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TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ..................................................................................... 1 Ownership Information.......................................................................................................... 1 Historical Background ........................................................................................................... 1 Mission .................................................................................................................................. 2 Purposes ............................................................................................................................... 2 Accreditation and Affiliations ................................................................................................. 2 Academic Programs.............................................................................................................. 2 Student Services ................................................................................................................... 3 Financial Aid.......................................................................................................................... 3 Faculty................................................................................................................................... 3 Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 3 University Library .................................................................................................................. 4 TEACHING/LEARNING MODEL ............................................................................... 7 Curriculum............................................................................................................................. 7 Faculty................................................................................................................................... 7 Interactive Learning............................................................................................................... 7 Sequential Enrollment........................................................................................................... 7 Learning Teams .................................................................................................................... 7 Academic Quality .................................................................................................................. 8 Student Technology Recommendations and Competencies ................................................ 8 Online Learning System........................................................................................................ 9 Distance Education ............................................................................................................... 9 Group-Based Online Education ............................................................................................ 9 UNIVERSITY POLICIES ........................................................................................ 11 Program Registration .......................................................................................................... 11 Calendar.............................................................................................................................. 11 Course Cancellation............................................................................................................ 11 Directed Study..................................................................................................................... 11 Concurrent Enrollment ........................................................................................................ 11 Maximum Credit Load......................................................................................................... 11 Course Credits .................................................................................................................... 11 Student Identification Numbers ........................................................................................... 11 Name and Social Security Number Changes...................................................................... 11 Class Attendance................................................................................................................ 12 Duplication of Credit............................................................................................................ 12 Course Audit Policy............................................................................................................. 12 Special Topics..................................................................................................................... 12 Change in Student Status ................................................................................................... 13 Re–Entry Students .............................................................................................................. 13 Transfer of Credit ................................................................................................................ 13 Nondiscrimination Policy ..................................................................................................... 14 Harassment Policy .............................................................................................................. 14 The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)......................................................................... 14 i University of Phoenix, 2001-2002 STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................... 15 Code of Student Responsibility........................................................................................... 15 Standards of Student Behavior........................................................................................... 15 Student Right–To–Know ........................................................................................................ 17 Consumer Information ........................................................................................................ 17 Student Completion Rate.................................................................................................... 17 Campus Crime Statistics..................................................................................................... 17 Campus Safety Report Notice ............................................................................................ 17 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program .................................................................... 17 ACADEMIC POLICIES ........................................................................................... 19 Admission Status ................................................................................................................ 19 Academic Probation............................................................................................................ 19 Academic Disqualification................................................................................................... 19 Scholastic Disqualification .................................................................................................. 20 Nurse Practitioner Programs..............................................................................................