TABLE OF CONTENTS COLLEGE MISSION Vision.......................................................................................2 Attendance............................................................................ 22 Mission.....................................................................................2 Absence Policy ...................................................................... 22 Directions.................................................................................2 Attendance Requirements...................................................... 23 Declaration of Civility for a Learning College ........................2 Grading Information.............................................................. 23 Accreditation............................................................................2 Grade Change ........................................................................ 24 Academic Progress ................................................................ 24 Academic Honors Recognition.............................................. 25 STUDENT SERVICES Bookstore............................................................................... 26 Admission Information..........................................................4 Residency Guidelines...............................................................5 Student Services................................................................... 26 Classification of Students.........................................................6 College and Career Transition Center ................................... 26 Transfer Students .....................................................................7 Career Transitions.................................................................. 26 Admission Catalog...................................................................7 Central Arizona College Customer Service and Program Requirements.............................................................7 Technical Support.................................................................. 26 Child Development Centers................................................... 27 Academic Advising.................................................................7 Food Services ........................................................................ 27 Placement Testing....................................................................7 Catering ................................................................................. 27 Reading Requirement...............................................................8 General Educational Development (GED) Classes ............... 27 Academic Load ........................................................................8 GED Test............................................................................... 27 New Student Orientation..........................................................8 Intercollegiate Athletics......................................................... 28 Transfer of Credits ...................................................................8 Athletic Records .................................................................... 28 Learning Support Department ............................................... 28 Registration Information.......................................................9 Library................................................................................... 28 Online Registration ..................................................................9 Disability Resource Services ................................................. 28 Dropping or Adding a Class.....................................................9 TRIO Student Success Program ............................................ 28 Withdrawing from Classes/College .........................................9 Summer Bridge...................................................................... 29 Auditing .................................................................................10 Residence Life....................................................................... 29 Repetition of Courses.............................................................10 Academic Calendar..............................................................256 Student Engagement and Activities Numbering System.................................................................10 Student Leadership Organization .......................................... 29 Refunds ..................................................................................10 Student Activities .................................................................. 29 Student Clubs and Organizations........................................... 29 Financial Aid ........................................................................10 Financial Aid and Scholarships..............................................10 Federal Financial Aid Programs.............................................10 STUDENT HANDBOOK Title IV Programs...................................................................11 Resources to Assist in Addressing Concerns Institutional Scholarship Programs ........................................12 and/or Complaints.................................................................. 31 Co-curricular Scholarship Programs ......................................13 College Policy, Student Code of Conduct ............................. 31 CAC Foundation Scholarships...............................................14 College Procedure, Student Code of Conduct ....................... 33 Promise for the Future Scholarship........................................14 Due Process Procedures......................................................... 35 Financial Aid Contact Information ........................................19 The Student Conduct Committee........................................... 36 Veterans Educational Benefits ...............................................20 Miscellaneous........................................................................ 38 Code of Conduct and Student Discipline............................... 38 Student Records ...................................................................20 Family Educational Rights Privacy Act.................................20 DEGREES & CERTIFICATES Transcripts.................................................................................. INFORMATION Applying for Graduation........................................................20 Grand Canyon Diploma......................................................... 41 Catalog under Which a Student Graduates ............................20 Arizona’s Getting AHEAD Project ....................................... 41 Credit by Examination ...........................................................21 Transfer Degree Information for Arizona.............................. 41 Credit by Evaluation ..............................................................21 Arizona Shared Unique Numbering (SUN) System .............. 42 Tech Prep ...............................................................................22 Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC).................. 42 Conferring a Second Degree Transfer Agreement Options ................................................. 43 from Central Arizona College................................................22 AAS to BAS Transfer Model ................................................ 43 Academic Standards...............................................................22 Plagiarism Statement..............................................................22 2012-2013 College Catalog | I | Visit www.centralaz.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS Arizona State University Transfer Admission Guarantee Chemistry Programs ................................................................................43 Chemistry (A.S.).................................................................... 85 Frontier Nursing University ...................................................44 Computer Kaplan University ..................................................................45 Application Development and Web Design (Certificate)...... 86 Northern Arizona University (NAU) .....................................46 Computer Aided Design (Certificate).................................. 143 Palmer College of Chiropractic..............................................47 See Technology Prescott College .....................................................................48 Computer Applications for Business Users (Certificate)....... 86 University of Arizona (UA) ...................................................48 Computer Programming (A.A.S)........................................... 87 University of Maryland University College...........................49 Computer Programming (Certificate).................................... 88 Western International University (WIU)................................51 Microcomputer Business Applications (A.A.S.) ................... 88 Associate of Arts (A.A.) ........................................................52 Microcomputer Business Application Specialist Associate of Business (A.BUS.) ............................................53 (Certificate)............................................................................ 89 Associate of Science (A.S.)....................................................54 Network Administration (Certificate).................................... 90 Associate of Arts in Elementary Education (A.A.E.E.) ..............................................................................55