TVCC-2017-2018-Catalog

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COLLEGE ORGANIZATION.......................................................................................................................................................................6

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........................................................................................................................................................................8

E

FFECTIVE

C

ATALOG

D

ATE

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H

ISTORY

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M

ISSION

S

TATEMENT

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S

TATEMENT OF

P

URPOSE

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TVCC V

ALUES

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C

AMPUSES

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C

AMPUS

I

NFORMATION

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A

FFIRMATIVE

A

CTION

E

QUAL EDUCATIONAL

O

PPORTUNITY

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A

CCREDITATION

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P

ROGRAM

A

PPROVAL

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P

UBLIC

I

NFORMATION

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C

USTODIAN OF

R

ECORDS

............................................................................................................................................................................... 12

2017-2018 CALENDAR .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13

F

ALL

2017 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

S

PRING

2018 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

S

UMMER

2018............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

I

NCLEMENT

W

EATHER

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

ADMISSION INFORMATION................................................................................................................................................................. 16

A

DMISSION

R

EQUIREMENTS AND

P

ROCEDURES

........................................................................................................................................ 16

A

CADEMIC

F

RESH

S

TART

.............................................................................................................................................................................. 20

S

TUDENT

I

MMUNIZATIONS

........................................................................................................................................................................... 20

B

ACTERIAL

M

ENINGITIS

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I

NDIVIDUAL

A

PPROVAL

P

OLICY

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T

RANSCRIPT

E

VALUATION

P

ROCEDURE

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T

UITION AND

F

EE

S

CHEDULE

....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

R

OOM AND

B

OARD

C

OSTS

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

T

UITION

R

EFUND

P

OLICY

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

T

UITION

R

EFUND

P

OLICY

A

PPEAL

P

ROCESS

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

STUDENT SERVICES................................................................................................................................................................................ 26

C

OMMUNICATIONS

......................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

O

FFICIAL

S

UMMONS

....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

O

NLINE

R

EGISTRATION

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S

TUDENT

P

ATHWAYS

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S

TUDENT

S

UCCESS

S

ERVICES

........................................................................................................................................................................ 29

TESTING ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32

T

EXAS

S

UCCESS

I

NITIATIVE

P

ROGRAM

(TSI)* .......................................................................................................................................... 32

P

LACEMENT

E

XAMINATIONS

........................................................................................................................................................................ 35

ACT S

TUDENT

A

SSESSMENT

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G

ENERAL

E

DUCATIONAL

D

EVELOPMENTAL

(GED) T

ESTING

................................................................................................................ 36

A

LTERNATIVE

M

ETHODS OF

E

ARNING

C

REDIT

.......................................................................................................................................... 36

DISTANCE LEARNING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43

FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS............................................................................................................................................. 45

S

ATISFACTORY

A

CADEMIC

P

ROGRESS

P

OLICY

........................................................................................................................................... 45

F

INANCIAL

A

ID

W

ARNING

............................................................................................................................................................................ 47

F

INANCIAL

A

ID

S

USPENSION

........................................................................................................................................................................ 47

R

EGAINING FINANCIAL AID

E

LIGIBILITY

...................................................................................................................................................... 47

F

AILURE TO

M

AINTAIN

S

ATISFACTORY

A

CADEMIC

P

ROGRESS

(SAP) A

PPEAL PROCESS

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