East Mississippi Community College Catalog and Student Handbook 2019-20 1 EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE CATALOG 2019-2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement of Purpose ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Calendar .......... ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Control and Support .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Boards of Supervisors ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Location ........... ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Financial Information ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Payment of Fees ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Fee Refund Policy ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Satisfactory Progress for Receipt of Financial Aid .................................................................................. 16 Institutional Scholarships ......................................................................................................................... 16 Instructional Information...................................................................................................................................... 17 Admissions ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Limited English Proficiency ....................................................................................................................... 17 Academic Emphases ................................................................................................................................... 18 Career/Technical Programs ....................................................................................................................... 18 Readmission of Former Students ............................................................................................................. 19 Transient Students..................................................................................................................................... 19 Transfer Credit ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Credit by Examination/Military .................................................................................................................. 20 Challenge Examination (Experiential Learning) ...................................................................................... 20 Dual Enrollment of High School Students ................................................................................................ 21 eLearning ................................................................................................................................................... 22 International Students ............................................................................................................................... 26 Admissions Contact Information ............................................................................................................... 27 Academic Placement ................................................................................................................................. 27 Accuplacer .................................................................................................................................................. 27 Class Load .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Student Classification ................................................................................................................................ 28 Class Attendance ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Programs with Special Attendance Policies ............................................................................................ 29 No Show Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Change in Class Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 30 Withdrawal from a Class ........................................................................................................................... 30 Withdrawal from College ........................................................................................................................... 30 EMCC Forgiveness Policy .......................................................................................................................... 30 Graduation Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 31 Graduation with Honors ............................................................................................................................. 31 Transcript of Credits .................................................................................................................................. 32 Privacy of Records ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Degrees and Certificates ........................................................................................................................... 33 2 Student-Faculty Conference ..................................................................................................................... 33 Classroom Complaints .............................................................................................................................. 33 Testing and Classroom Procedures .................................................................................................................... 33 Grading System .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Quality Points ............................................................................................................................................. 34 Honors Program ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Honors and Distinctions ............................................................................................................................ 35 Academic/Career/Technical Probation and Suspension ......................................................................... 36 Honesty Policy ............................................................................................................................................ 36 Continuing Education Units ....................................................................................................................... 36 Office of College and Career Planning ..................................................................................................... 37 Military Courses (ROTC) ............................................................................................................................ 37 University-Related Emphases ............................................................................................................................. 37 General Information................................................................................................................................... 37 Social Science and Business Division ....................................................................................................... 39 Humanities and Fine Arts Division ............................................................................................................ 47 Mathematics and Science Division ........................................................................................................... 49 Career and Technical Programs.......................................................................................................................... 56 General Information................................................................................................................................... 57 Automotive Technology Program .............................................................................................................. 58 Barber/Stylist Program ............................................................................................................................. 60 Business and Marketing Management & E-Commerce Technology Programs .................................... 63 Business