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MIRACOSTA COLLEGE 2012–2013 Catalog General Information Degrees & Certificates Credit & Noncredit Courses Standards & Policies www.miracosta.edu MiraCosta College 2012–2013 Catalog MiraCosta College publishes a new catalog every year. The information published in the catalog is effective for the academic year beginning with the fall semester and concluding with the summer intersession. This catalog is effective Fall 2012 through Summer 2013. Catalog Rights The requirements for degrees, certificates, and general education may change during the time a student attends MiraCosta College, and these changes are reflected in the catalog. Catalog rights are established when a student first takes classes at MiraCosta College and are maintained through continual enrollment at the college. These rights protect students from being held responsible for changes made to their academic programs in the years that follow their initial enrollment. The catalog used to determine graduation eligibility is the catalog operating at the time the student began continual enrollment at MiraCosta College unless the student’s petition requests a different catalog. The other catalogs that can be used to determine eligibility are catalogs in effect during the time the student has maintained continual enrollment at MiraCosta College or the catalog in effect at the time the student files his or her petition to graduate. Students who need 6 or fewer units in order to satisfy all degree requirements may be evaluated under the original catalog that applied. Statement of Assurance Every effort is made to ensure that the course information, applicable policies, and other materials presented in the MiraCosta College Catalog are accurate and current. In the event a correction or update is warranted, a catalog addendum will be published electronically and will be available for download as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from the catalog website at catalog.miracosta.edu. MiraCosta College 2012-2013 Catalog Table of Contents Academic Calendar 4 President's Welcome 5 About MiraCosta College 7 Admissions & Enrollment 13 Student Support Programs & Services 29 Academic Programs 41 Associate Degrees & Certificates 47 Transferring Course Work 59 Areas of Study & Courses 75 Continuing Education 269 Academic Standards & Policies 285 Full-Time Faculty & Administrators 310 Glossary 316 A-Z Directory 319 Published by the MiraCosta Community College District DISTRICT OFFICE: Oceanside Campus San Elijo Campus Community Learning Center 1 Barnard Drive 3333 Manchester Avenue 1831 Mission Avenue Oceanside, CA 92056-3820 Cardiff, CA 92007-1516 Oceanside, CA 92058-7104 760.757.2121 760.944.4449 760.795.8710 Outside the 760 area code, call us toll-free: 888.201.8480 MiraCosta College 2012-2013 Catalog 3 Accreditation Academic Calendar 2012-2013 MiraCosta College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Fall Semester 2012 Boulevard, Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, 415.506.0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission August 20 First day of fall semester classes on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. September 3 Labor Day (college closed) Department of Education and approved by the California September 24 Deadline to file a petition for degree/ State Department of Education Office of Private Post-Secondary certificate for fall Education for training veterans and other eligible persons under September 24 Deadline to petition for pass/no pass grade the provisions of the GI Bill. The University of California, California November 12 Veterans Day (college closed) State Universities, and private universities of high rank give credit for transfer courses completed at MiraCosta College. November Thanksgiving (college closed) 22-24 MiraCosta College is approved by the following: December Final examinations--day and evening 11-17 Association of Surgical Technologists December 17 End of fall semester California Board of Registered Nursing California State Colleges and Universities December 18- Semester break California State Department of Education January 13 Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training December 24- College closed State Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician January 1 Examiners University of California Spring Semester 2013 To learn more about MiraCosta College’s accreditation, please January 14 First day of spring semester classes visit www.miracosta.edu/accreditation. January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (college closed) February 14 Deadline to file a petition for degree/ certificate for spring February 14 Deadline to file a petition for pass/no pass grade February 15-18 Lincoln’s & Washington’s Birthday observed (college closed) March 11-16 Spring break March 15 College closed May 14-20 Final examinations--day and evening May 17 Commencement May 20 End of spring semester May 27 Memorial Day (college closed) Summer Intersession 2013 Dates not available at time of publication. See Summer 2013 Credit Course Schedule at www.miracosta.edu. For application and enrollment dates and deadlines, consult the schedule of credit courses or the Community Education Bulletin for each semester. Current information is also available on the college website: www.miracosta.edu. President's Welcome greatest educational value, and that our teachers, programs President's Welcome and services are among the very best in higher education. Growing up in a working-class family, we didn’t have a lot of Welcome MiraCosta College Students material possessions, but we did have a sense of family, a sense of community and an ethic of caring for each other. I share this because I believe MiraCosta College is a place where these same values exist. The faculty and staff at MiraCosta College strive to make you feel welcome and engaged and aim to assist you in making the most of your educational experience. Our exemplary academic and career training programs help you start your next career or transfer to a four-year university. Our financial aid and scholarship offices provide you the means to make your educational dreams a reality. Many student services are here to assist you, providing academic support and health services, service-learning opportunities, and help identifying career pathways or transfer destinations. Our vibrant and active student clubs and leadership programs nurture your creativity, feed your passion and intellect outside the classroom, and allow you to experience new things and meet people from around the world. If you see me around campus, I hope you’ll stop and say "hi" and express the ways MiraCosta College can continue to serve you. I send my sincere best wishes for a successful academic year! Sincerely, Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D. Superintendent/President Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D. ¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to a new academic year at MiraCosta College. Whether this is your first semester at MiraCosta College or you are a returning student, you’ll find that MiraCosta College’s innovative, accessible and high-quality programs will prepare you for success in our diverse, dynamic and interconnected world. Many students attend a local community college like MiraCosta College because it is close and convenient, while others because community colleges provide a cost-efficient way to transfer. Some come to MiraCosta College after having not done so well in high school, or perhaps never finished high school at all. Others come who have excelled in high school and want high-quality education in a friendly environment. Whatever your reason for attendance, we embrace and accept you all gladly and without exception. Our students and their families soon learn that community colleges represent the MiraCosta College 2012-2013 Catalog 5 About MiraCosta College About MiraCosta College Think independently, creatively, logically, and effectively Mission & Institutional Apply appropriate problem solving methods Analyze and synthesize information from multiple Goals perspectives Professional & Ethical Behavior Mission Demonstrate responsible and professional conduct, in the classroom, workplace, and community The MiraCosta Community College District mission is to provide Demonstrate the ability to work independently and educational opportunities and student-support services to a collaboratively diverse population of learners with a focus on their success. MiraCosta offers associate degrees, university-transfer courses, Information Literacy career-and-technical education, certificate programs, basic- Identify information needed skills education, and lifelong-learning opportunities that Collect information effectively and efficiently strengthen the economic, cultural, social, and educational well- Evaluate and analyze information being of the communities it serves. Use and apply information accurately and appropriately Institutional Goals Global Awareness Goal I. MiraCosta Community College District will become a Demonstrate respect for diversity and multiple perspectives vanguard educational institution committed to innovation and Value his/her place and role in an increasingly researched best practices, broad access to higher education, interconnected global community and environmental sustainability. Demonstrate cultural and environmental awareness Goal II. MiraCosta Community College District will become the institution where each student has a high probability of achieving academic success. District & Campus Goal III. MiraCosta Community