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RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 Letter from President Dear Students: Welcome to Richard Bland College of William & Mary and the 2016-2017 academic year. Richard Bland College is a dynamic institution teeming with innovation and at the vanguard of education in the 21st century. Our faculty, programs, and facilities will inspire you to excel and to Create Your Journey. Whether you hope to transfer to William & Mary or another of our university partners, your time at Richard Bland College will be a period of personal growth and development. Our innovative Exceptional Student Experience program will provide you with a Learner Mentor to ensure that your educational pathway aligns with your interests, abilities, and aspirations. This unique and personal approach, combined with a proactive alert system, is designed to enhance your educational experience and your academic success, and it helps to prepare you for a career and life beyond the classroom. Your Learner Mentor will be an advisor, an advocate, a sounding board, and a guide to help you along your pathway to the baccalaureate degree. Richard Bland College offer connections to a vibrant local arts and cultural scene, and you’ll live and study on a beautiful campus steeped in the rich history of the region and featuring Virginia’s oldest and largest pecan grove. About 80% of classes are taught by full-time faculty who are rated the best in the region. Excellent teaching is enhanced by small and intimate class settings, and it’s all designed to help you thrive. Distinctive programs range from Logistics to an academic Honors Program (with full tuition scholarships for highly qualified students). The AS in Business Degree is offered entirely online or in a hybrid format to give you maximum flexibility to complete your degree. The next years of your life will be exciting, rewarding, and transformative. On behalf of the William and Mary Board of Visitors, and RBC faculty and staff, I welcome you to Richard Bland College, and I look forward to seeing you on campus. As an extension of William & Mary, Richard Bland College is in the vanguard of learning-outcomes based liberal arts education for university transfer and a model for testing and applying outcomes-driven solutions in higher education. 1 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 General Contacts OFFICE PHONE General Information (804) 862-6100 Office of the President (804) 862-6221 Office of Dean of Faculty & Academics (804) 862-6210 Office of Operations and Development (804) 862-6213 Cashier’s Office (804) 862-6213 Human Resources (804) 862-6215 Office of Information Strategy (804) 862-6230 Library (804) 862-6226 Office of Financial Aid (804) 862-6260 Office of the Registrar (804) 862-6206 Learner Mentors (804) 862-6100 x8563 Office of Residence Life (804) 862-6161 Counseling and Support Services (804) 862-6263 Athletics (804) 863-1644 Office of Enrollment (804) 862-6249 Office of Communications (804) 862-6214 Accreditation Richard Bland College of William & Mary is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Richard Bland College. 2 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 Section I: Introduction General Statement of Policy Richard Bland College of William & Mary is an equal educational opportunity institution. In keeping with this policy, the College makes no distinction in the admission of students, or in any other of its official activities, on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, political affiliation, handicap, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors. All standards and policies governing student employment, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, and support programs are applied accordingly. Special Notice to Students The Richard Bland College Catalog is intended to describe the work of the College and to be a digest of its regulations. Although the courses announced and the regulations given are usually continuous from year to year, none of them is valid beyond the publication of a new Catalog, which will supersede all previous Catalogs. Ordinarily, students may complete a degree in accordance with the degree requirements in force when they were admitted to the College or in any subsequent Catalog published while they are students. Students who have not been enrolled at Richard Bland College for a period of five years or more must fulfill the degree requirements in effect at the time of their readmission. Students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree at a four-year institution are urged to study carefully the degree requirements of the institutions to which they will apply in order to plan appropriate programs of study at Richard Bland College. NOTE: This Catalog provides announcements for the 2014-16 calendar years. Because programs and policies change from time to time, Richard Bland College reserves the right to withdraw or change any requirements or provisions in this Catalog at any time. Campus Map 3 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 4 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 Academic Calendar The Calendar is subject to change as necessary to fulfill the College’s educational objectives. 2016 DATE August 5 Tuition due by 5:00 p.m. August 8-19 Late Registration/Class Changes for Fall. Payment (with $50 Late fee) due the day of registration August 8 Late Registration Fee Begins ($50) August 10 Start of faculty contracts August 11 Faculty Development August 12 Faculty Development. Move-in Day (residence halls open 9 a.m.) August 12-14 New Student Orientation August 15 Fall Classes begin August 16 Convocation, 2:30 (all new students and all faculty) August 19 End of add/drop period September 5 Labor Day - No Classes October 10-11 Fall Recess—administrative offices open October 20 - December 9 October 20 Spring 2017 Registration for currently enrolled students (tuition due December 10) October 28 Last day to drop or withdraw from College w/out academic penalty for Fall Deadline to apply for December graduation November 1 Admissions Priority Deadline for Spring 2017 (new students) November 23 No Classes. Residence Halls Close 12 noon. November 24- Thanksgiving Recess. Residence Halls reopen 9 a.m. November 27. 5 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 27 December 5 Last Day of Classes December 6-9 Final Exams December 10 Residence Halls Close, 12 noon. Tuition due for Spring 2017. December 12 Grades submitted by noon Winter Intersession Term Begins December 23 College closed for winter break 2017 DATE January 3 College reopens following winter break January 3-13 Late Registration for Spring (payment due the day of registration) (Late Registration Fee [$50] begins Jan. 3) January 13 Student Orientation; Faculty Development January 15 Winter Intersession term ends. Residence Halls Open 9 a.m. January 16 College closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 17 Spring Classes Begin January 23 Last Day to Add/Drop February 3 Deadline to apply for Spring & Summer graduation February 17 Summer Teacher Recertification Registration begins March 10 Summer Registration Begins March 13-17 Spring Recess (Residence Halls close 11 March 12 noon, reopen 19 March 9 a.m.) 6 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 March 20 Last day to drop a class or withdraw from college without academic penalty March 27 Fall Advising/Registration begins for continuing students May 5 Last Day of Classes May 8 - May Final exams 11 May 12 Grades submitted by 12 noon. Residence Halls close 12 noon May 13 Richard Bland College Commencement, Residence Halls close for commencement participants 3 pm. May 15 Summer Classes begin July 4 Independence Day August 4 Tuition due by 5 p.m. August 6-18 Late Registration/Class Changes for Fall. Payment (with $50 Late fee) due the day of registration August 6 Late Registration Fee Begins ($50) August 10 Start of faculty contracts August 10-11 Faculty development August 11 Move-in Day (residence halls open 9 am) August 11-13 New Student Orientation August 14 Fall Classes begin August 25 End of add/drop period September 4 Labor Day - No Classes October 7-10 Fall Recess—administrative offices open October 22 Spring Registration begins (continuing students-tuition due December 8) 7 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 October 27 Last day to drop or withdraw from College w/out academic penalty October 28 Deadline to apply for December graduation November 5 Admissions Priority Deadline for Spring 2018 (new students) November 22 No Classes. Residence Halls close 12 noon November 23- Thanksgiving Recess (college closed). Residence Halls reopen 9 a.m. 26 December 4 Last Day of Classes December 5-8 Final Exams December 11 Grades submitted by noon, Spring tuition due by 5:00 p.m. Winter Intersession Term begins December 14 Residence halls closed (5:00 p.m.) December 23 College closed for winter break 2018 DATE January 2 College reopens following winter break January 2- Late Registration for Spring (payment due the day of registration; Late Registration Fee [$50] begins 12 January 3) January 13 New Student Orientation; Faculty Development. January 15 Winter Intersession Term ends. Residence Halls open 9 a.m. January 16 College closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 17 Classes Begin January 23 Last day to add/drop a course 8 RBC COLLEGE CATALOG 2016-2018 Website Version 06/07/17 February 3 Deadline to apply for Spring & Summer graduation February 17 Summer Teacher Recertification Registration Begins March 10 Summer Registration begins March 13- Spring Recess.