferring to UA Rich Mountain on condition, for repurchased textbooks from another college or university must associated with specific courses. request that official transcripts of academic records be sent to the Registrar at UA When a student is required to cease Rich Mountain. UA Rich Mountain must attendance because of such military receive and evaluate all transcripts prior to activation without completing and receiving a admission. UA Rich Mountain will not accept grade in one or more courses, the institution grades of “D” in any transfer coursework shall provide a reasonable opportunity for to meet degree requirements at UA Rich completion of the courses after deactivation. Mountain.

The student must notify UA Rich Mountain of WITHDRAWING FROM intent to return to UA Rich Mountain no later COLLEGE than three years after completion of period of service or no later than two years after UA Rich Mountain recognizes and end of period necessary for recovery from understands that there are circumstances service-related illness or injury. The student in which a student must withdraw from the

www.uarichmountain.edu 79 479-394-7622 College. Students are urged to discuss TRANSFER TO FOUR- withdrawal with a faculty advisor to YEAR COLLEGES AND determine if an alternate action is available. UNIVERSITIES If a student does find it necessary to withdraw, students should follow proper Students are responsible for making logical withdrawal procedures completely. career and educational choices. Many Stopping payment on a check for tuition services and resources are available at does not cancel registration or drop a UA Rich Mountain to help students plan course. Likewise, failure to attend does for the future. If a student plans to transfer not constitute official withdrawal or cancel to a four-year college after graduating indebtedness. from UA Rich Mountain, the student needs to enroll in courses that are appropriate Students should adhere to the following for the major and four-year college the steps to officially withdraw from UA Rich student has chosen. Students should Mountain: familiarize themselves with the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) for help in • Discuss withdrawal plans with the advisor determining the transferability of courses. Students should also contact the Student • Secure withdrawal form from the Support Services (SSS) Transfer Advisor at Associate Vice Chancellor for Student extension 1624 for transfer advice. Affairs • Clear all financial obligations to the GUIDANCE College by obtaining signatures from the College Library, Financial Aid Office, UA Rich Mountain counselors and advisors College Book Store, Student Support help students plan their transfer program. Services, Math Department and Business College brochures and other helpful Office on the official withdrawal form resource materials are available in Student • Return withdrawal form to the Student Support Services (SSS) or Associate of Affairs Office Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ office. The SSS Transfer Advisor in the Johnson Learning Commons can assist students in Veterans must notify the Associate Vice making arrangements for a campus transfer Chancellor for Student Affairs and the visit to the college of their choice. Financial Aid Office. FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES ON Failure to complete all the above procedures CAMPUS will constitute improper withdrawal and may result in the student receiving failing grades Many universities and colleges in the on his/her permanent academic transcript as surrounding area recruit at UA Rich well as loss of a possible tuition refund. Mountain yearly. Representatives from these schools explain programs, services, and transfer procedures. UA Rich Mountain encourages students to take advantage of these visits to update their expectations regarding transfer. Contact the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Office or the SSS Transfer Advisor for the www.uarichmountain.edu 80 479-394-7622 dates these schools will be on campus. CAP AND GOWN

REQUIREMENTS After students submit an application for graduation and receive approval, students Students should check with the Associate receive additional information regarding Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office commencement. At the time the submitted at Ext. 1460 or the SSS Transfer Advisor at application is approved, students complete Ext. 1624 for the requirements of the college an order for a cap and gown with the to which they are planning to transfer for a Registrar’s Assistant. bachelor’s degree. COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY GENERAL GRADUATION Although students may graduate three times REQUIREMENTS during the academic year – fall, spring, and APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION summer – UA Rich Mountain has one annual commencement. May commencement is an important tradition at UA Rich Mountain. It UA Rich Mountain awards Associate allows the college community an opportunity Degrees, Technical Certificates, and to celebrate with the graduates and their Certificates of Proficiency to students who TABLE OF families, and to recognize publicly those CONTENTS comply with the following requirements: graduates who have achieved a goal that not all adults achieve, a college degree. • Students must file an application for Therefore, UA Rich Mountain expects all INDEX graduation in the Vice Chancellor for graduates to participate in commencement. Academic and Student Affairs Office Students who face circumstances that will upon registering for the final semester of not allow them to attend commencement study. should notify the Vice Chancellor for Student • Students must complete all course Affairs. The date of commencement is requirements specified in the program. announced and publicized each spring. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 30 hours of course work at Participation in the graduation ceremony UA Rich Mountain. UA Rich Mountain does not guarantee conferral of a degree does not accept grades of “D” from other or certificate. Conferral of the degree is educational institutions toward graduation contingent upon the satisfactory completion requirements. of all degree requirements and a final degree • Students must have a cumulative grade evaluation. point average of 2.0 or above on all work completed. (Exception may apply DIPLOMA for special programs. See advisor for degree restrictions.) UA Rich Mountain does not give graduates a diploma during the May commencement. • Students must fulfill all financial Diplomas are mailed to students who obligations to the College. successfully completed all degree • UA Rich Mountain strongly encourages requirements. students to participate in the AAGE (CAAP) Outcomes Assessment in compliance with Arkansas Act 98 of 1989.

www.uarichmountain.edu 81 479-394-7622 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Mountain scholarship and provides the AWARDS student scholarships to all state-supported 4-year colleges in Arkansas upon transfer UA Rich Mountain is proud to recognize from UA Rich Mountain. those students with outstanding academic achievement. Each semester, the College recognizes the accomplishments of the students on the Chancellor’s List and the Vice Chancellor’s List. Students are selected based on the following criteria:

• Chancellor’s List - Full-time, current student (12 semester credit hours or more excluding developmental coursework) with GPA of 4.0. • Vice Chancellor’s List - Full-time, current student (12 semester credit hours or more excluding developmental coursework) with GPA of 3.5-3.99.

ACADEMIC HONORS

Students who maintain a grade point average of 4.0 upon graduation are recognized at commencement. Students maintaining a gradepoint between 3.5 and 3.99 are also recognized.

HONORS CEREMONY

Each academic department at UA Rich Mountain chooses outstanding students for recognition at the Honors Ceremony held each spring. UA Rich Mountain bases the awards on identified criteria which include scholarship, effort, and leadership.

ACADEMIC ALL-STAR

Each spring, a committee selects the student who represents UA Rich Mountain as the Academic All-Star at the Arkansas Community College Conference. The student must exhibit strong leadership, scholarship, and potential contribution to society. The award carries an UA Rich www.uarichmountain.edu 82 479-394-7622 COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMUNITY OUTREACH

TABLE OF LIFELONG LEARNING The program consists of the following CONTENTS components: PROGRAM • Adult Secondary Education--The program consists of a specific curriculum designed The Lifelong Learning Program is an INDEX to prepare students for the High School integral part of the mission of UA Rich Equivalency Exam (also known as the Mountain and provides non-credit courses General Educational Diploma (GED) or for most age groups. Lifelong Learning Arkansas High School Diploma). The provides programs, short courses, five areas included are math, science, seminars, workshops, and a wide range English, social studies, and reading. of other activities that serve community Students attend class no less than needs beyond UA Rich Mountain's regular twelve hours, based on their TABE Test degree and certificate programs. Through and pre-test scores. UA Rich Mountain Lifelong Learning, individuals may develop will not charge students for classroom new job skills, enrich personal and family instruction, yet there is a nominal fee life, enhance leisure time, and gain a for the High School Equivalency Exam. deeper appreciation of their culture and Students must pass a pre-test to sit for environment. the High School Equivalency Exam. Upon passing all parts of the High School GENERAL ADULT Equivalency Exam, students will receive EDUCATION their High School Equivalency Diploma. • Adult Basic Education—UA Rich PURPOSE Mountain designed the program for those students who need a review prior UA Rich Mountain designed the Adult to advancing into the Adult Secondary Education program to allow students Education program. Courses included over the age of sixteen and who have not are basic grammar, writing, math skills, completed high school to acquire skills reading, spelling, and vocabulary. UA needed to obtain their educa¬tional goals.

www.uarichmountain.edu 83 479-394-7622 Rich Mountain will not charge students • Take advantage of the opportunity to for classroom instruction. study from home using the internet or traditional curriculum to: PHILOSOPHY • Prepare for the High School Equivalency Exam • All adults can learn. • Improve basic skills in reading, math, and • All adults deserve a second chance to language earn a high school diploma. • Increase workplace readiness skills • All adults deserve to receive an INSTRUCTION LOCATIONS education that enhances their ability to make positive changes in their lives. Adult Education classes are available at the • All adults deserve the opportunity to following sites: obtain the life skills needed to become Polk County Montgomery County self-sufficient, actively participating Mena UA Rich Mount Ida members of society. Mountain 31 Industry Drive 1100 College Drive 870-867-5264 ADULT EDUCATION CAN 479-394-7622 HELP YOU Scott County Waldron • Attain an Arkansas High School 456 West 6th Equivalency Diploma 479-637-5502 • Improve basic skills in reading, math, and language KIDS COLLEGE • Prepare for college Students who have completed grades K-6 • Write a résumé are eligible to attend Kids College, which • Increase employment opportunities is held in either June or July on the UA Rich Mountain Campus. Kids College is • Learn English as a second language one week in length and offers enrichment • Study for exams such as the: ASVAB, classes for K-6 students. UA Rich Mountain EMT, CNA, COMPASS, Nursing, and distributes brochures to the local school many others districts in April/May each year. UA Rich • For more information about GED® Mountain enrolls students in classes as classes or the GED® test, you may registrations are received. There is a fee for contact any our instructional locations or participation. access any of the following links: oo http://arcareereducation.org/ OUTREACH CENTERS services/adult-education/high- school-equivalency-ged UA Rich Mountain has centers located in Mount Ida and Waldron. TRIO and Adult o o http://aalrc.org/ged/ Education personnel staff the centers. Students may receive assistance at these ADULT EDUCATION centers and may also enroll in classes at DISTANCE EDUCATION these sites. Services offered are as follows: Arkansas High School Diploma Program www.uarichmountain.edu 84 479-394-7622 classes and testing, Adult Basic Education instruction in the use of the library to groups classes, tutoring services, college placement by request, and Library staff always provides information, assistance in completing individual assistance. financial aid information, and access to computer labs with internet connections. Materials borrowed from the St. John Library are subject to overdue fines. Two-week books are charged $0.10 per day. Overnight UA RICH MOUNTAIN or reserve items are charged $0.25 per FOUNDATION day. Items for in-house use which are not returned the same day will be charged $0.50 The UA Rich Mountain Foundation is a per day. Overdue notices will be sent. These 501(c)(3) organization, which exists to notices are a courtesy. Failure to receive promote the college. The Foundation has a a notice does not constitute a basis for fourteen member governing board including altering or negating a fine. Patrons will not one representative from the College Board be allowed to check out further materials of Visitors, the College Chancellor and until their record is cleared. Delinquent representatives from UA Rich Mountain staff. borrowers will not be permitted to receive The Foundation provides scholarships and grades, transcripts, or other credit for work TABLE OF funds for campus projects, hosts the Duke completed at UA Rich Mountain until all CONTENTS Frederick Lecture, and much more. The materials are returned or fines paid. Patrons Foundation accepts gifts of money, stocks, who lose books will be expected to pay the real property, and other items for promote replacement cost of the book plus a $5.00 INDEX the mission of the College. The Foundation processing fee. encourages planned giving through will and estate planning as well as working with Currently enrolled UA Rich Mountain patrons to establish endowments and make students are limited to 4 ILL requests contributions to the memorial fund or other per semester at no charge. All additional areas of need to improve the College. requests will be charged $4.00 for shipping and handling. There is no limit or charge for faculty and staff. Community patrons will be JOHNSON LEARNING charged $4.00 per request. There is not a COMMONS limit on the number of ILL requests that can be made. The Johnson Learning Commons plays a vital role in the instructional and student The library welcomes contributions. services programs of the College. However, the College reserves the right to process donated material in the manner As the informational center for the College’s most suitable to library needs. Monetary academic programs, the St. John Library, gifts and memorial gifts are also welcomed. located within the Johnson Learning The Johnson Learning Commons also Commons, provides books, periodicals, houses Student Support Services (SSS), a pamphlets, and audiovisual materials. UA TRIO program that provides tutoring as well Rich Mountain selects materials that support as academic and transfer advising to low- the curricula and serve the instructional income, first-generation, and/or disabled needs of students and faculty. UA Rich students. Mountain arranges the library materials in open stacks using the Library of Congress To further accommodate the learning needs Classification System. Library staff gives of UA Rich Mountain students, the Learning

www.uarichmountain.edu 85 479-394-7622 Commons has twenty library computers and improve the financial and economic literacy ten SSS computers available for student of participants. An important objective use. Students are also able to reserve of the program is to counsel participants private study rooms. on financial aid options, including basic financial planning skills, and to assist in the The Johnson Learning Commons is open application process. The goal of the EOC to all UA Rich Mountain students and staff. program is to increase the number of adult UA Rich Mountain also extends use of the participants who enroll in postsecondary library and materials to members of the education institutions. community. SERVICES PROVIDED BY EOC For further information on the Johnson Learning Commons, please see the policy • Administer Accuplacer tests to determine manual. an individual’s appropriate educational placement level; assist with preparation TRIO PROGRAMS and registration for ACT test • Administer career interest inventory TRIO Programs are federally-funded testing and provide career orientation programs that are awarded through opportunities a competitive grant process. UA Rich • Assist clients in locating Adult Basic Mountain is currently funded for five Education/Arkansas High School programs: Educational Opportunity Center Equivalency Programs with guidance (EOC), Student Support Services (SSS), toward the enrollment process Educational Talent Search (ETS), Upward Bound Classic(UBCL), and Upward Bound • Assist clients with applications for Math/Science (UBMS). The programs are admission to postsecondary educational student services programs designed to institutions identify and provide services for individuals • Assist clients with completion of the from disadvantaged backgrounds. UA FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Rich Mountain TRiO programs serve and Student Aid)as well as searching for assist low-income, first-generation college additional financial aid and completing students and/or individuals with disabilities scholarship applications to progress through the academic pipeline • Make presentations to groups of from middle school to post-baccalaureate prospective clients, informing them of programs. available educational services • Make referrals to community service EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY agencies and support services to CENTER enhance each client’s educational success WHAT IS EOC? • Provide orientation/enrollment assistance for entry into postsecondary education The Educational Opportunity Center program provides counseling and information on • Remain an educational resource college admissions to qualified adults throughout a client’s postsecondary who have a desire to enter or continue education a program of postsecondary education. • The program also provides services to www.uarichmountain.edu 86 479-394-7622 EOC STAFF AND OUTREACH oo Peer tutors recommended by OFFICES academic advisors and instructors Mena – UA Rich Elizabeth Davis oo Up-to-date, networked computer Mountain Main edavis@ lab with access to the internet and Campus uarichmountain. various programs/software 1100 College Drive edu oo Handouts and notes – Various Mena, AR 71953 479-394-7622 ext. academic classes 1644 oo Assessment tools – Variety of study skills, personality, and learning styles Waldron Center Tammye Sherrill & assessment tools 456 West 6th Street Lisa Harrison P.O. Box 114 tsherrill@ • Personal Improvement Waldron, AR 72958 uarichmountain. • Time Management edu • Cultural Activities lharrison@ oo A variety of on-campus activities to uarichmountain. enhance the college life experience edu 479-637-5502 • Career Counseling TABLE OF Montgomery County Nancy Booth oo Various career and aptitude CONTENTS Center nbooth@ assessment instruments 31 Industry Drive uarichmountain. oo Career counseling P.O. Box 1223 edu (870) 867- INDEX o Mount Ida, AR 71957 5264 o Access to a comprehensive career resource library oo KUDER online career search and STUDENT SUPPORT interest inventory SERVICES (SSS) • Transfer Assistance oo Group and individual visits to other Student Support Services is funded college campuses through Federal TRIO programs in the U.S. o Department of Education, Washington, o Aid for completing all forms D.C. SSS is designed to assist low-income, necessary for transfer to four-year first-generation, and/or disabled UA Rich institutions Mountain students in completing a degree oo Appointments with advisors, and/or transferring to a four-year institution. financial aid counselors, and other The goal of SSS is to increase the college offices at transferring institutions retention and graduation rates of its STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES participants. STAFF SERVICES PROVIDED BY SSS Lisa Rackley Theresa Davis lrackley@ tdavis@ • Tutoring & Academic Advising uarichmountain.edu uarichmountain.edu oo Professional tutors in math, 479-394-7622 ext. 479-394-7622 ext. English, social studies, business, 1624 1621 computer science, and other areas

www.uarichmountain.edu 87 479-394-7622 o Lisa Jumper Marsha Jenkins o Assistance with completion of ljumper@ mjenkins@ FAFSA uarichmountain. uarichmountain.edu oo Scholarship applications, grants, edu479-394-7622 479-394-7622 ext. loans ext. 1625 1623 oo Information and individual Darla Williams assistance with all college dwilliams@ admissions forms for the college of uarichmountain.edu the student’s choice 479-637-5502 • Financial Literacy EDUCATIONAL TALENT oo Counseling services to improve SEARCH (ETS) financial and economic literacy oo Summer camps designed to Educational Talent Search is funded improve financial literacy through Federal TRIO programs in the U.S. oo Financial planning for Department of Education, Washington, postsecondary education for parents D.C. ETS is a pre-college program for and students first-generation college students in grades • Personal Assessment 6-12 in public schools in Polk, Scott, and Montgomery counties who meet income oo Self-esteem, goal setting, and guidelines and who demonstrate aspirations decision-making workshops and potential for higher education. The oo Individual assistance program is designed to prepare students for oo Personality profiles education beyond high school. • Postsecondary Orientation SERVICES PROVIDED BY ETS oo Visits to postsecondary institutions oo Three-day summer trip to colleges • Academic Guidance in Arkansas oo Study skills oo Access to a comprehensive career o o College entrance exam (ACT) resource library preparation TALENT SEARCH STAFF oo Three-day summer ACT test prep program Jeff Neufeld Brandon Burk jneufeld@ bburk@ o o Note and test taking techniques, uarichmountain.edu uarichmountain.edu memory skills, and college survival 479-394-7622 ext. 479-394-7622 ext. skills 1654 1642 • Career Planning oo Interest inventories Shane Hale oo Computerized career profiles shale@ uarichmountain. o o Career Day edu 479-394-7622 oo Mentoring program ext.1652 oo Job aptitude skills, etc. • Financial Aid and College Admission www.uarichmountain.edu 88 479-394-7622 UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC oo Vocational activities oo College campus tours Upward Bound Classic (UBCL) is a pre- o college academic program funded to serve o Financial Literacy 9th-12th grade high schools in Polk, Scott, oo Community service and Montgomery counties. UBCL provides • Summer Academy opportunities for students to succeed in oo An intensive six-week program that secondary and postsecondary education. helps to ensure students’ success in The goal of the program is to increase the postsecondary education completion rate of secondary education and enrollment and graduation rate of oo Instruction in math, laboratory postsecondary graduation. science, composition and literature, foreign language, ACT prep oo Opportunity to enroll in college SERVICES PROVIDED BY UPWARD credit courses as juniors and BOUND seniors oo Work-study opportunities • Weekly Sessions TABLE OF oo Individualized academic advising CONTENTS oo Leadership development UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC STAFF oo Career planning and exploration Lura Powell Matthew Norman INDEX oo Interest inventories lpowell@ mnorman@ uarichmountain.edu uarichmountain.edu oo Study skills 479-394-7622 ext. 479-394-7622 ext. oo Critical thinking skills 1633 1634 oo Individualized planning for postsecondary education UPWARD BOUND MATH/ oo Scholarship and financial aid assistance SCIENCE • Tutoring Upward Bound Math/Science (UBMS) is a oo Students receive tutoring in high pre-college academic program funded to school subjects to improve their serve 9th-12th grade high schools in Polk, grade point averages (GPA) or to Scott, and Montgomery counties. UBMS maintain above-average GPAs. introduces students to careers and majors • Saturday Events in the fields of math and science as well as encourages them to pursue programs of oo Activities on the UA Rich Mountain study in math and science. The goal of the campus program is to increase the completion rate oo Cultural and social activities at of secondary education and enrollment and various locations throughout the graduation rate of postsecondary graduation. region oo Museum and art gallery visits SERVICES PROVIDED BY UPWARD oo Theater presentations BOUND o o Test preparation • Weekly Sessions

www.uarichmountain.edu 89 479-394-7622 oo Individualized academic advising UPWARD BOUND MATH/SCIENCE oo Leadership development STAFF oo Career planning and exploration in math and science Lura Powell Matthew Norman lpowell@ mnorman@ o o Interest inventories uarichmountain.edu uarichmountain.edu oo Study skills 479-394-7622 ext. 479-394-7622 ext. oo Critical thinking skills 1633 1634 Sam Crees oo Individualized planning for screes@ postsecondary education uarichmountain.edu oo Scholarship and financial aid 479-394-7622 ext. assistance 1631 • Tutoring oo Students receive tutoring in high DEPARTMENT OF school subjects to improve their LIFELONG LEARNING grade point averages (GPA) or to maintain above-average GPAs. Lifelong Learning is all purposeful learning • Saturday Events activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis oo Activities on the UA Rich Mountain with the aim of improving personal and/ campus or professional knowledge, skills, and competence. UA Rich Mountain’s o o Cultural activities Department of Lifelong Learning is dedicated oo Math and science based activities to providing youth and adult learners with oo Exposure to research in math and experiences that develop curiosity, transfer, science independence, initiative, and reflection. The Department of Lifelong Learning oo Theater presentations seeks to prompt, stimulate, and empower oo Test preparation activities individuals to attain knowledge and skills oo Vocational activities with confidence, creativity, and enjoyment. UA Rich Mountain is dedicated to working oo College campus tours with the community to build skills and oo Financial Literacy motivation that support pursuit of learning oo Community service interests throughout life. Lifelong learning • Summer Academy not only enhances personal and cultural development, but also competitiveness, o o An intensive six-week program that employability, and entrepreneurism. helps to ensure students’ success in postsecondary education. PURPOSE oo Instruction in math, laboratory science, composition and literature, • Provide comprehensive technical and foreign language, ACT prep career assessments, certifications oo Opportunity to enroll in college and licensure programs to meet area credit courses as juniors and workforce needs seniors • Develop and promote professional oo Work-study opportunities development opportunities that are www.uarichmountain.edu 90 479-394-7622 mutually beneficial to the College and its This course is designed to prepare community individuals to choose an occupation in • Provide service-learning opportunities the medical field, obtaining information in that expose students to a lifestyle those fields and to prepare the student of community involvement and the for the Arkansas Career Education community to lifelong learning Competency Examination. We focus on introducing students to the various Medical • Create a college culture in which Professions, Nursing Assistant Training, members engage in lifelong learning Medical Terminology, Medical Procedures, • Provide accessibility to lifelong learning and Human Anatomy and Physiology The opportunities to the community course examines the complex systems • Promote career exploration to assist within today’s healthcare environment prospective students in choosing and provides an understanding of the educational programs suited to their basics of how services are rendered in the interests and abilities medical environment. In addition to the step by step details about how each of the • Engage the community through medical systems function, a brief historical effective and innovative programs and review is also provided to the student for a partnerships which promote economic greater understanding of the impact of the TABLE OF development, social and cultural healthcare community. CONTENTS awareness, and academic growth. Once these courses are successfully INDEX For more information about the Department completed, the student will earn a Certificate of Lifelong Learning, contact: of Proficiency in Certified Nursing Assistant. Students will also have the opportunity to set Dr. Krystal Thrailkill for the Certified Nursing Assistant Board Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs Certification Exam at no charge to the 479-394-7622 ext. 1300 student. [email protected] MACHINE TOOL CAREER CENTER TECHNOLOGY

The primary goals of career center courses Courses include: Blueprint Reading-MCH145 are to give students the ability to make an and Machine Tool I-MCH105. Students will informed career choice, to teach marketable earn a total of 10 college credit hours with job skills and to encourage students to successful completion of this program. continue their education after high school. The art of blueprint reading is a necessary MEDICAL PROFESSIONS skill required for most technical vocations. EDUCATION This course will provide the instruction required to become proficient in reading and Courses include: Medical Professions- interpreting prints, system schematics, and MPE105-Lec and MPE105-Lab, Medical engineering drawing. Terms-MPE103, and Medical Procedures-MPE113. Students Upon completion of the Machine Tool will earn a total of 11 college credit hours I course the student will have a basic with successful completion of this program. understanding of the operation of manual

www.uarichmountain.edu 91 479-394-7622 machines (primary focus on the manual no charge to the student. lathe) from setup to completed part. The student will also be able to gage and inspect UA Rich Mountain Career Center programs machine parts. are available to area high school seniors. The programs are a school year in length Once these courses are successfully and are held at the UA Rich Mountain Mena completed, the student will earn a Certificate Campus in the afternoons. of Proficiency in Machine Tool. WELDING

Courses include: Arc Welding I-WELD-1107 and Arc Welding II-WELD1207. Students will earn a total of 14 college credit hours with successful completion of this program.

Arc Welding I is designed to teach students the basic knowledge to operate SMAW welding equipment, to function safely in the welding shop, and to demonstrate some types of shop practices. Students will learn welding safety, use of the SMAW welding machine, and how to make basic fillet welds in all welding positions. Students will study welding nomenclature, design of joints, and electrode classification. Students will also learn safe handling of oxy-acetylene cutting torch and the different uses for it.

Arc Welding II is a continuation of Arc Welding I. Students will continue to learn welding safety, use of the SMAW welding machine, and how to make basic open butt welds in all welding positions. Students will continue to study welding nomenclature, design of joints, and electrode classification. Students will also learn safe handling of the plasma arc cutting torch and the different uses for it. Students will learn the use of air carbon arc torch and get an introduction to the GMAW process and equipment.

Once these courses are successfully completed, the student will earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Welding. Students will also have the opportunity to set for the State Welding Licensure Certification Examat www.uarichmountain.edu 92 479-394-7622 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

TABLE OF UA Rich Mountain reserves the right to part-time, pursuing undergraduate, technical, CONTENTS dismiss any student whose behavior is certificate, and life-long learning (continuing considered undesirable or harmful to the education) studies. Persons enrolled in the institution. UA Rich Mountain Adult Education program INDEX also fall into this category. Persons who The College has an enduring commitment are not officially enrolled for a particular to provide students with a balanced and semester but who have a continuing fair system of resolution. This Code will relationship with UA Rich Mountain are not deprive students of the appropriate considered “students.” due process protections to which they are entitled. This Code is one of the College’s Individuals who are concurrently enrolled administrative procedures and should not in high school and UA Rich Mountain be equated with procedures used in civil or will be subject to this code of conduct criminal court. and may be referred back to their high school principal for further disciplinary It is the policy of UA Rich Mountain not to sanctions. discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disabling Individuals enrolled in the UA Rich condition. Mountain Adult Education program are subject to this code of conduct and maybe referred to the Vice Chancellor of DEFINITIONS Student Affairs for further disciplinary sanctions. College: The term “College” means University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, including all of its satellite campuses, Administrative Summons: A written notice to learning centers, and distance learning. a student to report to a college administrative office at a designated date and time. Student: Includes all persons taking courses at UA Rich Mountain, both full-time and College Community: Any College employee or enrolled student, whether full or part-

www.uarichmountain.edu 93 479-394-7622 time, or any person doing business with the the following misconduct is subject to College under contract or on a regular basis. disciplinary sanction(s), condition(s), and/ or restriction(s). Misconduct or prohibited College Officials: Those persons who have behavior includes, but is not limited to: been given the responsibility and authority by the appropriate agency or person, ENDANGERMENT including trustees, campus police officers, faculty, and administrative staff. • Physical or verbal abuse, threats, assault, mistreatment of any person on College Policy: Any provision of a Board of College property, or at College sponsored Trustees order or rule, an official operating and supervised functions. This includes letter, or a published directive, rule, or engaging in any form of fighting. regulation. • Action(s) that endanger the health, College Premises: Property owned, safety, or well-being of another person or controlled, used, or occupied by UA Rich group. Mountain, including vehicles and property • Action(s) that serve the purpose of physically removed from a campus. UA Rich endangering one’s own health or safety. Mountain reserves the right to discipline • Interference with the freedom of another students whose actions violate the code of person to move about in a lawful manner. conduct off college premises but that impact the college. • Hazing

Notice: Any correspondence deposited HARASSMENT with the United States Postal Service by priority or other trackable delivery method, • Conduct (not of sexual nature) that addressed to the last known address of the creates an intimidating, hostile or addressee as shown on the College records, offensive campus, education or working or personally delivered to the addressee. environment for another person. • Conduct that threatens or endangers a Organization: Any number of persons who person’s emotional, mental or physical have complied with the formal requirements well-being. for registration at UA Rich Mountain. • Action(s) or statements that threaten, Warning: A warning is an official notice, harm, or intimidate another person. either written or verbal, that the student’s • Stalking, defined as: to follow or behavior is unacceptable to the college otherwise contact another person community and that further misconduct may repeatedly, so as to put that person in result in more severe penalties. fear for his or her life or personal safety. (See the Sexual Harassment Policy Working Days: Working days is understood for further explanations of policies and to mean 8:00am – 4:30 pm Monday through procedures.) Thursday and 8:00am – 3:30pm on Friday. DISRUPTION PROHIBITED CONDUCT • Conduct that impairs, interferes with, Any student found to have committed or obstructs the orderly educational www.uarichmountain.edu 94 479-394-7622 processes and functions of the College campus, educational or working or the rights of other members of the environment for another person. This College community, including teaching, includes unwanted, unwelcome, or studying, research, and college inappropriate sexual or gender-based administration. This includes acts activities or comments. that occur both inside and outside the DISHONESTY classroom setting. • Each faculty member is his/her own Dishonesty includes but is not limited to the disciplinarian in class and is authorized following: to correct inappropriate conduct • Cheating: Includes but is not limited to anywhere on College property at any the following: time. A faculty member has the right to oo Copying from another student’s test temporarily suspend a student from his/ paper. her classroom for the remainder of the o class whenever the student is disrupting o Using any unauthorized assistance the class to a point that there is no longer in taking quizzes, tests, or a learning environment. examinations. o • Intentionally and substantially interfering o Possession during a test of TABLE OF with the freedom of expression of others. materials that are not authorized by CONTENTS the person giving the test, such as • Inciting and/or participating in campus class notes or specifically designed demonstrations, which disrupt the normal “crib notes.” INDEX operations of the College. oo Dependence upon the aid of • Obstruction or interfering with the sources beyond those authorized freedom of pedestrian or vehicular by the instructor in writing papers, movement on campus. preparing reports, solving problems, • Unauthorized commercial solicitation on or carrying out assignments. campus. oo The acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material SEXUAL MISCONDUCT belonging to a member of the UA Rich Mountain faculty or staff. Sexual misconduct includes, but is not • Plagiarism: Offering the work of limited to, another as one’s own without proper • Sexual discrimination, sexual acknowledgment. harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking. • Aiding and abetting another person in committing any form of academic • Any sexual act that occurs without the dishonesty. consent of the victim, or that occurs when the victim is unable to give consent. • Making, possessing, or using any falsified college documents or records; • Obscene, lewd, or indecent behavior, altering any college document or record, which includes, but is not limited to, including identification cards. exposure of one’s sexual organs or the display of sexual behavior that would • Knowingly providing false information reasonably be offensive to others. to college officials, including disciplinary hearing bodies. • Conduct of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive

www.uarichmountain.edu 95 479-394-7622 • Passing insufficient funds checks or GAMBLING fraudulent money orders in payment of any financial obligations to the College. • Gambling of any form on College • Falsely claiming to represent the College property or at a College sanctioned event or a registered student organization of is prohibited. the College. PROPERTY VIOLATIONS

Academic dishonesty is an academic • Vandalizing, damaging, destroying, or offense and a behavioral violation. The Vice defacing public or private property. Chancellor for Student Affairs Office provides • Stealing, attempted theft, unauthorized information on the academic due process borrowing, or use of any College property in instances of academic dishonesty. The or the property of others. student may also face the behavioral • Unauthorized presence in, or use of process as well. College premises, facilities, or property including, but not limited to unauthorized ILLEGAL DRUGS AND presence in any College building. ALCOHOL COMPUTER VIOLATIONS • Engagement in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession • Unauthorized access or entry into a or use of a controlled substance, while computer, computer system, network, a student at University of Arkansas software, or data. Rich Mountain, will lead to disciplinary action. No employee, student, or guest • Unauthorized alteration of computer may bring onto the campus or use on equipment, software, network, or data. the campus any intoxicant or harmful • Any other act that violates Arkansas law or illegal drugs, which includes opioid or the College computer guidelines that is narcotics, nor may appear on campus hereby incorporated by reference. under the influence of such. A violation of these rules will be grounds for For more complete information, refer to UA disciplinary action which may include Rich Mountain’s Acceptable Use Policy verbal reprimand, written, reprimand, probation, suspension, or expulsion. ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS

FIRE AND SAFETY • Failure or refusal to comply with directions of an administrative summons • Removal, damage, or unauthorized or of College officials, including campus tampering or activation of fire, safety, or police officers, acting in the performance any emergency warning equipment. of their duties. • Intentionally and falsely reporting bombs, fires, or other emergencies to a College official. • Interference with emergency procedures.

www.uarichmountain.edu 96 479-394-7622 SMOKING DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE • Smoking on any and all college premises is prohibited by the Arkansas Clean Air • Any member of the college community Act 8. may file a complaint with the Vice • The use of smokeless tobacco and Chancellor for Student Affairs against electronic/vaporless cigarettes is any student for misconduct. The Vice prohibited on any and all college Chancellor for Student Affairs will make premises. an initial determination as to whether • A violation of these rules will be grounds there is sufficient basis to believe for disciplinary action which may include that a violation of the Student Code verbal reprimand, written, reprimand, of Conduct may have occurred. The probation, suspension, or expulsion. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs may informally interview the complainant and/ or other witnesses or request additional OTHER VIOLATIONS information from the complainant. When the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs • Violation of published College policies, has determined that there are sufficient TABLE OF rules, regulations including but not grounds to believe that a violation of the CONTENTS limited to, parking, smoking, commercial Code occurred, disciplinary proceedings solicitation, distribution of literature, will be initiated. sexual harassment, and campus posting INDEX rules. DISCIPLINARY PROCESS • Violation of federal, state, or local laws. In all cases of alleged violations of • All charges shall be presented to the public law or student code of conduct, accused student in written form by the College reserves the right to review registered or certified mail or by hand- the allegations and exercise disciplinary delivered summons to meet with the Vice sanctions (if any) in addition to any Chancellor for Student Affairs. proceedings that occur as matter of public law. • During this administrative meeting, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will • Aiding or abetting any violation of federal review with the student the allegations law, state law, or local ordinance. contained in the complaint, the possible sanctions that can be imposed and the DISCIPLINARY rights and responsibilities of the student PROCEDURES under this procedure. • The charged student will be provided the AUTHORITY opportunity to respond to the allegations and to present any evidence that he/she may desire at the initial administrative • The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs meeting is the senior official responsible for the overall administration of the student • In the event the charged student discipline and judicial program at UA Rich neglects, refuses, or fails to attend Mountain. the administrative meeting, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will make a determination based on the

www.uarichmountain.edu 97 479-394-7622 information available at the time. Failure or reduce the decision of the Appeals to attend this meeting will not presume Committee. Response by the Chancellor responsibility or non-responsibility. will be given within five working days to • If the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs the student. The Chancellor’s decision is subsequently determines that disciplinary final. action is warranted, the charged student will be so notified in writing. All written DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS: notices will be hand-delivered or sent ACADEMIC AND NON- by registered mail to the address of the student as it appears on the official ACADEMIC OFFENSES college records. In keeping with this policy’s stated essential • If the student wishes to contest the values, sanctions are designed to promote decision of the Vice Chancellor for the College’s educational mission. Student Affairs, the student shall, within Sanctions may also serve to promote safety five (5) working days of the receipt of or to deter students from behavior, which official notice of disciplinary sanctions, harms, harasses, or threatens people or submit a written statement requesting property. Some behaviors are so harmful to an appeals hearing to the Associate the College community or the educational Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. The process that they may require more serious statement shall explain the grievance and sanctions: removal from specific courses or remedies sought by the student. activities, suspension from the College, or • The charged student will be notified of expulsion. the date, time and location of the hearing at least five (5) working days before the Disciplinary sanctions will draw upon the hearing and within ten (10) working days experience and professional judgment of the submission of the appeals request. of faculty, staff, and administrators, and • The student will be entitled to appear in on a range of disciplinary techniques. person and present his/her case to the Disciplinary sanctions in response to Appeals violations of the Code of Student Conduct will be correlated to the seriousness of the • Committee. The student may also elect offense, the effect of the misconduct on the not to appear, in which case the hearing College environment, the student’s record will be held in his/her absence. The of misconduct, and statutory requirements. failure of the student to appear will not be Because of these factors, sanctions for a treated as a sign of guilt or wrongdoing. particular offense (unless specified by law) The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs may bring into use varying techniques and will also appear to present the evidence responses. Possible disciplinary sanctions and explain the circumstances involved include, but are not limited to: in the disciplinary action. By a simple majority, the committee may uphold, • Formal warning: A formal notice that reverse, or reduce the decision of the the Code has been violated and that Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. future violations will be dealt with more • A student who is dissatisfied with the severely. decision of the Appeals Committee may • Disciplinary probation: Implies that the appeal in writing within five working individual’s standing with the College is days to the Chancellor of the College. in jeopardy and that further negligent or The Chancellor may uphold, reverse, www.uarichmountain.edu 98 479-394-7622 willful violations will normally result in processes, a college administrative official suspension or expulsion. may immediately suspend or alter the rights • Withholding of grades, official transcripts, of a student pending a meeting with the or degree. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. (The decision will be based on whether the • Restitution: Compensation for loss, continued presence of the student on the damage, or injury to the appropriate party College campus reasonably poses a threat in the form of money, service, or material to the physical or emotional condition and replacement. well-being of any individual, including the • Class or workshop attendance: student, or for reasons relating to the safety Enrollment and completion of a class and welfare of any college property, or any or workshop that could help the student college function.) Except in extraordinary understand why his or her behavior was circumstances that meeting shall be inappropriate. scheduled within two working days. • Educational project: Completion of a project specifically designed to help • In circumstances where the conduct the student understand why her or his of a student constitutes an imminent behavior was inappropriate. threat or danger to the welfare or safety of the College community, a college TABLE OF • Removal from specific courses or administrative official may direct that the CONTENTS activities. student immediately leave the College • Restriction from entering specific college premises and may further direct the INDEX areas and/or forms of contact with certain student not return until contacted by the persons. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. • Suspension: Separation from the • At the meeting with the Vice Chancellor College for a specified period of time or for Student Affairs, the student will until certain conditions are met. be given the opportunity to make a • Expulsion: Permanent separation from statement and present evidence. If the the College. emergency suspension is continued, the student will receive notice in writing and • Revocation of degree and withdrawal of will be offered an appeal option within diploma. five (5) working days. Notification will be hand delivered or sent by certified The sanctions imposed under these mail to the last address provided by the standards do not diminish or replace Registrar’s Office. (Failure or refusal to the penalties available under generally take receipt of notification will not negate applicable civil or criminal laws. Students or postpone said action.) are reminded that many violations of the Code, including harassment and other discriminatory behavior, may violate various STUDENTS SUSPENDED local, state, and federal laws. OR DISMISSED BY OTHER COLLEGES EMERGENCY SUSPENSION UA Rich Mountain will honor the If a student’s actions pose an immediate nonacademic suspensions or dismissals threat or danger to any member of the of other colleges for at least one semester. College community or the educational Exceptions may be made with the approval

www.uarichmountain.edu 99 479-394-7622 of the other colleges. Students on academic disqualification may petition the Admission • Submission to, or toleration of, such and Transfer Committee for admittance. conduct on or off campus is made a term 5.01.02 or condition of instruction, employment, or participation in college activities. SEXUAL HARASSMENT • Submission to, or rejection of, such POLICY conduct by an individual is used as a basis for evaluation in making Harassment on the basis of sex is illegal employment or academic decisions and a violation of Title VII of the Civil affecting the individual. Rights Act of 1964, as amended. This • Such conduct has the purpose or effect policy defines sexual harassment and of unreasonable interfering with an establishes a procedure whereby alleged individual’s academic or employment sexually harassed faculty, staff, and students performance or creating an intimidating, may lodge a complaint immediately and hostile, or offensive college environment. confidentially.

POLICY PROCEDURES Students or employees who believe that they UA Rich Mountain is committed to the have been sexually harassed should first maintenance of a working and academic seek an informal resolution of this problem environment free from all forms of sexual as outlined below. If that is not effective, harassment. Sexual harassment is a such individuals then should pursue formal violation of college policy as well as state resolution of their complaint. All complaints and federal law and is neither permitted nor must be made within (30) days of the condoned. occurrence of the alleged harassment.

It is also a violation of UA Rich Mountain’s INFORMAL RESOLUTION policy against sexual harassment for any employee or student to attempt in any way Employees who believe that they have to retaliate against a person who makes a been subjected to sexual harassment claim of sexual harassment. should report the problem promptly to their immediate supervisor or to a departmental Any individual found to have violated the supervisor higher up in the chain of college’s policy against sexual harassment command. Students who believe that they will be subject to appropriate disciplinary have been subjected to sexual harassment action including, but not limited to, should report the problem promptly to the reprimand, suspension, termination, or Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. expulsion. Any disciplinary action taken will depend upon the severity of the offense. The person to whom the complaint is DEFINITION made shall promptly begin an impartial consideration of the complaint and make a thorough investigation. If a mutually Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome agreeable answer or settlement has not sexual advance, request for sexual favors, been obtained within fourteen (14) calendar and other verbal or physical conduct of a days from the date of the complaint, sexual nature when: the complainant may initiate the formal www.uarichmountain.edu 100 479-394-7622 complaint procedure. Sexual assault is an extreme form of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is During all informal attempts to resolve a prohibited by college policy and is a form problem, to the extent practicable, efforts of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII will be made to keep the identity of the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and by Title complainant confidential. IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Sexual assault is also a crime, defined by FORMAL COMPLAINT the Arkansas criminal code. RESOLUTION DEFINITIONS If a problem cannot be resolved through informal attempts at conciliation and the Sexual assault may include any involuntary complainant wishes to pursue the matter sexual act in which a person is threatened, further, he/she must file a formal written coerced, or forced to engage in against his/ complaint with the Vice Chancellor of her will. Sexual assault may be committed Student Affairs. by a stranger or by an acquaintance.

All formal complaints will be given a full, Acts defined as sexual assault include rape, date rape, acquaintance rape, and gang TABLE OF impartial and timely investigation. During CONTENTS such investigations, while every effort will rape, but may also include sexual touching be made to protect the privacy rights of all of another person against his/her will, and parties, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. forcing an unwilling person to touch another INDEX person sexually. SANCTION Sexual assault occurs when such acts are If investigation of a reported occurrence committed by force, threat, or intimidation, of sexual harassment reveals that the or through the use of the victim’s mental or complaint is without reasonable foundation, physical helplessness, of which the assailant both parties will be so informed and will was aware or should have been aware. also be informed that no further action is warranted. If, however, an individual is RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT found to have violated the College’s policy against sexual harassment, the investigation Any student, faculty member, staff member, body will recommend disciplinary action administrator, or visitor to the campus who appropriate to the severity of the offense, has experienced or witnessed sexual assault including, but not limited to, reprimand, should report the assault immediately to the suspension, reassignment of responsibilities, city police. It may be reported to the Polk termination of employment, or expulsion County Sheriff’s Department if the assault from the college. occurred outside the city limits but within the county. SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY PRESERVING EVIDENCE It is the policy of UA Rich Mountain to prohibit sexual assault and to prevent It is important that evidence of sexual assault sex offenses committed against students, be preserved since it may be necessary as employees, visitors to the campus, and other proof in a criminal case. Victims and others persons who use College facilities. should not alter the scene of the attack. The victim should not change clothes or take a

www.uarichmountain.edu 101 479-394-7622 bath before calling the police. The victim should be taken to a local hospital that has kits to collect and preserve evidence of rape and sexual assault. An extra set of clothing should be taken along to the hospital. Mena Medical Center Emergency Room is equipped to handle such emergencies. AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING

School officials will help victims of sexual assault in obtaining counseling on campus or with referrals to local agencies who provide these services. REFERENCE MATERIALS

Informational booklets are provided free of charge by the Student Government Association and Student Support Services. These booklets may be found outside the Student Support Services office in the Abernathy Building and in the Maddox Building. STUDENT COMPLAINTS

Students may file complaints of a non- academic nature with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Complaints of an academic nature shall follow the Student Appeals Process.

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STUDENT RIGHTS

TABLE OF STUDENT APPEALS than were applied to other students in CONTENTS that course STUDENT ACADEMIC GRADE • assignment of the grade allegedly did not follow the grading criteria as stated in the INDEX APPEALS course syllabus The Student Grade Appeal Process provides the student with an unbiased Appeals will be considered by the Vice forum to discuss and/or dispute a final Chancellor for Student Affairs only if they course grade. The grade appeal process meet one of the following criteria: allows for the review of allegedly erroneous or capricious grading and is not intended • Instructor violated the terms of the as a review of the instructor's evaluation syllabus of the student's academic performance. • Instructor made an error in calculating or Students are responsible for meeting the recording a grade standards established for each course they take, and faculty members are responsible • Instructor violated a college policy when for establishing the criteria for grades and he/she gave assignments, administered evaluating students’ academic performance. exams, or assigned grades • Instructor applied an inconsistent grading Erroneous Grading is based on an error in standard across students calculation. Capricious Grading is defined as any of the INITIATING A GRADE APPEAL following: In order to begin, the student should first review the entire Grade Appeal Process • assigning a grade based on something as presented in this catalog. The student other than performance in the course should be aware of all possible steps in • assigning a grade to a student using the appeals process. Since this is a formal more exacting or demanding standards process, it is important that the student keeps copies of all records and activities

www.uarichmountain.edu 103 479-394-7622 relative to this appeal, and the student If the student is not satisfied with the should properly prepare to present his/her response of the faculty member, the student appeal. The following documentation is may continue the appeal by requesting and required (unless otherwise noted): submitting an appeal form to the appropriate Division Chair. Follow the procedures listed • Explanation with timeline of events of the in Step 1. situation and how the situation applies to the criteria listed above Division Chairs • Correspondence with the instructor Math/ Kim Meeks kmeeks@ • Correspondence from the instructor and Science uarichmountain. Department Chair indicating the appeal edu has been denied at those levels Arts/ Penny plunsford@ • Course syllabus Humanities Lunsford uarichmountain. edu • Assignment or exam in question (if applicable) Social Penny plunsford@ • Copy of college regulation (if applicable) Sciences Lunsford uarichmountain. • Any other documentation supporting the edu appeal Allied Charla chollin@ Health Hollin uarichmountain. edu Remember that a grade appeal is not a forum for personality disputes; it is a forum Business/IT Kandy kpage@ for legitimate situations where a final grade Page uarichmountain. is in dispute. edu Technology Jonathan jlunsford@ ACADEMIC GRADE APPEAL Programs Lunsford uarichmountain. PROCESS edu Step 3: Student Submits Complaint in The following steps are required of students Writing wishing to file a grade appeal: If the student is not satisfied with the Step 1: Student Meets with Instructor response of the Division Chair, the student may continue the appeal by requesting A student who disagrees with his/her final and submitting an appeal form to the Vice grade shall begin the appeal process Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA). In by requesting a meeting with the faculty addition to the form, the student should member who awarded the grade in question. submit any materials related to the The student will explain, in writing, the computation of the grade. These materials reason for his/her concern. The faculty may include tests, quizzes, papers or member will review submitted documents assignments, and class syllabus. Within and will reconvene with the student within seven (7) working days of the submission seven (7) working days* to explain the of documents, the VCSA will meet with the reason(s) and basis for awarding the grade. faculty member to discuss the student’s The faculty member has the authority and appeal and submitted materials. The VCSA responsibility to determine the grade. will inform the student of the outcome of the Step 2: Student Meets with Division Chair discussion and the decision of the faculty member. www.uarichmountain.edu 104 479-394-7622 Step 4: Student Requests a Hearing with • The faculty member shall present his/her the Academic Appeals Committee grading system and grade rationale if he/ If the student is not satisfied with the she so chooses (20 minutes). decision of the VCSA and the faculty • The student shall present rebuttal member, the student shall submit to the evidence (10 minutes). VCSA a written statement requesting an appeals hearing. The statement shall • The faculty member shall have an provide the student’s rationale as to why the opportunity for rebuttal argument (10 College should change the grade. Upon the minutes). request of the student, the VCSA will provide • The Academic Appeals Committee shall a copy of the Academic Appeals Hearing enter executive session and may take the Process and explain the requirements, time matter under advisement for two class frame, and process. days before rendering a decision. • The Academic Appeals Committee shall Step 5: Vice Chancellor for Student decide by simple majority vote with all Affairs Holds a Hearing members having an equal vote. Within seven (7) working days from the • The Academic Appeals Committee Chair receipt of the student’s written appeal shall inform the VCSA of its decision. TABLE OF request, the Vice Chancellor for Student CONTENTS Affairs shall forward a copy of the appeal to the faculty member in question and the Step 6: Vice Chancellor for Student Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Issues a Resolution INDEX Affairs. Within ten (10) working days Within five (5) working days after the from the receipt of the student’s written hearing, the Vice Chancellor for Student appeal request, the VCSA shall convene Affairs will distribute a written resolution the Academic Appeals Committee for the of the complaint to the Associate Vice purpose of hearing the appeal. The VCSA Chancellor for Student Affairs, the instructor, will coordinate the Appeals Hearing with the and the student. The written resolution will schedule of the student making the appeal, state the facts as assessed by the VCSA the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student and indicate any action taken. The decision Affairs, and the faculty member. If conflicts of the Academic Appeals Committee is final in schedules create difficulty in finding a and reflects on the student’s transcript. time suitable for all, the VCSA shall give preference to the committee and the student * Working days is understood to mean requesting the appeal. 8:00am – 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:00am – 3:30pm on Friday. The hearing is informal, and the hearing NOTE: Information about student reviews, committee shall provide reasonable beliefs, and association acquired by the opportunities for witnesses to be heard. College personnel in the course of their The hearing is closed unless the student work is confidential, and the College shall requests an open hearing. The Vice not disclose this information to persons Chancellor for Student Affairs and the other than College officials acting in an Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs official capacity, except with the consent may attend the hearing as observers. – expressed or implied – of the student or under legal compulsion The hearing shall proceed as follows: • The student shall present the rationale for grade change (20 minutes).

www.uarichmountain.edu 105 479-394-7622 APPEALS PROCESS If the complainant is handicapped, an DEADLINES impartial person will assist the Affirmative Action Officer on conducting a hearing at this The student must initiate the appeals point of the grievance procedure. process by October 15 of the current year The college maintains a student grievance/ (for spring and summer grades) and March discipline committee to hear complaints 15 of the subsequent year for fall grades. In on matters other than academic. The the event that the 15th falls on a weekend, membership of this committee will consist the deadline extends to the following of a chairperson and an equal number of Monday. The student should complete students and faculty. A student can be the appeals process before the end of the heard by this committee by submitting a semester. If the deadline has lapsed, the written request to the Vice Chancellor for grade becomes permanent on the student’s Student Affairs, which includes the stated transcript. As the burden of proof is on grievance to be heard. If the complainant is the student, the student should prepare to handicapped, reasonable accommodation to present supporting documentation. The the known physical or mental limitations will College will take no adverse action against a be provided to assist the Affirmative Action student who chooses to utilize this process. Officer in conducting the hearing.

It is the sole responsibility of the student to The following steps will be used in hearing keep up with required coursework during this the complaint or grievance. If an appeal is process. Any penalties normally assessed made during vacation, it will be postponed during a student’s absence will also be until school resumes. applied during the appeals process. This includes but is not limited to: missed APPEAL PROCESS absences, tardiness, late exam penalties, Step One: etc. The student must present, in written form, within five working days of the occurrence creating a complaint, a request AFFIRMATIVE ACTION for consideration to the Vice Chancellor of POLICY AND PROCEDURE Administration (VPA).

UA Rich Mountain does not discriminate Step Two: The VPA will investigate the against any individual on the basis of age, complaint and talk with the student within race, sex, color, religion, ethnic origin, or five (5) working days. The decision of the handicap in any of its programs or activities. VPA will be given to the student in writing (Revised and adopted June 20, 1994.) within two (2) days after the hearing.

UA Rich Mountain does not discriminate Step Three: If the decision is not on the basis of handicap in admission or satisfactory to the student, the student may access to, or treatment of employment in its appeal within five (5) working days to the programs and activities. Chancellor of the college.

Responsible for the college’s compliance Step Four: If the student is not satisfied at with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act this level, an appeal may be made within of 1973 is the Vice Chancellor for Student five (5) working days to the board of UA Rich Affairs. (Revised and adopted July 22, Mountain, who will hear the complaint at the 1989.) next regularly scheduled board meeting, but www.uarichmountain.edu 106 479-394-7622 no sooner than one week after receipt of the and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as complaint. In exceptional circumstances, amended; The Age Discrimination Acts the board may waive this requirement of the of 1967 and 1975; The Civil Rights Act of chairperson of the board may call a special 1991; Title IX of the Education Amendments meeting. The decision of the board shall be of 1972; the Drug-Free Schools Act; the final. Drug-Free Workplace Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title I and If a complaint or grievance concerns II of The Americans with Disability Acts of compliance with Title VI (race), Title IX (sex) 1990; the Family Educational Rights and and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of Privacy Act; the Student Right to Know Act; 1973 (handicap), it may be submitted directly the Campus Security Act; The Clery Act and to: all other applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Office for Civil Rights U.S. Office of Education TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL 1200 Main Tower Building Dallas, Texas 75202 RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

Issues related to one or more of these It is the policy of University of Arkansas Rich TABLE OF Mountain that no person shall be excluded CONTENTS acts may be submitted to the Office of Civil Rights in conjunction with or without regard from participation in, or be denied the to this procedure. benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination INDEX under any program or activity of the College The University of Arkansas Rich Mountain on the grounds of race, color, or national Affirmative Action Officer for Complaints origin. and Grievances under Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is: It is the policy of University of Arkansas Rich Mountain that it shall not discriminate against Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs any person, with respect to employment, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain discharge, compensation, terms, conditions, 1100 College Drive or privileges of employment, because of Mena, Arkansas 71953 such person’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. (Revised and adopted June 20, 1994.) TITLE IX, EDUCATION NONDISCRIMINATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972 POLICY It is the policy of University of Arkansas UA Rich Mountain will not discriminate on Rich Mountain that no person shall, on the the basis of race, color, creed, religion, basis of sex, be denied admission, or be sex, gender, sexual orientation, national subjected to discrimination in admission. In origin, age, or handicapped status in the determining whether a person satisfies any providing of educational services or in the policy or criterion for admission, the College admission to, employment by, or promotion shall not give preference to one person over within the College. The Board shall comply another on the basis of sex. with the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Titles VI

www.uarichmountain.edu 107 479-394-7622 The college shall not apply any rule Rich Mountain are accessible to students concerning the parental, family, or marital with disabilities. The Associate Vice status of a student which treats person Chancellor for Student Affairs, located in differently on the basis of sex; shall not the Maddox Building, has information on discriminate against or exclude any person accommodations and is the ADA/Section on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, 504 compliance officer for the college. For termination of pregnancy, or recovery there students seeking accommodations within from, or establish or follow any rule or academic programs, the following intake practice which so discriminates or excludes; process is to be followed: shall treat disabilities related to pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or • The student self identifies to a member recovery there from in the same manner of faculty or staff. Student is referred to and under the same policies as any other the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student temporary disability or physical condition, Affairs (AVCSA). shall not make pre-admission inquiry as • The student initiates the intake process to the marital status of an applicant for with the AVCSA. This should be done admission, including whether such applicant prior to the start of each semester of is “Miss” or “Mrs.” attendance. Accommodations requested and approved after the start of the The college shall not exclude any person, semester will not be retroactive to the on the basis of sex, from participation in beginning of the term. any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other educational • The student completes intake form. program or activity. • The student provides supporting documentation of disability and AMERICANS WITH recommended accommodations. Supporting documentation must DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 include the diagnosis of the disability AND REHABILITATION and accommodations by a qualified diagnostic professional. ACT OF 1973 POLICY AND • The AVCSA will review the request PROCEDURE and the supporting documentation to determine if the disability falls with the UA Rich Mountain, as an educational protected conditions. If so, the requested institution and as an employer, does not accommodations will be reviewed to see discriminate on the basis of disability. The if they are reasonable. college does not discriminate in admission • The AVCSA determines if or access to, treatment by or employment accommodations are necessary; the in, its programs and activities. This is a student will be notified by letter as to the commitment made by the college and is in approved classroom accommodations. accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act • The AVCSA will provide additional of 1990. correspondence to the student’s informing them of the student and the STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES accommodations required.

All services, programs, and activities at UA www.uarichmountain.edu 108 479-394-7622 • The student, AVCSA, and faculty member • The ADA Coordinator shall maintain the will work as a team to provide reasonable files and records relating to complaints accommodations. filed. • If the AVCSA determines that • The complainant may request accommodations are not necessary, the reconsideration of the case in instances student will be informed of the decision where he/she is dissatisfied with the and the reasons for the decision. The investigation, findings or resolution of the student is encouraged to meet with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. This AVCSA to clarify any issues. request should be made to the Office of the Chancellor within five (5) days of receipt of the determination. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES The right of a person to a prompt and The college has designated the Vice equitable resolution of a complaint filed Chancellor for Student Affairs to coordinate shall not be impaired by the person’s its efforts to comply with these statutory pursuit of other remedies such as filing an requirements. Complaints concerning ADA complaint with the responsible federal the violations should be made to the Vice department or agency nor is the use of this TABLE OF Chancellor for Student Affairs in accordance resolution procedure a prerequisite to the CONTENTS with the following procedures: pursuit of other available remedies.

INDEX • A complaint shall be made in writing to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, CLASSROOM EXPRESSION 1100 College Drive and shall contain the name and address of the complainant Freedom of discussion and expression of and a brief description of the alleged views must be protected and encouraged. violation. The instructor has the responsibility and • Complaints should be filed within thirty authority to maintain order and appropriate (30) days after the complainant becomes academic environment, but this authority aware of the alleged violation. must not be used to suppress the expression of views related to a subject contrary to his • An investigation by the Vice Chancellor own. for Student Affairs shall follow the filing of a complaint. This process offers • Students are responsible for learning the an informal but thorough investigation course for which they are enrolled. affording all interested persons and their representatives, if any, an opportunity • Requirements of participation in to submit evidence relevant to the classroom discussion and submission complaint. of written exercises are not inconsistent with this section. • A written determination as to the findings and the validity of the complaint, and a description of the resolution, if any, Information about student views, beliefs, shall be issued to the complainant no and association acquired by the College later than ten (10) days after filing of the personnel in the course of their work is complaint. confidential and shall not be disclosed to person, other than College officials acting in an official capacity except with the consent,

www.uarichmountain.edu 109 479-394-7622 either expressed or implied, of the student, from all buildings. Due to the size and or under legal compulsion. design of the UA Rich Mountain campus, a law enforcement agency has not been established. The maintenance personnel CAMPUS SECURITY ACT keep a watchful eye on the campus exterior as well as inside the buildings. A close OF 1990 relationship is maintained with the Mena Police Department and Polk County Sheriff’s SAFETY PROGRAMS Office. The safety and security of UA Rich Mountain DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS students is a major concern of the staff and administration. To help students become Sex offenses will be turned over to the more security conscious and to assume appropriate local authorities where both the more responsibility for their own safety accused and the accuser will be informed of both on and off campus, a special safety the rights guaranteed them by law. Students information section has been established in found guilty of sex offenses will be subject to the Johnson Learning Commons, Abernathy immediate dismissal from UA Rich Mountain. Bldg., and Maddox Bldg., compliments Both the convicted student and the victim of SSS and SGA. This section contains will be informed of the disciplinary measures pamphlets on how to stay safe, drug and taken. alcohol abuse, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other topics pertaining to the UA Rich Mountain will work with victims to students’ well-being. alter academic situations to the best of its ability if the victim requests changes and STAFF ASSISTANCE requested options are reasonably available. UA Rich Mountain staff and administrators CRIME STATISTICS are always available to assist students to notify authorities if the need arises. One UA Rich Mountain’s crime statistics are or more administrators will be available for distributed to all students, faculty and staff at evening classes. the beginning of each semester. Individuals interested in employment with the college CAMPUS SECURITY will be sent crime prevention information and statistics with an UA Rich Mountain The UA Rich Mountain buildings are opened application packet. The crime statistics by maintenance personnel each morning may also be found on the UA Rich Mountain prior to the first scheduled class and are website at www.uarichmountain.edu. locked at the end of the last scheduled class each evening Monday through Friday. In the case of off schedule activities, the building being used will be unlocked prior to the start of the activity and locked when the activity is finished.

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DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED

The mission of UA Rich Mountain is to provide the people of Polk County and the TABLE OF surrounding service area with a variety of higher education opportunities. The College CONTENTS provides the freshman and sophomore years of traditional baccalaureate programs; it also trains people for business and industry and provides programs for self-improvement. To INDEX better meet the needs of students, UA Rich Mountain offers both day and evening classes. Students may enroll on either a part-time or full-time basis.

EARNING MORE THAN • The student should initiate the process by requesting a course substitution form ONE DEGREE OR from the Vice Chancellor for Student CERTIFICATE Affairs office. • The student and the advisor meet to At times it may be advantageous for a discuss the student’s needs and, if student to earn more than one degree or applicable, fill out a course substitution. certificate. A student who has completed All substitutions must be officially his/her first degree or certificate may earn a approved prior to the student registering. second one in the following manner: • The student and/or the advisor submit • Complete requirements for the degree or the substitution request to the Vice certificate. Chancellor for Student Affairs office. • Complete at least fifteen (15) semester • The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs hours after the first degree or certificate will review the request, and has been awarded. • If approved, the original will be sent to the Registrar’s office to be included in the COURSE SUBSTITUTION student’s permanent file. One copy will POLICY be returned to the advisor and one copy will be retained in the Vice Chancellor for Please adhere to the following process for Student Affairs office. The advisor should approval of course substitutions: notify the student that the substitution was approved. (*This process should

www.uarichmountain.edu 111 479-394-7622 occur prior to the student registering for ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED classes.) SCIENCE DEGREE (AAS) • If not approved, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will retain the original The AAS is designed primarily for substitution form on file and forward a employment purposes and is awarded in the copy of the form marked “not approved” following areas: to the advisor. The advisor will inform the student that the requested substitution • AAS General Technology was not approved prior to the student • AAS Business & Information Technology registering for classes - with emphasis areas in • The student and/or advisor may, at any oo Business Administration time schedule a meeting with the Vice o Chancellor for Student Affairs to discuss o Information Systems Technology the approval or disapproval of any oo Office Systems-Business requested course substitution. Students • AAS Registered Nursing pursuing the Associate of Arts Degree • AAS Advanced Manufacturing with with plans to pursue a baccalaureate emphasis areas in degree are advised that course substitutions may be reviewed by the oo Mechanical Engineering transfer institution. oo Machine Tool oo Welding The following degrees and certificates are • AAS Health Information BIlling & Coding awarded by the College: ASSOCIATE OF ARTS ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED DEGREE (AA) SCIENCE (AAS) DISCLAIMER

The AA is designed for those individuals The Arkansas Department of Higher planning to transfer to a four-year institution Education has asked all Arkansas in order to complete the baccalaureate institutions offering an A.A.S. Degree to print degree. the following general disclaimer: ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL "The Associate of Applied Science Degree is designed for employment purposes, and STUDIES DEGREE (AGS) it should not be assumed that the degree or the courses in the degree can be transferred The AGS is offered for those students to another institution. While a few institutions needing maximum flexibility in the selection have recently begun to accept some courses of a course of study to meet individual in A.A.S. programs, the general rule is employment, educational, and transfer that courses in the A.A.S. Degrees are needs. Students planning to transfer to a not accepted in transfer toward bachelor's four-year institution are advised to discuss degrees. Students to whom transfer is the transferability of classes with the important should get assurance in writing institution to which they intend to transfer. in advance and only from the institution to which they wish to transfer."

www.uarichmountain.edu 112 479-394-7622 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES CERTIFICATE OF GENERAL (TC) STUDIES (CGS)

Technical Certificates are designed to equip • General Studies students with highly marketable skills that will enable them gain employment in the competitive job market. UA Rich Mountain DEGREE PLANS offers the following technical certificates: ASSOCIATE DEGREES • Computer Systems Technology ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE • Cosmetology • Culinary Arts The Associate of Arts Degree is awarded • Health Information Billing & Coding by University of Arkansas Rich Mountain to students who plan to transfer to a four- • Machine Shop year institution in order to complete the • Massage Therapy baccalaureate degree. • Office Technology The purpose of the Associate of Arts TABLE OF • Practical Nursing (LPN) Program is to provide students with the CONTENTS • Welding knowledge and critical thinking skills that will enable the student to analyze problems, INDEX CERTIFICATES OF arrive at intelligent conclusions, and make reasoned choices in his or her professional PROFICIENCY (CP) and personal life. Course syllabi specify how each class will help students achieve Certificates of Proficiency are designed for the outcomes and competencies of the employment purposes. UA Rich Mountain general education curriculum. awards Certificates of Proficiency in the following areas: PROGRAM OUTCOMES

• Nursing Assistant (CNA) • Students will demonstrate competency in • Early Childhood Development writing, reading, speaking, and listening. • Computer Programming • Students will demonstrate competency • Computer Systems Technology in mathematics, including analytical and occupational skills. • Manicuring and Nail Technology • Students will demonstrate an • Cosmetology Instructor understanding of the culture and society • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of both the nation and the world. • Health Information Billing & Coding • Students will demonstrate an • Machine Tool Technology understanding of physical and biological principles. • Web Design • Students will apply technological and • Welding research skills to identify, locate, and • Inert Gas Welding process information.

www.uarichmountain.edu 113 479-394-7622 • Students will be prepared to compete Mathematics** 3 academically upon transfer to a four-year Fine Arts/Humanities*** 3 institution. Computer Science**** 3 Electives Approved by Adviser 31 Course Credits Total 60 English Composition 6 Arts and Humanities 9 *To satisfy the science requirements for Speech 3 the Associate of General Studies Degree, Mathematics* 3 the student must take a minimum of one Natural Science 8 laboratory science course. Social Sciences 15 **To satisfy the mathematics requirement Electives Approved by Adviser 16 for the Associate of General Studies Total 60 Degree, the student must take College Algebra (MTH203); non-STEM majors may See State Minimum Core Curriculum for take College Mathematics (Math 2103), or specific courses applicable to each category. Technical Math (MTH113). Be advised that MTH113 is not intended for transfer to a four- *To satisfy the mathematics requirement for year institution. the Associate of Arts Degree, the student must take College Algebra (MTH203); ***To satisfy the humanities requirement for non-STEM majors may take College the Associate of General Studies Degree, Mathematics (Math 2103). the student may take one of the following courses: Art Appreciation (ART143), World To ensure maximum transferability of Literature I (ENG223), World Literature II courses, students enrolled in the Associate (ENG233), Music Appreciation (MUS203), of Arts degree program are strongly Philosophy (PHI203), or Theatre Arts encouraged to work closely with their Appreciation (DRA203). advisors and the SSS Transfer Advisor and to consult the ACTS website (http://acts. ****To satisfy the Computer Science degree adhe.edu) when choosing classes. for the Associate of General Studies Degree, the student should take Computer ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL Applications (CST 113). STUDIES DEGREE PROGRAM OUTCOMES The Associate of General Studies Degree is designed for students who need flexibility • Students will demonstrate competency in in the selection of a course of study to meet writing, reading, speaking, and listening. individual employment or transfer needs • Students will demonstrate competency Course Credits in mathematics, including analytical and English Composition 6 occupational skills. Science* 8 • Students will demonstrate an Social Science (U.S. History or 6 understanding of the culture and society American National Government ) of both the nation and the world. www.uarichmountain.edu 114 479-394-7622 • Students will demonstrate an who seek occupational, technical, and understanding of physical and biological vocational skills primarily for employment principles. or advancement. Students who desire to • Students will apply technological and receive training in more than one skill set research skills to identify, locate, and and earn an associate degree may find this process information. option appealing.

• Students will be prepared to compete PROGRAM OUTCOMES academically upon transfer to a four-year institution. • Students will demonstrate competency in writing, reading, speaking, and listening. • Students will demonstrate competency ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE in mathematics, including analytical and DEGREE occupational related skills.

The Associate of Applied Science Degree • Students will demonstrate computer is designed for students who plan to seek competency in various occupational employment upon graduation. The programs fields. prepare the graduates to enter a job, be • Students will apply technological and TABLE OF research skills to identify, locate, and CONTENTS productive with a minimum of on-the-job training and, with additional experience, process information. and advance to positions of increased • Students will demonstrate introductory INDEX responsibility. knowledge of broad technological concepts. Course Credits Course Credits English Composition* 6 English Composition* 6 Mathematics** 3 Mathematics**1 3 Social Science 3 Social Science 3 Computer Fundamentals/ 3 Applications Computer Fundamentals/ 3 Applications Directed studies as shown on 45 following pages Major Courses 30 Total 60 Approved minor/support courses 15 Total 60 *3 hours may be in Technical Writing (ENG133). *3 hours may be in Technical Writing **Technical Math (MTH113), College (ENG133) Algebra (MTH203), or College Mathematics **Technical Math (MTH113), Math for Nurses (MATH2103). (NSG 203),1 College Algebra (MTH203), or College Mathematics (MATH2103) ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE will satisfy the math requirement for the IN GENERAL TECHNOLOGY Associate of Applied Science in General DEGREE: AAS-GT Technology Degree

1 Associate of Applied Science Degree is Students enrolling in Math for Nurses a two-year degree designed for students (NSG 203) must have completed the first semester of LPN classes. NSG 203 satisfies

www.uarichmountain.edu 115 479-394-7622 the math requirement only for those enrolled oo Enty Level Computer Programmer in the LPN-RN Transition program. oo Data Processing Supervisor o ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED o Junior Systems Analyst SCIENCE DEGREE BUSINESS & oo Information Technology Support INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Specialist EMPHASIS IN INFORMATION oo Computer Operator SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY oo Database Operator or Administrator oo Network Technician The Associate of Applied Science Degree oo Help-Desk Analyst in Information Technology enables students to acquire knowledge and technical skills oo Web Designer for entry-level positions in computer • Students intending to transfer to a information processing, programming, four-year institution should verify the computer operations, networking, database transferability of courses with the transfer management and software installations. The instiutuion. program prepares graduates to enter a job, At the completion of this degree, the student be productive with a minimum of on-the-job should understand the following and be able training and, with additional experience, to: to advance to positions of increased 1. Create a functioning business or personal responsibility. The curriculum provides a website. solid foundation in business related courses. 2. Create and manage spreadsheet and The program also provides coursework database applications. for students pursuing knowledge in the 3. Create basic computer programs. computer maintenance and repair field 4. Disassemble and reassemble a computer and computer databases. Completion of to operational capacity. appropriate coursework will enable students to prepare for the national exam for A+ 5. Analyze and install operating systems. certification as a computer technician, sit for 6. Produce a network and security plan. the first exam to become an Oracle Certified 7. Analyze and design the needs of an Professional. information system. PROGRAM OUTCOMES 8. Recognize and evaluate ethical issues in business and information technology. After participating in the learning environment offered through this program Some of the courses in this program may and successfully completing the required transfer to senior institutions for credit courses for the Associate of Applied leading to a baccalaureate degree. The Science Degree in Business & Information student should check with the transfer Technology-Emphasis in Information institution before beginning course work Technology degree, the successful student intended for transfer. should be able to:

• Secure employment in one of the following areas as evidenced by employment data. www.uarichmountain.edu 116 479-394-7622 DEGREE PLAN CST 124 Intro. to 4 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – Programming with INFORMATION SYSTMES TECHNOLOGY Java First Semester Credits CST Elective *Must 3 CST113 Computer 3 be approved by Applications advisor. BUS203 Leadership and 3 13 Ethics ENG113 English Composition 3 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED I SCIENCE DEGREE BUSINESS & MTH113 Technical Math or 3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: higher EMPHASIS IN BUSINESS CST1003 Computer 3 Maintenance The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Administration is designed 15 to provide essential training for students Second Semester desiring to fill available office jobs. This CST153 Concepts of 3 TABLE OF program incorporates intensive training Operating Systems CONTENTS in business skills courses and provides a CST283 Database 3 fundamental general education curriculum Applications as stated by the Arkansas Department INDEX ECN203 Microeconomics 3 of Higher Education. Graduates just ENG133 Technical Writing 3 entering the job market may be eligible OR for higher compensation due to skills acquired in the program. This degree is ENG123 English Composition designed for occupational placement and is II nontransferable. Some courses, however, CST254 Systems Analysis & 4 may apply toward a baccalaureate degree. Design 16 Third Semester PROGRAM OUTCOMES CST273 Spreadsheet 3 After participating in the learning Applications environment offered through this program CST134 Introduction to 4 and successfully completing the required Website Design courses for the Associate of Applied CST2033 LINUX/UNIX 3 Science Degree in Business & Information BUS213 Business 3 Technology-Emphasis in Business Communication Administration degree, the successful SPC203 Oral Communication 3 student should be able to: 16 1. Identify and interpret accounting Fourth Semester concepts and financial data. CST293 Networking 3 Essentials 2. Analyze corporate, cost and managerial accounting. CST1023 Network & Data 3 Security

www.uarichmountain.edu 117 479-394-7622 3. Analyze an organization’s strengths, BUS153 Entrepreneurship 3 weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (Odd Years) from a marketing perspective. 15 4. Evaluate ethical issues in business and Second Semester information technology. BUS263 Business Statistics 3 5. Use oral, written, and presentation CST273 Spreadsheets 3 skills to communicate effectively in the Applications business. ECN213 Macroeconomics 3 6. Use business computer applications ENG113 Technical Writing* 3 such as word processing, databases, OR spreadsheets, and PowerPoint. ENG123 English Composition 3 7. Apply the law of contracts and property II* law to make business decisions. MTH113 Technical Math or 3 8. Use statistical methods to study business higher* and economic data. 15 9. Identify and analyze the functions of Third Semester economics as it relates to government ACC203 Principles of 3 decisions, taxation, and income Accounting I distribution. BUS223 Business Law I 3 10. Identify and analyze the functions of BUS273 Money and Banking 3 commercial banks and finance in the economy. BUS243 Human Resource 3 Management(Even Years) OR Some of the courses in this program may BUS153 Entrepreneurship 3 transfer to senior institutions for credit (Odd Years) leading to a baccalaureate degree. The student should check with the transfer SPC203 Oral 3 institution before beginning course work Communications intended for transfer. 15 Fourth Semester DEGREE PLAN ACC213 Principles of 3 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – Accounting II* BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUS233 Business Law II 3 First Semester CR. BUS253 Marketing 3 BUS123 Organizational 3 BUS203 Leadership & Ethics 3 Behavior BUS213 Business 3 CST113` Computer 3 Communications Applications 15 ECN203 Microeconomics 3 ENG113 English Composition 3 I BUS243 Human Resource 3 Management(Even Years) OR www.uarichmountain.edu 118 479-394-7622 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED 1. Use oral, written, and presentation SCIENCE DEGREE BUSINESS & skills to communicate effectively in the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: business. Recognize and evaluate ethical EMPHASIS IN OFFICE SYSTEMS issues in business. 2. Identify and interpret accounting The Associate of Applied Science Degree concepts and financial data. in Office Systems is designed to provide 3. Analyze corporate, cost and managerial essential training for students desiring accounting. to fill available office jobs. This program 4. Analyze and install various computer incorporates intensive training in business operating systems skills courses and provides a fundamental general education curriculum as stated 5. Use business computer applications by the Arkansas Department of Higher such as word processing, databases, Education. Graduates just entering the spreadsheets, PowerPoint. Apply the law job market may be eligible for higher of contracts and property law to make compensation due to skills acquired in business decisions. the program. This degree is designed 6. Identify and analyze the functions of for occupational placement and is economics as it relates to government TABLE OF nontransferable. Some courses, however, decisions, taxation, and income CONTENTS may apply toward a baccalaureate degree. distribution. 7. Create a functioning business or personal INDEX PROGRAM OUTCOMES website. 8. Create and manage spreadsheet and After participating in the learning database applications. environment offered by this program, the Some of the courses in this program may student may: transfer to senior institutions for credit leading to a baccalaureate degree. The • Secure employment in one of the student should check with the transfer following areas as evidenced by institution before beginning course work employment data. intended for transfer. oo Education oo Retail DEGREE PLAN ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – oo Manufacturing OFFICE SYTEMS o o Small Business First Semester CR. o o Government Administrative ACC203 Principles of 3 Assistant Accounting I oo Bookkeeping/Accounting AHIM1003 Medical Terminology 3 oo Office Management BUS123 Organizational 3 oo Bank Teller/Receptionist Behavior BUS293 Persona Finance 3 • At the completion of a degree, the student should understand the following CST113 Computer 3 and be able to: Applications 15

www.uarichmountain.edu 119 479-394-7622 Second Semester ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED ACC213 Principles of 3 SCIENCE DEGREE REGISTERED Accounting II NURSING (LPN/LPTN/LVN TO RN ACC101/111 QuickBooks I&II 2 TRANSITION) BUS213 Business 3 The Registered Nursing program is a Communications 12-month program that combines classroom CST153 Concepts of 3 instruction with clinical experiences. Eight Operating Systems colleges have joined together to form a CST283 Database 3 consortium, the Arkansas Rural Nursing Applications Education Consortium (ARNEC). ARNEC 14 offers a new and innovative approach via Third Semester a nontraditional delivery format of nursing BUS223 Business Law I 3 theory by interactive video. The following institutions are members of the ARNEC BUS243 Human Resource 3 program: Arkansas State University (ASU-N) Management (Even – Newport, Black River Technical College Years) (BRTC) – Pocahontas, Cossatot Community CST134 Web Design 4 College of the University of Arkansas ECN203 Microeconomics 3 (CCCUA) – DeQueen, Ozarka College (OC) ENG113 English Composition 3 – Melbourne, South Arkansas Community I College (SACC) – El Dorado, the University 16 of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM), the University of Arkansas Fourth Semester Community College at Hope (UACCH), and BUS203 Leadership & Ethics 3 UA Rich Mountain (UACCRM). CST273 Spreadsheet 3 Applications Theory (nursing lectures) will be scheduled ENG123 English Composition 3 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from II OR 3:30 – 8:30 PM and clinical time will take ENG133 Technical Writing 3 place on weekends. This program is MTH113 Technical Math or 3 designed to meet the needs of working Higher LPNs/LPTNs/LVNs. SPC203 Oral 3 This program meets the requirements of the Communications Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Graduates 15 of the program receive an Associate of Applied Science degree which pre pares them to take the NCLEX-RN (the Registered Nurse licensing examination).

Due to the strenuous nature of the nursing curriculum, UA Rich Mountain reserves the right to determine eligibility of any student to enroll or continue in the nursing program. Eligibility is determined by the faculty’s evaluation of the student’s ability to perform www.uarichmountain.edu 120 479-394-7622 the tasks and responsibilities of a Registered ACCEPTANCE Nurse and to complete the clinical and course objectives. These abilities are re- Applicants who are selected for admission evaluated during and after each course. must notify the ARNEC institution that they will be attending to verify and accept ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS placement. Upon acceptance into the program, the student must provide the Applicants must show proof of: following: • Completion of an ARNEC program application packet • Current American Heart Association: • Graduation from a State Board approved Healthcare Provider CPR course (AHA/ technical/practical nursing program BLS-HCP) • Possess a valid, unencumbered LPN/ • Current PPD Skin Test or Chest X-Ray LPTN/LVN license • Verification that the Hepatitis B series • Completion of the required general has been completed or started or a education courses from an accredited signed Waiver Claim Form college or university with a grade of “C” • Applicants may lack one of the required or better general education courses by August. TABLE OF CONTENTS • A cumulative grade point average (GPA) • All required general education courses of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or above. GPA is must be completed by the time nursing composed of the overall required general courses begin the following January. INDEX education courses. No additional classes may be taken • An official high school or GED completion concurrently with nursing classes. transcript • Official transcripts from all colleges The selected applicant must complete and attended pass the background check. An instruction sheet will be provided to the applicant • All classes are taught in the English (approximately a $39.00 cost). language, making it necessary that students be able to read, speak, write, Students selected for admission will receive and comprehend the English language a letter of acceptance into the program by proficiently. All international students and mid-October and will need to provide UA students who speak English as a second Rich Mountain a written letter stating that language must pass a Test of English as they are accepting the invitation and will a Foreign Language (TOEFL). enroll in the program. The acceptance letter • Taking the NLN Nursing Entrance exam can be emailed to the program chair, faxed, • Drug screen (per UA Rich Mountain or brought to the nursing department in institution protocol) person. Students who choose to email or fax their letter of acceptance should follow up by calling the nursing department to verify Students will be ranked and selected based its receipt by the department. In the event on required general education course GPA that the student does not plan to enroll, the and NLN Nursing Entrance exam scores. student needs to notify the institution so Students must comply with the admission that an alternate student may have the slot. requirements set forth by UA Rich Mountain Each institution will have an alternate list of in addition to the ARNEC requirements. students in the case of a selected student

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ACADEMIC PROGRESSION ARNEC faculty reserves the right to alter the curriculum and admission policies whenever In order to progress in the nursing change is deemed necessary. curriculum, the student must meet the following criteria: GRADUATION POLICY The student must maintain a 2.0 “C” (on a 4.0 scale) in all general education and Students must have successfully completed nursing classes, including nursing practicum, all general education courses and all nursing to progress to the next semester. courses with a grade of “C” or better. Upon Nursing courses require students to completion, the student’s status will be achieve at least a 78% (lowest “C” grade) to submitted to the state board of nursing progress. declaring that the student wishes to sit for See Graduation Policy below to review the the licensing examination. final comprehensive exit exam that must be passed for program completion. Students must show successful completion of the NCSBN 21 Day Review READMISSION CANDIDATES by the assigned date to take the ATI Comprehensive Predictor. (NCSBN 21 Day Readmission into the program will be Review is not a grade, but a prerequisite considered on a space available basis only. to take the ATI Comprehensive Predictor). Readmission will be decided by the admitting Failure to complete the NCSBN 21 Day institution. A student who fails or leaves the Review will result in a grade of “I” until program for any reason will be permitted one the student provides proof of successful opportunity to reenroll (regardless of which completion. If the student exceeds the semester). The student has the right to perspective institutions policy regarding appeal to the administration of the admitting grades of “I” converting to grades of “F”, institution and should follow that institution’s the student will receive a grade of “F” in the appeal procedures. NCLEX Preparation Course.

TRANSFERS Students must make the percentage score that falls in the 90th percentile or higher Due to differences in nursing curriculum in of passing NCLEX-RN as set forth by ATI other nursing programs, ARNEC will not testing to pass the ATI Comprehensive accept transfer credit for previously taken Predictor. If the student passes/fails the Registered Nursing courses. Students who predictor their grade will be assigned as were enrolled in another program will follow follows: the same requirements and admission procedures as students who have never • Passes the first attempt: 100% attended another nursing program. • Passes the second attempt: 89% ADVANCED PLACEMENT OF • Passes the third attempt: 83% STUDENTS • Fails the third attempt : “I”

Refer to the Advanced Placement of At the student’s cost, the student will be Students policy in the UA Rich Mountain required to complete the ATI Online NCLEX catalog. Review with tutor. This tutor will inform www.uarichmountain.edu 122 479-394-7622 both the student and program chair when PROGRAM OUTCOMES the student has demonstrated the ability to successfully pass the NCLEX exam. The Students will be able to: student must also successfully complete 1. Provide quality, safe, holistic, patient- the Comprehensive Predictor with ATI. After centered, evidence-based nursing to these requirements are met, the students’ diverse patient populations across the grade of “I” will be converted to an 83%. It is lifespan guided by a caring attitude. recommended that the student complete the 2. Engage in critical thinking necessary to ATI Online NCLEX Review with Tutor within provide quality patient care. 6 weeks of the third unsuccessful attempt at 3. Implement quality improvement the ATI Comprehensive Predictor. measures for diverse patient populations. Successful completion of the ATI NCLEX 4. Participate in collaborative relationships Review with Tutor and successful completion with members of the interprofessional of the ATI Comprehensive Predictor team. exceeding the perspective institutions policy 5. Use information management principles, regarding grades of “I” converting to grades techniques, and systems, and patient of “F”, will result in the student receiving care technology to communicate, TABLE OF a grade of “F” in the NCLEX Preparation manage knowledge, mitigate error, and CONTENTS Course. Students receiving an “F” in support decision-making. NCLEX Preparation Course 2311 will not 6. Provide leadership in a variety of successfully meet course requirements and healthcare settings for diverse patient INDEX transcripts will not be released to take state populations. boards. 7. Function as a competent nurse Due to unforeseen circumstances (i.e., assimilating professional, ethical, unacceptable criminal background check), and legal guidelines in practice as a graduation from the ARNEC LPN/LPTN professional nurse. to RN Transition program does NOT DEGREE PLAN automatically enable the student to sit for ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE - the NCLEX-RN. This is determined by the REGISTERED NURSING Arkansas State Board of Nursing. General Education Requirements Credits GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS BIO134 Human Anatomy & 4 Physiology I w/lab Applicants may lack one course at the time BIO144 Human Anatomy & 4 of application to the program (August); Physiology II w/ lab however, all required general education BIO204 Microbiology w/lab 4 courses must be completed by the time ENG113 English Composition I 3 nursing courses begin the following spring ENG123 English Composition 3 semester in January. No additional classes II may be taken concurrently with nursing NSG203 Math for Nurses* 3 classes. NTR2133 Nutrition 3 PSY203 General Psychology 3

www.uarichmountain.edu 123 479-394-7622 PSY213 Developmental 3 17 Psychology Second Semester CST113 Computer 3 ENG123 English Composition 3 Applications I Total General 33 CST113 Computer Education Applications Requirements: MTH113 Technical Math OR MTH203 College Algebra 3 *Prerequisite: A student must have WELD1207 ARC Welding II 7 successfully completed at least the first 16 semester of Practical Nursing classes before enrolling in this class. Third Semester ENG123 English Composition II OR Registered Nursing Requirements ENG133 Technical Writing 3 Course Credits WELD1307 MIG Welding 7 NSG219 Nursing Process I 9 Elective Support 3 NSG213 Nursing Practicum I 3 Course NSG216 Nursing Process II 6 13 NSG223 Nursing Practicum II 3 Fourth Semester NSG218 Nursing Process III 8 Social Science 3 NSG211 NCLEX-RN 1 Elective Preparation Elective Support 4 NSG233 Nursing Practicum III 3 Course Total Registered 33 WELD1407 TIG Welding 7 Nursing Hours 14 Total hours AAS 66 Total 60 Registered Nursing ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE ADVANCED ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED MANUFACTURING: EMPHASIS IN SCIENCE DEGREE ADVANCED MACHINE TOOL MANUFACTURING: EMPHASIS IN WELDING The Associates of Applied Science in Advanced Manufacturing/ Machine Tool Emphasis is designed to prepare students DEGREE PLAN for the skills they will need in the machining AAS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING industry. This degree will also transfer to WELDING universities offering a Bachelor of Applied First Semester CR. Science degree. MCH155 Metals, Alloys, Basic 5 Metallurgy, Heat PROGRAM OUTCOMES Treatment(S) WELD1107 ARC Welding I 7 After completion of the AAS in Machine Tool, MCH105 Machine Tool I 5 the student will be able to: www.uarichmountain.edu 124 479-394-7622 • Perform programming, set-up, and MCH215 Machine Tool II 5 operation of CNC machine tools 15 • Make machine and/or tooling selection Third Semester decisions according to accepted machine ENG113 English Composition 3 tool practices I • Accurately measure parts using precision CST113 Computer 3 measuring tools to maintain quality Applications control of machined parts. WELD1107 ARC Welding I 7 • Interpret information from a blueprint. 13 • Perform set-up and operation of basic Fourth Semester manually operated metal working ENG123 English Composition machines. II OR • Produce parts from a blue print on a ENG133 Technical Writing 3 manual machine Social Science 3 • Demonstrate competency in writing, Elective reading, speaking, and listening. Elective Support 1 TABLE OF • Demonstrate competency in Course CONTENTS mathematics, including analytical and WELD1207 ARC Welding II 7 occupational skills. 14 INDEX • Demonstrate an understanding of the Total 60 culture and society of both the nation and the world. ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED • Apply technological and research skills to SCIENCE DEGREE ADVANCED identify, locate, and process information. MANUFACTURING: EMPHASIS IN • Apply basic safety practices in the MECHANICAL ENGINEERING machine shop. The Advanced Manufacturing Mechanical • Develop skills necessary for entry-level (Pre-Engineering) program is designed for technician and operator positions in students who plan to obtain an Associate of manufacturing technology Applied Science in Advanced Manufacturing DEGREE PLAN Mechanical at UA Rich Mountain and AAS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING then transfer to a four- year university MACHINE TOOL in Arkansas to complete a Bachelor of First Semester CR. Science in Mechanical Engineering degree. MTH113 Technical Math OR After completion of the AAS in Michanical Engineering, the student will: MTH203 College Algebra 3 MCH145 Blue Pring Reading 5 • Demonstrate a basic understanding of MCH135 CNC Milling 5 engineering mechanics. MCH105 Machine Tool I 5 • Demonstrate competency in writing, 18 reading, speaking, and listening. Second Semester • Demonstrate competency in advanced MCH115 CNC Turning 5 mathematics and the physical sciences. MCH155 Metals and Alloys 5

www.uarichmountain.edu 125 479-394-7622 • Demonstrate an understanding of the Electives culture and society of both the nation and Approved Electives 9 the world. Total 60 • Apply technological and research skills to identify, locate, and process information. • Use available tools to work productively. ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE • Interpret information from a blueprint. HEALTH INFORMATION BILLING & • Perform set up and operation of CODING machines to create a part from a This program is designed for individuals blueprint. interested in pursuing a career path in Health Information Management and Technology. DEGREE PLAN AAS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM OUTCOMES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING English Composition CR. At the conclusion of this program, students ENG113 English Comp I 3 will be able to: • Apply Revenue cycle management ENG123 English Comp II 3 skills including medical coding and Mathematics reimbursement methodologies. MTH244 Calculus I 4 • Demonstrate an understanding of MTH254 Calculus II 4 professional ethics and confidentiality as Arts & Humanities required of a healthcare professional. Arts & Humanities 3 • Apply the navigation of electronic and Course manual healthcare records systems and Natural Sciences medical claims software. CHM114 General Chemistry I 4 • Apply knowledge of medical coding, CHM124 General Chemistry II 4 practice management, and healthcare PHYS2054 Universtiy Physics 4 reimbursement for payer collections and audits. Technology Core MCH145 Basic Print Reading 5 • Identify accurate health information documentation for the organization, CST113 Computer 3 patients, and third party payers. Applications MEEG2703 Computer Methods 3 • Apply legal principles, policies, and in ME standards to protect the privacy and security of health information. Social Sciences Social Science 3 • Reference and utilize payer websites for Elective preauthorization, data interchange, and claims processing. Engineering Core • Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, MCH105 Machine Tool I OR 5 and medical terminology necessary to MCH135 CNC Milling AND 5 correctly code provider diagnoses and MCh 243 CAD I/Solid Works services. GNEG1003 Intro to Engineering 3 www.uarichmountain.edu 126 479-394-7622 DEGREE PLAN AHIM1013 Medical coding 3 AAS Health Information Billing & Coding AHIM1023 Medical Billing & 3 English Composition CR. Reimbursement ENG113 English Comp I 3 AHIM1053 Medical Chart 3 ENG123 English Comp II OR Auditing ENG133 Technical Writing 3 AHIM1063 Medical Coding II 3 6 15 Mathematics Electives MTH203 College Algebra OR 6 Hours Approved Electives 6 MTH113 Technical Math 3 Total 60 3 Technology TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES CST113 Computer 3 Applications TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE 3 - COMPUTER SYSTEMS Core TECHNOLOGY TABLE OF AHIM1003 Medical Terminology 3 CONTENTS AHIM1042 Elec. Health Info. 2 The Technical Certificate in Computer Management Systems Technology may be earned in INDEX AHIM1021 Legal Aspects of 1 conjunction with the Associate of Applied Healthcare Science Degree in Information Systems ACC101 Quickbooks I 1 Technology. This option may be completed in one year and qualifies students for ACC111 Quickbooks II 1 immediate employment in businesses which 8 involve computer information processing Healthcare Practice Management and computer operations. Completion of AHIM1113 Essentials 3 appropriate coursework will enable students of Practice to prepare for the national exam for A+ Management certification as a computer technician as AHIM1124 Healthcare 4 well as the Network+ certification in network Regulatory administration. Compliance PROGRAM OUTCOMES AHIM1133 Quality Assessment 3 and Improvement After participating in the learning AHIM1143 Credentialing 3 environment offered through this program BUS243 Human Resource 3 and successfully completing the required Management courses for the Technical Certificate 16 in Computer Systems Technology, the Social Sciences successful student should be able to: Approved Social Science Course 3 1. Create a functioning business or personal 3 website. Medical Billing & Coding AHIM1033 Basic Human A&P 3

www.uarichmountain.edu 127 479-394-7622 2. Create and manage spreadsheet and TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - database applications. OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 3. Create basic computer programs. The Technical Certificate in Office 4. Disassemble and reassemble a computer Technology is designed to give students to operational capacity. a basic education in business courses 5. Recognize and evaluate ethical issues in that will enable them to secure entry-level business and information technology. office jobs. The courses in the certificate of 6. Create a network design. proficiency will apply toward the Associate of Applied Science in Office Technology degree if the student decides to continue his/her Some of the courses in this program may education. transfer to senior institutions for credit leading to a baccalaureate degree. The PROGRAM OUTCOMES student should check with the transfer institution before beginning course work The Technical Certificate is designed to intended for transfer. provide basic education for students to fill entry-level office jobs. The program is DEGREE PLAN designed for occupational placement and TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE – COMPUTER is nontransferable. This program is for SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY students who desire to gain needed skills First Semester Credits for entry-level positions. All the course work CST1003 Computer 3 will apply toward the Associate of Applied Maintenance Science Business & Information Technology: Technology Emphasis in Office Technology degree. CST113 Computer Applications 3 Students may secure office employment in the following industries: CST153 Concepts of Operating 3 Systems • Banking BUS213 Business 3 Communications • Manufacturing, Small Business, and Retail BUS203 Leadership and Ethics 3 • Education 15 Second Semester • Government CST134 Introduction to Web 4 • Clerk Typist Design • Bookkeeping/Accounting Clerk CST273 Spreadsheet 3 • Bank Teller/Receptionist Applications At the completion of a certificate, the student CST283 Database Applications 3 will be able to: CST124 Introduction to 4 Programming w/JAVA 1. Use oral, written, and presentation skills CST293 Networking Essentials 3 to communicate effectively in business. 17 2. Identify and interpret accounting concepts and financial data. Total Hours 32 3. Analyze and install various computer operating systems. www.uarichmountain.edu 128 479-394-7622 4. Use business computer applications TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - such as word processing, databases, MASSAGE THERAPY spreadsheets, and PowerPoint. 5. Apply the law of contracts and property Massage therapy encompasses many law to make business decisions. different techniques for a variety of health- related purposes and is considered part of 6. Create and manage spreadsheet and complementary and alternative medicine. database applications. Therapists can specialize in many different types of massage or modalities which Some of the courses in this program may require different techniques. Clients are transfer to senior institutions for credit treated by the use of touch to manipulate leading to a Baccalaureate degree. The the muscles and other soft tissues of the student should check with the transfer body. Practical application of a variety institution before beginning course work of techniques helps pain management, intended for transfer expedites healing of injuries, improves circulation, promotes relaxation and supports DEGREE PLAN the general wellness of a client. Additionally, TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE – OFFICE trained massage therapists educate clients TABLE OF TECHNOLOGY on proper stretching, strengthening, and CONTENTS First Semester Credits common postural habits and anomalies. CST113 Computer 3 PROGRAM OUTCOMES Applications INDEX BUS223 Business Law I 3 At the end of this program students will have ACC203 Accounting I 3 the following proficiencies: CST153 Concepts of 3 Operating Systems • Communicate clearly and effectively BUS253 Marketing 3 in a professional manner with clients, members of the healthcare team, and 15 others. • Assess clients by employing a working Second Semester Credits knowledge of anatomy, physiology, ACC101/111 Quick Books I & 2 kinesiology, and pathology in order to Quick Books II create client-centered session plan. BUS213 Business 3 • Provide care for diverse populations of Communication clientele and demonstrate a personal CST273 Spreadsheet 3 commitment to service and the Applications profession of massage therapy. CST283 Database 3 • Maintain an appropriate scope of practice Applications through compliance with state regulations CST134 Intro to Web Design 4 and pursue continuing education for 15 licensure requirements. Total Hours 30 • Integrate into their practice an understanding of the basic business, ethical, legal, and social issues and

www.uarichmountain.edu 129 479-394-7622 boundaries related to the massage profession. Second Semester CLK CR • Utilize universal precautions and maintain HRS a high level of sanitization of equipment and the facility. MSSG1206 Anatomy & 90 6 Physiology II • Utilize a variety of soft tissue modalities MSSG1211 Massage 15 1 to aid in the health and healing of one’s Therapy body and recognize how those modalities Business Law and massage skills combine to create & Ethics II different effects to meet the goals of clientele. MSSG1221 Massage 15 1 Practice & • Use safe, efficient ,and effective body Admin II mechanics for injury prevention of the MSSG1231 Personal 15 1 therapist and client as well as utilize, Hygiene, demonstrate. and instruct the client in Sanitation, & self-care techniques. Safety II DEGREE PLAN MSSG1241 Hydrotherapy, 15 1 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE – MASSAGE Heliotherapy & THERAPY Electrotherapy First Semester CLK CR II HRS MSSG1251 Related 35 1 MSSG1106 Anatomy & 90 6 Science II Physiology I MSSG1264 Massage 135 4 MSSG1111 Massage 15 1 Techniques & Therapy Lab II Business Law 320 15 & Ethics I MSSG1121 Massage 15 1 Practice & Third Semester CLK CR Admin I HRS MSSG1131 Personal 15 1 MSSG1306 Anatomy & 45 3 Hygiene, Physiology III Sanitation, & MSSG1311 Massage 15 1 Safety I Therapy MSSG1141 Hydrotherapy, 15 1 Business Law Heliotherapy & & Ethics III Electrotherapy MSSG1321 Massage 15 1 I Practice & MSSG1151 Related 35 1 Admin III Science I MSSG1331 Personal 15 1 MSSG1164 Massage 135 4 Hygiene, Techniques & Sanitation, & Lab I Safety III 320 15 www.uarichmountain.edu 130 479-394-7622 MSSG1351 Related 15 1 technical skills, and work habits required Science III for an entry-level position as a medical receptionist, billing and insurance specialist, MSSG1364 Massage 45 1 or medical coder in either a physician’s Techniques & office or institutional setting. The program Lab III prepares students for industry recognized 150 8 certification examinations.

Upon completion of the program, student TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE may expect employment in - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: MEDICAL BILLING • Physician offices & CODING • Multi-specialty group practices • Insurance companies, According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment of medical records • Outpatient care facilities and health information technicians is • Government agencies expected to increase by 20% through 2018, TABLE OF faster than the average for all occupations,” PROGRAM OUTCOMES CONTENTS due, in part, to an aging population and innovative medical technology. This trend At the conclusion of this program, students has created new opportunities within the will be able to: INDEX industry, as not all of today’s health care jobs require patient contact. Medical billing • Demonstrate professional ethics and and coding is an administrative support confidentiality as required of a healthcare specialty that is expected to increase in need professional. as patient records are being increasingly • Demonstrate navigation of electronic and scrutinized by health insurance companies, manual healthcare records system, and regulators, courts, and consumers. medical claims software. Technology is advancing at a rapid pace and is producing more advanced medical • Apply knowledge of medical coding, procedures and treatments. With these practice management, and healthcare advances comes the need for trained reimbursement. professionals with the knowledge to code, • Identify accurate health information bill, and correctly document the performance documentation for the organization, of these procedures. patients, and third party payers. • Apply legal principles, policies, and The program is designed for students who standards to protect the privacy and wish to acquire a thorough understanding security of health information. of the human anatomy, the language used in the medical profession, regulations that • Reference payer websites for govern the practice of medicine, and the preauthorization, data interchange, and knowledge of how to correctly code and bill claims processing. for services provided. The UA Rich Mountain • Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, Allied Health Information Technology- and medical terminology necessary to Medical and Coding program is designed correctly code provider diagnoses and to prepare students with the knowledge, services.

www.uarichmountain.edu 131 479-394-7622 Nursing Course are awarded a Technical DEGREE PLAN Certificate. After graduation, students TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE may apply to take the National Council HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing. MEDICAL BILLING & CODING Persons convicted of a crime may not be First Semester Credits eligible to take the NCLEX-PN for licensure as a practical nurse. See the program AHIM1003 Medical 3 chairperson for further details. The Practical Terminology Nursing Program has been granted full AHIM1113 Essentials 3 approval by the Arkansas State Board of of Practice Nursing. Management AHIM1053 Medical Chart 3 PROGRAM OUTCOMES Auditing AHIM1033 Basic Human 3 Students will be able to: Anatomy & Physiology • Demonstrate clinical competency when CST113 Computer 3 caring for patients and families with Applications health problems in various environments. 15 • Provide evidence-based, clinically competent care within the practical Second Semester Credits nursing scope of practice in a variety of settings. ACC101/111 Quick Books I & II 2 • Individualize essential elements of the AHIM1013 Medical Coding 3 patient teaching plan to enable patients AHIM1022 Medical Billing & 2 to make educated decisions about basic Reimbursement health promotion/maintenance and self- AHIM1032 Prin Facility 2 care. Revenue Cycle • Communicate in a collaborative manner AHIM1042 Electronic Health 2 with the patient and members of the Info Management health care team. AHIM1051 Legal Aspects of 1 • Practice critical thinking when Healthcare implementing plans of care and assisting BUS213 Business 3 in the planning and evaluation of care for Communications patients and families. 15 • Implement management skills under the Total Hours 30 directions of the RN or appropriate health care provider as outlined in the Clinical Evaluation. TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - • Demonstrate professional behavior in an PRACTICAL NURSING accountable, responsible manner as a member of the profession of nursing. The Practical Nursing Program is an eleven- • Use health care technologies and month program that combines classroom information systems to improve patient instruction with clinical experience. Students successfully completing the Practical www.uarichmountain.edu 132 479-394-7622 care outcomes and create safe care all admission requirements have been environments. submitted. • Discuss the need for continued education as required by the Arkansas State Board It is the policy of UA Rich Mountain not to discriminate on the basis of sex, color, of Nursing. religion, age, national origin, veteran status, or disability in educational programs, activities, admission, or employment ADMISSION CRITERIA practices.

Students must apply in person and submit Important–any individual having been the following information to the Registrar’s convicted of a crime may not be eligible to Office: write the exam for licensure.

• UA Rich Mountain Application for All applicants to the Practical Nursing Admission Program who have met the required • High School Transcript or copy of GED admission requirements are evaluated • College Transcripts from all colleges according to the criteria specified. Each TABLE OF attended applicant will be ranked on the basis of total points. Students are admitted to the CONTENTS • Proof of Measles/Rubella Immunization program until the class if full. Should two or (if born after January 1, 1957) more applicants receive the same number of INDEX • ACT, COMPASS or ASSET scores points, the determining factors for admission (previous scores may be used or ASSET are as follows: may be retaken) • Total points on the PSB, followed by Students must submit the following • Total points on the ASSET, COMPASS or information to the Vice Chancellor for ACT, followed by Academic and Student Affairs Office: • Total points on previous education, • followed by • Practical Nursing Admission Application • Date of completion of admission criteria • Psychological Services Bureau (PSB) test results* It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit • ACT, COMPASS or ASSET scores all required documents and to make all *The PSB exam will be scheduled at appointments and pay all fees for testing. designated times and administered by the Institutional Research Office. There will be a PROGRESSION $15.00 fee for the exam. Allow approximately 3 hours to complete. Students must successfully complete the fall semester before enrolling in the spring Following the completion of the admission semester and must successfully complete requirements by the designated deadline of the spring semester before enrolling in the March 31, the applicant will be considered summer semester. for the selection pool. A student who drops before successfully An applicant’s file is not complete until completing the first semester must complete

www.uarichmountain.edu 133 479-394-7622 the application process again and compete NSG101 Nursing of the 1 for a position in a subsequent class. Geriatric Patient A student who drops after successfully NSG104 Body Structure and 4 completing the fall semester may return to Function complete the spring semester within one year, provided space is available in the class NSG111 Nursing Clinical I 1 at the time the student wishes to return. NSG122 Pharmacology I 2 NSG113 Nursing of Adult 3 A student who drops after successfully Patients I completing the fall and spring semesters NSG1210 Basic Nursing 10 may return to complete the summer Principles and Skills semester within one year, provided space is I available in the class at the time the student 21 wishes to return.

NO STUDENT SHALL BE ALLOWED TO Spring Semester Credits RE-ENTER THE PRACTICAL NURSING NSG102 Nursing of Children 2 PROGRAM MORE THAN ONE TIME. NSG132 Pharmacology II 2 GRADUATION NSG134 Nursing of Adult 4 Students may be awarded a Technical Patients II Certificate and be eligible to apply to take NSG137 Nursing Clinical II 7 the national Council Licensure Examination NSG142 Nursing of Mothers 2 for Practical Nursing after completing the and Infants I following requirements: NSG161 Vocational, Legal, 1 and Ethical • Obtaining a minimum grade of “C” on all Concepts Practical Nursing courses. NSG171 Mental Health and 1 • Completing a minimum of 560 clock Care of the Mentally hours of theory and 768 clock hours of Ill laboratory practice in the areas required 19 by Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Summer Semester • Discharging all financial obligations to the college prior to graduation. NSG112 Nutrition in Health 2 and Illness • Completing a NCLEX-PN Review Program and a comprehensive NSG158 Nursing Clinical III 8 assessment test prior to graduation. NSG182 Nursing of Adult 2 Patients III • Participating in graduation exercises 12 Total Hours 52 DEGREE PLAN *To graduate, a minimum grade of C is TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - LICENSED required in each Practical Nursing course. PRACTICAL NURSING Fall Semester Credits

www.uarichmountain.edu 134 479-394-7622 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - COSM1131 Manicuring I 40 1 COSMETOLOGY COSM1141 Aesthetics I 40 1 The Cosmetology program is designed to COSM1151 Salesmanship, 40 1 prepare students for professions within the Shop field of licensed cosmetology using technical Management skills and work habits for success. The & Shop program prepares students in an academic Deportment I and laboratory setting. Total for 600 17 Semester One PROGRAM OUTCOMES Semester Two Clock CR At the completion of the program students Hrs are prepared and eligible for the Arkansas COSM1201 Hygiene & 20 1 State Board of Cosmetology examination. Sanitation II Students should be able to: COSM1212 Hairdressing w/ 420 12 • Demonstrate the ability to perform basic lab II professional manipulative cosmetology COSM1221 Related Science 40 1 TABLE OF II CONTENTS skills. • Have a working knowledge of the COSM1231 Manicuring II 40 1 underlying theories and technical COSM1241 Aesthetics II 40 1 INDEX information to assure sound decisions COSM1251 Salesmanship, 40 1 and procedures are used. Shop • Understand employer-employee Management relationships and respect. & Shop • Gain the skills necessary to deliver Deportment II quality services to customers. Total for 600 17 • Gain the tools necessary to gain Semester Two employment as a Cosmetologist. • Learn to recognize entrepreneurial Semester Three Clock CR possibilities within the industry. Hrs COSM1301 Hygiene & 20 1 Sanitation III DEGREE PLAN TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - COSM1312 Hairdressing w/ 180 3 COSMETOLOGY lab III Semester One Clock CR COSM1321 Related Science 40 1 Hrs III COSM1101 Hygiene & 40 1 COSM1331 Manicuring III 20 1 Sanitation I COSM1341 Aesthetics III 20 1 COSM1112 Hairdressing w/ 400 12 COSM1351 Salesmanship, 20 1 lab I Shop COSM1121 Related Science 40 1 Management I & Shop Deportment III

www.uarichmountain.edu 135 479-394-7622 Total for 300 8 to have student projects that are instructor Semester Three assigned and appropriate outside projects that come from individuals and local industry. The Machine Shop certificate requires Total for 1500 42 two semesters to complete. The course is Program designed to be taken as a complete unit of Fall and spring semesters consist of 16 18 hours per semester and can be entered weeks in either the fall or spring semester. Summer semester consists of 10 weeks PROGRAM OUTCOMES

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - At the completion of the program, students MACHINE SHOP should be able to: • Perform programming, set-up, and Today’s demand in the work force for operation of CNC machine tools marketable skills in manufacturing • Make machine and/or tooling selection technology, both locally and nationally, are decisions according to accepted machine at all-time highs. This will continue to be true tool practices for the foreseeable future. UA Rich Mountain is offering courses in the field of Machine • Accurately measure parts using precision Tool Technology that will prepare today’s measuring tools to maintain quality student with the skills to meet this demand. control of machined parts. The courses are the perfect beginning for • Interpret information from a blueprint. the just-entering student. For those already • Perform set-up and operation of basic in the work force, the courses will upgrade manually operated metal working their present skills. In both instances the machines. student will gain the skills to meet the • Produce parts from a blue print on a demand of today’s work place. manual machine Equipment used in training the student in • Use effective communication skills. the Machine Shop program is comparable to • Apply mathematical concepts that found in industry. Up-to-date computers • Demonstrate ability to think critically. and computer programs are available for student training. The student will work on • Use technology effectively. many different projects, some that are as • Apply basic safety practices in the challenging as those found in the industrial machine shop. work place. Students will operate manual • Develop skills necessary for entry-level machines and computer numerical control technician and operator positions in machines. All work in the lab is preceded by manufacturing technology classroom instruction and student instruction at machine side. Some daily machine maintenance is also taught. DEGREE PLAN TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - MACHINE While in the lab, students will work on SHOP individually assigned projects. Because of First Semester Credits the complexity of some projects, students MTH 203 College Algebra or 3 will sometimes work as teams to complete MTH 113 Technical Math the assigned task. The course is designed www.uarichmountain.edu 136 479-394-7622 MCH105 Technology of 5 • Develop skills necessary for state and Machine Tools I national welding certifications. MCH135 Fundamentals of 5 • Work as an effective and dependable Numerical Control team member as well as independently. MCH145 Blueprint Reading/ 5 • Demonstrate safe work habits that reflect Geometric concern and care for self, others, and the Dimensions environment. 18 • Develop the skills necessary to secure Second Semester employment. BUS213 Business 3 • Demonstrate appropriate safe work Communications habits when operating oxyfuel and OR electric welding equipment and function ENG113 English Comp I safely in a welding environment. MCH115 Mastering CNC 5 • Display manipulative skills with various Machines welding processes to assure adequate MCH155 Metals & Alloys/ 5 weld integrity and appearance. Basic Metallurgy • Perform welding operations with TABLE OF MCH215 Technology of 5 appropriate process on various metals CONTENTS Machine Tools II and situations. 18 • Know basic fundamentals of math and INDEX Total Hours 36 measurements.

*Students completing the Technical Certificate who wish to complete an DEGREE PLAN Associate degree should pursue the AAS TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - BASIC Advanced Manufacturing degree. WELDING First Semester Credits MCH155 Metals, Alloys, 5 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - BASIC Basic Metallurgy, WELDING Heat Treatment(S) MTH113 Technical Math 3 The basic welding program is designed to provide students with knowledge regarding WELD1107 Arc Welding 7 current welding techniques and applications. 15 At the conclusion of the program students Semester Two are qualified and encouraged to take the BUS213 Business 3 American Welding Society Certification Communications examination. OR ENG113 English Comp I PROGRAM OUTCOMES WELD1207 Arc Welding II 7 Students completing the program should be 10 able to: Total Hours 25

• Use skills that meet industry standards.

www.uarichmountain.edu 137 479-394-7622 CERTIFICATES OF 2. Analyze and install operating systems. PROFICIENCY (as evidenced by hands on labs)

UA Rich Mountain offers the following This certificate of proficiency provides a Certificates of Proficiency: unique introduction to training opportunity available for students interested in the basic • Computer Systems Technology concepts of operating systems and computer • Computer Programming maintenance. • Health Information Billing & Coding • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) DEGREE PLAN • Cosmetology Instructor CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY • Early Childhood Development Credits • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) CST153 Concepts of 3 • Machine Tool Technology Operating Systems • Manicuring and Nail Technology CST1003 Computer 3 • Inert Gas Welding Maintenance Technology I • Web Design CST1013 Computer 3 • Welding Maintenance Technology II CST113 Computer 3 CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY Applications - COMPUTER SYSTEMS CST273 Spreadsheet 3 TECHNOLOGY Applications CST293 Networking 3 This certificate of proficiency provides a Essentials unique introduction to training opportunity available for students interested in the basic Total Hours 18 concepts of operating systems and computer CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - maintenance. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PROGRAM OUTCOMES fter participating in the learning environment offered through this program and After participating in the learning successfully completing the required courses environment offered through this certificate for the Certificate of Proficiency in Computer program and successfully completing Programming, the successful student should the required courses for the Certificate be able to: of Proficiency in Computer Systems • Design and analyze the needs of an Technology, the successful student should information system be able to: • Create basic computer programs. 1. Disassemble and reassemble a computer (Evidenced by successful completion of to operational capacity. (evidenced hands on projects and hands on exams, by successful completion of hands on based on lab gudelines.) project, based on ruberic) www.uarichmountain.edu 138 479-394-7622 DEGREE PLAN • Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY and medical terminology necessary COMPUTER PROGRAMMING to recognize provider diagnoses and services. First Semester Credits CST113 Computer 3 Applications DEGREE PLAN CST254 Systems Design 4 CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY and Analysis MEDICAL BILLING & CODING CST124 Introduction to 4 First Semester Credits Programming w/ AHIM1003 Medical Terminology 3 Java* AHIM1033 Basic Human 3 CST184 Advanced 4 Anatomy & Programming w/ Physiology Java* AHIM1113 Essentials 3 Total Hours 15 of Practice *Indicates prerequisite. Management Total Hours 9 TABLE OF CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - CONTENTS HEALTH INFORMATION BILLING & CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT CODING The Certified Nursing Assistant Program INDEX PROGRAM OUTCOMES provides courses of instruction and experience that will prepare individuals At the conclusion of this program, students to be a qualified member of a health care will be able to: team. This program is taught following the Arkansas Long Term Care Facility Nursing • Demonstrate professional ethics and Assistant Training Curriculum and consists confidentiality as required of a healthcare of the following elements: professional. • Reference electronic and manual • 112 hours of instruction and clinical healthcare records system, and medical experience claims software. • 7 College Credit Hours (Technical not • Demonstrate knowledge of medical office College Transfer), CNA107 practice management and healthcare • Courses are offered on a rotational basis reimbursement. with classrooms in Polk, Scott, and • Identify health information documentation Montgomery Counties. Partnership with for the organization, patients, and third the local care facilities has provided the party payers. college with resources and clinical sites. • Apply legal principles, policies, and PROGRAM OUTCOMES standards to protect the privacy and security of health information. After participating in the learning environment offered through this program • Reference payer websites for and successfully completing the required preauthorization, data interchange, and courses the successful student will be able claims processing. to:

www.uarichmountain.edu 139 479-394-7622 • Outline basic physical, emotional and • Conduct labs and coordinate work on psychosocial aspects of an elderly client. clients • Demonstrate caring, supportive and safe • Take the ADH cosmetology instructor care of clients. licensing examination • Define the scope of practice of a nurse assistant. DEGREE PLAN • Explain how the nursing assistant is an CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY important part of the health care team. COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR • Practice non-specialized tasks (basic First Semester Credits nurse assistant skills) related to the COSI1419 Cosmetology 9 personal care and comfort of residents, Instructor I including activities of daily living. COSI1429 Cosmetology 9 • Demonstrate effective, professional Instructor II communication skills with faculty, clients Total Hours 18 and health care team members.

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY DEGREE PLAN - EARLY CHILDHOOD CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT First Semester Credits UA Rich Mountain is approved by the CNA107 Certified Nursing 7 Arkansas Department of Higher Education Assistant for a nine-semester hour Certificate Total Hours 7 of Proficiency program to meet the requirements for the CDA. CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY – COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UA Rich Mountain is approved by the The Arkansas Early Childhood Professional Arkansas Department of Higher Education Development System defines the Child for an eighteen-semester hour Certificate of Development Associate (CDA) as an Proficiency program to prepare the student individual who has successfully completed to take the Arkansas Department of Health- 120 clock hours of study, has completed Cosmetology Section examination to receive CDA assessment, and has been awarded an instructors license. the CDA credential. After completing the class work and the PROGRAM OUTCOMES practicum, a student will be eligible to take the CDA final assessment administered Upon completion of this program, student by the Division of Child Care and Early will be able to Childhood Education in the Arkansas • Construct cosmetology lesson plans Department of Human Services. • Deliver lectures in cosmetology theory Additionally, the individual will • Keep accurate student records as required by the State Board of • demonstrate competence in meeting the Cosmetology specific needs of children www.uarichmountain.edu 140 479-394-7622 • have the ability to work with parents and PROGRAM OUTCOMES other adults to nurture children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth Students completing the EMT-Basic Program in a child development framework. will be able to do the following:

DEGREE PLAN • Demonstrate proficiency in providing CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY basic emergency care required at the EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT scene of a traumatic injury or medical First Semester Credits emergency. ECD103 Foundations 3 • Identify the roles and responsibilities and Theories of in performing the emergency care and Early Childhood operational aspects of the job. Education • Demonstrate the skills for basic life- ECD123 Environments for 3 saving techniques and other emergency Young Children treatment. Second Semeter • Demonstrate the proper use and care of ECD113 Basic Child Growth 3 all required equipment. and Development TABLE OF Practicum • Demonstrate proficiency in all course- CONTENTS required skills. Total Hours 9 Courses are offered as per need demand INDEX CSC046 Child Care Orientation* by local ambulance companies and area fire departments for first responders and *TAPP Registry: In order to be included in interest of Career Pathways students. the TAPP Registry, student must complete Partnership with the local ambulance service Child Care Orientation. has provided the college with the resources, materials and supplies to offer this training. CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) DEGREE PLAN CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY This program is designed to prepare EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN students for the basic EMT certification BASIC administered by the Arkansas Health First Semester Credits Department. This course includes the EMT108 Emergency Medical 8 following components: Technician • 128 hours of instruction and clinical Total Hours 8 experience • 8 college credit hours (Technical not CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - College Transfer), EMT 108 MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY • Instruction in anatomy, dealing with trauma, splinting, use of spine boards, PROGRAM OUTCOMES bandaging, and emergency care of patients with an emphasis on emergency At the completion of the program, students intervention at a basic level. should be able to:

www.uarichmountain.edu 141 479-394-7622 COSM1421 Nail Technician 40 1 • Accurately measure parts using precision Related measuring tools to maintain quality Science control of machined parts. COSM1431 Intro to 40 1 • Interpret information from a blueprint. Manicuring • Perform set-up and operation of basic for Nail manually operated metal working Technicians machines. COSM1451 Salesmanship, 40 1 • Produce parts from a blue print on a Shop manual machine. Management & Department • Use effective communication skills. for Nail • Apply mathematical concepts. Technicians • Demonstrate ability to think critically. COSM1412 Manicuring and 440 12 • Apply basic safety practices in the Pedicuring with machine shop. Lab OR COSM1406 Manicuring and 220 6 • Develop skills necessary for entry-level Pedicuring with technician in manufacturing technology. Lab I DEGREE PLAN COSM1416 Manicuring and 220 6 CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY Pedicuring with MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY Lab II First Semester Credits Total Hours 16 MCH105 Technology of 5 Machine Tools I PROGRAM OUTCOMES MCH145 Blueprint Reading/ 5 At the completion of the program, students Geometric should be able to: Dimensioning Total Hours 10 • Successfully pass the Theory and practical exams for licensure in the state of Arkansas. CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - MANICURING AND NAIL • Know and have the ability to perform all safety and sanitary procedures for TECHNOLOGY customer services.

DEGREE PLAN • Have the skillset to perform all services CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY provided to the public under the MANICURING AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY Manicuring scope of practice. First Semester Clock CR • Understand and have the ability HRS to comply with all laws, rules and regulations governing the cosmetology COSM1411 Nail Technician 40 1 license for the state of Arkansas. Hygiene & Sanitation

www.uarichmountain.edu 142 479-394-7622 CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - • Use welding skills that meet industry WEB DESIGN standards. • Develop skills necessary for state and After participating in the learning national welding certifications. environment offered through this program and successfully completing the required • Demonstrate safe work habits that reflect courses for the Certificate of Proficiency in concern and care for self, others, and the Web Design, the successful student should environment. be able to: • Demonstrate appropriate safe work habits when operating oxy-fuel and • Create a functioning business or personal electric welding equipment and function website. (Evidenced by successful safely in a welding environment. completion of Web Design class final • Display manipulative skills with various project, evaluated by rubric) welding processes to assure adequate • Create basic computer programs. weld integrity and appearance. (Evidenced by successful completion of • Perform basic welding operations with hands on projects and hands on exams, appropriate processes on various metals. based on lab guidelines. ) • Apply fundamentals of math and TABLE OF measurements in a welding environment. CONTENTS DEGREE PLAN CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY DEGREE PLAN INDEX WEB DESIGN CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY First Semester Credits BASIC WELDING CST113 Computer 3 First Semester Credits Applications WELD1107 Arc Welding I 7 CST134 Introcutions to Web 4 WELD1207 Arc Welding II 7 Design Total Hours 14 CST124 Introduction to 4 Programming w/ CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - Java* INERT GAS WELDING CST264 Advanced Website 4 Design* PROGRAM OUTCOMES Total Hours 15 Students completing the inert gas welding *Indicates prerequisite. program should be able to:

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - • Use skills that meet industry standards. WELDING • Be proficient in skills necessary for state and national welding certifications. PROGRAM OUTCOMES • Work as an effective and dependable team member as well as independently. Students completing the Certificate of Proficiency in Basic Welding program should • Demonstrate safe work habits that reflect be able to: concern and care for self, others, and the environment.

www.uarichmountain.edu 143 479-394-7622 • Develop the skills necessary to secure CERTIFICATE OF GENERAL employment. STUDIES (CGS) • Demonstrate appropriate safe work habits when operating oxy-fuel and The Associate of General Studies Degree electric welding equipment and function is designed for students who need flexibility safely in a welding environment. in the selection of a course of study to meet • Be able to read and interpret individual employment or transfer needs. blueprint welding symbols to fabricate components. PROGRAM OUTCOMES • Display manipulative skills with various welding processes to assure adequate • Students will demonstrate competency in weld integrity and appearance. writing, reading, speaking, and listening. • Perform welding operations with • Students will demonstrate competency appropriate process on various metals in mathematics, including analytical and and situations occupational skills. • Know basic fundamentals of math and • Students will demonstrate an measurements. understanding of the culture and society • Identify the major components and of both the nation and the world. equipment used in gas tungsten arc • Students will demonstrate an welding. understanding of physical and biological • Apply the major electrical current flow principles. concepts and usage. • Students will apply technological and • Be proficient in the use of free hand and research skills to identify, locate, and walking-the-cup techniques. process information. • Identify welding standards, such as AWS • Students will be prepared to compete or ASME. academically upon transfer to a four-year • Demonstrate welds used to join pipe institution. using the open root technique in the 2G, Course Credits 5G and 6G positions. English/Communications 9 • Recognize and mitigate the difficulties Science* 4 when welding pipe or tubes where History/Social Science 9 restrictions are involved. Mathematics** 3 • Perform welds to acceptable quality Fine Arts/Humanities*** 3 standards and testing procedures related to pipe welding. Technology**** 3 Total 31 DEGREE PLAN CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY *To satisfy the science requirements for the INERT GAS WELDING Certificate of General Studies, the student Credits must take a minimum of one laboratory WELD1307 MIG Welding 7 science course. WELD1407 TIG Welding 7 **To satisfy the mathematics requirement Total Hours 14 for the Certificate of General Studies, www.uarichmountain.edu 144 479-394-7622 the student must take College Algebra (MTH203); non-STEM majors may take College Mathematics (Math 2103), or Technical Math (MTH113). Be advised that MTH113 is not intended for transfer to a four- year institution.

***To satisfy the humanities requirement for the Associate of General Studies Degree, the student may take one of the following courses: Art Appreciation (ART143), World Literature I (ENG223), World Literature II (ENG233), Music Appreciation (MUS203), Philosophy (PHI203), or Theatre Arts Appreciation (DRA203).

****To satisfy the technology requirement for the Certificate of General Studies, the TABLE OF student should take Computer Applications CONTENTS (CST 113).

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UA Rich Mountain courses are identified DEMAND by a combination three-letter department Courses with descriptions followed by code that is followed by a three or four- (Offered on demand) generally will be digit course number. The department code offered each semester there is a sufficient indicates the category of the course. The interest to merit it. Courses will be conducted first digit indicates the course level: with ten or more students. • 0 - indicates courses which do not count toward graduation DEFINITIONS • 1 - indicates first-year, freshman-level The following definitions may be helpful as courses you study the various course descriptions • 2 - indicates second-year, sophomore- and requirements: level courses. • Corequisite: A required course that must The second digit indicates sequence in be or may be taken in combination with multi-semester courses. The third or fourth another course. digit indicates the number of semester • Developmental Course: Courses at hours credit that the course carries. For the “0” level (003, 013, 023, etc.) are example, ENG123 is an English course at developmental courses and do not the freshman level that is the second course count toward graduation; nor do grades in English Composition and that carries three received count in the cumulative grade semester hours of credit. point average. They do, however, count for financial aid purposes. • Offered on Demand: The course will be offered is there is sufficient interest/ enrollment to create the class. Contact

www.uarichmountain.edu 146 479-394-7622 the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for ART123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) more information. Painting I • Prerequisite: A course that must be This course is an introduction to color mixing taken before advancing to a higher in oils and methods of application on canvas level course of the same subject. Many using still life and landscape subjects. times prerequisite classes also have a Students will also explore the potentials of minimum grade requirement that must be oil painting with emphasis on color and met before advancing to the next level. composition. (Offered on demand) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ART133 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Painting II ART Prerequisite: ART123 or permission of instructor The Art Department reserves the right to This course is a continuation of ART123 keep meritorious examples of students’ work with emphasis on still life, collage techniques, for exhibition. and landscape. The course also provides an extension of color theories, beyond local ART002 2 CR. (2 LEC.) color. (Offered on demand) TABLE OF Artistic Exploration (60+) ART143 3 CR. (3 LEC.) CONTENTS This course taps into the creative nature Art Appreciation inherent in each individual. With no prior This humanities course is designed to artistic experience required, students will acquaint the student with the principles and INDEX complete several projects. Although open elements of art, the techniques which artists to all, ART002-1 is designed specifically for utilize to create art, why artists create art; the 60+ Program. Credit for this course is while referring to various artists, periods non-transferable and does not appear on and styles for interpretation. This course transcript. (Offered on demand) includes occasional in-class projects ART103 3 CR. (3 LEC.) designed for the NON-Art individual. This course requires at least one paper using a Drawing I documentation format. This course is a study of basic techniques (ACTS: ARTA1003) (Offered fall and spring in drawing from life, landscape and the semester) figure (when available) with an emphasis on composition, perspective, line, shapes ART153 3 CR. (3 LEC.) and values. Students will also be introduced Public School Art to the mediums of graphite, conte’ and This course offers a study of the methods charcoal. (Offered on demand) and techniques required for the direction ART113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) of a creative art program in the elementary schools. This course integrates numerous Drawing II hands-on projects to familiarize the student Prerequisite: ART103This course is a with materials and mediums. (Offered on continuation of Art 103 with greater demand) emphasis on composition, along with an introduction to the medium of ink and its ART163 3 CR. (3 LEC.) tools of application (brush and technical Design I pen). (Offered on demand) This course is an introduction to two- dimensional design and provides a study of the formal elements of design: i.e., line shape, texture, value, color, and their

www.uarichmountain.edu 147 479-394-7622 pictorial qualities and applications. (Offered ART233 3 CR. (3 LEC.) on demand) Painting, Portraits and Life Drawing II ART173 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Prerequisite: ART223 or permission of Design II instructor Prerequisite: ART163 or permission of This course is a continuation of ART223 instructor and is designed to improve drawing and This course is a continuation of ART163 painting skills. (Offered on demand) and provides an introduction to batik, ART253 3 CR. (3 LEC.) linoleum block print, and three-dimensional Introduction to Color Pencils design. (Offered on demand) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor ART183 3 CR. (3 LEC.) This course is the study of basic color pencil Painting III techniques in drawing of still life, landscapes Prerequisites: ART123 and ART133 or and figures from personal photographs with permission of instructor emphasis on blending, melting, burnishing This course is a continuation of ART 133 and lifting methods in prismacolor and with emphasis on individual style. This verithin pencils. (Offered on demand) course is an exploration of technical ART263 3 CR. (3 LEC.) expressive possibilities of painting media, Special Problems in Art I in student’s choice of medium (oils, acrylic, Prerequisite: Permission of instructor watercolor, pastels). (Offered on This course is designed for the advanced demand) art student. A learning contract must be ART203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) prepared and agreed upon by the student Introduction to Clay I and the instructor. (Offered on demand) This course offers an introduction to low-fire ART273 3 CR. (3 LEC.) clay utilizing electric bisque firings. Students Drawing III will spend half a semester manipulating Prerequisites: ART103 and ART113 or clay to create pinch, coil, slab and extruded permission of instructor works then rotate to half a semester on the This course is a continuation of ART113 potter’s wheel learning the basics of and is designed to improve technical throwing. Decoration will be by means of drawing skills. An introduction to silver and primitive smoke firing, lead-free underglaze, metal point drawings is covered in this and painting. (Offered on demand) course. (Offered on demand) ART213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) ART293 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Introduction to Clay II Special Problems in Art II Prerequisites: ART203 or permission of Prerequisite: Permission of instructor instructor This course is a continuation of ART263 This course is a continuation of Clay I with Special Problems in Art I and requires at greater emphasis on form and function. least one paper using a documentation (Offered on demand) format. (Offered on demand) ART223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Painting, Portraits and Life Drawing I BUSINESS Prerequisites: ART123 and ART133 or permission of instructor ACC101 1 CR. (1 LEC.) This course is designed to improve painting Quick Books I of the figure and portraits from live models This course is designed to provide and photographs. (Offered on demand) www.uarichmountain.edu 148 479-394-7622 accounting basics including the accounting of their choice, from the planning stage to equation, sales entries, banking implementation. (Offered on demand) transactions, vendor lists, bill payment, BUS111 1 CR. (1 LEC.) invoicing, and financial statement creation Selling and Sales and reporting. The course uses software This course is designed to be a hands-on and hands-on activities to learn these skills. introduction to selling and sales (Offered on demand) management. Speakers, films, role-playing, ACC111 1 CR. (1 LEC.) team projects and a personal field trip will Quick Books II give you a “real world” experience. The This accounting course includes how to objective is to develop skills and abilities create and edit entries related to inventory that allow you to manage your sales management, financing, payroll, and territories as a business. The tools that you balance sheet accounts. It also covers, will develop will enable you to build job costing. At the completion of the course successful sales endeavors. (Offered on the student should be proficient at using demand) the Quick Books software for these entries. BUS121 1 CR. (1 LEC.) (Offered on demand) Small Business Finance ACC203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Entrepreneurial Finance for Small TABLE OF Principles of Accounting I Businesses: The financial aspects of the CONTENTS Instruction covers accounting principles management of small business and and problems as they apply to the sole- entrepreneurial firms (sole proprietorships, INDEX proprietorship form of business. Emphasis partnership, small private corporations). is placed on the accounting cycle and its (Offered on demand) implementation. This course requires at BUS123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) least one paper using a documentation Organizational Behavior format. (ACTS: ACCT2003) (Offered in This course focuses on the skills necessary fall semester. Spring on demand) to function effectively in an organization. ACC213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Topics covered include communication Principles of Accounting II styles, attitudes, group dynamics, Prerequisite: Grade C or better in ACC203 motivation, conflict, stress, and personal or permission of instructor development. This course requires at least This is a continuation of Accounting I. one paper using a documentation format. Corporations, cost and managerial (Offered fall semester) accounting, and financial statement BUS133 3 CR. (3 LEC.) analyzation are covered. This course Law and Banking: Applications requires at least one paper using a This course is an extension of Law and documentation format. (ACTS: ACCT2013) Banking: Principles, and continues with an (Offered in spring semester. Fall on emphasis on the Uniform Commercial demand) Code. Areas of study also include BUS101 1 CR. (1 LEC.) applications of recent bankruptcy laws and Advertising regulations incorporating the goals and Advertising is an essential part of getting a objectives of the Bankruptcy Code. (Offered product or service recognized and into the on demand) mind of the consumer. This course provides the opportunity for students to create an advertising campaign related to a business

www.uarichmountain.edu 149 479-394-7622 BUS143 3 CR. (3 LEC.) basic understanding of the law is provided with the study of contracts. Other topics to Commercial Bank Management be developed are bailments, sales, property This course is designed to give students a law, and negotiable instruments. This working knowledge of all aspects of course requires at least one paper using a commercial bank management. Topics documentation format. (ACTS: BLAW2003) include pertinent state and federal laws and (Offered fall semester) regulations, bank operations, profitability, and human resources. (Offered on BUS233 3 CR. (3 LEC.) demand) Business Law II BUS153 3 CR. (3 LEC.) This course offers a study of the legal foundations of business enterprise and Entrepreneurship organization, governmental regulation of This course is designed to introduce business, commercial law, wills, estates, students to the basic concepts, practices, trusts, and bankruptcy law. This course and analytical methods that are part of the requires at least one paper using a free enterprise entrepreneurial system. It documentation format. (Offered spring is designed to serve as a foundation for semester) other business courses. At the completion of the course, the student will have a BUS243 3 CR. (3 LEC.) complete business plan. (Offered fall Human Resource Management semester) This course is an overview of the processes BUS203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) involved in human resource management. Specific attention is given to job Leadership/Ethics specifications, screening, interviewing, This course is an intense study of dynamics testing, training, and supervision of and management principles related to employees. Disciplinary actions and legal effective leadership in organizations. This implications are also covered. This course course emphasizes decision making and requires at least one paper using a conflict management. This course requires documentation format. (Offered fall at least one paper using a documentation semester) format. (Offered spring semester) BUS253 3 CR. (3 LEC.) BUS213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Marketing Business Communications This course is a study of the function and This course is a comprehensive study of role of marketing in the free enterprise correspondence used in the business world. system. Areas of study include pricing Emphasis is placed on writing effectively theory and policies, channels of distribution, for any situation and will include a variety promotional policies and techniques, of business documents. Students will learn marketing management, market research, the mechanics of doing research for a formal product planning and development, report and then give an oral report on their consumer behavior, and career findings. This course requires at least one opportunities. This course requires at least paper using a documentation format. one paper using a documentation format. (ACTS: BUS2013) (Offered fall and spring (ACTS: MKTG2003) (Offered spring semester) semester) BUS223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Business Law I This course provides a study of the law and its applications to business activities. A www.uarichmountain.edu 150 479-394-7622 BUS263 3 CR. (3 LEC.) BUS214 4 CR. (4 LEC.) Business Statistics Industrial Language Arts Prerequisite: MTH033 or permission of Industrial Language Arts is a comprehensive instructo study of correspondence used in an This course offers a study of the statistical industrial location. Emphasis will be placed methods used in studying business and on writing effective letters and reports as economic data, averages and dispersions, well as learning the importance of effective probability, sampling, statistical inference, communication, not only as it applies to estimation, tests of hypothesis, index letter writing, but also to verbal and non- numbers, linear regressions, and correlation. verbal communications. (ACTS: BUS2103) (Offered spring ECN203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) semester) Microeconomics BUS273 3 CR. (3 LEC.) This course presents an overall view of how Money and Banking economic systems operate. Emphasis is This course is a study of early banking placed on money, banking, and national regulations, the deposit function, the credit income. This course requires at least one function, products and services, and the paper using a documentation format. marketing of banking services. The course (ACTS: ECON2203) (Offered fall semester. TABLE OF is designed primarily for employees in the Spring on demand) CONTENTS banking industry, to satisfy partial ECN213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) requirements for the American Banking Macroeconomics INDEX Institution certification. This course requires Macroeconomics is a continuation of at least one paper using a documentation Microeconomics. The course includes format. (Offered fall semester) taxation, price and non-price competition, BUS283 3 CR. (3 LEC.) income distribution, and current economic Law and Banking: Principles problems. This course requires at least This course is a guide to banking law and one paper using a documentation format. legal issues, with special emphasis on the (ACTS: ECON2103) (Offered spring Uniform Commercial Code. Areas of study semester. Fall on demand) include principles of banking law, torts and crimes related to banking situations, and CHILD DEVELOPMENT negotiable instruments. (On demand) BUS293 3 CR. (3 LEC.) ECD103 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Personal Finance Foundations & Theories of Early Childhood This course is an overview of the activities Education involved in managing personal resources. This course is designed to acquaint the It covers financial planning, budgeting, student with the historical roles of families money and tax management. Consumer in their child’s development. The student credit, various types of insurance coverage, will become familiar with the theories early housing, and investments are presented childhood education is based upon and along with retirement planning. This course learn how to develop an effective program requires at least one paper using a designed uniquely for children birth to five. documentation format. (Offered fall The student will also obtain knowledge of semester) state and federal laws pertaining to the care and education of young children. The course content is based upon guidelines

www.uarichmountain.edu 151 479-394-7622 established by the Council for Early conducted by instructors following the CDA Childhood Professional Recognition. This standards. Students must show competence course requires at least one paper using a in 13 functional areas. Professional documentation format. (Offered fall resource files and all CDA requirements semester) must be completed during Practicum so ECD113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) that the student is eligible for CDA Basic Child Growth and Development I assessment. Minimum clock hours are 144. This course is designed for prospective (480 hours if the student intends to assess early childhood teachers at the for CDA upon completion of current undergraduate level. The primary purpose semester) This course requires at least is to help students gain an understanding one paper using a documentation format. of the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and personality growth and development COMPUTER SYSTEMS of the child for conception to age eight. TECHNOLOGY Current research and ideas in early childhood development will be used in CST021 1 CR. (1 LEC.) conjunction with the historical approaches Industrial Computer Competency to examining growth and development. This class is designed to teach basic Field experiences with pregnant women computer skills to students in the Industrial and young children will be an integral part Arts programs. (Offered fall and spring of this course. This course requires at least semester) one paper using a documentation format. (Offered spring semester) CST1003 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) Computer Maintenance I ECD123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Prerequisite: CST113 or Permission of Environments for Young Children Instructor This course is designed to provide the This course series is designed to prepare student with a broad knowledge base on the student for entry into the workforce as how to design a program for children a computer technician. The student is given developing both typically and atypically. intensive hands-on experience in the theory, The course provides the opportunity to plan operation, troubleshooting and remedial environments that are physically and and preventative maintenance of emotionally secure. The students will plan microcomputers as used in the workplace and implement activities that are age, stage today. This is the first in a series of courses and culturally appropriate for children birth designed to prepare the student for to age five. The course content is based diagnosing and repairing modern upon guidelines established by the Council microcomputers as commonly used in the for Early Childhood Professional workplace. Emphasis will be placed on Recognition. This course requires at least preparation for acquiring the A+ certification one paper using a documentation format. credential. (Offered fall semester) (Offered spring semester) CST113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) ECD133 3 CR. Computer Applications Practicum This course is designed to give the student Students must be employed or volunteer a fundamental understanding of hardware, in a licensed childcare facility in order to software, operating systems, and an apply skills learned in the previous three introduction to the Internet. Topics include courses. Observation of the student’s work computer organization, storage media and and evaluation of student skills are www.uarichmountain.edu 152 479-394-7622 devices, file processing techniques, CST144 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) computer systems and configurations, Internet Programming computer-based information systems, and Prerequisite: CST134 or permission of computer terminology. The class centers instructor on learning to use a personal computer by This course focuses on the creation of introducing the student to the applications dynamic content for web pages through the in Microsoft Office: Word, for word use of client and server side programming processing; Excel, for spreadsheets; languages and techniques. Languages Access, for database information; and covered may include XML, Perl, Javascript, PowerPoint, for presentations. This course ASP, PHP, and Java. (Offered fall semester) will include hands-on experience in the computer lab. (ACTS: CPSI1003) (Offered CST153 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) fall and spring semester) Concepts of Operating Systems CST1013 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) Prerequisite: CST113 or demonstrated competency with a personal computer Computer Maintenance II This course provides an introduction to Prerequisites: CST1003 computer and network operating systems. This course is a continuation of CST104 Emphasis is on practical application, with Computer Maintenance I. (Offered spring discussion and practice on command semester) TABLE OF prompt based systems, graphical user CONTENTS CST124 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) interface systems, and embedded systems. Introduction to Programming with Java Practicum will include MSDOS, Windows INDEX Prerequisite: CST113 or permission of NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux instructor RedHat. (Offered fall and spring This course is an introduction to the Java semesters) programming language. The course CST154 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) provides a conceptual understanding of Graphics Concepts object-oriented programming and teaches This course provides a step-to-step use of Java language object-oriented approach to learning the Adobe Photoshop technologies to solve business problems. graphic design package. Content covers the Students learn how to create classes, Web and multimedia publications. (Offered objects, and applications using the Java on dema language. (Offered spring semester) CST164 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) CST134 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) Database and Programming I Introduction to Website Design Prerequisite: CST113 or Permission of Prerequisite: CST113 Instructor This course is intended to be an addition This course is the first of the Database to the CST offerings which will complement Design and Programming with the SQL the existing courses. This course will allow series. This course teaches the value of students to get real-world experience in database design and management for gathering information, designing and today’s internet-driven business implementing web pages for hire. The environment. Analysis of complex business student will spend significant time on a scenarios and creation of data models, a semester-long project which will prepare conceptual representation of an students to create web pages for hire. organization’s information, are included in (Offered fall semester) the scope of the course. (Offered on demand)

www.uarichmountain.edu 153 479-394-7622 CST174 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) Linux System, Using Graphical Systems with Linux, The Shell and Text Files, The Database Design & Programming II Role of the System Administrator and Basic Prerequisite: CST113 or Permission of Administration Tasks, Managing System Instructor Resources. (Offered fall semester) This course is the second of the Database Design and Programming with SQL series. CST254 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) The student will implement their database Systems Design and Analysis design by creating a physical database Prerequisite: CST113 or permission of using SQL, the industry-standard database instructor programming language. Upon completion, This course provides an introduction to students have the opportunity to sit for the Systems Design and Analysis. Topics first of two exams required to earn the include analyzing the business case, “Oracle Certificate Associate.” (Offered on requirements modeling, data and process demand) modeling, and development strategies with CST184 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) an increased focus on object modeling and project management. Students also learn Advanced Programming in Java about output and user interface; data design; Prerequisite: CST124 systems architecture and implementation; This course is a continuation of Introduction and systems operation, support, and to Programming with Java. The course will security. (Offered fall semester and spring cover more advanced programming on demand) techniques such as sorting, searching, file input and output, and recursive algorithms. CST263 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) (Offered spring semester) Databases for Websites CST223 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) Prerequisite: CST134 This course will provide in depth coverage Data Structures in Java of relational databases and their use in web Prerequisite: CST184 services. Topics will include relational This course is a study of data structures database structure and design, SQL, and concepts and implementation in Java. The database-to-web interaction using data structures used include linked lists, languages such as PHP. (Offered on stacks, queues, recursion, binary trees, and demand) hashing techniques. Also examined is the identification of the appropriate use of data CST264 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) structures from data characteristics. (Offered Advanced Website Design fall semester) Prerequisite: CST134 CST2033 4 CR. (4 LEC./LAB) This course is a continuation of CST134 Internet Basics / HTML. This course will Linux/Unix Operating System focus on advanced design techniques such Prerequisite: CST113 as Cascading Style Sheets and Dynamic This course is designed to give the student HTML and is structured to develop and fine a fundamental understanding of the Linux tune the student’s ability to produce operating system. It provides thorough professional websites. (Offered spring preparation for the Comp TIA Linux+ semester) Certification Exam and covers the essentials of installing, configuring, maintaining, CST273 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) administering, and troubleshooting the Spreadsheet Applications Linux Operating System. Some topics Prerequisite: Completion of Beginning include Planning, Installing and Running a Algebra or an ASSET of 40 or above on www.uarichmountain.edu 154 479-394-7622 Elementary Algebra exam and vulnerabilities, access control and This course provides the student with a identity management, and cryptography fundamental understanding of the popular while employing practical examples and business software program, Excel. Course insights to provide real-world context. content includes creating, modifying, and printing spreadsheets as well as utilizing This course also prepares students who spreadsheets to solve problems. Graphing, want to take the CompTIA Security+ exam, database operations, and Excel macros covering all of the Security+ exam objectives, are also covered. (Offered fall and spring with clear and concise information on crucial semester) security topics. Students will have everything CST283 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) they need to prepare for the latest version Database Applications of the Security+ certification exam. (Offered Prerequisite: CST113 or permission of fall and spring semester) instructor This course will cover the principles and COSMETOLOGY practical applications of database management software for microcomputers. COSM1101 40 Clock HRS. /1 CR.. The student will gain knowledge and Hygiene and Sanitation I TABLE OF proficiency in the use of database software This course instructs students in sanitation, CONTENTS through class lecture and lab exercises with sterilization, hygiene, lighting and ventilation. various database problems. (Offered fall Students will have hands on experience in and spring semester) INDEX performing general sanitation duties. CST293 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) (Semester One) Networking Essentials COSM1112 400 Clock HRS./12 CR. Prerequisite: CST113 or permission of Hairdressing w/lab I instructor A course in scalp massage, cleaning, This course provides the students with a shampooing, cutting. clippering, singeing, fundamental understanding of networking dying, tinting, bleaching, perming, brushing, computers. Some of the topics covered combing, curling, reconditioning, thermal will include network design, networking pressing, iron curling, and chemical relaxing media, network hardware, network hair. (Semester One) communications, protocols, network COSM1121 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. administration and network troubleshooting. This course is designed to help the student Related Science I pass the Network+ certification exam This course is designed to give students a offered by CompTia. (Offered in fall and depth of understanding in the sciences spring semesters) related to the field. Those sciences include: physiotherapy or cosmetricity (pertaining CST1023 3 CR. (3 LEC./LAB) to electricity used in cosmetology), Network and Data Security physiology and histology anatomy, Prerequisite: CST113 or permission of neurology, mycology and osteology. instructor (Semester One) This course is intended for students who COSM1131 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. want to learn about the important career specialty, network and data security. We Manicuring I cover key topics like network security, A course in the construction, filing and compliance and operational security, threats shaping of the fingernails, loosening and removing the dead cuticle and the art of

www.uarichmountain.edu 155 479-394-7622 hand and arm massage. (Semester One) COSM1241 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. COSM1141 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. Aesthetics II Aesthetics I A course in the skin, various kinds of facial A course in the skin, various kinds of facial massage, cosmetics, packs, the art of massage, cosmetics, packs, the art of makeup, eyebrow arching, and eyebrow makeup, eyebrow arching, and eyebrow and eyelash dying. (Semester Two) and eyelash dying. (Semester One) COSM1251 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. COSM1151 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. Salesmanship, Shop Management, and Salesmanship, Shop Management, and Shop Deportment II Shop Deportment This is a continuing course in the necessary This course relates to the necessary skills skills of courtesy, neatness and professional of courtesy, neatness and professional attitude in meeting the public. There is a attitude in meeting the public, and a strong strong focus on entrepreneurship. focus on entrepreneurship. (Semester One) (Semester Two) COSM1301 20 Clock HRS./1 CR. COSM1201 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. Hygiene and Sanitation III Hygiene and Sanitation II This course is a conclusion of Hygiene and This course is a continuation of Hygiene Sanitation which instructs students in and Sanitation I which instructs students in sanitation, sterilization, hygiene, lighting sanitation, sterilization, hygiene, lighting and ventilation. The student will have hands and ventilation. The student will have hands on experience in sanitation methods. on experience in sanitation methods. (Semester Three) (Semester Two) COSM1312 180 Clock HRS./3 CR. COSM1212 400 Clock HRS./12 CR. Hairdressing w/lab III Hairdressing w/lab II This is the final course in scalp massage, A continuing course in scalp massage, cleaning, shampooing, cutting, clippering, cleaning, shampooing, cutting. clippering, singeing, dyeing, tinting, bleaching, perming, singeing, dying, tinting, bleaching, perming, brushing, combing curling, reconditioning, brushing, combing, curling, reconditioning, thermal pressing, iron curling, and thermal pressing, iron curling, and chemical chemically relaxing hair.(Semester Three) relaxing hair. (Semester Two) COSM1321 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. COSM1221 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. Related Cosmetology Science III Related Science II This course is designed to give students a This course is designed to give students a depth of understanding in the sciences depth of understanding in the sciences related to the field. Those sciences include: related to the field. Those sciences include: physiotherapy or cosmetricity (pertaining physiotherapy or cosmetricity (pertaining to electricity used in cosmetology), to electricity used in cosmetology), physiology and histology anatomy, physiology and histology anatomy, neurology, mycology and osteology. neurology, mycology and osteology. (Semester Three) (Semester Two) COSM1331 20 Clock HRS./1 CR. COSM1231 40 Clock HRS./1 CR. Manicuring III Manicuring II A course in the construction, filing and A course in the construction, filing and shaping of the fingernails, loosening and shaping of the fingernails, loosening and removing the dead cuticle and the art of removing the dead cuticle and the art of hand and arm massage. (Semester Three) hand and arm massage. (Semester Two) www.uarichmountain.edu 156 479-394-7622 COSM1341 20 Clock HRS./1 CR. Instructor trainees will choose class materials, visual aids and student Aesthetics III competencies that prepare them for A course in the skin, various kinds of facial conducting cosmetology course work. massage, cosmetics, packs, the art of Instructor trainees will prepare theory makeup, eyebrow arching, and eyebrow classes in Hygiene and Sanitation, Related and eyelash dying. (Semester Three) Science, Hairdressing, Manicuring, COSM1351 20 Clock HRS./1 CR. Aesthetics, Salesmanship and Shop Salesmanship, Shop Management, and Management, and Shop Deportment. This Shop Deportment III course is designed to prepare instructor This course is the final in the sequence and trainees to conduct practical classes in all relates to the necessary skills of courtesy, phases of cosmetology. This course neatness and professional attitude in prepares instructor trainees to comply with meeting the public, and a strong focus on all State Board of Cosmetology record entrepreneurship. (Semester Three) keeping including student records. Instructor COSM1406 220 Clock HRS./6 CR. trainees are evaluated and prepared to take Manicuring and Pedicuring with Lab I the cosmetology instructor licensing exam This course is an introduction to the science given by the Arkansas Board of Health – TABLE OF and art of manicures and pedicures for the Cosmetology Section. CONTENTS nail professional. It covers nail health, COSM1421 40 Clock HRS./1CR. sanitation, and art design for real and Nail Technician Related Science artificial nails. This course is designed to teach science INDEX COSM1411 40 Clock HRS./1CR. related to nail technology. Nail Technician Sanitation and Safety COSM1429 800 Clock HRS./9 CR. This course is designed to inform students Cosmetology Instructor II on the necessary elements to perform This course is a continuation of COSI1419. manicures and pedicures in a sanitary In this course the instructor trainee will manner. prepare lesson plans and utilize visual aids. COSM1412 440 Clock HRS./12 CR. Instructor trainees will choose class materials, visual aids and student Manicuring and Pedicuring with Lab competencies that prepare them for This course is designed to give intensive conducting cosmetology course work. instruction and laboratory experience to the Instructor trainees will prepare theory student interested in being a licensed nail classes in Hygiene and Sanitation, Related technician. Science, Hairdressing, Manicuring, COSM1416 220 Clock HRS./6 CR. Aesthetics, Salesmanship and Shop Manicuring and Pedicuring with Lab II Management, and Shop Deportment. This This course is an introduction to the science course is designed to prepare instructor and art of manicures and pedicures for the trainees to conduct practical classes in all nail professional. It covers nail health, phases of cosmetology. This course sanitation, and art design for real and prepares instructor trainees to comply with artificial nails. all State Board of Cosmetology record keeping including student records. Instructor COSM1419 800 Clock HRS./9 CR. trainees are evaluated and prepared to take Cosmetology Instructor I the cosmetology instructor licensing exam In this course the instructor trainee will given by the Arkansas Board of Health – prepare lesson plans and utilize visual aids. Cosmetology Section.

www.uarichmountain.edu 157 479-394-7622 COSM1431 40 Clock HRS./1CR. constructive participation in their chosen area. Under the dual supervision of the Intoduction to Manicuring for Nail faculty and practitioners, the student has Technicians an opportunity to apply techniques and Students are introduced to the fundamentals procedures to situational experiences in of manicuring in this course. his/her chosen area of study. (Offered on COSM1451 40 Clock HRS./1CR. demand) Salesmanship, Shop Management & CRJ126 6 CR. (6 LEC.) Department for Nail Technician Part-Time II/Auxiliary Officer This course is designed to teach students Prerequisite: Student must be sponsored by the business essentials of operating a nail law enforcement agency salon for profit. This course is designed to satisfy the classroom and firing-range requirements CRIMINAL JUSTICE set forth by the Arkansas Commission Law Enforcement Standards and Training, CRJ103 3 CR. (3 LEC.) which, upon satisfactory completion, will Introduction to Criminal Justice allow the student to serve in a Part-Time II/ This course offers a study of the criminal Auxiliary Officer capacity with their justice system and is designed to introduce respective law enforcement agency. the student to the various segments of the (Offered on demand) system, such as the police, prosecution, CRJ133 3 CR. (3 LEC.) courts, probation, parole, and corrections. Juvenile Crime and Delinquency This course requires at least one paper This course provides a study covering the using a documentation format. (ACTS: philosophy of the juvenile justice system CRJU1023) (Offered fall and spring and how it has evolved in the United States. semester) Emphasis is directed to the role of the CRJ113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) family, police, courts, school, and other Criminal Justice Internship justice officials in controlling and sanctioning Prerequisite: CRJ103 juvenile crime and delinquency with an The aim of this course is an attempt to bring analysis of juvenile delinquent behavior, training and education into a more problems, causes, and preventions. This meaningful relationship, by providing a course requires at least one paper using a planned program of research, observation, documentation format. (Offered on study, and work in an approved institution demand) and/or agency. The program is designed ECONOMICS to assist the student in selecting that segment of the appropriate field which may ECN203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) ultimately become the career of his/her Microeconomics choice. Additionally, the program is aimed This course presents an overall view of how toward more mature individuals who are economic systems operate. Emphasis is presently employed in a segment of one of placed on money, banking, and national the three areas and wish to broaden their income. This course requires at least one knowledge of the system, or individuals paper using a documentation format. who may contemplate getting into another (ACTS: ECON2203) (Offered fall semester. segment of the system by making a career Spring on demand) change. The intern program is designed to supplement classroom study with www.uarichmountain.edu 158 479-394-7622 ECN213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) of C or better in MTH013, or a minimum score of 42 on the COMPASS pre-algebra Macroeconmics test. Macroeconomics is a continuation of This course is an introduction to the subject Microeconomics. The course includes of electricity. The course will provide a taxation, price and non-price competition, basis for understanding the physical nature income distribution, and current economic of electricity, including static fields, problems. This course requires at least alternating and direct currents, circuit one paper using a documentation format. analysis, and other fundamental electrical (ACTS: ECON2103) (Offered spring concepts. semester. Fall on demand) ELEC1403 3 CR. EDUCATION Industrial Motors & Controls This is the study of electric motor and control EDU213 3 CR. (3 LEC. and practical systems as applied to the industrial trades. educational activities) Included are maintenance, installation, wiring diagrams, and troubleshooting. Introduction to Education This course offers a study of educational ELEC1043 3 CR. history, philosophy, policies, and trends for Electric Motors & Controls TABLE OF the purpose of helping students formulate Prerequisite: ELEC1104 CONTENTS personal beliefs and practices about This course will cover operating principles educational problems. Students will be of conventional and solid-state controls with INDEX involved in fifteen observations or their practical applications. Controls to educational activities in the local elementary include braking, jogging, plugging, safety or secondary schools. This course requires interlocks, wiring, and schematic diagram at least one paper using a documentation interpretations. format. (Offered fall semester) ENGLISH EDU223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Instructional Technology ENG0023 3 CR. This three hour course is designed to Accelerated Reading/Writing provide students with an overview of the This developmental level course is a co- technologies that can enhance teaching requisite for those students whose test and learning. Students will be taught basic scores do not meet the state mandated computer skills and the uses of various assessment criteria for either reading or software applications (i.e., word-processing, writing. Updated cut-off scores are listed database, spreadsheet, graphics, in the online UA Rich Mountain catalog in multimedia, etc.) in the educational setting. the Placement Information Table. This co- This course requires the creation of at least requisite course supports accelerated one instructional learning tool using student placement and achievement in technology. (Offered spring semester) general education courses. (Offered fall and spring semester) ELECTRICITY ENG113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) English Composition I ELEC1104 4 CR. Prerequisites: Minimum score of 19 on Basic Electricity the English section of the ACT, a minimum Prerequisite: Minimum score of 17 on the score of 83 on the Sentence Skills section mathematics section of the ACT, or a grade of the ACCUPLACER AND a minimum

www.uarichmountain.edu 159 479-394-7622 score of 78 on the Reading section of the and Renaissance periods. The course ACCUPLACER. includes the study of movements, schools, This is a beginning college-level course and periods and requires at least one paper that includes an in-depth review of grammar, using a documentation format. (ACTS: punctuation, syntax, and paragraph ENGL2113) (Offered fall semester) development relating to written composition. ENG233 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Students will receive an introduction to the World Literature II five-paragraph structured essay with Prerequisite: ENG123 with a “C” or better emphasis on thesis statement and This course is a survey of world authors organization. A step-by-step approach to and their works with emphasis on more mature writing, progressing from masterpieces from the Renaissance to the sentence structure to paragraph Modern period of literature. The course development to structured essay is also includes the study of movements, schools, studied. This course requires at least one and periods and requires at least one paper paper using a documentation format. using a documentation format. (ACTS: (ACTS: ENGL1013) (Offered fall and spring ENGL2123) (Offered spring semester) semester) ENG283 3 CR. (3 LEC.) ENG123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Introduction to Creative Writing English Composition II This course is a workshop for serious writers Prerequisite: ENG113 with a “C” or better and focuses on the craft of writing both This is an intermediate college-level course fiction and poetry. The course begins with with a more advanced study of composition learning form and technique through the through the reading of novels and the writing study of famous works. Students then work of literary analysis with an emphasis on the individually on their own stories, novels, or elements of literature as they relate to poems. This course is recommended for composition. This course requires at least any student who enjoys writing as a creative one paper using a documentation format. form of expression. This course requires (ACTS: ENGL1023) (Offered fall and spring at least one paper using a documentation semester) format. (ACTS: ENGL2013) (Offered on ENG133 3 CR. (3 LEC.) demand) Technical Writing ENG284 4 CR. (4 LEC.) Prerequisite: ENG113 with a “C” or better Creative Writing Workshop This is an intermediate college-level course Prerequisite: ENG283 designed to enhance the communications This course is a workshop devoted to the skills of students seeking a career in discussion of short stories and novels technical and scientific fields. It includes created by the students. This workshop writing reports, proposals, and business may be repeated for additional credit up to correspondence. This course requires 9 semester hours. This course requires at several synthesis projects using multi-media least one paper using a documentation and technology (ACTS: ENGL2023) format. (Offered on demand) (Offered spring semester) ENG223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) GEOGRAPHY World Literature I Prerequisite: ENG123 with a “C” or better GEO103 3 CR. (3 LEC.) This course is a survey of world authors Regional Geography of the World and their works with emphasis on This course illustrates world conditions as masterpieces from the Ancient, Medieval, www.uarichmountain.edu 160 479-394-7622 they exist in the environment and the various of medicine for personal growth and cultures. It introduces map reading of the awareness. various continents and other important AHIM1011 1 CR. (1 LEC.) geo¬graphical concepts. This course Pharmacology requires at least one paper using a Upon successful completion of this course, documentation format. (ACTS: GEOG2103) students will be able to identify the basics (Offered fall semester) of pharmacotherapy as it relates to medical GEO223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) coding and billing.. Drug classifications and Global Studies matching drugs to common conditions and This course stresses the commonalities, laboratory findings is the focus of this rather than the differences, of people around course. Students will be introduced to the the globe. The concepts of culture, values, names and uses of the major classes of diversity, perspectives, conflict, drugs commonly used in the medical interdependence, and change are central community by health care practitioners. to the course and are used to analyze such This information will help coders understand issues as peace and conflict, world hunger, how to use medication information from population, human rights, and economic physician orders and medication lists to interdependence. This course seeks to identify situations in which further inquiry TABLE OF understand global issues, how others view about comorbidities or complications may CONTENTS these issues, and the effects these issues be necessary. have on the world. This course requires at AHIM1013 3 CR. (3 LEC.) least one paper using a documentation INDEX Medical Coding format. (Offered on demand) Prerequisite: AHIM1003 Medical Terminology HEALTH INFORMATION Medical insurance coding prepares students TECHNOLOGY in all aspects of contemporary insurance billing. Coding entails transforming the written or verbal description of diseases, AHIM1003 3 CR. (3 LEC.) injuries, and procedures into numerical Medical Terminology designations. Additionally, students will Medical terminology is the study of the become familiar with the content of the principles of medical word building to help medical record in order to locate information the students develop the extensive medical to support or provide specificity for accurate vocabulary used in health care occupations. coding. Students learn basic diagnosis Students receive a thorough grounding in coding systems with detailed instruction in basic medical terminology word construction the International Classification of Diseases through a study or root words, prefixes and ICD-9-CM, how to code, and guidelines for suffixes. The study focuses on correct usage for Volume I, Volume II, and Volume pronunciation, spelling, definition, and use III. Students also learn basic procedure of medical terms. Anatomy, physiology, coding systems with detailed instruction in surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, basic HCPCS coding, CPT-4 coding for symptomatology, and pathology of disease Anesthesia, E&M, Surgical, Pathology/ are introduced yet no previous knowledge Laboratory, Radiology, and Medicine. of these topics is required. This course is HCPS Level II codes are also taught. This recommended for individuals interested in course introduces students to various types entering the healthcare profession or who of health care plans, including Managed want a better understanding of the language Care and Health Maintenance Organizations

www.uarichmountain.edu 161 479-394-7622 (HMO). Students develop proficiency in Recovery Audit Contractors for healthcare preparing and processing insurance claims reimbursement and claims. This course will as they relate to government programs, include a review of billing forms, different such as Medicaid and Medicare. prospective payment systems and a AHIM1022 2 CR. (2 LEC.) discussion of claims management. Facility Medical Billing and Reimbursement Revenue Cycle is recommended for anyone Prerequisite: AHIM1003 Medical who is preparing for a career in medical Terminology billing at hospital based medical facilities, Co-requisite: AHIM1013 Medical Coding physician’s offices, clinics, or similar This course examines the complex financial positions. systems within today’s healthcare AHIM1033 3 CR. (3 LEC.) environment and provides an understanding Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology of the basics of health insurance and public Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology funded programs, managed care contracting covers the basic structure and function of and how services are paid. In addition to the human body using a systems approach. the step by step details about how each The course examines basic concepts of payment system functions, a brief historical human anatomy and physiology as they review is also provided the student for a relate to the health sciences. The course greater understanding of the impact has uses a body systems approach to discover had on all stakeholders. Students will the interrelationships between structure become familiar with the legal and regulatory and function at the gross and microscopic considerations involved in healthcare billing levels of organization in the human body. and reimbursement. This course will include Students develop the ability as a healthcare a review of billing forms, different prospective professional, to apply the basic concepts payment systems and a discussion of claims of whole body anatomy and physiology to management. This course is recommended decision making and professional for anyone who is preparing for a career in communication with colleagues and a medical billing department at a physician’s patients. office, clinic, or similar positions. AHIM1032 2 CR. (2 LEC.) This class does not satisfy the Anatomy & Facility Revenue Cycle Physiology requirement for the nursing program. Nursing students should take Facility Revenue Cycle reviews the BIO134 & 144. principles of revenue cycle management to include the scope and management of AHIM1042 2 CR. (2 LEC.) clinical coded data, process improvement Electronic Health Information Management and data quality, healthcare compliance, This course will review the history of the internal and external auditing, facility electronic health record and current trends reporting, chargemaster maintenance, and in healthcare information applications. case-mix management. Subjects include Students will explore the transition from a insurance plans, medical necessity, claims paper-based health record to an electronic processing, accounts receivable, health record and associated issues. This chargemaster, DRGs, APCs, edits, medical course will provide information about auditing and review, and ICD and CPT effective management, documentation, and coding. Students will develop skills in claims communication using electronic health management, compliance with regulatory information. The course will also provide guidelines to include HIPAA, Office of the hands-on activities to navigate through the Inspector General Requirements, and various applications found in a typical www.uarichmountain.edu 162 479-394-7622 electronic medical record system. Upon insurance purposes. completion, students will be able to use AHIM1073 3 CR. (3 LEC.) electronic health records as a tool before, Medical Coding III during, and after a patient encounter. Upon successful completion of this course, Students will gain a solid understanding of students will be able to apply advanced, the legal aspects including patient hospital and outpatient specific coding and confidentiality and the disclosure of medical billing guidelines to prepare for the official records in a court setting. certification exam to become a Certified AHIM1051 1 CR. (1 LEC.) Coder. This program will utilize the student’s Legal Aspects of Healthcare existing knowledge of anatomy, physiology, This course focuses on the impact of legal clinical disease processes, and medical and ethical issues in health information terminology to assist in accurately assigning management. Topics include an overview codes for diagnoses and procedures for of the branches of government, tort law; patient encounters in all levels of healthcare confidentiality and release of information, settings. Evaluation of the use of Uniform subpoenaed information; record retention Hospital Discharge Data Sets, Diagnosis and security; information consent; liability; Related Group assignment, applying ICD10- patient rights; negligence and malpractice; PCS coding, and determining the proper TABLE OF and ethics. Upon completion, students use of Modifiers, CPT vs. HCPCS Level II CONTENTS should be able to comply with legal codes based on Prospective Payment requirements and be aware of legislative System definitions will be the focus of this and regulatory trends. course. INDEX AHIM1053 3 CR. (3 LEC.) AHIM1113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Medical Chart Auditing Essentials of Management Practice This course is designed for students who This course is designed for students who wish to learn principles of medical auditing wish to acquire a thorough body of and will define key areas of regulation, CIAs, knowledge and skills necessary to manage medical record documentation, and chart the mulitple elements of medical practice abstraction. Participants will learn the management. These elements include organization and regulatory compliance of organization, administration, the medical record in addition to review of communication, marketing, and patient evaluation and management services. care.Topics include management of tasks Surgical, radiology and other ancillary and responsibilities, supervision and services will be reviewed in the course. training, practice marketing, service Upon completion, students will be able to scheduling, accounting processes, complete internal charting reviews. It is benchmarking and receivables, recommended for anyone preparing for a reimbursement and billing related to the career in medical auditing. medical practice.This course will discuss AHIM1063 3 CR. (3 LEC.) the requirements o fmanaing the revenue Medical Coding II cycle, compliance regulations, human This course is a continuation of Medical resources, health information, and general Coding and prepares students in all aspects business practices. of contemporary insurance billing. Coding AHIM1123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) means transforming the written or verbal Healthcare Regulatory Compliance description of disease, injury, and This course is designed for students who procedures into numerical designations for wish to learn key requirements needed to

www.uarichmountain.edu 163 479-394-7622 effectively develop, implement, and monitor demand) a healthcare compliance program. It covers ANT213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) governmental regulatory guidelines Cultural Anthropology including internal compliance reviews, An introduction to the nature of culture and audits, risk assessments, and staff education its influence on human behavior and and training. This course is recommended personality: comparative study of custom, for anyone who is preparing for a career as social organization, and processes of a compliance officer. change and integration of culture. This AHIM1133 3 CR. (3 LEC.) course requires at least one paper using a Quality Assessment and Improvement documentation format. (Offered on Students will gain knowledge regarding demand) quality standards and methodologies in the HIS003 3 CR. (3 LEC.) health systems environment. Topics include Ouachita Regional History licensing, accreditation, compiling and This course involves a study of the cultural presenting data in statistical formats, quality and natural history of the Ouachita Region. management, and performance Although open to all, HIS003 is designed improvement functions. Risk management specifically for the 60+ program. Credit is and medical staff quality issues will also be non-transferable and does not appear on covered. Finally, students will learn various transcript. (Offered on demand) approaches to assess patient safety issues HIS013 3 CR. (3 LEC.) and implementing quality management and Ozark Regional History reporting through electronic systems. This course involves a study of the cultural AHIM1142 2 CR. (2 LEC.) and natural history of the Ozark Region. Healthcare Credentialing Although open to all, HIS013 is designed This course provides an overview of topics specifically for the 60+ program. Credit is including credentialing and privileging, non-transferable and does not appear on primary source verification, compliance with transcript. (Offered on demand) standards, and medical staff services HIS143 3 CR. (3 LEC.) operations reviewed from the perspective World Civilization to 1500 of a variety of health care settings, including This course offers a survey of ancient and hospitials, managed care organizations, medieval history, with an emphasis on and ambulatory care settings. Asian, African, and European cultures and cultural interaction. This course requires HISTORY, POLITICAL at least one paper with a historical SCIENCE, AND documentation format. (ACTS: HIST1113) ANTHROPOLOGY (Offered fall and spring semester) HIS153 3 CR. (3 LEC.) ANT113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) World Civilization from 1500 Physical Anthropology This course offers a survey from the early A survey of anthropology covering the modern period until present day. This introduction to the discipline, concentrating course requires at least one paper with an on the principles and concepts of physical historical documentation format. (ACTS: anthropology and archaeology, genetics, HIST1223) (Offered fall and spring variation, paleontology, and prehistory. This semester) course requires at least one paper using a documentation format. (Offered on www.uarichmountain.edu 164 479-394-7622 HIS213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) governments. (ACTS: PLSC2103) (Offered spring semester) U. S. History to 1865 This course offers a survey of the cultural, economic, political, and social forces that HOSPITALITY have shaped the U.S. through the Reconstruction era. This course requires HOSP1261 1 CR. (1 LEC.) at least one paper using a documentation Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism format. (ACTS: HIST2113) (Offered in fall This course offers an overview of tourism and spring semester) and economic development planning at HIS223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) the local, regional, and national level. Special emphasis will be placed on the topic U. S. History from 1865 of the importance of tourism in the state of This course offers a survey of the cultural, Arkansas and the training required to economic, political, and social forces that prepare for and obtain careers in the have shaped the U.S. from the end of hospitality industry. This course also Reconstruction to the present. This course explores the major concepts about tourism requires at least one paper using a as an inter-linked industry composed of documentation format. (ACTS: HIST2123) many sectors within the private, not-for- (Offered in fall and spring semester) TABLE OF profit, and public sectors. Issues associated CONTENTS with the planning, development, and HIS233 3 CR. (3 LEC.) management of tourism and tourism Arkansas History resources will be studied. The importance INDEX This course offers a study of the political, of natural, cultural, and heritage resources social, and economic development of to the tourism experience will also be Arkansas from the era of exploration and examined. early statehood to the present. Major themes include the Civil War and ELECTROMECHANICAL Reconstruction, segregation and disenfranchisement, progressivism, and INDUSTRY civil rights. This course meets state requirements for elementary and secondary IMMC1001 1 CR. (1 LEC.) teachers and requires at least one paper Hand Tools & Measuring Devices using a documentation format. (Offered This course introduces the student to the fall and spring semester) basic components of dial calipers, outside PSI103 3 CR. (3 LEC.) micrometers, inside micrometers, depth American National Government micrometers, telescoping gauges, thickness This course studies the structure, principles, gauges, and dial indicators. This course and functions of the United States also familiarizes students with the procedures government and requires at least one paper for properly using each of these instruments using a documentation format. (ACTS: to measure the dimensions of an object. PLSC2003) (Offered fall and spring IMMC1002 2 CR. (2 LEC.) semester) Blueprint Reading PSI123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) The art of blueprint reading is a necessary State and Local Government skill required for most technical vocations. This course offers an introduction to the This course will provide the instruction organization, structure, functions, and required to become proficient in reading administration of state and local and interpreting prints, system schematics,

www.uarichmountain.edu 165 479-394-7622 and engineering drawing. JRN203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) IMMC1013 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Introduction to Radio and Television I Introduction to Pneumatic & Hydraulic This is a basic course in radio and television. Systems Training in use of radio and television studio This course provides an introduction to equipment and in radio and television pneumatic and hydraulic systems and production is provided through hands-on covers topics specifically relating to the projects. Included are electronic news design, application, and maintenance of gathering, audio and video editing, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems. This script writing. In the process of providing course includes content on hydraulic pumps, programming for the college radio and fluid conductors, connectors, and means television stations, students will gain of transmission. vocational skills. IMMC1014 4 CR. (4 LEC.) JRN213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Programmable Logic Controllers Introduction to Radio and Television II Prerequisite: ELEC1043 Prerequisite: JRN203 This course discusses the fundamental This course is a continuation of Radio and concepts of programmable logic controllers, Television I. Previous topics are covered principles of operation, and numbering with emphasis on more advanced systems as applied to electrical controls. techniques. Students will be given greater The student will identify and describe digital responsibility in producing programming for logic circuits, explain numbering systems, the college radio and television stations. explain the operation of programmable logic FCC regulations as well as copyright law controllers, convert ladder diagrams into will be covered. programs, incorporate timers and counters JRN293 3 CR. (3 LEC.) utilizing programmable logic controllers, Internship in Radio and Television and execute and evaluate programs. While continuing to gain proficiency in radio and television production, students will be JOURNALISM placed in leadership roles producing radio and television programming for the college JRN113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) radio and television stations. Students will Newswriting I be mentors for the Radio and Television I This course provides a study of the basics and II students. of journalism, in particular news reporting and feature writing. Focus is on effective MACHINE TOOL lead writing, with emphasis on writing, revising, and editing news stories and TECHNOLOGY articles. Students in this class work on the student newspaper. (Offered on demand) MCH105 5 CR. (2 LEC., 6 LAB) JRN123 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Technology of Machine Tools I Newswriting II Upon completion of this course the student Prerequisite JRN113 will have a basic understanding of the This course is a continuation of Newswriting operation of manual machines from setup I and covers more advanced techniques of to completed part. The student will also be news gathering, writing, revising, and able to gage and inspect parts. This course editing. Students in this class work on the of study will emphasize the manual lathe student newspaper. (Offered on demand) and the related support equipment such as www.uarichmountain.edu 166 479-394-7622 the cut-off saws and the contour saws. This MCH145 5 CR. (4 LEC., 2 LAB) course will also cover the proper use and GDT(Geometric, Dimensioning Tolerance) terminology of basic hand tools. Safety Blueprint Reading and Measuring Devices applications and procedures will be taught Upon completion of this course the student throughout this course of instruction. will have a basic understanding of blueprint (Offered fall semester) reading and the use of measuring tools and MCH115 5 CR. (2 LEC., 6 LAB) have the ability to gage and inspect parts. CNC Turning Students will gain an understanding of Students will learn basic CNC programming, Geometric Dimension and Tolerance test their code on virtual and actual symbols, call-outs, and control frames on simulators, and cut out part on CNC lathes. prints. (Offered fall semester) Students will gain an understanding of MCH155 5 CR. (4 LEC., 2 LAB) machine feeds and speeds for different Metals & Alloys/Basic Metallurgy material types and tooling. Students will Instruction is given in classification of metals learn machining processes, tool selection, Instruction is given in classification of metals and machine set-up. Instruction will be and their chemical, physical, and mechanical given in the more common machine control properties. The student is also instructed languages. Actual parts to be machined, in the basic makeup of steels and alloys TABLE OF will be programmed by students as part of and their heat treatment processes. CONTENTS their lab experiences. This course is for the Instruction is also given in the use of the beginning student as well as the second Machinery’s Handbook as it relates to semester student.(Offered spring semester) INDEX specific course material. (Offered spring MCH133 3 CR. (3 LEC.) semester) Tooling U Shop Mathematics MCH205 5 CR. (2 LEC., 6 LAB) This course is designed to teach Advanced Machine Shop/Lab Internship mathematics skills related to industrial arts Prerequisite: 2 semesters of Machine Shop and technology coursework in a and permission of instructor computerized, self-paced setting. (Offered Limit Two students per semester. fall and spring semester) This course will provide instruction in MCH135 5 CR. (2 LEC., 6 LAB) advanced machine tool techniques. Projects CNC Milling will be assigned as needed by the instructor. Students will learn basic CNC programming, Major emphasis will be CNC machining, test their code on virtual and actual CNC programming and the fabrication of simulators, and cut out part on CNC milling jigs and fixtures to complement the CNC machine. Students will gain an understanding machine projects. Some of the projects will of machine feeds and speeds for different be required to be machined on the manual material types and tooling. Students will lathe and/or mill. The advanced student learn machining processes, tool selection, may be called upon to help beginning and machine set-up. Instruction will be students with their lab projects. (Offered given in the more common machine control on demand) languages. Actual parts to be machined, MCH215 5 CR. (2 LEC., 6 LAB) will be programmed by students as part of Technology of Machine Tool II their lab experiences. This course is for the Prerequisite: MCH105 beginning student as well as the second Upon completion of this course the student semester student. (Offered fall semester) will have a basic understanding of the operation of manual machines from setup

www.uarichmountain.edu 167 479-394-7622 to completed part. The student will also be MCH253 3 CR. (3 LEC.) able to gage and inspect parts. This course CAD II of study will emphasize the milling machine Prerequisite: MCH243 and the related support equipment such as CAD II is a continuation of CAD I. The the drill press, pedestal grinder, and abrasive student will be expected to spend a minimum belt grinder. One of the objectives for this of two hours per week outside lab time course will be the development and reinforcing the application learned in the manufacture of jigs and fixtures for the CNC classroom. (Offered on demand) machines. Included in the development of the jigs and fixtures portion will be learning about and using commercial fixture units. MASSAGE THERAPY The use of coolants and lubricants in the machining process of both manual and CNC MSSG1106 90 CLOCK HRS/6CR machines will be taught. There will also be Anatomy & Physiology I instruction in the usage of the Machinery’s Handbook as it applies to the different Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology & elements of this course. Safety applications Contraindications I is a ninety (90) clock and procedures will be taught throughout hour, six (6) credit hour course that provides this course of instruction. This course is for students with the basic knowledge the beginning student as well as the second necessary to master the theory and practice semester student. (Offered spring semester) of therapeutic massage. The human body, its structures and functions, is the territory MCH233 3 CR. (2 LEC., 2 LAB) of a massage therapist’s work. The more CAM I familiar the massage therapist is with the This course provides the student with body and its functions, the better able he/ instruction in the concepts and practices she will be to use the methods of therapeutic/ associated with using Cam (Computer clinical massage that will most benefit the Aided Machining) software to prepare CNC client. Through this course, the student will machine programs for lathes and mills. learn that appropriate “technique” is Students will process programs that grounded in an understanding of anatomy, demonstrate the features and functions of physiology, kinesiology, and pathophysiology. the software and how it produces CNC Students will become familiar with general code. (Offered on demand) and local contraindications, conditions or MCH243 3 CR. (3 LEC.) situations that make receiving a massage CAD I inadvisable. Students will be introduced to Prerequisite: 2 semesters of Machine Shop, each of the body systems, their unique CST113, or permission of instructor characteristics, potential endangerment CAD I has been developed to assist the sites, and structural abnormalities, as well student in understanding and developing as, common pathologies found in each of Computer Aided Drafting skills. These skills the body systems. The course familiarizes include using and maintaining a CAD students with key concepts and terminology workstation, drafting on “electronic sheets,” pertaining to pathology, as well as, common managing drawing files, and using symbol infectious agents, hygienic practices, and libraries. The student will be expected to the inflammatory process. Understanding spend a minimum of two hours per week common pathologies within each of the outside lab time reinforcing the applications body systems helps the student make learned in the classroom. (Offered on further connections between anatomy, demand) physiology, and pathology. The value of www.uarichmountain.edu 168 479-394-7622 this academic knowledge is foundational updating of information. The concept of to critical thinking in the assessment of a informed consent is also covered in this client and the practical applications that course. increase client satisfaction, treatment MSSG1131 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR effectiveness, and desired outcomes. Personal Hygiene, Sanitation, and Safety I MSSG1111 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR Personal Hygiene, Sanitation, and Safety Massage Therapy Business Law & Ethics I Practices I is a fifteen 15-clock hour(1 credit This fifteen (15) clock hour (one credit hour) hour) course that focuses on the importance course includes the mandatory six (6) hours of good health habits and professional specific to “Ethics” to complete the Technical projection. Students are taught to project Certificate in Massage Therapy. Students a well-groomed, professional appearance learn the requirements for the practice of at all times. The course identifies important therapeutic massage, covering ethics, code personal health and grooming habits of ethics, standards of practice, informed required for a personal service business consent, and scope of practice. The code such as massage therapy. The everyday of ethics is a set of principles or guidelines practice of personal hygiene, sanitation, for decisions and professional conduct that and safety protects the massage therapist all massage therapists should follow. This and clientele against injury and disease. TABLE OF course identifies the difference between Students will gain an awareness of CONTENTS licensure and certification, municipal laws, hazardous conditions and the elimination and how the code of ethics affects the of those situations to prevent possible injury. massage therapy profession. Participants Implementation of sanitary practices is INDEX are introduced to the government agencies essential. The massage therapist is and professional associations that establish responsible for providing a safe and sanitary regulations for the practice of massage environment. Students will study universal therapy. Students learn about the Federation precautions, sterilization techniques, of State Massage Therapy Licensing Boards various disinfectants, antiseptics,and their (FSMTP) that created the Massage and role in maintaining sanitary conditions. The Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) course contains the three (3) clock hour to determine entry level competence for requirement on Human Immunodeficiency massage therapists. Virus (HIV) and the acquired immune MSSG1121 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR deficiency syndrome (AIDS) stages of Massage Practice and Administration I infection, common opportunistic infections associated with Aids, and explanation of The client consultation/interview, general the transmission of HIV/AIDS. assessment, development of a treatment plan, SOAP documentation, and effective MSSG1141 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR communication are included in this course. Hydrotherapy, Heliotherapy & Students review the importance of the client Electrotherapy I intake process, to include health history This 15-clock hour, one credit hour course to identify potential health problems and focuses on the effective and appropriate contraindications. Students learn the use of hydrotherapy as a therapeutic aid. importance of the client interview and its Hydrotherapy techniques will be introduced help in determining the extent of assessment that augment the massage experience. needed for the type of massage service Procedures include wraps, baths, showers, requested. Additionally, students learn what frictions, and salt glows. Students learn information is typically found in client charts hydrotherapy is an effective means of and the importance of record keeping and applying heat and cold to the body, and its

www.uarichmountain.edu 169 479-394-7622 appropriate and effective use in length, duration and pressure of strokes massage therapy practice. The course also effect the client. Developing a good full covers cautions and contraindications body massage sequence provides a associated with each of these therapeutic framework for a well-thought-out logical applications. progression, while also allowing for flexibility MSSG1151 35 CLOCK HRS/1CR and creativity, leaving the client with a Related Science I feeling of completeness. A general routine allows the practitioner to use a massage This thirty five (35) clock hour; one credit sequence and then add variations according hour course provides an understanding of to client’s requests, indications, and the history and progression of massage, contraindications. Sample flow sequences its credibility, and historical significance. for specific areas will also be included. Knowledge of historical people and the roles Students are taught to follow certain they played helps students understand guidelines to ensure professional standards the origin and reasoning behind various and to meet client expectations. Each techniques. Different cultures have student will learn and demonstrate developed their own unique forms of proficiency in the six technique categories massage and bodywork. Students learn commonly used in Western massage, and interesting facts about the uses of massage their value in improving circulation of blood at various times and in a variety of places. and lymph, relaxing muscles, improving Historical and contemporary massage forms joint mobilization, and overall general will be introduced and reviewed from relaxation. Classic Western Swedish theoretical and practical perspectives to massage includes joint movements, as well include forces that impact tissue formation, as, soft tissue manipulation. Massage room common massage movements by method, set-up, client draping technique, and and the importance of joint movements. By appropriate client positioning is included understanding the effects of various within the scope of this class. movements, the massage therapist can create better routines and treatment plans MSSG1206 90 CLOCK HRS/6CR for clients. This course lays the historical Anatomy & Physiology II and technical foundation on different Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology & massage modalities that will be further Contraindications II is a 90 clock hour, six explored in Health Related Sciences II. (6) credit hour course that provides students MSSG1164 135 CLOCK HRS/4CR further knowledge necessary to master the Massage Techniques & Lab I theory and practice of therapeutic massage. The more familiar the massage therapist is This course is a one hundred and thirty-five with the body and its functions, the better (135) clock hour, three (3) credit hour able he/she will be to use the methods of course. Massage technique and procedure therapeutic/clinical massage that will most form the basis of a massage therapy benefit the client. Students will be familiar session. There are many variations on how with general and local contraindications, to do massage. This course introduces conditions or situations that make receiving students to classic Western Swedish a massage inadvisable. Students will massage techniques and how they are advance their knowledge of body systems. applied; effleurage, petrissage, Also, the course focuses on the nature of compression, friction, tapotement, and common pathologies within each system vibration, along with joint movement covered. Understanding common applications in a full body routine. Students pathologies within each of the body systems will learn how intention, direction, speed, www.uarichmountain.edu 170 479-394-7622 helps the student make further connections employment. Consideration is given to between anatomy, physiology, and properly assembled and dependable pathology. Kinesiology, arthrology, and equipment and supplies for a productive biomechanical principles are covered in and safe practice environment. In addition this class. The value of this academic to the massage table, students will be knowledge is foundational to critical thinking exposed to the variety of tools and in the assessment of a client and the accessories used in massage sessions that practical applications that increase client also reduce physical stress on the therapist. satisfaction, treatment effectiveness, and Students will become familiar with the major desired outcomes. expenses related to starting and running a MSSG1211 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR business including specific types and Massage Therapy Business Law & Ethics II amounts of insurance coverage. This fifteen (15) clock hour, one (1) credit MSSG1231 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR hour class is required to complete the Personal Hygiene, Sanitation & Safety II Technical Certificate in Massage Therapy. Personal Hygiene, Sanitation, and Safety Understanding and abiding by local laws Practices II is a fifteen-clock hour (one credit and regulations is essential for staying hour) course that focuses on the importance within the legal parameters that safeguard of good health habits and professional TABLE OF the massage therapist and client. Having projection. A practitioner must look and CONTENTS an understanding of research methods and behave in a professional manner at all terminology adds to a therapist’s knowledge times. The professional image projected base, competency, confidence and the includes the speech, appearance, INDEX ability to communicate effectively with cleanliness, good manners, equipment clients and other health care professionals. used, and place of business. Students gain Research literacy and the concept of an knowledge of safe massage related evidence-informed practice is introduced. equipment, tools, and products. The overall Understanding basic research methods and success and safety of a massage therapy terminology adds to a therapist’s knowledge practice is dependent on the therapist’s base, competency, and has business knowledge and proper use of industry implications for creating a successful and recognized products and equipment. ethical massage practice. MSSG1241 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR MSSG1221 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR Hydrotherapy, Heliotherapy & Massage Practice & Administration II Electrotherapy II In addition to being skillful in massage This 15 clock hour course (one credit hour) techniques, anatomy, physiology, pathology focuses on the effective and appropriate and documentation, massage therapists use of thermotherapy, cryotherapy, light must be familiar with professionalism and therapy, diathermy, and mechanical devices how to create a successful massage in combination with massage. Students will business. Massage Practice and study these modalities and their appropriate Administration II introduces the student to and effective use in the massage therapy the components of building a business practice. The course covers cautions and including business and feasibility planning, contraindications associated with each of marketing and promotion, business location, these therapeutic applications. networking, long term business MSSG1251 35 CLOCK HRS/1CR development, and self-care. The course Related Science II covers a variety of employment opportunities, This is a thirty five (35) clock hour, one (1) including the multi-faceted role of self-

www.uarichmountain.edu 171 479-394-7622 credit hour course that focuses on a variety develop and refine palpation and of bodywork therapy approaches. Students assessment skills that are invaluable when will study the structure and function of the addressing soft tissue pain, injury, and soft tissues of the body to effectively apply dysfunction in clients. Additional modalities clinical and therapeutic massage techniques. covered within the scope of this class Related Science II continues to build on the include massage in the spa setting, chair techniques and knowledge introduced in massage, lymph drainage massage, Asian Related Science I providing the student bodywork practices, polarity therapy, and with more in-depth skill development and craniosacral therapy. Massage for special application. The scope of content includes populations; sports massage, pregnant effects, benefits, indications, and women, infants and geriatric groups are contraindications of massage, massage in also covered. As part of the Technique II the spa setting, clinical massage techniques course students participate in 50 hours of including neurophysiologic therapies that supervised student clinics and labs on the affect the musculoskeletal system (trigger general public and prepare to pass a final point therapy, neuromuscular therapy practical exam at the end of the program. (NMT), muscle energy techniques (MET), MSSG1306 45 CLOCK HRS/3CR position release technique (PRT) and Anatomy & Physiology III myofascial techniques). Asian and other Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology & related energy therapies such as tuina, Contraindications I is a forty-five (45) clock acupressure, shiatsu, Marma-point, thai, hour, three (3) credit hour course that reiki, polarity, therapeutic touch, and chakra provides students with the supplemental energy work are reviewed. Craniosacral knowledge necessary to master the theory therapy, chair massage, sports massage, and practice of therapeutic massage. The manual lymph drainage, reflexology and human body, its structures and functions, massage for special populations are also are covered in this course. The more included in the course curriculum. familiar the massage therapist is with the MSSG1264 135 CLOCK HRS/4CR body and its functions, the better able he/ Massage Techniques & Lab II she will be to use the methods of therapeutic/ Massage Therapy Technique II is a one clinical massage that will most benefit the hundred thirty-five (135) clock hour, five client. Students will become familiar with (5) credit hour class. The course introduces general and local contraindications, students to therapeutic and clinical massage conditions and situations that make techniques that address specific conditions receiving a massage inadvisable. Students and complaints that clients might present. are introduced to each of the body systems, Sometimes called rehabilitative or treatment- their unique characteristics, potential oriented massage, therapeutic massage is endangerment sites, and structural based on the assessment, palpation, and abnormalities, as well as, common treatment of specific injuries or compensation pathologies found in each of the body patterns in soft tissue structures of the body. systems. The course further informs Techniques covered include neuromuscular, students about the concepts and infectious muscle energy, positional release, and agents, hygienic practices, and the myofascial techniques. These techniques, inflammatory process. combined with those of the classic Western MSSG1311 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR massage covered in Massage Technique Massage Therapy Business Law & Ethics I, form the foundation of a clinical therapeutic III massage practice. Students continue to This fifteen (15) clock hour (one credit hour) www.uarichmountain.edu 172 479-394-7622 course furthers the students understanding practice of personal hygiene, sanitation, of business law and ethics within the and safety protects the massage therapist massage industry. Students learn the and clientele against injury and disease. requirements for the practice of therapeutic Students will gain an awareness of massage, covering ethics, code of ethics, hazardous conditions and the elimination standards of practice, informed consent, of those situations to prevent possible injury. and scope of practice. The code of ethics Students will practice sanitary procedures. is a set of principles or guidelines for Students will study and practice universal decisions and professional conduct that all precautions, sterilization techniques, massage therapists should follow. Students various disinfectants, antiseptics, and their will further their knowledge about the role in maintaining sanitary conditions. Federation of State Massage Therapy MSSG1351 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR Licensing Boards (FSMTP) and the Related Science III Massage and Bodywork Licensing This fifteen (15) clock hour; one credit hour Examination (MBLEx). course provides an understanding of the MSSG1321 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR history and progression of massage science. Massage Practice & Administration III Historical and contemporary massage forms This is a fifteen (15) clock hour (one credit will be introduced and reviewed from TABLE OF hour) course where the student will practice theoretical and practical perspectives to CONTENTS client consultation/interview, general include forces that impact tissue formation, assessment, development of a treatment common massage movements by method, plan, SOAP documentation, and effective and the importance of joint movements. By INDEX communication are included in this course. understanding the effects of various Students will practice the client intake movements, the massage therapist can process, including client health history to create better routines and treatment plans identify potential health problems and for clients. contraindications. Students learn and MSSG1364 45 CLOCK HRS/1CR practice client interviews and its help in Massage Techniques & Lab III determining the extent of assessment This course is a forty-five (45) clock hour, needed for the type of massage service three (3) credit hour course. Massage requested. Additionally, students learn what technique and procedure form the basis of information is typically found in client charts a massage therapy session. Students will and the importance of record keeping and practice various massage techniques. This updating of information. The concept of course furthers student knowledge of classic informed consent is reviewed in this course. Western Swedish massage techniques and MSSG1331 15 CLOCK HRS/1CR how they are applied; effleurage, petrissage, Personal Hygiene, Sanitation, & Safety III compression, friction, tapotement, and Personal Hygiene, Sanitation, and Safety vibration, along with joint movement Practices I is a fifteen 15-clock hour (1 credit applications in a full body routine. Students hour) course that focuses on the importance will follow guidelines to ensure professional of good health habits and professional standards and to meet client expectations. projection. Students are taught to project Each student will demonstrate proficiency a well-groomed, professional appearance in the six technique categories commonly at all times. The course identifies important used in Western massage, and their value personal health and grooming habits in improving circulation of blood and lymph, required for a personal service business relaxing muscles, improving joint such as massage therapy. The everyday mobilization, and overall general relaxation.

www.uarichmountain.edu 173 479-394-7622 Massage room set-up, client draping mathematics may have declined during the technique, and appropriate client positioning years absent from formal schooling. The is practiced within this class. content includes real numbers and their applications, variable expressions, solving MATHEMATICS general equations, solving equations involving practical applications, operations MATH0012 2 CR. (2 LEC.) of polynomials, and special products and factoring of polynomials. (Offered fall and Supplemental Math spring semester) Prerequisite: Score of 19 – 21 on the mathematics section of the ACT or a score MTH033 3 CR. (3 LEC.) of 77 – 90 on the Accuplacer Elementary Intermediate Algebra Algebra Placement Exam Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in This course is designed to be a co-requisite MTH023 or 18 on the mathematics section for College Algebra for students whose of the ACT or 61-76 on the Accuplacer placement scores are the equivalent of 19 Elementary Algebra Placement Exam – 21 on the mathematics section of the This course is designed to prepare students ACT. The two credit hours are given for for college-level mathematics. Course documentation of a minimum of two hours content includes review of basic concepts per week spent receiving tutoring from a and properties, solving first-degree qualified tutor (SSS professional tutor or equations and inequalities with applications, math instructor or college designee). The polynomials, rational expressions, goal of this course is to increase student exponents and radicals, and quadratic success in College Algebra. equations and inequalities with applications. MTH013 3 CR. (3 LEC.) (Offered fall and spring semester) Basic Math MTH113 3 CR. (3 LEC.) This course is designed primarily as a Technical Math refresher course for those students who Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in are weak in basic skills and who need a MTH013 or 16-17 on the mathematics review of the fundamentals. The content section of the ACT or 41-60 on the of this course includes the fundamental Accuplacer Elementary Placement Exam. operations of whole numbers, fractions, The content of this course includes the decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, fundamental processes of mathematics statistics, applications for business and with emphasis on problem-solving consumers, the metric system, rudimentary techniques. Included is a review of arithmetic, geometry, and introductory algebra. introductory algebra, elementary (Offered fall and spring semester) trigonometry, and rudiments of analytic MTH023 3 CR. (3 LEC.) geometry. (Offered fall and spring semester) Beginning Algebra Prerequisite Grade of “C” or better in MTH203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) MTH013 or 16-17 on the mathematics College Algebra section of the ACT or 41-60 on the Prerequisite: Minimum score of 22 on the Accuplacer Elementary Algebra Placement mathematics section of the ACT, Grade C Exam or better in MTH033, or a score of 91 on the This course is designed primarily for those Accuplacer Elementary Algebra Placement students who do not have a unit of high Exam. school algebra or whose proficiency in Co-requisite: MATH0012, Supplemental www.uarichmountain.edu 174 479-394-7622 Math, for students with scores equivalent to numbers, and analytic geometry. ( ACTS: 19–21 on ACT MATH1203) (Offered spring semester) The content of this course includes the MTH223 3 CR. (3 LEC.) concepts of linear and quadratic functions; Number Systems I (Mathematics for transformations of basic curves; composition Elementary & Middle School Teachers I) of functions; direct and inverse variations; Prerequisite: Minimum score of 19 on the solving and graphing problems whose mathematics section of the ACT, Grade C or mathematical models are polynomial, better in MTH033, or 77+ on the Accuplacer rational, exponential and logarithmic Elementary Algebra Placement Exam. functions; solving systems of linear and This course includes influences on and nonlinear equations and inequalities with directions in mathematics education, applications for each; determinants and learning theories, problem solving, number matrices; linear programming; conic concepts, numeration, number theory, and sections; binomial expansions; arithmetic whole-number operations. In addition, and geometric sequences and series; and fraction and decimal concepts and counting techniques and probability. (ACTS: computation are developed. Ratio, MATH1103) (Offered fall, spring & summer proportion and percent are also studied. semester) Estimation and alternative algorithms are TABLE OF MATH2103 3 CR. (3 LEC.) addressed, and mental math strategies are CONTENTS College Mathematics studied and modeled. MTH223 contains Prerequisite: Minimum score of 19 on the mathematics content, teaching techniques, mathematics section of the ACT, Grade C mathematics manipulatives, and technology INDEX or better in MTH033, or minimum score of with emphasis on problem solving, 77 on the Accuplacer Elementary Algebra reasoning, communication, connections, Placement Exam. and representation. This course is designed This course is designed to meet the general for future elementary and middle school education requirement for students in the teachers. (Offered fall semester) Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of General MTH233 3 CR. (3 LEC.) Studies (AGS), or Associate of Applied Number Systems II (Mathematics for Science (AAS) degree programs who are Elementary & Middle School Teachers I) NOT seeking future degrees in Science, Prerequisite: Minimum score of 19 on the Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or mathematics section of the ACT, Grade C or Business. The four units of study are better in MTH033, or a minimum score of 41 critical thinking, personal, state, and national on the COMPAS or 77-90 on the Accuplacer finance, statistics and probability, and Elementary Algebra Placement Exam. mathematical modeling. (ACTS: MATH1113) Concepts of geometry, data analysis, (Offered fall and spring semesters) probability and statistics appropriate for P-8 MTH213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) grade levels will be developed. Topics in Plane Trigonometry geometry will include appropriate geometric Prerequisite: MTH203 terminology, lines, angles, plane curves, Course content includes a study of algebraic polygons and other plane regions, polyhedra and geometric preliminaries, trigonometric and other space figures, measurement functions and their graphs, trigonometric concepts and skills, constructions (time- identities and equations, inverse functions, permitting), transformations, congruence, applications of trigonometry to right and similarity and geometric reasoning. Topics oblique triangles, vectors, polar coordinates, in data analysis, probability and statistics logarithms and exponentials, complex will include collecting, organizing, and

www.uarichmountain.edu 175 479-394-7622 interpreting data, statistical graphs, statistical demand) measures, and discrete probability with applications. MTH233 contains mathematics MUSIC content, teaching techniques, mathematics manipulatives, and technology with emphasis on problem solving, reasoning, MUS203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) communication, connections, and Music Appreciation representation. This course is designed This humanities course is designed to for future elementary and middle school acquaint the student with the basic elements teachers. (Offered spring semester) of music, specific periods of music history, MTH243 3 CR. (3 LEC.) and the roles of music and musicians in Survey of Calculus society. This course requires at least one Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in paper using a documentation format. MTH203 (ACTS: MUSC1003) (Offered fall semester) This course is intended for those students MUS213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) who need an introduction to the fundamental Public School Music concepts of calculus. It is designed for This course offers students a study of the students majoring in business, agriculture, fundamentals of music and methods of and the social sciences. This course may instruction in music for elementary teachers. not be taken for credit after successful This course requires at least one paper completion of MTH245. (Offered on using a documentation format. (Offered on demand) demand) MTH245 4 CR. (4 LEC.) Calculus I and Analytic Geometry NUTRITION Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in MTH213 NTR213 3 CR. (3 LEC.) This course is designed primarily to serve students majoring in mathematics, Nutrition engineering, physics, chemistry, and various This course will explore the functions of other fields of science. Course content food, body processes, and optimum diet in includes a study of functions, limits and relation to health and physical fitness from continuity, differentiation of algebraic fetal development through adulthood. functions and their applications, indefinite Students will learn to demonstrate integrals, and definite integrals and their knowledge of the role of nutrients in the applications. (ACTS: MTH2405) (Offered human body; explain various nutrition on demand) transformations, interactions and the physiological processes nutrients undergo MTH255 4 CR. (4 LEC.) during digestion, absorption, and transport; Calculus II and Analytic Geometry demonstrate knowledge of nutrient needs Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in throughout the life cycle and examine the MTH245 role of diet in disease prevention; develop The content of this course consists of a awareness of the cultural, economic, and study of areas, volumes of solids of psychosocial factors involved in food selection; revolution, exponential and logarithmic distinguish sound nutritional principles from functions, trigonometric and hyperbolic faddism and quackery; demonstrate functions and their inverses, integration understanding of the development and techniques, conic sections, indeterminate application of dietary guidelines; and forms, and improper integrals. (Offered on www.uarichmountain.edu 176 479-394-7622 demonstrate knowledge of the meal exchange This is a physical fitness program specifically system through basic calculations and meal designed for active senior adults. This planning. (Offered fall and spring program uses line dance with exercise semester) components. Nutritional information and physical well-being will also be taught. PHILOSOPHY Credit is non-transferable and does not appear on a transcript. (Offered on PHI203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) demand) Philosophy HPR101 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB) This humanities course is designed to Tennis acquaint the student with the philosophical, This course discusses the basic concepts political, economic, aesthetic, and religious of tennis. Lecture and laboratory will be ideas which have been influential in the arranged by instructor. (Offered on demand) history of the western culture from the HPR102 2 CR. (2 LEC., 1 LAB) ancient Greeks to the present. This course First Aid & Safety/CPR requires at least one paper using a This course provides participants with the documentation format. (ACTS: PHIL1103) knowledge and skills necessary in an (Offered fall and spring semester) emergency to call for help, to help keep TABLE OF someone alive; to reduce pain and to CONTENTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until advanced emergency INDEX HPR001 1 CR. (2 LAB) medical help arrives. (Offered on demand) 60+ Exercise HPR111 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB) This is a physical fitness program specifically Foundations of Physical Education designed for active senior adults. This This course discusses the history, program is a “combination workout.” There philosophy, aims, objectives, and are chair exercises and standing dances. fundamental principles of physical Nutritional information is presented and education. (Offered on demand) physical well-being is emphasized. Credit HPR121 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB) is non-transferable and does not appear Country/Line Dancing I on transcript. (Offered on demand) This course introduces students to the basic HPR021 1 CR. (2 LAB) concepts of country and line dancing. PACE (People With Arthritis Can Exercise) Lecture and laboratory will be arranged by This is a physical fitness program specifically instructor. (Offered on demand) designed for people with Arthritis. This HPR131 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB) program is approved and certified by the Racquetball Arthritis Foundation. It is a gentle “range of This course offers instruction and practice motion workout.” There are chair exercises in the basic skills, fundamentals, and and standing exercises. Stress release and strategies of racquetball. (Offered on pain management as well as nutritional demand) information and joint protection will also be taught. Credit is non-transferable and does HPR141 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB) not appear on a transcript. (Offered on Softball and Volleyball demand) The basic concepts of softball and volleyball HPR041 1 CR. (2 LAB) are discussed in this course. Lecture and laboratory will be arranged by instructor. Line Dance for Seniors

www.uarichmountain.edu 177 479-394-7622 (Offered on demand) certification in Arkansas public schools. HPR151 1 CR. (2 LAB) This course requires at least one paper Beginning Bowling using a documentation format. (Offered fall This course offers instruction and practice and spring semester) in the basic skills, fundamentals, and rules HPR211 1 CR. (2 LAB ) of bowling. (Offered on demand) Physical Conditioning I HPR161 1 CR. (2 LAB) This course places an emphasis on physical Golf conditioning through low-impact aerobic This course offers instruction and practice exercises. (Offered on demand) in the basic skills, fundamentals, and rules HPR221 1 CR. (2 LAB ) of golf. (Offered on demand) Physical Conditioning II HPR171 1 CR. (2 LAB) This course places an emphasis on physical Beginning Swimming conditioning through advanced, low-impact This course offers instruction in the aerobic exercises. (Offered on demand) fundamental techniques of swimming. HPR231 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB ) (Offered on demand) Country/Line Dancing II HPR181 1 CR. (2 LAB) This course is a continuation of HPR121. Recreational Activity I (Offered on demand) This course offers instruction in the HPR241 1 CR. (2 LAB ) fundamental techniques of recreational Scuba Diving activities such as angling, backpacking, etc. This course offers instruction leading to (Offered on demand) qualifying for the Open Water Scuba HPR181 1 CR. (2 LAB) Certification. Twelve classroom sessions, Recreational Activity I five pool sessions, and six open water This course offers instruction in the sessions will be included. Students will be fundamental techniques of recreational expected to purchase their own personal activities such as angling, backpacking, etc. supplies. (Offered on demand) (Offered on demand) HPR251 1 CR. (2 LAB ) HPR191 1 CR. (2 LAB) Running Basketball This course is designed to provide instruction This course offers instruction and practice and practice in the basic skills, fundamentals, in the basic skills, fundamentals, and rules and rules of running. of basketball. (Offered on demand) HPR201 1 CR. (2 LAB) HPR261 1 CR. (2 LAB ) Karate Introduction to Martial Arts/Self-Defense This course offers instruction and practice This course introduces students to the in the basic skills, fundamentals, and rules fundamental techniques of martial arts, of karate. (Offered on demand) including self-defense. (Offered on demand) HPR203 3 CR. (3 LEC.) HPR271 1 CR. (2 LAB ) Health and Safety The meaning of general health, personality, Lifetime Fitness mental health, mental illness, drug abuse, This course acquaints students with a basic family life, disease, nutrition, growth, and knowledge, understanding, and value of fitness is surveyed in this course. This physical activity as related to optional course satisfies the requirement for teacher wellness. The course includes supervised www.uarichmountain.edu 178 479-394-7622 conditioning activity. (Offered on systems--a foundation for understanding demand) the principles of maintaining positive health, HPR281 1 CR. (1 LEC., 1 LAB ) as well as understanding the deviations Recreational Activity II from the normal. (Offered in fall semester) This course offers instruction in the NSG111 1 CR. (48 LAB) fundamental techniques of recreational Nursing Clinical I activities such as angling, backpacking, etc. Pre or Corequisites: NSG101, NSG102, (Offered on demand) NSG104, NSG112, NSG123, NSG122, and HPR1011 1 CR. (2 LAB ) NSG161 Walking for Fitness This course provides laboratory practice in This course is designed for all ages and the nursing home. Emphasis is placed on levels of fitness. It emphasizes body the geriatric patient. (Offered in the fall mechanics and identifies concepts so the semester) student may have a lifetime of walking NSG112 2 CR. (32 LEC.) enjoyment. It involves weekly goal setting Nutrition in Health and Illness incentives and focuses on a variety of Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing walking experiences for fun and Program cardiovascular improvement. This course focuses on the principles of TABLE OF (Offered fall and spring semester) good nutrition for all age groups and the CONTENTS principles of modifications for therapeutic PRACTICAL NURSING purposes. Nutrition concepts will be INDEX integrated throughout the entire Practical NSG101 1 CR. (16 LEC.) Nursing Program’s curriculum. (Offered in fall semester) Nursing of the Geriatric Patient Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing NSG123 3 CR. (48 LEC.) Program Nursing of Adult Patients with Medical and This course focuses on the normal aging Surgical Conditions I process, characteristics of aging, special Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing problems with aging, and experience in the Program care of the aging patient. (Offered in fall This course focuses on information about semester) common conditions of illness and nursing NSG102 2 CR. (32 LEC.) care of patients in acute, subacute or convalescent stages of illness, of both short Nursing of Children and long term duration, including nutrition Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing and administration of drugs. (Offered in fall Program semester) This course focuses on the principles of growth and development, nursing the infant NSG122 2 CR. (32 LEC.) through adolescence, and the behavior of Pharmacology I well and sick children. (Offered in fall Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing semester) Program NSG104 4 CR. (64 LEC.) This course focuses on the history of drugs, methods of administration, drugs commonly Body Structure and Function used in the treatment of illness, and such Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing information as usual dosages, expected Program actions, side effects, contraindications, and This course focuses on the anatomy and points of observation following the physiology of the human body in all its

www.uarichmountain.edu 179 479-394-7622 administration of drugs. Formulas for NSG142 2 CR. (32 LEC.) conversion of measures from the apothecary Nursing of Mothers and Infants to the metric system, as well as formulas Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing for calculations of dosages for infants and Program children are included. (Offered in fall This course focuses on the principles and semester) practice of nursing care during prenatal, NSG1210 10 CR. (160 LEC.) labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal Basic Nursing Principles and Skills I periods. (Offered in spring semester) Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing NSG158 8 CR. (384 LAB) Program Nursing Clinical III This course focuses on the fundamental Prerequisites: NSG137, NSG112, principles, skills, and attitudes needed to NSG171, and NSG181 give nursing care and prevent spread of This course is a continuation of NSG137. disease; common procedures used in the (Offered in the summer semester) care of the sick and the development of the ability to adapt them to various situations NSG161 1 CR. (16 LEC.) with skill, safety, and comfort for the patient; Vocational, Legal, and Ethical Concepts first aid and CPR; and the development of Prerequisite: Admission to Practical Nursing an awareness of responsibility to make, Program report, and record observations. (Offered This course focuses on personal in fall semester) development; ethical, legal, and social NSG132 2 CR. (32 LEC.) responsibilities with the patient, family, and co-workers; communication skills; vocational Pharmacology II responsibilities of the practical nurse; Prerequisite: NSG122 nursing organization; and local, state, and This course is a continuation of NSG122. national health resources. (Offered in (Offered in spring semester) summer semester) NSG134 4 CR. (64 LEC.) NSG171 1 CR. (16 LEC.) Nursing of Adult Patients w/ Medical and Mental Health and Care of the Mentally Ill Surgical Conditions II Prerequisites: Admission to Practical Prerequisite: NSG123 Nursing Program This course is a continuation of NSG114. This course focuses on the common (Offered in spring semester) conditions of mental illness, prevention of such conditions, and the care of patients NSG137 7 CR. (336 LAB) suffering from abnormal mental and Nursing Clinical II emotional responses. Mental hygiene Pre or Corequisites: NSG111, NSG132, aspects will be integrated throughout the NSG102, NSG134, NSG152 and NSG142 course. (Offered in summer semester) This course provides laboratory practice NSG181 1 CR. (16 LEC.) and/or observation in hospitals, nursing Nursing of Adult Patients with Medical and homes, physicians’ offices, and home health Surgical Conditions III agencies. Emphasis is placed on basic Prerequisites: NSG113 and NSG134 nursing skills, mothers & infants, nursing This course is a continuation of NSG134. of children, and the patient with medical/ (Offered in summer semester) surgical conditions. (Offered in the spring semester)

www.uarichmountain.edu 180 479-394-7622 NSG190 (40 LAB) format. (ACTS: PSYC1103) (Offered fall and spring semester) Nursing Clinical IV This course is required for the student who PSY213 3 CR.(3 LEC.) has been unable to complete the required General Psychology number of hours during the spring, fall, and/ Prerequisite: PSY203 or permission of or summer semesters of the Practical instructor Nursing Program. The student is required This class offers a comprehensive study of to complete 40 hours in the assigned clinical human behavior as it develops from infancy care in the hospital, nursing home, through adulthood with consideration of the physicians’ offices, home health agency, genetic, maturational, and environmental and public health unit. Emphasis is placed factors and requires at least one paper on basic nursing skills, mothers and infants, using a documentation format. (ACTS: children, and patients with medical and PSYC2103) (Offered fall and spring surgical conditions. semester) PSY223 3 CR.(3 LEC.) The Practical Nursing Program uses the Abnormal Psychology following clinical training areas: Prerequisite: PSY203 or permission of instructor TABLE OF Mena Regional Health Mercy Hospital This class studies the symptoms, treatment, CONTENTS System Waldron, AR and social implications of mental and Mena, AR emotional disorders and requires at least INDEX Rich Mountain Nursing Waldron Nursing one paper using a documentation format. & Rehabilitation Center Center (Offered spring semester) Mena, AR Waldron, AR SOC103 3 CR.(3 LEC.) Mena Manor Dr. Richard Introduction to Sociology Mena, AR Lochala This is a basic course in sociology designed Mena, AR 71953 to help the student better understand the Montgomery County Dr. Nathan interrelationship of group behavior and how Nursing Home Bennett these behaviors have their roots in early Mt. Ida, AR Waldron, AR childhood. The main objective of this course Dr. Ron Beckel Polk County is to teach the student about the interactions Mena, AR Health Unit and interrelationship between man, society, Mena, AR social behavior, human nature, and the problems related thereto. This course requires at least one paper using a PSYCHOLOGY AND documentation format. SOCIOLOGY (ACTS: SOCI1013) (Offered fall and spring semester) PSY203 3 CR.(3 LEC.) SOC113 3 CR.(3 LEC.) General Psychology Social Problems This class offers a study of human behavior, This course studies the nature, cause, and with emphasis on heredity, environment, treatment of social problems in modern life-span development from infancy to the society. This course requires at least one end of life, intelligence, personality, learning, paper using a documentation format. motivation, and emotions and requires at (Offered on demand) least one paper using a documentation

www.uarichmountain.edu 181 479-394-7622 READING on a continuum of developmental changes and as a member of a family unit. There ENG0023 3 CR. will be discussion of social, cultural, and Accelerated Reading/Writing religious influences on child development This developmental level course is a co- and health promotion. Students will receive requisite for those students whose test instruction on pediatric assessment, scores do not meet the state mandated including interviewing skills, physical and assessment criteria for either reading or behavioral observations, developmental writing. Updated cut-off scores are listed levels, and preventive health care guidelines. in the online UA Rich Mountain catalog in Instruction will also include care of the child the Placement Information Table. This co- with cognitive and sensory impairment, requisite course supports accelerated chronic illness, serious body system student placement and achievement in diseases, and pain. Care of the hospitalized general education courses. (Offered fall child, including pediatric clinical procedures, and spring semester) and home care guidelines are incorporated into the content. REGISTERED NURSING NSG213 9 CR.(9 Practicum/WK) Nursing Practicum I NSG219 9 CR.(9 LEC./WK) Prerequisite: Admission to the ARNEC program Nursing Process I Corequisite: NSG219 Prerequisite: Admission to the ARNEC This clinical lab course enables the student program to practice the knowledge, skills, and Corequisite: NSG213 behaviors that are acquired in NSG219. This course provides the foundational Students will have opportunity to learn new theory for LPNs/LPTNs to transition to the clinical skills along with sharpening responsibilities and roles of RNs. The previously learned skills. Practicum hours student is introduced to ARNEC’s goals, will include general clinical skills, medication philosophy, and learning objectives. These administration, pediatric client care, and objectives will build on the concepts of medical/surgical client care. Students are holism, human need, nursing process, introduced to the role of the Registered communications, safety, and wellness- Nurse by applying new skills in the illness across the life span. The student’s assessment, planning, intervention, and fundamental knowledge base will evolve evaluation of their clients. Curriculum by introducing knowledge, assessment and concepts and comprehension are carried clinical skills, behaviors, and critical thinking out per clinical application. Summer skills that are required to function in the role Courses: (12-Week Course) as a Registered Nurse. This course also explores the legal, ethical, and social issues NSG216 6 CR.(8 LEC./WK) related to the Registered Nursing role. Basic Nursing Process II pharmacology and fundamental nursing Prerequisite: NSG219, NSG213 theory, skills, and medical math will be Corequisite: NSG223 reviewed to prepare students for subsequent This first part of this course utilizes an semesters. This course also provides integrated approach to further emphasize lecture content for the age group involving the skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed the newborn through adolescence to care for clients in the areas of the child- (pediatrics). The student will be provided a bearing family, newborn, and women’s longitudinal view of the child as an individual health. Topics will include normal and high- www.uarichmountain.edu 182 479-394-7622 risk client care in the areas of the prenatal NSG218 8 CR.(8 LEC./WK) period, labor and delivery, postpartum, and Nursing Process III the newborn period. The emerging field of Prerequisites: NSG216, NSG223 genetics, major genetic diseases, and the Corequisite: NSG211, NSG233 role nurses play is also incorporated. This course builds upon the previous Lecture content also includes human instruction and incorporates higher level reproduction, reproductive health, family nursing care, critical thinking, and clinical planning, female cancers, and general decision making. Management and women’s health care. The second part of leadership are strongly incorporated this course provides principles and concepts throughout this course. The student will of mental health, psychopathology, and learn to function in higher level situations treatment modalities related to the nursing by utilizing the nursing process as a care of clients and their families. The focus framework for caring for clients with complex of this course is on the psychosocial impact healthcare needs related to all body of wellness-illness problems of the systems. The student will learn basic care adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations methodology for clients in emergency and the management and adaptation (including bioterrorism preparedness), process. The course objectives will critical care, surgical care, and acute care incorporate holism, human needs, growth TABLE OF and long-term care settings. Advanced and development, communications, safety, CONTENTS pharmacological concepts are also and wellness-illness across the life span integrated into this course. Concepts of for clients in these areas. INDEX holism, human needs, growth and NSG223 3 CR.(9 Practicum/WK) development, communications, safety, and Nursing Practicum II wellness-illness across the life span are Prerequisite: NSG219, NSG213 incorporated. Corequisite: NSG216 NSG233 3 CR.(9 Practicum/WK) This clinical experience allows the student Nursing Practicum III to synthesize new knowledge, apply Prerequisites: NSG216, NSG223 previous knowledge, and gain experience Corequisite: NSG218, NSG211 in care of the child-bearing family, newborn, This clinical experience continues to build and women’s health. Students also use upon previous instruction and allows the their skills in assessing and caring for student to deliver higher level nursing care, children and adults with genetic perform higher level clinical decision making, abnormalities. This course also provides and demonstrate management and students with the opportunity to provide leadership skills. Team leading and care of nursing care to adolescent, adult, and critically-ill clients are major components geriatric clients with mental illness. Students of this course. Students will engage in the will observe and participate in treatment clinical application of concepts covered in modalities for common mental illnesses, NSG218, demonstrating independence and including therapeutic communication and mastery of the role of an entry level safety planning. Students will engage in the Registered Nurse. clinical application of concepts covered in NSG216, demonstrating progressive NSG211 1 CR.(1 LEC./WK) mastery and independence in Registered NCLEX-RN Preparation Nursing practice. Fall Courses: (16-Week Prerequisites: NSG216, NSG223 Course) Corequisite: NSG218, NSG233 This course offers the student a review of

www.uarichmountain.edu 183 479-394-7622 material covered throughout the program. BIO134 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) Students will receive test-taking strategies Anatomy and Physiology I and an opportunity to practice NCLEX-style Prerequisites: BIO104 or CHM134 or LPN questions. The focus of this course is to graduate review the student on what is needed to A course provides a study of general body prepare for the NCLEX-RN and to begin organization and function, cellular structure their role as an entry-level Registered and function, and structure and function of Nursing. the reproductive, skeletal, muscular, and NSG203 3 CR.(3 LEC.) digestive systems, and metabolism. (ACTS: Math for Nurses BIOL2404) (Offered fall semester) Prerequisite: Completion of the Practical BIO144 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) Nursing program within the last 5 years or Anatomy and Physiology II successful completion of the first semester Prerequisite: BIO134 of the Practical Nursing program. This class is a continuation of BIO134, this This course provides instruction in dosage course consists of a study of the nervous, calculation using ratio to proportion as well sensory, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, as other means of calculation related to and urinary systems; fluid and electrolyte medication. Topics include: interpretation balance; and acid-base balance. (Offered of drug labels, syringe types, conversions, spring semester) roman numerals, reconstruction and apothecaries, mixing medications, IV flow BIO204 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) rates, drip rates, interpretation of physician Microbiology and Immunology orders and transcribing to Medication Prerequisites: BIO104 or CHM134 or LPN Administration Records, dispensing, and graduate proper documentation of medications as This is an introductory course in the well as the Six Rights of Med Administration principles and applications of microbiology and military time. (Offered fall and spring and immunology in the medical environment. semester) It is designed primarily for students who plan to complete degree requirements for SCIENCE nursing or other medically-related programs. This course requires at least one paper using a documentation format. (ACTS: BIO1543 3 CR.(3 LEC.) BIOL2004) ((Offered fall and spring Biological Science semester) A study of the fundamental concepts and BIO214 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) principles upon which the modern science of biology is founded. The course includes General Zoology a survey of the major areas of the biological This course provides a study of animal sciences. This course requires a co- biology involving aspects of taxonomy, requisite lab. (ACTS: BIOL1014) (Offered anatomy, physiology, phylogeny, and natural in fall and spring semesters) history of the major invertebrate and vertebrate groups. (ACTS: BIOL1054) BIO1541L 1 CR.(2 LAB.) (Offered fall semester) Biological Science BIO224 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) The lab component to Biological Science General Botany 1543 lecture. This course must be taken This course provides a survey of plant in conjunction with the lecture to receive biology involving aspects of taxonomy, credit. (ACTS: BIOL1014) morphology, physiology, phylogeny, and www.uarichmountain.edu 184 479-394-7622 natural history of the major groups. (ACTS: SCI201 1 CR.(2 LAB) BIOL1034) (Offered spring semester) Directed Science Study CHM114 4 CR.(3 LEC., 3 LAB) Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor General Chemistry I This is an individually designed special Prerequisite: Successful completion of 1 1/2 course of study to provide a laboratory units of high school algebra or experience as an integrated part of a non- Corequisite: MTH203 or permission of laboratory science course. This course instructor requires at least one paper using a This course is designed to provide the basic documentation format. chemistry background necessary for PSC104 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) students planning to take more advanced Earth Science science courses. The fundamental theories This is a general education course that of chemistry including periodic law, atomic offers a survey of the earth and emphasizes theory, stoichiometry, equilibrium, principles of geology, but includes concepts electrochemistry, thermochemistry, and from astronomy, meteorology, and bonding and structure are covered. oceanography. This course requires at least Descriptive chemistry is introduced to one paper using a documentation format. illustrate and supplement theory. (ACTS: (Offered on demand) TABLE OF CHEM1414) (Offered fall semester) CONTENTS PSC114 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) CHM124 4 CR.(3 LEC., 3 LAB) Physical Science General Chemistry II This is a general education course designed INDEX Prerequisite: CHM114 to meet the need of a laboratory science This course is a continuation of CHM114. course for education and other non-science Course studies include kinetics, equilibrium, majors. This introductory level course and acid/base organic. (ACTS: CHEM1424) includes the study of selected materials (Offered spring semester) from the fields of chemistry, physics, and CHM134 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) astronomy. This course requires at least Principles of Chemistry one paper using a documentation format This is an introductory course in chemistry and multiple lab reports. (ACTS: PHSC1004) designed to meet the needs of students in (Offered fall and spring semester) nursing, home economics, and other non- PHS113 3 CR.(3 LEC.) science majors. This course may not be Descriptive Astronomy taken for credit after successful completion This course offers a nonmathematical of CHM114. (ACTS: CHEM1004) (Offered survey designed to give a general knowledge fall and spring semester) of the subject. Topics covered include the CHM144 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) his¬tory of astronomy, cosmology, galaxies, General Organic & Biochemistry nebulae, stars and stellar evolution, and Prerequisite: CHM134 or CHM114 the solar system. Several evening This is an introductory course in organic observation sessions will be included. and biochemistry designed as a continuation (Offered on demand) of CHM134. This course likely does not PHS214 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) count toward a major in chemistry. (Offered General Physics I on demand) Prerequisites: MTH203 and MTH213 (or 2 units of high school algebra, 1 unit of high school trigonometry or permission of

www.uarichmountain.edu 185 479-394-7622 instructor) DRA213 3 CR.(3 LEC.) This course is designed to provide basic Acting I instruction in mechanics, wave motion, heat, This course will introduce students to the and sound. Lab reports are required. basic techniques of acting with emphasis (Offered fall semester) on motivation for movement and emotion. PHS224 4 CR.(3 LEC., 2 LAB) This course will also study the theory and General Physics II his¬tory of acting. (Offered spring semester) Prerequisite: PHS214 DRA223 3 CR.(3 LEC.) This course is a continuation of PHS214 Acting II and includes a study of the fundamentals Prerequisite DRA213 of wave motion, heat, and sound, electricity, This course is a continuation of DRA213. magnetism, light, and modern physics. Lab (Offered on demand) reports are required. (ACTS: PHYS2024) (Offered spring semester) HUM283 3 CR.(3 LEC.) Humanities through the Arts SPANISH This course is an introduction to the arts in western civilization and their relationship to basic humanistic ideas. In addition to SPN103 3 CR.(3 LEC.) serving as an introduction to music, painting, Beginning Spanish I sculpture, architecture, and literature (drama This course consists of extensive oral and and poetry), the course explores fundamental aural practice, a systematic study of the principles and ideas of western culture and structure of the language, and readings in how these are expressed in each of the the area of Spanish-American culture. artistic disciplines. This course requires at (ACTS: SPAN1013) (Offered fall semester) least one paper using a documentation SPN113 3 CR.(3 LEC.) format. (Offered on demand) Beginning Spanish II SPC203 3 CR.(3 LEC.) Prerequisite: SPN103 Oral Communication This course is a continuation of SPN103. This course will assist students through an (Offered on demand) integrated study of theory and practice to be more competent in oral communication SPEECH AND DRAMA situations. Emphasis will be placed on student preparation and presentation of DRA203 3 CR.(3 LEC.) various types of speeches. This course Theatre Arts Appreciation satisfies the requirement for teacher This humanities course is designed to certification in Arkansas public schools. acquaint the student with the historical This course requires at least one paper background and the development of drama using a documentation format. (ACTS: from the Greek through the contemporary SPCH1003) (Offered fall and spring periods. Examination is made of the semester) practical concepts of drama with an SPC213 3 CR.(3 LEC.) emphasis on appreciation of the drama as Oral Interpretation an art form. This course requires at least This course covers those principles and one paper using a documentation format. techniques in¬volved in the analysis and (ACTS: DRAM1003) (Offered fall and oral reading of basic literary forms: poetry, spring semester) prose, and drama. The class is designed for teachers, speakers, actors, and students www.uarichmountain.edu 186 479-394-7622 of literature. (Offered on demand) learn welding safety, use of the SMAW welding machine, and how to make basic WELDING open butt welds in all welding positions. Students will continue to study welding nomenclature, design of joints, and electrode WELD1003 3 CR. classification. Students will also learn safe Basic Welding handling of the plasma arc cutting torch This course is designed to teach students and the different uses for it. Students will the basic knowledge to operate SMAW, learn the use of air carbon arc torch and GTAW, and GMAW welding equipment, get an introduction to the GMAW process function safely in the welding shop and to and equipment. (Offered spring demonstrate some types of shop practices. semester) Students will learn welding safety, use of WELD1307 7 CR. SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW welding machines, and how to make basic fillet MIG Welding welds and butt welds in all welding positions. Prerequisite: WELD 1003 Basic Welding or Students will study welding nomenclature, WELD 1107 ARC I Welding design of joints, and electrode classification. This course is the study of GMAW (gas Students will also learn safe handling of the metal arc welding) commonly known as TABLE OF MIG, FCAW (flux core arc welding) and CONTENTS oxy-actylene torch and its different uses. Students will also study Plasma Cutting GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) commonly and Carbon Arc Cutting. known as TIG. The student will learn the INDEX different modes of transfer associated with WELD1107 7 CR. GMAW, machine setup and operation and Arc Welding I the different positions each mode is suited This course is designed to teach students for. The applications of the different shielding the basic knowledge to operate SMAW gasses and their effect on weld quality, welding equipment, to function safely in the productivity and cost will be studied. Correct welding shop, and to demonstrate some usage and storage of filler wire for both types of shop practices. Students will learn ferrous and non-ferrous metals for both welding safety, use of the SMAW welding processes will also be covered. In the machine, and how to make basic fillet welds GTAW portion of the class the student will in all welding positions. Students will study learn the effect of different alloy additions welding nomenclature, design of joints, and to tungsten, the methods of tungsten electrode classification. Students will also preparation and the different techniques of learn safe handling of oxy-acetylene cutting weld application for both ferrous and non- torch and the different uses for it. (Offered ferrous metals. Students will learn which fall semester) processes are appropriate for the different WELD1207 7 CR. welding positions and materials and how Arc Welding II to apply them. Safe shop practices will be Prerequisite: WELD1107 with a ”C” or emphasized and strictly adhered to. better WELD1407 7 CR. This is a continuation of Arc Welding I. The TIG Welding course is designed to teach students the Prerequisite: WELD 1003 Basic Welding or basic knowledge to operate SMAW welding WELD 1107 ARC I Welding equipment, function safely in the welding This course is the second half of the study shop, and to demonstrate some types of of GMAW (gas metal arc welding) commonly shop practices. Students will continue to known as MIG, FCAW (flux core arc welding)

www.uarichmountain.edu 187 479-394-7622 and GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) commonly known as TIG. The student will learn the different modes of transfer associated with GMAW, machine setup and operation and the different positions each mode is suited for. The applications of the different shielding gasses and their effect on weld quality, productivity and cost will be studied. Correct usage and storage of filler wire for both ferrous and non-ferrous metals for both processes will also be covered. In the GTAW portion of the class the student will learn the effect of different alloy additions to tungsten, the methods of tungsten preparation and the different techniques of weld application for both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Students will learn which processes are appropriate for the different welding positions and materials and how to apply them. Safe shop practices will be emphasized and strictly adhered to.

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RETENTION INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS UA RICH MOUNTAIN GRADUATION RATES

INDEX Year 100% Rate 150% Rate 200% Rate 2013* 10% 15% 20% 2014* 11% 22% 26% Year 100% Rate 150% Rate 250%Rate 2015** 26.9% 29.8% 27.8% 2016** 22.9% 31.9% 31.4% 2017** 25.5% 21.9% 22.3%

*Institution IPEDS Graduation rate uses corhort of first-time, full-time, credential seeking students for the fall term only. **The ADHE Graduation rate uses a cohort of first-time entering, credential-seeking students from the entire academic year and includes all full-time and part-time students.

www.uarichmountain.edu 189 479-394-7622 UA RICH MOUNTAIN CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES AWARDED

YEAR Certificates Degrees Total Awards 1994-1995 21 46 67 1995-1996 31 54 85 1996-1997 36 33 69 1997-1998 30 42 72 1998-1999 19 30 49* 1999-2000 35 43 78 2000-2001 28 47 75 2001-2002 41 70 101 2002-2003 58 59 117 2003-2004 49 96 145 2004-2005 45 57 102 2005-2006 114 53 167 2006-2007 31 58 89 2007-2008 29 62 91 2008-2009 83 66 149 2009-2010 90 78 168 2010-2011 102 95 197 2011-2012 135 117 252 2012-2013 182 135 317 2013-2014 111 118 229 2014-2015 134 88 222 2015-2016 166 96 262 2016-2017 184 89 273 2017-2018 201 106 307

www.uarichmountain.edu 190 479-394-7622 LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION PASS RATES

Year UA Rich # of First Time UA UA Rich State Pass ARNEC Mountain Rich Mountain Mountain Rate Pass Rate* Exam Testers Passing Pass Rate Takers Exam National Council of State Boards of Nursing – Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) 2012-2013 31 30 96.8% 91.5% 2013-2014 23 21 91.3% 93.6% 2014-2015 26 23 88.4% 88.6% 2015-2016 26 25 96.2% 91.8% 2016-2017 25 22 88.0% 90.9% National Council of State Boards of Nursing – Registered Nursing (RN) 2013-2014 13 13 100% 82.8% 86.7% TABLE OF 2014-2015 17 14 82.4% 83.5% 86.6% CONTENTS 2015-2016 17 14 82.4% 83.5% 86.6% 2016-2017 14 14 100% 84.8% 82.3% INDEX 2017-2018 17 17 100% 84.9% 86.5% Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 2008-2009 30 22 73.3% 2009-2010 32 21 65.6% 2010-2011 33 30 90.9% 2011-2012 42 32 76.2% 2012-2013 40 34 85.0% National Registry of EMT – Paramedic Licensure Examination 2013-2014 4 3 75% 66%** 2014-2015 5 5 100% 66%** 2015-2016 4 4 100% 2016-2017 3 3 100% 2017-2018 0 0 0% Cosmetology 2013-2014 21 21 100% 2014-2015 26 26 100% 2015-2016 20 19 95% 2016-2017 15 14 93%

*ARNEC pass rates are only for the Registered Nursing (RN) Program. UA Rich Mountain is a member of the Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium. **State Average First Attempt from 2010-2014

www.uarichmountain.edu 191 479-394-7622 PERSONNEL DIRECTORY PERSONNEL DIRECTORY

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS BOARD OF TRUSTEES John Goodson Chairman Mark Waldrip Vice Chairman Morril Harriman Secretary Kelly Eichler Assistant Secretary Stephen Broughton, M.D. C.C. “Cliff” Gibson III Sheffield Nelson Tommy Boyer

Steve Cox

Ed Fryar, Ph.D

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESIDENT Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt UA RICH MOUNTAIN BOARD OF VISITORS Al Gathright Chair Sue Cavner Vice Chair Linda Rowe Secretary Michael Myers Gar Eisele www.uarichmountain.edu 192 479-394-7622 UA RICH MOUNTAIN BOARD OF VISITORS Carlos Rocha John Maddox Avel Mendoza Michael Wood FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Donna Montgomery Chair Dr. Hector Costamagna Vice Chair Avel Mendoza Secretary PERSONNEL DIRECTORY Dr. Phillip Wilson Treasurer Rick Billingsley Ben Finley Mark Fretz TABLE OF Barbara McCool CONTENTS Karen Mosier Dr. Krystal Thrailkill INDEX John Vacca Janee Sweeney Damon Miller Brian Hensley ADMINISTRATION Dr. Phillip Wilson Chancellor Ed.D., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; M.B.A., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; B.A., Hendrix College; A.A.S. Computer Systems Technology, Rich Mountain Community College Chad Fielding Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs M.S., Henderson State University; B.A., Ouachita Baptist University Morris Boydstun Vice Chancellor of Administration M.B.A., Henderson State University; B.B.A., Delta State University Dr. Krystal Thrailkill Vice Chancellor of Academic Affiars Ed.D., University of Arkansas; M.B.A., Henderson State University; M.S.E., Arkansas Tech University; B.S.B.A., University of Arkansas Chris Masters Chief Information Officer M.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock; B.A., Hendrix College

FACULTY

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Tonya Boydstun Cosmetology Coordinator/Instructor Licensed Cosmetologist; Licensed Cosmetology Instructor; Redken Specialist;; Certified Color Specialist ; Alexandria Specialist/ Educator; Farouk Artistic Theory & Technique Specialist Robert Burt Humanities Instructor M.A., Louisiana Technical University; B.A., Northeastern State University Kelly Craig Cosmetology Instructor Mysti Gates English Intructor M.S.I.S, Texas A & M University; M.A. TESOL, Arkansas Tech Universtiy; B.S., Texas A & M University; ESL Endorsement, Arkansas Department of Education Dr. Gaumani Chemistry Instructor/Physical Science Instructor Gyanwali Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Tribhuvan University; B.S., Tri-Chandra College Charla Hollin Nursing Instructor; Technical Division Chair B.S.N., Concordia College; R.N., Arkansas State Board of Nursing; A.D.N., Westark Community College Jennifer Howard English Instructor M.A., Arkansas Tech University; B.S.E., Henderson State University; A.A., Rich Mountain Community College Craig Jumper Computer Maintenance Technology Instructor M.B.A., Baker College; B.A., University of Texas; A.A.S, Howard College; A+ Computer Technician Certification; Oracle Academy Certified Instructor, Database Design & Prog.; Oracle Academy Certified Instructor, PL/SQL Jonathan Lunsford Machine Tool Technology Instructor A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College Penny Lunsford History Instructor M.L.A., Arkansas Tech University; B.A., University of Arkansas Little Rock Bonnie Medlin Adult Education Instructor B.S., Southern Arkansas University; A.A., Rich Mountain Community College Stephen Moody Welding Instructor Oklahoma Certification on Pipe: All positions American Welding Society QC1 Certified Welding Inspector Dr. Krishna Nath Life Science Instructor Ph.D. Pusan National University; B.Ed., Tribhuvan University; B.Sc., Kumaun University

www.uarichmountain.edu 194 479-394-7622 Kandy Page Computer Technology Instructor ; Computer Business Division Chair M.S., Baker College; B.S., University of Arkansas; A.A.S., Microcomputer Technician ; A.A.S, Information Systems Technology, Rich Mountain Community College; Certificate of Proficiency, Computer Systems Technology Technical Certificate, Computer Systems Technology; ; Oracle Academic Certified Instructor, Database Design and Programming; Oracle Academy Certified Instructor, PLSQL Tammy Parnell Massage Therapy Instructor Master Massage Therapist; Advanced Medical Massage Practitioner Janet VanDeest Heath Information Systems/Technology Instructor/Career Center Coordinator A.A.S. Health Information, National Park Community College PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF Pamela Barron Testing Coordinator TABLE OF A.A.S.G.T., Rich Mountain Community College; C.P., Rich CONTENTS Mountain Community College Michael Beck Maintenance/Groundskeeping INDEX Jeanette Berry Educational Opportunity Center Outreach Representative B.V.A., Georgia State University Joel Bush Adult Education Program Director M.A., NW State University of Louisiana; B.A., Indiana University; Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP); A+ Technical Certification; 3COM Networking Wizard; 3COM Small Business Solutions Brandon Burk Educational Talent Search Outreach Representative B.S.B.A., Arkansas Tech University; A.A., Rich Mountain Community College Christa Castillo Career Pathways Outreach Representative A.A.S., Technical Certificate, Certificate of Proficiency,UA RIch Mountain; Glenn Cecil Maintenance/Custodial Melissa Cloud Systems Administrator B.S., University of Central Arkansas Amber Cowan Food Preparation Coordinator Samuel Crees Upward Bound Outreach Representative Elizabeth Davis Educational Opportunity Center Outreach Representative B.S., John Brown University; A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College Kayla Davis TRIO Budget Assistant A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College Theresa Davis Student Support Services Secretary/Tutor Coordinator A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College

www.uarichmountain.edu 195 479-394-7622 David Dilbeck Construction/Grounds Supervisor LeAnn Dilbeck Director of Marketing, Community Relations & Business Outreach B.B.A. Henderson State University; Gamma Beta Phi; A.A.S. Rich Mountain Community College Lindsey Drewry Financial Aid Counselor A.A., Rich Mountain Community College; B.A., University of Arkansas Fort Smith Linda Ellison Accounts Payable Assistant American Institute of Banking Classes Michelle Fernandez Groundskeeper Terry Francis Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs/Adult Education Coordinator M.S., Henderson State University; B.S.E., Henderson State University; A.A., Rich Mountain Community College Patricia Hall Controller B.S., Arkansas Tech University Lisa Harrison Educational Opportunity Center Outreach Representative & Career Pathways Representative B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith; A.A., Rich Mountain Community College Nancy Hohman Accounts Receivable Assistant T.C., Rich Mountain Community College Marsha Jenkins Student Support Services Professional Tutor/Advisor B.S.E., Henderson State University Lisa Jumper Community Service Coordinator B.A., University of Texas Permian Basin; A.A.S. Rich Mountain Community College John Lloyd Computer Technician A.A.S. North Arkansas College Amy Ludwig Director of Budget Analysis & Human Resources B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock; A.A., Rich Mountain Community College Kathy Mash Accounts Receivable Assistant B.A., University of Illinois Jerod McCormick Recruiter M.S., Arkansas Tech University; B.S. Arkansas Tech University Wendy McDaniel Director of Admissions M.E., University of Arkansas; B.A., University of Arkansas Brenda Miner Director of Library Services M.L.I.S University of Oklahoma; M.S.E., Henderson State University; B.S.E., Henderson State University Jeff Neufeld Director of Educational Talent Search Program M.A.R., Liberty University; B.S.M., Central Christian College

www.uarichmountain.edu 196 479-394-7622 Matthew Norman Upward Bound Math/Science Outreach Representative B.S., Arkansas Tech University; A.G.S., Rich Mountain Community College Tammy Odom Programmer/Institutional Research Coordinator B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith; A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College Jacinda Pollard Upward Bound Classic Outreach Representative B.A., Arkansas Tech University Lura Powell Director of Upward Bound Programs M.B.A., Texas A & M Texarkana; B.S., Arkansas Tech University; Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) Michelle Quinn Procurement Assistant A.A.S., The Victoria College Lisa Rackley Director of Student Support Services/Transfer Specialist/TRIO Internal Auditor M.B.A., Henderson State University; B.S.E., Henderson State University; A.A., Tarrant County Junior College TABLE OF John Reed Custodian CONTENTS Yanel Rios Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Betty Roberts Payroll Officer INDEX A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College Tammye Sherrill Director of Educational Opportunity Center Program M.S., Arkansas Tech University; B.S., Arkansas Tech University Samantha Shores Financial Aid Officer B.S., Harding University Mary Standerfer Director of Financial Aid M.Ed., University of Arkansas ; B.S.E., University of Arkansas; A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College; Secretarial Science Certificate Debbie Todd SSS Computer Lab Coordinator A.A.S, Information Systems Technology, Rich Mountain Community College ; Computer Systems Technology Technical Certificate; Database Applications Technical Certificate; Information Technology Certificate of Proficiency Charlotte Wiles Director of Career Pathways B.S.E., University of Arkansas; A.A.S., Rich Mountain Community College; Computer Systems Technology Certificate Jason Wood Bookstore Manager Renee Young Adult Education Secretary

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www.uarichmountain.edu 198 479-394-7622 ARKANSAS STATE TRANSFER SYSTEM.... Index 33 ASSOCIATE DEGREES...... 113 A ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS) DISCLAIMER...... 112 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS... 82 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE ACADEMIC ALL-STAR...... 82 DEGREE BUSINESS & INFORMATION ACADEMIC CLEMENCY POLICY...... 72 TECHNOLOGY: EMPHASIS IN ACADEMIC GRADE APPEAL PROCESS..... INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY.. 104 116 ACADEMIC HONORS...... 82 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE ACADEMIC INFORMATION...... 68 DEGREE REGISTERED NURSING (LPN/ ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS...... 46 LPTN/LVN TO RN TRANSITION)...... 118 ACCREDITATION...... 9 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN ACTIVE ORGANIZATIONS...... 36 GENERAL TECHNOLOGY DEGREE: AAS- ACTORS’ GUILD...... 36 GT...... 115 ACT, SAT, AND PRAXIS PARAPRO...... 34 ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE...... 113 ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMONS...... 96 ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE (AA).. 112 TABLE OF ADMISSION INFORMATION...... 17 ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES CONTENTS ADMISSIONS...... 17 DEGREE...... 114 ADULT EDUCATION...... 83 ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES ADVISING...... 32 DEGREE (AGS)...... 112 INDEX ADVISING GOALS...... 32 ATTENDANCE POLICY...... 71 ADVISING MISSION STATEMENT...... 32 AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING...... 102 ADVISOR SYSTEM...... 33 B AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE...... 106 BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRY (BCM).... AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER...... 45 36 AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY CREDIT..... 60 BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRESIDENTS, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF AND VICE PRESIDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS. 1990 AND REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 46 POLICY AND PROCEDURE...... 108 BOOKSTORE...... 34 ANNUAL NOTICE OF STUDENT RIGHTS BULLETIN BOARDS...... 35 UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL C RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (FERPA)...... 28 CAMPUS SECURITY...... 110 APPEAL PROCESS...... 106 CAMPUS SECURITY ACT OF 1990...... 110 APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION...... 81 CATALOG PRIVILEGE...... 70 APPROVED BY...... 9 CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - CHILD ARKANSAS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA).... 140 (LOTTERY FUNDED) – NONTRADITIONAL CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - STUDENT...... 45 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ARKANSAS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE (EMT) BASIC...... 141 (LOTTERY FUNDED) – TRADITIONAL CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY - SMALL STUDENT...... 45 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT...... 139 ARKANSAS CAREER PATHWAYS CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY (CP)...... INITIATIVE...... 63 113 ARKANSAS CLEAN AIR ACT...... 9

www.uarichmountain.edu 199 479-394-7622 CHANGE OF MAJORS OR ADDITIONAL DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED DEGREES...... 58 111 CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA...... 45 DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING... CLASS ADDITIONS...... 70 90 CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS...... 70 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS..... CLASSROOM EXPRESSION...... 109 60 COLLEGE CALENDAR...... 11 DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE.. COLLEGE CATALOG...... 70 97 COLLEGE HISTORY...... 2 DIPLOMA...... 81 COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS...... 110 PROGRAM (CLEP)...... 77 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES...... 97 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY...... 81 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES COMMUNITY OUTREACH...... 83 AUTHORITY...... 97 COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES...... 109 DISCIPLINARY PROCESS...... 97 COMPUTER VIOLATIONS...... 96 DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS: ACADEMIC CONCURRENT OR DUAL ENROLLMENT AND NON-ACADEMIC OFFENSES...... 98 STUDENT ADMISSION...... 22 DISRUPTION...... 94 CONDITIONAL ADMISSION/PREP STATUS. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICY...... 9 18 DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM...... 35 CONDITIONAL ADMISSION STATUS..... 18 E COURSE AUDITING...... 70 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS...... 146 EARNING MORE THAN ONE DEGREE OR ART 147 CERTIFICATE...... 111 BUSINESS...... 148 CHILD DEVELOPMENT...... 151 EDUCATIONAL TAX CREDITS...... 59 COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY...... 152 EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY CENTER.. 86 CRIMINAL JUSTICE...... 158 EMERGENCY SUSPENSION...... 99 EDUCATION...... 159 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ELECTRICITY...... 159 ACTION...... 9 ELECTROMECHANICAL INDUSTRY...... 165 GEOGRAPHY...... 160 F HOSPITALITY...... 165 JOURNALISM...... 166 FACTS TUITION MANAGEMENT...... 43 MATHEMATICS...... 169 FACULTY ADVISORS TO STUDENT NUTRITION...... 176 PHILOSOPHY...... 177 ORGANIZATIONS...... 38 PHYSICAL EDUCATION...... 177 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM...... 43 PRACTICAL NURSING...... 179 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION READING...... 182 OPPORTUNITY GRANT (FSEOG)...... 43 REGISTERED NURSING...... 182 FEDERAL WORK STUDY (FWS)...... 43 SCIENCE...... 184 FINANCIAL AID APPEAL PROCESS...... 57 COURSE LENGTH...... 71 FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY COURSE LOAD...... 71 REQUIREMENTS...... 40 COURSE SUBSTITUTION POLICY...... 111 FIRE AND SAFETY...... 96 CREDIT HOUR DEFINITION...... 71 FIRST-YEAR STATEMENT...... 35 CRIME STATISTICS...... 110 FOREIGN-BORN STUDENTS...... 19 D FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS...... 48 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES ON CAMPUS. 80 DEADLINES FOR FINANCIAL AID FRESHMAN ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATIONS...... 42 PLACEMENT PROGRAM AT STATE DEGREE PLANS...... 113 www.uarichmountain.edu 200 479-394-7622 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT...... 60 ARKANSAS...... 25 M G MAXIMUM FEDERAL PELL GRANT GAMBLING...... 96 ELIGIBILITY...... 58 GED SCHOLARSHIP...... 47 MISSION...... 7 GENERAL RECORDS INFORMATION.... 28 N GOAL 1: ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION...... 8 NEW STUDENT ADMISSION...... 20 GOAL 2: STUDENT SUCCESS...... 8 NF GRADE POLICY – HOW DOES IT GOAL 3: QUALITY LEARNING AFFECT FINANCIAL AID?...... 58 ENVIRONMENT...... 8 NF GRADES...... 57 GOAL 4: EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.. NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY...... 107 8 GOAL 5: DEVELOPMENT OF O RESOURCES...... 8 ORIENTATION...... 36 GOAL 6: CONTINUOUS PLANNING OTHER VIOLATIONS...... 97 AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUTREACH OUTREACH CENTERS...... 84 TABLE OF CENTERS...... 8 OVERPAYMENT POLICY...... 59 CONTENTS GRADE APPEAL : INITIATING...... 103 P H INDEX PERSONNEL DIRECTORY...... 192 HARASSMENT...... 94 Administration...... 193 HOUSING...... 36 Board of Trustees...... 192, 193 HOW TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID.... 42 Faculty...... 193 HUD-FUNDED SHELTERS...... 41 Frequently Used Telephone Numbers...... 197 Professional and Support Staff...... 195 I PHI THETA KAPPA (PTK)...... 37 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ALTERNATIVES..... ILLEGAL DRUGS AND ALCOHOL...... 96 79 IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS...... 19 PLACEMENT SCORE CHART...... 27 IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS...... 19 POLICY ON GRADES OF “I” INELIGIBILITY...... 56 (INCOMPLETE)...... 74 INFORMATION RESOURCES – PRIMARY LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS ACCEPTABLE USE STATEMENT...... 30 FOR ADMISSION...... 20 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION.... PROGRAMS WITH SELECTIVE 22 ADMISSION...... 25 ITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF PROHIBITED CONDUCT...... 94 1964...... 107 PROOF OF IMMUNIZATION...... 19 J PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES...... 68

JOHNSON LEARNING COMMONS...... 85 R K REFERENCE MATERIALS...... 102 REGISTRATION...... 36 KIDS COLLEGE...... 84 REINSTATE FUNDS...... 58 L REPEATED COURSES...... 58 REPEATING COURSES...... 75 LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM...... 83 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS...... 66

www.uarichmountain.edu 201 479-394-7622 RESIDENT ALIEN – PERMANENT BY OTHER COLLEGES...... 99 RESIDENT ADMISSION...... 23 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES...... 87 RETENTION INFORMATION...... 189 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES...... 108 RMCC Certificates and Degrees Awarded...... 190 RMCC Three Year Success Rates...... 189 T RETENTION POLICY...... 71 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - RETURNING STUDENT ADMISSION..... 21 COSMETOLOGY...... 134 REVISIONS IN AID...... 55 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - RHYA-FUNDED SHELTERS...... 41 INFORMATION SYSTEMS/BUSINESS. 127 RMCC CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - OFFICE AWARDED...... 190 SYSTEMS/BUSINESS...... 128 RMCC FOUNDATION...... 85 TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE - SMALL RMCC MATH CLUB...... 37 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT...... 129 RMCC SENIOR ADULT ACTIVITIES CLUB... TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES (TC)...... 113 37 TITLE IX, EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF RMCC’S REFUND DISTRIBUTION AS 1972...... 107 PRESCRIBED BY LAW AND REGULATION. TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS...... 55 59 TRANSFER STUDENT ADMISSION...... 20 RMCC THREE YEAR SUCCESS RATES...... TRANSFER STUDENTS...... 79 189 TRIO PROGRAMS...... 86 S TUITION AND FEES...... 64 TUITION REFUND POLICY...... 66 SAFETY PROGRAMS...... 110 SATISFACTORY PROGRESS...... 56 U SCHOLARSHIP STACKING POLICY...... 59 UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH...... 41 SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY...... 100 UNCONDITIONAL ADMISSION STATUS. 18 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT...... 95 UNCONDITIONAL AND CONDITIONAL SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIPS...... 54 ADMISSION – ACT 520 OF 1999...... 17 SMOKING...... 96 UNDECLARED STATUS (LESS THAN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER...... 28 6 HOURS), COMMUNITY SERVICE, STAFF ASSISTANCE...... 110 WORKFORCE TRAINING COURSES..... 24 STATE MINIMUM CORE CURRICULUM. 69 UNUSUAL ENROLLMENT...... 55 STRATEGIC GOALS...... 8 UPWARD BOUND MATH/SCIENCE...... 89 STUDENT ACADEMIC GRADE APPEALS.... 103 V STUDENT ACTIVITIES...... 36 STUDENT APPEALS COMMITTEE...... 39 VERIFICATION...... 55 STUDENT ATTENDANCE...... 39 VISION...... 7 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT...... 93 VOICES OF THE OUACHITAS...... 38 STUDENT COMPLAINTS...... 102 W STUDENT EMAIL & PORTAL ACCESS... 38 STUDENT RIGHTS...... 103 WHO ARE MCKINNEY-VENTO SCHOOL STUDENTS CALLED INTO MILITARY DISTRICT LIAISONS?...... 41 SERVICE...... 79 WHO ARE UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS STUDENT SERVICES...... 32 YOUTH?...... 41 STUDENTS RECEIVING TITLE IV WITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE...... 79 FUNDING...... 42 WITHHOLDING OF GRADES AND STUDENTS SUSPENDED OR DISMISSED TRANSCRIPTS...... 30 www.uarichmountain.edu 202 479-394-7622 WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT. 46

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