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TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose of Operations Manual 3 Student Services Mission 3 Personnel 3 Student Services Operational Structure 3 Admissions /Registration and Home Schooled 3 Dual Enrollment/Home Schooled 4 International Students 4 Schedule Change 4 Processing Drop Slips 5 Two Week Intersession 5 Audit 5 Scholarship 5 Assessment/Placement 5 Academic Course Load 6 Probation and Suspension 6 Grade Appeal Procedure 6 Transcripts 7 Conditions For Graduation 7 CLEP Credit 8 Transfer Evaluation 8 Military Transcript Evaluation 8 Overload 9 Lost And Found 9 Residency 10 Advising 10 Life Skills 11 Deceased Student Procedure 11 Makeup Testing and Online Testing 11 Career/Technical Courses available for Associate of Arts degree 12 Honors Program 12 Appendix Descriptions 14 Appendix A: Job Descriptions Appendix B: Transfer Credits and Equivalencies: CCCB Appendix C: Guidelines For Student Transfer and Articulation Appendix D: Monthly Highlighted Activities Appendix E: CLEP Equivalency Guidelines Appendix F: MACC Student Code of Conduct Appendix G: ACT/COMPASS Equivalency Appendix H: Humanities Appendix I: Recovered Property Procedure Appendix J: Transfer Block

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Appendix K: Advanced Placement Credit Appendix L: Federal/State Constitution Requirements Appendix P: Attendance Codes/Drop Dates Appendix Q: Official Transcript Procedures

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PURPOSE OF OPERATIONS MANUAL This manual is intended to serve as an aid to new employees and as a reference for the continuing employee who works in the Office of Student Services. It is an extension of the Moberly Area Community College Policy Handbook and does not, in any way, alter the policies stated therein. The Student Services operation manual documents the procedures used to enforce the institutional policies. While this manual is designed to be as comprehensive as possible, it is not all-inclusive of the administrative policies and procedures relating to Student Services Office functions. Any questions or clarifications with regard to this operations manual should be directed to the Dean of Student Services.

STUDENT SERVICES MISSION The mission of Student Services at Moberly Area Community College is to provide proactive services necessary to support students and faculty in the learning process. This will be accomplished in part by designing, developing, and implementing programs and services, in concert with faculty, that assist students throughout their educational experience. It also will be accomplished by: 1. Facilitating student access to programs/services through outreach and marketing;

2. Maintaining a collaborative system that encourages faculty and support personnel to interact in a manner

that fosters educational success for a diverse cross section of students;

3. Empowering students with knowledge, skills and abilities that maximize their potential to make informed decisions and become more productive citizens;

4. Enhancing the academic/vocational community’s appreciation, awareness and recognition of individual

differences and personal needs resulting from a variety of life experiences, physical and intellectual capabilities, socio-economic factors, as well as racial, cultural and ethnic diversity.

5. Assisting in advancing the overall mission of Moberly Area Community College.

PERSONNEL The Student Services staff consists of a Dean of Student Services, Coordinator of On-Campus Evening Programs, Special Needs Counselor, Recruiter, Registrar, Advisors and five support staff. Under the supervision of Student Services is the Women’s Dorm whose staff consists of a Dorm Supervisor and one or two student Resident Assistants. The Student Services organizational structure is shown on the next page. Job descriptions are located in Appendix A.

STUDENT SERVICES OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE ***Need graphic for organizational structure

The MACC catalog contains the policies governing Student Services operations. All Student Services personnel must familiarize themselves with the catalog, particularly the section labeled “Admissions and Registration” and “Academic Regulations.” The information presented below provides additional information/clarification and/or procedures to be used for implementing college policies.

ADMISSIONS/REGISTRATION AND HOME SCHOOLED A) Students who have not obtained a G.E.D. or High School Diploma (usually home-schooled) may be

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admitted if they provide a transcript that outlines a structured curriculum. Additionally, secondary educational experience must involve structural experience in an environment outside the home.

This admission decision regarding these students is made on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Student Services.

B) Students may be admitted pending G.E.D. examination. The student must agree to successfully

complete the G.E.D. by the last date to drop classes during the initial semester he/she enrolled. Failure to successfully complete the G.E.D. by the last date to drop classes during the semester of initial attendance will result in an administrative withdrawal from class(es). All students with a GED, regardless of whether it is from Missouri or out of state, will be required to submit an OFFICIAL copy of their GED, including testing scores. This document is to be handled in the same manner as high school transcripts to determine whether or not the copy is official. Regarding Missouri GEDs, to obtain an official copy of this transcript, the student will need to contact:

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education PO Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (A $2.00 processing fee is required)

Concerning GEDs issued outside the state of Missouri or via the military, the student will need to contact the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in the state of issue. Students earning their GED in the US military are recommended to contact their area recruiter for this information.

DUAL ENROLLMENT/HOME SCHOOLED

Home-schooled children may participate in Dual Enrollment at MACC under the following guidelines. The student must: 1) Complete a dual enrollment form that requires parental consent. 2) Be 16 years of age or show completion of two-year high school education prior to enrollment in a

college course. 3) Complete dual enrolled college courses with a “C” or better. Home-schooled students can be placed into developmental course work as defined by the ACT or ASSET. The student’s MACC transcript will not be released until a G.E.D./Homeschool Transcript is provided or approval is granted by the Dean of Student Services.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS International students are eligible to obtain F-1 (Student Visa) status by taking courses at MACC during a given semester for a total of twelve (12) hours. Students classified as permanent residents (green card) are not considered international students for admission purposes. In addition, Permanent Resident aliens are admitted under the Open-Door admission guidelines.

SCHEDULE CHANGE A student may add/drop a class during the scheduled registration period outlined for any given semester. The last day of attendance for a student who drops by letter will be the date the letter was received in Student

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Services unless otherwise designated in the letter. Under extenuating circumstances only, advisors/counselors/Registrar can add/drop a student over the phone. This is usually done for total withdraws only.

PROCESSING DROP SLIPS At the main campus, all student-initiated drops will require the receptionist to provide written notification to the instructor(s) IF the instructor has NOT signed the drop slip. All faculty-initiated drops will require the student to be notified. Again, if the student signed the drop slip, then no notification will be required. All administration drops (i.e. Business Office) will require both the instructor and student to be notified (unless the Dean indicates otherwise on an individual basis). NO notification is required when students or instructors process drop slips (schedule change form) during the late registration period. Additionally, no notification is required when dropping classes prior to the beginning of the semester! And finally, off-campus sites may handle drop notification procedures in a similar manner. However, Michelle McCall and the off-campus coordinators will determine that procedure. Students/Faculty/Staff who fill out a drop slip after census date AND the student has never attended the class(es), must forward the schedule change form to the Registrar. The Registrar will process (drop student in the CARS system) the drop slip, which will involve back-dating procedures. The Registrar will provide census dates for each semester.

TWO-WEEK INTERSESSION The two-week classes that meet between the end of the spring semester and the start of the summer semester are considered part of the summer semester. Additionally, classes that meet between the end of the summer session and the start of the fall session are also considered part of the summer session. Senior Summer Start does include classes offered during the two-week intersession.

AUDIT Students cannot change from grade to Audit or vice versa after the scheduled add/drop period has elapsed for that semester.

SCHOLARSHIPS Institutional and non-institutional scholarships are available to international students (student on a visa). Permanent Resident Aliens are eligible for scholarships and Financial Aid.

ASSESSMENT/PLACEMENT All COMPASS and ACT scores will be included in the student’s file. The highest score in each area (writing, reading, math) will be used to advise the student. Students MAY take the COMPASS or ACT more than once without advisor’s approval. Additional guidelines: 1. Students must pay the COMPASS fee of $4.00 each time they take the test or any portion of the test. 2. ACT/COMPASS/GED/CLEP/AP scores can be submitted as a copy of the original. 3. ASSET/COMPASS (see Appendix H) test scores will be accepted from other institutions. 4. A student who tests into both Fundamentals of Math and Fundamentals of Algebra must take both

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classes before enrolling in Intermediate Algebra and then College Algebra. Additionally, any student who tests into a developmental English or Reading course must successfully complete that course before enrolling in Freshman English.

5. Students placed by examination into a developmental course may waive that requirement if a

developmental or college level course has already been taken in that subject area.

ACADEMIC COURSE LOAD Student-Athletes can enroll in as many as 17.5 college hours (.5 varsity sports) per semester without overload permission. An overload approval is required for any student who takes over 17 semester hours for the Fall or Spring semesters. Six (6) semester hours in any summer session is considered full-time.

PROBATION AND SUSPENSION Students placed on suspension will not be suspended again if their cumulative grade point average (GPA) improves each semester.

GRADE APPEAL PROCEDURE Assignment of grades is the responsibility of the instructor and presumes fairness and best professional judgment. On course syllabi, instructors should inform students of the basis on which grades in each class will be assigned. Students who choose to appeal a grade must assume the burden of proof concerning any believed error in the grade assigned. The process by which a student may appeal a grade will be as follows: 1. The student must appeal directly to the instructor within 30 scheduled class days after the beginning of

classes in the term following the one in which the grade was reported (excluding a summer or intersession term). Every reasonable effort should be made by both parties to resolve the matter as expeditiously as time and circumstances permit. If the instructor is no longer with the College or is unavailable to the student, the student should proceed to step two.

2. If the question is not resolved by step “1,” the student may file a written appeal to the Dean of Academic Affairs or the Dean of Vocational/Technical Education within 7 class days after an attempt to resolve the matter with the instructor. Within 10 class days of receipt of the written appeal, the Dean will attempt to schedule a conference with the student and the instructor in an effort to resolve the appeal. The student and the instructor will be notified in writing of the date, time and place of the conference. Within 10 scheduled class days after the conference, the Dean will prepare a report of the disposition of the matter with copies to the student, faculty member, and President. The decision of the Dean is final.

Time Limitations for Grade Appeal

Extension of Time. The time limitations specified herein may be extended only by written mutual agreement by both parties. The appeal process may be condensed and steps omitted by written mutual agreement by both parties. This may be especially important when a decision is necessary prior to the next term’s registration, and/or if instructors are unavailable and/or at off-campus sites. When an appeal is in process, the student may continue to attend classes as if the appeal had been decided in the student’s favor. If the final outcome of the appeal is not in the student’s favor, the student may be administratively withdrawn from any class(es) for which the student is not eligible to enroll.

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Effect of Failure to Appeal Within Time Limit. If there is no written mutual agreement to extend the time limit set herein, and if the decision is not appealed to the next step of the procedure within the specified time limit, the appeal shall be deemed settled on the basis of the last decision rendered.

Exceptions to Grade Appeal Process In the event that the instructor of record is unavailable for contact, or for other extenuating circumstances, the appropriate College official may deem it necessary to change a student’s grade (such as from a failing grade to a withdrawal).

General Provision for Grade Appeals

Identification. All written appeals shall include the name, student ID, address, e-mail address and phone number of the student. In the required brief statement of the nature of the appeal and the redress sought by the student, the student must identify the name of the course, section number, name of instructor, semester, and year of the course for which the grade is being appealed.

Note: Reasonable effort should be made to process a grade appeal as expeditiously as possible.

TRANSCRIPTS The cost for each transcript to be faxed is $5.00. A maximum of five (5) transcripts can be sent out per request. There is no charge to have transcripts mailed first class.

CONDITIONS FOR GRADUATION To meet the requirements for graduation from Moberly Area Community College, a student must meet the requirements of the degree and: 1. Complete 21 of the last 30 hours applicable to the degree program in residence at Moberly Area

Community College (these last 21 hours must be 100-level courses or higher); OR complete 3 semesters of attendance AND a minimum of 45 hours applicable to the degree program at Moberly Area Community College;

2. Complete the recommended course sequence for the degree or certificate program;

3. Have a minimum of 2.0 grade point average.

4. Submit an application for graduation .

5. If an Associate Degree of Nursing graduate, complete the Collegiate Assessment of Academic

Proficiency (CAAP) before or during the last semester of enrollment prior to completion of the ADN degree at Moberly Area Community College; if an Associate of Applied Science Degree graduate or Certificate graduate, complete the WorkKeys assessment before or during the last semester of enrollment prior to completion of the AAS Degree or Certificate at Moberly Area Community College;

6. Participate in graduation ceremonies (requests to be excused from commencement ceremonies will be

reviewed by the Dean of Student Services). 7. Have paid in full all fees due to Moberly Area Community College. 8. The requirements for graduation at Moberly Area Community College are those specified in the college

catalog at the time a student first enrolls in the College. Students who wish to meet degree requirements

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put forth in the catalog at the time of their initial enrollment may do so provided the student enrolls in at least one fall or spring term each academic year (August-May) AND the catalog was issued no more than seven years prior to the date the degree is to be conferred. (An exception may be granted to those whose education is interrupted by military service.) If a student fails to attend at least one fall or spring term each academic year, the student must then meet the degree requirements of the catalog in effect when they resume attending classes. A student may also choose to meet degree requirements as specified in subsequent catalogs published after the student's initial enrollment. If the student changes programs, he or she will be expected to meet the graduation requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of the program change. In the case of curriculum changes, instructional deans may make adjustments to the individual degree/certificate plans to meet program requirements. Every effort will be made to consider earlier course work in a way most beneficial to the student in fulfilling current requirements. Students are subject to all policies/regulations stated in the most recent catalog.

GRADUATION APPLICATION DATES December Graduates May 1 - December 15 May Graduates November 1 - May 1 August Graduates November 1 - August 1

*Additional cost may be applied for cap and gown, if the application is received after March 31 based on availability.

CLEP CREDIT

CLEP credit will not be given for Exposition (LAL102). CLEP credit in science and PSY101 courses will not be awarded to students pursuing a degree/credit in the ADN/PN programs (see appendix E).

TRANSFER EVALUATION Based on guidelines for student transfer and articulation among Public Missouri Colleges and Universities (CBHE, 1987), MACC will accept all Associate degrees and/or Baccalaureate degrees as meeting all general education core requirements for the A.A.S./A.A. degrees only. Exception would be the A.D.N. degree, which has specified time limits and the A.S. degree has too many specified core requirements. In both cores, the Registrar will evaluate courses individually regardless of whether or not a degree was awarded. Transfer credit will only be considered from schools that are listed in the Higher Education Directory. In general, college courses are not accepted from another college/university if taken at the junior/senior level. The only exception to this would be courses that have a direct equivalent to one of our classes (i.e. Accounting Principles is sometimes taught at the 300-level at area universities). Additionally, students transferring a “D” grade will be considered for credit by MACC. Degree requirements are determined by the catalog in place at the time of initial enrollment. Microbiology and Physiology must be taken within the last five (5) years of the date the student enrolls in the PN and ADN program. If not, the credit will not apply toward the degree/certificate (ADN or PN). This includes science courses taken at MACC. Linn Tech. course work will be evaluated for credit if taken during the Summer, 1997 semester or thereafter.

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Military Transcript Evaluation Procedure – All veterans who provide a DDT214 (Basic Training) or INOBE will be awarded 2 Physical Education (activity) credits. Additionally, all military transcripts, which are requested by a veteran (admitted MACC student) to be evaluated, must be submitted to the Registrar. If possible, a veteran should submit a military transcript to the Registrar, which is available on ANY veteran who attended military service from 1985 to present. If the veteran (student) is a Technical/Career major, the transcript/military records will be forwarded to the Dean of Technical/Career Education. Veterans seeking an AA/AS degree will have their evaluation completed by the Registrar (or Dean of Student Services). Evaluations will only be completed on veterans (students) who have a declared major.

OVERLOAD Students in good standing are allowed to take 6 semester hours for each of the 4-week summer sessions. Additionally, students in good standing can take up to 12 semester hours during the 8-week summer session. Dean approval is required for any student who enrolls in more than 12 semester hours for the summer session.

LOST AND FOUND The purpose of this procedure is to outline the procedures to be followed in recording, storing and disposing of items turned in as recovered property on the main campus of Moberly Area Community College. The Director of Security, H12 Andrew Komar, Jr. Hall, will administer the campus-wide recovered property program. The President has given the Director of Security the responsibility and authority to ensure that recovered property procedures are appropriately followed. This procedure applies to all employees of Moberly Area Community College and follows Missouri Revised Statutes, chapter 447. Found Items All items found by faculty, staff, and students or items turned in to any college department shall be turned over to the Security Office, located inside the offices of Student Services. All recovered property should be reported to the Security Office within 24 hours of receiving it. Departments should attempt to determine:

• Name of the person finding the property • Where the property was found • Any other relevant information pertaining to the discovery of the property

This information shall be recorded on a Moberly Area Community College Report Form (form GI 601) by the employee receiving the recovered property. In addition, if the recovered property is a wallet or purse, the contents should be inventoried in front of the person turning in the property, and any currency contained within should be counted. If valuable, the property should be locked in a safe location until Security can retrieve it. Property should not be sent via campus mail. Collection/Storage of Property After taking possession of the recovered property, the Director of Security will log the property into record and check against any lost inquiries made. Every attempt will be made to contact the owner of the property by using identification obtained within the property. The recovered property will then be stored in a secure location. Any items that have the potential of spoiling or creating an unclean or unsafe situation will be disposed of immediately (plastic ware, soiled clothing, undergarments, toiletry items, and prescription drugs – if owner cannot be contacted – will not be logged in). Moberly Area Community College ID cards will not be logged in and will be turned over to Student Services. Vehicle license plates and driver’s licenses will not be logged in and will be turned over to the Department of Revenue. Unclaimed Property

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After items of value have been held for a period of at least 60 (sixty) days and go unclaimed, the College will sell the property at a public auction. Proceeds from the auction shall be used by the College for a cause or purpose associated with the aims and endeavors of the College, as approved by the President. Items valued under $20.00 and clean clothing items will be donated to a local charity after 60 (sixty) days.

RESIDENCY Students are responsible for changing residency when it will directly result in a savings in tuition/fees for a given semester (for example, requesting a change from Out-Of-District (2) to In-District (1)). Additionally, students must request this change no later than the scheduled date to add (schedule change period) a class for any given semester. When a student indicates to us that he/she has changed residency (i.e. change of address form/enrollment form) that will result in increased tuition/fees the following guideline will be followed: If the student changes residency before classes start for the upcoming semester, then the change should be done in the Walk-in screen and followed-up with the notification/change being made by the registrar if the student had already registered. Additionally, the Dean of Student Services will need to be notified in order to send a student a letter indicating his/her status. OR If the student changes residency after classes start for the upcoming semester, the registrar will not need to be notified. The advisor will be responsible for updating the walk-in screen and going over the increased tuition costs with the student for the following semester the student enrolls. No notification will be required from the Dean of Student Services. Thus, when classes start (day classes) students changing their address (residency) will not be affected by tuition/fee increases for that given semester. The residency change should only be made in the Walk-in screen with NO further action taken by the Registrar or Dean of Student Services.

ADVISING Students will be advised to see their faculty advisor prior to completing the registration process. Students will be registered without faculty approval after the designated outcome exam date for both the Spring and Fall semesters. MACC students do not need to visit (although encouraged) their faculty advisor prior to registering during the summer semester. Students who take any vocational classes at MACC and intend on transferring to Columbia College only, will simply provide a letter to the MACC registrar indicating the student’s acceptance letter for admission to Columbia College. 300 - 400 level courses will not normally be accepted toward an associate degree at MACC. Exceptions are made only for courses with direct equivalency (i.e. Accounting I and II). This will meet our policy that requires proof that the vocational courses taken at MACC will transfer to Columbia College. Columbia College accepts all courses taken at MACC as indicated in our formal articulation agreement with Columbia College. Pre-ADN students with a degree will now be entered into the walk in screen as follows: If the student has received an AA or Bachelors degree and is taking courses to get into the Nursing program, he/she should be entered ans Pre-ADN major and seeking and ADN degree. The classification would still be entered as SP. This

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is for financial aid purposes. MTH160 WILL NOT meet the math requirement for the AA degree. Students graduating in May 2007 must have completed college algebra or higher course. Additionally, MTH 145 Trigonometry WILL NOT meet the math requirement for the AA degree. Caluculus I, II or III WILL meet this requirement. Students who transfer in math courses which have college algebra as the prerequisite will be handled on an individual basis. The Registrar will make that decision in coordination with the Academic Affairs Office. Under no circumstances can a student enroll in PHY 201 College Physics without first completing both Trig and Calulus I. Student CANNOT place out of the prequisites based on testing results. Under no circumstances can a student take a placement test to enroll in MTH 160 Statistics. All students who enroll in MTH 160 must have completed MTH 140 College Algebra or higher level math course (ie Calculus).

LIFE SKILLS ANY CIS course at MACC (as outlined on our AA degree audit sheets) or CIS transfer work will substitute for the Computer Awareness requirement. Students who take two (1) credit hour CIS classes also meets this requirement. And finally, ANY orientation course (1 credit hour minimum) transferred from another college/university will substitute for our CMS course.

DECEASED STUDENT PROCEDURE If anyone becomes aware of a current/former student who has passed away, please notify the Dean of Student Services. The Dean of Student Services will advise the Registrar and Evening Supervisor to take the appropriate steps...holds will be placed on student’s records (designating that the student is deceased) in order to avoid future correspondence. Additionally, the Dean of Student Services will forward the student’s name to financial aid and the business office for them to take appropriate action. And finally, if the student owes money to the college, the Dean of Student Services will meet with the President to discuss how to proceed on this matter and formally notify the business office. Per Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations: Under common law regarding privacy rights, the privacy interests of an individual expire with that individual’s death. Accordingly, the disposition of records held by an institution and pertaining to a deceased individual is not a FERPA issue but a matter of institutional policy. Because FERPA would no longer apply, the institution may exercise its own discretion in deciding whether, and under what conditions, information should be disclosed to survivors or other third parties. Questions on the release of information for deceased students should be directed to the Dean of Student Services, Ext. 235.

PROCEDURE FOR MAKEUP TESTING AND ONLINE TESTING To ensure the academic integrity of make-up testing and online testing, faculty (full-time and adjunct) of courses that are not online must assume (or reassume) the responsibility for administering and proctoring makeup work. Neither site-Coordinators nor Library and Learning Center personnel will be permitted to continue to administer and proctor makeup tests. Doing so was never officially in their purview although they have tried to accommodate instructors (mostly AA adjuncts) who have continued to send students to them. Unfortunately, staffing is not adequate for them to continue this practice. Faculty who permit students to make up tests may wish to consider doing the following:

For evening classes, an instructor could schedule one class where the last hour will be devoted to

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makeup work. An instructor could schedule the hour after the final exam for makeup tests.

An instructor could schedule makeup tests on “stop day” (not to conflict with the CAAP test).

Adjuncts who teach 9+ hours and, therefore, hold office hours could administer/proctor makeup tests

during an office hour.

A test grade – other than the required final exam – could be dropped. For online course tests, students are responsible for identifying a suitable (to the instructor) proctor. Site Coordinators and main campus evening coordinator may administer/proctor online course tests – but only by appointment. Site Coordinators and personnel in the Library and Learning Center will no longer administer/proctor makeup tests or online tests. Below is a list of Career/Technical Courses that can be used as Associate of Arts degree requirement. Catalog Number Course Title ACC101 Elementary Accounting I ACC102 Elementary Accounting II BUS100 Introduction to Business BUS112 Principles of Management BUS113 Human Relations in Mgmt. BUS120 Business Law I BUS121 Business Law II CIT102 Introduction to Information Technology CIT105 Programming I CIT106 IT Essentials I CIT107 IT Essentials II CIT135 Object Oriented Programming I CIT140 Intro HTML/Web Page Design CIT145 Web Design I CIT201 Relational Database Systems CIT205 Programming II CIT208 Data Structures I CIT216 Data Structures II CIT242 Web Design II CIT250 Linux Admin II CIT251 Object Oriented Programming II ECN101 Macroeconomics ECN102 Microeconomics MKT105 Principles of Marketing

HONORS PROGRAM Recommendations 1. The Honors Committee recommends the initiation of an Honors Program at MACC beginning in Fall

2004. The curriculum would consist of special honors sections of many current courses in the 42-hour

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general education block. These honors courses would include additional requirements in the way of readings, discussions, and assignments. Special interdisciplinary courses may be added later.

2. Students would be required to complete twelve (12) semester hours of honors coursework with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA in those courses. The courses must represent a minimum of two disciplines. In addition, students must have an overall minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 to graduate with honors. Students who successfully complete the program would be recognized at graduation by recognition in the written program and during the ceremony, and by a notation of graduation "With Honors" on their diplomas and transcripts. A twelve-semester hour requirement has been chosen for two basic reasons. One, twelve is the most common number of hours required by an Honors Program in other community and small colleges. Two, a total of 12 hours allows students to participate in and complete the program in one year if they are a transfer student or do not enter the program until their sophomore year.

3. Students wishing to participate in the program would be required to meet the following criteria: High school cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher or minimum ACT composite score of 23. OR... G.E.D. and a minimum ACT composite score of 23. OR... College cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher (based on 12 or more semester hours of college work either in transfer or at MACC, not including any developmental coursework) or minimum ACT composite score of 23.

These criteria will provide admission for a variety of students, including traditional, non-traditional, and transfer.

4. Honors students will be enrolled in a separate section of a course from non-honors students, and the catalog designation will reflect this. Honors courses will be identified with an "H" following the course number in both the catalog and the printed/on-line class schedules. For example, the honors section of American History to 1865 would be labeled as HST 105H. Because honors sections of courses would contain different requirements, a separate syllabus would be written for the course. Instructors may use the same or a different text for the course, and may also require additional reading materials.

POTENTIAL COURSES TO BE OFFERED AS PART OF AN HONORS PROGRAM: ART101 Art Survey and Appreciation I ART102 Art Survey and Appreciation II BIO101 Biology (4 hours) DRM120 Theater Appreciation HST101 Western Civilization I HST102 Western Civilization II HST105 American History To 1865 HST106 American History From 1865 LAL101 English I LAL102 Exposition LAL120 American Literature Survey to 1870 LAL121 American Literature Survey 1870 To Present LAL150 English Literature Survey to 1750 LAL151 English Literature Survey 1750 to Present MTH140 College Algebra MUS102 Music Appreciation PHI150 Introduction to Philosophy PHY121 General Chemistry I (5 hours) PSY101 General Psychology

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SOC101 Sociology APPENDIX A This section contains a detailed description of job duties for each full-time and part-time position in Student Services. APPENDIX B This section contains an updated list of transfer credit and equivalencies between Moberly Area Community College and Central Christian College of the Bible. APPENDIX C This section contains the most updated version on guidelines for student transfer and articulation among Missouri colleges and universities. APPENDIX D This section contains a monthly outline of primary duties/responsibilities that are performed by Student Services. APPENDIX E This section contains the rules and regulations for residents of MACC women’s dorm. APPENDIX F This section outlines the MACC Student Code of Conduct and Disruptive Behavior Policy. APPENDIX G This section lists all course majors and advisors available at MACC. APPENDIX H This section lists the COMPASS/ASSET equivalency. APPENDIX I This section lists all of the humanities courses. APPENDIX J This section explains the Recovered Property Procedure. APPENDIX K This section shows the 42-hour General Education Transfer Block Matrix Maintenance. APPENDIX L This section shows advanced placement credit.

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APPENDIX A

JOB DESCRIPTION: DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES

The Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President shall appoint the Dean of Student Services. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position is directly responsible to the President or as designated by the President. The Dean of Student Services shall assume primary responsibility for supervision and evaluation of institutional student services, personnel, and other areas as designated by the President. The Dean of Student Services shall: 1. Assume responsibility for the planning and implementation of a student marketing and retention plan; 2. Work cooperatively with the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Career and Technical

Education in maintaining articulation arrangements with colleges and universities; 3. Work closely with MACC administration in curriculum evaluation, collection of test data and research

studies concerning student achievement and student demographics; 4. Work cooperatively with all departments in the administration of student scholarships; 5. Serve on the President’s Administrative Council; 6. Serve as a member of the Curriculum Committee; 7. Coordinate policy procedure in cooperation with the administration concerning the academic

advising/registration of students; 8. Prepare an annual budget request for Student Services; 9. Work cooperatively with the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Career and Technical

Education in coordinating the issuing and reviewing of all applications for graduation; 10. Recommend procedures regarding the admission policies of international students; 11. Work cooperatively with the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Career and Technical

Educational in coordinating of institutional assessment; 12. Assist in the development and enforcement of discipline and codes of conduct for the student body; 13. Be responsible for the operation and supervision of the Women’s dormitory; 14. Coordinate the activities of the Student Government Association; 15. Work with the Dean of Academic Affairs and Dean of Vocational Education in organization and

administration of the evening program; 16. Assume responsibility for maintaining active professional membership in local, state, and national

organizations; 17. Supervise and coordinate all college student activities; 18. Provide for the development, maintenance, and updating of a Student Services Operations Manual; 19. Coordinate the opening and closing activities of the dormitory with the cooperation of the Dormitory

Supervisor; 20. Work cooperatively with Institutional Services on routine maintenance and necessary dormitory repairs; 21. Coordinate Commencement activities; 22. Coordinate evaluate/implement college Academic placement testing; 23. Conduct outreach/recruitment activities; 24. Work cooperatively with off-campus programs/services; 25. Perform other duties as assigned by the President of the College or person designated by the President; 26. Athletics.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: SECRETARY TO THE DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES/ HOUSING COORDINATOR

The Secretary to the Dean of Student Services shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position is directly responsible to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Secretary to the Dean of Student Services shall: 1. Perform typing and filing as directed by the Dean of Student Services; 2. Sort and distribute incoming mail to Student Services personnel; 3. Make and confirm appointments for the Dean of Student Services; 4. Coordinate meetings and appointments for the Dean of Student Services; 5. Coordinate record keeping and reports on international students; 6. Process orders for supplies for the operations of the Office of Student Services; 7. Assist in the collection of proper documentation for the admission of international students and prepare

I-20s. Check international students enrollment (must have 12 hours) periodically; 8. Receive and direct calls to the Dean of Student Services; 9. Work with the Dean of Student Services in preparing the Student Handbook and College Catalog and

Student Services Procedure Manual and Advisor’s Handbook; 10. Cooperate with the Dean of Student Services in the general operations of the Student Services Office; 11. Assist with data entry of student information; 12. Assist with student registration; 13. Assist with ASSET testing and scoring; 14. Assist Dean with the work-study assigned to Student Services; 15. Record and submit minutes for all Student Services meetings; 16. Report daily to Personnel Office the attendance of Student Services personnel; 17. In compliance with college standards of academic progress, notify students of academic probation and

suspension and enter the data into the student records; 18. Work in cooperation with the Dean of Student Services and other designated Student Services personnel

(cap and gown measurement for students and faculty, distribution, announcement orders and distribution, graduation program, order flowers, music, prepare requisitions, type speeches, rehearsal letters, screen candidates for graduation, assist setting up program, make work assignments for staff and assist at the program);

19. Responsible for the coordination of all necessary information needed for non-institutional scholarships awarded to area high school students and current MACC students (Letters and applications to high school counselors, data entry of information, set-up meetings and information packets for meetings);

20. Process approved or disapproved residency change requests, send reply letters and enter changes on computer;

21. Create and distribute President’s/Dean’s lists for Fall and Spring semesters; enter data in student records;

22. Keep record of all Student Services absences, including professional, personal, and comp.; 23. Prepare Fall Community Location report for the Board; 24. Assist with creation/validation of student ID’s; 25. Assist with the distribution of parking hangtags; 26. Assist Computer Services with CARS problems and updates; 27. Perform all other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or the

person designated by the President.

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The Housing Coordinator shall: 1. Be familiar with and enforce the housing guidelines as stated in the Moberly Area Community College

Women’s Housing Handbook; 2. Coordinate the opening and closing activities of the dormitory with the cooperation of the Dormitory

Supervisor; 3. Coordinate the weekly inspections of the rooms and room conditions per the Women’s Housing

Handbook; 4. Coordinate the room assignments and key distribution; 5. Meet with the Dormitory Supervisor on a regular basis; 6. Report to the Dean of Student Services any violations of the Housing Regulations; 7. Work cooperatively with Plant Operations on routine maintenance and necessary dormitory repairs; 8. Provide information and give tours of women’s housing to students and prospective students; 9. Issue and process student-housing contracts; 10. Work cooperatively with the Business Office and the Financial Aid Office in the collection of dormitory

fees; 11. Coordinate the collection of fees for refrigerator rentals; 12. Distribute mail to dormitory residents; 13. Be available during work hours to open housing units for maintenance and repairs or installations such

as phone service and cable TV; 14. Perform room inspections with maintenance to determine dorm deposit refunds; 15. Perform all other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or the

person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: COORDINATOR OF ON-CAMPUS EVENING PROGRAMS

The Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President shall appoint the Coordinator of On-Campus Evening Programs. The Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President shall fix the salary and terms of employment. This position reports to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Coordinator of On-Campus Evening Programs shall: 1. Supervise the management of the Office of Student Services on the Main campus; 2. Monitor beginning and dismissal times for evening and Saturday classes on the Main campus. Report

concerns, irregularities, security issues, instructor absences, etc. to the appropriate office; 3. Be a liaison between evening and weekend adjunct faculty and administration on the Main campus.

Answer questions, make last minute copies, supply necessary teaching equipment (VCR-TV, etc.) to evening/Saturday Main campus instructors as needed;

4. Advise and enroll new and returning students for day and evening regular classes; 5. Oversee receipt of payment monies for fees, etc. from students; 6. Administer MACC bookstore sales on the Main campus after regular bookstore hours; 7. Facilitate student evaluation of instructors for all evening and weekend academic classes on the Main

campus; 8. Enroll and/or evaluate Continuing Education/Career Focus classes meeting off-schedule (evening and

Saturdays) when regular classes are in session if the Coordinator is available as requested; 9. Oversee the distribution of emergency messages on the Main campus after 5:00 p.m. when necessary; 10. Accept grades, etc. for Registrar’s Office from instructors; 11. Administer/proctor some make-up exams by evening/Saturday Main campus instructors for students on

an individual basis as requested with the approval of the respective dean’s office; 12. Assist in notification of students concerning evening/Saturday Main campus class cancellations as

requested; 13. Oversee acceptance and processing of applications for admission received; 14. Assist with ACT/ASSET/CAAP/APNE/CLEP testing on the Main campus as requested; 15. Oversee the distribution of financial aid refunds to students on the Main campus after 5 p.m.; 16. Oversee Presidential Ambassador scholars completion of service hour requirements; 17. Oversee nominations to President’s Student Advisory Council and Curriculum Committee student

representatives; 18. Supervise spring semester Commencement preparations and ceremony; 19. Provide for and present advisement training to all new MACC faculty and staff who will be advising

students on a regular basis at all regular campus locations; 20. Fulfill all other appropriate duties assigned by administrative supervisors.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: EVENING SECRETARY TO COORDINATOR OF ON-CAMPUS EVENING PROGRAMS

The Evening Secretary to Coordinator of On-Campus Evening Programs shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Evening Secretary to Coordinator of On-Campus Evening Programs shall: 1. The performance of secretarial/clerical tasks such as typing, filing, duplicating, and preparation of

mailing; 2. Serve as the evening receptionist and switchboard operator; 3. Deliver messages and supplies to evening instructors; 4. Accept and process requests for teaching aids, audio-visual material and equipment from the library via

the Evening Coordinator and/or Security; 5. Note and report any equipment which is not functioning properly in Student Services; 6. Report any observed activities, which are destructive to college facility or equipment; 7. Disseminate general information to students and prospective students; 8. Assist in the registration of students and collection of fees/tuition; 9. Offer assistance to student/faculty/staff in areas where training, experience and delegated duties and

responsibilities permit; 10. Keep the Evening Coordinator informed on events and activities of significance to the

operation/administration of the evening program; 11. Maintain reception area; 12. Assist with inventory of forms needed for mailing; 13. Maintain library of current college catalogues received from other institutions; 14. Receive lost and found items; 15. Assign parking hangtags; 16. Perform special projects as assigned; 17. Collect applications for graduation; 18. Process all application letters; 19. Process all mailing requests for general college information; 20. Print unofficial transcripts for students; 21. Prepare permanent files for students; 22. Collect ACT & ASSET test fees; 23. Enter application information into the institutional computer system; 24. Copy information from enrollment forms and disseminate to Special Needs secretary; 25. Send copies of applications that indicate A+, Vo-Tech or Nursing information to appropriate offices; 26. Organize and alphabetize daily enrollment papers for filing; 27. Prepare and mail out hold letters, no transcript letters and no application letters; 28. Prepare bulk mailing for special events and disseminate information to non-institutional entities; 29. Receive and redirect returned mail; 30. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, Coordinator On-Campus Evening

Programs, and the President of the College or person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: REGISTRAR The Registrar shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Registrar shall: 1. Assume primary responsibility for maintenance, updating, and safeguarding of student records; 2. Oversee the processing requests for the mailing of transcripts to other institutions; 3. Assume responsibility for the evaluation of previous college credit for students transferring from other

institutions; 4. Evaluation of advanced placement tests and military experiences; 5. Oversee the entering of student grades on student transcripts; 6. Assist with student registration and enrollment; 7. Enter all off-schedule and MACC courses into computer; 8. Supply enrollment status and grade information as required by the institution; 9. Certify student enrollment status and eligibility as needed; 10. Prepare graduation list and perform degree audits for all candidates for graduation; 11. Report as requested by the institution; 12. Maintain a time line to assure timely completion of institutional reports; 13. Generate and issue census rosters, grade book inserts and grade sheets to instructors; 14. Oversee data entry for off and on-campus; 15. Serve as a member of the Curriculum Committee; 16. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or the

person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

The Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President shall appoint the Assistant Registrar. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Assistant Registrar shall: 1. Serve as secretarial assistant in the Registrar’s Office under the supervision of the Registrar; 2. Prepare student permanent folders; 3. Data entry of student information; 4. Update student information on computer and in student’s permanent folders; 5. Prepare transcripts for mailing to other institutions and agencies (daily); 6. Enter student’s schedule change requests on the computer and disseminate copies of the schedule

changes to appropriate offices; 7. Assist with student registration; 8. Receive and log incoming transcripts (daily); 9. Assist the Registrar with grade book inserts, census reports, and grade sheets; 10. Keep office supplies on hand; 11. Assist with greeting students at the front desk; 12. Keep track of all records sent to Allied Health at MACC & Mexico and LETC programs; 13. Prepare graduation letters, grade change letters and hold letters; 14. Assist with phone calls (daily); 15. Keep track of all file folders (old and new); 16. Score ASSET testing when needed; 17. Assist with other Student Services personnel duties when they are on vacation or sick; 18. Enter ACT scores; 19. Assist in training all new secretaries; 20. Send out grades once they are printed; 21. Make sure that all PN and ADN transcripts are ready to be sent with updated addresses; 22. Keep vault in order; 23. Enter transfer hours onto HP; 24. Oversee use of FAX machine and records; 25. Perform other duties as assigned by the Registrar, Dean of Student Services, and the President of the

college or person designated by the President; 26. Evaluate incoming transcripts and enter into HP; 27. Mail evaluations to students; 28. Assist with graduation ceremony; 29. Filing of enrollment and add/drop forms (daily).

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JOB DESCRIPTION: SPECIAL NEEDS ADVISOR

The Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President shall appoint the Special Needs Advisor. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Special Needs Advisor shall: 1. Identify students eligible for special needs services; 2. Facilitate accommodations for special needs students; 3. Order testing supplies and make schedules for CAAP, CLEP, APNE, ACT, and ASSET tests; 4. Administer CAAP, CLEP, APNE, ACT, and ASSET tests; 5. Contact students regarding cancelled classes; 6. Maintain accurate records of services rendered to Special Needs Students; 7. Establish networks and correspond with other professionals (i.e. Vocational Rehabilitation, Bureau for

the Blind); 8. Sponsor for NGN/Brother’s Ox Organizations; 9. Provide individual advising to students; 10. Assist with the registration of students in classes; 11. Provide an orientation of the college to prospective students; 12. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or the

person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: SPECIAL NEEDS SECRETARY/BUSINESS OFFICE

The Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President shall appoint the Special Needs Secretary/Business Office. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Special Needs Secretary/Business Office shall: 1. Perform typing and filing as requested by the Special Needs Advisor; 2. Assist in the identification of eligible special needs students; 3. Maintain accurate records of services rendered to students in the Special Needs Program; 4. Assist in the correspondence between the Special Needs Advisor and other professionals (i.e. Vocational

Rehabilitation, Bureau for the Blind); 5. Update and maintain a constant supply of necessary forms for the Special Needs Program; 6. Assist with data entry of student information; 7. Assist with student registration; 8. Score all ASSET tests; 9. Enter all students’ ASSET scores; 10. Organize and prepare the Student Bulletin; 11. Check to see if students are in the right classes (developmental classes); 12. Send out graduation letters and CAAP testing letters; 13. Enter CAAP scores; 14. Assist with filing; 15. Assist with greeting students at the front desk during lunches; 16. Maintain inventory of office supplies for Student Services; 17. Mail Special Needs letters; 18. Prepare yearly report for the Dean of Vocational Education; 19. Enter all physical disabilities into the institutional computer system; 20. Create and maintain all Special Needs files; 21. Enter applications; 22. Assist in the collection of enrollment monies; 23. Print unofficial transcripts for students; 24. Perform other duties as assigned by the Special Needs Advisor, Dean of Student Services, the President

of the College or the person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: ACADEMIC ADVISOR/OUTREACH COUNSELOR

The Academic Advisor/Outreach Counselor shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Academic Advisor shall: 1. Be responsible for the academic advisement of new students and returning students; 2. Assist with the enrollment of students in regularly scheduled and off-campus classes; 3. Assist with the data entry of student information into the institutional computer system; 4. Collect and disseminate information to students; 5. Refer students to proper personnel for special services; 6. Coordinate special projects as assigned by the Dean of Student Services or the Coordinator of on-

Campus Evening Programs; 7. Visit area high schools and participate in high school sponsored College/Career Programs; 8. Assist in transfer planning; 9. Respond to requests for College information; 10. Assist with the processing of applications as needed; 11. Plan and perform testing (Act, ASSET, an CAAP) as requested/assigned; 12. Assist with enrollment at off-campus sites including dual-credit; 13. Assist with the coordination of graduation (ceremony, ordering of caps, gowns, announcements); 14. Maintain information on transfer scholarships offered by other institutions available to MACC students; 15. Perform any other duties as requested by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or

the person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: STUDENT SERVICES RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY

The Student Services Receptionist/Secretary shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Student Services Receptionist/Secretary shall: 1. Receive and greet all visitors in the Office of Student Services; 2. Serve as backup for the institutional switchboard; 3. Disseminate general information and refer inquiries to proper offices or services; 4. Maintain reception area; 5. General clerical duties; 6. Special projects as assigned; 7. Inventory and maintenance of Student Services forms, brochures, and schedules; 8. Assign parking permits for students; 9. Provide secretarial assistance to Student Services personnel; 10. Respond to requests for college information when additional assistance is needed; 11. Schedule appointments for Student Services staff; 12. Assign lockers; 13. Maintain sign-up sheets for students taking the Act & ASSET tests; 14. Collect enrollment fees, ACT and ASSET test fees; 15. Process add/drop slips and collect appropriate fees; 16. Assist with student registration; 17. Receive transcript requests and fees; 18. Maintain a library of current college catalogs; 19. Collect applications for graduation; 20. Receive lost and found items; 21. Type and distribute ID cards; 22. Print Unofficial transcripts; 23. Enter application information into the system; 24. Enter monies of student copier; 25. Prepare Business Office Balance Sheets and monies received. 26. Receive parking fines; 27. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or person

designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: DORMITORY SUPERVISOR

The Dormitory Supervisor shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. The salary and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position reports to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Dormitory Supervisor shall: 1. Reside in the Dormitory on a full-time basis and abide by the rules and regulations as outlined in the

Moberly Area Community College Housing Handbook, unless otherwise agreed by the College President;

2. Assist residents to adjust to dormitory life by coordinating dorm activities as approved by the President’s Administrative Council;

3. Be familiar with the Moberly Area Community College Housing Handbook and dormitory regulations; 4. Supervise dormitory residents and enforce the dormitory regulations as stated in the Moberly Area

Community College Housing Handbook; 5. Assist with the opening and closing activities of the dormitory in cooperation with the Housing

Coordinator; 6. Inspect room conditions per the Housing Handbook guidelines; 7. Assist the Housing Coordinator with room assignments and key distribution; 8. Be in the dormitory area daily or ensure that the Resident Assistant is on duty during absence; 9. communicate with the Housing Coordinator any known dates or times you will be absent from the

dormitory on weekends, holidays, college breaks, etc; 10. Report any violations of the Housing Handbook policy to the Housing Coordinator or if a more serious

situation occurs, contact the Dean of Student Services; 11. Provide written documentation of violations listing person involve, date and time of the incident and any

other documentation deemed necessary; 12. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President of the College or person

designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: DORMITORY RESIDENT ASSISTANT

The Dormitory Resident Assistant shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President. Compensation and terms of employment shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President. This position reports to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Dormitory Resident Assistant shall: 1. Be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college credit courses and maintain a 2.00 G.P.A.; 2. Be responsible to: the Dorm Supervisor, the Coordinator of Housing, and the Dean of Student Services

in all reporting procedures; 3. Be instrumental in establishing a positive, educational dorm environment and advise residents of all

activities and dorm meetings; 4. Know completely and abide by all Housing Handbook rules as outlined in the Housing Handbook; 5. Ensure that residents observe rules outlined in the Housing Handbook; 6. Report any violations of dormitory policy to the Dorm Supervisor, Coordinator of housing or the Dean

of Student Services, in that order; 7. Provide dorm coverage and supervision in the absence of the dorm supervisor; 8. Work cooperatively with the dorm Supervisor in preparing a schedule of dorm coverage and availability

which will include on-duty hours as well as dates/times you will be away from campus in the evening, on weekends, holiday and college breaks;

9. Meet regularly with the Dorm Supervisor in order to maintain open communication and share information;

10. Assist the Dorm Supervisor in planning dorm meetings and activities and attend all meetings and activities;

11. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Student Services, the President or person designated by the President.

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JOB DESCRIPTION: SECRETARY TO THE REGISTRAR

The Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President shall appoint the Secretary to the Registrar and Student Services. The Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President shall fix the salary and terms of employment. This position shall report to the Dean of Student Services or as designated by the President. The Secretary to the Registrar shall: 1. Serve as secretary in the Registrar’s Office under the supervision of the Registrar; 2. Prepare student permanent folders; 3. Data entry of student information; 4. Update student information; 5. Prepare transcripts for mailing to other institutions and agencies (daily); 6. Enter student’s schedule change requests on the computer and disseminate copies of schedule changes to

appropriate offices; 7. Assist with student registration; 8. Receive and log incoming transcripts (daily); 9. Assist the Registrar with grade book inserts, census reports, and grade sheets; 10. Keep office supplies on hand; 11. Assist with greeting students at the front desk; 12. Keep track of all records sent to Allied Health at MACC & Mexico and LET programs; 13. Prepare graduation letters, grade change letters and hold letter; 14. Assist with phone calls (daily); 15. Keep track of all file folders (old and new); 16. Score ASSET testing when needed; 17. Assist with other Student Services personnel duties when they are on vacation or sick; 18. Enter ACT scores; 19. Assist in training all new secretaries; 20. Send out grades once they are printed; 21. Keep vault in order; 22. Oversee use of FAX machine and records; 23. Data entry of CF (Career Focus) student applications & enrollment.

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APPENDIX B

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE COURSES ACCEPTED IN TRANSFER

CCB MACC Credit Hours

Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours

Introduction to Logic Introduction to Logic 3 credit hours

Introduction to Psychology General Psychology 3 credit hours

Marriage and Family Sociology Elective 2 credit hours

Oral Communication Public Speaking I 3 credit hours

English Composition Freshman English 3 credit hours

Research and Writing Exposition 3 credit hours

New Testament Survey Elective 3 credit hours

Survey of Pentateuch Elective 3 credit hours

Classical Literature Literature Elective 3 credit hours

Survey of Literature Literature Elective 3 credit hours

World Geography World Geography 3 credit hours

Introduction to Microeconomics Microeconomics 3 credit hours

Private Voice Private Voice 1 credit hour

Private Piano Private Piano 1 credit hour

Private Organ Music Elective 1 credit hour

College Chorale Music Elective 1 credit hour

Vocal Ensembles Music Elective 1 credit hour

Music Theory I Music Elective 3 credit hours

Music Theory II Music Elective 3 credit hours

Music Theory III Music Elective 3 credit hours

Music History and Literature Music Elective 3 credit hours

Music Appreciation Music Appreciation 3 credit hours

Elementary Greek Foreign Language Elective 3 credit hours

Intermediate Greek Foreign Language Elective 4 credit hours

History of Israel History Elective 3 credit hours

Western Civilization Western Civilization I 3 credit hours

U.S. History I American History to 1865 3 credit hours

U.S. History II American History from 1865 3 credit hours

American Government Func & Policies of American Govt 3 credit hours

Introduction to Physical Science w/lab Physical Science Elective w/ lab 4 credit hours

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Computer Applications Computer Science Elective 1 credit hour

Physical Education Physical Education Elective 1 credit hour

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APPENDIX C

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction 1

Statutory Responsibility 1

Applicability of Guidelines 2

Guiding Principles 2

Transfer Degrees 3

A. Statewide Transfer Associate of Arts Degree 3

Prescribed General Education Curriculum 4

B. Program-to-Program Institutionally Articulated Degree 5

Associate of Science Degree 5

Associate of Applied Science Degree 6

Other Associate Degrees 6

C. Transfer Without a Degree 6

Transfer of Lower Division Credit Hours Beyond the Associate Degree Requirement 7

Junior-Level Status 7

Curriculum Changes 7

Admission of Transfer Students 8

Institutional Admission 8

Program Admission 9

Catalog 9

Change in Major 9

Transfer of Grades 9

Credit by Examination, Dual Credit, Experiential Learning, and Pass/Fail Credit 10

State Certification or Statutory Requirements 10

Review Procedures 11

Committee on Transfer and Articulation 11

The Appeals Process 12

Definitions 15

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Credit Transfer:

Guidelines for Student Transfer and Articulation Among Missouri Colleges and Universities

INTRODUCTION The Coordinating Board for Higher Education fosters a public policy framework that is committed to the values of access, quality and efficiency for the state's higher education system. As Missouri continues to increase aspiration and performance levels for all students, it will require an educational system that is responsive to the needs of students for easy mobility across institutions. Missouri's commitment to have institutions with distinctive missions, including differential admission standards, underscores the importance of an effective transfer and articulation system. These credit transfer guidelines are intended to ensure that high school graduates with clear educational objectives may complete a degree program offered by colleges and universities in the shortest possible time, whether the student remains in one institution or transfers to another. The Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) recognizes that each Missouri college and university is responsible for establishing and maintaining standards of expectations for all students completing its courses, programs, certificates, or degrees. It also recognizes that for effective and efficient transfer of credits between and among these colleges and universities, it is necessary to exercise this responsibility within the context of a statewide "system" of higher education. Effective transfer and articulation is based upon inter- and intra-institutional communication, a mutual respect for institutional integrity, a high degree of flexibility, procedures for identifying problems, a mechanism for implementing appropriate solutions, regular and systematic review of policies, and a timely and orderly process for change. Harmonious and equitable consideration of any problem which a student may encounter in moving from one institution to another is an ultimate objective of these transfer guidelines. STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY Section 173.005(6), RSMo, requires the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to "establish guidelines to promote and facilitate the transfer of students between institutions of higher education within the state. "This responsibility is discharged through the implementation of the Board's credit transfer policy. APPLICABILITY OF GUIDELINES These transfer guidelines are applicable to course credits and related matters for undergraduate students who wish to transfer between Missouri public colleges and universities which have regional accreditation or which have been advanced to candidacy status by the North Central Association. The Coordinating Board also recommends these guidelines to Missouri independent institutions that meet the same accreditation standard. In addition, the development of program-to-program articulation agreements is encouraged between Missouri's public and/or independent institutions of higher education and postsecondary institutions, such as proprietary institutions, with national accreditation recognized by the US Department of Education and certification by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. GUIDING PRINCIPLES 1. Neither transfer nor native students should be advantaged or disadvantaged as a consequence, of the transfer

process. 2. The delivery of lower-division courses should not be the sole province of a single institution, but should be

subject to articulation between sending and receiving institutions. 3. Separate credit-hour limitations should not be imposed on transfer students based on the type of sending

institution.

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4. Variations in baccalaureate degree programs which reflect institutional missions should be respected and accommodated.

5. The faculty role in the design of curricula and the establishment of degree requirements must be respected. 6. Program-to-program institutionally articulated degrees for the AS and AAS should be encouraged. 7. A workable transfer system requires predictability of transfer decisions and responsiveness to student needs.

Demonstrating the effectiveness of transfer and articulation systems, including institutional and statewide agreements, requires analyses that employ common data elements and definitions that are collected and shared among institutions and with the Coordinating Board for Higher Education.

8. Prior to full implementation, any curricular changes that affect existing transfer and articulation agreements should involve timely mutual consultation by both receiving and sending institutions and notification to all affected parties once new agreements are reached.

9. Presidents and chancellors should ensure that effective transfer and articulation is a priority at their institutions and that all members of the academic community--including faculty and department chairpersons--must honor all transfer agreements agreed to by their institutions.

10. In order to facilitate student success and to reinforce the respective missions of associate and baccalaureate institutions, students who begin an associate degree program and who aspire to pursue a baccalaureate degree should be encouraged by both the sending and receiving institutions to complete the associate degree program, to transfer immediately upon associate degree completion, and to complete the baccalaureate degree in a timely manner.

TRANSFER DEGREES Transfer degrees involve prescribed lower-division programs, i.e., associate degrees designated for students interested in transferring into a four-year baccalaureate program upon completion of a lower-division degree program. Determination of the course requirements of the major for a baccalaureate degree, including introductory and related courses, is the prerogative of the four year institution. The catalog of each four-year institution will state clearly the requirements for each degree program. When required, specific prerequisites will be designated and will be noted in conjunction with the course description. Transfer students who have completed prerequisites will not be required to duplicate study in the area. The catalog will specify any restrictions or' additional requirements for each major. A baccalaureate degree program, or major, consists of a coherent grouping of courses or subject area requirements in a specific discipline or program field. Generally, the number of credit hours required for a major extends from thirty (30) to forty-eight (48) semester credit hours, but there may be exceptions to this rule in the case of highly specialized professions or disciplines, interdisciplinary studies, or majors in general liberal arts studies. A. Statewide Transfer Associate of Arts Degree The associate of arts (AA) degree is designed as the statewide general studies transfer degree. This degree is structured for entry into the general range of baccalaureate degree programs offered by a four-year college or university. Based on the statewide credit-transfer agreement, students completing the AA degree will have taken the prescribed general education curriculum outlined in Section Al, indicating completion of the student' s lower-division general education requirements. The AA degree is not normally in a program area; however, courses taken for the AA degree outside the prescribed general education curriculum should be chosen carefully to ensure applicability to the baccalaureate graduation requirements for the program of study which the student intends to pursue. Consequently, the transfer student has the responsibility to become familiar with specific major and graduation requirements of the four-year institution to which transfer is intended to ensure that elective courses articulate well. Al. Prescribed General Education Curriculum1

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Each institution of higher education in, Missouri fosters a program of general education. These general education programs typically follow one of three models, i.e., competency-based programs, topical or thematic programs, or distributional programs. Among Missouri's higher education institutions, especially in the public sector, virtually all general education programs are currently distributional in character and consist of a set of courses composed of a specific number of semester credit hours within a pattern of curricular areas of study. Although the general education requirement may vary from institution to institution, it represents an institutional statement, developed by the faculty and given ultimate validation by the institution's administration or governing board, about the general body of knowledge and skills which should be possessed by the recipient of that degree. Consistent with its mission, each public higher education institution in Missouri shall develop and shall promulgate a program of general education which may include both upper- and lower division courses. After a Missouri institution of higher education has developed and published its program of general education, the integrity of that program will be recognized by other institutions within the state. A student's lower-division curriculum may include introductory courses and other courses which' permit the student to explore areas of specialization that can be pursued at a later time at the upper-division level. For AA students who continue in a particular field, the courses should be adequate in content to be counted fully toward the baccalaureate degree. In order to facilitate transfer between institutions in the state for students who have completed the statewide associate of arts (AA) transfer,, degree, the following general education program of at least 39 lower-division semester credit hours which shall consist of, but shall not be limited to, the distribution of courses specified below and which shall satisfy Section 170.011, RSMo (1986), will be accepted in transfer. (With the exception of laboratory courses, all references to "courses" are assumed to be those which entail a minimum of three credit hours on a semester basis.) Such a distribution of courses shall be deemed as meeting the lower-division general education requirements of the receiving institution. These lower-division general education requirements shall consist of college-level (nonremedial) course work or its equivalent in each of the following curricular areas (see the sections Credit by Examination, Experiential Learning, and Pass/Fail Credit on page 10 for specific policies related to these practices): 1. Communication skills in the English language, three (3) courses, at least two (2) of which must involve

writing skills; one (1) oral communication course is recommended; 1 Section A 1, Prescribed Education Curriculum, is under review. This section will remain operative until such time as this Credit Transfer policy is revised.

2. Humanities, three (3) courses from at least two (2) disciplines;

3. Physical and/or biological sciences, two (2) courses including at least one (1) with its associated

laboratory component; 4. Mathematics, one (1) course – college algebra, an alternative course that includes a significant

component of college algebra, or a course which has college algebra as a prerequisite; and 5. Social and behavioral sciences, three (3) courses from at least two (2) disciplines. All institutions shall recognize the validity of other institutions' general education requirements when the minimum requirements as specified above are met. However, some foreign language and/or upper-division general education courses or upper-division graduation requirements may be required of transfer students by the

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receiving institution whenever all native students are obligated to satisfy the same requirements. Baccalaureate professional schools or programs may specify exceptions to the credit-hour and course distribution minimums established in this section by promulgating these exceptions and by establishing specialized articulation programs related to associate of science (AS) and associate of applied science (AAS) degrees, as detailed in the following sections. Transfer students completing AS and AAS degrees which do not have program-to-program institutionally articulated agreements, are not exempt from satisfying the specialized lower-division requirements of departments or divisions of an institution into which the student transfers. B. Program-to-Program Institutionally Articulated Degrees In addition to the statewide transfer AA degree, this policy encourages both two-year and four year institutions to develop voluntary, supplemental articulation agreements for the AS and AAS degrees which will facilitate transfer and which consider all factors surrounding a student's achieved program competencies, successes and professional career aspirations. 1. Associate of Science Degree

An associate of science (AS) degree is a specialized transfer degree which is intended for students interested in transferring into professional programs that have a greater emphasis on science and math. This is an articulated degree program that results from careful planning and agreement between institutions. These programs will be developed by consultation between sending and receiving institutions on a program-by-program basis. This process may involve changes in general education requirements. Students completing articulated AS degrees will be accepted as having completed lower-division general education and prerequisite courses equivalent to the lower-division general education requirements completed by native students in the same degree program over a similar time period.

2. Associate of Applied Science Degree

An associate of applied science (AAS) degree is oriented toward career and professional preparation. The primary purpose of this associate degree is to prepare a student for entry into a particular occupation. While the AAS degree has not historically been intended as a transfer degree into a baccalaureate program, Missouri's initiatives to develop and expand its workforce development and training system demand that education and training career paths extend beyond the associate degree. When used for transfer, this degree requires careful planning and agreement between institutions on a program-by-program basis. This process may involve changes in general education requirements. In order for students to be adequately prepared for the workforce and to facilitate articulation agreements, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the AAS degree requirements shall consist of college-level transferable general education. The AAS transfer student should be able to pursue upper-division advanced coursework in appropriate baccalaureate degree programs. (These may include the same degree area or related degree areas.) Institutions are encouraged to explore opportunities for multiple articulation agreements.

3. Other Associate Degrees

All other associate degrees not addressed by either the statewide transfer AA degree or program-to-program institutionally articulated AS or AAS degrees will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis until such time that an articulated agreement exits.

C. Transfer Without a Degree Students in two-year degree programs should be encouraged to complete their degrees. Should students in two-year degree programs transfer without completion of a degree, their transcripts will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. After an institution of higher education in Missouri' has developed and published its

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program of general education, the integrity of the course included in the program will be recognized by the other institutions in Missouri. Once students, at the request of the receiving institution, have been certified as having satisfactorily completed the general education curriculum as prescribed in Section Al of this document, no other institution of higher education in Missouri will require any further lower-division courses in its general education program, except as provided by the guidelines of this Credit Transfer Policy. Students transferring without completing the prescribed general education program shall be subject to the general education requirements of the receiving institution at the time of their admission to that institution. TRANSFER OF LOWER-DIVISION CREDIT HOURS BEYOND THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS The number of hours required for baccalaureate-level graduation for transfer students that meet the guidelines in Sections A or B of this document should be equivalent to the number of hours required of native students (assuming all lower-division prerequisites for courses in the student's baccalaureate program have been met). Transfer students must meet the minimum residency, upper-division course, and graduation requirements established by the baccalaureate institution. Students with AA degrees will typically transfer sixty-four (64) credit hours, which is approximately the first two years of the baccalaureate educational experience. Lower-division credit hours completed beyond the AA degree will be evaluated for transfer on a course-by-course basis. Within the constraints of these minimal requirements, and assuming program-to-program articulation for these additional hours, AA, AS, and AAS transfer students may choose to complete additional lower-division requirements at two-year institutions to meet the lower division prerequistite-course and/or lower-division graduation requirements established by the baccalaureate institution. JUNIOR-LEVEL STATUS While students completing associate degree programs have traditionally been accepted at the junior level by receiving institutions, it is important to note that baccalaureate programs vary in the number of hours required for graduation. In addition, all students are subject to prerequisite-course requirements, residency and upper-division credit-hour requirements, a minimum grade point average--both cumulative and in the major--and, in some instances, upper-division general education requirements. At some baccalaureate institutions, this collection of requirements varies by college and/or major. Consequently, while junior level has meaning in the context of having completed the first two years of higher education, it may be misleading to assume that completion of a baccalaureate degree can be accomplished- in four years. Transfer students who have completed the associate of arts degree, should be received as having completed all lower-division general education, with the exceptions established in Section Al of this document. CURRICULUM CHANGES All parties agree to be consultative when proposing curriculum changes which are likely to impact existing transfer and articulation agreements. The integrity of articulated degree programs requires agreements about process and procedure on implementing changes to existing agreements. Changes affecting either the statewide AA transfer degree or a program-to-program institutionally articulated AS or AAS degree should be made after appropriate consultation and with enough lead-time to provide an orderly and timely change in the nature of these articulated agreements. In instances of concern by any institution involved in the statewide Credit Transfer Policy or in program-to-program institutionally articulated degrees, the affected institution may initiate an appeal, as provided in Section B, pp. 13-15. ADMISSION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS 1. Institutional Admission

The core of any orderly transfer process is the mutual acceptance of the nature and purpose of the statewide transfer associate of arts degree and the program-by-program institutionally articulated AS and AAS degrees. If any institution of higher education finds it necessary to be selective in its admission of

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qualified transfer students, its criteria for admission of transfer students must be consistent with its mission and shall be stated in its official publications. Such publications shall be on file with the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Students transferring with the AA statewide transfer degree or the AS or AAS program-by-program institutionally articulated degree, must meet the published admission requirements of the receiving institution for transfer study by students with these degrees. Transfer of the AA degree shall be predicated upon the following minimum statewide expectations. a) Completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of college-level work oriented toward a

baccalaureate degree; b) Completion of an institutionally approved general education program, as defined in Section A of

this document; c) Achievement of a cumulative grade-point average of not less than 2.0 (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0,

D=1.0, F=0.0), provided that only the final grade received in courses repeated by the student shall be used in computing this average.

Students who earn an associate of arts degree meeting these minimum statewide criteria, as validated by a regionally accredited associate degree granting institution, are eligible for admission to a baccalaureate degree granting institution (subject to the provisions outlined in this section), but not necessarily to a particular baccalaureate degree program major. Prospective transfer students should consult the catalogs of receiving institutions to determine specialized programmatic admission requirements, if any, for particular degree programs. The enrollment status of transfer students with the AS or AAS program-by-program institutionally articulated degree shall be defined as part of each transfer agreement.

2. Program Admission Transfer students will be admitted to programs based on the same criteria as those established for the native students of the receiving institution. Admission to a specific baccalaureate degree program may result in a different computation of the grade-point average (GPA). The number of hours and junior-level standing will be evaluated in accordance with the "Transfer of Lower Division Credit Hours Beyond the Associate Degree Requirements" section on page 7 of this document.

CATALOG Transfer students shall be subject to the same regulations regarding applicability of catalog requirements as native students. This implies that transfer students may choose the operative catalog of the receiving institution at point of initial enrollment at the sending institution, assuming they meet all the conditions required of native students, e.g., continuous enrollment. Conditions that restrict a student's options, e.g., noncontinuous enrollment, changes of major, or admission to program, should be invoked only if they are also applied to native students. CHANGE IN MAJOR When students initiate changes in their stated major or degree objectives, those students assume full responsibility for meeting the specified new degree and/or major requirements. In particular, students who have earned an AS or AAS program-by-program institutionally articulated degree and who change majors or who change the institution they plan to attend should anticipate potentially significant changes in baccalaureate degree program-completion requirements. All students, regardless of associate degree in which they are enrolled, who plan to transfer into a different field of study have the responsibility to seek pre-transfer counsel from the sending or receiving institution regarding required courses in the program which they plan to pursue and the evaluation of credits already earned as the credits apply to the particular baccalaureate program to be pursued.

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TRANSFER OF GRADES The academic record at a given institution will include all courses attempted. Grades of "D" or better earned in college-level work at institutions of higher education to which the transfer articulation agreement applies shall be transferred as full credit to another college or university; however, the receiving institution will treat all grades on courses attempted on the same basis as that of the native student. For example, if a native student is required to repeat a "D" grade in a specified course, a transfer student will also be required to repeat the "D" grade in the same course. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION, DUAL CREDIT, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND PASS/FAIL CREDIT Pass/fail credit will be transferred and treated by the receiving institution in the same way pass/fail credit is treated for native students. Advanced placement, credit by examination, dual credit, and credit for experiential learning will be transcripted and clearly defined. Course equivalency for credit by examination may be listed as desired. The receiving institution shall transfer and treat credit earned through advanced placement, credit by examination, dual credit, and credit for experiential learning in the same manner as it would for native students, except that the integrity of the associate degree will not be invalidated. The policies for awarding credit by examination and nontraditional learning vary from one institution to another. Each institution will publish information about its policies for awarding credit by nontraditional modes, including the names of tests which are used to assess credit, cutoff scores, deadline dates for submission of scores to the receiving institution, and restrictions on the time interval permitted to receive current credit for a course taken some years previously. STATE CERTIFICATION OR STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS In the process of earning a degree, students must complete requirements for that degree and, sometimes, as in the case of teacher education, dental hygiene, allied health, or engineering programs, must also meet state certification requirements. If certification or statutory requirements change and additional requirements become effective during the time a student is enrolled in a program, the new requirements take precedence over previously existing degree or certification standards. REVIEW PROCEDURES A. Committee on Transfer and Articulation

The Coordinating Board for Higher Education has established a Committee on Transfer and Articulation, consisting of seven members, with responsibility to oversee the implementation of the guidelines as set forth in this policy statement. The Committee on Transfer and Articulation will be composed of eight members appointed by the Commissioner of Higher Education, one of which shall serve as chairperson of the committee. Members shall consist of three representatives from public two-year colleges; three representatives from the public four-year colleges and universities, one of which must be from the University of Missouri and one of which must be from the other public four-year institutions; one representative' from independent two-year colleges or two-year proprietary institutions; and one representative from independent four-year colleges and universities. In addition, the Commissioner, or a, designated representative, will sit as an ex-officio voting member of the committee. The Committee on Transfer and Articulation is encouraged to seek the counsel of faculty and other institutional representatives in the performance of its functions. Those functions shall include the

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following: 1. Conducting a bi-annual review of the provisions of the college transfer guidelines and

recommending such revisions as are needed to promote the success and general well-being of the transfer student;

2. Reviewing and making recommendations concerning transfer issues brought before it by institutions;

3. Recommending modifications of institutional policies and procedures which, in the committee's judgment, would enhance and facilitate the transfer of students;

4. Studying nontraditional credits and developing transfer guidelines for them; 5. Systematically soliciting suggestions and data from administrators, faculty, and students

concerning matters of transfer; 6. Developing a job description for an articulation officer's position that defines duties and is an

acknowledgement of common expectations among the institutions; 7. Maintaining an annually updated list of institutional articulation officers who have been

appointed by the president or CEO of each institution; 8. Reviewing and making recommendations for change concerning the CBHE brochure "Transfer

Guidelines: Students' Rights and Responsibilities"; 9. Monitoring both the sending and receiving institutions to determine whether they are informing

transfer students of their rights and responsibilities; 10. Reviewing and recommending resolution of individual cases of appeal from institutions and/or

students per Section B, pp. 13-15; 11. Preparing and submitting to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, for such action and

distribution as the Coordinating Board deems appropriate, an annual report of committee meetings, as well as actions and recommendations, including a report of student and institutional appeals cases. The chairperson must convene the committee at least once a year; and

12. Establishing committee rules of procedure and meeting, on the call of the chairperson, as is necessary to perform its functions.

B. The Appeals Process

Each receiving institution of higher education shall have an internal process of appeal available to transfer students for purposes of challenging institutional decisions on the acceptance of the students' credits toward graduation at the receiving institution. Since receiving institutions may vary in the nature of the appeals procedures, all receiving institutions must publish in their respective catalogs or student handbooks a statement of each student's right to appeal and the procedures that should be followed. Furthermore, all incoming transfer students should receive a copy of the institution's most recent statement on rights of appeal and procedures. Responses to a student's appeal should proceed in a timely manner. Each transfer student who believes that there has been unfair treatment must give the receiving institution an opportunity to resolve potential conflicts through the formal internal appeals procedures of the campus. The student, however, is also encouraged to involve, at any point, the articulation officer of the sending institution in reviewing the situation and giving advice on the merits of an appeal. Upon completion of at least one level of appeal at the receiving institution, the CEO or designated officer of the sending institution may choose to initiate an appeal to the CEO or designated officer of the receiving institution on behalf of the student. Appeals involving institutions as advocates for students shall be resolved in a timely manner. Written decisions should normally be issued within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a petition for an institution-to-institution appeal. In cases of urgency, the presidents/chancellors of both institutions will

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exercise good-faith attempts to resolve the issue within five (5) working days. If the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of all parties, a further appeal may be made to the CBHE Committee on Transfer and Articulation. When either a receiving or sending institution believes that a transfer practice, procedure, requirement, or policy is not in accord with the principles or spirit of the CBHE Transfer and Articulation Guide, that institution may initiate an appeal in writing to the receiving institution's articulation officer, with a copy to the CEO. If the appeal is not resolved to the satisfaction of the appealing institution, it may then appeal to the CBHE Committee on Transfer and Articulation. Appeal to the CBHE Committee on Transfer and Articulation shall be by the following procedures. 1. Appeal(s) to the Committee on Transfer and Articulation may be initiated by the affected student

or institution only after all other remedies have been exhausted without resolution of the issue at the sending or the receiving. The appeals process is initiated when the CBHE Committee on Transfer and Articulation receives a written appeal.

2. The committee chairperson shall promptly notify the chief executive officers of the relevant

institutions of higher education of -the appeal and invite the institution(s) to submit documentation for the decision being appealed. Documentation shall normally be submitted by the relevant institutions within fifteen (15) calendar days of notification by the committee.

3. The chairperson of the committee shall convene the Committee on Transfer and Articulation

within thirty (30) calendar days, if possible, but in no event later than ninety (90) calendar days, of the receipt of an appeal for the purpose of considering the information presented by the student and the institutions. All parties involved in the appeal shall be notified of the committee's meeting time and location. All parties involved in the appeal will have the opportunity to make an oral presentation to the appeals committee if any desires to do so.

4. In the event an appeal is filed involving a campus represented on the Committee on Transfer and

Articulation, the Commissioner shall, for the purpose of considering the appeal, appoint an interim member of the committee from the same sector.

5. The committee's consideration of the appeal shall include, but shall not be limited to, the

compliance of the institution(s) with the guidelines set forth in this policy, the student's compliance with the guidelines set forth in this policy, and the student's rights and responsibilities statement.

6. The committee chairperson shall inform the chief executive' officers of the relevant institutions

and the student, when involved, of the committee's determination and shall recommend that the chief executive officer of the institution(s) implement the committee's recommendation.

7. The chief executive officers of the institutions shall inform the chairperson of the appeals

committee within thirty (30) calendar days of the action taken in regard to the committee's recommendation.

8. The committee's recommendation and the action taken by the institutions shall be reported to the

Coordinating Board by the Commissioner of Higher Education.

DEFINITIONS A. Articulation:

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The process whereby postsecondary institutions seek to foster the smooth transfer of students by developing agreements which specify in advance the terms, conditions, and expectations which shall be applied to transfer students. Supplemental to general transfer policies and guidelines, articulation agreements apply to specific courses. and/or to specific degree programs. When these courses and/or degree programs are completed successfully at the sending institution, they will, for admitted students, be accepted in transfer and apply to graduation requirements for a specified degree program at the receiving institution.

B. Associate Degree:

An earned academic degree with the term "associate" in the title and normally requiring at least 60 semester credit hours or equivalent at the lower-division level.

C. Baccalaureate Degree Program:

The major required for the awarding of a bachelor's degree. D. Bachelor's Degree or Baccalaureate Degree:

Any earned academic degree with the term "bachelor" in the title and normally requiring at least 120 semester credit hours of study.

E. Commissioner:

The Commissioner of Higher Education, as appointed by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. F. Continuous Enrollment

Half-time enrollment or 15 credit hours per calendar year. G. Coordinating Board:

The Coordinating Board for Higher Education, established by Section 173.005.2, RSMo 1986. H. Degree or Certificate:

An award or title conferred upon an individual by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program or course of study.

I. General Education Program:

A prescribed course of study, as defined by institutional faculty and validated by the institution's administration or governing board, distinct from a program major, required of all graduates, and intended to ensure that all graduates possess a common core of college-level skills and knowledge.

J. Guidelines:

As used in the context of this statement, "guidelines" means the expected course of action or set of circumstances that apply to decision-making in which transfer of credit is involved.

K. Institution of Higher Education:

As used in the context of these guidelines, "institution of higher education" means an educational institution, under either public or private control, which provides a postsecondary course of instruction of at least six months in length, leading to, or directly creditable toward, a degree or certificate, and which has regional accreditation or has advanced to candidacy status by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

L. Junior Standing:

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Generally, the term indicating satisfactory completion of approximately half of the credit-hour requirements for completion of a bachelor's degree, completion of lowerdivision general education requirements, and achievement of an institutionally established minimum grade-point average (GPA).

M. Lower-Division Courses:

Courses at a level of comprehension usually associated with freshman and sophomore students and offered during the first two years of a four-year baccalaureate degree program.

N. Major:

A prescribed course of study which constitutes an area of specialization leading to a recognized certificate or degree.

O. Native Student:

A student whose initial college enrollment was at a given institution of higher education and who has not transferred to another institution of higher education since that initial enrollment and who has taken no more than eleven hours at another institution of higher education.

P. Proprietary Institution

A privately controlled education institution certified to operate by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education pursuant to Sections 173-600 through 173.619, RSMo, and accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the United States Department of Education that provides a postsecondary course of instruction leading to a certificate or degree.

Q. Receiving Institution:

The institution of higher education at which a transfer student currently desires to enroll and to have previously earned credit applied toward a degree program.

R. Semester Credit Hour:

A permanently transcripted instructional activity in which one semester credit hour shall consist of a minimum of seven hundred fifty (750) minutes (for example, 15 weeks x 50 minutes per week) of classroom experiences, such as lecture, discussion, or similar instructional approaches, or a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) minutes of such experiences as laboratory, studio, or equivalent experiences. Both of the above are exclusive of registration and final examination time. Greater amounts of supervised practicum or internship instruction are normally required to be the equivalent of one credit hour. In vocational education laboratories, more clock hours per credit hour are usually required.

S. Sending Institution:

The institution of higher education of most recent previous enrollment by a transfer student at which transferable academic credit was earned.

T. Transfer:

The process whereby a student with previous postsecondary educational experience gains admission to another postsecondary institution and seeks to have the credits successfully earned at the previous institution(s) apply toward graduation requirements for a specific course of study at the receiving institution.

U. Transfer Student:

A student entering an institution for the first time with academic credit earned at another institution, which is applicable for credit at the institution the student is entering.

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V. Upper-Division Courses:

Courses at a level of comprehension usually associated with junior and senior students and offered during the last two years of a four-year baccalaureate degree program.

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APPENDIX D

MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTED ACTIVITIES

JANUARY Saturday Registration Student Government - members can be re-elected or appointed (grade check). Cap and Gown Measurements Mail packets of scholarships to all high school counselors Memo to Business Office authorizing scholarship renewals for all recipients who have met guidelines for renewals. Late Registration Census/Enrollment Update FEBRUARY Order Hangtags Red Cross Blood Drive Pay Gateworkers/MPD Annual Budget Submitted Counselor's Luncheon MARCH Sub-regional and regional playoffs and national tournament Summer/Fall Schedules due (March 15) No High School Transcript Letter APRIL Early Registration Athletic Banquet Scholarship Deadline/Selection Phelan Scholarship Noel and Stamper Scholarship Committee invitations mailed and luncheon planned Student Government election of officers for the upcoming college year NGN/Brothers Ox Breakfast College Picnic Cheerleader Try-outs Cap/Gown Faculty Distribution Superintendent's Luncheon MAY Open/Saturday Registration Scholarship recipients selected/Moberly High School Awards Night Graduation Rehearsal - Wednesday (week prior to graduation) Graduation (3rd Thursday - 6 p.m.) Grades Due and Mailed Academic Probation/Suspension Dean's and President's List ABE Graduation Stamper and Noel Luncheon

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Housing Damages Assessed; Deposits refunded; Memo to Business Office authorizing refunds CAAP Testing JUNE Scheduled Registration/Testing Dates Employee Evaluations Clean Out Lockers (Coordinate with Maintenance) JULY Scheduled Registration/Testing Dates CAAP Testing MVA Conference AUGUST Open/Saturday Registration Sidewalk Sale (1st Saturday in August) Dormitory - review dorm regulations, general information, orientation Faculty Workshop Late Evening Registration Late August/Early September - select 2 students for members of Curriculum Committee and 12 students for the President's Student Advisory Council Parking Hang Tag Distributed SEPTEMBER Student Government Election - September 15 College Picnic - late September High School Visits/College Fairs Dual Credit Registration - August and September Revisions on Advisor's Handbook Census Date/Enrollment Update Welcome Letter (List of First-Time Freshman) given to President's Office OCTOBER High School Visits/College Fairs College Visitation Day Schedule Basketball Game workers, Concessions and Security (Moberly P. D.) Alcohol/Drug Awareness Week Advisors Training Workshops Spring Schedule Due (October 15) NOVEMBER MACC Conference Early Registration High School Visits/College Fairs Prepare for 2nd Semester Game workers, Concessions and Security DECEMBER Student Government - Christmas Float CAAP Test Housing Damages Assessed; Deposits Refunded; Memo to Business Office authorizing refunds

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Grades Due - mailed to students Eligibility Reports on Cheerleading Academic Probation/Suspension List Dean's and President's List Check Student Government Grades for Renewal Open Registration Employee Evaluations Graduation Inserts/Herff-Jones

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APPENDIX E

COLLEGE BOARD COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

Examination Credit granting score Credit hours awarded American Literature 50 6 LAL120/121 American Literature to/from 1870 Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 50 3 Literature Elective Freshman College Composition¹ 50 3 LAL101 Freshman English I English Composition¹ 50 3 LAL101 Freshman English I College Composition² 3 LAL101 Freshman English I English Literature 50 6 LAL150/151 English Literature to/from 1750 Humanities No Credit College Algebra 50 3 MTH140 College Algebra Biology 50 3 Biology Elective (non-lab credit) Chemistry 50 6 Chemistry Elective (non-lab credit) Calculus 50 5 MTH201 Analytic Geometry & Calc I College Mathematics No Credit Natural Sciences No Credit French, Level 1 50 5 FLN111 Elementary French French, Level 2 62 5 FLN112 Intermediate French German, Level 1 50 5 Foreign Language Elective German, Level 2 63 5 Foreign Language Elective Spanish, Level 1 50 5 FLN101 Elementary Spanish Spanish, Level 2 66 5 FLN102 Intermediate Spanish American Government 50 3 Social Science elective Intro to Educational Psychology No Credit United States History I* 50 3 Social Science Elective United States History II 50 3 HST106 Am History from 1865 Human Growth & Development 50 3 PSY205 Human Lifespan Development Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECN101 Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECN102 Microeconomics Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSY101 General Psychology Social Sciences & History No Credit Introductory Sociology 50 3 SOC101 Sociology Western Civilization I 50 3 HST101 Western Civilization I Western Civilization II 50 3 HST102 Western Civilization II Introductory Business Law 50 3 BUS120 Business Law I Information Systems & Comp App. 50 3 CIS102 Intro to Information Systems Principles of Management 50 3 BUS112 Principles of Management Principles of Marketing 50 3 MKT105 Principles of Marketing * students who wish to get credit for HST105 must take a Missouri Constitution Examination. This exam is given in the office of Academic Affairs which is located in the main building at the Moberly Campus.

¹no longer available after July 1, 2010

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APPENDIX F

STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

MACC expects student conduct to be appropriate, ethical, and legal at all times. Students who exhibit rude or disruptive behavior may be dropped from one or all of their classes, placed on probation, or suspended for a period of time determined by the Vice President for Instruction, Dean of Student Services, Dean of Academic Affairs, or Dean of Career and Technical Education. The following steps will be taken when students exhibit inappropriate behavior:

A. The instructor/staff member attempts to discuss the behavior with the student and provides documentation of the incident to the Dean of Academic Affairs or the Dean of Career and Technical Education.

B. The dean or the dean’s designee meets with the student to discuss the incident and communicate that further disruption will result in the student's dismissal from class.

C. If another offense occurs in any campus setting, the instructor/staff member may dismiss the student for that day and notify the dean. The dean sends the student a letter stating that he or she will be administratively dropped for disruptive behavior and copies that letter to the Dean of Student Services for action.

D. The student has the right of appeal through the Student Due Process Grievance Procedure. E. If the instructor/staff member perceives that a student poses a physical threat to himself or herself or

others in the class or on campus, the instructor/staff member may take immediate action and notify the dean and/or the appropriate authorities.

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Appendix G: ACT/COMPASS Equivalency

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APPENDIX H

HUMANITIES ART101 Art Survey and Appreciation I ART102 Art Survey and Appreciation II DRM120 Theater Appreciation FLN101 Elementary Spanish FLN102 Intermediate Spanish FLN111 Elementary French FLN112 Intermediate French FLN201 Spanish Readings FLN211 French Readings LAL120 American Literature Survey to 1870 LAL121 American Literature Survey from 1870 LAL150 English Literature Survey to 1750 LAL151 English Literature Survey from 1750 LAL153 Introduction to Contemporary Literature LAL210 A Survey of Western Literature I LAL211 A Survey of Western Literature II LAL222 Masterpieces LAL275 Classical Mythology MUS102 Music Appreciation MUS201 20th Century Music MUS Music in America MUS World Music PHI150 Introduction to Philosophy PHI151 Introduction to Logic PHI152 Introduction to Ethics PHI251 Religions of the World HST220 America On Screen I HST221 America On Screen II **Approved Humanities courses as of 5/30/02** LAL252 Children’s Literature for the Elementary Teacher counts as a Literature course. However, it will not be designated as a Humanities course.

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APPENDIX I

RECOVERED PROPERTY PROCEDURE

The purpose of this procedure is to outline the procedures to be followed in recording, storing and disposing of items turned in as recovered property on the main campus of Moberly Area Community College. The Director of Security, H12 Andrew Komar, Jr. Hall, will administer the campus-wide recovered property program. The President has given the Directory of Security the responsibility and authority to ensure that recovered property procedures are appropriately followed. This procedure applies to all employees of Moberly Area Community College and follows Missouri Revised Statutes, chapter 447. FOUND ITEMS All items found by faculty, staff and students or items turned in to any college department shall be turned over to the Security Office, located inside the offices of Student Services. All recovered property should be reported to the Security Office within 24 hours of receiving it. Departments should attempt to determine:

• Name of the person finding the property • Where the property was found • Any other relevant information pertaining to the discovery of the property

This information shall be recorded on a Moberly Area Community College Report Form (form GI601) by the employee receiving the recovered property. In addition, if the recovered property is a wallet or purse, the contents should be inventoried in front of the person turning in the property, and any currency contained within should be counted. If valuable, the property should be locked in a safe location until Security can retrieve it. Property should not be sent via campus mail. COLLECTION/STORAGE OF PROPERTY After taking possession of the recovered property, the Director of Security will log the property into record and check the owner of the property by using identification obtained within the property. The recovered property will then be stored in a secure location. Any item that has the potential of spoiling or creating an unclean or unsafe situation will be disposed of immediately (plastic ware, soiled clothing, undergarments, toiletry items and prescription drugs – if owner cannot be contacted – will not be logged in). Moberly Area Community College ID cards will not be logged in and will be turned over to Student Services. Vehicle license plates and driver’s licenses will not be logged in and will be turned over to the Department of Revenue. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

After items of value have been held for a period of at least 60 (sixty) days and go unclaimed, the College will sell the property at a public auction. Proceeds from the auction shall be used by the College for a cause or purpose associated with the aims and endeavors of the College, as approved by the President. Items valued

under $20.00 and clean clothing items will be donated to a local charity after 60 (sixty) days.

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APPENDIX J

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APPENDIX K

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT

Advanced Exam Score Hours Institutional Placement Course Required Granted Course Satisfied Art History 3-5 3 *Art Survey & Apprec. II ART102 Biology 3-5 4 Biology BIO101 Calculus AB 3-5 5 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I MTH201 Chemistry 3-5 5 General Chemistry I PHY121 Chinese Language and Culture 3-5 3 Humanities Elective Computer Science A 3-5 3 Programming I CIT105 Computer Science AB 3-5 3 Programming II CIT205 Economics: Macro 3-5 3 Macroeconomics ECN101 Economics: Micro 3-5 3 Microeconomics ECN102 English Language & Comp. 3-5 3 English I LAL101 English Literature & Comp. 3-5 3 English I LAL101 European History 3-5 6 Western Civilization HST101 Western Civilization HST102 Government and Politics: Comparative 3-5 3 Social Science Elective Government and Politics: United States 3-5 3 Social Science Elective Physics B 3-5 4 Foundations of Physics PHY125 Physics C – Mechanics 3-5 5 College Physics I PHY201 Physics C – Electricity & Magnetism 3-5 5 College Physics II PHY202 Psychology 3-5 3 General Psychology PSY101 Spanish Language 3-5 3 Elementary Spanish FLN101* Spanish Literature 3-5 3 Elementary Spanish FLN101* Statistics 3-5 3 Elementary Statistics MTH160 U.S. History 3-5 6 Social Science Elective & American History from 1865 HST106 World History 3-5 3 Social Science Elective

*Students who pass both Spanish Language and Spanish Literature will also receive credit for Intermediate Spanish FLN102.

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APPENDIX L HST105/PSC105/PSC103 will all meet the federal and state constitution requirements outlined in Section 170.11 RSMP (SUPP 1987) listed below. Furthermore, any course in history or government/political science taken at colleges and universities outside the state of Missouri will not meet constitution requirements for the state of Missouri. Students must take one of the three courses listed above or contact the Dean of Academic Affairs to request an arranged course (usually 1 credit hour in Missouri Constitution) to meet the requirement.

No pupil shall receive a certificate of graduation from any public or private school other than private trade schools unless he has satisfactorily passed an examination on the provisions and principles of the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and in American history and American institutions. A student of a college or university, who, after having completed a course of instruction prescribed in this section and successfully passed an examination on the United States Constitution, and in American history and American institutions required hereby, transfer to another college or university, is not required to complete another such course or pass another such examination as a condition precedent to his graduation from the college or university.

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Appendix P

Attendance Codes/Drop Dates

NOTE: Codes do not drive the billing they only help with the readability of student activity on the account. Billing is Date Driven: The date you enter as the effective date is the date necessary for the refund logic to be properly applied. CODES NA Never Attend - Student never attends class

DO NOT backdate NAs (see campus to campus exception) 1. Use the date of 1899(default) for the last date of attendance for all "Never Attend" drops. 2. All NAs should be processed before census. After Census, you must send the form to the

Registrar. 3.

WD Withdraw/Drop - Student drops class(es) after attending 1. Withdraw/Drop is used at any date during the enrollment period or during the first fourteen

weeks of the enrolled semester. Students can't be dropped during the last two weeks of the semester - see the college policy.

2. If a student is dropping after attending the class, always enter the last date of attendance. If he/she does not have a last date of attendance, use the date the form was issued.

3. Students need to have instructors sign all drops. If the instructor is not available for a signature, you can use the date the student verifies as their last date of attendance or the date the form was issued.

4. For total withdrawals enter the last date of attendance for EACH course and the date of the actual withdrawal. If it is a total withdraw, you need a final last date of attendance. You may need to refer to the add/drop history for the final attendance date.

SC Schedule Change - Student drops and adds class(es) the same day

1. Schedule change can be used before classes start and within the first week of classes in a 16 week semester.

2. If a student has attended classes he/she is dropping, you have to enter the last date of attendance. This applies even if the number of credit hours being dropped and added is the same.

Campus to Campus Exception: You must backdate campus to campus schedule changes. If the student drops more hours than he/she adds, you need to backdate to the day before classes started of to the day she/she enrolled AND inform the business office of the schedule change. If equal or more credit hours are added, you need to backdate to the day before classes started or the day the student enrolled. (Note: Online and Hybrid are also separate campuses)

VD Void - MACC registration error

1. If you make an error enrolling a student, void the transaction. 2. If a student is enrolled and fails to pay enrollment fee at the time of registration, void the

transaction. 3. If the void is not done on the same day of the transaction, always use a drop form and inform the

Business Office of the void.

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CN Class Cancelled - Class cancelled by the College - Only used by the Registrar

NS No Show – DO NOT EVER USE the NS code. BO Business Office – Dropped for non-payment of fees – Only used by a Business Office designee Revised 03/28/06

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Appendix Q

Official Transcript Procedures

The preferred procedure for an official high school/college transcript to be submitted is: Mailed directly from the high school/college to the Registrar's Office in Moberly. An official high school transcript must have a graduation date. Other ways a transcript can be submitted: 1. Students can hand-carry transcripts in a sealed envelope from their respective high school/college to any

campus. If there is no reason to open the transcript, send it unopened in a red interoffice envelope to the Registrar's Office. If needed to be opened to verify a certain class taken or test scores put it back in the original envelope, initial and date that you opened it, tape it shut and send it to the Registrar's Office.

2. A high school transcript may be faxed directly to the Registrar's Office. No faxed copies of college transcripts will be considered official. A high school transcript may be faxed to an off campus site under extenuating circumstances. Initial that you received it, what campus, date it then send in a red interoffice envelope to the Registrar's Office. Upon receipt the Registrar will determine if it is official.

3. The Registrar will accept high school transcripts faxed to the Financial Aid Office. Upon receipt the Registrar will determine if it is official.

Revised 10/23/07