2007-08 College Catalog
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Welcome to Fullerton College! On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration of Fullerton College, I extend a most warm welcome to you. By choosing Fullerton to meet your academic needs, you have chosen one of the finest community colleges in California. Whether you are just beginning or continuing your studies, many opportunities for involvement in campus life await you. We wish to help make your transition to Fullerton a pleasant and rewarding experience that will enable you to benefit fully from the vitality of our campus. The entire staff of Fullerton College is committed to work- ing with you to help make your time here as enjoyable and productive as possible. We encourage you to take advantage of every aspect of Fullerton College because each can serve to enrich both your education and social life. Balancing academic responsibilities with a personally satisfying set of extra-curricular activities is the key to a great college experience. Fullerton College is what you, the students, make it. We wish you every success and enjoyment in the pursuit of your academic aspirations. Kathleen O’Connell Hodge, Ed.D. President, Fullerton College North Orange County Community College District NOCCCD is part of the California Community College system, 1830 W. Romneya one of three segments of public post-secondary education in Anaheim, CA 92801 (714) 808-4500 the state. A seven-member Board of Trustees, elected by the citizens of the district, governs all programs and activities of the Fullerton College is a member of the North Orange County NOCCCD. Community College District (NOCCCD). The District also in - cludes Cypress College and three Continuing Education Cen- ters located in Anaheim, Cypress and Fullerton. Board of Trustees NOCCCD came into existence on July 1, 1965, with Fullerton Jeffrey P. Brown College in operation since 1913 and originally part of the Fuller- Barbara Dunsheath ton Union High School District and plans for a college in the Leonard L. Lahtinen western part of the district. Cypress College opened on Sep- Michael B. Matsuda tember 12, 1966, just 74 days after the land was acquired. Molly McClanahan Donna Miller Encompassing approximately 155 square miles, NOCCCD has Manuel Ontiveros a population of about one million. In general, the district includes the following communities: Anaheim, Brea, Buena Student Trustees: Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, David Adame, Fullerton Placentia, Rossmoor and Yorba Linda. Portions of the following Sabrina Tinsay, Cypress communities are included: Garden Grove, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Orange, Seal Beach, Stanton, Whittier, and unincor- Chancellor porated territory in both Los Angeles and Orange counties. It Jerome Hunter, Ed.D. serves, in its credit and non-credit programs, about 70,000 stu- dents each semester. CATALOG 2007-2008 VOLUME XCIV (Based on Years in Operation) Fullerton College North Orange County Community College District 321 East Chapman Avenue Fullerton, California 92832-2095 (714) 992-7000 Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (714) 871-9192 www.fullcoll.edu PRICE $8 Per Copy ($10 Mailed) Fullerton College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), http://www.acswasc.org/ index.htm, an institu- tional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education and the California State Department of Education. Table of Contents (for an alpha listing of this section, see back of Catalog) Accreditation . .1 Wait Time for Late Instructors . .30 Academic Calendar . .6 Withdrawal Policy . .30 Fullerton College Administration . .7 COLLEGE POLICIES AND RULES . .31 Instructional Divisions and Departments . .8, 9 Academic Honesty . .31 GENERAL INFORMATION . .11 Academic Renewal Policy . .31 College History . .11 Children on Campus . .32 College Location . .11 Drug-Free Environment . .32 Continuing Education . .11 Electronic Devices . .32 Statement of Ethics . .11 Grade Appeal Process . .32 Goals and Objectives . .12 Nondiscrimination Statement Statement of Mission, Vision, Core Values . .12 (Afirmación Sobre No Discriminacion) . .33 Parking . .34 ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS . .13 Petitions and Appeals . .34 Academic Accommodations for Probation and Dismissal Policy . .34 Students with Disabilities . .13 Smoking Areas . .35 Admission Requirements . .13 Standards of Student Conduct/Discipline . .35 Advanced Placement . .13 Student Complaint Procedure . .36 Bursar’s Office . .14 Student Conduct . .37 ATM . .14 Student Right-to-Know Act and Corrections to Student Information . .14 Campus Security Act . .38 Military Experience Credit . .14 Suspension . .40 International Students (F-1 Student Visa) . .14 Withholding Student Records . .40 Matriculation . .16 Open Enrollment Policy . .18 SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES . .41 Orientation . .18 Academic Support Center (ASC) . .41 Refunds . .18 Admissions and Records . .41 Registration . .18 Assessment/Orientation Center . .41 Residency for Tuition Purposes . .19 Bookstore . .41 Special Admit Students . .20 Cadena/Transfer Center . .42 Student Fees . .20 CalWORKs . .42 Transcripts . .21 Campus Dining . .42 Verification of Student Status . .21 CARE: Cooperative Agencies Resources For Education . .43 ACADEMIC INFORMATION . .23 Career and Life Planning Center . .43 Academic Honors . .23 Child Care Center . .43 Acceptance of Transfer Credits . .23 Child Development Lab School . .43 Adding or Dropping a Class . .23 Counseling and Student Development . .44 Attendance . .23 Disability Support Services . .44 Audit Policy . .24 EOPS: Extended Opportunities Classification of Students . .24 Program and Services . .45 Course Progression . .25 Escort Service . .45 Course Repetition — Substandard Grade . .25 Financial Aid . .45 Course Repetition — Skill, Performance, Activity . .25 Fullerton College Foundation, The . .47 Credit by Examination . .25 Health Services . .47 Distance Education — Online, Hybrid, TeleWeb . .26 Housing . .47 Evening and Weekend College . .26 International Student Center . .47 Grading System . .27 Library Services (LLRC) . .48 Honors Program . .28 Lost and Found . .48 Learning Communities . .28 Puente Project . .48 Remedial Limitation . .29 ROTC . .48 Review and Release of Information . .29 Service Learning . .48 Study Abroad . .29 TAP: Transfer Achievement Program . .48 Tests/Exams . .30 —3— Teacher Preparation: Center for Carpentry . .92 Careers in Education (CCE) . .49 Chemistry . .92 Veterans’ Services . .49 Child Development & Educational Studies . .92 Workforce Center . .49 Cinema-Radio-TV . .96 Civil Engineering Technology . .99 STUDENT ACTIVITIES . .51 Computer Information Systems . .99 Associated Students . ..