285

A

ABE/TxCHSE/ESL Program............................................... 238

About Panola College .......................................................... 6

Academic Advising ............................................................ 63

Academic Core Curriculum ............................................... 98

Academic Fields of Study .................................................. 97

Academic Fresh Start ........................................................ 20

Academic Schools ........................................................... 103

Academic Year .................................................................. 77

Accreditation ...................................................................... 6

Adjunct Academy .............................................................. 91

Adjunct Orientation .......................................................... 91

Administrative Assistant Certificate ................................ 153

Admission Application ...................................................... 15

Admission Policies ............................................................ 15

Adult Education & Literacy (AEL) .................................... 238

Adult Life and Learning Program .................................... 238

Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations .......................... 24

Advanced Placement Credit .............................................. 23

Agriculture ...................................................................... 176

Application for Graduation ............................................... 84

Art ................................................................................... 113

Associate Degree Nursing AAS ........................................ 201

Associate Degree Nursing LVN-RN Transition ................. 203

Associate Degrees ............................................................. 85

Associate of Applied Science Academic Education Courses

................................................................................... 107

Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) ...................... 98

Associate of Arts Degree (AA) ........................................... 97

Associate of Arts in Teaching ............................ 97, 166, 168

Associate of Arts in Teaching - Grades 6-12, 7-12, 8-12,

Other EC-12 ................................................................ 171

Associate of Science Degree (AS) ...................................... 97

Auditing Classes ................................................................ 19

B

Bacterial Meningitis .......................................................... 20

Basis for Admission ........................................................... 15

Biology ............................................................................ 127

Board of Trustees ................................................................ 6

Book Buy Back................................................................... 35

Book Loan Scholarship and Outside Scholarship .............. 35

Bulletin Boards .................................................................. 64

Business & Industry Training Available ........................... 232

Business Administration - Field of Study ......................... 148

C

Calendar ............................................................................. 9

Campus Map .................................................................... 13

Campus Police/Security .................................................... 64

Career & Technical Academic Advising ............................ 63

Career and Technology Certificates ................................. 99

Catalog Time Restriction .................................................. 84

Center for Business/Industry Training (CBIT) ................. 232

Certificate of Completion ................................................. 85

Certified Nurse Aide ....................................................... 211

Change of Name or Address ............................................. 77

Chemistry ....................................................................... 128

Class Attendance .............................................................. 77

Class Load Information ..................................................... 77

Class Schedule .................................................................. 78

Class-Related Fees ............................................................ 34

CLEP Examination ............................................................. 25

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician ......................... 219

Clinincal/Medical Laboratory Technician AAS ................ 221

Clubs and Organizations ................................................... 68

College Bookstore Return and Buy Back Policies ............. 35

College Divisions ............................................................. 104

Community Education .................................................... 236

Community Education Classes ....................................... 237

Computer Information Technology AAS ......................... 157

Concurrent College or University Enrollment................... 20

Conditional Admission...................................................... 20

Construction Technology AAS ........................................ 181

Construction Technology Certificates ............................ 182

Continuing Education ....................................................... 90

Core Curriculum ....................................................... 98, 106

Core Curriculum Completer ........................................... 109

Cosmetology - Instructor Training Certificate ................ 163

Cosmetology - Nail Technology Certificate .................... 164

Cosmetology - Operator Certificate ............................... 162

Courses Approved By ......................................................... 7

Credit by Examination ...................................................... 23

Credit for Continuing Education Units .............................. 27

Credit for Technical Skills Testing ..................................... 26

Criminal Justice - Field of Study ...................................... 139

D

Dean’s List ........................................................................ 83

Deferred Payment Arrangements .................................... 36

Degree Audit ...........................................112, 121, 126, 138

Degree Plans..................................................................... 78

Degrees and Certificates .................................................. 97

Department Heads ......................................................... 105

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Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources ............ 175

Department of Business.......................................... 145, 146

Department of Certified Nurse Aide ............................... 210

Department of Computer Information Technology 145, 156

Department of Cosmetology .................................. 145, 160

Department of Education ....................................... 145, 165

Department of Emergency Medical Technology............. 212

Department of Energy .................................................... 180

Department of Medical Technologies ............................. 214

Department of Nursing ........................................... 197, 199

Department of Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) ... 225

Department of Preparatory Studies................................ 124

Department of Science & Mathematics .......................... 125

Department of Vocational Nursing ................................. 206

Department of Workforce and Continuing Education .... 232

Departmental Scholarships ............................................... 60

Digital Media Design and Development Certificate ........ 159

Directors ......................................................................... 277

Distance Education ........................................................... 89

Division of eLearning ...................................................... 104

Division of Library Services ............................................. 104

Division of Workforce and Continuing Education ........... 104

Divison of Information Technology ................................... 93

Drama ............................................................................. 114

Dual Credit ........................................................................ 17

Dual Credit Orientation ..................................................... 90

E

Early Childhood Professions Certificate .......................... 172

Associate of Arts in Teaching - EC-6/4-8 Grade Levels .... 170

eLearning .......................................................................... 89

eLearning Handbook ......................................................... 91

Electrical & Instrumentation AAS ................................... 183

Email ................................................................................. 64

Emergency Medical Technology Certificate .................... 213

Endowed Scholarships ...................................................... 44

English ............................................................................. 115

English as a Second Language (ESL) ................................ 239

Entrance Requirements .................................................... 15

Environmental Science ................................................... 177

Excessive Undergraduate Hours ....................................... 32

Executive Officers ........................................................... 277

Exemptions/Waivers from Provisions of TSI ..................... 22

Expenses ........................................................................... 31

F

Faculty/Staff Resources Course ........................................ 91

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

(FSEOG) ........................................................................ 40

Federal Work Study (FWS) ................................................ 42

Financial Aid Opportunities .............................................. 38

Financial Assistance .......................................................... 40

Financial Obligations ........................................................ 36

Fitness Center ................................................................... 71

Food Service ..................................................................... 71

Foreign Language ........................................................... 116

Formal Complaint/Appeals Process ................................. 74

Full-Time Faculty ............................................................ 279

G

General Business AAS ..................................................... 149

General Business Certificate........................................... 150

General Merchandise Refund and Exchange Policy ......... 35

General Office Certificate ............................................... 154

General Requirements for Degrees and Certificates ........ 84

General Studies .............................................................. 110

Geology .......................................................................... 129

Government ................................................................... 140

Grade Reports .................................................................. 78

Grading System ................................................................ 78

Graduation Honors ........................................................... 85

Grants ............................................................................... 40

Guarantee of Job Competency ......................................... 99

H

Hazing ............................................................................... 79

Hazlewood Act ................................................................. 42

Health & Kinesiology ...................................................... 122

Health & Kinesiology (Athletic Training)......................... 123

Health Information Technology ..................................... 215

Health Information Technology AAS .............................. 217

Health Science Programs .................................................. 20

Health Services ................................................................. 64

Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Certificate ...... 186

History ............................................................................ 141

History of Panola College ................................................... 6

HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases .................. 64

I

Identification (ID) Cards (Panola Card) ............................. 64

Immunizations .................................................................. 20

Inclement Weather Policy ................................................ 65

Incomplete Grade............................................................. 79

In-District Residency ......................................................... 31

Informal Complaint Process ............................................. 73

Instructional Technology .................................................. 90

Interactive Television ....................................................... 89

Intercollegiate Athletics ................................................... 71

International Baccalaureate Diploma ............................... 25

International Students ..................................................... 18

Intramural Program .......................................................... 71

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J

Job Placement Services ..................................................... 65

Journalism ....................................................................... 117

L

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Certificate .................. 209

Loans ................................................................................. 42

LVN-RN Transition Hybrid Track ..................................... 204

M

M. P. Baker Library ............................................................ 87

Mandatory Pre-Assessment Activity ................................. 21

Marketable Skills - Microsoft Office Certificate .............. 155

Marshall College Center .................................................. 104

Mass Communications - Field of Study ........................... 118

Mathematics ................................................................... 130

Medical Assisting ............................................................ 222

Medical Assisting AAS ..................................................... 223

Medical Assisting Certificate ........................................... 224

Medical Coding Technician Certificate ............................ 218

Memberships ...................................................................... 7

Microcomputer Software Operator Certificate .............. 158

Microcomputer Support Specialist Certificate ................ 158

Mission Statement .............................................................. 6

Motor Vehicle Registration ............................................... 65

Music - Field of Study ...................................................... 119

N

Natural Gas Compression AAS ........................................ 187

Natural Gas Compression Certificates ............................ 188

O

Obligation to the College .................................................. 36

Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS .............................. 230

Off-Campus Centers .......................................................... 95

Office Professional - Medical AAS ................................... 152

Office Professional AAS ................................................... 151

Organizational Scholarships .............................................. 58

P

Panola College Store ......................................................... 71

Pell Grant .......................................................................... 40

Personal Computer Technical Support Certificate .......... 159

Petroleum Technology AAS ............................................ 189

Petroleum Technology Certificates ................................. 190

Physical Education Requirement ...................................... 85

Places and Events ............................................................. 71

Policies and Regulations ................................................... 73

Pre-Bachelor of Science in Nursing ................................ 197

Pre-Bachelor of Science in Nursing AAS ......................... 198

Pre-Chiropractic ............................................................. 131

Pre-Dentistry .................................................................. 132

Pre-Law .......................................................................... 142

Pre-Medical ............................................................ 133, 134

Pre-Physical Therapy ...................................................... 135

Pre-Physician Assistant ................................................... 136

President’s List ................................................................. 83

President's Letter ............................................................... 5

Pre-Veterinary ................................................................ 137

Professional Development ............................................... 90

Professional Staff ........................................................... 278

Psychology ...................................................................... 143

R

Ranch & Land Management ................................... 178, 179

Readmission ..................................................................... 16

Rebate Notice ................................................................... 37

Refund Policy .................................................................... 36

Refund Procedures ........................................................... 37

Registered Nurse (RN) .................................................... 199

......................................................... 77

Repeated Course Fees ...................................................... 32

Repeating a Course to Improve a Grade .......................... 79

Repetition of Courses ....................................................... 79

Requirements for Graduation .......................................... 84

Residence Classification ................................................... 31

Residence Hall Refund Policy ........................................... 36

Residence Halls................................................................. 66

Residential/Commercial Electrician Certificate .............. 185

Return to Title IV Refund Policy (R2T4) ............................ 40

Review of Records ............................................................ 79

S

Scholarships ..................................................................... 44

Scholastic Probation ......................................................... 80

Scholastic Suspension....................................................... 80

School of Energy ..................................................... 103, 173

School of Liberal Arts & Sciences ........................... 103, 108

School of Nursing & Health Sciences ...................... 103, 194

School of Professional & Technical Programs ................ 103

Senate Bill 1231 (Six Drop Rule) ....................................... 80

Services for Students with Disabilities .............................. 65

Sexual Harassment ........................................................... 81

Shelby College & Shelby Regional Training Center ......... 104

Social Events ..................................................................... 71

Social Security Number (SSN) ........................................... 15

Sociology ........................................................................ 144

Speech - Field of Study ................................................... 120

Student Classification ....................................................... 81

Student Conduct .............................................................. 81

288

Student Handbook ............................................................ 65

Student Orientation .......................................................... 65

Student Records ................................................................ 82

Student Right to Know ...................................................... 65

Student Services ............................................................... 63

Substance Abuse Policy .................................................... 66

Suggested Plans ...................................... 111, 121, 125, 138

Support Staff ................................................................... 283

T

Testing and Assessment .................................................... 66

Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency (TxCHSE) .. 238

Texas Core Curriculum Law ............................................... 98

Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (formerly Texas

Grant II) ........................................................................ 40

Texas Public Educational Grant (TPEG) ............................. 40

Texas Success Initiative (TSI) ............................................. 20

Textbook Refund Policy .................................................... 35

The School of Professional & Technical Programs .......... 145

Tobacco Use Policy ........................................................... 66

Transcript Requests .......................................................... 83

Transfer Dispute Resolution ............................................. 17

Transfer From Another College......................................... 16

Transfer Limitations ................................ 111, 121, 125, 138

Transfer Students ............................................................. 19

Transferability of Benefits (Legacy Program) ................... 43

TSI Waived Programs ..................................................... 100

Tuition and Fees ......................................................... 31, 33

TxCHSE Testing ................................................................. 29

U

Unit of Credit .................................................................... 83

V

Veterans Administration Benefits .................................... 43

Vice President of Instruction .......................................... 101

Virtual College of Texas .................................................... 90

Vision Statement ................................................................ 6

W

Website ............................................................................ 90

Welding Technology ....................................................... 191

Welding Technology AAS................................................ 192

Welding Technology Certificates .................................... 193

Withdrawal from a Course ............................................... 83

Withdrawal from College ................................................. 83

Photo Credits:

Teresa Beasley – pages 5, 14, 62, 71, 86, 88, 94, 96, 230, 282 Kraig Cain – pages 30, 239 Anna Crumbie – page 92

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