Orange Coast College ORANGE COAST COLLEGE CATALOG CATALOG 2008-2009 2008-2009 Orange Coast College 2701 Fairview Road, P.O. Box 5005, Costa Mesa, CA, 92628-5005 We’ll help you get there.™ 714/432-0202 www.orangecoastcollege.edu Orange Coast College 2701 Fairview Rd. Costa Mesa CA 92626 • 714-432-0202 Mission Statement Orange Coast College enhances student learning by providing exemplary programs leading to the Associate in Arts degree and the Associate in Science degree, transfer to other institutions of higher education, occupational certificates and continuous workforce improvement, as well as quality instruction in basic skills and English as a Second Language. Additionally, the College is a partner in contributing to the economic vitality of the community and to serving the community’s diverse needs for lifelong learning. Institutional Commitment Orange Coast College is committed to providing a unique learn- ing community where freedom of thought and personal and intellectual growth is valued by all. As an outcome of their academic study, graduates of Orange Coast College possess proficiency in four core areas: Communication, Thinking Skills, Global Awareness, and Personal Development and Responsibility. Administrators, faculty, and staff are committed to the development of students as individuals and as citizens of the world. We value teaching and learning relationships, sup- port services, and co-curricular programs that contribute to meaningful personal growth in our students and to their quest for knowledge. Orange Coast College CATALOG 2008-2009 2701 Fairview Road, P.O. Box 5005, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5005 714-432-0202 www.orangecoastcollege.edu 2 Contents 5 ..................... Calendar 7 ..................... General Information 13.................... Student Services and Co-Curricular Activities 21.................... Policies and Regulations 27 ................... Admission and Academic Information 43 ................... Graduation Requirements 53 ................... Transfer Information 63 ................... Career and Certificate Programs 151 .................. Course Descriptions 237 ................. Faculty 247 ................. Medical Advisors, Allied Health Programs 251 ................. Emeritus 258 ................ Index Campus Map on inside back cover 3 Orange Coast College College Administration Robert Dees, Melinda A. Nish, Richard T. Pagel, President Vice President, Instruction Vice President, Administrative Services Douglas C. Bennett, Roger W. Abernathy, Ph.D., Dale Berry, Director, Foundation Dean, Mathematics and Sciences Manager, Facilities Construction Vacant, Paul M. Asim, Ph.D., John Farmer, Director, Marketing and Dean, Social and Behavioral Sciences Chief, Public Safety Community Relations Kevin T. Ballinger, Frank Fonseca, Jess Craig, Dean, Consumer and Health Sciences Director, Maintenance and Operations Vice President, Student Services Ann F. Beheler, Laurel Francis, Kristin L. Clark, Dean, Business and Computing; Career Director, Personnel Services Dean, Enrollment Services Education Helen M. Rothgeb, Kate Mueller, Douglas R. Benoit, Ed.D., Director, Fiscal Services Dean, Student Services Dean, Technology Daniela Thompson, Efrén J. Galván, Barbara B. Bond, Director, Campus Budget & Financial Director, Admissions, Records and Dean, Physical Education Operations Enrollment Technology and Athletics Ed Waterman, Rob Bachmann, RN, MN, Joe Poshek, Information Technology Director, Student Health Services Dean, Visual and Performing Arts Susan Bierlich, Michael A. Mandelkern, Ph.D., Director, Children’s Center (interim) Dean, Literature and Languages Kenneth Yglesias, Ed.D. Majid Niroumand, Robert H. Mendoza Jr., Ed.D., Chancellor Director, International Center Dean, Instructional Programs Steve Tamanaha, Hue T. Pham, Ed.D., Coast Community College Director, EOPS Dean, Counseling, Special Programs District Board of Trustees and Services Melissa M. Moser, Mary Hornbuckle Director, Financial Aid Glen A. Profeta, Director, Web Services Walter G. Howald Ryland Metzinger, Director, Bookstore Operations Anthony D. Salas, Jim Moreno Director, Academic Computing Services Jerry Patterson William B. Avery, Armando R. Ruiz Director, Marine Programs Student Trustee Sheri L. Sterner, Director, Library; Institutional Research 4 Calendar Fall 2008 Calendar August 25 .......................................Semester Begins September 1 ...................................HOLIDAY — Labor Day September 2 ...................................Applications accepted for Spring 2009 Semester, including Winter Intersession October 20 ......................................Beginning of second 8 week classes November 11 ..................................HOLIDAY — Veterans’ Day November 27-30 .............................HOLIDAY — Thanksgiving vacation December 14 ..................................Last day of Fall Semester Dec. 15-Jan. 4 ................................Winter Break Winter 2009 Intersession January 5 .........................................First day of Winter Intersession January 19 .......................................HOLIDAY — Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 30 .......................................Last day of Winter Intersession Spring 2009 Calendar January 31 .......................................Semester Begins February 13 ......................................HOLIDAY — Lincoln’s Birthday February 16 ......................................HOLIDAY — Washington’s Birthday February 17 ......................................Applications accepted for 2009 Summer Session and Fall Semester 2009 March 30-April 5 ..............................Spring Break April 6 ..............................................Beginning of second 8 week classes May 31.............................................Last day of Spring Semester All dates are subject to change without notice. Deadlines for refunds, fee cancellations, registration, and withdrawals are different for each course. For specific course deadlines, please refer to one of the following: • Registration Program Receipt • Dates to Remember- Available in the Enrollment Center, Watson Hall • Academic Calendar in the class schedule • www.orangecoastcollege.edu - Click on Deadlines and Dates to Remember on the Records page • Contact the Student Records Office at (714) 432-5772 If a holiday falls on Friday, then Saturday and Sunday classes will not meet. If a holiday falls on Monday, then Saturday and Sunday classes will meet. Final examinations are held during regular class meeting times during the last week of the semester. 5 6 General Information Mission Statement Orange Coast College enhances student learning by providing exemplary programs leading to the Associate in Arts degree and the Associate in Science degree, transfer to other institutions of higher education, occupational certificates and continuous workforce improvement, as well as quality instruction in basic skills and English as a Second Language. Additionally, the college is a partner in contributing to the economic vitality of the community and to serving the community’s diverse needs for lifelong learning. Institutional Commitment Orange Coast College is committed to providing a unique learning community where freedom of thought and personal and intellectual growth is valued by all. As an outcome of their academic study, graduates of Orange Coast College possess proficiency in four core areas: Communication, Thinking Skills, Global Awareness, and Personal Development and Responsibility. Administrators, faculty, and staff are committed to the development of students as individuals and as citizens of the world. We value teaching and learning relationships, support services, and co-curricular programs that contribute to meaningful personal growth in our students and to their quest for knowledge. 7 Orange Coast College About the College and maintained by the district, shall be fully open • Commission on Accreditation for Education to enrollment and participation by any person who in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology (CoA- History and Location has been admitted to the college(s) and who meets END) Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California, such prerequisites as may be established pursuant • Commission on Accreditation for Education was founded in 1947 on a 202-acre site which to regulations contained in Article 2.5 (commenc- in Polysomnographic Technology (CoA- was granted to Orange Coast College by the federal ing with Section 55003) of subchapter 1 of Chapter PSG) government. The campus currently consists of 162 6 of Division 6 of Title 5 of the California Code of • Community College Leadership Development acres used for instructional facilities, athletic fields Regulations. Initiatives and parking areas. • Honors Transfer Council The Coast Community College District com- prises three public community colleges: Orange Degrees and Certificates • Joint Review Committee on Education in Coast College, Golden West College and Coastline By authorization of the Board of Governors of Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT) Community College. Each is a tax-supported com- the California Community Colleges, Orange Coast • Joint Review Committee on Education in munity college. College confers the Associate in Arts degree on Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-CVT) students who complete sixty (60) units with a grade • NAFSA/AIE: Association of International of “C” or better in prescribed courses. Educators Accreditation and Approvals Orange Coast College also grants the degree of • National Association of Colleges