WELCOME TO LBCC 1 2009–2010 General Catalog 2009–10 Academic Calendar* Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Winter 2010 Spring 2010 Registration begins See quarterly Schedule of Classes Classes begin June 22 September 28 January 4 March 29 Last day to drop with a refund in person July 2 October 9 January 15 April 9 Last day to drop with a refund via SIS July 5 October 11 January 17 April 11 Last day to request P/NP (full-term classes) in person July 31 November 13 February 19 May 14 Last day to request P/NP (full-term classes) via SIS August 2 November 15 February 21 May 16 Last day to officially withdraw (full-term classes) in person July 31 November 13 February 19 May 14 Last day to officially withdraw (full-term classes) via SIS August 2 November 15 February 21 May 16 Last day to add open-entry/ late-starting classes in person July 31 November 13 February 19 May 14 Last day to add open-entry/ late-starting classes via SIS August 2 November 15 February 21 May 16 Final exams Last week of class December 7–9 March 15–17 June 7–9 Commencement Ceremony - - - June 10 Last day of term August 14 December 11 March 19 June 11 Holidays/in-service: No classes See quarterly Schedule of Classes *Deadlines for full-term courses are indicated here. Please see the quarterly Schedule of Classes for other deadlines. Dates & deadlines subject to change. 2 LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE Table of Contents 3 Overview 4 How to Enroll Chart 5 How to Get Started - Admission 6 How to Get Started - Registration 7 Academic Information and Regulations 10 Tuition and Fees Chart 10 Financial Aid 12 Veterans Affairs 13 Scholarships, Loans and Grants Chart 16 Student Services - Academic Support 17 Student Services - Student Support 20 Benton Center 20 Lebanon Center 20 Sweet Home Center 20 Albany Community Education 21 Family Resources and Education 21 Workforce Training 23 LBCC Degrees, Certificates, and Programs of Study Catalog Information 24 LBCC Associate Degrees Leading to OSU The information contained in the current LBCC Catalog and quarterly Schedule of Classes reflects an accurate picture of Linn-Benton Degrees Community College at the time of publication. However, conditions 25 Graduation Requirements can and do change. Therefore, the college reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the matters discussed herein, including 26 Other Learning Opportunities procedures, policies, calendar, curriculum, course content, emphasis and cost. Students enrolling in LBCC classes are subject to rules, limits and 28 Program Descriptions conditions set forth in the current General Catalog; Schedule of Classes; the Student Rights, Complaints, Freedoms and Responsibilities Policy; 97 Course Descriptions and other official publications of the college. 160 LBCC’s Alcohol and Drug Policy Chart Nondiscrimination Policy It is the policy of LBCC that there will be no discrimination on the 161 Faculty and Staff Directory grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital and/or parental status, religion, national origin, age, mental and physical disability, 166 Appendices Vietnam Era or disabled veteran status, opposition to safety and health 178 Index hazards, application for workers’ compensation benefits, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law in its 183 Campus Maps programs, activities or employment. Questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment should be addressed to the LBCC Human Resources Office, Linn-Benton Community College, 6500 Pacific Blvd. S.W., Albany, OR 97321. Students should contact the Dean of Student Services at (541) 917-4806. LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2009-2010 CATALOG 3 College Overview Vision Each year, more than 24,000 individuals take at least one class at LBCC … where learning changes lives. Linn-Benton Community College and almost 6,000 attend full time, making LBCC one of the largest community colleges in Oregon. About 30 percent of local high school graduates come directly to LBCC after Core Values graduation. The average age of our full-time students is 23. • Pursue excellence LBCC was established in 1966 as a two-year public college to serve • Believe in the potential of everyone the residents of Linn and Benton counties. Students attend for many • Create opportunities for success reasons: to obtain employment training, to improve their existing • Serve our community with integrity employment skills, to begin a four-year college program, or to enrich • Celebrate the gifts of diversity their lives through learning. • Ignite creativity LBCC’s 104-acre campus is just two miles south of Albany, Oregon, • Awaken the teacher and learner in all of us and 11 miles east of Corvallis. The Albany campus houses a learning resource center, bookstore, 500-seat theater, library and student lounge/ recreation rooms. Dining facilities include a cafeteria, a cafe and a Governance and Accreditation restaurant operated by students in the Culinary Arts program. An LBCC horse management facility is located a short 1.5 miles from the Albany Supported by tuition, local property taxes and state revenue, the col- campus. lege is directed by an elected, seven-member board of education. In addition, LBCC reaches out to it’s community with the Lebanon Linn-Benton Community College is accredited by the Accrediting Center, Sweet Home Center and Benton Center (Corvallis). Commission of the Northwest Association of Colleges and Universities. All college facilities and parking are designed to accommodate the Courses are approved by the Oregon State Board of Education, and lower- needs of people with disabilities, and public buses provide students with division courses are approved for transfer to colleges and universities free transportation between LBCC and downtown Albany, Corvallis, in the Oregon University System. To review LBCC’s accreditation status, Philomath, Lebanon, Sweet Home and other communities in East contact the President’s Office at (541)917-4200. Linn County. Retention, Graduation Rates Mission Statement In compliance with the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Linn-Benton Community College supports the dreams of our Security Act (Public Law 101-542), retention and graduation rates are students by providing comprehensive programs and services that are available at http://www.linnbenton.edu/go/about-lbcc/policies/student- innovative and accessible. We are passionately committed to meeting right-to-know. the educational needs of individuals, businesses and our communities through learner-centered and life-changing experiences. 4 LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2009-2010 CATALOG H O W T O G E T A D M I T T E D A N D E N R O L L I N A C L A S S Student Category Enrollment Procedures New, Fully Admitted, • Complete an application and submit it, along with the $30 application fee, to the Admissions Office in Takena Hall. Note: If you are under 18 years of age, you must provide proof of high school graduation or Degree-Seeking, Full-Time GED completion. Student and/or Student • Call the Student Assessment Center (917-4781) to schedule a Computerized Placement Test (CPT). After Applying for Financial Aid you complete the CPT, you will receive an acceptance letter with the date and time of your orientation/ If you want to take 12 or more advising appointment. credits, or you want to receive • Attend your orientation/advising session at the assigned time or complete online orientation. VA benefits or financial aid and • Register for classes by using the SIS (the Student Information System) on the Web or register at get priority registration, you must the Registration Counter in Takena Hall. be fully admitted. • Pay your tuition and fees by the published deadline. Continuing, • You may register for classes using SIS on the Web. Your registration time is based on your earned plus Fully Admitted Student your currently registered LBCC credits and is printed in the Schedule of Classes. To determine your earned An absence is considered hours, check your registration status on the SIS. to be one full term or more. • Pay your tuition and fees by the published deadline. New, Part-Time, Degree- • Complete an application and submit it, along with the $30 application fee, to the Admissions Office in Seeking, Part-Time Takena Hall. Note: If you are under 18 years of age, you must provide proof of high school graduation or Financial Aid Student. GED completion. This category does not have priority • Register for classes by using the SIS (the Student Information System) on the Web or register at registration. the Registration Counter in Takena Hall. • Pay your tuition and fees by the published deadline. LBCC/OSU Degree Partnership • For information and an application, visit www.linnbenton.edu/go/degreepartnership. Applications are Program available only online. • Pay application fee online with credit card. • Meet OSU admission requirements. New, Non-Admitted, • If you have never attended a class at LBCC, complete a Student Data form (available on the Web, at the Part-Time Student Admissions Office, in the Schedule of Classes or any LBCC center) and submit it to the Admissions Office. If you are not admitted and are • If you are registering for a math or writing course, call the Assessment Center (917-4781) to schedule a registering for noncredit classes or Computerized Placement Test (CPT). There is a charge of $15 per for the three-subject test.1 for fewer than 12 credits, you are a • Allow three days to make sure this information has been entered into our information system. part-time student. • Register during Open Registration for classes using the SIS system. • Pay your tuition and fees by the published deadline. Continuing, • If you are not a fully admitted student but you have taken a class at LBCC in the past, you may register Non-Admitted, using our SIS registration system during Open Registration.