General Academic Policies and Regulations

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
While university personnel may assist students in progressing toward the degree that they are seeking, the final and ultimate responsibility for understanding and following the degree requirements rests with the students themselves. Each student is held responsible for knowing degree requirements, for enrolling in courses that fit into degree programs, and for taking courses in the proper sequence to ensure orderly progression of work. The student must seek advice about degree requirements and other university policies when necessary. The student is held responsible for knowing and abiding by University regulations regarding the standard of work required to continue in the University, as well as those dealing with academic integrity, scholastic probation, suspension, and dismissal. Additionally, the student is expected to comply with the rules in the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct, as well as the processes in the latter, which are administered by the Office of Student Affairs. The Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct are accessible at http://www.tamucc.edu/~students.

TRANSFER CREDIT POLICIES
General Regulations
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will consider for credit collegiate-level work from regionally accredited institutions. However, work completed while an institution is a candidate for accreditation may also be considered. Course work transferred or accepted for credit toward an undergraduate or graduate degree must represent collegiate course work relevant to that degree, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in the relevant degree programs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. College-level work posted on a sending institution’s transcript as the result of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and other credit-by-examination programs will be treated as transfer work. Remedial, high school, or duplicate work will not be transferred to the University. Acceptability of credit for transfer does not imply that it is applicable to the requirements of a particular degree program.

The student must provide official copies of transcripts from each institution attended. The records facility of the granting institution must mail such transcripts directly to the University. Hand carried documents will not be accepted for evaluation. Upon receipt, the documents become the property of the University and will not be yielded back to the student as originals.

All transferred work (with accompanying grades or marks) will be translated into Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi terms. If an equivalency for an undergraduate course has not already been established, the Office of Admissions and Records will consult with the department that represents the course content to determine the course equivalency. If the content and level renders an equivalency impossible, the work will be given a generic title and number. Should the Director of Admissions and Records determine that a student has taken courses of similar level and content at more than one institution (duplicated work), the grade of the second course attempted will be the grade of record, and all others will be recorded without credit. Transfer work will become a part of the student’s record only after matriculation and then only when the student has established a course-of-record.

The Office of Admissions and Records is responsible for the evaluation of undergraduate transfer credit. The Director of Admissions and Records will hear appeals of those decisions.

No more than 45 semester hours of undergraduate work may be transferred from among the following: military service, credit by examination, and vocational-technical courses (applicable only for OCTD programs). This limit applies to work completed prior to or after matriculation.

The holding of an associates degree from another institution does not affect the transfer of credit or the transfer policies and practices of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Texas Common Course Numbering System
The University participates in the Texas Common Course Numbering System, a program developed to facilitate transfer of academic course work between Texas public junior and senior institutions. This system is used as the basis for numbering most lower-division courses on campus. A lower-division course with a common course number equivalent will generally use the common number. The catalog section on Lower-Division Transfer Courses lists A&M-Corpus Christi courses that appear to be equivalent to courses in the common course numbering system.

Resolution of Transfer Disputes for Lower-Division Courses
Public institutions of higher education in Texas use the following procedures in the resolution of credit transfer disputes involving lower-division courses, as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board:

The Commissioner of Higher Education or the Commissioner’s designee shall make the final determination about a dispute concerning the transfer of course credit and give written notice of the determination to the involved student and institutions.

The Board shall collect data on the types of transfer disputes that are reported and the disposition of each case that is considered by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee.

If a receiving institution has cause to believe that a course being presented by a student for transfer from another school is not of an acceptable level of quality, it should first contact the sending institution and attempt to resolve the problem. In the event that the two institutions are unable to come to a satisfactory resolution, the receiving institution may notify the Commissioner of Higher Education, who may investigate the course. If its quality is found to be unacceptable, the Board may discontinue funding for the course.

Military
Persons who have been granted honorable or general discharge from military service of the United States and who would like a review of service records for potential college credit must request the appropriate documentation. Depending on the type of military service, they should request one of the following transcripts:

1. Navy/Marines: A SMART (Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript) is available at no charge to all active duty Sailors and Marines, reserve component personnel, sailors who separated or retired after January 1975, and Marines who separated or retired after June 1999. A SMART transcript must be ordered from the SMART Operations Center or online at https://smart.navy.mil. For more information, please contact the SMART Operations Center at (877) 253-7122. The mailing address for SMART Operations is:
   

   SMART Operations NETPDTC - N2, 6490 - Saufley Field Road Pensacola, FL 32509-5223

2. Army: An AARTS (Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System) transcript is available at no charge to those who are or have been enlisted with the Army, Army National Guard, or U.S. Army Reserve, or are officers/warrant officers. An AARTS transcript must be ordered directly from the AARTS Operations Center in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas or online via the AARTS web site at: http://aarts.army.mil. For more information please contact the AARTS Operation Center toll-free at (866) 297-4427. The mailing address is:
   

   AARTS Operations Center 415 McPherson Avenue Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027-1373.

3. Air Force: Most formal training completed by enlisted members of the Air Force is evaluated for credit by the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF). Students may obtain information on requesting CCAF transcripts by visiting the CCAF website at: http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp.
4. Coast Guard: To order a copy of the official U.S. Coast Guard transcript, please log on to the Coast Guard web site at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/Voluntary_Education/transcripts_forms.html.

The American Council on Education guidelines will be used in the evaluation. Credit will be awarded only in areas offered within the current curriculum of the institution, and only when the course work is appropriately related to the student’s educational programs.

Foreign Institutions
Students who wish to transfer work from foreign institutions must present transcript copies rendered into standard English and certified as true copies by a translator approved by the Director of Admissions and Records. Originals must also be provided. In cases where it is impossible, practically, to obtain official transcripts, alternatives to translated transcripts may be considered.

The University requires students transferring work from foreign institutions to provide an evaluation from a professional source. A list of acceptable companies is available from the Office of Admissions and Records. The student will bear the cost of such service.

CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
(CLEP, Advanced Placement [AP], International Baccalaureate Diploma [IBD], DANTES Examinations, ACT-PEP Exams in Nursing, etc.)

Other Non-Collegiate Experiences
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi recognizes the quality and importance of some non-collegiate training programs offered through industrial sources. Through cooperation of the faculty of the University, such offering detailed in the appropriate ACE publication will be reviewed, as required, for potential award.

CEU and similar professional credits cannot be translated into academic hours.

Equivalencies
For purposes of transfer, work taken on a trimester system will be converted to semester hours on a 1 to 1 basis. In the event that the work was taken on a class hour basis, 15 class hours will be equated to 1 semester hour. For conversion from quarter hours to semester hours, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi establishes the following equivalencies:

This University will use the summation of the individual course equivalencies from a particular institution to compute grade point average and/or credits earned. For credit systems other than those listed above, the Director of Admissions and Records will determine an ad hoc mathematical relationship and apply it to the record in question.

NON-CREDIT ADMISSION (Auditing)
A student may attend classes for a course without receiving credit if he/she completes an application for admission, submits a course audit form at the time of registration, and has the permission of both the instructor of the course and the dean of the college in which the course is offered. The fee is the same as that required for registration for credit, but no credit will be awarded, no records will be kept, and the student may be restricted from lab work and tests. A student will not be given permission to audit a course until the first day of classes. Students may not change from credit to audit status after the 12th class day during a long semester or after the 4th class day during the summer. No refunds are given on audits. Senior citizens (over 65) may audit on a space available basis only with all fees exempted except material or field trip fees. Under no circumstance may audit be converted to credit.

REGISTRATION
New students need to apply for admission through the Office of Admissions and Records prior to the term of enrollment. Former students may need to reapply for admission or reactivate their records in the Office of Admissions and Records prior to the term of enrollment. As a general rule, students who have previously attended classes at the University, but who have not been enrolled here for two consecutive long semesters, will have to reapply for admission. Specific information regarding dates, registration materials, and course offerings may be found in the class schedule for each term (published during the preceding term). Unless exempted from the Texas Success Initiative, students must be assessed in reading, writing, and math skills prior to registration. (See “Texas Success Initiative (TSI)” in the “Admission” chapter of this catalog for details). Students must register by the specified deadlines for the term in order to be eligible to receive course credit. Registration requires payment of tuition and fees. See “Tuition and Fees.” See “Tuition and Fees.”

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Academic advisors are available to assist students with course selection, degree plans, and other academic matters. Each college has an academic advising center, staffed by full-time, professional advisors. Students who have not yet declared their majors are advised by the Academic Advising Transition Center. For more information, please call (361) 825-5931 or log on to http://www.tamucc.edu/~aac.

UNIT OF CREDIT
A semester hour is the unit of credit that is defined as the amount of credit given for one class hour a week for one semester. Each class hour generally requires two hours of preparation on the part of the student, though this may vary from one to three. Three hours of laboratory work are equivalent to one class hour. Most courses are for three semester hours of credit. Some have variable credit from one to three hours, others four to six hours.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi enrolls degree-seeking students in both undergraduate and graduate programs. An undergraduate student is one who has not yet received a degree. A graduate is a student who holds a baccalaureate degree.

A degree-seeking undergraduate is classified as a freshman (or first-year student), sophomore, junior, or senior according to the number of semester hours of course work earned, as follows:

NON-DEGREE STUDENTS
Non-degree students carry only that designation. They are not part-time or full-time students, nor are they classified as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors.

COURSE NUMBERS
Information on course numbers may be found in “Course Descriptions”.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
The undergraduate courses offered in each field of study are listed in one section at the back of this catalog. Course descriptions may include projected course scheduling information. Although the lists of courses are based on the best information available at the time of catalog preparation, course offerings are subject to change without notice. This catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date; therefore, changes may occur in course content or availability. Some new courses and modified courses are included in this catalog pending their approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

When registering for courses, students should always consult the semester class schedule, a separate publication that provides specific course offering information for a particular semester or session. The class schedule is issued before the registration period for each term.

ADDING OR DROPPING A COURSE
A student may add a course during the time specified in the class schedule. To add a course the student must obtain a Class Scheduling Form from the Office of Admissions and Records.

The grade of W will be assigned to any student officially dropping a course by the date stated in the class schedule (end of the tenth week of classes in the fall and spring semesters and end of the third week during summer sessions). No student is eligible to receive a W without completing the official drop process by this deadline. After the drop date listed in the class schedule, a student will not be allowed to drop a course. A change of section or a change to or from audit is a change of registration and requires that the add/drop process be followed.

Students should be aware that dropping courses may affect their eligibility for financial assistance.

If a student should drop all courses for a given semester or term, a Withdrawal Form must be processed. Please refer to the following paragraph.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY
A student who finds it necessary to withdraw from the University during a session must file a Withdrawal Form in the Office of Admissions and Records. The deadline for withdrawing from the University is the day before the last day of classes during a long semester (fall or spring), and the day before final examinations during summer sessions. Failure to file a Withdrawal Form can result in grades of “F” in courses in progress.

A student who withdraws from the University according to procedures stipulated for withdrawal will be allowed a grace period to rescind the withdrawal. A student may rescind a withdrawal no later than the end of the second University business day following the date of withdrawal. The date of reinstatement must be among the regular days of classes: days of final examinations and thereafter are specifically excluded.

Should space no longer be available in a class, the student must secure the approval of the dean and/or instructor before reinstatement in class is allowed.

All indebtedness to the University must be satisfied prior to the reinstatement.

Reinstatement must be authorized in writing by the student on a form provided by the Director of Admissions and Records. All documentation and requirements for the reinstatement must be filed with the Director of Admissions and Records by the end of the second business day (following the withdrawal), or else the reinstatement will not occur.

Students receiving veterans benefits for education should contact the Office of Veterans Affairs for specific policies concerning drops and withdrawals. These changes have a direct effect on VA benefits.

STUDENTS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
Section 54.006 of the Texas Education Code states:
Beginning with the summer semester of 1990, if a student withdraws from an institution of higher education because the student is called to active military service, the institution, at the student’s option, shall

(1) refund the tuition and fees paid by the student for the semester in which the student withdraws;
(2) grant a student who is eligible under the institution’s guidelines, an incomplete grade in all courses by designating “withdrawn-military” on the student’s transcript; or
(3) as determined by the instructor, assign an appropriate final grade or credit to a student who has satisfactorily completed a substantial amount of coursework and who has demonstrated sufficient mastery of the course material.

CLASS ATTENDANCE
Students are held responsible for class attendance and are advised that excessive absences may adversely affect their grades. Every instructor should make clear the policy on class attendance at the beginning of each course.

If students are absent from class on approved university business (e.g., intercollegiate athletics competition/travel, field trips, student research conferences, Board of Regents meetings), faculty members should count this as an excused absence and should not penalize the student for it. Students should be allowed to make up any required course work in advance or after their return to campus. Students are responsible for informing their instructors about the trip in advance so that the faculty members can make plans accordingly. If you have any doubt as to whether the activity in question is considered official university business, you should contact the Provost’s Office.

STUDENT ABSENCES ON RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS
In accordance with Texas Education Code 51.911, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will excuse a student from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day, including travel for that purpose. A student whose absence is excused for observance of a religious holy day may not be penalized for that absence and shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which the student is excused within a reasonable time after the absence.

Texas Education Code, Section 51.911 defines a religious holy day as a holy day observed by a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20, Tax Code. If a student and an instructor disagree that the absence is for the observance of a religious holy day, or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the Provost. The student and instructor shall abide by the decision of the Provost.

If a student’s academic course work includes patient care, the University may exclude from these policies and procedures any student absence for religious holy days that may interfere with patient care.

Grades and Grading

GRADUATION UNDER A PARTICULAR CATALOG
A student may receive the baccalaureate degree upon satisfying the requirements of the catalog under which credit was first earned in this University or upon satisfying the requirements of the catalog of any subsequent year in which credit was earned as a student in the University. This provision is subject to the restriction that all requirements must be completed within six years of the date of the catalog chosen and that the University still offers programs and required curriculum described in the earlier catalog. A student who transfers from a public community college in Texas may choose to graduate under the university catalog in effect at the time the student first earned credit at the community college or a later catalog in effect when the student earned credit at either the community college or the University. This provision is subject to the six-year restriction stated earlier.

Certification or licensure requirements are subject to change. Students enrolled in programs leading to certification or licensure must meet all current requirements, regardless of the catalog chosen.

APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
Students intending to have a degree conferred must notify the appropriate dean’s office and their academic advisor. All transferred work needed for undergraduate degree conferment must be received by the Office of Admissions and Records by the official Census date of the graduating term. Census date is defined as the 12th class day for fall and spring graduations and the 4th class day of Summer I for summer graduation. Students who plan to participate in a graduation exercise and/or receive a diploma must complete an application for graduation by the deadline indicated in the Class Schedule. An application for graduation can be completed online via the S.A.I.L. link located on the University home-page or obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records. Students participating in the graduation exercise will also be required to obtain an appropriate cap and gown. The application for graduation is not transferable to a subsequent semester. If a student does not graduate, the application will be canceled. A new application must be filed at the Office of Admissions and Records for the new semester of graduation.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
It is expected that university students will demonstrate a high level of maturity, self-direction, and ability to manage their own affairs. Students are viewed as individuals who possess the qualities of worth, dignity, and the capacity for self-direction in personal behavior.

However, in the interest of other students and the University in maintaining these standards, the University reserves the right, through due process, to place on probation, suspend, or dismiss any student who violates academic integrity and regulations by providing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the University, by falsification of University records, by plagiarism, by classroom misdemeanor, or by academic dishonesty. Students are expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the regulations of the University.

Should it become necessary to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student attending this University, established guidelines for procedural due process will be followed. The University recognizes and accepts the basic contents and guidelines included in the 1967 Joint Statement of Rights and Freedoms for Students adopted by many recognized professional educational associations.

ACADEMIC HONESTY
University students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of another as one’s own work.)

Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty member assigned to the course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty, and with giving sanction to any student involved.

Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty include one or more of the following:

1. Written reprimand;
2. Requirement to re-do work in question;
3. Requirement to submit additional work;
4. Lowering of grade on work in question;
5. Assigning grade of “F” to work in question;
6. Assigning grade of “F” for course;
7. Recommendation for more severe punishment, such as dismissal from the program or from the University.

If the faculty member determines that assigning a grade of “F” to the course is the appropriate penalty and this disciplinary action occurs prior to the deadline for dropping courses, the student forfeits his/her right to drop the course in question.

If the faculty member recommends more severe punishment, such as dismissal from the program or from the University, the faculty member will notify the appropriate chair/college dean, who in turn will notify the Office of Student Affairs. If dismissal from the University is recommended, the Office of Student Affairs will follow its usual procedure for such cases. (As indicated in the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct, any nonacademic issues are referred to the Office of Student Affairs.)

The faculty member must file a record for each case of academic dishonesty, including a description of the disciplinary action taken, along with any materials involved, with his or her college dean, who will forward a copy to the Office of Student Affairs. The office of the academic dean of the college in which the offense took place will maintain records of all cases of academic dishonesty reported for a period of five years. The Office of Student Affairs will also maintain records of such cases for a period of five years. The Office of Student Affairs will inform the Graduate Dean as appropriate.

Any student who has been penalized for academic dishonesty has the right to appeal the judgment or the penalty assessed. The Appeals Procedure will be the same as that specified for grade appeals. The grade appeals procedure may be found in the University Rules manual at http://www.tamucc.edu/provost/university_rules/index.htm.

ACADEMIC RECORDS
Permanent academic records are maintained in the Office of Admissions and Records. Admission and matriculation information, including transcripts received from other schools, are also filed in this office.

When a transcript or other document has been submitted to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, it becomes the property of the University and will not be yielded back to the student as an original.

Academic files and degree plans are maintained in the offices of the college deans. The college deans are responsible for certifying that students receiving bachelor’s degrees have satisfied all college degree requirements. The Director of Admissions and Records is responsible for certifying that University minimum requirements have been satisfactorily completed.

CHALLENGE TO AN ACADEMIC RECORD
A student who wishes to challenge the accuracy of the academic record established at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and held in his/her behalf, must notify the Director of Admissions and Records in writing and explain in detail the nature of the error. The Director of Admissions and Records will study the challenge and the contents of the student’s file, and consult with the appropriate academic personnel. The Director of Admissions and Records will reply to the student within 20 working days.

The student has one calendar year from the date that the datum becomes a fact of record to initiate a challenge. If a challenge is successful and affects the student’s GPA, honors status or similar rubric, the historical record will be altered accordingly.

Application of this policy is not intended to abridge, supplant, or supersede other deadlines. The University reserves the right to correct or amend an academic record at any time that an error may be detected. In each case, the student will be given written notice of the change.

CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Changes of name must be filed in the Office of Admissions and Records. Address and/or telephone number changes may be processed through the Office of Admissions and Records or through the web using the Student Academic Information Link (SAIL).

STUDENT RECORDS POLICY
The University accumulates data and keeps records to enable staff and faculty to plan educational opportunities to meet the needs of individual students, to better understand students, to counsel them more effectively, and to assist them in placement in graduate education or employment after graduation.

The University maintains student records in several locations, including the Office of Admissions and Records, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Business Office, offices of academic deans and faculty, Office of Student Affairs, Office of the Director of the University Core Curriculum Program, Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Office of Public Affairs, Career Planning and Placement Center, Health Services, University Counseling Center, and Alumni Office. Provisions are made in these offices for students, and the parents of dependent students, to review and challenge the accuracy of records when appropriate and upon request.

The University complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and with the Texas Public Information Act. FERPA is a federal law intended to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the rights of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading information through informal or formal hearings.

Students have the right to inspect and review their education records, except for the following:

1. Financial records of the student’s parents.
   
2. Confidential records and statements of recommendation, which were placed in the education records prior to January 1975.

Confidential records and statements of recommendation, which were placed in the student’s education records on or after January 1, 1975, if the student has waived the right to review the letters or statements.

Education records, as defined by FERPA, do not include the following: a personal record of a University faculty or staff member that is in the sole possession of the individual who made it and that has never been revealed to any other person except the maker’s temporary substitute; student health records; certain employment records; and records maintained by a University law enforcement unit that were created by that unit for the purpose of law enforcement. (However, the University may release to an alleged victim of a crime of violence the results of a University disciplinary proceeding concerning the alleged perpetrator of the crime.)

The University maintains two types of student education records: directory information and other student records. Directory information is considered public information and will be released by the University upon request, in accordance with existing law. This public information includes: name; home address; local address; local telephone number; date of birth; field of study; enrollment status (full-time, part-time, undergraduate, graduate, etc.); classification (fr., so., jr., sr.); dates of attendance; degrees, certificates, and other awards received (if any); the type of degree received; date of graduation; name of most recent previous institution attended; and similar information. A student who does not wish this public information to be released must complete the appropriate form and submit it to the Office of Admissions and Records.

With the exception of directory information, the University will not permit the release of personally identifiable information in education records without the prior written consent of the student, except as follows:

1. To appropriate University personnel who need access to educational records to perform their legitimate educational duties.
2. To officials of other schools in which the student seeks to enroll, provided the student is notified of what is being released and is given a copy if desired.
3. To federal, state, or local officials authorized by law.
4. In connection with a student’s application for, or receipt of, financial aid.
5. To organizations conducting educational studies, provided that these organizations do not release personally identifiable data.
6. To accrediting organizations.
7. To the parents who certify that a student is carried as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.
8. To appropriate persons, in an emergency, if the knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other persons.

To individuals requiring such information by means of a judicial order or a lawfully issued subpoena, provided a reasonable effort is made to notify the student in advance of compliance.

The University does not maintain records of membership in organizations or of political, racial, or religious affiliations.

The acquisition and dissemination of information for records is based on a respect and concern for the privacy and protection of the individual student. However, the obligation of confidentiality may lapse when the common welfare of the community or the welfare of the individual demands revelation such as in the case of suicidal preoccupations, expressed homicidal thoughts or actions, commission of a felony, or similar circumstances. Evaluation and interpretation of a student’s records shall be done only by a professional and qualified staff person.

INCAPACITATION OF A STUDENT
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi allows a student to request an administrative withdrawal due to a prolonged illness or a serious incapacitating injury. The student should request this action in writing through the Office of Student Affairs. Written documentation from a competent authority (e.g., attending physician, licensed psychologist/psychiatrist, etc.) must be provided. The time limit for making this request is the end of the next long semester. If the request is approved, the grades for the semester of the incapacitation will be changed to a non-punitive mark of “W.”

DEATH OF A STUDENT
When the death of a currently enrolled student is reported, the Office of Student Affairs is notified. The Office of Student Affairs takes the following steps:

1. Notifies the President, the Provost, Public Affairs, and the appropriate academic dean and faculty members.

2. Notifies the Office of Enrollment Management to seal records and take any other appropriate action regarding the student’s status, such as notifying the Bursar and the Office of Financial Aid.

POLICIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Although every effort has been made to provide complete and accurate information in this catalog, changes may occur at any time, without notice, in academic policies and regulations.