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the matter as necessary. The dean/director shall make a written determination and
provide a copy of the decision to the student and instructor.
3. If the student does not agree with the dean/director’s determination, the student may
then appeal the grade to the Executive Vice President for Instruction and Student Services. The appeal must be made within ten (10) business days after receipt of the dean/director’s written determination. The appeal must be in writing. The executive vice president shall review the written appeal and any and all documentation presented at the lower level appeals and will do such other further investigation into the matter as necessary. The executive vice president shall make a written determination and provide a copy of the decision to the student and instructor. The executive vice president’s decision is final.
STUDENT OPINION SURVEY
Every semester each instructor, part-time and full-time, has the courses they teach evaluated by their students. The survey is designed to improve the course materials and
the instructional methods used in the class. If a course has not been surveyed, the student may request to have it surveyed. This request must be made to the dean/director by email, telephone or in person. In order to facilitate the process this request should be made at least two weeks before the last meeting of the class for that semester.
TRANSCRIPTS
Transcripts for course work completed at SCC are issued by the Registrar’s Office. Written permission must be granted by the student before a transcript may be released. Permission may be granted by letter or by completing a “Transcript Release Form” in the Registrar’s Office. No fee is charged for transcripts.
As stated in the Student Record Policy section of this handbook, a transcript will not be released to a student who is indebted to the college. Indebted students who request transcripts will be referred to the Business Office for resolution of the outstanding balance.
An unofficial copy of a student’s transcript is available through mySCC.
TRANSFER OF EARNED CREDIT
Applicants to degree, diploma or certificate programs who want credit for coursework completed at other post-secondary institution are responsible for having an official transcript from each institution submitted directly to the Registrar’s Office. Courses with a grade of
“C” or higher may be accepted if the courses are applicable to the program selected at this college and were earned at an accredited college, university, community college or technical institute.
Credits transferred to Southwestern Community College from another institution will be recognized as hours toward the appropriate degree, diploma or certificate, but will not be calculated toward the cumulative grade point average (GPA) for that program.
All official transcripts submitted to the Registrar’s Office prior to a student’s enrollment will be evaluated for transfer credit before registration, if possible, and in no case later than the end of the first semester of enrollment following acceptance into the program of study.
All transcripts from other institutions become the property of Southwestern Community College and cannot be returned or reissued. Transfer of “Credit by Exam” will not exceed more than one half of degree requirements and must be approved by the dean or coordinator of the appropriate program.
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