2009-10 College Catalog
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2009-10 College Catalog Kankakee Community College 100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901 815.802.8100 www.kcc.edu 2009-10 catalog • www.kcc.edu Table of contents Academic calendar ............................................................................................3 Learning Services .....................................................................................20 Testing Center ................................................................................................21 KCC Profile ...................................................................................................5 TRiO Student Support Services program .......................................................21 Board of Trustees ..............................................................................................6 Learning Resource Center ..............................................................................21 Historical background ......................................................................................6 Philosophy and mission ....................................................................................7 Student Activities .....................................................................................23 Accreditation ....................................................................................................7 Athletics .........................................................................................................25 Location/service area ........................................................................................7 Fitness Center ................................................................................................26 Community College District 520 .....................................................................8 Continuing Education ..............................................................................27 Admissions, Registration, Tuition and Financial Aid .........................9 Adult Education programs .............................................................................28 Admissions policy ...........................................................................................10 Literacy and Community Education ..............................................................30 Registration ....................................................................................................10 Customized services for the business community ............................................28 Tuition information .......................................................................................11 Corporate and Continuing Education ............................................................28 Financial aid ...................................................................................................12 Small Business Development Center ..............................................................28 Foundation scholarship program ....................................................................14 College Programs .....................................................................................31 Student Services and Learning Services ............................................15 General education information .......................................................................32 Academic advisement .....................................................................................16 Degree listing chart ........................................................................................34 Accounting Office ..........................................................................................16 Transfer programs information .......................................................................36 Admissions and Registration...........................................................................16 Illinois Articulation Initiative .........................................................................36 Baccalaureate Scholars program ......................................................................16 Campus security .............................................................................................16 IAI General Education core courses ................................................................37 Career Services ...............................................................................................17 Transfer program curricula ....................................................................... 38-58 Child Development Center ............................................................................17 Occupational programs information ..............................................................59 College Center ...............................................................................................17 Cooperative programs ....................................................................................59 Commencement .............................................................................................17 General Education courses for AAS degrees ....................................................60 Community Service Scholars program ............................................................17 Business electives ............................................................................................60 Dual enrollment programs .............................................................................17 Technical electives ..........................................................................................61 Food service ...................................................................................................18 Occupational program curricula ............................................................. 62-114 Illinois Virtual Campus ..................................................................................18 General Studies Program ..............................................................................115 KCC Education and Employment Center ......................................................18 Study Abroad Program .................................................................................116 KCC Hammes Bookstore ...............................................................................18 Course Descriptions ...............................................................................117 Lost and found ...............................................................................................18 Course numbering system ............................................................................118 Orientation ....................................................................................................18 Credit course descriptions .................................................................... 120-164 Student identification cards ............................................................................18 Course fees ........................................................................................... 165-166 Student Right-to-Know Act ...........................................................................18 Students with disabilities ................................................................................19 Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations .........................................167 Traffic/parking information ............................................................................19 KCC Personnel .........................................................................................181 Transfer Services .............................................................................................19 Faculty/Administration.................................................................................182 TRiO Talent Search program .........................................................................19 Whom to See for What ................................................................................186 Upward Bound program ................................................................................19 Glossary of terms ..........................................................................................188 Workforce Investment Act program ................................................................19 Youth Program Services program ....................................................................20 Campus Map ............................................................................................192 EQUAL OPPOrtUNITY/AFFIrmatIVE actION KCC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination, including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 540 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. It is the policy of the college that no person, on the basis of race, color, reli- gion, gender, national origin, age, disabilities, marital status or veteran’s status, This catalog does not constitute a contract between Kankakee Community Col- shall be discriminated against. This includes, but is not limited to admissions, lege and its students, either collectively or individually. It represents the college’s employment, financial assistance, placement, recruitment, educational programs, academic, social, and financial objectives at the time of the catalog’s publication. or activities. Lack of English skills is not a barrier to admission and participation Course and curriculum changes, modifications of tuition or fees, and other