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BERM DA COLLEGE “Setting Bermuda’s Students on the Paths to Success” 2007/2008 CATALOGUE MISSION STATEMENT Setting Bermuda’s Students on the With professional and technical Paths to Success... programmes that lead to success in the workplace. With transfer programmes that lead to success in university. With continuing education and training programmes that lead to success in professional development. With developmental programmes that lead to success in the classroom. Information contained in this Catalogue is current according to records on file and verification at the time of printing. “Bermuda College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Candidacy is not accreditation nor does it assure eventual accreditation. Candidacy for Accreditation is a status of affiliation with the Commission which indicates that the institution has achieved initial recognition and is progressing toward accreditation. Inquiries regarding the status of an institution affiliated with the New England Association should be directed to the administrative staff of the college or university. Individuals may also contact: The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education New England Association of Schools and Colleges 209 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730-1433 (781) 271-0022 • E-Mail: [email protected]” TABLE OF CONTENTS Calendar of Events 4 Wood Technology 48 Academic Regulations 5 Diploma Programmes 49 Making Changes to Your Programme 5 Chef Apprenticeship 51 Grading 7 Computer Network Administration 52 Examinations 8 Computer Network Technology 53 Academic Records 8 Continuing Care Workers 54 Academic Records Policy 9 Culinary Arts 55 President’s & Vice-President’s List 9 Electronics Technology 56 Graduation 9 Food & Beverage Management 57 Articulation Programmes Offered in Bermuda 11 Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning 58 Mount Saint Vincent – B.A.A. Child & Youth Studies 13 Masonry Technology 59 Mount Saint Vincent – B.A. Business Administration 13 Motor Vehicle Technology 60 University of Kent – LLB 13 Office Administration 61 Associate Degree Programmes 15 Plumbing Technology 62 Arts 17 Web Development 63 Arts (Business Administration) 18 Welding Technology 64 Art and Design 19 Wood Technology 65 Arts & Science 20 Course Concentration 66 Arts (Human Services) 21 Credit Course Descriptions 69 Business Administration 22 Professional Designation & Development 107 Computer Information Systems 23 Building Owners and Managers Institute of Canada (BOMI) 109 Education 24 Bermuda Clean Kitchens 109 Hospitality Management 25 Food Safety – Fundamentals 109 Human Services 26 Food Safety – An Introduction to the Hazard Science 27 Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) 110 Science (Actuarial) 28 Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) 110 Web Development 29 The American Management Association 111 Applied Science in Culinary Arts 30 Childcare Assistants Certificate 111 Applied Science in Electronics Technology 31 Continuing Care Workers Diploma 112 Applied Science in Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning 32 Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) 112 Applied Science in Motor Vehicle Technology 33 Institute for Leadership & Management (Britain) (ILM) 113 Applied Science in Plumbing Technology 34 Student Resources 115 Applied Science in Wood Technology 35 Academic Resource Centre (ARC) 117 Certificate Programmes 37 Student Services 117 Accounting Assistants 39 Student Resource Library 118 Child Care 40 Bookstore 118 Electrical Wiring Technology 41 Cafeteria 118 Electronics Technology 42 Security & Safety 119 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology 43 College Map 120 Motor Vehicle Technology 44 Fee & Tuition 121 Office Assistants 45 Faculty, Support Staff, Board of Governors, Office Skills 46 Executives & Adjunct Faculty 123 Plumbing Technology 47 2007 - 2008 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 2007 Monday 20 August Session opens. Monday 7 January First day of lectures Tues. & Wed. 21, 22 August Registration and Challenge Exams Friday 25 January Last day to withdraw without financial penalty Wednesday 22 August Last day to make payment for Fall term (Incidental fees are non-refundable) Monday 27 August First day of lectures Friday 22 February Mid-semester assessments due to Registrar Thursday 30 August Convocation Mon. – Fri. 25 – 29 Feb Second semester break Monday 3 September Labour Day - College closed. Monday 3 March Classes resume Monday 17 September Last day to withdraw without financial penalty Mon. – Fri. 10 – 14 March Spirit Week (Incidental fees are non-refundable) Friday 14 March Last day for withdrawal from courses Wednesday 10 October Mid-semester assessments due to Registrar without academic penalty Thurs. & Fri. 11 – 12 October First semester break. Last day for applications for graduation Monday 15 October Classes resume. Friday 21 March Good Friday - College closed. Monday 22 October Last day for withdrawal from courses without Friday 18 April Last day of lectures academic penalty Mon. – Tues. 21, 22 April Reading Days Monday 12 November Public Holiday - College closed. Wed. – Thurs. 23 April – 1 May Final examinations Mon. – Fri. 19 – 23 November Spirit Week Thursday 1 May Last day for application for financial aid for Friday 23 November Spirit Day Fall semester 2008 Saturday 24 November Homecoming Day Friday 2 May Final assessments due by 12:00 noon Tues. & Wed. 27 – 28 November International College & University Fair Challenge Examinations Monday 3 December Last day of lectures Wednesday 7 May Graduation list posted Last day for financial aid applications Thursday 15 May Commencement Tues. & Wed. 4, 5 December Reading Days Thurs. – Thurs. 6 – 13 December First semester examinations SUMMER 2008 Friday 14 December Final assessments due by 12:00 noon Monday 12 May First day of summer school SPRING 2008 Friday 23 May Last day to withdraw without financial penalty Monday 7 July Last day of summer school Wednesday 2 January Session resumes Thursday 10 July Grades due by 12:00 noon Wed. & Thurs. 2, 3 January Registration & Challenge Exams Thursday 3 January Last day to make payment for Spring term Friday 4 January Academic Success Seminar 4 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ACADEMIC REGULATIONS c) at least the standing specified for the course in this Bulletin or as specified by the Admissions Committee must be achieved by the Colleges, like other institutions, have guidelines that keep things running student attempting the challenge; no grade will be recorded, but a smoothly. There are several kinds of college guidelines - those that apply to aca - notation of the date on which the condition was satisfied will be demics, called Academic Regulations, and those that apply to conduct, called the recorded in the student’s academic record and all official transcripts Student Code of Conduct. This section discusses academic guidelines and gives thereof. you valuable information about everything from determining your Grade Point Average (GPA) to how to get a copy of your transcript. Challenge for Credit A student who has previously acquired knowledge in areas closely related to It is important that you are familiar with these guidelines so that you know what courses offered at the Bermuda College may apply to earn credit by means of is expected of you and what you can expect of the College. course challenge, provided that the student is in good academic standing and is registered in a full-time programme of study. The following conditions apply: MAKING CHANGES TO YOUR PROGRAMME 1. Within the first semester of attendance, written application providing Change of Programmes evidence and grounds for the course challenge must be submitted for A student may seek transfer to another equivalent programme by application to approval by the Division Chair; his/her Division Office. 2. If the application is successful, the Division will establish the most appropriate means of challenge (written, oral, laboratory or prac- Adding and Dropping Courses tical examinations, essays, or any combination thereof) as well as the Admitted students may make changes in their class schedules by dropping or time, place and condition of the challenge; adding a course(s) during the official Add/Drop Period. The Add/Drop Period will 3. A course may be challenged only once by the applicant; be the first fifteen (15) class days of the semester. During the Add/Drop Period 4. A grade of at least “C” must be obtained to earn credit, but no grade students will be permitted to DROP a course within the first fifteen (15) class days will be recorded in the academic record; the notation CR will be of the semester, but will only be allowed to ADD a class within the first five (5) entered and the GPA is not affected; class days of the semester or with permission of the lecturer thereafter. 5. A maximum of 15 credits may be earned by challenge; Changes in class schedules must be submitted in writing on an official Add/Drop 6. The requisite fee must be paid. form and must be countersigned by an advisor or division member. All course changes are filled on a first come, first served basis, space permitting. Audit Auditing a course means you attend the course and have the OPTION of com - Challenge of a Prerequisite Course to Satisfy Programme Entry Requirements pleting assignments and writing the exams. An audited course is not given credit Where conditionally admitted students elect to satisfy the specified condition in but is recorded on the transcript as “AU”. Within