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MOORPARK COLLEGE Catalog 2009 - 2010 Table of Contents Welcome to Moorpark College......................................................................................................................................2 Succeeding as a Student ..............................................................................................................................................7 • Admissions, Prerequisites, Fees, Campus Life Academic Policies and Standards ...............................................................................................................................19 • Course Credit and Grades, Repetition, Withdrawals, Credit by Exam, Transfer Center Student Services ..........................................................................................................................................................26 • Enrollment, Instructional Services, Student Life, Campus Services Students’ Right to Know .............................................................................................................................................36 • Sexual Harassment, Rights and Responsibilities, Grievance, Sexual Assualt, Conduct Code Planning Your Education ...........................................................................................................................................48 • Graduation Requirements, Associate Degrees, List of Degrees and Certificates, Transfer Information Taking Classes .............................................................................................................................................................80 • Choosing Classes, List of Courses The College Community ..........................................................................................................................................255 Index .........................................................................................................................................................................263 Important Notice - The Ventura County Community College District and Moorpark College have made every reasonable effort to determine the information provided in this catalog is accurate. Courses, programs and requirements are subject to change without notice by the Governing Board and Administration of the Ventura County Community College District. All fees are subject to change at any time. MOORPARK COLLEGE • 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA 93021-1695 • (805) 378-1400 Website: www.moorparkcollege.edu (Alternate format available: Call (805) 378-1461) Moorpark College Catalog 2009/10 1 Succeeding as a Student Welcome! Moorpark College opened in fall 1967 with 2,500 students and 50 employees. Today, Moorpark College has more than 15,000 students and more than 400 faculty and staff. Thanks to the foundation When we first approached the idea of a year of service, laid by the founders and the we asked ourselves, “Well, what is that? What does service excellent work of everyone mean?” In looking at the acts of service around us, we saw on our campus, we find that the multiple faces that service can wear: it was serving one’s our students are highly successful in transfer, well-prepared country, it was listening to a friend, it was caring for a child, to enter careers, and are engaged in life and work of their it was feeding the hungry, it was painting the images of the communities. human experience. These acts all shared the processes of I personally welcome you, and wish you every success in observation with empathy, thought with compassion, and achieving your educational goals at Moorpark College. action with courage. In this year, Moorpark College will recognize the acts of service that have been achieved by the local community. Furthermore, Moorpark College will provide a forum in Pam Eddinger, PhD which the people who take action can come together and President form a culture of service, so that service becomes more than an action, it becomes a way of being—a way of living with Can a college – even Moor- and for a purpose. park College – be a magical “Be the change you want to see in the world. place? Even after twenty-five – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) years of higher education experience, first as a student, John Gray then as a teacher, and now as Kathryn Adams Moorpark’s Academic Senate President, I still become a little enchanted when I step onto this beautiful campus! Whether you’ve come to build the foundation upon which your dreams can come true, to rediscover yourself, or simply to explore a new passion or interest, welcome to Moorpark College – a place where students of all ages and from all walks of life engage with world-class teachers in the amaz- ing work of life transformation on a daily basis. How’s that for a bit of magic? Pictured above, former student and freelance photographer, Kim Ram- seyer, shows client, Cristina Miranda and daughter Faith, the portrait she Jeff Baker, photographed as a service to students. Academic Senate President Welcome to Moorpark College 2 Moorpark College Catalog 2009/10 Welcome to Moorpark College Academic Calendar 2009-10 Moorpark College provides two primary semesters of instruction – Fall SPRinG SEMEStER, 2010 and Spring – as well as a Summer intersession. Course times and delivery modes are noted in each semester’s Schedule of Classes. January 11 - May 19, 2010 Information on “scheduling options” is available on page 7 under Jan. 11 ������������������First day of semester-length traditional classes “Educational opportunities.” To match specific scheduling needs with First day of late registration. the course offerings, consult each semester’s Schedule of Classes. Those schedules are available on-line at www.moorparkcollege.edu and on Jan. 16/17 �������������First day of semester-length campus in hard copy about five weeks before each semester begins. The Saturday/Sunday classes. on-line schedule will have the most up-to-date and accurate course Jan. 18 ������������������No CLASSES - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. information that may have changed after the publication of the hard copy. The special deadlines for semester-length classes are listed below Jan. 22 ������������������Last day to add semester-length classes. for each primary semester. However, the specific length of each course Last day to drop a class and apply for enrollment, dictates its deadlines (enrollment, drop, refund, etc.). Check on-line for health and parking fee refunds. Last day account such particulars or with Registration and Records. Detailed registration credited if dropping classes. No refunds or credits information is readily available at wwww.moorparkcollege.edu and in after this date for semester-length classes. each Schedule of Classes. Feb. 5 ��������������������Last day to drop semester-length classes without a transcript entry. FALL SEMEStER, 2009 Feb. 12-15 ������������No CLASSES - Presidents’ Day/Weekend. August 17 - December 16, 2009 Feb. 16 ������������������Last day to declare P/NP (formerly CR/NC) grading Aug. 15/16 ������������First day of semester-length Saturday/Sunday classes. option for semester-length classes. Aug. 17 �����������������First day of semester-length traditional classes. March 25 ��������������Last day to apply for Spring 2010 Associate Degree First day of late registration. or Certificate of Achievement. Aug. 28 �����������������Last day to add semester-length classes. March 26 ��������������No CLASSES - Staff Flex Day. Last day to drop a class and apply for enrollment, health and parking fee refunds. Last day account March 27/28 ��������Saturday/Sunday Classes Held. credited if dropping classes. No refunds or credits March 29 - April 4 �����No CLASSES - Spring Break. after this date for semester-length classes. April 23 �����������������Last day to drop semester-length classes with a “W.” Sept. 5-7 ���������������No CLASSES - Labor Day. May 13-19 ������������Final Exam Week for Spring 2010. Sept. 11 �����������������Last day to drop semester-length classes May 19 ������������������GRADUATIoN without a transcript entry. Sept. 18 �����������������Last day to declare P/NP (formerly CR/NC) grading SuMMER intERSESSiOn, 2010 option for semester-length classes. Moorpark College typically offers classes in the summer that meet anywhere from four to eight weeks with classes starting May, June and Nov 5 ��������������������Last day to apply for Fall 2008 Associate Degree July. The goal is to maximize offerings at times most helpful for all or Certificate of Achievement students, including returning students, graduating high school seniors and students home for the summer from four-year colleges The summer Nov. 7/8 ����������������Saturday/Sunday classes held. Schedule of Classes is available on-line at www.moorparkcollege.edu, on Nov. 9 ��������������������No CLASSES - Veteran’s Day. campus and at local libraries. Nov. 20 ������������������Last day to drop semester-length classes with a “W.” Nov. 26-29 ������������No CLASSES - Thanksgiving Holiday. Dec. 10-16 ������������Final Exam Week for Fall 2009. Moorpark College Catalog 2009/10 3 Welcome to Moorpark College Welcome to Moorpark College Vision Statement History At Moorpark College, we encourage quality and believe our strengths have been, Moorpark College was established in 1963 by the Governing Board of the Ventura and will continue to be, people - their flexibility, their responsiveness, and their County Community College District. Soon after, a 134-acre site on Moorpark’s willingness to meet the needs of our students and community. We believe that eastern