2015-2016 TVCC Catalog

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE..........................................................................................................8

A

CCREDITATION

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A

PPROVAL

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A

FFIRMATIVE

A

CTION

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E

QUAL

O

PPORTUNITY

S

TATEMENT

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P

UBLIC

I

NFORMATION

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C

USTODIAN OF

R

ECORDS

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TVCC 2015-2016 CALENDAR ...............................................................................................................................10

F

ALL

2015......................................................................................................................................................................10

S

PRING

2016..................................................................................................................................................................11

S

UMMER

2016 ...............................................................................................................................................................12

First Summer Session .................................................................................................................................12

Second Summer Session............................................................................................................................12

COLLEGE ORGANIZATION .....................................................................................................................................13

B

OARD OF

T

RUSTEES

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A

DMINISTRATION

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D

IVISION

C

HAIRPERSONS

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GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................14

H

ISTORY

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M

ISSION

S

TATEMENT

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S

TATEMENT OF

P

URPOSE

..............................................................................................................................................15

V

ALUES

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C

OLLEGE

C

AMPUSES

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C

AMPUS

A

DDRESSES

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ADMISSION INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................17

A

DMISSION

R

EQUIREMENTS AND

P

ROCEDURES

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Beginning Freshmen Students ................................................................................................................17

Transfer Students.........................................................................................................................................18

Early Enrollment of High School Students .........................................................................................18

Health Science Students.............................................................................................................................18

International Students................................................................................................................................20

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CADEMIC

F

RESH

S

TART

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I

NDIVIDUAL

A

PPROVAL

P

OLICY

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T

RANSCRIPT

E

VALUATION

P

ROCEDURE

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S

TUDENT

I

MMUNIZATIONS

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T

UITION AND

F

EE

S

CHEDULE

.......................................................................................................................................22

R

OOM AND

B

OARD

C

OSTS

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R

EFUND

P

OLICY

A

PPEAL

P

ROCESS

..............................................................................................................................24

STUDENT SERVICES.................................................................................................................................................25

STUDENT PATHWAYS AND SUCCESS................................................................................................................25

A

CADEMIC

A

DVISEMENT

C

ENTER

................................................................................................................................25

C

ARDINAL

S

UCCESS

C

ENTER

(CSC) ............................................................................................................................26

C

ARDINAL

A

CADEMIC

C

OACHING

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S

TUDENT

R

ETENTION

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S

TUDENTS WITH

D

ISABILITIES AND

S

PECIAL

N

EEDS

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