Page 4 - Southwestern Community College Handbook 2019-2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Academic Calendar ...........................................3 What To Do In An Emergency..........................5 Weather Policy ..................................................6 Nature Trail/Wellness.......................................7 Directory - Jackson Campus ............................8 Directory - Other...............................................9 Early College High Schools ............................10 Macon Campus ................................................ 11 Swain Center ....................................................14 YourOrientation..............................................15
Transition from High School ...........................16 Keys for Classroom Success ............................ 17 Academic Advising ............................................18 Before You Start - Orientation .......................18 How to Register for Classes ............................19 How to Change your Major.............................19 How to Change/Update your Name,
Address, Phone Number..............................19 SCC ID Card ....................................................... 20 Your First Day - Attend Class ......................... 20 Your First 72 Hours Enrolled .......................... 20 Important College Rules..................................21 Student Right-To-Know Information ........... 22 How to Withdraw from a Class ..................... 22 Crime Awareness and Campus Security ........ 23 Web Access to your SCC Accounts ............... 24
College Terms ................................................. 38 Student Life......................................................41 Club Council .......................................................41 Club and Organizations ...................................41 Active Clubs and Organizations ................... 43 Honor Societies ................................................ 46 Student Resources ......................................... 47 Accident and Medical Emergencies.............. 47 Bookstore .......................................................... 47 Career & College Promise .............................. 48 Career Services ................................................. 48 Counseling at SCC............................................ 49 Disability Services for Students..................... 49 E-Learning .......................................................... 50 Grades/Transcript Online ............................... 50 Holt Library ........................................................51 Housing ............................................................... 51 Learning Assistance Center/Tutoring ........... 52 Lost and Found ................................................. 53 Parking ................................................................ 53 Student Emergency Support.......................... 54 Student Identification/Library Cards............ 54 StudentLoungesandVendingMachines.........54 Student Support Services ............................... 54 Telephones......................................................... 55 TobaccoUse......................................................55 Transitional Studies ......................................... 55 Visitors ............................................................... 56 Wellness Program ............................................ 56 Academic Information....................................57 Academic Forgiveness Procedure...................57 Academic Probation .........................................57 Academic Suspension.......................................57 Disciplinary Suspension ...................................57 Attendance Requirements...............................57
Classroom Conduct ......................................... 58 Clinical Education ............................................ 58 College Transfer Students............................... 58 Graduation Application and
Commencement Ceremony .................... 60 Grades ................................................................ 62 How to Figure your GPA ................................. 63 Honors ................................................................ 63 Residency Classification for Tuition
Purposes........................................................64 Student Grade Appeal ..................................... 64 Student Opinion Survey ................................. 65 Transcripts ......................................................... 65 Transfer of Earned Credit ................................ 65 Veterans ............................................................. 66
Financial Aid .................................................... 67
Basic Financial Aid Information to Get You Started........................................................... 67 What It Costs to Attend SCC ......................... 67 Types of Financial Aid Programs ................... 68 Do you Really Want a Student Loan? .......... 69 How and When to Apply for Financial Aid .. 69 After Your FAFSA Is Submitted...................... 69 Expected Family Contribution (EFC)............ 70 Completing your SCC Financial Aid File ...... 70 Financial Aid Award Notices .......................... 70
How to Use Your Financial Aid to Pay for School............................................................. 70 2019-2020 Financial Aid Important Dates .. 71 Factors that Affect Your Financial Aid Check ...71 Satisfactory Academic Progress .....................72 Summer Financial Aid ......................................72 Thinking about Withdrawing from a Class? .... 72 Title IV and Withdrawals .................................72 Refund Policy .....................................................74 Regulations.......................................................75 Preamble .............................................................75 Student Rights ...................................................75 Free Speech.........................................................76 Free Speech Procedure.....................................76 Weapons on Campus........................................78
Communicable Disease and Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens ..............78 Intellectual Property........................................ 79 Grade Appeal..................................................... 80 Academic Progress............................................81 Campus Security Reporting - Clery Act ....... 82 Standards of Student Conduct ...................... 83 Discipline and Appeal Procedures for
Academic Related Violations .................... 85 Discipline and Appeal Procedures for Non-
AcademicRelatedViolations......................86 Discrimination and Unlawful Harassment.... 90 Student Drug Free Policy ................................ 96 Student Grievance ............................................97 Student Conduct Review ................................ 99 Dismissal from Health Science Programs ..101 Student Clubs and Organizations ............... 103 Student Records ............................................. 104 Traffic Regulations ......................................... 106
August 2019 - July 2020...................... 106-136
Jackson Campus Map...........Inside Back Cover
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