Scottsdale Community College 2012-13 Catalog
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4 SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG & STUDENT HANDBOOK GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome from SCC's President ........................................... 2 Vision, Mission and Values Statements ................................ 3 SCC Phone Directory ........................................................... 5 Maricopa Community Colleges ............................................. 5 Academic Calendar .............................................................. 6 Instructional Divisions .......................................................... 7 SCC Business Institute ........................................................ 8 mySCC (software/data access any time, place, device) ..........9 Courses and Degrees @ SCC ............................................ 10 Nondiscrimination Policy .................................................... 12 Equal Opportunity Statement ............................................. 12 Affirmative Action Policy Statements .................................. 13 MCCCD Vision, Mission and Values Statements ................ 14 Maricopa Community Colleges General Regulation ............ 15 Admission/Registration/Enrollment Admission Policy/Classifications ........................................ 16 Admission Information/Residency Guidelines ..................... 18 Credit for Prior Learning .................................................... 22 Academic Advising ............................................................ 29 Student Course Placement Process ................................... 30 Registration ....................................................................... 31 Transcripts for Transfer ..................................................... 31 Tuition and Fees ................................................................ 31 Refund Policy .................................................................... 34 Student Financial Assistance ............................................. 35 Veterans Services.............................................................. 39 Scholastic Standards Academic Load .................................................................. 41 Schedule Changes/Attendance/Grading ........................ 41-42 Important Deadlines for Students ....................................... 43 Academic Probation (Progress) .......................................... 44 Instructional Grievance Process ......................................... 44 Non-Instructional Complaint Resolution Process ................ 44 Withdrawal Procedures (Students/Faculty) ......................... 45 Academic Renewal ............................................................ 45 Honors Program/President's Honor List .............................. 46 MCCCD Graduation and Degree Information General Graduation Requirements ..................................... 47 Catalog Under Which a Student Graduates ........................ 49 Shared Unique Number System of Arizona (SUN) .............. 50 MCCCD Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) ..... 51 Associate in Arts (AA) Degree ............................................ 55 Associate in Arts Elementary Education (AAEE) ................. 58 Associate in Arts Fine Arts - Dance (AAFA - Dance) ........... 61 Associate in Arts Fine Arts - Art (AAFA - Art) ...................... 64 Associate in Arts Fine Arts - Theatre (AAFA - Theatre) ....... 67 Associate in Science (AS) .................................................. 72 Associate in Business, General Requirements (ABus-GR) .. 73 Associate in Business, Special Requirements (ABus-SR) ... 76 Associate in General Studies (AGS) .................................. 78 Associate in Applied Science (AAS) .................................. 81 Academic Certificate (AC) .................................................. 83 Occupational Programs of MCCCD .................................... 84 Programs Program Index ................................................................... 91 Educational Programs ..................................................92-147 Course Descriptions Course Index by Prefix ......................................................148 Course Descriptions ..................................................149-240 www.scottsdalecc.edu STUDENT HANDBOOK Student Services Admissions, Records & Registration Office ....................241 Advisement Center ........................................................241 American Indian Program ..............................................241 Bookstore/Follett ...........................................................241 Bursar/Cashier's Office ..................................................242 Campus Tours ...............................................................242 Career & Cooperative Education Services ......................242 Clubs/Organizations for Students ...................................242 Counseling Services ......................................................243 Culinary Arts Dining Rooms ...........................................243 Disability Resources and Services .................................243 Facility Requests ...........................................................244 Financial Aid .................................................................244 Food Services ...............................................................244 HelpDesk (SCC IT) ........................................................244 Honors Program ............................................................245 Housing .........................................................................245 International Education Programs ..................................245 Library Services ............................................................245 Mailboxes ......................................................................245 Media Center .................................................................246 Men's Athletics ..............................................................246 My.maricopa.edu Online Student Center ........................246 mySCC (software/data access any time, place, device) ..246 Orientation Sessions .....................................................246 Psi Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa ........................246 Student Accident Insurance ...........................................247 Student Leadership Forum .............................................247 Student Life & Leadership - Programs & Services ..........247 Student TechCenter (Computer Lab) ..............................247 Testing Center ...............................................................248 Transit Service ..............................................................248 Tutoring Services ..........................................................248 Veterans Services .........................................................249 Volunteerism .................................................................249 Voter Registration .........................................................250 Women's Athletics .........................................................250 Student Life & Leadership Calendar ...............................251 Campus Policies .......................................................... 252 College Environment Sexual Harassment Policy for Employees/Students ........254 Discrimination Complaint Procedures for Students .........255 Emissions Control Compliance ......................................258 Petition Signature Solicitation ........................................258 Use of Campus Grounds - Non-MCCCD-Affiliated Users ..258 Children on Campus ......................................................259 Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act ...................259 Workplace Violence Prevention .....................................259 Student Right to Know ...................................................260 Student Rights and Responsibilities Copyright Act Compliance/Regulation ............................261 Taping of Faculty Lectures.............................................262 Technology Resource Standards ...................................262 Hazing Prevention Regulation ........................................264 Abuse-Free Environment ...............................................266 Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free Environment ........................269 Statement on the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act ............270 Disability Resources ......................................................270 Eligibility of Students Taking Reduced Course Loads .....272 Academic Misconduct ....................................................273 Disciplinary Standards ...................................................274 Table of Contents