Table of Contents About Sandburg ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 President's Message ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Board of Trustees ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 History ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 District Map ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Academic Calendar ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Mission and Statements .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Priorities & Purposes .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 General Education Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Admission & Registration ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Tuition & Financial Assistance .................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Academic Information .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Student Services ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Business & Community Education .............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 The Adult Learning Center (ALC) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 43 The Branch Campus - Carthage, Illinois .................................................................................................................................................................... 44 The Extension Center - Bushnell, Illinois ................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Degrees, Programs, and Certificates .......................................................................................................................................................................... 46 AA/AS/ASA/AFA Degree Requirements .............................................................................................................................................................. 48 Associate in General Studies Individually Designed Degrees ............................................................................................................................. 60 Accounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 61 Administrative Office Assistant ............................................................................................................................................................................. 63 Administrative Office Professional ........................................................................................................................................................................ 65 Automotive Technology ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Basic Network Security ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 68 Biofuels Manufacturing Technology ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Business Administration ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Cisco Network Associate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Computed Tomography (CT) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Computer Information Systems Specialist ........................................................................................................................................................... 75 Computer Networking Specialist .......................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Computer Technician ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 Cosmetology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Cosmetology Teacher .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 Criminal Justice .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Dental Hygiene ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography ........................................................................................................................................................................... 88 Diagnostic Medical Sonography ........................................................................................................................................................................... 90 E-Business ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92 Legal Office Assistant .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ................................................................................................................................................................... 96 Medical Administrative Specialist ......................................................................................................................................................................... 97 Medical Assisting .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 99 Mortuary Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 100 Nuclear Medicine Technology ............................................................................................................................................................................ 103 Nursing (R.N.) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................