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2019-2020Catalog and Student Handbook
Catalog and Student Handbook2019-2020Chattahoochee ValleyCommunity College2602 College Drive Phenix City, Alabama 36869 334-291-4900web: http://www.cv.edufacebook: ditationChattahoochee Valley Community College is accredited by the Southern Association ofColleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Associate of Arts, Associate ofScience and Associate of Applied Science degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Collegesand Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 orcall 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Chattahoochee Valley CommunityCollege.The Associate Degree and Practical Nursing programs at Chattahoochee Valley CommunityCollege are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, 3343Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, phone: 404-975-5000, fax: 404-975-5020,website: acenursing.org.The Medical Assisting Associate Degree program at Chattahoochee Valley CommunityCollege is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, 7777 LeesburgPike, Suite 314, North Falls Church, VA 22043, phone: 703-917-9503, fax: 703-917-4109, website:info@abhes.org.The Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing programs are approved by the AlabamaState Board of Nursing.Institutional membershipsAlabama Community College AssociationAmerican Association of Community CollegesThis Catalog and Student Handbook, effective August 12, 2019, is for information onlyand does not constitute a contract. The College reserves the right to change, without notice,policies, fees, charges, expenses and costs of any kind and further reserves the right to add ordelete any course offerings or information in this Catalog and Student Handbook.43889-1-intro.indd 17/10/2019 3:15:38 PM
Policy statements and program requirements in this Catalog are subject to change. Exceptwhen changing their programs of study, students may follow requirements of the Catalogunder which they enter the College for a period of four years. If they have not completedtheir programs of study, they must change to the current Catalog. Exceptions must be approvedby the Vice President/Dean of Student and Administrative Services. When students changetheir programs of study, they must change to the Catalog that is current at the time of thechange.Nondiscrimination policyIt is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondarycommunity and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community CollegeSystem Board of Trustees, that no person, on the basis of any impermissible criterion orcharacteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status,disability, sex, age or any other protected class as defined by Federal and State law, shall beexcluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discriminationunder any program, activity or employment.Chattahoochee Valley Community College is committed to this policy of nondiscriminationand complies with nondiscrimination regulations under Title VI and Title VII of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972; Sections 503 and504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as well as allother applicable laws and regulations.Title IX regulations specifically prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy or recovery fromany pregnancy related medical condition. The College approaches students who are pregnant thesame as it does students who have temporary medical conditions. Faculty acknowledge absencescaused by a medical condition, such as childbirth or complications due to pregnancy, as excusedabsences. In addition, pregnant students are not excluded from participation in program or classactivities unless such participation is deemed to create risks to fetal health or to an expectantmother.Inquiries concerning ADA policies may be directed to the Student ADA Coordinator, Ms.Vickie Williams, Wilson Hall, 334-214-4803 or to the Employee ADA Coordinator, Ms. DebbieBoone, Wallace Hall, 334-291-4927. Inquiries related to Title IX policies should be made to theStudent Coordinator, Ms. Vickie Williams, Wilson Hall, 334-241-4803 or to the Employee Title IXCoordinator, Ms. Debbie Boone, Wallace Hall, 334-291-4927. Additional inquiries can be madedirectly to the Vice President/Dean of Student and Administrative Services, Dr. David Hodge,Wallace Hall, 334-291-4928.Universal human rights pledgeI believe that every individual has infinite and eternal worth.I believe that recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the humanfamily is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.I believe that every individual is entitled to dignity and respect, without prejudice towardrace, color, gender, disability, language, religion, creed, national origin, property, age or otherstatus.ii Nondiscrimination policy43889-1-intro.indd 27/10/2019 3:15:38 PM
I believe that every thought and every act of such prejudice is harmful. If it is my thought oract, then it is harmful to me as well as to others.Therefore, I will strive every day of my life to eliminate such prejudice from my thoughtsand actions.I will discourage such prejudice by others at every opportunity.I will treat all people with dignity and respect.I will strive daily to honor this pledge, knowing that the world will be a better place becauseof my effort.— Adapted from the Birmingham Pledge and the Universal Declaration of Human RightsDrug-free workplace policyIn compliance with the drug-free workplace requirements of Public Law 100-690 forrecipients of federal contracts and grants, the following policy is in effect for CVCC.1. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlledsubstance is prohibited by CVCC on any property owned, leased or controlled by oron behalf of CVCC. A “controlled substance” shall include any substance defined as acontrolled substance in Section 102 of the Federal Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.Code of Alabama, Section 20-2-1, et seq.).2. CVCC has and shall maintain a drug-free awareness program to inform employeesabout:a. the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;b. CVCC’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;c. any available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance program; andd. the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.3. All employees of CVCC shall comply with paragraph 1 above.4. Any employee who is convicted by any federal or state court of an offense thatconstitutes a violation of paragraph 1 above shall notify the President of CVCC inwriting of said conviction within five (5) days after the conviction occurs. Conviction,as defined in P.L. 100-690, shall mean “a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolocontendere) or imposition of sentence, or both.” Failure to notify the President ofCVCC of such a conviction shall be considered insubordination as well as a violation ofthis policy.5. In the event of a report of a conviction pursuant to paragraph 4 above where theemployee is working in a project or a program funded through a Federal contract orgrant, CVCC shall notify in writing within ten (10) days any Federal agency or agenciesto whom such notification by CVCC is required under P.L. 100-690.6. In the event an employee violates paragraph 1 above or receives a conviction asdescribed in paragraph 4 above, the respective employee shall be subject to appropriatedisciplinary action which may include, but is not limited to, termination of employment.CVCC shall also reserve the right to require said employee, as a condition of continuedemployment, to satisfactorily complete a drug treatment or rehabilitation program of areasonable duration and nature. iii43889-1-intro.indd 37/10/2019 3:15:38 PM
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ContentsAccreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iInstitutional memberships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iNondiscrimination policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiUniversal human rights pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiDrug-free workplace policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiAcademic Calendar12019-2020 Academic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The College7The President’s message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Campus directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Campus buildings and facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Alabama Community College System mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Chattahoochee Valley Community College mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Institutional goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Associate degree outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14CVCC Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Admissions15Admission eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17High school graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Transfer students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Transient students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18International students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Accelerated high school students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Articulated Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Dual-enrollment/dual-credit high school students . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Noncredit students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Admission procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Standard admission procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Special admission procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Accelerated and dual-enrollment/dual-credit high school students . . . . . . 21Readmission students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Noncredit students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Admission status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Unconditional degree student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Conditional degree student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Unconditional certifi ate student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Conditional certifi ate student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Unconditional unclassifi d student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Contents v43889-2-Contents2018.indd 57/10/2019 3:16:35 PM
Conditional unclassifi d student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Transient student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Accelerated high school student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Dual-enrollment/dual-credit student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Noncredit student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Change of admission status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Selection of program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Academic assessment and placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Required English, reading, mathematics, and orientation courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25WorkKeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Financial Information27Residency and eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Tuition and fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Other student fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Approximate costs for EMT-Basic students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Approximate costs for EMT-Advanced students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Withdrawals and refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Alabama Community College System policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Administrative fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Federal Title IV refund and repayment policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Student holds/Delinquent Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Financial aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Application procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Federal programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Financial Aid Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Work Study program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Military and veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44GI Bill (Federal VA Educational Benefits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44State benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Tuition Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Enrollment certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Student Development and Success and Student Services47Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Definition of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Directory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Release of student records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Student inspection of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Counseling and advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Academic advising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Academic advising philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Responsibilities of the institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Responsibilities of the advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Responsibilities of the student advisee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52vi Contents43889-2-Contents2018.indd 67/10/2019 3:16:35 PM
Job placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Student development and success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Student honors . . . . . . . . .
grant, CVCC shall notify in writing within ten (10) days any Federal agency or agencies to whom such notification by CVCC is required under P.L. 100-690. 6. In the event an employee violates paragraph 1 above or receives a conviction as described in paragraph 4 above
