2020-2021 CATALOG TSI Exemptions and Waivers ..................................................... 47 TABLE OF CONTENTS TSI Met ........................................................................................ 48 General Information .................................................................................... 4 TSI Not Met ................................................................................. 49 A Message from the President ........................................................... 5 Registration ........................................................................................ 50 Academic Calendar .............................................................................. 6 Changes in Student Schedule .................................................... 51 College of the Mainland District ......................................................... 8 Class Attendance ........................................................................ 52 Accreditation ........................................................................................ 9 Mandatory New Student Orientation (NSO) .............................. 53 Memberships ..................................................................................... 10 Grades ................................................................................................ 54 Nondiscrimination Statement ........................................................... 11 Transcripts ......................................................................................... 56 Applicability of Catalog Regulations ................................................ 12 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ........................ 57 Statement of Vision and Purpose .................................................... 13 Residence Requirements .................................................................. 58 2018-2023 Institutional Goals ........................................................... 14 Tuition and Fee Schedule ................................................................. 59 History of the College ....................................................................... 15 Total In District Tuition and Fees .............................................. 60 Board of Trustees .............................................................................. 16 Total Out of District Tuition and Fees ....................................... 61 Public Information Statement ........................................................... 17 Total Out of State/Country Tuition and Fees ............................ 62 The Guarantee Plan ........................................................................... 18 Itemization of Standard Registration Charges .......................... 63 Contact Information .......................................................................... 19 Credit Student Fees ............................................................. 64 Getting Started at COM ............................................................................ 20 Testing Fees ......................................................................... 65 Getting Started .................................................................................. 20 Record Fees ......................................................................... 66 ABE Student Enrolled in a Career Pathway ............................... 21 Course/Program Fees ......................................................... 67 Current High School Student - Collegiate High School Student Pre-Licensure Associate Degree Nursing Program Fees ...................................................................................................... 23 ............................................................................................... 68 Current High School Student - Dual Credit ................................ 25 LVN-RN Transition Associate Degree Nursing Fees ........... 69 Former Student ........................................................................... 26 Vocational Nursing Program Fees ...................................... 70 High School/GED Graduate ........................................................ 27 Payments and Refunds ..................................................................... 71 Individual Approval ..................................................................... 29 Financial Support ..................................................................................... 73 International Student .................................................................. 30 Applying for Veterans Benefits ......................................................... 73 Transfer Student ......................................................................... 31 Child Care Assistance ....................................................................... 75 Admissions ........................................................................................ 32 COM Foundation Scholarships ......................................................... 76 Academic Fresh Start ................................................................. 33 Financial Aid ...................................................................................... 77 Completing the Online Application for Admission .................... 34 Federal Grants ............................................................................ 78 General Regulations Governing Transfer of College Credit ....... 35 Financial Aid and Developmental Courses ................................ 79 Grounds for Denial of Admission ............................................... 36 Financial Aid Debts .................................................................... 80 Reverse Transfer ......................................................................... 37 Financial Aid Eligibility ............................................................... 81 Transcripts for Admission .......................................................... 38 Financial Aid Pathways .............................................................. 82 Transfer Criteria .......................................................................... 39 Financial Aid Review Procedures .............................................. 83 Transfer Curricula ....................................................................... 40 Loans ........................................................................................... 84 Transfer Dispute Resolution ...................................................... 41 Return of Title IV Funds for Withdrawal .................................... 85 Transfer of Credit to COM .......................................................... 42 Scholarships ............................................................................... 86 Transferring COM Course Credit ................................................ 43 State Grants ................................................................................ 87 Earning Credit Through Prior Learning Experiences ........................ 44 Steps to Follow to Apply for Financial Aid ................................ 88 Testing ................................................................................................ 46 Transfer Students ....................................................................... 89 Tuition and Fee Exemptions and Waivers ................................. 90 Cosmetology: Operator and High School Operator .......... 134 WebAdvisor Online Inquiry ......................................................... 91 Criminal Justice ........................................................................ 135 Work Study .................................................................................. 92 Criminal Justice: Associate of Arts .................................. 136 Veterans Educational Benefits .......................................................... 93 Criminal Justice: Associate of Applied Science ............... 137 Services and Resources ........................................................................... 94 Drafting ...................................................................................... 138 Student Regulations and Policies .................................................... 94 Education .................................................................................. 140 Conduct and Discipline of Students .......................................... 95 Emergency Medical Services ................................................... 142 Drug and Alcohol Free Campus ................................................. 96 Fire Technology ........................................................................ 143 Student Complaints .................................................................... 97 General Studies ........................................................................ 145 Student Identification Card ........................................................ 98 Graphic Arts .............................................................................. 146 Weapons/Firearms Policy .......................................................... 99 Health Information Management ............................................ 148 Student Success Center .................................................................. 100 Law Enforcement ...................................................................... 150 College Support Services ................................................................ 101