2009-10 Catalog

1 SUMMER QUARTER 2009 JUNE 22-AUGUST 28 WINTER QUARTER 2010 JANUARY 4 - MARCH 20 May 11- 15 Priority registration – Students enrolled and Nov 6 – 13 Priority registration for students currently students any of the previous four quarters enrolled and students enrolled in any of the May 18 Open registration begins previous four quarters June 5 Last day to pay without late fee for students Nov 16 Open registration begins enrolled in Summer Quarter Nov 30 Winter Quarter Short-Term begins June 10 Last day to pay for students enrolled in Dec 11 Last day to pay without late fee for students Summer A/C/D enrolled in Winter Quarter June 12 General registration 8am- 5pm Dec 16 Last day to pay fees for Winter Quarter Records Office, Rhodes Hall Room 220 and Dec 18 General registration 8am - 5pm Greene Center Main Office Records Office, Rhodes Hall Room 220 and Payment is due at time of registration Greene Center Main Office June 15 Mature Citizens and SOCHE registration begins Payment is due at time of registration June 20 Registration and payment; offices open 9am - Dec 22 Winter Quarter Short-Term ends 12pm Greene Center offices open 9am - 12pm Dec 24-25 College Closed for Christmas June 22 Summer A/C/D begin Dec 28 Mature citizen and SOCHE registration begins June 23 Last day to register/add for Summer A, C, and D Jan 1 College Closed – New Year’s Day Holiday Payment due at time of registration Jan 2 General registration and payment; offices July 3 College closed for Independence Day open 9am - 12pm July 15 Last day to drop with a “W” for Summer A Records Office, Rhodes Hall Room 220 July 18 Summer A ends Greene Center offices open 9am - 12pm July 23 Last day to pay for Summer B Jan 4 Winter Quarter begins July 27 Summer B begins Jan 18 College Closed – Martin Luther King Day July 28 Last day to register/add for Summer B Feb 8–12 Midterm week Aug 3 Last day to drop with a “W” for Summer C Feb 19 Last day to drop with a “W” for Winter Quarter Aug 7 Last day to drop with a “W” for Summer D Mar 15–20 Final exams Aug 18 Last day to drop with a “W” for Summer B Mar 20 Winter Quarter ends Aug 21 Summer C ends Aug 28 Summer B and D ends FALL QUARTER 2009 SEPTEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 24 SPRING QUARTER 2010 MARCH 29 - JUNE 11 May 11-15 Priority registration for students currently Feb 15 - 19 Priority registration for students currently enrolled and students enrolled in any of the enrolled and students enrolled in any of the previous four quarters previous four quarters May 18 Open registration begins Feb 22 Open registration begins Aug 20 Last day to pay without late fee for students Mar 12 Last day to pay without late fee for students enrolled in Fall Quarter enrolled in Spring Quarter Aug 26 Last day to pay fees for students enrolled in Mar 17 Last day to pay fees for students enrolled in Fall Quarter Spring Quarter Aug 28 General registration 8am- 5 pm Mar 19 General registration 8am - 5pm Records Office, Rhodes Hall Room 220, and Records Office, Rhodes Hall Room 220 and Greene Center Main Office Greene Center Main Office Payment is due at time of registration Payment is due at time of registration Aug 29 Registration and payment; offices open 9am - Mar 22 Mature citizen and SOCHE registration begins 12pm Greene Center offices open 9am - 12pm Mar 27 Registration and payment; offices open 9am - Payment is due at time of registration 12pm Greene Center offices open 9am - 12pm Sept 1 Mature citizen and SOCHE registration begins Mar 29 Spring Quarter begins Sept 7 College closed for Labor Day May 3 - 7 Midterm week Sept 9 Fall Quarter begins May 14 Last day to drop a Spring Quarter class with a “W” Sept 12 Registration and payment; offices open 9am - May 31 College Closed - Memorial Day 12pm Greene Center offices open 9am - 12pm June 7 - 11 Final exams Oct 12-16 Midterm week June 11 Spring Quarter ends Oct 23 Last day to drop a Fall Quarter class with a “W” June 12 Graduation Nov 11 College closed for Veterans Day Nov 18-24 Final exams Nov 24 Fall Quarter ends Nov 26-27 College Closed for Thanksgiving 2 Table of Contents Welcome to Clark State Quarter Calendars ................................Inside front cover Welcome to Clark State ......................................................1 About Clark State .................................................................2 Technical Degrees ................................................................4 Certificates .............................................................................5 General Education ...............................................................5 Transfer Options ...................................................................7 Student Services ............................................................... 15 Getting Started .................................................................. 16 What Kind of Student are You? ...................................... 17 Admissions ......................................................................... 19 Orientation/Advising ........................................................ 22 Dear Students, Registration Information ................................................. 23 Welcome to Clark State! Whether you are just beginning your Paying for College ............................................................ 25 college career, training for a new job or career advancement, Financial Aid ....................................................................... 26 or want to take classes to brush up on your skills, I’m confident you’ll find the time you spend here rewarding. Scholarships ....................................................................... 30 More than 3,600 students chose their community’s college last Student Records ................................................................ 31 year. These students are as diverse as the programs they are studying, ranging in age from late teens to baby boomers. Their Tools for Student Success ............................................... 31 reasons for choosing Clark State are simple: great education, convenient location, affordable tuition, online course offerings Academic Policies ............................................................. 33 and credits that transfer to four-year universities. Athletics ................................................................................ 36 With more than 80 degree and certificate programs in some Degree Programs .............................................................. 37 of today’s most in-demand career fields, you’re sure to find the major that is right for you. Clark State continues to be a Program Index ................................................................... 38 leader in online learning, offering hundreds of online courses each quarter, as well as online degrees. Course Descriptions ....................................................... 133 Your College Catalog is designed to assist you in learning more Campus Directory ........................................................... 192 about Clark State, our policies and your course of study. You’ll Advisory Committees .................................................... 200 also find out more about the student services and activities available on campus. For your convenience, this catalog can Index ................................................................................... 203 be accessed online at www.clarkstate.edu. Campus Guide and Maps ...................Inside back cover I wish you the best of luck as you move forward towards a college degree and a new and exciting career. Best Regards, Karen E. Rafinski, Ph.D. President 3 This Catalog was prepared prior to the 2009-2010 academic In the 1970s the College re-examined its mission and year for informational purposes only. The educational programs determined that programs, which can be transferred to four- are changed whenever it is necessary to stay abreast of rapid year colleges, should be included as a secondary focus. In changes in technology and our world. Clark State reserves the order to accomplish this, many new courses in humanities right to alter or amend any item contained herein without and social sciences were added to the curriculum. By 1985 notice. We encourage you to consult with your advisor or the Clark Technical College had developed one of the broadest appropriate College official for confirmation of matters that general education programs of any technical college in the are essential to your program of study. state. It was this solid foundation, together with the many Welcome strong technical programs, that made the evolution to a Clark State Community College is committed to assuring community college a smooth and logical step. equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, ethnicity, religion, On July 1, 1988, The Ohio Board of Regents approved the national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, marital status, change of Clark Technical College to Clark State Community veteran status, socio-economic status or physical or mental College. As a result of this action, Clark State added the Associate disability and any other protected group status as defined by of Arts and Associate of Science degrees (university parallel law or College policy in its educational programs, activities, programs) to the nearly 30 technical associate degrees and admissions or employment practices as required by Title IX certificates it had offered for years. The College now has more of the Educational Amendments of 1972,

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