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2014-2015 Academic Catalog 1001 East US Highway 20 Michigan City, IN 46360 219.877.3100 www.brownmackie.edu/MichiganCity ©2012 Brown Mackie College 06/12 ACADEMIC CATALOG 2014-2015 Brown Mackie College – Michigan City 1001 East US Hwy 20 Michigan City, IN 46360 Phone: 219-877-3100 Fax: 219-877-3110 Toll free: 800-519-2416 www.brownmackie.edu Volume #1 Effective: September 2014 In order to continually provide current information, this catalog may be amended by any inserts identified as Bulletins to the 2014-2015 Academic Catalog. Such bulletins are intended as, and are to be regarded as, an integral part of this catalog. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSUMER INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................. 6 ABOUT THE COLLEGE ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 COLLEGE MISSION AND PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................ 8 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 General Education Philosophy ........................................................................................................................................... 8 ABOUT BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS ..................................................................................... 9 OWNERSHIP ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 10 Institutional Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................... 10 State Licensure ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Programmatic Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................ 10 U.S. Department of Education ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Veterans Administration .................................................................................................................................................. 10 ADMISSIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 General Admissions Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 11 Readmissions ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 International Non-Immigrant Student Admissions Policy ............................................................................................... 12 English Language Proficiency Policy .............................................................................................................................. 12 ACADEMIC AFFFAIRS ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Initial Academic Assessment ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Transitional Studies Courses ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Orientation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Transfer Credit ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Transferability Criteria ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Transcript Evaluation for Transfer of Credit ................................................................................................................ 15 Other Sources of Credit ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Residency Requirement ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Advanced Placement .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Transfer of Credit To Other Institutions ....................................................................................................................... 16 Definition of a Quarter Credit Hour................................................................................................................................. 17 Credit Hour Determination and Outside Work Experience ............................................................................................. 17 Definition of an Academic Year ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Attendance ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Last Date of Attendance .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Student Withdrawal ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Program Changes ............................................................................................................................................................. 20 Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy ...................................................................................................... 21 Criteria for Honors Designations .................................................................................................................................. 22 Milestones and Evaluation Points for Satisfactory Academic Progress ....................................................................... 22 2 Construction of an Academic Quarter .......................................................................................................................... 26 Procedure for Appealing Academic/Financial Aid Dismissal ...................................................................................... 26 Academic/Financial Aid Dismissal Appeals not Allowed ............................................................................................ 28 Additional Appeal Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Explanations of Related Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Student Status Changes and SAP ................................................................................................................................. 31 Grading System ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Minimum Academic Achievement Standards for Students Receiving Department of Defense Tuition Assistance ........ 33 Grade Challenges ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 Incompletes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Retaking Coursework Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Course Auditing ............................................................................................................................................................... 34 Course Availability .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 Course Delivery ..............................................................................................................................................................