DIRECTORY OF CORRESPONDENCE - page 4

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TUITION REFUND POLICY ...................................................................................................................................................30
TUITION REFUND POLICY APPEAL PROCESS ..................................................................................................................31
STUDENT SERVICES ......................................................................................................................................................32
COMMUNICATIONS ...............................................................................................................................................................32
TVCC Alert ..........................................................................................................................................................................32
Cardinal Connection ......................................................................................................................................................32
Electronic Communication .........................................................................................................................................32
OFFICIAL SUMMONS ............................................................................................................................................................33
ONLINE REGISTRATION ......................................................................................................................................................33
Who is Eligible to Register Online through Cardinal Connection?..........................................................33
Who is Not Eligible to Register Online Through Cardinal Connection?................................................33
Who Must See an Advisor Prior to Registering Online?................................................................................33
STUDENT PATHWAYS ..........................................................................................................................................................34
Academic Advisement Center ...................................................................................................................................34
Career Services.................................................................................................................................................................34
STUDENT SUCCESS SERVICES .............................................................................................................................................35
Cardinal Success Center...............................................................................................................................................35
Tutoring...............................................................................................................................................................................36
Student Retention...........................................................................................................................................................36
Students with Disabilities and Special Needs ....................................................................................................37
Mental Health (Personal) Counseling....................................................................................................................38
TESTING ..............................................................................................................................................................................38
TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE P ROGRAM (TSI)* ..............................................................................................................38
Assessment and Placement of Students ...............................................................................................................39
TSI Exemptions ................................................................................................................................................................39
High School/Dual Credit TSI Qualifications........................................................................................................40
P LACEMENT EXAMINATIONS .............................................................................................................................................41
ACT STUDENT ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................................................41
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL D EVELOPMENTAL (GED) TESTING ...................................................................................42
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF EARNING CREDIT .............................................................................................................42
Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) ...........................................................................................................................42
Articulation Agreements with Area High Schools............................................................................................43
Conversion of Continuing Education to Academic Credit ............................................................................43
Credit by Exam: ACT, SAT & Advanced Placement (AP)..............................................................................43
Credit by Exam: CLEP Subject Examination ......................................................................................................45
Credit by Institutional Exam: Microcomputer Applications ......................................................................46
Health Occupations Advanced Placement ...........................................................................................................46
Credit by Evaluation for non-Traditional Learning Environments ........................................................48
Credit for the International Baccalaureate (IB)................................................................................................49
Diploma Program............................................................................................................................................................49
DISTANCE LEARNING...................................................................................................................................................50
FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS...................................................................................................................51
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS P OLICY ...............................................................................................................51
Federal and State Aid ....................................................................................................................................................51
FINANCIAL AID WARNING..................................................................................................................................................53
FINANCIAL AID SUSPENSION .............................................................................................................................................54
REGAINING FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY ..........................................................................................................................54