Laney College 2007-2009 Catalog Laney College • 900 Fallon Street • Oakland, CA 94607-4808 • 510 834-5740 Table of Contents MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Fee Refund Schedule ..............................................12 California Community Colleges Board Financial II Assistance Program ................................................12 LANEY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Campus Parking and Traffic Regulations ................ 12 MATRICULATION (Student Success Program)...... 12 Office of the President ...................................................2 Matriculation Components ........................................ 13 Office of Instruction .......................................................2 Exemption from Matriculation .................................. 13 Office of Student Services ............................................. 2 Exemption from Assessment Component Only ......14 Laney College ................................................................. 2 Students’ Rights and Responsibilities .......................14 Spanish .....................................................................14 PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Chinese .....................................................................16 Board of Trustees ............................................................3 Vietnamese ..............................................................18 District Administrators ................................................. 3 Prerequisites, Corequisites and Recommended The Peralta District ........................................................ 3 Preparation ..............................................................20 Program Preparation ................................................... 21 GENERAL INFORMATION Study Load ....................................................................21 Mid-Semester Enrollment ........................................... 21 Mission Statement ..........................................................4 Procedures and Policies Regarding Accreditation ................................................................. 5 Student Access to Education Records ..................21 Instructional Program .................................................. 5 Student Services Programs ...........................................5 Goals of the College .......................................................5 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID Art Gallery ...................................................................... 5 Spanish .......................................................................... 23 Organization of Classes ................................................ 5 Vietnamese .................................................................... 23 Library/Listening-Viewing Center ............................. 6 Chinese .......................................................................... 23 Housing ........................................................................... 6 Facts Concerning Financial Aid .................................23 Using This Catalog ........................................................ 6 Grants ............................................................................ 24 Responsibility for Meeting Requirements ..................6 Accuracy Statement .......................................................6 STUDENT SERVICES Student Right-to-Know Disclosure ............................. 6 Assessment Center .......................................................26 Academic Calendar 2007-2008 ..................................... 7 Associated Students .....................................................26 College Directory ........................................................... 9 Athletics ......................................................................... 26 Bookstore ....................................................................... 26 ADMISSIONS, REGISTRATION AND Child Care ..................................................................... 27 ENROLLMENT Concurrent Enrollment and Cross Registration with Four-Year Colleges INFORMATION and Universities ......................................................27 Eligibility for Admission .............................................10 Counseling .................................................................... 27 Title 5 Regulations ....................................................... 10 Disabled Students Programs & Application Procedures ...............................................10 Services (DSPS) ...................................................... 27 Admission of International Students ........................ 10 Extended Opportunity Programs & High School Students .................................................. 10 Services (EOPS) .......................................................28 Residence Requirements .............................................10 Cooperative Agencies Resources for Nonresident Fee Exemption .......................................10 Education (CARE) ..................................................28 Nonresident Tuition ......................................................11 Health Services .............................................................28 Nonresident Capital Outlay Fee .................................11 International Student Assistance ............................... 28 Military Residence Exemption ....................................11 Newspaper Laney Tower .............................................. 28 California Community College Enrollment Fee .......11 Phi Theta Kappa ...........................................................29 Campus Center Use Fee ...............................................11 Project Bridge................................................................ 29 Non-payment of Fees and Other Obligations ...........11 Puente Program ............................................................29 Enrollment Fee Refunds ...............................................11 Scholarships and Awards ........................................... 29 Student Activities .........................................................29 LANEY COLLEGE 2007-2009 Variable Unit Classes ...................................................12 Nonresident Tuition and Capital Outlay Student Ambassadors.................................................. 29 Student Center ..............................................................29 Table of Contents Student Employment Services Center ...................... 29 Academic Good Standing ...........................................56 Student Government ................................................... 30 Standards for Academic Dismissal ............................56 Student Organizations ................................................ 30 Academic Renewal Policy .......................................... 56 Transfer Center .............................................................30 Grade Corrections ........................................................57 Tutorial Center ..............................................................31 Transcript of Record .................................................... 57 Veteran Affairs ..............................................................31 Workforce Development/CalWORKs Program ......31 OTHER DISTRICT AND COLLEGE POLICIES III AND PROCEDURES TRANSFER INFORMATION Planning to Transfer .................................................... 32 Discrimination Complaint Procedures ..................... 58 Transfer to a Four-Year College or University .........32 Policy Prohibiting Discrimination Articulation Agreements .............................................32 and Discriminatory Harassment ASSIST ........................................................................... 33 Toward Students .....................................................58 Intersegmental General Education Transfer Vietnamese ..............................................................59 Curriculum (IGETC) ..............................................33 Chinese .....................................................................59 Certification of General Education ............................33 Spanish .....................................................................59 Concurrent Enrollment and Cross Registration Procedures Prohibiting Harassment and Program with Four-Year Colleges and Discrimination Toward Students ......................... 60 Universities .............................................................33 Sexual Assault Policy and Procedures ......................64 California Articulation Number (CAN) ................... 34 Student Grievance Procedures CAN Course List ..........................................................35 Grounds for Filling Student Grievances ............. 66 University of California -All Campuses Definitions ...............................................................66 General Requirements ...........................................38 Grievance Process ...................................................67 Specific UC Requirements .......................................... 39 Student Conduct, Discipline, and Due The California State University.................................. 41 Process Rights United States History, Constitution and Student Code of Conduct ......................................70 American Ideals Certification ...............................41 Forms of Discipline ................................................ 71 General Education Certification Due Process Rights for Suspensions and Course Requirements