COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS An Annual Course Catalog of the College of the Redwoods Community College District www.redwoods.edu COLLEGE OF THE COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS REDWOODS A California Community College Eureka Campus 7351 Tompkins Hill Road Eureka, CA 95501-9300 Call 707.476.4100 TTY Machine 707.476.4440 FAX 707.476.4400 Call Toll Free 800.641.0400 Del Norte Education Center 2010 883 W. Washington Boulevard Crescent City, CA 95531 Call 707.465.2300 TTY Machine 707.465.2355 FAX 707.464.6867 2011 Mendocino Coast Education Center 1211 Del Mar Drive Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Call 707.962.2600 CATALOG TTY Machine 707.962.2635 FAX 707.961.0943 Arcata Instructional Site of Information and Stewart School, 1125 16th Street Arcata, CA 95521 Call 707.822.8629 Courses FAX 707.822.1183 (culinary classes only) 100 Ericson Court Arcata, CA 95521 Eureka Downtown Instructional Site 605 K Street Eureka, CA 95501 Call 707.269.4000 FAX 707.269.4020 Klamath/Trinity Instructional Site P.O. Box 1388/29 Orchard Road Hoopa, CA 95546 Call 530.625.4846 TTY Machine 530.625.5556 FAX 530.625.0086 McKinleyville Instructional Site 1520 City Center Road McKinleyville, CA 95519-3611 Call 707.839.6290 FAX 707.839.6291 Southern Humboldt Instructional Site College of the Redwoods (open in Fall 2011) 286 Sprowel Creek Road Garberville, CA 95542 “Making a Difference” Web Site www.redwoods.edu E-Mail Address [email protected] 2010-2011 CATALOG COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS PRESIDENT’S WELCOME n behalf of the faculty and staff, I am pleased to welcome you to the College of the Redwoods as you either begin or continue your higher educational experience. We take great pride in the outstanding faculty and programs that will help you complete your journey to the next place in your academic endeavor and career objectives. We have dedicated and experienced staff that are available to assist you. Please take advantage of our advising, placement, and financial aid services at the Crescent City, Eureka, and Fort Bragg campuses. Don’t forget that many courses and services are also offered at convenient instructional site locations in Arcata, Downtown Eureka, McKinleyville, Hoopa, and Garberville (classes starting Fall 2011). We can even accommodate learning through our many Instructional Television (ITV) and Distance Learning offerings. On-line and campus registration is available throughout the year. Check out our website at www.redwoods.edu to discover how we are helping to Make a Difference. Jeff Marsee, Ph.D. President 2 COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS 2010-2011 CATALOG CONTENTS About the College . 4-8 College Calendar . 5 Admission . 9 Enrollment & Fees . 10-15 Financial Aid & Scholarships . 15-17 Veterans’ Services Office . 16 Scholarships . 17 Services for Students . 18-23 Academic Counseling and Advising . 18 Academic Support Center (ASC) (Eureka) . 18 Admissions and Records . 18 Associated Students of College of the Redwoods (ASCR) . 18 CalWORKs Program . 19 Career Development and Student Employment Center (Eureka Campus) . 19 Child Development Center and CDC Information (Eureka Campus). 19 Club Organizations . 19 Cooperative Education Program . 19 Creative Arts Gallery . 20 Dental Health Center (Eureka Campus) . 20 Dining Services . 20 Programs and Services for Students With Disabilities (DSPS) . 20 Distance Education Classes . 21 Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS) & Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) . 21 General Education Development (GED) . 21 High School and Community Outreach Academy of the Redwoods (Eureka Campus) . 21 California Student Opportunity & Access Program (CalSOAP) . 21-22 Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods (Del Norte Campus) . 22 Upward Bound . 22 Honors Program Core Curriculum (Eureka Campus) . 22 Housing (Eureka Campus) . 22-23 Intercollegiate Athletics (Eureka Campus) . 23 Library Services & LRC - Learning Resource Center (Eureka Campus) . 23 Student Health Center (Eureka Campus) . 23 Transfer Center . 23 Academic Regulations . 24-28 Catalog Rights; Open Courses; Classification of Students; Course Numbering . 24 Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Recommended Preparation, Prerequisite Challenges . 24 Evaluation of Credit; Advanced Placement Credit; CLEP - College Level Exam Program . 24-25 Credit by Examination; Unit Defined; Student Load; Course Examinations . 25 Grades; Grade Points; Grade Point Average (GPA); Pass/No Pass (P/NP) . 26 Incomplete Grades; Grade Challenges; Adding Courses After the Semester Begins . 26 President’s and Vice President’s Honors List . 27 Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission; Academic Probation, Progress Probation . 27 Qualifications for Readmission; Academic Renewal; Course Repetition; Checklist for Submitting Course Repetition . 27-28 Remedial Course Work Limitation; Changes in Requirements; General Education Student Learning Outcomes . 28 Programs of Study . 29-41 2010-2011 General Education Requirements for the AS Degrees . 30-32 2010-2011 General Education Requirements for AA Degree in Liberal Arts . 33-36 Transfer Requirements, Transfer Agreements, Lower Division Transfer Patterns (LDTP) . 37 2010-2011 CSU General Education Requirements for Transfer . 38-39 2010-2011 Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC ) . 40-41 Degree Programs . 42-79 Academic Awards by Location . 42-43 Course Descriptions & Independent Study Course Information . 80-138 Community and Economic Development; Business Training Center . 139 Faculty and Administration . 140-144 Campus Policies & Regulations . 145-160 Campus Regulations . 145 Student Code of Conduct . 146-156 Non-discrimination-Equal Opportunity; Sexual Harassment; Academic Accommodations . 157 Safety at College of the Redwoods . 158-160 Index . 161-162 3 2010-2011 CATALOG COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS GENERAL INFORMATION COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Rick Bennett, (Area 9) . Del Norte THE Sally Biggin, (Area 7) . Klamath-Trinity Tracy Coppini, (Area 3) . Ferndale ABOUT Richard Dorn, (Area 4) . Eureka Bruce Emad, (Area 5) . Eureka Colleen Mullery, Ph.D (Area 6) . .Arcata Barbara Rice, (Area 8) . Mendocino Coast Thomas Ross, (Area 2) . Fortuna George Truett, (Area 1) . Garberville Rebecca Ashbach . Student Trustee ADMINISTRATION Jeff Marsee, Ph.D . President/Superintendent Utpal Goswami, Ph.D . Vice President, Instruction Keith Snow-Flamer, Ph.D . Vice President, Student Development Michael Wells . Director, Human Resources Vacant . Vice President, Administrative Services Rachel Anderson, Ph.D . .Dean, Academic Affairs Pat Girczyc, Ed.D . Dean, Health Occupations and Public Services Melissa Green . Dean, Student Development Anita Janis, ME-PD . Dean, Del Norte Education Center, Klamath-Trinity and Pelican Bay Instructional Sites Geisce Ly, Ph.D . Dean, Mendocino Coast Education Center, Southern Humboldt Instructional Site Maggie Lynch, Ed.D . Dean, Information Technology and Distance Education Vacant . .Dean, Career and Technical Education 4 COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS WEB SITE - www.redwoods.edu COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS 2010-2011 CATALOG COLLEGE CALENDAR ABOUT FALL SEMESTER 2010 Classes Begin, Fall Semester 2010 . August 28 All-College Holiday (Labor Day) . .September 6 Last day to drop a course and receive a refund . September 10 Last day to drop a course without a ‘W’ . September 10 THE Last day to file P/NP option (where available) . .September 24 Last day to petition to Graduate or apply for Certificates . October 29 Last day for student-initiated drop . .November 5 COLLEGE All-College Holiday (Veteran’s Day) . November 11 All-College Holiday (Thanksgiving) . November 25 & 26 No Classes . .November 27 Police Academy Graduation . December 9 Final Exams . December 13-18 Fall Semester Ends . December 18 All-College Holidays . ..