Dyersburg State Community College Catalog 2007-2008
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DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CATALOG 2007-2008 CONTENTS PAGE HISTORY & MISSION . 9 ADMISSIONS . 13 FEES & EXPENSES . 23 FINANCIAL AID . 26 STUDENT SERVICES . 39 COMMUNITY SERVICES . 42 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS . 45 PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION . 55 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS . 82 DEFINITION OF TERMS . 104 DIRECTORIES . 106 STUDENT HANDBOOK . 122 INDEX . 142 1510 Lake Road DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE 38024 (731) 286-3200 WWW .DSCC .EDU Dyersburg State Community College is one of 45 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, the sixth largest system of higher education in the nation . The Tennessee Board of Regents is the governing board for this system which is comprised of six universities, thirteen two-year colleges, and twenty-six Tennessee Technology centers . The TBR system enrolls more than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions of higher education . ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2007-2008 1 2007 Academinc Calendar - FALL SEMESTER 2007 S M T W T F S August August 9 Dyersburg New Student Orientation 1 2 3 4 August 16 Registration at DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County (10:00 a m. - . 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6:30 p m. ). 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Adjunct Faculty Workshop at DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 County (6:00 - 9:00 p m. for new instructors and 7:00 – 9:00 p m. for 26 27 28 29 30 31 returning instructors) September August 20 Fall Update (8:00 a m. -10:30. a m. ). Adjunct Faculty Workshop – Dyersburg Campus (6:00 - 9:00 p m. for new 1 instructors and 7:00 – 9:00 p m. for returning instructors) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 August 21 New Student Orientation & Registration at DSCC Gibson County Center 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (3:00-6:30 p m. ). 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 August 22 New Student Orientation at DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County 30 (8:30 a m. -noon). October August 23 Registration at Dyersburg Campus (8:00 a m. -4:30. p m. ). 1 2 3 4 5 6 August 27 Day & Evening Classes Begin 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 August 31 Last Day to Register or Add Classes In Person 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 September 2 Last Day to Register or Add Classes Online 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 September 3 College Closed for Observance of Labor Day - No Day or Evening Classes 28 29 30 31 September 7 End of 75% Refund Period If Dropping In Person November Last Day to Remove “I” Grade from 2007 Spring or 2007 Summer September 9 End of 75% Refund Period If Dropping Online 1 2 3 September 21 End of 25% Refund Period 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 October 12 Fall Conference for Faculty & Staff - No Day Classes - Evening Classes 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Will Meet 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 13 Saturday Classes Meet October 15-16 Fall Break - No Day or Evening Classes December October 26 Early Warning Letters Mailed 1 Deadline to File Intent to Graduate 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 November 2 Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with a “W” 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Last Day to Change to Audit 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 November 12-21 Advising & Priority Registration for Spring Semester 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 November 21 Day & Evening Classes Will Meet 30 31 November 22-25 College Closed for Observance of Thanksgiving - No Day or Evening 2008 Classes S M T W T F S December 10 Last Day of Classes December 11-15 Final Exams January 1 2 3 4 5 SPRING SEMESTER 2008 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 January 3 Registration at DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County (10:00 a m. - . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 6:30 p m. ). 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Adjunct Faculty Workshop at DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton 27 28 29 30 31 County (6:00 - 9:00 p m. for new instructors and 7:00 – 9:00 p m. for February returning instructors) 1 2 January 7 Spring Update for Faculty and Staff (8:00 a m. - 10:30 a m. ). 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adjunct Faculty Workshop – Dyersburg Campus (6:00 - 9:00 p m. for new 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 instructors and 7:00 – 9:00 p m. for returning instructors) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 January 8 New Student Orientation & Registration at DSCC Gibson County Center 24 25 26 27 28 29 (3:00-6:30 p m. ). January 9 New Student Orientation at DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County March (8:30 a m. -noon). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 January 10 Registration at Dyersburg Campus (8:00 a m. -4:30. p m. ). 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dyersburg New Student Orientation 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 January 14 Day and Evening Classes Begin 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 January 18 Last Day to Register or Add Classes In Person 30 31 January 20 Last Day to Register or Add Classes Online April January 21 College Closed for Observance of Dr . Martin Luther King, Jr . Day January 25 End of 75% Refund Period If Dropping In Person 1 2 3 4 5 Last Day to Remove “I” Grade from 2007 Fall 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 January 27 End of 75% Refund Period If Dropping Online 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 February 8 End of 25% Refund Period 27 28 29 30 March 3-6 Spring Break - No Day or Evening Classes March 7 Spring Break – No Day Classes – Evening Classes Will Meet May March 8 Saturday Classes Meet 1 2 3 March 17 Early Warning Letters Mailed 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 March 19 Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with a “W” 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Last Day to Change to Audit 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March 20 Spring Conference for Faculty & Staff - No Day Classes 2008 March 21-23 College Closed for Observance of Good Friday & Easter - No Day or Evening Classes S M T W T F S May April 7-16 Advising & Priority Registration for Summer & Fall Semesters April 28 Last Day of Classes 1 2 3 April 29 - May 3 Final Exams 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 May 4 Commencement - 3:00 p m. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SUMMER SEMESTER 2008 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Full Term – May 27 through July 29 June May 20 Registration at DSCC Gibson County Center for Full Term Classes (1:30- 4:30 p m. ). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 May 21 Registration at Dyersburg Campus for Full Term Classes (8:00 a m. -. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 4:30 p m. ). 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 May 22 Registration for DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County for Full 29 30 Term Classes (1:30-4:30 p m. ). May 26 College Closed for Observance of Memorial Day July May 27 Full Term Classes Begin 1 2 3 4 5 June 2 Last Day to Register or Add Full Term Classes 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 June 9 End of 75% Refund Period for Full Term Classes 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 June 11 End of 25% Refund Period for Full Term Classes 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 July 4 College Closed for Observance of Independence Day 27 28 29 30 31 July 7 Last Day to Drop or Withdraw from Full Term Classes with a “W” or August Change to Audit July 29 Full Term Classes End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 First Session – May 27 through June 27 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 May 20 Registration at DSCC Gibson County Center for First Session Classes 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (1:30-4:30 p m. ). 31 May 21 Registration at Dyersburg Campus for First Session Classes (8:00 a m. -. 4:30 p m. ). May 22 Registration for DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County for First Session Classes (1:30-4:30 p m. ). May 26 College Closed for Observance of Memorial Day May 27 First Session Classes Begin May 29 Last Day to Register or Add First Session Classes June 2 End of 75% Refund Period for First Session Classes June 3 End of 25% Refund Period for First Session Classes June 16 Last Day to Drop or Withdraw from First Session Class with a “W” or Change to Audit June 27 First Session Classes End Second Session – June 30 through August 1 May 20 Registration at DSCC Gibson County Center for Second Session Classes (1:30-4:30 p m. ). May 21 Registration at Dyersburg Campus for Second Session Classes (8:00 a m. - . 4:30 p m. ). May 22 Registration for DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County for Second Session Classes (1:30-4:30 p m.