2012-2013 Catalog and Student Handbook
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2012-2013 Catalog and Student Handbook For updates to the 2012-2013 Catalog and Student Handbook, please check the ASU-Mountain Home Website: http://www.asumh.edu. To access the Catalog and Student Handbook Website: http://www.asumh.edu/academics/catalog.html. 1600 S. College Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Phone: (870) 508-6100 Fax: (870) 508-6287 www.asumh.edu Table of Contents STUDENT CATALOG BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATION, General Information ....................... 4 FACULTY AND Vision, Mission & Purposes ........ 10 History of the University ............. 13 STAFF Admissions ................................... 18 …………………………163 Tuition and Fees .......................... 30 Financial Aid ................................ 36 Auxiliary Educational STUDENT HANDBOOK Services ....................................... 47 Academic Policies and Policies and Procedures………...176 Regulations .................................. 51 Student Activities………………...192 Testing and Placement................. 52 Student Information .................... 196 Registration .................................. 58 Rights & Responsibilities .............198 Grading ........................................ 63 Academic Conduct and Graduation ................................... 70 Rights ........................................ 206 Academic Programs ..................... 72 Student Records & Confidentiality Associates Degrees ...................... 78 (FERPA) .................................... 208 Technical Certificates ................... 73 Student Services ......................... 210 Certificates of Proficiency ............. 74 INDEX ......................................... 213 Course Descriptions .....................113 2 POLICY STATEMENT Policies and procedures stated in this catalog--from admission through graduation--require continuous evaluation, review, and approval by appropriate university officials. All statements reflect policies in existence at the time this catalog went to press, and the university reserves the right to change policies at any time without prior notice. University officials determine whether students have satisfactorily met admission, retention, or graduation requirements. ASUMH reserves the right to require a student to withdraw from the University for cause at any time. 3 General Information 4 Student Responsibility Statement Students enrolled at ASUMH are expected to study this catalog carefully to become familiar with all policies, procedures, and regulations. Knowledge of the information contained in the catalog is the responsibility of each student. The provisions of this catalog are subject to change and should be considered to be for informational purposes rather than to be an irrevocable contract between the university and the student. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement ASUMH is an equal opportunity institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other unlawful factors in employment practices or admission and treatment of students. The facilities and services of ASUMH are accessible to the disabled. ASUMH is committed to offering all students, employees, applicants for employment, and other interested parties the rights and protections afforded them by federal and state laws. ASUMH ensures that the following laws and regulations will be carried out as they pertain to those constituencies: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Act) Students, faculty, staff, and other interested persons who have inquiries regarding ASUMH’s efforts to comply with its responsibilities under these laws should contact: Director of Human Resources (Age Act, Title VI) Arkansas State University – Mountain Home Physical Address: 201 High Street (Stewart House) Mailing Address: 1600 South College Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Phone: (870) 508-6200 Fax: (870) 508-6286 5 Student Services Coordinator (504 compliance, Title II, & Title IX) Arkansas State University – Mountain Home McClain Hall 205 1600 South College Mountain Home, AR 72653 Phone: (870) 508-6168 Fax: (870) 508-6284 6 Telephone Directory Main Switchboard: (870) 508-6100 Admissions/Registrar .................................................. 508-6104 ASU-Jonesboro Programs ........................................... 508-6170 Bookstore ..................................................................... 508-6114 Cashier ......................................................................... 508-6125 Center for Continuing Education................................. 508-6106 COMPASS Testing ..................................................... 508-6209 Financial Aid ............................................................... 508-6195 Norma Wood Library .................................................. 508-6112 Security ....................................................................... 508-6300 7 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Fall Semester 2012 ASUMH Family Meeting/Faculty Inservice ………………..Monday, August 13 Advising and Registration for All Students ……..Tuesday-Friday, August 14-17 Classes Begin including First Seven Week Classes……...….Monday, August 20 Late Registration …………………………......Monday-Thursday, August 20-23 Last Day for Late Registration for Adding Course(s) or for Changing From Credit to Audit…………..…Thursday, August 23 Labor Day Holiday (no classes)….……………………….Monday, September 3 Last Day to Withdraw from Seven Week Classes…………...Monday, October 1 Last Day of First Seven Week Class…………………………Monday, October 8 Second Seven Week Class Begins……………………….......Tuesday, October 9 Pre-registration Advising for Spring 2013 Opening……....Monday, November 5 Last day to submit Intent to Graduate for December 2012 Graduates ………………………………Friday, November 9 Last Day to Withdraw……………………………………. Friday, November 16 Fall Break/Thanksgiving Holiday………….Monday-Saturday, November 19-24 Second Seven Week Classes End …………………………Monday, December 3 Common Algebra Final……………………………………Tuesday, December 4 Study Day……………………………………….................Tuesday, December 4 Final Examinations……………………….Wednesday-Tuesday, December 5-11 Grades Due (10:00 a.m.) ……………………………..Wednesday, December 12 Spring Semester 2013 ASUMH Family Meeting/Faculty Inservice…………………Monday, January 7 Advising and Registration for All Students… .... Tuesday-Friday, January 8-11 Classes Begin…………………………………………. …...Monday, January 14 Late Registration ……………………………. Monday-Thursday, January 14-17 Last Day for Late Registration, for Adding Course(s) or for Changing from Credit to Audit…….…………… Thursday, January 17 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Observed (no classes)…. Monday, January 21 Last Day to Withdraw from Seven Week Classes………...Monday, February 25 Last Day of First Seven Week Class………………………….Monday, March 4 Second Seven Week Class Begins……………….……………Tuesday, March 5 Last Day to submit Intent to Graduate for May 2013 Graduates………………………………………… Friday, March 8 Spring Break………………………....................Monday-Saturday, March 18-23 Pre-registration Advising for Summer 2013 and 8 Fall 2013 Opening………………………….…………………...Monday, April 8 Last Day to Withdraw…………………………………………. .Friday, April 12 Last Day of Second Seven Week Class……………………….Monday, April 29 Common Algebra Final……….………………………………Tuesday, April 30 Study Day ………..…………………………………………...Tuesday, April 30 Final Examinations…….………………………...Wednesday-Tuesday, May 1-7 Grades Due (10:00 a.m.)..…………………..…………………. Thursday, May 9 Commencement …………..……………………….. 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 13 First Summer Term 2013 Final Day of Summer I Pre-registration…………………………Friday, May 24 Classes Begin………………………………………………….Tuesday, May 28 Last Day for Late Registration for Adding Course(s), or for Changing from Credit to Audit………………………...Friday, May 31 Last Day to Withdraw……………………………………………Friday, June 14 Last Day of Class/Final/Examinations..…………………… Wednesday, June 26 Grades Due (10:00 a.m.)…………………………………………Friday, June 28 Second Summer Term 2013 Final Day of Summer II Pre-registration…………………………Friday, June 28 Classes Begin…………………………………………..………...Monday, July 1 Last Day for Late Registration, Adding Course(s), or for Changing from Credit to Audit……………………..Wednesday, July 3 Fourth of July Holiday (observed)………………….………......Thursday, July 4 Last Day to Withdraw……………………………………………Friday, July 19 Last Day of Class/Final Examinations.……………………..Wednesday, July 31 Grades Due (10 a.m.)……………………..…………………….Friday, August 2 9 Vision, Mission, and Purposes 10 VISION Creating Opportunities~Changing Lives ASUMH will provide expertise and resources to create opportunities and change lives. MISSION OF ASUMH The mission of ASUMH is to LEAD through educational opportunities. Lifelong Learning, Enhanced Quality of Life, Academic Accessibility, and Diverse Experiences PURPOSES Imbedded in the mission statement are the ASUMH Institutional Purposes: To provide affordable and accessible educational opportunities. To create enlightened citizens through diverse experiences. To provide a foundation for lifelong learning. To help students achieve personal and career goals to enhance their quality of life. In order to implement its mission, ASUMH is committed to the following Academic Purposes: 1. Through a core curriculum of courses, students will acquire the basic foundation of lifelong learning. 2. Through an emphasis on writing within the curriculum, students will incorporate writing