ACADEMIC CATALOG 2016-2017 Brown Mackie College – Miami Main Campus 3700 Lakeside Drive Miramar, FL 33027 Brown Mackie College – Miami Bayfront Plaza –Learning Site 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, 5th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Phone: 305-341-6600 Fax: 954-624-9712 Toll free: 866-505-0335 www.brownmackie.edu Volume #1 Effective: January 2016 In order to continually provide current information, this catalog may be amended by any inserts identified as Bulletins to the 2016-2017 Academic Catalog. Such bulletins are intended as, and are to be regarded as, an integral part of this catalog. See bmcprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, salary data, alumni success, and other important info. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSUMER INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 ABOUT THE COLLEGE ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 COLLEGE MISSION AND PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................ 2 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 General Education Philosophy ........................................................................................................................................... 2 ABOUT BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS ..................................................................................... 3 OWNERSHIP ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 4 Institutional Accreditation ................................................................................................................................................. 4 State Licensure .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Florida’s State Course Numbering System (SCNS) .......................................................................................................... 4 Programmatic Accreditation .............................................................................................................................................. 4 U.S. Department of Education ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Veterans Administration .................................................................................................................................................... 4 U.S. Department of Homeland Security ............................................................................................................................ 4 ADMISSIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 General Admissions Requirements .................................................................................................................................... 5 Program Specific Admissions Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 5 Associate of Science in Nursing ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Readmissions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 International Non-Immigrant Student Admissions Policy ................................................................................................. 7 English Language Proficiency Policy ................................................................................................................................ 7 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Initial Academic Assessment ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Initial Academic Assessment: Associate of Applied Science Nursing .............................................................................. 9 Transitional Studies Courses ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Orientation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Transfer Credit ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Transferability Criteria ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Transcript Evaluation for Transfer of Credit ................................................................................................................ 10 Other Sources of Credit ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Residency Requirement ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Advanced Placement .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Transferability of Credit To Other Institutions ............................................................................................................. 12 Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System .............................................................................................................. 12 Definition of a Quarter Credit Hour ................................................................................................................................. 14 Credit Hour Determination and Outside Work Experience ............................................................................................. 14 Definition of an Academic Year ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Attendance ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ii Last Date of Attendance .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Student Withdrawal ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Program Changes ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy ................................................................................................... 17 Criteria for Honors Designations .................................................................................................................................. 18 Milestones and Evaluation Points for Satisfactory Academic Progress ....................................................................... 18 Construction of an Academic Quarter .......................................................................................................................... 22 Procedure for Appealing Academic/Financial Aid Dismissal ...................................................................................... 23 Academic/Financial Aid Dismissal Appeals not Allowed ............................................................................................ 24 Additional Appeal Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Explanations of Related Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Student Status Changes and SAP ................................................................................................................................. 28 Grading System ..............................................................................................................................................................