All policies in this Student Success Guide Handbook may be subject to change.
Please contact the Office of Student Services for complete policies, regulations,
and procedures.
Student Equal Opportunity Regulation
It is the regulation of Carl Sandburg College that a student’s race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, veteran
status, sexual orientation or status in any group protected by applicable federal,
state or local law (unless a part of a College affirmative action initiative), shall
not be a basis for determining: (1) whether the student will be admitted to the
College; (2) the educational performance required or expected of the student;
(3) the attendance or assignment requirements applicable to the student; (4)
to what courses, fields of study or programs, including honors and graduate
programs, the student will be admitted; (5) what placement of course proficiency
requirements are applicable to the student; (6) the quality of instruction the
student will receive; (7) what tuition or fee requirements are applicable to the
student; (8) what scholarship opportunities are available to the student; (9) what
extracurricular teams the student will be a member of or in what extracurricular
competitions the student will participate; (10) any grade the student will receive
in any examination or in any course or program of instruction in which the
student is enrolled; (11) the progress of the student toward successful completion
of or graduation from any course or program of instruction in which the student
is enrolled; and (12) what degree, if any, the student will receive. Questions or
concerns should be addressed to the Vice President of Student Services during
regular business hours.
Students Rights and Responsibilities
Carl Sandburg College recognizes that students are citizens as well as members of
an academic community. As a citizen, each student has the freedoms of speech,
assembly, association, the press and the rights of petition and due process,
which are guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions. As members of an
academic community, students have the right and responsibility for participating
in the formulation and review of all college regulations and policies directly
affecting them. Upon enrolling in the College, each student assumes an obligation
to conduct himself/herself in a manner that is compatible with the College’s
function as an educational institution. If this obligation is neglected or ignored by
the student, the College must, in the interest of fulfilling its function and meeting
its total obligations, institute appropriate disciplinary action as outlined in the Carl
Sandburg College Policies and Regulations Manual.
Student Code of Conduct
The College expects from its students a higher standard of conduct than the
minimum required to avoid disciplinary action. Students are expected to obey
the law, to show respect for properly constituted authority, to perform contractual
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