Table of Contents Clarkson College - Academic Catalog......................................................................... 5 College Information............................................................................................... 5 About the College.......................................................................................... 5 Mission, Vision & Values............................................................................... 6 Accreditation & Approvals.............................................................................. 7 Board of Directors.......................................................................................... 9 Diversity........................................................................................................ 10 Facilities........................................................................................................10 Safety & Security......................................................................................... 11 Service League Library................................................................................ 16 Research...................................................................................................... 16 Science Laboratory...................................................................................... 17 Skills Laboratory...........................................................................................17 Student Center............................................................................................. 18 Student Housing...........................................................................................18 Website.........................................................................................................19 Campus Services......................................................................................... 19 Academic Policies & Procedures........................................................................ 27 Academic Integrity (Policy SW-25).............................................................. 27 Academic Probation (Policy AA-20).............................................................32 Academic Travel Abroad Release (Policy SW-11)...................................... 33 Academic Year............................................................................................. 33 Access to Campus Facilities (Policy SW-28)...............................................33 Academic Related Activities and Travel Release (Policy SW-40)................34 Admissions (Policy AD-1 and AA-57).......................................................... 35 Advanced Standing Credit (Policy AA-47)................................................... 43 Articulation Agreements............................................................................... 45 Assessment of Student Success Skills (Policy OG-23)............................... 46 Auditing a Course (Policy AA-35)................................................................ 47 Background Checks and Drug Screening for Students (Policy SW-23)....... 47 Bookstore Voucher (Policy SA-2)................................................................ 48 Cancelling a Course (Policy AA-36)............................................................ 49 Change of Personal Information.................................................................. 49 Clarkson College Behavioral Intervention Team (Policy SW-24)................. 49 Coursework Categories for Undergraduate Degrees...................................50 Code of Conduct (Policy SW-18).................................................................51 Copyright (Policy IT-4)................................................................................. 58 Credit Hour Definition (Policy AA-55)...........................................................60 Crime Awareness & Campus Security (Policy SW-5)..................................61 Degree Plan (Policy AA-5)...........................................................................62 Dismissal (Policy AA-24)..............................................................................62 Drug and Alcohol (Policy SW-15)................................................................ 63 E-mail (Policy IT-1).......................................................................................70 1 Emergency Notification, Response and Evacuation (Policy SW-30)............73 Emotional Support Animal (Policy SW-38).................................................. 74 Enrollment Status (Policy AA-23).................................................................77 Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (Policy SS-9)..................................77 Forms Submission........................................................................................79 Freedom of Expression (Policy OG-22).......................................................79 Grade Change (Policy AA-37)..................................................................... 79 Grade Point Average (Policy AA-29)........................................................... 80 Grade Reports..............................................................................................80 Graduation Requirements (Policy AA-8)...................................................... 80 Health and Safety Requirements (Policy SW-7).......................................... 81 Identification Badge (Policy SS-10)............................................................. 81 Incomplete Grades (Policy AA-10)...............................................................82 Independent Study (Policy AA-41)...............................................................82 Information Security Program (Policy IT-9)..................................................82 Institutional Review of Research Involving Human Subjects (Policy OG-8)............................................................................................................85 Interprofessional Education and Service Requirements (Policy AA-54).......85 IT Resources Acceptable Use (Policy IT-2).................................................86 Last Date of Attendance (Policy AA-63)...................................................... 88 Law Enforcement on Campus (Policy SW-33).............................................90 Leave of Absence (Policy AA-30)................................................................ 90 Letter Grades and Quality Points (Policy AA-6)...........................................91 Liability Insurance (Policy SW-12)............................................................... 92 Media (Policy OG-12)...................................................................................92 Missing Student (Policy SW-34).................................................................. 93 Non-Smoking (Policy SW-16)...................................................................... 94 Notice of Non-Discrimination (Policy SW-1)................................................ 94 Online Education.......................................................................................... 95 Petition for Reconsideration (Policy SW-22)................................................95 Petition for a Course Offering...................................................................... 96 Privacy (Policy IT-3).....................................................................................97 Program Completion (Policy AA-17)............................................................ 99 Progression (Policy AA-2)............................................................................ 99 Public Complaint (Policy OG-20)............................................................... 101 Readmission (Policy AD-10)...................................................................... 101 Registration/Add a Course (Policy AA-32).................................................102 Reporting Criminal Offenses (Policy SW-36).............................................102 Residency Requirement (Policy AA-28).....................................................102 Records Retention (Policy OG-2).............................................................. 103 Right of Students with Disabilities (Policy SW-2).......................................104 Security Awareness Programs (Policy SW-37)..........................................106 Service Animal (Policy SW-39).................................................................. 106 Sexual Misconduct (Policy SW-27)............................................................109 Social Media (Policy OG-28)......................................................................120 State Authorization..................................................................................... 122 Student Classifications & Status................................................................ 123 2 Student Grievance (Policy SW-14)............................................................ 124 Student Parking (Policy SS-1)................................................................... 125 Student Services (Policy SS-3)..................................................................126 Transcripts.................................................................................................. 126 Transfer Credit (Policy AA-52)................................................................... 126 Undergraduate Academic Honors (Policy AA-16)......................................127 Undergraduate Class Standing (Policy AA-38).........................................