Table of Contents PURPOSE OF STUDENT HANDBOOK ........................................................................................................... 2 ACCREDITATION ........................................................................................................................................ 2 STUDENT SERVICES .................................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 3 STUDENT SERVICES .................................................................................................................................... 4 INSTITUTIONAL MISSION ........................................................................................................................... 4 STUDENT SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS ............................................................................. 4 ADMISSIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 5 ADMISSIONS POLICY STATEMENT .................................................................................................................... 5 ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS POLICY ..................................................................................................................... 5 ADMISSION SCHEDULE ..................................................................................................................................... 6 REGISTRATION SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................ 6 TESTING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER ................................................................................................................ 7 Next-Generation ACCUPLACER.......................................................................... 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PLACEMENT RETEST POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 8 CAREER COACHING SERVICES ........................................................................................................................... 8 CAREER PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE .................................................................................................................... 9 ACADEMIC ADVISING AND NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION ............................................................................... 9 ADVISING AND TUTORIAL SERVICES ............................................................................................................... 10 TRiO SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................ 11 FINANCIAL AID ......................................................................................................................................... 11 S.C. 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LIBRARY AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER ............................................................................. 12 STUDENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND GENERAL CAMPUS INFORMATION ............................................ 15 ACADEMIC FREEDOM ..................................................................................................................................... 15 FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT NOTICE ...................................................................... 15 ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF FERPA RIGHTS .................................................................................................... 15 STUDENT RECORDS DEFINED.......................................................................................................................... 15 STUDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ............................................................................................................ 16 CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT RECORDS ...................................................................................................... 16 INTEGRITY OF STUDENT RECORDS ................................................................................................................. 16 BACKUP MEASURES ........................................................................................................................................ 17 DIRECTORY INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 17 CHANGE OF MAJOR ................................................................................................................................. 18 EXITING STUDENT FOLLOW-UP ................................................................................................................ 18 DRAKE STATE ONLINE BOOKSTORE .......................................................................................................... 18 STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS ........................................................................................................... 18 STUDENT BODY PROFILE .......................................................................................................................... 18 ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT SATIFACTION ................................................................................................. 18 MEETING WITH STUDENTS ...................................................................................................................... 19 COLLEGE FUNDRAISING OR COLLEGE SOLICITATION ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 19 ATHLETICS AND DORMITORIES ................................................................................................................ 21 1 OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS ........................................................................... 21 PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING OFFICIAL RECOGNITION CHARTERING .......................................................... 21 TEMPORARY RECOGNITION............................................................................................................................ 21 REVIEW AND APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................ 21 STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................. 22 COMPUTER CRIME ACT ............................................................................................................................ 22 INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ......................................................................................................... 22 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT .................................................................................................................. 26 GENERAL POLICIES .......................................................................................................................................... 26 NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT ............................................................................................. 27 HARASSMENT POLICY .............................................................................................................................. 28 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF ....................................................................... 28 DUE PROCESS OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY CASES..................................................................................... 29 STUDENT COMPLAINT/GRIEVANCE AND APPEAL POLICY ........................................................................ 30 Alabama’s Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education-Student Complaint Process .................................. 32 COMPLAINT POLICY FOR VETERAN AFFAIRS (VA) STUDENTS ................................................................... 34 GENERAL POLICIES ................................................................................................................................... 34 ACADEMIC CALENDAR .................................................................................................................................... 34 GRADING POLICIES ......................................................................................................................................... 34 ONLINE/HYBRID COURSES POLICIES ............................................................................................................... 35 ELECTRONIC DEVICE USE ................................................................................................................................ 35 TOBACCO-FREE POLICY ................................................................................................................................... 35 CAMPUS POSTING/ANNOUNCEMENTS .......................................................................................................... 35 DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND CAMPUSES .......................................................................................................... 35 CAMPUS SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................... 36 SAFETY PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................................................... 36 FIRST AID .......................................................................................................................................................