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CATALOG
Please refer
to
The
I. Academic
Calendar
The catalog will
contain the academic calendar for each academic term to which it is
applicable. The calendar will contain as
a minimum the following for full-term courses: the period of registration, the
beginning of classes, the last dates to add and drop courses, the last date to
withdraw from the College, and the period of final examinations. Holidays, dates for applications for degrees,
and the commencement data will also be included. The calendar will contain a statement that
the calendar is subject to change at any time prior to or during an academic
term due to emergencies or causes beyond the reasonable control of the College,
including severe weather, loss of utility services, or orders by federal and
state agencies.
II. Listing
of Faculty and Staff
The catalog will
contain an appropriate listing of the chief administrators, the faculty, and
appropriate members of the professional staff of the College. The listing of faculty will reflect the
department, academic rank, and the appropriate degree or degrees by year of
each faculty member.
III. Listing
of Degree Programs
The catalog will
contain a concise listing of all degree programs and certificates offered by
the College which have been approved by TBR and by the Tennessee Higher
Education Commission. No program for
which approval is pending will be printed in the catalog.
IV. Admissions and Transfer Credit
The catalog will
contain the general admissions policy for the College, and any special
admissions policies for specific programs which have been developed in
accordance with TBR Policy No.
2:03:00:00, Admissions, Admissions, and Pellissippi State Policy No. 03:11:00,
Admissions and Registration. There
will be a statement of the policy of the College on the acceptance of transfer
credit.
V. Academic
Retention and Readmission
The catalog will
contain the academic retention standards of the College and the policy on
readmission of students who have been dismissed or suspended, developed
pursuant to TBR Policy No.
2:03:01:01, Undergraduate Academic Retention Standards.
VI. Academic
Regulations
The catalog will
contain the academic regulations of the College including policies concerning
class attendance, classification of students, full-time and maximum course
loads, withdrawals, and alternative methods of obtaining credit.
VII. Curriculum
The catalog will
contain course descriptions of all courses being offered by the College at the
time of the printing of the catalog.
Course descriptions for those courses developed after the printing of
the College catalog will be available on the College’s Master Syllabi
webpage. All course descriptions will
clearly and accurately describe the contents of the courses, and will not
contain any representation of the result to be expected from enrollment in the
course.
The catalog will
accurately and honestly reflect the academic resources of the College with
regard to course offerings both on and off-campus.
VIII. Degree
Requirements
The degree requirements
of the College for all programs will be included in the catalog consistent with
TBR Policy Nos.
2:01:00:00, Degree Requirements, 2:01:00:03,
Principles for Articulation in Vocational/Technical Education, and
Pellissippi State Policy
Nos. 03:01:00, Degree Requirement - Career Programs not Designed for Transfer,
and 03:08:00, Articulation
in Vocational/Technical Education.
For each degree program, the catalog will reflect an orderly and identifiable
sequence of courses with an adequate number of hours required in courses above
the elementary level, with an appropriate system of prerequisites. The catalog will define a major or field of
concentration, with a stated minimum and maximum of hours required. There should be limitations on the number of
hours allowed in specialized areas, and provision should be made for electives.
IX. Financial
Aid
The catalog will
contain information concerning financial aid policies and programs offered by
or through the College, and the financial aid policies of the College should be
clearly expressed and openly published, and will contain both general and
specific requirements.
X. Privacy
The catalog will
contain the policies and procedures of the College developed to implement the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the regulations,
promulgated thereunder. (
XI. Nondiscrimination
The catalog will
contain appropriate statements concerning the policies of the College against
discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, color, national origin, and
disability consistent with federal laws and regulations. (
The
The College will
maintain copies of the catalog for each year as a permanent record of the
College. The College will file ten (10) copies of the catalog for each year
with the Chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
The development
of the catalog shall be the responsibility of the vice president of Academic
and Student Affairs.
Source:
Approved:
Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Editorial Change,
October 27, 1992, July 11, 1994
Approved:
President Allen G. Edwards, November 12, 1997
Approved:
President Allen G. Edwards, March 18, 2002
Approved: President’s Staff, March 26, 2007
Approved:
President Allen G. Edwards, March 26, 2007