PVCC College Catalog 2010-11
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PVCC – Catalog 2010-11 An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution It is the policy of both Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to maintain and promote equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, sex or age (except where sex or age is a bona fide occupational qualification), religion, disability, national origin, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or other nonmerit factors. Online and Print Versions of the Catalog The PVCC College Catalog resides on the College’s Web site (www.pvcc.edu). Curricular listings in the catalog are in effect through the academic year shown on the catalog cover. General information, administrative information and college policies are updated as approved. Up-to-date information also is available throughout the PVCC Web site. Statements and policies in this catalog are not to be regarded as a contract between the student and the College that cannot be recalled or changed when conditions so warrant. The College reserves the right to change, when necessary, any of its policies, programs, courses and fees. A printed copy of the PVCC Catalog is available upon request from the Admissions and Advising Center. PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM Frank Friedman Glenn DuBois, Chancellor PRESIDENT'S STAFF STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES William P. Jackameit, Vice President for Finance Nathaniel Xavier Marshall, Chair and Administrative Services Jeffery K. Mitchell, Vice Chair John R. Donnelly, Vice President for Instruction and Glenn DuBois, Secretary Student Services Thomas Ruggieri, Interim Chief Information Officer Hank W. Chao Tara Atkins-Brady, Director of Institutional Idalia P. Fernandez Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness Sasha Gong Mary Jane King, Director of Institutional Gary C. Hancock Advancement and Development Dorcas Helfant-Browning Danny Hunley PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD Barbara A. Johnsen Suzanne W. Morse, Chair Adele C. Johnson Laila B. Bare, Vice Chair Bruce J. Meyer R. Michael Mohler Laila B. Bare, Greene County Robert W. Shinn Stanley Cook, Albemarle County William H. Talley, III Vera Cooke-Merritt, Buckingham County Michael E. Thomas Mary Loose DeViney, City of Charlottesville Leonard F. Gardner, Fluvanna County Debbi Goodman, Albemarle County Deborah R. Harvey, Nelson County Peter T. Kleeman, City of Charlottesville Suzanne W. Morse, City of Charlottesville Paul D. Newland, Jr., Albemarle County Ava Pippin, Louisa County Donna J. Plasket, Albemarle County Piedmont Virginia Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Piedmont Virginia Community College. Curricula of the college are approved by the PVCC Board and by the State Board for Community Colleges. The two-year associate degree programs are also approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. i TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMIC CALENDARS …………………………………….. iv Early Admission ……………………………………………….. 21 PVCC ROOM/TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ……………. 1 High School/PVCC Dual Enrollment ………………… 21 GENERAL INFORMATION ………………………………... 7 Home School Students …………………………………… 21 THE COLLEGE ………………………………………………….. 7 High School Noncompleters……………………………. 21 MISSION STATEMENT ……………………………………… 7 Student Information System …………………………… 22 LOCATION AND FACILITIES ……………………………… 7 Student Records Information/Access ……………… 22 HOURS OF OPERATION …………………………………… 8 Disclosure of social security number ……………… 22 HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE ………………………………. 8 Assessment and Placement Testing ………………… 22 VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM ………. 9 Placement Testing………………………………………….. 22 GOVERNANCE …………………………………………………. 9 Advanced Standing…………………………………………. 23 ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION ………………. 9 Advanced Placement……………………………………... 24 STATEMENT ON MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY ….. 10 College Level Examination Program (CLEP) … 24 GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS ………………………….. 10 Credit by Locally Prepared Examination …… 24 PROGRAMS …………………………………………………….. 13 Credit by Evaluation of Military Service ……… 24 College Transfer ……………………………………………… 13 Advanced Placement Program …………………… 24 Public Institutions…………………………………………… 13 Course Prerequisites …………………………………. 25 Private Institutions…………………………………………. 13 REGISTRATION/ENROLLMENT …………………………. 25 Career and Technical Education …………………… 13 Change of Enrollment ……………………………………… 25 Developmental Studies ………………………………….. 14 Adding a Course……………………………………………… 25 Workforce Services …………………………………………. 14 Dropping a Course………………………………………….. 25 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES …………………………. 14 Cancellation of a Section or Course The Admissions and Advising Center ………………… 14 by the College …………………………………………….. 26 Career Services ………………………………………………. 15 Failure to Begin a Course on Time…………………… 26 Disability Services …………………………………………… 15 Withdrawal from the College………………………….. 26 First Year Program: SDV 100/101/108…………...….. 15 Military Reservist Policy………………………………….. 26 Student Success Services ………………………………… 16 Enrollment Override………………………………………….. 26 Academic and Career Expressway (ACE)…………..… 16 Auditing a Course …………………………………………… 27 Transfer Advising …………………………………………….. 16 Senior Citizens Enrollment ……………………………… 27 Betty Sue Jessup Library …………………………………. 16 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ……………………………… 28 The Learning, Math, and Writing Centers ………….. 17 Tuition ……………………………………………………………. 28 The Learning Center……………………………………….. 18 In-State Tuition Eligibility ………………………………… 28 The Math Center …………………………………………... 18 Waived Tuition ……………………………………………….. 29 The Writing Center ………………………………….. 18 Tuition Refunds ……………………………………………… 29 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ………………….. 19 Nonpayment of Debts ……………………………………. 29 STUDENT CLASSIFICATIONS ……………………………. 19 Holds on Student Records/Service Indicators ….. 29 Credit Status …………………………………………………… 19 Fees ……………………………………………………………….. 30 Class Level ………………………………………………………. 19 Institutional Fee……………………………………………… 30 Readmit ………………………………………………………….. 19 Student Activity Fee……………………………………….. 30 ACADEMIC LOAD …………………………………………….. 19 Technology Fee………………………………………………. 30 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS …………………………… 19 Capital Fee……………………………………………………… 30 General Admission to the College …………………… 19 Books and Materials ……………………………………….. 30 Regional Priority Admission Plan …………………….. 19 Transcripts ……………………………………………………… 30 Students Transferring from Other Colleges ……. 20 FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION ……………………….. 30 Admission to a Curriculum ……………………………… 20 The Key to Financial Aid is the FAFSA ……………… 30 International Students …………………………………….. 20 Who is Eligible ………………………………………………… 31 Undocumented Aliens ……………………………………. 21 Aid Programs ………………………………………………….. 31 Current High School Students …………………………… 21 Federal Pell Grant……………………………………………. 31 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Federal Supplement Educational Opportunity Distance Learning …………………………………………….. 39 Grant (FSEOG) …………………………………………….. 31 Online Courses ………………………………………………. 39 Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) ………… 31 Hybrid Courses ……………………………………………… 40 Federal Work Study ……………………………………… 31 Web Conferencing and Video Conferencing … 40 College Scholarship Assistance Program COLLEGE POLICIES ……………………………………………. 41 (CSAP) …………………………………………………………. 31 STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ……….. 41 Commonwealth Grant (COMA) …………………….. 31 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT …………………………… 41 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program COMPLAINT PROCEDURES ………………………………… 42 (VGAP) ………………………………………………………… 31 Policy and Procedure for Informal Complaint ……. 42 Part-Time Tuition Assistance Program (PTAP)…. 32 Policy and Procedure for Formal Complaint ………. 42 Scholarships from the PVCC Educational Procedures for Filing Complaint with Foundation…………………………………………………… 32 U.S. Department of Education………………………….. 43 Student Loans for Nursing Students ……………… 32 OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY …………… 43 Other Sources of Aid ……………………………………. 32 Computer Use Guidelines …………………………………. 43 Return of Title IV Funds………………………………….. 33 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES …………………………….. 44 STUDY ABROAD AND FINANCIAL AID…………………. 33 College Hour ……………………………………………………… 44 VETERANS BENEFITS …………………………………………. 33 Student Governance ………………………………………… 44 Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill) ………………………. 33 Campus Safety/Student’s Right to Know ………….. 44 Chapter 33 (Post 911 GI Bill)………………………………. 33 Sexual Misconduct Policy …………………………………. 44 Chapter 35 (Survivors and Dependents Power Relationships ……………………………………… 45 Educational Assistance Program) …………………….. 33 Virginia Sex Offender Registry …………………………… 45 Virginia War Orphans Educational Benefits……….. 34 Alcohol/Drug Abuse Assistance Program ………… 45 Chapter 31…………………………………………………………. 34 Anti-Hazing Policy …………………………………………… 46 Chapter 32 (Veterans Educational Assistance Student Messages Policy ………………………………… 46 Program – VEAP)………………………………………………. 34 PVCC Emergency Procedures …………………………. 46 Chapter 1606 (Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Medical and Other Emergencies…………………….. 46 Reserve……………………………………………………………. 34 Call Boxes ………………………………………………….…. 47 Chapter 1607 (Montgomery GI Bill – Reserved Fire, Gas Leak or Bomb Threat ……………………… 47 Educational Assistance Program – REAP) ………… 34 Tornado or Severe Windstorm …………………….. 47 ACADEMIC INFORMATION ……………………………….. 35 Building Lockdown…………………………………………. 47 Attendance/Student Participation …………………….