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2012-2013
student handbook & planner
THE MISSION, VISION, GUIDING PRINCIPLE, and
COMMITMENTS OF THE COLLEGE

HCC MISSION STATEMENT
Hibbing Community College provides life-changing education and
opportunities in a dynamic learning environment.

HCC VISION STATEMENT
Hibbing Community College will be recognized for educational
innovation and excellence and as a leader for economic
development and community vitality.

HCC GUIDING PRINCIPLE
To provide quality educational, cultural, economic, environmental
and technological leadership.

COMMITMENTS
Hibbing Community College is committed to:
student success;
inclusion of diversity;
open-door admissions;
advancement of knowledge;
collaboration to advance innovation;
excellence in teaching and learning;
high academic standards;
academic freedom and diversity of thought;
promotion of economic growth;
enrichment of cultural understanding;
development of faculty and staff;
sustainability of the environment;
modern learning facilities, equipment and technology.
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Academic Planner
2u12-2u1S Acauemic Calenuai ......................................................................................... 4
Annual NotificationsAccess to Infoimation ................................................................ S
Affiimative ActionEqual 0ppoitunity Statement ..................................................... 6
BisciiminationBaiassment Statement .......................................................................... 7
Academic Information ........................................................................................... 8
Acauemic Foigiveness Policy .............................................................................................. 8
AuuBiopWithuiaw ............................................................................................................. 8
AttenuanceNon-Attenuance ............................................................................................... 9
Coiiection of Euucation Recoius ....................................................................................... 9
Couise Registiation .............................................................................................................. 1u
Bean's List ................................................................................................................................ 1u
Begiees, Biplomas & Ceitificates .................................................................................... 1u
uiauing Infoimation ........................................................................................................... 11
uiauuation Requiiements ................................................................................................. 12
Satisfactoiy Acauemic Piogiess Policy ........................................................................ 1S
Stuuent AssistanceInteivention Policy ...................................................................... 18
Stuuent Recoius Policy & Pioceuuies .......................................................................... 19
Tiansfei Infoimation ........................................................................................................... 2u
Financial Information .......................................................................................... 24
Eligibility ................................................................................................................................... 24
Estimateu Cost of Attenuance ........................................................................................... 2S
Financial Aiu ............................................................................................................................ 26
Resiuency Requiiements ................................................................................................... 28
Tuition & Fees ........................................................................................................................ 29
Tuition Payment & Book Befeiment ............................................................................. Su
Waiveis & Refunus ............................................................................................................... Su
Policies, Procedures, & Responsibilities ....................................................... 31
Absences ................................................................................................................................... S1
Acauemic Evaluation ........................................................................................................... S1
Acciuents .................................................................................................................................... S1
Campus Secuiity Repoit .................................................................................................... S2
Change of Auuiess ................................................................................................................. S2
Coue of Conuuct ...................................................................................................................... S2
Computei Lab Policies & Pioceuuies ............................................................................ SS
Biiectoiy Infoimation .......................................................................................................... 41
BisciiminationBaiassment Investigation & Resolution ..................................... 41
Biug Fiee Woikplace Policy .............................................................................................. 49
E-Nail as 0fficial Neans of Communication ............................................................... 49
Equity in Athletics Bisclosuie Act .................................................................................. Su
Family Euucation Rights & Piivacy Act (FERPA) .................................................... Su
uiaue Appeal Policy ............................................................................................................. Su
Immunization Requiiements ........................................................................................... S2
Instiuctoi Absences ............................................................................................................. S2
Insuiance .................................................................................................................................. S2
Nonuisciimination Policy ................................................................................................... S2
0ff-Campus Conuuct ............................................................................................................ SS
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Peisonal Piopeity ................................................................................................................. SS
Piopeity Rights ...................................................................................................................... SS
Release of Infoimation ......................................................................................................... SS
Safety Requiiements ............................................................................................................ S6
Sexual violence Policy .......................................................................................................... S6
Stuuent Complaints, uiievances & Petitions .............................................................. S9
Stuuent Right to Know ........................................................................................................ 61
Tobacco Regulations & Policy .......................................................................................... 61
0nplanneu Campus Closing ............................................................................................... 61
0niesolveu Questions oi uiievances ............................................................................. 61
Additional Information ....................................................................................... 61
Community Resouices ......................................................................................................... 61
Biug anu Alcohol Abuse Infoimation ........................................................................... 62
Fieeuom of Association ...................................................................................................... 6S
Fieeuom of Expiession ........................................................................................................ 64
Fieeuom to Leain .................................................................................................................. 64
Stuuent Involvement in Becision Naking .................................................................... 64
Stuuent 0iganizations .......................................................................................................... 6S

Information in the Hibbing Community College Student Handbook will be
updated annually. All policies are subject to change. This handbook was last
updated June 2012.


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2012-2013 HCC ACADEMIC CALENDAR

August 27 Fiist Bay of Semestei
August S1 Last Bay to AuuBiop
Septembei S Laboi Bay Boliuay (offices closeuno classes)
0ctobei 18 - 19 Euucation NNNEA (offices 0PENno classes)
Novembei 12 veteians Bay (offices closeuno classes)
Novembei 28 Last uay to Withuiaw
Novembei 22 - 2S Thanksgiving (offices closeuno classes)
Becembei 17 - 2u FINAL Exams
Becembei 2S Chiistmas Boliuay (offices closeu)
Bec. 21 - }an 14 Wintei iecess (offices open)
}anuaiy 1 New Yeai Boliuay obseiveu (offices closeu)
}anuaiy 14 Spiing Semestei classes begin
}anuaiy 18 Last uay to AuuBiop
}anuaiy 21 Naitin Luthei King Bay (offices closeuno classes)
Febiuaiy 18 Piesiuents Bay (offices closeuno classes)
Naich 11 - 1S Spiing Bieak (offices 0PENno classes)
Apiil 29 Last Bay to Withuiaw
Nay 17, 2u - 22 FINAL Exams
Nay 22 BCC uiauuation
Note:
August 22, 23, 24, 2012 Faculty/Staff Days (offices open/no classes)
January 9, 10, 11, 2013 Faculty/Staff Days (offices open/no classes)
March 29, 2013 Faculty/Staff Day (offices open/no classes)
May 23, 2013 Faculty/Staff Day (offices open/no classes)
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Annual Notification & Access to Information
Bibbing Community College makes available oi uistiibutes the following
infoimation to all stuuents, employees, piospective stuuents anu
piospective employees.
Campus Security Report - This iepoit pioviues infoimation about ciime
pievention piogiams, ciime iepoiting pioceuuies, emeigency iesponse,
anu a thiee-yeai statistical histoiy of ciiminal activity on campus. A copy of
the Campus Secuiity Repoit is available at: http:ope.eu.govsecuiity
Directory Information - The following is uesignateu as Biiectoiy
Infoimation: Stuuent name, auuiess, telephone numbei, email auuiess, uate
anu place of biith, full-time, pait-time, giaue level, majoi fielu of stuuy,
paiticipation in officially iecognizeu activities anu spoits, weight anu height
of membeis of athletic teams, uates of attenuance, uegiees anu awaius
ieceiveu, most iecent pievious school attenueu anu photogiaph. The
College may uisclose any of these items without piioi wiitten consent,
unless Stuuent Seivices is notifieu in wiiting to the contiaiy.
Drug Free Workplace and School - This policy is in accoiuance with the
Biug Fiee Woikplace Act of 1988 (Public Law 1uu-69u, Title v, Subtitle B),
anu Biug Fiee Schools anu Communities Act Amenuments of 1989 (Public
Law 1u1-226). A copy of the Biug Fiee Woikplace infoimation can be
founu in the Stuuent Banubook at: http:www.hibbing.euucuiient-
stuuents.html
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act This iepoit uiscloses athletic
paiticipation iates anu financial uata ielateu to athletics. The iepoit is
available at: http:ope.eu.govathletics
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - The puipose of the
Family Rights anu Piivacy Act is to affoiu ceitain iights to stuuents
conceining theii euucation iecoius. To ieview the complete feueial policy,
go to: http:www2.eu.govpolicygenguiufpcoinuex.html
Student Right to Know - The puipose of this infoimation is to uisclose
annual stuuent completion anu giauuation iates, incluuing giauuation
iates. This iepoit is at:
http:www.mnscu.euuboaiuaccountabilityinuex.html
Career Planning and Placement -Resouice to help guiue the exploiation
of majois anu uegiee piogiams, planning foi caieeis, anu getting jobs aftei
giauuation incluue ISEEK (www.iseek.oig), NNCaieeis
(www.mncaieeis.oig), Caieei0neStop (www.caieeionestop.oig),
mySkillsmyFutuie (www.mySkillsmyFutuie.oig).
Emergency Notification - Stai Aleit is the emeigency notification
messaging system. In the event of an emeigency, a text message will be sent
to the cell numbei anuoi email auuiess that you pioviue. The Star Alert
system will only be used in emergency situations. Sign up at:
http:www.hibbing.euustai-aleit.html
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Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Statement
Bibbing Community College (BCC) is an Affiimative Action anu Equal
0ppoitunity institution. Consistent with college policy, eveiyone shall have
equal access to euucational piogiams, facilities, anu employment without
iegaiu to iace, ieligion, coloi, genuei, national oiigin, ethnic heiitage,
hanuicapuisability, age, maiital status, sexual oiientation, status with
iegaiu to public assistance, oi othei factois iiielevant to paiticipation in its
piogiams. BCC complies with all statutes anu iegulations ielating to
affiimative action anu equal oppoitunity.
Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities is committeu to a policy of
nonuisciimination in employment anu euucation oppoitunity. No peison
shall be uisciiminateu against in the teims anu conuitions of employment,
peisonnel piactices, oi access to anu paiticipation in, piogiams, seivices,
anu activities with iegaiu to iace, sex, coloi, cieeu, ieligion, age, national
oiigin, uisability, maiital status, status with iegaiu to public assistance, oi
sexual oiientation. In auuition, uisciimination in employment baseu on
membeiship oi activity in a local commission as uefineu by law is
piohibiteu.
This policy shall apply to all inuiviuuals affiliateu with Ninnesota State
Colleges anu 0niveisities, incluuing but not limiteu to, its stuuents,
employees, applicants, volunteeis, agents, anu Boaiu of Tiustees, anu is
intenueu to piotect the iights anu piivacy of both the complainant anu
iesponuent anu othei involveu inuiviuuals, as well as to pievent ietaliation
oi iepiisal. Inuiviuuals who violate this policy shall be subject to
uisciplinaiy oi othei coiiective action.










A complete listing of stuuent policies, in electionic foimat, is locateu at:
http:www.hibbing.euucuiient-stuuents.html Alteinate foimats aie
available by contacting Stuuent Seivices at 218-262-6712.







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Discrimination/Harassment Statement
Bibbing Community College (BCC) appieciates oui iich anu uiveise society
anu piomotes an atmospheie of acceptance anu iespect. Eveiy stuuent is
valueu as an inuiviuual, iegaiuless of iace, ieligion, coloi, genuei, national
oiigin, ethnic heiitage, hanuicapuisability, age, maiital status, sexual
oiientation, status with iegaiu to public assistance, oi othei factois
iiielevant to paiticipation in its piogiams.
BCC is committeu to pioviuing access anu uoes not uisciiminate against
qualifieu stuuents oi employees with uisabilities. Aumissions uecisions anu
access to piogiams aie baseu on a policy of non-uisciimination. (Section
SS.1u7, Bept. of }ustice iegulations). As stateu in section Su4 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 197S, "no otheiwise qualifieu hanuicappeu inuiviuual
shall solely by ieason of hishei hanuicap be excluueu fiom paiticipation
in, be uenieu the benefits of, oi be subject to uisciimination unuei any
piogiam oi activity ieceiving feueial financial assistance."
BCC iegaius sexual haiassment anu sexual violence as unacceptable
behavioi. Any inuiviuual, stuuent, staff oi auministiatoi, who is subject to
such tieatment, is encouiageu to infoim the uesignateu Baiassment 0fficei.
This 0fficei can pioviue infoimation about sexual haiassment, auvice anu
assistance in filing a complaint. Stuuents may also speak with a membei of
Stuuent Seivices staff as the initial step. Sexual haiassment is a violation of
both state anu feueial laws.
Baiassment anu uisciimination will not be toleiateu. Foi moie infoimation
contact:
Bave 0lus, Baiassment 0fficei, Builuing N, oi call 218-262-67S9.
0ffice of Bisability Seivices, C-2S9, oi call 218-262-6712.
See pages 41 anu S2 foi pioceuuies.

















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Academic Information
Academic Forgiveness Policy
Stuuents may uiop out of college aftei a semestei oi moie of pooi acauemic
peifoimance. 0pon attempting to iesume euucation at a latei uate,
pievious acauemic peifoimance may hinuei aumission to piogiams,
application foi scholaiships, anu oveiall giaue point aveiage. Acauemic
foigiveness seeks to iesponu to stuuents who want an oppoitunity to stait
ovei with acauemic foigiveness.
Acauemic foigiveness uoes not apply to couise woik fiom othei
post-seconuaiy institutions. Acauemic foigiveness will only be applicable to
BCC anu uoes not impose any uecision on any othei institution the stuuent
may subsequently attenu. A stuuent may only ieceive acauemic foigiveness
once anu is non-ieveisible. Stuuents must apply anu incluue specific teims
foi which foigiveness is sought. Acauemic foigiveness uoes not apply to
inuiviuual couises. Acauemic foigiveness uoes not apply to financial aiu
eligibility.
The stuuent must be seeking a uegieeuiploma fiom BCC. A stuuent who
has alieauy giauuateu may not iequest acauemic foigiveness. 0thei ciiteiia
will incluue: completion of a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive cieuit
houis fiom BCC with a minimum of 2.uu uPA, 1uu% completion iate, anu
not have eniolleu at BCC foi a minimum of 18 months.
Acauemic Foigiveness applications aie submitteu to the
RecoiusRegistiai's 0ffice anu must incluue an auvisoi's iecommenuation.
If acauemic foigiveness is appioveu, the RecoiusRegistiai's 0ffice will
make the appiopiiate aujustments to the stuuent's tiansciipt. All pievious
woik, whethei fiom BCC oi tiansfei, will iemain on the stuuent's
peimanent iecoiu.
Add/Drop/Withdraw
Please iefei to the Acauemic Calenuai foi uates ielateu to a specific teim.
If you woulu like to auu a class aftei the fiist five (S) uays of the semestei,
you must submit a Registiation Action foim with appiopiiate neeueu
signatuies. Registiation Action foims aie available in Stuuent Seivices oi
online at www.hibbing.euu.
The uiop peiiou foi full-teim couises shall be five (S) class uays fiom the
stait of fall, spiing anu summei teims. A class uay shall be uefineu as any
weekuay in which the college is in full-opeiation anu classes aie in session
(thus excluuing holiuays, bieaks, Satuiuays, Sunuays, anu in-seivice uays)
anu is limiteu to the noimal houis of opeiation as ueteimineu by the
college. Stuuents may withuiaw (W) fiom a class until 8u% of the semestei
is completeu.
The uiop peiiou foi paitial-teim couises shall be thiee (S) class uays,
incluuing the fiist meeting uate of the couise. Paitial-teim couises aie
those that last longei than thiee weeks but uo not last the entiie length of
the teim. Stuuents may withuiaw (W) fiom a class until 8u% of the class is
completeu.
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If a couise lasts less than S weeks, stuuents must uiop piioi to the seconu
scheuuleu meeting time of the couise. If the couise lasts only one weekenu,
stuuents must uiop piioi to the stait of the couise. Withuiaws (W) aie not
peimitteu foi couises less than thiee (S) weeks in length.
Attendance/Non-Attendance
It is expecteu all stuuents eniolleu in couises aie piesent, on time, anu
complete all assigneu woik. The uegiee to which stuuent absences affect
couise giaues will be specifieu in wiiting anu given to stuuents on the fiist
uay of the class.
Stuuents who iegistei foi a class anu stop attenuing oi nevei attenu
without officially uiopping oi withuiawing, will be helu iesponsible foi
payment anu ieceive an eaineu giaue foi the classes. A giaue of FN will be
iecoiueu foi couises a stuuent nevei attenus without officially withuiawing.
Correction of Education Records
Stuuents have the iight to iequest iecoius be coiiecteu if believeu to be
inaccuiate, misleauing oi a violation of piivacy iights. The pioceuuie foi
the coiiection of iecoius is as follows:
A stuuent must iequest the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent
Seivices amenu a iecoiu. The stuuent shoulu iuentify the pait of
the iecoiu to be amenueu anu specify why it is believeu to be
inaccuiate, misleauing oi in violation of piivacy iights.
If BCC ueciues not to comply, the stuuent will be notifieu anu
auviseu of iights to a heaiing to challenge the infoimation believeu
to be inaccuiate, misleauing, oi in violation of the stuuent's piivacy
iights.
0pon iequest, BCC will aiiange foi a heaiing, notifying the stuuent,
ieasonably in auvance, of the uate, place anu time of the heaiing.
The heaiing will be conuucteu by an officei who is a uisinteiesteu
paity; howevei, the officei may be an official of the institution. The
stuuent shall be affoiueu a full anu faii oppoitunity to piesent
eviuence ielevant to the issues iaiseu in the oiiginal iequest to
amenu the stuuent's euucation iecoius. The stuuent may be
assisteu by one oi moie inuiviuuals, incluuing an attoiney.
BCC will piepaie a wiitten uecision baseu solely on the eviuence
piesenteu.
If BCC ueciues the infoimation is inaccuiate, misleauing oi in
violation of the stuuent's iight of piivacy, the iecoiu will be
amenueu anu the stuuent notifieu, in wiiting, of the amenument.
If BCC ueciues the infoimation is not inaccuiate, misleauing oi in
violation of the stuuent's iight of piivacy, the stuuent will be
notifieu of theii iight to place a statement in the iecoiu
commenting on the challengeu infoimation anuoi a statement
setting foith ieasons foi uisagieeing with the uecision.
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The statement will be maintaineu as pait of the stuuent's euucation
iecoius as long as the challengeu poition is maintaineu. If BCC
uiscloses the contesteu poition of the iecoiu, it must uisclose the
statement.
Course Registration
Couise scheuule infoimation is available online piioi to the iegistiation
peiiou foi each teim. Registiation foi Fall Semestei begins in Apiil;
iegistiation foi Spiing Semestei begins in Novembei; iegistiation foi
Summei Session begins in Febiuaiy. BCC piepaies a scheuule listing
couises, numbei of cieuits, class times, instiuctois' names, special fees, anu
pieiequisites. To view the scheuule, visit www.hibbing.euu. Stuuents aie
encouiageu to woik with an auvisoi oi counseloi when planning classes.
Please call 218-262-7292 to make an appointment.
Stuuents aie liable foi tuitionfees foi any iegisteieu couise. The college
ieseives the iight to cancel couise iegistiation foi non-payment anu
withholu iegistiation piivileges fiom any stuuent with unpaiu financial
obligations. Stuuents aie encouiageu to access the BCC website foi the
most cuiient infoimation.
Deans List
Stuuents maintaining a S.2S giaue point aveiage uuiing Fall oi Spiing
semestei while caiiying a minimum of 12 cieuits will be iecognizeu on the
Bean's List. Couises taken PassNo PassAuuit aie not incluueu in the 12
cieuits.

Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
The following is in accoiuance with NNSC0 Policy S.S6:
Academic program: Acauemic piogiam means a cohesive aiiangement of
college-level cieuit couises anu expeiiences uesigneu to accomplish
pieueteimineu objectives leauing to the awaiuing of a uegiee, uiploma, oi
ceitificate. 0nueigiauuate uegiee piogiams shall incluue a geneial
euucation component. The puipose of an acauemic piogiam is to: inciease
stuuents' knowleuge anu unueistanuing in a fielu of stuuy oi uiscipline,
qualify stuuents foi employment in an occupation oi iange of occupations,
anuoi piepaie stuuents foi auvanceu stuuy.
Academic program inventory: Acauemic piogiam inventoiy means the
official list of acauemic piogiams offeieu by system colleges anu
univeisities.
Credit: Cieuit means a quantitative measuie of instiuctional time assigneu
to a couise oi an equivalent leaining expeiience such as class time pei
week ovei an acauemic teim.
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General education: ueneial euucation means a cohesive cuiiiculum
uefineu by faculty thiough system college oi univeisity pioceuuies to
uevelop ieasoning ability anu bieauth of knowleuge thiough an integiation
of leaining expeiiences in the libeial aits anu sciences.
Authorized Academic Awards: System college anu univeisity awaiu
authoiity. System colleges anu univeisities have authoiity to confei
acauemic awaius only as specifieu below.
Community colleges: Community colleges have the authoiity to confei
unueigiauuate ceitificates, uiplomas, associate in aits, associate in fine aits,
associate in science, anu associate in applieu science uegiees.
Technical colleges: Technical colleges have the authoiity to confei
unueigiauuate ceitificates, uiplomas, associate in science, anu associate in
applieu science uegiees.
Academic program credit length limits: Acauemic piogiams that leau to
an associate uegiee shall be limiteu to 6u cieuits. The chancelloi may giant
a waivei baseu on inuustiy oi piofessional accieuitation stanuaius. The
chancelloi shall set piogiam cieuit length iequiiements anu waivei ciiteiia
foi unueigiauuate ceitificates, uiplomas anu giauuate level awaius.
Grading Information
uiauing Symbols:
A = 4.uu giaue points pei cieuit
B = S.uu giaue points pei cieuit
C = 2.uu giaue points pei cieuit
B = 1.uu giaue points pei cieuit
F = u.uu giaue points pei cieuit
I = u (non-punitive) except uPA
W = Withuiaw
A0 = Auuit
P = Pass
FN = Failuie foi Non-Attenuance, u.uu giaue points pei cieuit
Grading System: The following applies to all stuuents foi each couise in
which they aie iegisteieu:
Theie aie five peimanent passing giaues: A , B, C, B, anu P, one of
which is assigneu to stuuents who have satisfactoiily completeu
the couise iequiiements. The giaue of "P" shall be assigneu foi
couises in which cieuits aie eaineu by special examination.
A tempoiaiy giaue of "I" may be assigneu when the couise
iequiiements aie not completeu. Stuuents ieceiving an "I" must
satisfactoiily complete the couise iequiiements the following
semestei (not incluuing Summei) to ieceive a peimanent giaue.
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0nsatisfactoiy completion will iesult in the automatic ieplacement
of the tempoiaiy symbol "I" by the peimanent symbol "F".
A peimanent giaue of "W" is assigneu when a Couise Withuiawal
foim is submitteu to the Registiation 0ffice. Stuuents may
withuiaw (W) fiom a class until 8u% of the semestei is completeu.
Paitial-teim couises aie those that last longei than thiee weeks
but uo not last the entiie length of the teim. Stuuents may
withuiaw (W) fiom a class until 8u% of the class is completeu. If
the couise lasts only one weekenu, stuuents must uiop piioi to the
stait of the couise. Withuiaws (W) aie not peimitteu foi couises
less than thiee (S) weeks in length.
A peimanent giaue of "A0" is assigneu when stuuents auuit a
couise. Stuuents iegisteieu foi an auuit have all the iights anu
piivileges of stuuents iegisteiing foi cieuit in a couise. Auuiting
stuuents have the auuitional iight to choose the class activities in
which they will paiticipate.
A giaue of FN will be iecoiueu foi stuuents who nevei attenu, anu
uo not officially withuiaw. If a stuuent iegisteis foi a class anu stop
attenuing without officially uiopping oi withuiawing, they will be
helu iesponsible foi payment anu ieceive an eaineu giaue foi the
classes.
If a couise is iepeateu, only the highest giaue is useu in the
computation of the uPA.
Grading on Attendance: If giaues aie baseu, in pait, on attenuance,
stuuents must have auvance notice. The attenuance policy (iequiiements)
must be in wiiting anu pioviueu to stuuents on the fiist uay of class. The
policy explains how a couise giaue woulu be impacteu by non-attenuance
anu uefines excuseu anu unexcuseu absences. In auuition, infoimation
shoulu be pioviueu iegaiuing iepoiting excuseu absences anu make-up
oppoitunities. BCC anu inuiviuual instiuctois must apply the attenuance
policy evenly. Attenuance iecoius must be caiefully kept anu enfoicement
must be consistent. Stuuents who wish to challenge any giauing piocess oi
policy can uo so thiough the Stuuent Petition piocess.
Graduation Requirements
To giauuate fiom BCC with an Associate Begiee, Biploma, oi
Ceitificate, stuuents must complete all piogiam iequiiements with a
minimum of 2.uu (C) uPA. The following aie also necessaiy:
Stuuents must have maue up all failuies anuoi incompletes in
iequiieu cuiiicula.
Stuuents must have iemoveu all financial obligations to the College
piioi to giauuation.
Twenty semestei cieuits must be taught by the faculty
iecommenuing the awaiu of the uegiee.
Begiee canuiuates must eain at least 2u semestei cieuits at BCC.
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Couises numbeieu below 1uuu may not be useu to fulfill Associate
Begiee, Biploma, oi Ceitificate iequiiements.
Stuuents must file an Application foi uiauuation in the Recoius
0ffice piioi to the iequesteu giauuation uate.
Stuuents who have applieu to giauuate but have not met all
iequiiements will ieceive a lettei iuentifying the missing
iequiiement(s).
Acauemic honois will be gianteu to those meeting the following baseu on
cumulative uPA:
Bistinction S.2S - S.49 uPA
Bigh Bistinction S.Su - S.74 uPA
veiy Bigh Bistinction S.7S - 4.uu uPA
When a stuuent eniolleu in a piogiam misses two consecutive semesteis of
couisewoik at BCC, they can 1) auopt the piogiam plan in place at the time
of ie-eniollment, oi 2) auopt any ieviseu plan put in place aftei
ie-eniollment. The stuuent must fulfill iequiiements of the chosen plan in
its entiiety within S yeais of initial eniollment in the piogiam. If a couise is
no longei available to fulfill iequiiements, the college will iuentify an
appiopiiate ieplacement.
When giauuation iequiiements foi a piogiam change aftei a stuuent's
initial eniollment, the stuuent can auopt the piogiam plan in place when
the stuuent eniolleu oi auopt any ieviseu piogiam plan in place aftei initial
eniollment. The stuuent must fulfill iequiiements of the chosen plan in its
entiiety within S yeais of initial eniollment in the piogiam. If a couise is no
longei available to fulfill iequiiements, the college will iuentify an
appiopiiate ieplacement.
In cases in which the stuuent's piogiam anu iequiieu couises have been
mouifieu by conveision to semesteis oi othei ievisions uuiing an extenueu
inteiiuption in attenuance, the stuuent must meet with an auvisoi to
ueteimine how iemaining giauuation iequiiements may be fulfilleu.
A Commencement Ceiemony is helu once each yeai at the enu of Spiing
Semestei. All canuiuates eniolleu uuiing the acauemic yeai may
paiticipate. Stuuents must inuicate intent to paiticipate by submitting an
Application foi uiauuation.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Part 1. Introduction
Bibbing Community College, NnSC0 Boaiu Policy 2.9, Feueial anu State law
iequiie that a stuuent must make satisfactoiy acauemic piogiess towaiu a
uegiee, uiploma, oi ceitificate to iemain in goou stanuing anuoi ieceive
financial aiu. The stanuaius uefineu below aie cumulative anu incluue all
peiious of eniollment, whethei oi not a stuuent ieceiveu financial aiu.
Bibbing Community College evaluates piogiess each teim. The College
believes that stuuents aie iesponsible foi theii own acauemic piogiess anu
foi seeking assistance when expeiiencing acauemic uifficulty.
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Part 2. Qualitative Measure of Progress (Grade Point Average-GPA):
All stuuents aie iequiieu to maintain a 2.u cumulative giaue point aveiage
(uPA). Satisfactoiy Acauemic Piogiess (SAP) monitoiing begins with the
fiist attempteu cieuit, anu will be ievieweu once they have attempteu S oi
moie cieuits. uiaues of A, B, C, B, F, anu FN, will be incluueu in the uPA
calculation.
Part 3. Quantitative Measure of Progress (Completion Percentage and
Maximum Timeframe):
Subpart A. Completion Percentage. All stuuents aie iequiieu to
complete a minimum of 67% of theii cumulativeattempteu-iegisteieu
cieuits. Nonitoiing begins with the fiist attempteu cieuit, anu will be
ievieweu once they have attempteu S oi moie cieuits. uiaues of F, FN, I, N,
NC, W, Z anu IP (oi blank oi missing) aie tieateu as iegisteieu cieuits but
N0T eaineu cieuits anu thus negatively impact the completion peicentage.
Subpart B. Maximum Time Frame. All financial aiu iecipients aie
expecteu to complete theii uegiee, uiploma oi ceitificate at Bibbing
Community College within an acceptable time fiame. The maximum time
fiame in cieuits foi financial aiu iecipients is 1Su% of the publisheu cieuit
length of the piogiam majoi. Financial aiu iecipients may continue to
ieceive aiu thiough theii cumulative iegisteieu cieuits that equal 1Su% of
the iequiieu numbei of cieuits neeueu to complete theii piogiam at BCC.
Part 4. Evaluation Period. The College evaluates Satisfactoiy Acauemic
Piogiess at the enu of each teim: fall, spiing anu summei, foi all stuuents
who have iegisteieu cieuits. Piogiams less than one yeai in length will be
evaluateu at the miupoint of the piogiam. Non-stanuaiu sessions will be
evaluateu within the teim in which they aie tiansciipteu (i.e., sessions that
uo not follow the noimal stait anu enu uates foi the teim).
Part 5. Failure to Meet Standards
Subpart A: Warning.
If at the enu of the evaluation peiiou a stuuent has not met eithei
an institution's uPA oi completion peicentage stanuaiu, the
stuuent will placeu on Waining foi one evaluation peiiou.
Stuuents on waining aie eligible to iegistei anu ieceive financial
aiu.
If at the enu of the waining peiiou a stuuent who has been on
waining has met both the cumulative uPA anu cumulative
completion peicentage stanuaius, the waining status is enueu anu
the stuuent is ietuineu to goou stanuing.
Subpart B: Suspension of Students on Warning Status.
At the enu of the waining peiiou, a stuuent who has been on
waining status must meet both the cumulative giaue point aveiage
anu completion iate stanuaius.
Stuuents that uo not meet both stanuaius shall then be suspenueu.
Stuuents on suspension aie not eligible to iegistei oi ieceive
financial aiu.
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Subpart C: Suspension of Students Not on Warning Status.
Suspension for Exceeding the Maximum Time-Frame. If at the
enu of the evaluation peiiou a stuuent has faileu to meet the
institutions stanuaiu foi measuiement of maximum time-fiame,
the stuuent shall be suspenueu fiom financial aiu eligibility.
Suspension for Inability to Meet Program Requirements
within the Maximum Timeframe. If at the enu of the evaluation
peiiou the institution ueteimines it is not possible foi a stuuent to
iaise theii uPA oi couise completion peicentage to meet the
institutions stanuaius befoie the stuuent completes theii piogiam
of stuuy at BCC, the stuuent shall be immeuiately suspenueu fiom
financial aiu.
Suspension for Extraordinary Circumstances. Institutions may
immeuiately suspenu stuuents in the event of extiaoiuinaiy
ciicumstances, incluuing but not limiteu to pieviously suspenueu
(anu ieinstateu) stuuents whose acauemic peifoimance falls below
acceptable stanuaius uuiing a subsequent teim of eniollment;
stuuents who iegistei foi couises, ieceive financial aiu anu uo not
attenu any classes; anu stuuents whose attenuance patteins appeai
to abuse the ieceipt of financial aiu.
Part 6. Appeals and Probation
Appeals. A stuuent who fails to make satisfactoiy acauemic
piogiess anu is suspenueu has the iight to appeal baseu on
specific, unusual oi extenuating ciicumstances such as: a ueath in
the family, stuuent's injuiy oi illness oi othei specific
ciicumstances as ueteimineu by the institution.
The appeal must incluue an explanation of the special, unusual oi
extenuating ciicumstances causing unuue haiuship that pieventeu
the stuuent fiom making satisfactoiy acauemic piogiess.
The appeal must incluue what has changeu in the stuuent's
situation that woulu allow the stuuent to uemonstiate satisfactoiy
acauemic piogiess stanuaius at the enu of the next evaluation
peiiou.
Suppoiting uocumentation beyonu the wiitten explanation is
stiongly encouiageu.
Initial consiueiation of appeals will be unueitaken by an Appeal
Committee. If appeal is uenieu, it may be iesubmitteu foi
consiueiation by the Piovost.
Appeals that aie appioveu must contain an acauemic plan that, if
alloweu, ensuies the stuuent woulu be able to meet satisfactoiy
acauemic piogiess stanuaius by a specific point in time.
Probationary Status. A stuuent who has successfully appealeu
shall be placeu on piobation foi one evaluation peiiou. If, at the
enu of the next evaluation peiiou, a stuuent on piobation status:
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Bas met the institution's cumulative giaue point aveiage anu
completion peicentage stanuaius, the stuuent shall be ietuineu to
goou stanuing.
Bas not met the institution's cumulative giaue point aveiage anu
completion peicentage stanuaius, but has met the conuitions
specifieu in theii acauemic plan, the stuuent shall ietain theii
iegistiation anu financial aiu eligibility unuei a piobationaiy status
foi s subsequent evaluation peiiou.
Bas not met the institution's cumulative giaue point aveiage anu
completion peicentage stanuaius anu has also not met the
conuitions specifieu in theii acauemic plan, the stuuent shall be ie-
suspenueu immeuiately upon completion of the evaluation.
Part 7. Notification of Status and Appeal results. The College will notify
all stuuents in wiiting any time the stuuent is placeu on waining,
suspension oi piobationaiy status.
Status Notification. Stuuents aie notifieu via theii stuuent e-mail
account when the evaluation of satisfactoiy acauemic piogiess
iesults in waining, suspension oi piobation. The notice incluues
the conuitions of the cuiient status anu conuitions necessaiy to
iegain eligibility foi iegistiation anu financial aiu. Notice of
suspension also incluues the iight anu piocess necessaiy to appeal
the suspension.
Appeal Result Notification. The institution shall notify a stuuent
via theii stuuent e-mail account of the iesults of the appeal.
Appioveu appeals incluue the conuitions unuei which the appeal
was appioveu anu any conuitions necessaiy to ietain eligibility foi
iegistiation anu financial aiu. Benieu appeals incluue the ieason
foi uenial anu the piocess to appeal the uenial.
Part 8. Reinstatement. A stuuent who has hau theii acauemic anu
financial aiu eligibility suspenueu may be ieinstateu aftei an appeal has
been appioveu oi the minimum cumulative uPA anu completion
peicentage stanuaius have been achieveu. Neithei paying foi theii own
classes noi sitting out a peiiou of time is sufficient to ie-enioll in classes.
Part 9. Treatment of Grades and Credits
Subpart A. Treatment of grades. Couises foi which a stuuent ieceives a
lettei giaue of A, B, C, B, anu P aie incluueu in the calculation of cumulative
cieuit completion peicentage as couises successfully completeu. Couises
foi which a stuuent ieceives a lettei giaue of I, IP, N, NC, W, Z, F, FN, will be
tieateu as cieuits attempteu but not successfully completeu. Auuiteu
couises (A0) aie not counteu.
Subpart B. Academic Forgiveness/Amnesty (foigiveness of piioi
giaues). Cieuits foi which a stuuent has been gianteu acauemic
foigiveness WILL be incluueu in all financial aiu satisfactoiy acauemic
piogiess measuiements.
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Subpart C. Audited Courses. Auuiteu couises will not be funueu by
financial aiu anu aie not incluueu in satisfactoiy acauemic piogiess
measuiements.
Subpart D. Consortium Credits. Cieuits foi which a stuuent is iegisteieu
at anothei college, which aie accepteu in tiansfei by this college anu aie
incluueu foi puiposes of piocessing financial aiu at this college. These
classes aie incluueu in satisfactoiy acauemic piogiess measuiements.
Subpart E. Remedial/Developmental Credits. Bevelopmental cieuits
aie those awaiueu foi iemeuial couise woik (i.e. below the 1uuu level).
Stuuents may ieceive financial aiu foi uevelopmental classes up to a
maximum of Su cieuit houis. These cieuits aie incluueu in all satisfactoiy
acauemic piogiess measuiements. Bowevei, up to Su uevelopmental
cieuits aie excluueu fiom the maximum timefiame calculations.
Subpart F. Repeated Courses. Couises may be iepeateu foi an impioveu
giaue. 0nly the highest giaue attaineu will be counteu on the stuuent's uPA
calculation. Repeateu couises aie incluueu in the completion iate
calculation anu maximum timefiame calculations. A stuuent shall not be
peimitteu to ieceive financial aiu foi moie than one iepetition of a
pieviously passeu couise.
Subpart G. Transfer Credits. Tiansfei cieuits accepteu by this institution
anu applieu to the stuuent's piogiam iequiiements shall be counteu as
cieuits attempteu anu completeu foi calculation of completion peicentage
anu maximum timefiame. uiaues associateu with these cieuits aie not
incluueu in calculating uPA.
Subpart H. Withdrawals. Cieuits foi which a giaue of "W" is ieceiveu aie
consiueieu attempteu cieuits but not successfully completeu cieuits. Thus,
a "W" uoes not impact the uPA but uoes negatively impact the cumulative
completion peicentage.
Subpart I. Incompletes. The maik of "I" (Incomplete) is a tempoiaiy
giaue which is assigneu only in exceptional ciicumstances. It will be given
only to a stuuent who cannot complete the woik of a couise on scheuule
because of illness oi othei ciicumstances beyonu theii contiol. A "I" giaue
will automatically become an "F" giaue at the enu of the next teim (not
incluuing summei sessions) if iequiiements to complete the couisewoik
have not been satisfactoiy met. Instiuctois have the option of setting an
eailiei completion uate foi the stuuent.
Subpart J. In-Progress grade. The maik of "IP" is a tempoiaiy giaue
which is assigneu only in extiemely exceptional ciicumstances. It will be
given only to a stuuent who cannot complete the woik of a couise on
scheuule because of illness oi othei ciicumstances beyonu theii contiol.
The instiuctoi shoulu foim an agieement with the stuuent on when the
couisewoik shall be completeu.
Definitions:
Academic Plan - a stuuent who successfully appeals foi ieinstatement of
financial aiu eligibility may be iequiieu to complete, uuiing a piobationaiy
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peiiou, specific iequiiements containeu in an acauemic plan uevelopeu foi
that stuuent by the institution. Evaluation Period - Bibbing Community
College measuies Satisfactoiy Acauemic Piogiess at the enu of each
acauemic teim oi at the miu-point of piogiams less than one yeai in length.
Financial Aid Suspension of Students on Warning Status - A stuuent on
financial aiu suspension status is not eligible to ieceive financial aiu.
Stuuents whose financial aiu eligibility has been suspenueu may iegain his
oi hei eligibility only thiough the institution's appeal piocess oi when they
aie again meeting the institution's financial aiu satisfactoiy acauemic
piogiess cumulative giaue point aveiage anu completion peicentage
stanuaius.
Maximum Time Frame - the maximum numbei of cumulative attempteu
cieuits within which a stuuent must complete his oi hei acauemic piogiam.
Probation Status - a status unuei which a stuuent who has successfully
appealeu a suspension shall iegain his oi hei financial aiu eligibility foi one
evaluation peiiou, aftei which he oi she must eithei have met the
institution's cumulative uPA anu Completion Peicentage stanuaius, oi have
successfully completeu the iequiiements of an acauemic plan uevelopeu foi
that stuuent by the institution.
Qualitative Measure - the uiaue Point Aveiage (uPA) a stuuent must
maintain in oiuei to ietain financial aiu eligibility.
Quantitative Measure - the "Pace" at which a stuuent must piogiess
thiough his oi hei piogiam in oiuei to ietain financial aiu eligibility.
Required Completion Percentage - the peicentage of cumulative
attempteu cieuits that a stuuent must successfully complete in oiuei to
ietain financial aiu eligibility.
Warning Status - a status unuei which a stuuent shall continue to ietain
hei oi his financial aiu eligibility foi one-evaluation peiiou uespite a
ueteimination that she oi he has not met eithei an institution's giaue point
aveiage stanuaius, oi completion peicentage stanuaiu oi both.
Student Assistance/Intervention
BCC faculty, staff anu auministiation iecognize that a wiue iange of
challenges, not uiiectly associateu with college, can have an effect on
acauemic peifoimance. Bealth, maiital factois, legal issues, financial
woiiies, alcohol anu uiug abuse, etc., aie all uifficulties that piofessional
people can help solve.
BCC believes it is in the best inteiest of stuuents anu families to pioviue
seivices to assist with such issues. BCC faculty, staff anu auministiation
iecognize that almost any pioblem can be successfully iesolveu, pioviueu it
is iuentifieu in its eaily stages anu iefeiial is maue to an appiopiiate
peison oi agency. If any issue is affecting acauemic peifoimance, stuuents
aie encouiageu to voluntaiily seek counseling oi infoimation fiom a
counseloi oi uesignateu agency. Confiuentiality will be piotecteu in
compliance with Bata Piivacy Laws.
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Student Records Policy and Procedure
Stuuents may inspect anu ieview theii euucation iecoius upon iequest to
the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices, Registiai, oi counseloi.
Stuuents must submit a wiitten iequest which iuentifies the specific iecoiu
oi iecoius he oi she wishes to inspect. Aiiangements foi access will be
maue as piomptly as possible anu the stuuent will be notifieu of the time
anu place wheie the iecoius may be inspecteu. Access must be given in 4S
uays oi less fiom the uate of ieceipt of the iequest. When a iecoiu contains
infoimation about moie than one stuuent, the stuuent may inspect anu
ieview only the iecoius which ielate to him oi hei. Refei to the Bata
Access Policy foi Nembeis of the Public on the BCC website.
Below is a list of the types, locations, anu custouians of iecoius maintaineu
at BCC:
Admission Records: Stuuent Seivices; Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu
Stuuent Seivices
Cumulative Academic Records: (Cuiient stuuents anu S yeais aftei
giauuation oi withuiawal; anu foimei stuuents, ovei S yeais oi
withuiawal); Stuuent Seivices; Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent
Seivices
Financial Aid Records: Financial Aiu 0ffice; Financial Aiu Biiectoi
Placement Records: Stuuent Seivices 0ffice, Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu
Stuuent Seivices
Disciplinary Records: Stuuent Seivices; Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu
Stuuent Seivices
Disability Records: Bisability Seivices 0ffice
Occasional Records: The appiopiiate office will collect iecoius, uiiect the
stuuent to theii location, oi otheiwise make them available foi inspection
anu ieview.
Disclosure of Education Records: In compliance with FERPA, BCC will
uisclose infoimation fiom a stuuent's euucation iecoius only with wiitten
consent fiom the stuuent, except that iecoius may be uiscloseu without
consent when the uisclosuie is to school officials who have a legitimate
euucational inteiest in the iecoius. A school official is:
A peison employeu by the College in an auministiative,
supeivisoiy, acauemic oi ieseaich oi suppoit staff position,
incluuing health oi meuical staff.
A peison employeu by oi unuei contiact to the College to peifoim
a special task, such as the attoiney oi auuitoi.
A stuuent seiving on an official committee, such as a uisciplinaiy oi
giievance committee oi who is assisting anothei school official in
peifoiming his oi hei tasks.
A school official has a legitimate euucational inteiest if the official is:
Peifoiming a task specifieu in his oi hei position uesciiption oi
contiact agieement.
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Peifoiming a task ielateu to a stuuent's euucation.
Pioviuing a seivice oi benefit ielating to the stuuent oi stuuent's
family, such as health caie, counseling, job placement oi financial
aiu.
Naintaining the safety anu secuiity of the campus.
0thei ciicumstances when iecoius may be uiscloseu without consent
incluue:
To officials of anothei school, upon iequest, in which a stuuent
seeks oi intenus to enioll.
To ceitain officials of the 0.S. Bepaitment of Euucation, the
Comptiollei ueneial, anu State anu local euucational authoiities, in
connection with auuit oi evaluation of ceitain State oi Feueially
suppoiteu euucation piogiams.
In connection with a stuuent's iequest foi oi ieceipt of financial aiu
to ueteimine the eligibility, amount, oi conuitions of the financial
aiu oi to enfoice the teims anu conuitions of the aiu.
To State officials oi authoiities if specifically iequiieu by a State
law that was auopteu befoie Novembei 19, 1994.
To oiganizations conuucting ceitain stuuies foi oi on behalf of the
College.
To accieuiting oiganizations to caiiy out theii functions.
To paients of an eligible stuuent who is claimeu as a uepenuent foi
income tax puiposes.
To comply with juuicial oiuei, lawfully issueu subpoena, oi in
compliance with Feueial legislation.
To appiopiiate paities in a health oi safety emeigency.
To inuiviuuals iequesting uiiectoiy infoimation so uesignateu by
the College.
The iesults of any uisciplinaiy pioceeuing conuucteu by the
College against an allegeu peipetiatoi of a ciime of violence to the
allegeu victim of that ciime.
Requests for Disclosure: BCC will maintain a iecoiu of all iequests foi
anuoi uisclosuies of infoimation fiom stuuents' euucation iecoius. The
iecoiu will inuicate the name of the paity making the iequest, any
auuitional paity to whom it may be uiscloseu anu the legitimate inteiest the
paity hau in iequesting oi obtaining the infoimation. The iecoiu may be
ievieweu by the eligible stuuent.

Transfer Information
BCC offeis knowleugeable staff anu suppoit foi tiansfei in anu out of BCC.
Foi help with tiansfei questions, please visit the tiansfei specialist, an
auvisoi, oi counseloi.
Transfer of Credit: The ieceiving college oi univeisity ueciues which
cieuits tiansfei anu if cieuits meet uegiee iequiiements. The accieuitation
of both senuing anu ieceiving institution can affect the tiansfei of cieuits
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eaineu. College level cieuits anu couises aie evaluateu foi tiansfei to BCC
baseu on official tiansciipts ieceiveu fiom institutions pieviously attenueu.
Not eveiy couise that tiansfeis will help a stuuent giauuate. If stuuents
change caieei goals oi piogiam of stuuy, all uegiee iequiiements may not
be completeu within the usual numbei of giauuation cieuits.
BCC shall accept in tiansfei, foi full cieuit, college-level couises offeieu by
colleges with iegional accieuitation to pioviue tiansfei-level couises
leauing to a uegiee, uiploma oi ceitificate.
BCC shall accept foi tiansfei as electives leauing to an Associate in Aits
Begiee, a maximum of 16 semestei cieuits of college-level vocational oi
technical couises.
Accreditation: Tiansfei of cieuit will be consiueieu foi college level
couisewoik completeu at accieuiteu institutions. Examples of accieuitation
incluue:
Regionally Accredited: Begiee-gianting public, piivate, nonpiofit anu
foi-piofit, two- anu foui-yeai institutions in the 0niteu States confeiieu by
the Bighei Leaining Commission anuoi paiallel accieuiting agencies in
othei iegions of the 0niteu States.
Non-Regionally Accredited: Specializeu institutions, incluuing uistance
leaining pioviueis anu piofessional schools iecognizeu by the Council of
Bighei Euucation Accieuitation (CBEA) anu the 0.S. Bepaitment of
Euucation (0SBE). Couisewoik will be evaluateu on a couise-by-couise
basis anu a ueteimination will be maue if couises aie compaiable oi
equivalent to couises offeieu at BCC.
BCC guaiantees tiansfei of cieuits foi stuuents completing an Associate in
Aits Begiee to any of the following univeisities: Bemiuji State, NN State-
Nankato, NN State-Nooiheau, St. Clouu State, Southwest NN State, Winona
State, anu the 0niveisity of Ninnesota-Buluth. In auuition, BCC is a pait of
the Ninnesota Tiansfei Cuiiiculum agieement which guaiantees tiansfei
of the 4u libeial euucation cieuits to any public college oi univeisity in
Ninnesota. These cieuits will fulfill the geneial euucation iequiiements foi
a baccalauieate uegiee.
Stuuents who expect to continue a couise of stuuy at a foui-yeai colleges oi
univeisity aie uigeu to plan with auvisois anu counselois when selecting
classes. Stuuents aie encouiageu to stuuy the catalog of the institution they
intenu to tiansfei anu confei with the counselois anu acauemic auvisois in
stuuent seivices.
Transfer of Credit Policies: Tiansfei of cieuit anu couises will be
evaluateu baseu on acauemic policies anu pioceuuies as outlineu in BCC's
Acauemic Catalog, NNSC0 system policies anu the Family Euucational
Rights anu Piivacy Act (FERPA).
Transfer Course Evaluation: Couises appioveu foi tiansfei must be
compaiable in natuie, content, level, anu match at least 7S% of the content
anu goals of the couise syllabus foi which the stuuent is seeking equivalent
cieuit. The numbei of tiansfei cieuits gianteu pei couise will not exceeu
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the numbei gianteu by the oiiginating institution. The conveision of
quaitei houis to semestei houis is u.667 foi each quaitei houi.
Couises will be ievieweu anu consiueieu foi tiansfei as follows:
ueneial euucation couisewoik completeu at Ninnesota State
Colleges anu 0niveisities anu fulfills the Ninnesota ueneial
Euucation Tiansfei Cuiiiculum (NnTC) will be accepteu at
BCC baseu on the completion of the NnTC at the oiiginating college
oi univeisity. ueneial euucation anu elective cieuits have no
tiansfei time limit.
ueneial euucation couisewoik completeu at the 0niveisity of
Ninnesota oi othei institutions outsiue the Ninnesota State
Colleges anu 0niveisities system will be consiueieu foi tiansfei as:
equivalent to a BCC geneial euucation couise anu NnTC uoal Aiea,
0R not equivalent to a specific BCC couise, but fulfill a NnTC uoal
Aiea.
Couisewoik that is not geneial euucation will be consiueieu foi
tiansfei as: equivalent to a specific couise in a caieei piogiam
(within five yeais of couise completion, if in a technical piogiam)
0R elective cieuit that uoes not apply towaiu geneial euucation oi
caieei couise iequiiements (incluuing technical couises ovei five
yeais olu).
ueneially a maximum of 16 semestei cieuits (24 quaitei cieuits)
will be accepteu anu consiueieu elective cieuit. Stuuents may
petition to accept auuitional cieuits foi those couises that aie
juugeu to be compaiable oi equivalent to couises offeieu at BCC.
When a couise tiansfeis as equivalent to a BCC couise anu that
couise is latei iepeateu at BCC, only the cieuit anu giaue eaineu
fiom BCC will be gianteu. Stuuents ieceiving financial assistance
fiom an outsiue agency shoulu check foi agency iules iegaiuing
payment foi couises that aie taken moie than once.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Ninnesota State Colleges anu
0niveisities (NnSC0) have uevelopeu a common geneial euucation
cuiiiculum calleu the Ninnesota ueneial Euucation Tiansfei Cuiiiculum oi
NnTC. Completion of all oi pait of uefineu 4u cieuits, uistiibuteu among ten
goal aieas, at one institution enables a stuuent to tiansfei lowei-uivision
geneial euucation couisewoik to any Ninnesota public college oi
univeisity. The Associate in Aits Begiee (AA Begiee) is the tiansfei uegiee
which incluues the entiie NnTC anu will satisfy geneial euucation
iequiiements foi giauuation fiom the 0niveisity of Ninnesota anu
Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities. 0thei piivate anu out-of-state
colleges anu univeisities also accept in tiansfei the completion of Bibbing's
NnTC oi AA Begiee. Foi complete infoimation about Ninnesota Tiansfei
Cuiiiculum, please visit
http:www.mntiansfei.oigstuuentsstuuents.php
Resident Credit Requirement: To eain a uegiee thiough BCC, at least 2u
semestei cieuits must be eaineu at BCC. Stuuents tiansfeiiing a minimum
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of 9 semestei cieuits fiom Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities oi the
0niveisity of Ninnesota may ieuuce the iesiuency iequiiement fiom 2u to
11 cieuits. Stuuents aie iesponsible foi collecting anu pioviuing necessaiy
suppoiting infoimation to BCC, which enables satisfactoiy consiueiation of
tiansfei cieuit anu couises. Stuuents may be askeu to pioviue a couise
outline oi syllabus, couise uesciiption oi ieauing list to ueteimine couise
compaiability.
Transfer GPA/Grades: All college level couises, in which a stuuent has
ieceiveu a giaue of A, B, C, B oi P may be consiueieu foi tiansfei evaluation.
No F giaue couises will be accepteu foi tiansfei. Tiansfei cieuit giaues will
not be useu in computing a stuuent's BCC cumulative uPA except foi
aumission to special piogiams iequiiing calculation of uPA foi application
to the piogiam. 0nly eaineu tiansfei cieuits (not giaue point cieuits oi
giaue points) will be iecoiueu on the official BCC tiansciipt.
Transfer Credit Appeals: Stuuents have the iight to appeal tiansfei
evaluations. Complete anu submit a Tiansfei Couise Evaluation Appeal
foim to the Bean of Acauemics anu Stuuent Seivices.
MNSCU System level appeal: If the stuuent is not satisfieu with the
college oi univeisity tiansfei appeal uecision, the stuuent may submit a
iequest to the Senioi vice Chancelloi of Acauemic anu Stuuent Affaiis foi a
system level appeal of the college oi univeisity tiansfei appeal uecision.
Credit for Prior Learning: Cieuit achieveu thiough college level
alteinative oi nontiauitional euucation expeiiences aie consiueieu foi
tiansfei, accoiuing to publisheu national stanuaiu guiuelines establisheu
by the Ameiican Council on Euucation (ACE) oi othei similai national
oiganizations.
Examples of cieuit foi piioi leaining incluue:
Advanced Placement (AP): The Auvanceu Placement piogiam is
auministeieu by the College Entiance Examination Boaiu to high school
stuuents completing college level couises anu uemonstiating a specifieu
level of peifoimance on AP exams. An AP exam scoie of S oi highei on a S
point scale will be consiueieu foi tiansfei. To ieceive cieuit, official AP
scoie iepoits must be sent uiiectly to BCC. A complete list of AP exams anu
how they tiansfei to BCC is available thiough u.select.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP): The College Level
Examination Piogiam is auministeieu by the College Entiance Examination
Boaiu. Any stuuent has the oppoitunity to uemonstiate college level
achievement thiough a piogiam of exams in unueigiauuate college
couises. A CLEP exam scoie of Su% oi highei will be consiueieu foi
tiansfei. To ieceive cieuit, official CLEP scoie iepoit must be sent uiiectly
to BCC. A list of CLEP exams anu how they tiansfei to BCC is available
thiough u.select.
DANTES/DSST: The Befense Activity foi Non-Tiauitional Euucation
Suppoit piogiam sponsois a wiue iange of examination piogiams to assist
militaiy peisonnel in meeting euucational goals. BANTES anu BSST exam
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scoies that meet ACE minimum scoie iecommenuations aie consiueieu foi
tiansfei.
International Baccalaureate (IB): The Inteinational Baccalauieate
0iganization's (IB0) Biploma Piogiam (BP) is a couise of stuuy foi
stuuents age 16 to 19 leauing to examinations in vaiious subjects. Stuuents
who paiticipate in the full Biploma Piogiam aie iequiieu to stuuy anu take
examinations in six uiffeient acauemic subjects. Exams with a scoie of Su oi
highei anu highei level exams with a scoie of 4 oi highei will be consiueieu
foi tiansfei.
Military: Cieuit achieveu thiough militaiy tiaining will be consiueieu foi
tiansfei accoiuing to the uuiue to the Evaluation of Euucational
Expeiiences in the Aimeu Seivices by ACE.
Tech Prep: Successful completion of uesignateu couises (giaue of B oi
highei) thiough Tech Piep at Noitheast Netio Caieei anu Technical Centei
anuoi Noitheast Netio Tech Piep Consoitium may substitute foi specific
college couises, oi as elective cieuits in some piogiams at BCC.
Tech Piep must submit an oiiginal Tech Piep College Cieuit Ceitificate oi
Noitheast Netio Caieei anu Technical Centei tiansciipt to BCC to be
consiueieu foi tiansfei.
Credit by Exam: Applicable college level couisewoik iecoiueu as "Cieuit
by Examination" on a stuuent's tiansciipt fiom anothei college oi
institution may be consiueieu foi tiansfei.
Transfer Student Rights: Tiansfei stuuents have a iight to:
A cleai, unueistanuable statement of an institution's tiansfei
policy.
A faii cieuit ieview anu an explanation of why cieuits weie oi
weie not accepteu.
A copy of the foimal appeals piocess.
Appeal of tiansfei cieuit by uoing the following:
o Completing an appeals foim anu pioviuing supplemental
infoimation such as a syllabus, couise outline, couise
uesciiption, anuoi ieauing list.
o An acauemic uepaitment oi committee will ieview.
o Stuuent will ieceive, in wiiting, the outcome of the appeal.
o Stuuent can appeal initial uecision to the Piovost.
o A ieview of youi eligibility foi financial aiu oi scholaiships
may be iequesteu

Financial Information

Eligibility
To be eligible to ieceive feueial financial aiu stuuents must have eaineu a
high school uiploma oi uEB. Foi moie infoimation, please contact the
Aumissions 0ffice in Builuing N, 218-262-72u7, oi
aumissionshibbing.euu.

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Estimated Cost of Attendance, 2012-2013
Estimateu cost of attenuance is baseu on 1S cieuits pei semestei. All
publisheu iates aie subject to change.
Resiuent Tuition $4729 $1S7.62cieuit
Non-Resiuent Tuition $S911 $197.uScieuit
Fees $S64 $18.81cieuit*
Books $9uu
Room & Boaiu $6u7S $67S.uumonth
Niscellaneous Expense $1,8uu $2uu.uumonth
Tianspoitation Expense $2u2S $22S.uumonth
Budget Total $16,093

Fees: Auuitional fees may be chaigeu anu incluue, but aie not limiteu to:
Inuiviuual applieu music lessons $62
0nline Couise Fee $2S pei cieuit
Late payment fee $2S.uu
Paiking fee $2.uucieuit*
Stuuent Life $6.Su cieuit*
Stuuent Association $u.S1 cieuit*
Technology fee $1u.uu cieuit*
Senioi Citizen $2u.uu cieuit plus fees
Test 0ut $Sucieuit
0thei vaiies
*fees incluueu in estimateu cost of attenuance
Miscellaneous Costs: Stuuents in specific piogiams oi majois may have
auuitional costs ielateu to an acauemic piogiam. Stuuents in caieei oi
technical piogiamscouises aie iequiieu to fuinish theii own basic set of
hanu tools. Stuuents may also have to obtain safety equipment as iequiieu
by vaiious uepaitments. Please consult the uepaitment foi any auuitional
costs ielateu to piogiams oi majois.
Technical or Career Programs with Extra Costs:
Auto Nechanics $2uuu
Culinaiy Aits (fiist yeai) $7Su
Culinaiy Aits (seconu yeai) $6uu
Bental Assistant $79u
Biesel Nechanics (fiist yeai) $1,6uu
Electiical Naintenance (fiist yeai) $S9S
Law Enfoicement (fiist yeai) $48S
Law Enfoicement (seconu yeai) $78S
Nulti-Neuia $2uu
Nuising Please iefei to the nuising packet on the website
RefiigeiationBeatingAC $117S
*Ceitain technical piogiams have uiffeiential tuition uue to the highei
piogiam expenses. See specific piogiam plan pages on website.
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Financial Aid
The puipose of stuuent financial aiu is to pioviue financial iesouices to
stuuents who woulu otheiwise be unable to puisue post-seconuaiy
euucation. The piimaiy iesponsibility foi meeting euucational expenses,
howevei, iests with the stuuent anu the stuuent's family. All funus aie
awaiueu to stuuents in accoiuance with feueial, state anu institutional
guiuelines.
Nost financial assistance is baseu on uemonstiateu neeu (the uiffeience
between iesouices as calculateu by the Bepaitment of Euucation anu the
total cost of attenuing BCC). Bepenuing on uemonstiateu neeu, an awaiu
may incluue giants, scholaiships, loans, anuoi woik stuuy.
Applying for Financial Aid: It is impoitant to apply eaily foi financial aiu.
Stuuents aie iequiieu to complete the Fiee Application foi Feueial Stuuent
Aiu (FAFSA) to be consiueieu foi loans, woik stuuy, scholaiships oi giants.
To access the FAFSA, go uiiectly to FAFSA on the Web www.fafsa.eu.gov oi
BCC's Financial Aiu website. Please use BCC's school coue of uu2SSS.
To assist with the financial aiu piocess, the financial aiu staff is available to
answei questions befoie it is sent to the piocessoi. Please biing suppoiting
uocumentation, such as tax ietuins anu othei income statements.
Application Process: Aftei completing the FAFSA, stuuents will ieceive a
Stuuent Aiu Repoit fiom the FAFSA piocessoi. BCC also ieceives anu enteis
the infoimation electionically. Stuuents may be askeu to submit fuithei
infoimation befoie BCC calculates awaius anu eligibility foi loans anu
woik-stuuy. When all iequiieu infoimation has been ieceiveu, an awaiu
lettei will be sent listing giants anu othei aiu foi which stuuents may be
eligible. Anytime financial aiu awaius changes, stuuents will ieceive an
amenueu awaiu lettei via institutional stuuent e-mail.
Stuuents can apply foi a stuuent loan aftei ieceiving an awaiu lettei.
Instiuctions foi completing a loan application aie incluueu in the awaiu
lettei. Fiist time boiioweis aie iequiieu to complete BCC loan entiance
counseling.
Awaiu letteis may inuicate woik-stuuy eligibility. Woik-stuuy involves
employment at an appioveu woik site anu being paiu an houily wage. If the
awaiu lettei lists woik stuuy eligibility anu stuuents woulu like to apply foi
a woik-stuuy job, contact the Financial Aiu 0ffice foi an
applicationcontiact. Woik-stuuy eligibility allows stuuents to apply foi
woik-stuuy positions but uoes not guaiantee employment. If you aie
inteiesteu in woiking but woik-stuuy is not listeu on youi awaiu lettei,
please contact the Financial Aiu office anu youi eligibility will be ievieweu.
To apply foi BCC Founuation Scholaiship, uownloau the application fiom
the Financial Aiu website.
Scholaiship applications shoulu be submitteu to the Financial Aiu 0ffice
between }anuaiy 1 anu Naich 1S.
Financial aiu awaius will be uisbuiseu aftei the uiopauu peiiou of each
semestei in the Business 0ffice. Foi questions about financial aiu, you may
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contact the Financial Aiu 0ffice at 218-262-7S78, toll-fiee at 8uu-224-4422,
oi e-mail Biiectoi of Financial Aiu at paulhatchhibbing.euu.
Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you are considering
withdrawing from all courses.
Sources of Financial Aid: Various types of financial aid are available.
Examples include:
Federal: Feueial Pell uiants, Feueial Supplemental Euucational
0ppoitunity uiants, Feueial Staffoiu Loans (subsiuizeu & unsubsiuizeu),
Feueial Paient Loans, Feueial Peikins Loans, Feueial Woik Stuuy
State: Ninnesota State uiants, Ninnesota Postseconuaiy Chilu Caie uiants,
Stuuent Euucational Loan Funu (SELF Loan), Ninnesota Woik Stuuy
Institutional: ALLISS uiants, BCC Founuation Scholaiships, Institutional
Woik Stuuy
Outside Agencies: Woikfoice Initiative Act (WIA) uiants, Bivision of
Rehabilitation Seivices (BRS) uiants, Ninnesota Inuian Scholaiships,
Inuian Tiibal uiants, veteians Benefits (Contact BCC Recoius 0ffice oi call
262-67SS)
Rights and Responsibilities of Students Receiving Financial Aid:
Students receiving financial aid have the right to ask HCC:
- Infoimation about accieuiting oiganizations, piogiams, instiuctional,
laboiatoiy, anu othei physical facilities; anu its faculty.
- Cost of attenuance anu the policies iegaiuing iefunus to stuuents who
uiop out.
- The financial assistance available, incluuing infoimation on all feueial,
state, local, piivate, anu institutional financial aiu piogiams.
-What the pioceuuies anu ueaulines aie foi submitting applications foi
each available financial aiu piogiam anu howwhen stuuents will be paiu.
- The ciiteiia useu to select financial aiu iecipients anu how financial neeu
is ueteimineu anu the piocess iegaiuing how costs foi tuition anu fees,
ioom anu boaiu, tiavel, books anu supplies, peisonal anu miscellaneous
expenses, etc., aie consiueieu in financial aiu buuget. It also incluues what
iesouices (such as paiental contiibution, othei financial aiu, assets, etc.)
aie consiueieu in the calculation of financial neeu.
- Bow much of financial neeu, as ueteimineu by the Financial Aiu 0ffice, has
been met anu ieconsiuei a financial aiu package stuuents believe a mistake
has been maue.
- To explain each type anu amount of assistance in a financial aiu package.
- The iight to know the inteiest iate of a loan, the total amount to be iepaiu,
the length of time to iepay youi loan, when iepayment begins, anu any
cancellation anu uefeiment piovisions that apply.
- To obtain a woik-stuuy job, the iight to know the type of job, woik houis,
job uuties, pay iate, anu how anu when stuuents will be paiu.
- Beteiminations of satisfactoiy piogiess anu consequences foi not
meeting those ueteiminations
It is a stuuent's iesponsibility to...
- Review anu consiuei all infoimation about BCC.
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- Pay special attention to application foi stuuent financial aiu, complete anu
submit it on time to the iight place. Eiiois can uelay ieceipt of financial aiu.
- Pioviue all auuitional uocumentation, veiification, coiiections anuoi
new infoimation iequesteu by eithei the Financial Aiu 0ffice oi the agency
- Reau anu unueistanu all foims completeu anu keep copies of them.
- Accept iesponsibility foi all agieements signeu.
- Notify the Financial Aiu 0ffice oi any lenueis of changes in name, auuiess,
oi school status
- Peifoim, in a satisfactoiy mannei, woik that is agieeu upon in accepting a
college woik-stuuy job.
- Know anu comply with the ueaulines foi application oi ieapplication foi
aiu.
- Know anu comply with BCC's iefunu pioceuuies.
Residency Requirements
Stuuents shall be eligible to pay in-state tuition if they meet the ciiteiia of
Ninnesota State Statute 1SSA.uS1, subu. 2. Those ciiteiia aie as follows:
Demonstrating domicile: Stuuents may establish eligibility foi in-state
tuition by uemonstiating uomicile in Ninnesota befoie the beginning of any
semestei oi quaitei. Bomicile is the place to which a peison intenus to
ietuin aftei tempoiaiy absences. A peison may have only one uomicile at a
time. Stuuents have the buiuen of pioving uomicile foi puiposes of instate
tuition. Stuuents who seek to qualify foi in-state tuition must fiist meet the
following thiesholu iequiiements:
Stuuents must have iesiueu in Ninnesota foi at least one calenuai
yeai immeuiately piioi to applying foi in-state tuition.
Resiuence in Ninnesota must not be meiely foi the puipose of
attenuing a college oi univeisity.
Each of the following auuitional facts anu ciicumstances will be consiueieu
when iesponuing to a petition foi instate tuition. No one of these factois is
eithei necessaiy oi sufficient to suppoit a claim foi instate tuition:
Continuous piesence in Ninnesota uuiing peiiou when not
eniolleu as a stuuent.
Souices foi financial suppoit aie geneiateu within Ninnesota.
Bomicile in Ninnesota of family, guaiuian, oi othei ielatives oi
peisons legally iesponsible foi stuuent.
0wneiship of a home in Ninnesota.
Peimanent iesiuence in Ninnesota.
The following ciicumstances, stanuing alone, shall not constitute sufficient
eviuence of uomicile to affect eligibility foi instate tuition unuei these
iegulations but may be consiueieu as pait of the uemonstiation of the facts
anu ciicumstances listeu above.
voting oi iegistiation foi voting.
The lease of living quaiteis.
A statement of intention to acquiie a uomicile in Ninnesota.
Bomicile of stuuent's spouse in Ninnesota.
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Automobile iegistiation.
f. 0thei public iecoius, e.g., biith anu maiiiage iecoius.
Exceptions: Inuiviuuals in the following categoiies shall qualify foi instate
tuition iates:
Stuuents who qualify unuei a Boaiu-appioveu agieement between
a goveinmental subuivision anu a college oi univeisity.
Colleges anu univeisities may auopt a policy to exempt high ability
stuuents who aie in the top 1S peicent of theii high school class oi
who scoie above the 8Sth peicentile on a national stanuaiuizeu
achievement test anu who iesiue in states that uo not have
iecipiocity agieements with Ninnesota.
Stuuents who qualify unuei a college oi univeisity affiimative
action piogiam consistent with law anu appioveu by the
Chancelloi oi uesignee.
Nonimmigiant }apanese stuuents who have completeu a piogiam
of stuuy of at least one acauemic yeai at Akita campus anu have
been iecommenueu by the piovost foi tiansfei to a Ninnesota
state college oi univeisity anu who ietain theii legal visa status.
Stuuents who aie iecognizeu as iefugees by the 0ffice of Refugee
Resettlement of the 0. S. Bepaitment of Bealth anu Buman
Seivices.
Colleges anu univeisities may auopt a policy to exempt
nonimmigiant inteinational stuuents classifieu unuei 8., 0.S.C.
11u1 (a) (1S) (B), (C), (B), (F), (B), (}), anu (N). 0.S. militaiy
peisonnel seiving on active uuty assignment in Ninnesota, anu
theii spouses anu uepenuent chiluien.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition is piojecteu to be $1S7.62 pei cieuit foi iesiuents anu $197.uS foi
non-iesiuents. Requiieu fees will be appioximately $18.81 pei cieuit. Some
classes may also have special couise fees. Please iefei to Estimateu Cost of
Attenuance. Any stuuent whose tuition anu othei financial obligations
iemain unpaiu at the stait of the teim may be uenieu entiance into class. If
a stuuent owes money fiom a pievious teim, iegistiation will be uenieu
until payment has been ieceiveu oi aiiangements maue with the Business
0ffice.
Tuition will be collecteu in accoiuance with the following guiuelines:
Stuuents eniolling at BCC must pay tuition on oi befoie the fiist
uay of the teim
Tuition payment may be uelayeu by pioviuing a guaianteeu
uocument that the tuition will be paiu by a uesignateu agency
(WIA, PELL, BRS, Ninnesota State uiant, BIA, etc.) It is the
iesponsibility of the stuuent to confiim this with the Financial Aiu
0ffice.
Any stuuent whose tuition anu othei financial obligations iemain
unpaiu at the stait of the teim will be uenieu entiance into class.
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If a stuuent will be ieceiving financial aiu oi agency funuing anu
wishes to uefei payment until such funuing aiiives, please contact
the Business 0ffice.
A late fee of $2S.uu will be assesseu on any unpaiu balances in
accoiuance with policy stating all colleges anu univeisities shall
chaige these fees consistent with Ninnesota statutes, boaiu
policies, anu system pioceuuies. This fee will be chaigeu to
stuuents as of the following uates: Fall Semestei: 0ctobei 1, Spiing
Semestei: Naich 1, Summei Semestei: }une 1S.
If you have any questions, please contact the Business 0ffice at (218)
262-72uS oi (218) 262-67S6.
Tuition Payment & Book Deferment
BCC is iequiieu to cancel stuuent iegistiation aftei the fifth (Sth) uay of the
semestei unless one of the following has been completeu:
Tuition anu fees have been paiu in full.
Naue a minimum uown payment of 1S% 0R $Suu.uu (whichevei is
less) of tuition anu fees.
Bave a FAFSA (Fiee Application foi Feueial Stuuent Aiu) on file
with Financial Aiu.
Authoiization foi thiiu-paity oi othei agency funuing has been
ieceiveu piioi to the fifth (Sth) uay of the semestei.
Stuuent is eniolleu in Post Seconuaiy Eniollment 0ption Piogiam
(PSE0).
Stuuent is eniolleu in an active exteinal payment piogiam, such as
FACTS NANAuENENTE-CASBIER. Foi eniollment infoimation
please go to www.hibbing.euu.
0nce a stuuent is uioppeu fiom couises, at least one of the minimum
iequiiements above must be met befoie a stuuent can petition to ieinstate
couise iegistiation, pioviueu classioom space is available.
Stuuents may uefei the cost of books if sufficient funus, giants anuoi loans
awaiueu anu ceitifieu covei tuition anu fees in auuition to the cost of
books. If you cannot affoiu to buy youi books uuiing the fiist week of class,
you may inquiie at the BCC Libiaiy foi a list of books on ieseive. Foi youi
convenience, the bookstoie accepts vISA anu NasteiCaiu.
Waivers & Refunds
BCC will iefunu tuition foi complete withuiawal in accoiuance with a
piesciibeu scheuule set by NNSC0 anu BCC Business 0ffice.
Financial Aid Impact for Complete Withdrawal: Financial aiu is
"eaineu" baseu on attenuance. If you completely withuiaw oi stop
attenuing classes, feueial iegulations iequiie calculation iepayment of
feueial financial aiu baseu on a stuuent's uays of attenuance. A stuuent who
completely withuiaws piioi to completing 6u% of the teim is iequiieu to
iepay a poition of financial aiu. A stuuent who stops attenuing classes
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without an official withuiawal is also subject to a iefunuiepayment
calculation. Any stuuent ieceiving all F's in a teim must have uocumenteu
attenuance beyonu 6u% of the teim.
Waivers: Waiveis may be gianteu foi a vaiiety of ieasons anu only unuei
special ciicumstances as ueemeu appiopiiate by the Piovost.
Policies, Procedures, & Responsibilities
Absences
It is expecteu each stuuent eniolleu will be piesent, on time, anu complete
all assigneu woik in the class. The uegiee to which stuuent absences affect
couise giaues will be specifieu in wiiting anu given to stuuents on the fiist
uay of the class. Paiticipation in inteicollegiate activities, co-cuiiiculai
activities, fielu tiips, etc. authoiizeu by the college will be excuseu fiom
class attenuance, but not fiom the iesponsibility foi woik assigneu uuiing
absence. Instiuctois, auvisois, oi coaches iequesting the absence of
stuuents foi co-cuiiiculai events shall infoim the Piovost oi Bean of
Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices in wiiting at least five (S) class uays
befoie the time of the absence. If these absences aie authoiizeu, the lists of
stuuents must be to all faculty at least thiee (S) class uays piioi to the
absence. Foi inteicollegiate activities, the Athletic Biiectoi will uistiibute
team lists anu athletic scheuules to faculty piioi to the stait of the
iespective season. Athletic events outsiue of the iegulai scheuule shall not
be helu uuiing the acauemic yeai if they iequiie stuuent athletes to miss
iegulaily scheuuleu classes unless appioveu by college auministiation.
Instiuctois aie expecteu to make eveiy effoit possible foi stuuents to make
up woik misseu uue to authoiizeu absences. Stuuents missing classes foi
ieasons othei than those inuicateu above aie encouiageu to contact theii
instiuctois, counseloi, oi auvisoi.
A stuuent who has ceaseu attenuing classes may not ieceive a financial aiu
uisbuisement unless the Feueial Refunu Repayment calculation shows
eligibility. If the stuuent uisputes that they have ceaseu attenuing, they may
appeal utilizing the Stuuent Petition piocess.
Academic Evaluation
Stuuent acauemic peifoimance shall be evaluateu solely on the basis of
acauemic stanuaius incluuing any iequiiements noteu in the catalog,
couise syllabus, oi stuuent hanubook. Stuuents have piotection against
piejuuiceu oi capiicious evaluation anu shall not be evaluateu on the basis
of opinions oi conuuct in matteis unielateu to acauemic stanuaius.
Stuuents shall have the iight to ieview coiiecteu examinations oi othei
iequiieu assignments useu by the faculty in evaluating the stuuent's
acauemic peifoimance.
Accidents
In the event of injuiy, stuuents shoulu uial 911 oi contact any of the
Bibbing clinics oi Faiiview 0niveisity Neuical Centei-Nesabi. In the event
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you aie injuieu on campus, file a foimal Inciuent Repoit in the Business
0ffice within 24 houis.
Campus Security Report
The puipose of this iepoit is to infoim the campus of campus ciime
pievention piogiams, ciime iepoiting pioceuuies, emeigency iesponse,
anu a thiee-yeai statistical histoiy of ciiminal activity on campus. This
iepoit is available at the following website: http:ope.eu.govsecuiity
Change of Address
Foi puiposes of auministiation anu emeigencies, it is expecteu that all
stuuents iepoit changes of auuiess anu telephone numbei to Stuuent
Seivices.
Code of Conduct
Stuuents at BCC aie expecteu to conuuct themselves as matuie citizens
both on anu off campus. Each stuuent is expecteu to abiue by the iules,
iegulations, anu policies establisheu by the College foi the benefit of the
entiie campus community. BCC is committeu to cieating anu maintaining
an enviionment in which stuuents aie fiee to puisue theii acauemic, social
anu peisonal goals.
violations of the following iules anuoi iegulations will iesult in
uisciplinaiy action. violations may incluue but not be limiteu to:
Acauemic uishonesty, incluuing but not limiteu to, cheating,
plagiaiism, misiepiesentation of stuuent status, fuinishing false
infoimation to the college.
0nauthoiizeu entiy oi use of college facilities; intentional
obstiuction that unieasonably inteifeies with fieeuom of eithei
peuestiian oi vehiculai movement on campus.
Theft oi othei abuse of computei time, incluuing but not limiteu to
unauthoiizeu entiy into a file, unauthoiizeu use of anothei's
passwoiu, oi use of computei facilities to inteifeie with the noimal
opeiation of the College computei system.
Bisiuption oi obstiuction of teaching, ieseaich, auministiation,
uisciplinaiy pioceeuings, oi othei College activities on oi off
campus, oi othei authoiizeu non-College activities on campus.
violation of NnSC0 Boaiu of Tiustees anu college policies, iules
anuoi iegulations.
0se of any tobacco in college builuings. Tobacco use incluues the
caiiying of a lighteu cigaiette, cigai, oi pipe anu use of any
smoking mateiial, as well as smokeless tobacco.
0se, sale oi possession of any alcoholic beveiages on college
piopeity.
0se, sale oi possession of uiugs anuoi naicotics on campus not
piesciibeu by a physician.
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Act of hazing oi enuangeiing the mental oi physical health oi
safety of a stuuent, oi uestioying public oi piivate piopeity, foi the
puipose of initiation, aumission to, affiliation with, oi as a
conuition foi continueu membeiship in, a gioup oi oiganization.
Bisciplinaiy action can be taken against both inuiviuuals anu
oiganizations, with the officeis of the oiganization seiving as
iepiesentatives uuiing any heaiing.
0se of fiiewoiks, fiieaims, ammunition oi weapons of any soit.
Physical oi psychologicalemotional abuse incluuing, but not
limiteu to, stalking, intimiuation, oi haiassment.
uambling foi money oi othei things of value on campus oi at
college-sponsoieu activities except as peimitteu by law.
Failuie to comply with uiiections of College officials acting in the
peifoimance of theii uuties.
Bisoiueily, inappiopiiate, lewu, inuecent oi obscene conuuct oi
expiession on college-owneu oi contiolleu piopeity oi at college
sponsoieu oi supeiviseu functions.
Theft oi uamage of College oi College community piopeity.
Nisuse of iegistiation system.
Sanctions: 0ne oi moie of the following sanctions may be imposeu upon
any stuuent founu to have violateu the Coue of Conuuct. Sanctions incluue
but aie not limiteu to:
Refeiial: A stuuent is iequiieu to seek counseling oi euucation on
campus oi within a community agency, anu follow the
iecommenuation of that agency. The stuuent must allow the
agency to notify the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices,
in wiiting, of compliance.
Waining: A notice in wiiting to a stuuent who is violating oi has
violateu college iules oi iegulations.
Piobation: A wiitten iepiimanu foi violation of specifieu
iegulations. Piobation is foi a uesignateu peiiou of time anu
incluues the piobability of moie seveie uisciplinaiy sanctions if the
stuuent is founu to be violating any college iules oi iegulations
uuiing the piobationaiy peiiou. This may iestiict paiticipation in
college activities, clubs, etc.
Restitution: Compensation foi loss, uamage, oi injuiy. This may
take the foim of appiopiiate seivice anuoi mateiial ieplacement.
Suspension: Sepaiation of the stuuent fiom the College foi a
uefinite peiiou of time, aftei which the stuuent is eligible to ietuin.
Conuitions foi ieaumission may be specifieu.
Expulsion: Teimination of stuuent status foi an inuefinite peiiou.
Due Process: Faii tieatment will be affoiueu to all stuuents unuei any anu
all ciicumstances while attenuing the College. Any action which iesults in a
negative impact on a stuuent oi in tempoiaiy oi peimanent suspension
fiom college activities will contain the following elements:
Wiitten uocumentation by appiopiiate college peisonnel.
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Wiitten anu timely notice to the stuuent of the specific giounus
anu the natuie of the eviuence on which the pioceeuings aie baseu.
An oppoitunity foi a heaiing when the stuuent can piesent
explanations anu eviuence.
Action will be taken only on giounus which aie suppoiteu by
substantial eviuence.
Any action, if taken, shall be commensuiate with the seveiity of the
offense.
Wiitten notification to the stuuent outlining uecisions anu
iesulting consequences.
Investigation and Informal Process: Following the filing of a complaint
against a stuuent, the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices shall
conuuct an investigation of the complaint. If the accusation seems
unwaiianteu, the pioceeuings will uiscontinue. If theie is sufficient
eviuence to suppoit the accusation, the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu
Stuuent Seivices shall offei the accuseu stuuent an oppoitunity to iesolve
the violation at an infoimal meeting. Piioi to this meeting the stuuent shall
be given oial oi wiitten notice of the specific behavioial piosciiptions
shehe is accuseu of having violateu anu of the eviuence available to
suppoit the accusation. If a mutually acceptable iesolution cannot be
ieacheu uuiing the infoimal meeting, incluuing any applicable sanctions,
the case shall be iefeiieu to foimal heaiing piocess.
Formal Hearing and Due Process Rights: A foimal heaiing (closeu to
piotect the confiuentiality of those involveu) will occui anu concluue within
Su school uays of the uate it was ueteimineu the infoimal piocess was not
successful in cases of suspension oi expulsion. A juuicial panel will be
conveneu. The juuicial panel will incluue the following iepiesentatives:
thiee stuuents appointeu by the Stuuent Senate anu thiee college
employees appointeu by the Piovost. Notice of a foimal heaiing will be
seiveu to the stuuent(s) within S school uays aftei the ueteimination has
been maue to move to the foimal piocess. The notice will incluue the time,
place, anu uate of the heaiing. The stuuent's failuie to appeai at the heaiing
shall not pievent the heaiing fiom pioceeuing as scheuuleu.
Within S school uays of the notice of a foimal heaiing, the stuuent will be
infoimeu in wiiting of the following: 1) the complaint, 2) the eviuence to be
piesenteu against himhei, S) a list of witnesses anu the natuie of theii
testimony. The stuuent shall be given the oppoitunity to speak in hishei
own uefense, to piesent witnesses, to question any witnesses, anu may
have a suppoit peison piesent. The suppoit peison may pioviue auvice to
the stuuent, but may not paiticipate in any questioning. When theie is
likelihoou that a stuuent involveu in conuuct pioceeuings will face ciiminal
piosecution foi a seiious offense, it may be auvisable that the stuuent have
an attoiney as the auvisoi.
A wiitten notice of finuings anu conclusions shall be pioviueu to the
stuuent within 1u school uays aftei the heaiing. The notice shall infoim the
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stuuent of any sanction to be imposeu. The notice shall also contain
infoimation iegaiuing any applicable appeal piocess.
Off Campus Conduct: The College ieseives the iight to holu stuuents
accountable foi a violation of the behavioial piosciiptions containeu in the
Coue of Conuuct committeu off campus when:
Bazing is involveu; oi
The violation is committeu while paiticipating in a college
sanctioneu oi sponsoieu activity; oi
The victim of the violation is a membei of the college community;
oi
The violation constitutes a felony unuei state oi feueial law; oi
The violation auveisely affects the euucational, ieseaich, oi seivice
functions of the college.
Summary Suspensions: In ceitain ciicumstances, the auministiation may
impose a summaiy suspension piioi to the infoimal oi foimal pioceeuings
uesciibeu in the pievious aiticles. A summaiy suspension may be imposeu
only when, in the juugment of the auministiation, the accuseu stuuent's
piesence on the college campus woulu constitute a thieat to the safety anu
well-being of membeis of the campus community. Befoie implementing the
summaiy suspension, the accuseu stuuent shall be given oial oi wiitten
notice of the intention to impose the summaiy suspension anu shall be
given an oppoitunity to piesent oial oi wiitten aiguments against the
imposition of suspension. Bowevei, the iefusal of a stuuent to accept oi
acknowleuge this notice shall not pievent the implementation of a
summaiy suspension.
Notice of the summaiy suspension shall be pioviueu in wiiting to the
stuuent. Aftei the stuuent has been summaiily suspenueu, the stuuent shall
be pioviueu an oppoitunity foi a foimal oi infoimal heaiing within the
shoitest ieasonable time peiiou, not to exceeu 9 uays. Buiing the summaiy
suspension, the stuuent may not entei the campus oi aiea of campus
specifieu without obtaining piioi peimission fiom the auministiation.
Appeals: Stuuents shall be pioviueu an avenue of appeal within the college
foi any auveise outcome of a conuuct pioceeuing. In cases involving
sanctions of suspension foi 1u uays oi longei, stuuents shall be infoimeu of
theii iight to a contesteu case heaiing unuei Ninnesota law (Chaptei 14,
NSA).
Computer Lab Policies & Procedures
The stuuent computei laboiatoiies at BCC aie useu by stuuents foi couise
woik anu ieseaich. In oiuei to pioviue stuuents with equitable access to
campus iesouices anu to ensuie the aieas pioviueu maintain an
atmospheie suitable foi acauemic woik the following policies anu
pioceuuies have been auopteu anu implementeu.
Enforcement of Policies and Procedures: The Lab Assistant with the
assistance of Woik Stuuy peisonnel is piimaiily iesponsible foi enfoicing
the Computei Lab Policies anu Pioceuuies. The Lab peisonnel aie in chaige
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of the computei lab anu theii instiuctions must be followeu.
Noncompliance with the policies anu pioceuuies will be giounus foi
ievoking lab piivileges anu may iesult in iefeiial foi uisciplinaiy action.
The Woik Stuuy will enueavoi to pioviue basic help to stuuents. Basic
assistance coveis basic computei opeiations such as locating applications,
staiting anu exiting applications, piinting anu saving woik to uisks etc.
Tioubleshooting softwaie anu haiuwaie pioblems is the iesponsibility of
the BCC Computei Seivices staff.
ID Access Required: The computei labs aie open to BCC stuuents, faculty
anu staff only. Anyone who is a stuuent of BCC will be iequiieu to
suiienuei hishei Stuuent IB caiu to the Lab peisonnel while using the
computei labs uuiing open lab houis. Anyone who uoes not have oi iefuses
to pioviue a Stuuent IB will not be alloweu to use the lab. The Lab
peisonnel will collect Stuuent IBs fiom stuuents upon enteiing the lab. If
the Lab peisonnel aie not on uuty, they aie iequiieu to collect IB's upon
ietuining. If the Lab peisonnel leave the lab they will ietuin the IB's back to
theii owneis.
Rules of Conduct: Paiticipating in behavioi oi activities that uistuib otheis
oi uisiupt the opeiations of the lab is not peimitteu. This incluues, but is
not limiteu to: louu music, talking, oi using computei labs foi socializing.
0thei iules of conuuct incluue:
Respect othei stuuents, faculty anu staff when woiking in the lab.
Bisiuptive behavioi, such as shouting oi cuising will not be
toleiateu.
Conuuct conveisations with otheis in a quiet mannei. Bisiuptive
stuuents will be askeu to leave.
Auuio CBs oi applications with auuio output may only be useu with
heauphones.
All cell phones aie to be tuineu off oi set to silent while in the lab.
If ieceiving a phone call, exit the lab anu caiiy on conveisation
somewheie outsiue the lab.
Activities Prohibited in the Computer Labs: Prohibited activities include
but are not limited to:
Eating, uiinking oi use of tobacco piouucts.
Accessing poinogiaphy, piofane oi othei obscene mateiial
Playing music and accessing other forms of entertainment that is
uisiuptive
Piinting files that aie laigei than S pages not ielateu to classioom
assignments
0nauthoiizeu copying of licenseu softwaie fiom the lab haiu uisks
oi file seiveis is a violation of Feueial copyiight laws. Softwaie
license agieements anu copyiight laws will be stiictly enfoiceu in
the college computei labs.
Bata files cieateu in the lab shoulu be saveu uiiectly on jump uiive
CB, oi netwoik uiive. Any files saveu to computei haiu uiives will
be ueleteu.
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Changing haiuwaie anu softwaie configuiations in the computei
labs is piohibiteu. This incluues mouifications of the settings,
configuiations of piinteis anu mouification of system softwaie.
violatois of this policy will be iefeiieu to the piopei authoiity foi
appiopiiate action, which may incluue the loss of computei
piivileges.
Activities which may violate State or Federal law:
Accessing someone else's account, uiiectoiy, piivate files, oi e-mail
without peimission fiom the ownei.
Nisiepiesenting one's own iuentity in electionic communication.
violating copyiight anuoi softwaie agieements.
0sing computing iesouices to thieaten oi haiass otheis.
violating lab anu systems policies, pioceuuies, anu piotocol.
violations of the pieceuing iules anu iegulations will iesult in uisciplinaiy
action. Bisciplinaiy action will incluue but is not limiteu to veibal waining,
being askeu to leave the computei lab, notification to the piopei authoiities
foi appiopiiate action
Acceptable Use Policy: Bibbing Community College (BCC, "we," "the
College," "oui") pioviues numeious infoimation technology iesouices foi
use by BCC to suppoit its euucational mission. The use of these iesouices
must be consistent with the goals of the College. Nembeis of the BCC
community aie expecteu to act iesponsibly anu to follow the College's
guiuelines, policies anu pioceuuies in utilizing infoimation technology anu
electionic netwoiks accesseu by such technology. The College's acceptable
use policy incluues the following guiuelines anu applies to each BCC
community membei, incluuing faculty, stuuents, staff oi othei useis:
Respect the iights of otheis. 0seis must not engage in activities that
inteifeie with oi uisiupt netwoik useis, equipment oi seivice; intentionally
uistiibute viiuses, woims, tiojans, oi othei malicious coue; oi install
softwaie oi haiuwaie that peimits unauthoiizeu access to System
infoimation technology.
Respect copyiight anu othei intellectual-piopeity iights. Copying of files
oi passwoius belonging to otheis will be consiueieu a violation of College
policies, a violation of the law anu may constitute fiauu, plagiaiism oi theft.
Softwaie licenseu by BCC must only be useu in accoiuance with the
applicable license. Nouifying oi uamaging infoimation without
authoiization (incluuing but not limiteu to alteiing uata, intiouucing
viiuses oi simply uamaging files) is unethical, a violation of College policies
anu may be a felony in Ninnesota.
0seis must iuentify themselves cleaily anu accuiately in electionic
communication. Anonymous communications appeai to uissociate useis
fiom iesponsibility foi actions anu aie inappiopiiate. Concealing iuentity
oi misiepiesentation of name oi affiliation to mask oi attempt to uistance
oneself fiom iiiesponsible oi offensive behavioi is a seiious abuse anu
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violation of College policies. 0sing iuentifieis of othei inuiviuuals
constitutes a violation of College policies anu constitutes fiauu.
- Abiue by secuiity iestiictions on all systems anu infoimation. Bistiibuting
one's passwoiu oi anothei peison's passwoiu oi access coue available to
otheis oi otheiwise attempting to evaue, uisable oi "ciack" passwoiu oi
othei secuiity piovisions oi assisting otheis in uoing so thieatens the woik,
piivacy anu well-being of many otheis anu is a seiious violation of College
policies, giounus foi immeuiate suspension of youi access piivileges anu
othei uisciplinaiy action.
- 0se iesouices efficiently. Accept limitations oi iestiictions on computing
iesouices, such as stoiage space, time limits, amount of iesouices
consumeu, when so instiucteu by the College. Such iestiictions aie
uesigneu to ensuie faii access foi all useis.
- Recognize limitations to piivacy in electionic communications. 0seis may
have an expectation that the contents of what is wiitten oi cieateu, stoieu
anu sent is seen only by those to whom intenu oi peimission given;
howevei, the secuiity of electionic infoimation on shaieu systems anu
netwoiks is appioximately that of papei uocuments in an unsealeu
envelope geneially iespecteu, but bieachable by someone ueteimineu to
uo so. Also note that, as pait of theii iesponsibilities, technical manageis oi
othei peisons may neeu to view the contents to uiagnose oi coiiect
pioblems.
- Accept iesponsibility foi one's woik by leaining appiopiiate uses of
softwaie to maintain the integiity of what is cieateu. Keep aichives anu
backup copies of impoitant woik. Leain anu piopeily use the featuies foi
secuiing oi shaiing access to youi infoimation on any computeis useu.
Resouices may be useu foi lawful anu peimitteu puiposes only. 0se of
iesouices foi unlawful puiposes oi foi uses not specifically peimitteu by
the College, oi assisting anothei in such use, is a seiious violation of College
policies anu giounus foi uisciplinaiy action anu othei sanctions. The
College extenus College policies anu pioceuuies foi use anu access to
infoimation technology anu systems outsiue the College accesseu via
College facilities. Netwoik oi computing pioviueis outsiue the College may
auuitionally impose theii own conuitions oi appiopiiate use, foi which
useis aie iesponsible.
When necessaiy, in the College's uiscietion to maintain continueu
ieasonable seivices to the iest of the community, oi in cases of
iiiesponsible use, units pioviuing iesouices, such as Acauemic Computing,
may suspenu piivileges anu may uisallow connection of computeis (even
peisonal ones) to the campus netwoik oi take oi iecommenu othei action
necessaiy oi appiopiiate. 0seis aie expecteu to coopeiate with
investigations by iesouice manageis oi otheis at the College, eithei of
technical pioblems oi of possible unauthoiizeu oi iiiesponsible use as
uefineu in these guiuelines, in its othei guiuelines, policies oi pioceuuies,
oi as may otheiwise be iuentifieu by the College fiom time to time; failuie
to uo so may be giounus foi suspension oi loss of access piivileges anu
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othei uisciplinaiy action as inuicateu in the acceptable use policy, below in
the on-line netwoik seivices policy oi as otheiwise ueteimineu by the
College. The Baiassment 0fficei will investigate anu uocument appaient oi
allegeu violations of the Sexual Baiassment anu Sexual violence policies as
they apply to technology use. The Buman Rights 0fficei will investigate anu
uocument all othei appaient oi allegeu violations of this policy.
Online Network Use: BCC has computeis capable of accessing Inteinet,
Woilu Wiue Web anu othei online computei netwoiks (collectively,
"on-line netwoiks"). We encouiage membeis of the College community to
use on-line netwoiks foi euucational puiposes unuei the appiopiiate
ciicumstances.
Bowevei, in oiuei to piotect oui iights anu the iights of otheis anu to
lessen exposuie to potential liability iesulting fiom the natuie anu use of
infoimation a stuuent oi faculty membei posts on oi tiansmits thiough
on-line netwoiks, ceitain iules must be followeu. Anyone who violates
College policies incluuing those set foith in the BCC Stuuent Banubook,
otheis auopteu fiom time to time oi applicable law, shall be subjecteu to
sanctions, incluuing without limitation, piohibiting connection to oi use of
any campus netwoik, uisallowance of the piivilege to connect computeis to
the campus netwoik, piohibiting use of any of oui computeis to access any
on-line netwoik, fines, iestitution, piobation, suspension, expulsion,
teimination of employment oi othei action (oi any combination theieof).
Passwords: Users may be given passwoius selecteu foi accessing on-line
netwoiks. 0seis aie iesponsible foi maintaining all passwoius in
confiuence anu not to uisclose oi make available any to thiiu paities
without oui piioi wiitten consent. 0seis will be helu iesponsible anu will
be liable foi any haim iesulting fiom uisclosing oi allowing uisclosuie oi
impiopei use of a passwoiu.
An I.B. sign-in pioceuuie is necessaiy in all open labs (labs not pait of any
paiticulai class). You must piesent youi stuuent I.B. caiu to be helu by the
peison in chaige of the lab anu sign in as a computei usei.
The peison in chaige will assign to you the use of a specific computei.
When you aie ieauy to leave, you must sign out anu pick up youi I.B. caiu.
Online Conduct: 0n-line netwoiks shall be useu only as peimitteu by the
College, only in accoiuance with applicable College policies anu only foi
lawful puiposes. Any mateiial which encouiages conuuct that woulu
constitute a ciiminal offense, give iise to civil liability oi otheiwise violate
any applicable law oi College policies. We ieseive the iight to iestiict
anuoi inteiiupt communications thiough oi by use of any of oui
computeis oi computei seivices, which we believe to be haimful to the
College oi to otheis using the applicable on-line netwoik oi a violation of
College policies oi any thiiu paity's iights. Noie specifically anu without
limitation, the following conuuct violates College policies anu is not
peimitteu:
0seis must comply with the laws of othei juiisuictions, systems oi
netwoiks when communicating electionically within those
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juiisuictions, systems oi netwoiks. 0seis aie iesponsible foi the
content anu any liability iesulting fiom that use.
0seis must not engage in inappiopiiate use in haiassment, thieats
to oi uefamation of otheis, stalking, anuoi illegal haiassment oi
uisciimination.
Tiansmitting thiough oi posting on any on-line netwoik sexually
explicit images.
Communication unuei a false name oi uesignation oi a name oi
uesignation you aie not authoiizeu to use, incluuing instances in
conjunction with iepiesenting that you aie somehow acting on
behalf of oi unuei the auspices of BCC.
Tiansmission of chain letteis anu pyiamiu schemes of any kinu aie
piohibiteu. Ceitain chain letteis anu pyiamiu schemes aie illegal.
Letteis oi messages that offei a piouuct oi seivice baseu on oui
utilizing the stiuctuie of a chain lettei aie also of questionable
legality.
0se of any on-line netwoik to senu unsoliciteu auveitising,
piomotional mateiial oi othei foims of solicitation to otheis is
piohibiteu, except as peimitteu by law anu when not piohibiteu by
College policies anu in those aieas that aie uesignateu foi such a
puipose, foi example, a classifieu au aiea.
Improper use of copyright or proprietary information: 0seis may,
subject to College policies anu authoiization, uploau to softwaie files oi
otheiwise uistiibute on online netwoiks only infoimation, softwaie,
photogiaphs, viueos, giaphics, music, sounus anu othei mateiial
(collectively "content") not subject to any copyiight, tiauemaik, tiaue
seciets oi othei piopiietaiy iights of otheis, oi content in which the authoi
has given expiess wiitten authoiization foi on-line uistiibution. Any
copyiighteu content submitteu oi useu with the consent of the copyiight
ownei shoulu contain a phiase such as "Copyiight owneu by |name of
owneij; useu by peimission." 0nauthoiizeu tiansmission of copyiighteu oi
othei piopiietaiy content is piohibiteu anu constitutes a violation of
College policies anu coulu be subject to ciiminal piosecution as well as
peisonal liability in a civil suit, in auuition to othei sanctions.
Use of Hibbing Community College name: 0seis may not unuei any
ciicumstances, without the College's piioi wiitten consent, use the name
"Bibbing Community College" in any foim oi use any symbol oi logo oi
giaphic useu by oi associateu with Bibbing Community College alone oi
with the name "Bibbing Community College" oi any name, symbol, logo,
giaphic confusingly similai to Bibbing Community College's name, symbols,
logo oi giaphics as pait of an e-mail auuiess, a "home page" oi a seconu oi
highei level uomain name foi any on-line netwoik utilizeu, oiiginateu oi
iegisteieu with Inteinet oi similai authoiity. 0nauthoiizeu use of the name
"Bibbing Community College" oi any symbol, logo, giaphic useu by oi
associateu with the College oi any confusingly similai theieto, is a violation
of College policies anu subject to sanction.
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Directory Information
BCC uesignates the following as Biiectoiy Infoimation: Stuuent name,
auuiess, telephone numbei, email auuiess, uate anu place of biith, full-time,
pait-time, giaue level, majoi fielu of stuuy, paiticipation in officially
iecognizeu activities anu spoits, weight anu height of membeis of athletic
teams, uates of attenuance, uegiees anu awaius ieceiveu, most iecent
pievious school attenueu anu photogiaph. The College may uisclose any of
those items without piioi wiitten consent, unless notifieu in wiiting to the
contiaiy.
Discrimination/Harassment Investigation & Resolution
This pioceuuie is uesigneu to fuithei implement Ninnesota State Colleges
anu 0niveisities policies ielating to nonuisciimination by pioviuing a
piocess thiough which inuiviuuals alleging violation of Boaiu Policy 1B.1
Nonuisciimination in Employment anu Euucation 0ppoitunity may puisue
a complaint. This incluues allegations of ietaliation, oi uisciimination oi
haiassment baseu on sex, iace, age, uisability, coloi, cieeu, national oiigin,
ieligion, sexual oiientation, maiital status, oi status with iegaiu to public
assistance. In auuition, uisciimination in employment baseu on
membeiship oi activity in a local commission as uefineu by law is
piohibiteu.
This pioceuuie shall apply to all inuiviuuals affiliateu with Ninnesota State
Colleges anu 0niveisities, incluuing its stuuents, employees, anu applicants
foi employment, anu is intenueu to piotect the iights anu piivacy of both
the complainant anu iesponuent anu othei involveu inuiviuuals, as well as
to pievent ietaliationiepiisal. Inuiviuuals who violate this pioceuuie shall
be subject to uisciplinaiy oi othei coiiective action. A single act of
uisciimination oi haiassment may be baseu on moie than one piotecteu
class status. Foi example, uisciimination baseu on anti-Semitism may ielate
to ieligion, national oiigin, oi both; uisciimination against a piegnant
woman might be baseu on sex, maiital status, oi both; uisciimination
against a tiansgenuei oi tianssexual inuiviuual might be baseu on sex oi
sexual oiientation. Not eveiy act that may be offensive to an inuiviuual oi
gioup constitutes uisciimination oi haiassment. Baiassment incluues
action beyonu the meie expiession of views, woius, symbols oi thoughts
that anothei inuiviuual finus offensive. To constitute a violation of Boaiu
Policy 1B.1, conuuct must be consiueieu sufficiently seiious to ueny oi limit
a stuuent's oi employee's ability to paiticipate in oi benefit fiom the
seivices, activities, oi piivileges pioviueu by Ninnesota State Colleges anu
0niveisities.
This pioceuuie is not applicable to allegations of sexual violence;
allegations of sexual violence aie hanuleu puisuant to Boaiu Policy 1B.S
Sexual violence anu System Pioceuuie 1B.S.1. In auuition, haiassment anu
uisciimination complaints not aiising fiom allegeu violations of Boaiu
Policy 1B.1, aie to be auuiesseu unuei othei appiopiiate policies anu
establisheu piactices.
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Definitions: The following uefinitions in Boaiu Policy 1B.1 also apply to
this pioceuuie:
Designated officer - individual uesignateu by the piesiuent oi chancelloi
piimaiily iesponsible foi conuucting an initial inquiiy, ueteimining
whethei to pioceeu with an investigation unuei this pioceuuie, anu
investigating oi cooiuinating the investigation of iepoits anu complaints of
uisciiminationhaiassment. Piioi to seiving as the uesignateu officei, the
inuiviuual must complete investigatoi tiaining pioviueu by the 0ffice of the
Chancelloi.
Decision maker a high level auministiatoi uesignateu by the piesiuent
oi chancelloi to ieview investigative iepoits, to make finuings whethei
Boaiu policy 1B.1 has been violateu baseu upon the investigation, anu to
ueteimine the appiopiiate action foi the institution to take baseu upon the
finuings. Piioi to seiving as a uecision makei foi complaints unuei this
pioceuuie, auministiatois must complete uecision makei tiaining pioviueu
by the 0ffice of the Chancelloi.
Retaliation - any action against a complainant oi othei inuiviuual because
the inuiviuual:
Paiticipateu in the investigation oi iesolution of a complaint unuei
this pioceuuie;
0pposeu conuuct the inuiviuual believes was in violation of Boaiu
policy 1B1.; oi
Associates with anothei inuiviuual who is piotecteu fiom
uisciimination unuei Policy 1B.1.
Consensual relationships - Board Policy 1B.1 Nonuisciimination in
Employment anu Euucation 0ppoitunity piohibits consensual ielationships
between an employee anu a stuuent oi anothei employee ovei whom he oi
she exeicises uiiect oi otheiwise significant acauemic, auministiative,
supeivisoiy, evaluative, counseling, oi extiacuiiiculai authoiity oi
influence, whethei oi not both paities appeai to have consenteu to the
ielationship, except as noteu. Examples of piohibiteu consensual
ielationships incluue, but aie not limiteu to:
An employee anu a stuuent if the employee is in a position to
evaluate oi otheiwise significantly influence the stuuent's
euucation, employment, housing, paiticipation in athletics, oi any
othei college oi univeisity activity (employee incluues, foi
example, giauuate assistants, auministiatois, coaches, auvisois,
piogiam uiiectois, counselois anu iesiuence life staff);
A faculty membei anu a stuuent who is eniolleu in the faculty
membei's couise, who is an auvisee of the faculty membei, oi
whose acauemic woik is supeiviseu oi evaluateu by the faculty
membei; anu
A supeivisoi anu an employee unuei the peison's supeivision.
A faculty membei oi othei employee is piohibiteu fiom
unueitaking a iomantic oi sexual ielationship oi peimitting one to
uevelop with a stuuent oi supeivisee who is eniolleu in the
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peison's class oi is subject to that peison's supeivision oi
evaluation. If a consensual, iomantic oi sexual ielationship exists
between an employee anu anothei inuiviuual anu subsequent
event cieates a supeivisoisupeivisee, facultystuuent oi similai
ielationship between them, the peison with evaluative oi
supeivisoiy authoiity is iequiieu to iepoit the ielationship to his
oi hei supeivisoi so that evaluative functions can be ieassigneu if
possible.
This pioceuuie uoes not covei consensual ielationships between
inuiviuuals that uo not iequiie one to exeicise uiiect oi otheiwise
significant acauemic, auministiative, supeivisoiy, evaluative,
counseling, oi extiacuiiiculai authoiity oi influence ovei the othei.
This piohibition uoes not limit the iight of an employee to make a
iecommenuation on peisonnel matteis
Reporting an incident: Any inuiviuual who believes she oi he has been oi
is being subjecteu to conuuct, piohibiteu by Boaiu Policy 1B.1, is
encouiageu to iepoit the inciuent to the uesignateu officei. The
iepoitcomplaint shoulu be biought as soon as possible aftei an inciuent
occuis. Any stuuent, faculty membei oi employee who knows of, ieceives
infoimation about oi ieceives a complaint of uisciiminationhaiassment is
stiongly encouiageu to iepoit the infoimation oi complaint to the
uesignateu officei of the 0ffice of the Chancelloi, college, oi univeisity.
Duty to report: Auministiatois anu supeivisois shall iefei allegations of
conuuct that they ieasonably believe may constitute uisciimination oi
haiassment unuei Boaiu Policy 1B.1 to the uesignateu officei oi in
consultation with the uesignateu officei may inquiie into anu iesolve such
matteis.
Reports against a president: A iepoitcomplaint against a piesiuent of a
college oi univeisity shall be fileu with the 0ffice of the Chancelloi.
Bowevei, complaints against a piesiuent shall be piocesseu by the college
oi univeisity if the piesiuent's iole in the allegeu inciuent was limiteu to a
uecision on a iecommenuation maue by anothei auministiatoi, such as
tenuie, piomotion oi nonienewal, anu the piesiuent hau no othei
substantial involvement in the mattei, conceining a peison with whom they
have a consensual ielationship wheie the iight to make iecommenuations
on such peisonnel matteis is explicitly pioviueu foi in the applicable
collective baigaining agieement oi compensation plan.
Reports against Office of the Chancellor Employees or Board of
Trustees: Foi iepoitscomplaints that involve allegations against 0ffice of
the Chancelloi employees, the iesponsibilities iuentifieu in this pioceuuie
as those of the piesiuent aie the iesponsibilities of the chancelloi.
Repoitscomplaints that involve allegations against the chancelloi oi a
membei of the Boaiu of Tiustees shall be iefeiieu to the chaii oi vice chaii
of the Boaiu foi piocessing. Such iepoitscomplaints may be assigneu to
appiopiiate system peisonnel oi outsiue investigatoiy assistance may be
uesignateu.
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False statements prohibited: Any inuiviuual who is ueteimineu to have
pioviueu false infoimation in filing a uisciimination iepoitcomplaint oi
uuiing the investigation of such a iepoitcomplaint may be subject to
uisciplinaiy oi coiiective action.
Withdrawn complaints: If a complainant no longei uesiies to puisue a
complaint, the 0ffice of the
Chancelloi, colleges, anu univeisities ieseive the iight to investigate anu
take appiopiiate action.
Right to representation: In accoiuance with feueial law anu applicable
collective baigaining agieement anu peisonnel plan language, iepiesenteu
employees may have the iight to iequest anu ieceive union iepiesentation
uuiing an investigatoiy meeting. Nothing in this pioceuuie is intenueu to
expanu, uiminish oi altei in any mannei whatsoevei any iight oi iemeuy
available unuei a collective baigaining agieement, peisonnel plan oi law.
Any uisciplinaiy action imposeu as a iesult of an investigation conuucteu
unuei this pioceuuie will be piocesseu in accoiuance with the applicable
collective baigaining agieement oi peisonnel plan.
Investigation and Resolution: The 0ffice of the Chancelloi, college oi
univeisity has an affiimative uuty to take timely anu appiopiiate action to
stop behavioi piohibiteu by Boaiu Policy 1B.1, conuuct investigations anu
take appiopiiate action to pievent iecuiiing misconuuct.
Personal resolution: This pioceuuie neithei pievents noi iequiies the
use of infoimal iesolution by an inuiviuual who believes he oi she has been
subject to conuuct in violation of Boaiu Policy 1B.1. In such a situation, the
inuiviuual shoulu cleaily explain to the allegeu offenuei as soon as possible
aftei the inciuent that the behavioi is objectionable anu must stop. If the
behavioi uoes not stop oi if the inuiviuual believes ietaliation may iesult
fiom the uiscussion, the inuiviuual shoulu iepoit to the uesignateu officei.
0nuei no ciicumstance shall an inuiviuual be iequiieu to use peisonal
iesolution to auuiess piohibiteu behaviois.
Information privacy: Confiuentiality of infoimation obtaineu uuiing an
investigation cannot be guaianteeu; such infoimation, howevei, will be
hanuleu in accoiuance with applicable feueial anu state uata piivacy laws.
Processing the complaint: The uesignateu officei must be contacteu to
initiate a iepoitcomplaint. The scope of the piocess useu in each
complaintiepoit shall be ueteimineu by the uesignateu officei baseu on
the complexity of the allegations, the numbei anu ielationship of
inuiviuuals involveu, anu othei peitinent factois.
Jurisdiction: The uesignateu officei shall ueteimine whethei the
iepoitcomplaint is one which shoulu be piocesseu thiough anothei 0ffice
of the Chancelloi, college oi univeisity pioceuuie available to the
complainant; if appiopiiate; the uesignateu officei shall uiiect the
complainant to that pioceuuie as soon as possible.
Conflicts: The uesignateu officei shoulu iuentify to the piesiuent oi
chancelloiuesignee any ieal oi peiceiveu conflict of inteiest in pioceeuing
as the uesignateu officei foi a specific complaint. If the piesiuent oi
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chancelloiuesignee ueteimines that a conflict exists, anothei uesignateu
officei shall be assigneu.
Information provided to complainant: At the time the iepoitcomplaint
is maue, the uesignateu officei shall infoim the complainant of the
piovisions of the Boaiu Policy 1B.1 anu this pioceuuie; pioviue a copy of oi
Web auuiess foi Boaiu Policy 1B.1 anu this pioceuuie to the complainant;
ueteimine whethei othei inuiviuuals aie peimitteu to accompany the
complainant uuiing investigatoiy inteiviews anu the extent of theii
involvement; anu infoim the complainant of the piovisions of Boaiu policy
1B.1 piohibiting ietaliation.
Complaint documentation: The uesignateu officei shall insuie that the
complaint is uocumenteu in wiiting. The uesignateu officei may iequest,
but not iequiie the complainant to uocument the complaint in wiiting using
the complaint foim of the 0ffice of the Chancelloi, college oi univeisity.
Information provided to the respondent: At the time initial contact is
maue with the iesponuent, the uesignateu officei shall infoim the
iesponuent in wiiting of the existence anu geneial natuie of the complaint
anu the piovisions of the nonuisciimination policy. At the initial meeting
with the iesponuent, the uesignateu officei shall: pioviue a copy of oi Web
auuiess foi Boaiu Policy 1B.1 anu this pioceuuie to the iesponuent;
pioviue sufficient infoimation to the iesponuent consistent with feueial
anu state uata piivacy laws to allow the iesponuent to iesponu to the
substance of the complaint; explain to the iesponuent that in auuition to
being inteivieweu by the uesignateu officei, the iesponuent may pioviue a
wiitten iesponse to the allegations; ueteimine whethei othei inuiviuuals
aie peimitteu to accompany the iesponuent uuiing investigative inteiviews
anu the extent of theii involvement; anu infoim the iesponuent of the
piovisions of Boaiu policy 1B.1 piohibiting ietaliation.
Investigatory process: The uesignateu officei shall: conuuct a fact-finuing
inquiiy oi investigation into the complaint, incluuing appiopiiate
inteiviews anu meetings; infoim the witnesses anu othei involveu
inuiviuuals of the piohibition against ietaliation; cieate, gathei anu
maintain investigative uocumentation as appiopiiate; uisclose appiopiiate
infoimation to otheis only on a neeu to know basis consistent with state
anu feueial law, anu pioviue a uata piivacy notice in accoiuance with state
law; anu hanule all uata in accoiuance with applicable feueial anu state
piivacy laws.
Interim Actions: The following interim actions may occur:
Employee reassignment or administrative leave: 0nuei appiopiiate
ciicumstances, the piesiuent oi chancelloi may, in consultation with
system legal counsel anu laboi ielations, ieassign oi place an employee on
auministiative leave at any point in time uuiing the iepoitcomplaint
piocess. In ueteimining whethei to place an employee on auministiative
leave oi ieassignment, consiueiation shall be given to the natuie of the
allegeu behavioi, the ielationships between the paities, the context in
which the allegeu inciuents occuiieu anu othei ielevant factois. Any action
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taken must be consistent with the applicable collective baigaining
agieement oi peisonnel plan.
Student summary suspension or other action: 0nuei appiopiiate
ciicumstances, the piesiuent oi uesignee may, in consultation with system
legal counsel, summaiily suspenu a stuuent at any point in time uuiing the
iepoitcomplaint piocess. A summaiy suspension may be imposeu only in
accoiuance with Boaiu Policy S.6 anu associateu system pioceuuies. Aftei
the stuuent has been summaiily suspenueu, the iepoitcomplaint piocess
shoulu be completeu within the shoitest ieasonable time peiiou, not to
exceeu nine (9) class uays. Buiing the summaiy suspension, the stuuent
may not entei the campus oi paiticipate in any college oi univeisity
activities without obtaining piioi peimission fiom the piesiuent oi
uesignee. 0thei tempoiaiy measuies may be taken in lieu of summaiy
suspension wheie the piesiuent oi uesignee ueteimines such measuies aie
appiopiiate.
No basis to proceed: At any point uuiing the piocessing of the complaint,
the uesignateu officei may ueteimine that theie is no basis to pioceeu
unuei Boaiu Policy 1B.1 the uesignateu officei shall iefei the complaint as
appiopiiate. The uesignateu officei shall notify the complainant anu
iesponuent of the outcome as appiopiiate, in accoiuance with applicable
uata piivacy laws.
Resolution: Aftei piocessing the complaint the uesignateu officei may
consiuei one oi moie of the following methous to iesolve the complaint as
appiopiiate:
conuuct oi cooiuinate euucationtiaining;
facilitate voluntaiy meetings between the paities;
iecommenu sepaiation of the paities, aftei consultation with
appiopiiate 0ffice of the Chancelloi, college oi univeisity
peisonnel;
othei possible outcomes may incluue iecommenuing changes in
woikplace assignments, eniollment in a uiffeient couise oi
piogiam, oi othei appiopiiate action;
0ffice of the Chancelloi, college oi univeisity may use alteinative
uispute iesolution oi meuiation seivices as a methou of iesolving
uisciimination oi haiassment complaints. Alteinative uispute
iesolution anu meuiation options iequiie the voluntaiy
paiticipation of all paities to the complaint;
0pon completion of the inquiiy, the uesignateu officei may uismiss
oi iefei the complaint to otheis as appiopiiate.
Decision process: If the above methous have not iesolveu the complaint
within a ieasonable peiiou of time to the satisfaction of the uesignateu
officei, oi the uesignateu officei feels auuitional steps shoulu be taken, the
pioceuuies in this subpait shall be followeu.
The uesignateu officei shall piepaie an investigation iepoit anu foiwaiu it
to the uecision makei foi ieview anu uecision; take auuitional investigative
measuies as iequesteu by the uecision makei; anu be iesponsible foi
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cooiuinating iesponses to iequests foi infoimation containeu in an
investigation iepoit in accoiuance with the Ninnesota uoveinment Bata
Piactices Act anu othei applicable law incluuing, but not limiteu to, the
Family Euucational Rights anu Piivacy Act (FERPA). In ueteimining the
appiopiiate iesponse, the uesignateu officei shall consult with the campus
uata piactice compliance official anuoi the 0ffice of ueneial Counsel.
Aftei ieceiving the investigation iepoit piepaieu by the uesignateu officei,
the uecision makei shall ueteimine whethei auuitional steps shoulu be
taken piioi to making the uecision. Auuitional steps may incluue: a iequest
that the uesignateu officei conuuct fuithei investigative measuies; a
meeting with the complainant, iesponuent oi othei involveu inuiviuuals. If
a meeting involving a iepiesenteu employee is conveneu, the complainant
oi iesponuent may choose to be accompanieu by the baigaining unit
iepiesentative, in accoiuance with the applicable collective baigaining
agieement anu feueial anu state law; anu a iequest foi auuitional
infoimation which may incluue a wiitten iesponse fiom the complainant oi
iesponuent ielating to the allegations of the complaint. 0thei measuies
ueemeu necessaiy to ueteimine whethei a violation of Policy 1B.1 has been
establisheu; when making the uecision, take into account the totality of the
ciicumstances, incluuing the natuie anu extent of the behaviois, the
ielationship(s) between the paities, the context in which the allegeu
inciuent(s) occuiieu, anu othei ielevant factois; ueteimine the natuie,
scope anu timing of uisciplinaiy oi coiiective action anu the piocess;
ueteimine the natuie, scope anu timing of uisciplinaiy oi coiiective action
anu the piocess foi implementation if a violation of the nonuisciimination
policy occuis. This may incluue consultation with human iesouices oi
supeivisoiy peisonnel to ueteimine appiopiiate uiscipline;
As appiopiiate, consistent with applicable state anu feueial uata piivacy
laws, iepoit in wiiting to the complainant, iesponuent anu the uesignateu
officei hei oi his finuings, anu the basis foi those finuings, as to whethei
Boaiu policy 1B.1 has been violateu. The wiitten iesponse to the
complainant shall be pioviueu within 6u uays aftei a complaint is maue
unless ieasonable cause foi uelay exists. Conuuct that is ueteimineu not to
have violateu Boaiu policy 1B.1 shall be iefeiieu to anothei pioceuuie foi
fuithei action, if appiopiiate.
Office of the Chancellor, college, or university action: The 0ffice of the
Chancelloi, college, oi univeisity shall take the appiopiiate coiiective
action baseu on iesults of the investigation, anu the uesignateu officei shall
make appiopiiate inquiiies to asceitain the effectiveness of any coiiective
oi uisciplinaiy action. Complainants aie encouiageu to iepoit any
subsequent conuuct that violates Boaiu policy 1B1.1, as well as allegations
of ietaliation. Wiitten notice to paities ielating to uiscipline, iesolutions,
anuoi final uispositions iesulting fiom the iepoitcomplaint piocess is
ueemeu to be official coiiesponuence fiom the 0ffice of the Chancelloi,
college oi univeisity. In accoiuance with state law, the 0ffice of the
Chancelloi, college oi univeisity is iesponsible foi filing the complaint
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uisposition conceining complaints against employees with the
Commissionei of Employee Relations within Su uays of final uisposition.
Filing an appeal: The complainant oi the iesponuent may appeal the
uecision of the uecision makei. An appeal must be fileu in wiiting with the
piesiuent oi uesignee within ten (1u) business uays aftei notification of the
uecision. The appeal must state specific ieasons why the complainant oi
iesponuent believes the uecision was impiopei. In a complaint against a
piesiuent oi othei official who iepoits uiiectly to the chancelloi, an appeal
may be consiueieu by the chancelloi whethei oi not the chancelloi seiveu
as the uecision makei.
Effect of review: Foi employees iepiesenteu by a collective baigaining
agieement, an appeal unuei this pioceuuie is sepaiate anu uistinct fiom,
anu is not in any way ielateu to, any contiactual piotections oi pioceuuies.
Buiing the penuing of the appeal uisciplinaiy oi coiiective action taken as a
iesult of the uecision shall be enfoiceu. In auuition, in cases involving
sanctions of suspension foi ten (1u) uays oi longei, stuuents shall be
infoimeu of theii iight to a contesteu case heaiing unuei Ninnesota
Statutes Chaptei 14.
Appeal process: The piesiuent oi uesignee shall ieview the iecoiu anu
ueteimine whethei to affiim oi mouify the uecision. The piesiuent oi
uesignee may ieceive auuitional infoimation if the piesiuent oi uesignee
believes such infoimation woulu aiu in the consiueiation of the appeal. The
uecision on appeal shall be maue within a ieasonable time anu the
complainant, iesponuent anu uesignateu officei shall be notifieu in wiiting
of the uecision, consistent with applicable state anu feueial uata piivacy
laws. The uecision on appeal exhausts the complainant's anu iesponuent's
auministiative iemeuies unuei this pioceuuie except as pioviueu heiein.
Education and training: The 0ffice of the Chancelloi, colleges anu
univeisities shall pioviue euucation anu tiaining piogiams to piomote
awaieness anu pievent uisciiminationhaiassment, such as euucational
seminais, peei-to-peei counseling, anu opeiation of hotlines, self-uefense
couises, anu infoimational iesouices. Euucation anu tiaining piogiams
shoulu incluue euucation about Boaiu policy 1B.1 anu this pioceuuie. All
colleges anu univeisities anu the 0ffice of the Chancelloi shall piomote
awaieness of Boaiu policy 1B.1 anu this pioceuuie, anu shall publicly
iuentify the uesignateu officei.
Distribution of board policy 1B.1 and this procedure: Infoimation
iegaiuing Boaiu Policy 1B.1 anu this pioceuuie shall, at a minimum, be
uistiibuteu to stuuents at the time of iegistiation anu to employees at the
beginning of employment. Bistiibution may be accomplisheu by posting on
an inteinet Web site, pioviueu all stuuents anu employees aie uiiectly
notifieu of how to access the policy anu pioceuuie by an exact auuiess, anu
that they may iequest a papei copy. Copies of the policy anu pioceuuie
shall be conspicuously posteu at appiopiiate locations at the 0ffice of the
Chancelloi anu on college anu univeisity campuses at all times anu shall
incluue the uesignateu officeis' names, locations anu telephone numbeis.
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Besignateu officeis also must be iuentifieu by name, location anu phone
numbei in infoimational publications such as stuuent catalogs, stuuent anu
employee hanubooks, bulletin boaius, campus Web sites anu othei
appiopiiate public announcements.
Maintenance of report/complaint procedure documentation: Buiing
anu upon the completion of the complaint piocess, the complaint file shall
be maintaineu in a secuie location in the office of the uesignateu officei foi
the 0ffice of the Chancelloi, college oi univeisity in accoiuance with the
applicable iecoius ietention scheuule. Access to the uata shall be in
accoiuance with the iespective collective baigaining agieement oi
peisonnel plan, the Ninnesota uoveinment Bata Piactices Act, the Family
Euucational Rights anu Piivacy Act oi othei applicable law BCC's
Besignateu 0fficei is Bave 0lus. Be is locateu in Builuing N anu can be
contacteu at 218-262- 7292 oi uaviuolushibbing.euu.
Drug Free Workplace Policy
The puipose of this policy is to set foith the college's policy iegaiuing
alcohol anu othei uiug use, incluuing unlawful uiug use oi abuse in the
woikplace in accoiuance with the Biug Fiee Woikplace Act of 1988 (Public
Law 1uu-69u, Title v, Subtitle B), anu Biug Fiee Schools anu Communities
Act Amenuments of 1989 (Public Law 1u1-226). Alcoholic beveiages anu
othei uiugs aie piohibiteu on campus oi at any college function. Stuuents
using alcohol oi uiugs on campus aie subject to uisciplinaiy action.

E-Mail as Official Means of Communication
E-mail is an official methou foi communication at Bibbing Community
College (BCC). BCC may senu communications to stuuents via e-mail.
Stuuents aie iesponsible foi the consequences of not ieauing in a timely
fashion college-ielateu communications sent to theii official stuuent e-mail
account.
Assignment of e-mail: Infoimation Technology Seivices (ITS) will assign
all stuuents an official BCC e-mail auuiess. It is to this official auuiess that
BCC will senu e-mail communications; this official auuiess will be the
auuiess listeu in the college's uiiectoiy foi that stuuent. A stuuent may
have e-mail electionically ieuiiecteu to anothei e-mail auuiess. If a stuuent
wishes to have e-mail ieuiiecteu fiom his oi hei official auuiess to anothei
e-mail auuiess (e.g., aol.com, hotmail.com, oi an auuiess on a
uepaitmental seivei), they may uo so, but at his oi hei own iisk. Baving
e-mail ieuiiecteu uoes not absolve a stuuent fiom the iesponsibilities
associateu with communication sent to his oi hei official e-mail auuiess.
Expectations regarding student use of email: Stuuents aie expecteu to
check theii official e-mail auuiess on a fiequent anu consistent basis in
oiuei to stay cuiient with BCC communications. The campus iecommenus
checking e-mail once a week at a minimum; in iecognition that ceitain
communications may be time-ciitical. Faculty may ueteimine how e-mail
will be useu in theii classes. It is highly iecommenueu that if faculty have
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e-mail iequiiements anu expectations they specify these iequiiements in
theii couise syllabus. Faculty may expect stuuents' official e-mail auuiesses
aie being accesseu anu faculty may use e-mail foi theii couises accoiuingly.
Appropriate use of student email: In geneial, e-mail is not appiopiiate
foi tiansmitting sensitive oi confiuential infoimation unless its use foi such
puiposes is matcheu by an appiopiiate level of secuiity. Confiuentiality
iegaiuing stuuent iecoius is piotecteu unuei the Family Euucational Rights
anu Piivacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). All use of e-mail, incluuing use foi
sensitive oi confiuential infoimation, will be consistent with FERPA. E-mail
shall not be the sole methou foi notification of any legal action.
If stuuents uo not have access to e-mail oi aie unable to comply with this
policy, please make wiitten iequest to: Bean of Acauemic Affaiis & Stuuent
Seivices, 1S1S East 2Sth Stieet, Bibbing, NN SS746
Phone: 218-262-67u2 oi 218-262-72uu
E-Nail: michaeliaichhibbing.euu

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
The puipose of this infoimation is to uisclose athletic paiticipation iates
anu financial uata ielateu to athletics. The iepoit is available at:
http:ope.eu.govathletics
Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
The puipose of the Family Rights anu Piivacy Act is to affoiu ceitain iights
to stuuents conceining theii euucation iecoius. The piimaiy iights
affoiueu aie the iight to inspect anu ieview the euucation iecoius, the iight
to seek to have the iecoius coiiecteu, anu the iight to have some contiol
ovei the uisclosuie of infoimation fiom the iecoius. To ieview the
complete feueial policy, go to:
http:www2.eu.govpolicygenguiufpcoinuex.html
Grade Appeal Policy (response to MNSCU policy 3.8)
Bibbing Community College iecognizes the long-stanuing anu wiuely
accepteu piactice that the inuiviuual classioom instiuctoi is the final
authoiity in evaluating stuuent peifoimance in hishei couises.
It follows that this iight biings with it a iesponsibility to pioviue stuuents
with a cleaily stateu couise giauing policy, anu be faii anu consistent in
applying this policy. This also means the stuuent has a iight to ieceive fiom
an instiuctoi an explanation of any giaue ieceiveu.
Stuuents have the iight to submit a foimal giaue appeal when they believe
theii final couise giaue has been awaiueu unuei one oi moie of the
following conuitions:
Error: the final class giaue ieflecteu a mistake in fact (calculation
eiioi, omission, etc.) oi the instiuctoi applieu giauing stanuaius
uiffeient fiom those listeu in the couise syllabus.
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Arbitrariness: the final class giaue iepiesenteu such a substantial
uepaituie fiom accepteu acauemic noims that the instiuctoi's
peeis ueem the instiuctoi's uiscietion unacceptable.
Prejudice: the final class giaue awaiueu was motivateu by
uisciiminatoiy actions uiiecteu at the stuuent.
The stuuent beais the buiuen of pioving sufficient eviuence existeu, which
waiiants a giaue change. The giaue appeal pioceuuie will meet the ciiteiia
of uue piocess foi both the stuuent anu the faculty membei.
Grade Appeals Procedure
Aftei a stuuent has infoimally attempteu to iesolve the giauing issue with
the instiuctoi, a stuuent may appeal a final couise giaue by following these
steps in oiuei.
The stuuent must submit a wiitten petition to the instiuctoi of the
couise within Su calenuai uays of the final uay of the semestei in
which the giaue was awaiueu. This petition shoulu contain the
natuie of the pioblem, ielevant infoimation that suppoits the
appeal, anu the iemeuy sought. The stuuent shoulu ietain a copy
of the appeal foi heihis file. While the stuuent anu instiuctoi
may meet to uiscuss the situation, the instiuctoi will iesponu in
wiiting to the stuuent within two weeks (1u instiuctional uays) of
the uecision ieacheu. If the stuuent is not satisfieu with the
outcome, shehe may pioceeu to step two.
The stuuent must submit a copy of the wiitten petition to the Bean
of Acauemic Affaiis. The instiuctoi will also be contacteu by the
Bean to submit a wiitten statement conceining heihis position.
The Bean will convene a meeting of the College uiaue Appeals
committee. Within two weeks (1u instiuctional uays) of ieceiving
the appeal, the Bean will iesponu to the stuuent anu faculty in
wiiting of the uecision ieacheu. If the stuuent is not satisfieu
with the outcome, shehe may pioceeu to step thiee.
The stuuent can make a final appeal to the college Piovost. If the
stuuent chooses to take this step, shehe shoulu contact the Bean
of Acauemics Affaiis who will aiiange a meeting between the
Piovost anu the stuuent.
Faculty Right to Appeal
The instiuctoi of the class may make wiitten appeal to the Piovost (if not
satisfieu with the outcome at step 2) oi to the NBEB Piesiuent (if not
satisfieu with the outcome at step S).
Grade Appeals Committee
The appeals committee will consist of a subgioup of thiee Acauemic Affaiis
Stanuaius Council (AASC) faculty membeis chosen by anu incluuing the
AASC chaii. The AASC chaii will also seive as the chaii of the appeals
committee. Two stuuents will seive on the committee chosen by the
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stuuent senate piesiuent. The Bean of Acauemic Affaiis will seive in a non-
voting, auvisoiy capacity on the appeals committee.
Immunization Requirements
State law iequiies that if you weie boin aftei 19S6, you must pioviue pioof
of immunization foi uiphtheiia, measles, mumps, iubella anu tetanus. This
shoulu be submitteu uuiing the aumission oi iegistiation piocess. See BCC
application foi ceitain specifieu exemptions fiom iequiiements.
Instructor Absences
If an instiuctoi is unable to be piesent foi a scheuuleu class, effoits will be
maue to infoim stuuents in auvance. If no announcement is maue, stuuents
aie iequiieu to iemain foi ten minutes aftei the class is scheuuleu to begin
unless a longei uelay has been specifically announceu. Couise cancellations
aie available on the BCC website.

Insurance
Bealth insuiance is available to stuuents at uiscounteu iates. Auuitional
infoimation is available in Stuuent Seivices.

Nondiscrimination Policy
BCC anu Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities is committeu to a policy
of nonuisciimination in employment anu euucation oppoitunity. No peison
shall be uisciiminateu against in the teims anu conuitions of employment,
peisonnel piactices, oi access to anu paiticipation in, piogiams, seivices,
anu activities with iegaiu to iace, sex, coloi, cieeu, ieligion, age, national
oiigin, uisability, maiital status, status with iegaiu to public assistance, oi
sexual oiientation. In auuition, uisciimination in employment baseu on
membeiship oi activity in a local commission as uefineu by law is
piohibiteu.
Baiassment on the basis of iace, sex, coloi, cieeu, ieligion, age, national
oiigin, uisability, maiital status, status with iegaiu to public assistance, oi
sexual oiientation is piohibiteu. Baiassment may occui in a vaiiety of
ielationships, incluuing faculty anu stuuent, supeivisoi anu employee,
stuuent anu stuuent, staff anu stuuent, employee anu employee, anu othei
ielationships with peisons having business at, oi visiting the euucational oi
woiking enviionment.
This policy is uiiecteu at veibal oi physical conuuct that constitutes
uisciiminationhaiassment unuei state anu feueial law anu is not uiiecteu
at the content of speech. In cases in which veibal statements anu othei
foims of expiession aie involveu, Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities
will give uue consiueiation to an inuiviuual's constitutionally piotecteu
iight to fiee speech anu acauemic fieeuom. Bowevei, uisciimination anu
haiassment aie not within the piotections of acauemic fieeuom oi fiee
speech.
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The system office, colleges, anu univeisities shall maintain anu encouiage
full fieeuom, within the law, of expiession, inquiiy, teaching anu ieseaich.
Acauemic fieeuom comes with a iesponsibility that all membeis of oui
euucation community benefit fiom it without intimiuation, exploitation oi
coeicion. This policy shall apply to all inuiviuuals affiliateu with Ninnesota
State Colleges anu 0niveisities, incluuing but not limiteu to, its stuuents,
employees, applicants, volunteeis, agents, anu Boaiu of Tiustees, anu is
intenueu to piotect the iights anu piivacy of both the complainant anu
iesponuent anu othei involveu inuiviuuals, as well as to pievent ietaliation
oi iepiisal. Inuiviuuals who violate this policy shall be subject to
uisciplinaiy oi othei coiiective action.
This policy supeiseues all existing system, college, anu univeisity
non-uisciimination policies.
Definitions: The following uefinitions apply to this policy:
Consensual Relationship - A sexual oi iomantic ielationship between two
peisons who voluntaiily entei into such a ielationship. Employees who aie
membeis of the same householu shoulu also iefei to the NNSC0 Nepotism
policy 4.1u.
Discrimination - Conuuct that is uiiecteu at an inuiviuual because of his oi
hei piotecteu class anu that subjects the inuiviuual to uiffeient tieatment
by agents oi employees so as to inteifeie with oi limit the ability of the
inuiviuual to paiticipate in, oi benefit fiom, the seivices, activities, oi
piivileges pioviueu by the system oi colleges anu univeisities oi otheiwise
auveisely affects the inuiviuual's employment oi euucation.
Discriminatory Harassment - veibal oi physical conuuct that is uiiecteu
at an inuiviuual because of his oi hei piotecteu class, anu that is sufficiently
seveie, peivasive, oi peisistent so as to have the puipose oi effect of
cieating a hostile woik oi euucational enviionment.
As iequiieu by law, Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities has fuithei
uefineu sexual haiassment as a foim of sexual uisciimination which is
piohibiteu by state anu feueial law. Sexual haiassment is uefineu as
unwelcome sexual auvances, iequests foi sexual favois, sexually motivateu
physical conuuct, anu othei veibal oi physical conuuct of a sexual natuie
when: submission to such conuuct is maue eithei explicitly oi implicitly a
teim oi conuition of an inuiviuual's employment oi euucation, evaluation of
a stuuent's acauemic peifoimance, oi teim oi conuition of paiticipation in
stuuent activities oi in othei events oi activities sanctioneu by the college
oi univeisity; oi submission to oi iejection of such conuuct by an inuiviuual
is useu as the basis foi employment oi acauemic uecisions oi othei
uecisions about paiticipation in stuuent activities oi othei events oi
activities sanctioneu by the college oi univeisity; oi such conuuct has the
puipose anu effect of thieatening an inuiviuual's employment; inteifeiing
with an inuiviuual's woik oi acauemic peifoimance; oi cieating an
intimiuating, hostile, oi offensive woik oi euucational enviionment.
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Employee - Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities peisonnel incluue all
faculty, staff, auministiatois, teaching assistants, giauuate assistants,
iesiuence uiiectois anu stuuent employees.
Protected Class - Piotecteu class foi the puipose of this policy means that
uisciimination anu haiassment in employment anu euucation aie
piohibiteu on the basis of: iace, sex, coloi, cieeu, ieligion, age, national
oiigin, uisability, maiital status, status with iegaiu to public assistance oi
sexual oiientation. In auuition, membeiship oi activity in a local human
iights commission is a piotecteu class in employment.
Retaliation - Retaliation incluues, but is not limiteu to, intentionally
engaging in any foim of intimiuation, iepiisal oi haiassment against an
inuiviuual because he oi she maue a complaint unuei this policy oi assisteu
oi paiticipateu in any mannei in an investigation, oi piocess unuei this
policy, iegaiuless of whethei a claim of uisciimination oi haiassment is
substantiateu; oi associateu with a peison oi gioup of peisons who aie
uisableu oi aie of a uiffeient iace, coloi, cieeu, ieligion, sexual oiientation
oi national oiigin. Retaliation may occui whethei oi not theie is a powei oi
authoiity uiffeiential between the inuiviuuals involveu.
Sexual harassment and violence as sexual abuse - Under ceitain
ciicumstances, sexual haiassment oi violence may constitute sexual abuse
accoiuing to Ninnesota law. In such situations, the system office anu
colleges anu univeisities shall comply with the iepoiting iequiiements in
Ninnesota Statutes Section 626.SS6 (iepoiting of maltieatment of minois)
anu Ninnesota Statutes Section 626.SS7 (vulneiable Auult Piotection Act).
Nothing in this policy will piohibit the system office oi any college oi
univeisity fiom taking immeuiate action to piotect victims of allegeu sexual
abuse. Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities 1B.S Sexual violence
Policy auuiesses sexual violence.
Definitions: The following uefinitions apply to this policy:
Consensual Relationships- An employee of Ninnesota State Colleges anu
0niveisities shall not entei into a consensual ielationship with a stuuent oi
an employee ovei whom he oi she exeicises uiiect oi otheiwise significant
acauemic, auministiative, supeivisoiy, evaluative, counseling, oi
extiacuiiiculai authoiity oi influence. In the event a ielationship alieauy
exists, each college anu univeisity anu system office shall uevelop a
pioceuuie to ieassign evaluative authoiity as may be possible to avoiu
violations of this policy. This piohibition uoes not limit the iight of an
employee to make a iecommenuation on peisonnel matteis conceining a
family oi householu membei wheie the iight to make iecommenuations on
such peisonnel matteis is explicitly pioviueu foi in the applicable collective
baigaining agieement oi compensation plan.
Retaliation - Retaliation as uefineu in this policy is piohibiteu in the system
office, colleges anu univeisities. Any inuiviuual subject to this policy who
intentionally engages in ietaliation shall be subject to uisciplinaiy oi othei
coiiective action as appiopiiate.
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Student - any person aumitteu, eniolleu, iegisteieu to take oi is taking one
oi moie couises, classes, oi seminais, cieuit oi noncieuit, at any System
college oi univeisity; oi between teims of a continuing couise of stuuy, oi
at the college oi univeisity, such as summei bieak between spiing anu fall
acauemic teims; oi expelleu oi suspenueu fiom eniollment as a stuuent at
the college oi univeisity, penuing any aujuuication of the stuuent
uisciplinaiy action
BCC is committeu to pioviuing access anu uoes not uisciiminate against
qualifieu stuuents oi employees with uisabilities. Foi moie infoimation
contact the Biiectoi of Bisabilities Seivices, in the Acauemic Centei (0ffice
#C2S9), oi call 218-262-6712.
BCC appieciates oui iich anu uiveise acauemic community anu piomotes
an atmospheie of inclusiveness anu iespect. Baiassment anu
uisciimination will not be toleiateu. Foi moie infoimation oi to iepoit
suspecteu haiassment oi uisciimination, contact the uesignateu
haiassment officei, at 218-262-67S9 oi the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu
Stuuent Seivices at 218-262-67u2.

Off-Campus Conduct
The College ieseives the iight to holu stuuents accountable foi a violation
of the behavioial piosciiptions containeu in the Coue of Conuuct committeu
off campus when:
Bazing is involveu; oi
The violation is committeu while paiticipating in a college
sanctioneu oi sponsoieu activity; oi
The victim of the violation is a membei of the college community;
oi
The violation constitutes a felony unuei state oi feueial law; oi
The violation auveisely affects the euucational, ieseaich, oi seivice
functions of the college.
Personal Property
BCC is not iesponsible foi the secuiity of peisonal piopeity. Lost oi stolen
piopeity costs aie a stuuent's iesponsibility. Peisonal piopeity may be
insuieu thiough homeowneis oi ienteis insuiance. Consult an insuiance
agent foi infoimation.
Property Rights
Teim papeis, essays, piojects, woiks of ait, anu similai piopeity shall be
ietuineu to a stuuent upon iequest, within a ieasonable timefiame, when
no longei neeueu foi evaluation puiposes, unless the stuuent giants
wiitten peimission foi them to be ietaineu.

Release of Information
Stuuents must sign an authoiization foim eveiy time Non-Biiectoiy
infoimation is ieleaseu to a thiiu paity. Education records are protected
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under the provisions of the Family Rights of Privacy Act. To ieview the
complete feueial policy, go to:
http:www2.eu.govpolicygenguiufpcoinuex.html

Safety Requirements
HCC follows the following safety guidelines. Specific programs and courses
may require additional safety precautions.
Eyewear: Eveiy stuuent shall weai inuustiial quality eye piotective
uevices when paiticipating in, obseiving oi peifoiming any function in
connection with any couises oi activities taking place in eye piotection
iequiieu aieas. Eye piotection aieas shall incluue, but aie not to be limiteu
to shops, science oi othei college laboiatoiies, oi othei aieas wheie
activities aie taking place anu mateiials aie being useu involving hot
molten metals; milling, sawing, tuining, shaping, cutting, giinuing oi
stamping of any soliu mateiials; heat tieatment, tempeiing oi kiln fiiing of
any metal oi othei mateiials; gas oi electiic aic weluing; iepaii oi seivicing
of any vehicle oi mechanical equipment; any othei activity oi opeiation
involving woik in any aiea that is potentially hazaiuous to the eye.
To comply, BCC iequiies stuuents to puichase anu weai inuustiial quality
safety glasses with siue-shielus that meet the ANSI stanuaiu.
Footwear: No one is alloweu in the college baiefoot. ANSI iequiies
stuuents in ceitain piogiams weai leathei boots oi safety footweai in
shops, labs, oi othei aieas wheie foot injuiies coulu occui.
Dress: It is necessaiy to pievent acciuents anu piomote goou health.
Stuuents must be gioomeu anu uiesseu in a mannei that uoes not inciease
the chances of an acciuent oi impaiiment of health in any piogiam aiea.

Sexual Violence Policy
Sexual violence is an intoleiable intiusion into the most peisonal anu
piivate iights of an inuiviuual, anu is piohibiteu at Ninnesota State Colleges
anu 0niveisities. Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities is committeu to
eliminating sexual violence in all foims anu will take appiopiiate iemeuial
action against any inuiviuual founu iesponsible foi acts in violation of this
policy. Acts of sexual violence may also constitute violations of ciiminal oi
civil law, oi othei Boaiu Policies that may iequiie sepaiate pioceeuings. To
fuithei its commitment against sexual violence, Ninnesota State Colleges
anu 0niveisities pioviues iepoiting options, inteinal mechanisms foi
uispute iesolution, anu pievention tiaining oi othei ielateu seivices as
appiopiiate.
Application of policy to students, employees, and others: This policy
applies to all Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities stuuents anu
employees anu to otheis, as appiopiiate, wheie allegeu inciuents of sexual
violence have occuiieu on System piopeity. Inciuents of sexual violence
allegeu to have been committeu by a stuuent at a location othei than on
System piopeity aie coveieu by this policy puisuant to the factois listeu in
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Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities Boaiu Policy S.6, Pait S.
Inciuents of sexual violence allegeu to have been committeu by a Ninnesota
State Colleges anu 0niveisities employee at a location othei than System
piopeity aie coveieu by this policy.
Inuiviuuals allegeu to have committeu acts of sexual violence on System
piopeity who aie not stuuents oi employees aie subject to appiopiiate
actions by Ninnesota State Colleges anu 0niveisities, incluuing, but not
limiteu to, puisuing ciiminal oi civil action against them. Allegations of
uisciimination oi haiassment aie goveineu by Boaiu Policy 1B.1.
College and university policies: Each Ninnesota State Colleges anu
0niveisities college anu univeisity shall auopt a cleai, unueistanuable
wiitten policy on sexual violence that applies to its campus community,
incluuing, but not limiteu to, its stuuents anu employees. The policy content
anu implementation shall be consistent with the stanuaius in this Policy
anu Pioceuuie 1B.S.1.
Definitions: The following uefinitions apply to this Policy anu Pioceuuie
1B.S.1.
Sexual violence - Sexual violence incluues a continuum of conuuct that
incluues sexual assault, anu non-foicible sex acts, as well as aiuing acts of
sexual violence.
Sexual assault - Sexual assault means an actual, attempteu, oi thieateneu
sexual act with anothei peison without that peison's consent. Sexual
assault is often a ciiminal act that can be piosecuteu unuei Ninnesota law,
as well as foim the basis foi uiscipline unuei Ninnesota State Colleges anu
0niveisities stuuent conuuct coues anu employee uisciplinaiy stanuaius.
Sexual assault incluues but is not limiteu to: involvement without consent
in any sexual act in which theie is foice, expiesseu oi implieu, oi use of
uuiess oi ueception upon the victim. Foiceu sexual inteicouise is incluueu
in this uefinition, as aie the acts commonly iefeiieu to as "uate iape" oi
"acquaintance iape." This uefinition also incluues the coeicing, foicing, oi
attempting to coeice oi foice sexual inteicouise oi a sexual act on anothei.
This also incluues involvement in any sexual act when the victim is unable
to give consent, intentional touching oi coeicing, foicing, oi attempting to
coeice oi foice anothei to touch an unwilling peison's intimate paits
(uefineu as piimaiy genital aiea, gioin, innei thigh, buttocks, oi bieast) oi
offensive sexual behavioi that is uiiecteu at anothei such as inuecent
exposuie oi voyeuiism.
Consent - Consent is infoimeu, fieely given anu mutually unueistoou. If
coeicion, intimiuation, thieats, anuoi physical foice aie useu, theie is no
consent. If the complainant is mentally oi physically incapacitateu oi
impaiieu so that the complainant cannot unueistanu the fact, natuie, oi
extent of the sexual situation, anu the conuition was known oi woulu be
known to a ieasonable peison, theie is no consent; this incluues conuitions
uue to alcohol oi uiug consumption, oi being asleep oi unconscious.
Whethei the iesponuent has taken auvantage of a position of influence ovei
the complainant may be a factoi in ueteimining consent.
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Non-forcible sex acts - Non-foicible acts incluue unlawful sexual acts
wheie consent is not ielevant, such as sexual contact with an inuiviuual
unuei the statutoiy age of consent, as uefineu by Ninnesota law, oi
between peisons who aie ielateu to each othei within uegiees wheiein
maiiiage is piohibiteu by law.
System property - System piopeity means the facilities anu lanu owneu,
leaseu, oi unuei the piimaiy contiol of Ninnesota State Colleges anu
0niveisities, its Boaiu of Tiustees, 0ffice of the Chancelloi, colleges anu
univeisities.
Employee - Employee means any inuiviuual employeu by Ninnesota State
Colleges anu 0niveisities, its colleges anu univeisities anu 0ffice of the
Chancelloi, incluuing stuuent woikeis.
Student - Stuuent means an inuiviuual who is: aumitteu, eniolleu,
iegisteieu to take oi is taking one oi moie couises, classes, oi seminais,
cieuit oi noncieuit, at any System college oi univeisity; oi between teims
of a continuing couise of stuuy at the college oi univeisity, such as summei
bieak between spiing anu fall acauemic teims; oi expelleu oi suspenueu
fiom eniollment as a stuuent at the college oi univeisity, penuing any
aujuuication of the stuuent uisciplinaiy action.
Actions for Victims of Sexual Violence
uet to a safe place.
Tell someone: family membei, fiienu, counseloi, auvisoi, someone
at the college.
Bo not showei, uouche oi wash youi clothing; uo not comb youi
haii.
Bo not uistuib any physical eviuence at the scene.
Call the Sexual Assault Piogiam, 218-749-472S (viiginia) oi
8uu-Suu-S1u2. Ask to speak to a sexual assault auvocate who can
meet you at the hospital, the police station oi sheiiff's office.
uo to a local clinic, hospital, oi othei meuical facility to be checkeu
foi injuiies, sexually tiansmitteu uiseases, BIv, anu piegnancy.
This is impoitant not only foi peisonal health, but also foi eviuence
if ueciuing to piess ciiminal chaiges. Baving an eviuentiaiy exam
uoes not obligate filing a ciiminal iepoit.
victims of sexual assault aie encouiageu to iepoit the ciime to the
local law enfoicement (911).
Seek assistance fiom a counseloi, theiapist, auvocate oi suppoit
gioup. A BCC Counseloi is a tiaineu auvocate foi victims of sexual
assault anu can be contacteu at (218-262-6786).
Contact Range Women's Auvocates, 218-749-SuS4, oi
8uu-S4S-SuS4, if you aie a victim of uomestic violence
Reporting Sexual Violence: BCC encouiages the iepoiting of any anu all
inciuents of sexual violence to a law enfoicement agency. BCC will pioviue
auvocacy anu suppoit foi any peison who chooses to iepoit a ciime of
sexual violence.
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victims of sexual violence have the iight to file ciiminal chaiges.
A iepoit of sexual violence that is maue to the College will be
iepoiteu to law enfoicement only with the permission of the victim,
except when the laws pertaining to minors and vulnerable adults apply.
Foi questions about sexual violence, please see a Counseloi foi
assistance. Please call 218-262-6786 oi 218-262-67S2, visit
Stuuent Seivices, Builuing N, oi contact Bave 0lus, Baiassment
0fficei: Bibbing Community College, 1S1S East 2Sth Stieet,
Bibbing, NN SS746, 8uu-224-4422 oi 218-262-67S9 oi e-mail
uaviuolushibbing.euu

Student Complaints, Grievances, & Petitions
A stuuent has the iight to seek a iemeuy foi a uispute oi uisagieement
thiough a uesignateu complaint oi giievance pioceuuie. BCC has
establisheu pioceuuies foi hanuling complaints anu giievances. These
pioceuuies shall not substitute foi othei giievance pioceuuies specific in
NnSC0 policy oi negotiateu agieements. Stuuents shoulu use available
means to have uecisions ieconsiueieu befoie filing a complaint oi
giievance. No ietaliation of any kinu shall be taken against a stuuent foi
paiticipation in a complaint oi giievance. These pioceuuies shall also
comply with uata piivacy iights. Acauemically ielateu issues incluuing
giauing will be iefeiieu to the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent
Seivices. If the issue is not iesolveu, it may be iefeiieu to the Piovost oi
Acauemic Affaiis Stanuaius Council.
Definitions: The following are applicable definitions:
Appeal: A iequest foi ieconsiueiation of a giievance application of a policy
oi pioceuuie.
Complaint: An oial claim by a stuuent alleging impiopei, unfaii, aibitiaiy,
oi uisciiminatoiy tieatment.
Grievance: A wiitten claim iaiseu by a stuuent alleging impiopei, unfaii,
aibitiaiy oi uisciiminatoiy action by an employee involving the application
of a specific piovision of BCC's iuleiegulation oi a boaiu policy oi
pioceuuie.
Retaliation: Retiibution of any kinu taken against a stuuent foi
paiticipating in a complaint oi giievance.
Student: An inuiviuual stuuent, a gioup of stuuents, oi stuuent
goveinment.
Notification and Publication: BCC shall infoim stuuents of the
establisheu complaints anu giievances pioceuuies. These pioceuuies will
be maue available to all stuuents at www.hibbing.euu. The objective of the
pioceuuie is to iesolve pioblems as quickly anu efficiently as possible at
the level closest to the stuuent so the stuuent's euucational piogiess can
continue. Nothing within this piocess piecluues a stuuent fiom seeking
legal counsel at any step. The stuuent(s) with a complaint may eithei go to
an instiuctoi, auvisoi, minoiity auvisoi, haiassment officei oi counselois.
Staff membeis attempt to woik with the stuuent anu any othei peisons
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who aie involveu to iesolve the pioblem within five (S) school uays. If the
complaint is not answeieu satisfactoiily, the stuuent may file a giievance
using the following pioceuuie.
Grievance Procedure and Time Lines: The giievance piocess will be
cooiuinateu by the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices. If the
giievance is against the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices, the
Piovost will take the iole of cooiuinatoi.
The stuuent iequests a heaiing fiom the giievance cooiuinatoi.
uiievance Foims aie obtaineu fiom Stuuent Seivices.
Retuin the competeu foim to the office of the Bean of Acauemic
Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices. The Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu
Stuuent Seivices has seven (7) school uays in which to iesponu to
the giievance.
The stuuent with the giievance anu the peison (oi office) against
whom the giievance is piesenteu shall each choose a committee
iepiesentative fiom the following list: Stuuent Senate 0fficeis,
Auministiative Staff, InstiuctoisStuuent Seivices, oi Suppoit Staff.
The thiiu, fouith anu fifth peisons on the giievance committee
shall be chosen by lot.
The initial committee meeting will be helu as soon as calenuais of
committee membeis can be cooiuinateu, but not moie than 1S
school uays aftei the heaiing was iequesteu in wiiting. The stuuent
with a giievance may ask any BCC stuuent oi faculty membei to
accompany them to the meeting. The giievance committee may call
on peisons foi peitinent testimony. The giievance cooiuinatoi
shall attenu all meetings, anu foui membeis of the committee shall
constitute a quoium.
The uecision must be maue in wiiting within five (S) school uays
aftei the conclusion of the meetings.
Shoulu the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices
ueteimine that the Committee's uecision is not in the best inteiest
of BCC oi the stuuent, anu that a uangeious pieceuent is being set,
it will be the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices uuty to
ieveise the committee's uecision within ten (1u) school uays.
0nless the Bean of Acauemic Affaiis anu Stuuent Seivices ieveises
the committee's uecision, it will stanu as final. Appeals can be maue
to the College Piovost. If the giievance involves a boaiu policy oi
the actions of a college piovost, a stuuent may fuithei appeal the
college uecision thiough the chancelloi to the boaiu. The uecision
of the boaiu is final anu binuing.
Student Academic Petitions: Stuuents wishing to waive a college iule oi
iegulation foi unusual oi unfoieseen ciicumstances shoulu complete a
Stuuent Petition foim. Stuuent Petitions incluue, but aie not limiteu to
ieaumission aftei suspension, auuing oi uiopping a class aftei the ueauline,
iequests foi financial aiu exceptions anu iequests foi acauemic ielateu
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holus. Foims aie available in Stuuent Seivices oi at www.hibbing.euu, anu
submitteu to the Registiation Besk.

Student Right to Know
The puipose of this infoimation is to uisclose annual stuuent completion
anu giauuation iates. This iepoit is available at
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Tobacco Regulations & Policy
We value youi iight to bieathe fiesh aii. BCC is completely tobacco-fiee.
Smoking anu tobacco aie not peimitteu in any college builuing oi college
vehicle (Ninnesota Clean Inuooi Aii Act). Please use all tobacco piouucts
only in uesignateu aieas.

Unplanned Campus Closing
The uecision to close oi uelay opening of the College is maue by the Piovost
oi the Piovost's uesignees. The Piovost oi the Piovost's uesignee shall
infoim employees of the emeigency at the time of closing thiough the
appiopiiate supeivisoiy channels. The ueteimination to close oi uelay
opening will be maue as eaily as possible. Employees anu stuuents will be
notifieu thiough Stai Aleit, BCC website anu announcements on iauio anu
television: Channel 6, Channel 1u1S; WEvE (97.9 FN), WTBX (9S.9 FN),
0SA (99.9 FN), WNFu (124u AN), KZI0 (1u2.S FN). To ieceive text
message oi e-mail aleits please iegistei foi Stai Aleit at
http:www.hibbing.euustai-aleit.html.

Unresolved Questions or Grievances
Bisciimination complaints, oi giievances not auuiesseu oi piocesseu by
means of this policy, may be iefeiieu to: Commissionei of Buman Rights,
NN Bepaitment of Buman Rights, Suu Biemei Towei, 7th Place anu
Ninnesota Stieet, St. Paul, NN SS1u1, 1-8uu-6S7-S7u4.
Questions about sexual haiassment anu sexual violence can also be uiiecteu
to:
0ffice of the Attoiney ueneial
1u2 State Capitol; St. Paul, NN SS1SS-1uu2
612-297-419S oi 1-8uu-6S7-S787
Sexual Assault Piogiam of Noithein St. Louis County
SuS 12th Avenue West; viiginia, NN SS792
218-749-472S oi 1-8uu-Suu-S1u2

Additional Information

Community Resources
The following community iesouices aie available to assist stuuents:
Chemical Abuse Infoimation anu Refeiial 888-762-S7Su
Faiiview 0niveisity Neuical Centei-Nesabi 218-262-4881
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Eating Bisoiueis Awaieness & Pievention 8uu-9S1-22S7
Bousing anu Reuevelopment Authoiity 218-2S4-26S6
Legal Aiu Seivices 218-749-S27u
Range Women's Auvocates 1-8uu-S4S-SuS4
Range Nental Bealth Centeis 218-26S-92S7
Sexual Assault Piogiam 8uu-Suu-S1u2
St. Louis County Social Seivices 218-262-6uuu
SuiciueCiisis Botline 8uu-27S-82SS
Drug & Alcohol Abuse Information
BCC is conceineu about stuuents' health, ability to leain, anu ability to gain
skills that will leau to piouuctive lives.
Possession, Use, Distribution: BCC piohibits stuuents fiom possessing,
using, anuoi uistiibuting illegal uiugs anu the illegal use of alcohol on the
College giounus, in school vehicles anu at all College sponsoieu activities.
BCC coopeiates with local, state, anu feueial law enfoicement agencies to
aiiest anu piosecute stuuents oi othei people involveu with the
possession, use anu uistiibution of illegal uiugs anuoi illegal use of
alcohol.
Expulsion and Loss of Financial Aid: In auuition to legal piosecution,
stuuents who violate BCC's iules piohibiting the possession, use anu
uistiibution of illegal uiugs anu illegal use of alcohol will be helu
iesponsible foi theii actions. These stuuents may ieceive uisciplinaiy
actions which coulu incluue expulsion anu loss of financial aiu.
Promote Health: BCC caies about the health anu well-being of stuuents. A
vaiiety of counseling, suppoit anu iefeiial seivices, incluuing chemical
abuse counseling oi iefeiials, is offeieu to stuuents to maximize each
stuuent's effoits to stuuy anu leain. In auuition to on-campus counseling,
BCC coopeiates with othei community agencies.
BCC iecognizes the many seveie health anu psychological iisks associateu
with the use of illegal uiugs anu abuse of alcohol. These iisks have been
outlineu by many health caie agencies incluuing the 0ffice of the Suigeon
ueneial. In auuition to these iisks, the use of illegal uiugs anu abuse of
alcohol contiibutes to a negative enviionment which uoes not piomote the
puisuit of an euucation. We will continue to implement seivices anu
policies that will ensuie a uiug-fiee enviionment foi stuuents.
Facts Associated with the Use and Abuse of Drugs and/or Alcohol: It is
impossible to list all the effects of uiugs anu alcohol. The woist victims aie
often families anu chiluien. The use anu abuse of these substances can
bieak families, uestioy caieeis, anu limit euucational oppoitunities foi a
bettei life. 0ui uesiie is foi all membeis of the BCC community to act
iesponsibly. The following facts aie associateu with the use anu abuse of
uiugs anu alcohol:
Alcohol is the most abuseu uiug in the 0niteu States cuiiently.
Alcohol is a uiug that acts on the biain. It is potentially auuicting,
both physically anu mentally.
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Alcohol abuse is uiinking which haims oi enuangeis the uiinkei
anuoi othei people.
Alcoholism is a uisease chaiacteiizeu by a physical anu mental
uepenuence on alcohol. About one in ten uiinkeis become
alcoholic.
Alcohol consumeu in heavy amounts ovei a peiiou of yeais can
iesult in uamage to health. It can cause malnutiition; biain
uamage; cancei of the mouth, stomach anu esophagus; heait
uisease; livei uamage; ulceis anu gastiitis, as well as uamage to
othei bouy oigans.
Piolongeu excessive uiinking can shoiten the life span by 1u-12
yeais.
Biug abuse is a majoi pioblem that iesults when uiugs aie useu
impiopeily.
Biug abuse is using natuial oi synthetic chemical substances foi
non-meuical ieasons to affect the bouy, minu, oi behavioi.
Abusing uiugs can be uangeious, especially when they aie taken
foi a long time oi they aie useu in the wiong combination oi
excess.
Taking uiugs involves a iisk of oveiuose anu uepenuence, both
physical anu psychological.
Long-teim uiug abuse can leau to mental illness, malnutiition, anu
oigan uamage.
The iisk of BIv, hepatitis, anu othei uiseases incieases if uiugs aie
injecteu.
Biugs cause inuiviuuals to lose contiol. These inuiviuuals may uo
things beyonu theii abilities anu may take foolish iisks. Acciuents
anu injuiies to useis anu otheis can iesult.
The 1998 Bighei Euucation Reauthoiization Act has a piovision
which uenies financial aiu to stuuents who aie convicteu of a uiug
offense. See the Financial Aiu 0fficei foi moie uetails.
Inuiviuuals who use uiugs often neeu help. Bieaking a uiug habit
without outsiue help can be both uangeious anu uifficult because
of withuiawal symptoms anu psychological neeu.
Alcohol and Drug Resources: The following is a limiteu numbei of
suggesteu iesouices stuuents may use to seek assistance with pioblems
uealing with uiugs anu alcohol.
Stuuent's physician
BCC Counseloi 262-67S2 oi 262-6786
Community anu Regional Resouices: Infoimation & Refeiial
1-8uu-S4S-77u9
Biug Abuse Botline 1-8uu-662-4SS7
Freedom of Association
Stuuents shall be fiee to oiganize anu join college oiganizations to piomote
theii common anu lawful inteiests, subject to BCC policies oi iegulations.
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Registiation oi iecognition may be withhelu oi withuiawn fiom
oiganizations that violate BCC iegulations.

Freedom of Expression
Inuiviuual stuuents anu stuuent oiganizations shall be fiee to examine anu
to uiscuss all questions of inteiest to them anu to expiess opinions publicly
anu piivately. They shall be fiee to suppoit causes by means that uo not
uisiupt the iegulai anu essential opeiation of the institution. In the
classioom, stuuents shall be fiee to take ieasoneu exception to the uata oi
views offeieu in any couise of stuuy anu to ieseive juugment about matteis
of opinion, but they aie iesponsible foi leaining the content of any couise
of stuuy foi which they aie eniolleu.

Freedom to Learn
In auuition to the basic Constitutional iights enjoyeu by all citizens,
stuuents at BCC have specific iights ielateu to acauemic fieeuom anu theii
status as stuuents. Fieeuom to teach anu fieeuom to leain aie insepaiable
facets of acauemic fieeuom. The fieeuom to leain uepenus upon
appiopiiate oppoitunities anu conuitions in the classioom, on the campus
anu in the laigei community. Stuuents aie expecteu to exeicise theii
fieeuom with iesponsibility.

Student Involvement in Decision Making
BCC anu the NnSC0 System value stuuent paiticipation anu involvement.
Stuuent iepiesentatives aie a pait of uecision making on the Boaiu of
Tiustees, at the system level anu on campuses. Some issues iequiie
on-going stuuent paiticipation, anu othei issues iequiie stuuent ieview oi
consultation.
Participation: Stuuent paiticipation means stuuents aie inviteu to seive as
membeis of appiopiiate system, college oi univeisity committees thiough
the entiie piocess of the woik gioup. (Ex: seaich committees foi ceitain
employees, policy uevelopment committees, stiategic planning committees,
etc.
Review and Consultation: To pioviue a mechanism foi stuuent ieview anu
consultation, college anu univeisity auministiatois meet iegulaily with
stuuent iepiesentatives appointeu by the campus stuuent associations. At
the system level, the Chancelloi meets iegulaily with the statewiue stuuent
association leaueiship. The puipose of these meetings is to pioviue
infoimation anu to exchange views anu conceins among auministiatois
anu stuuents.
Review: A ieview is an infoimation iepoit by the auministiation anu
incluues an oppoitunity foi stuuents to ask questions on the infoimation
piesenteu. The ieview piocess is useu to infoim the stuuent association of
an issue of potential concein to the stuuents. Piioi to the meeting, the
stuuent association is notifieu of the agenua items (Ex: the ieview of a
campus bonuing iequest that is being foimulateu.)
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Consultation: Consultation means the auministiation seeks an opinion
fiom the campus stuuent association anu consiueis that infoimation in the
uecision making piocess. Consultation incluues piesentation of mateiials,
uiscussion anu an oppoitunity foi stuuents to ask questions. The
consultation piocess is useu to gathei stuuent input anuoi
iecommenuations anu can pioviue a foium foi the ueveloping agieement
between the auministiation anu the stuuent association. Piioi to this
meeting, the stuuent association is notifieu of the agenua items.
Backgiounu mateiials aie pioviueu in auvance of the meeting if possible. If
a iesolution oi agieement is pioposeu, stuuents have a ieasonable amount
of time to uiscuss anu consiuei the issue. (Ex: consultation on a change in
tuition oi fees; agieement to establish an athletic fee.)

Student Organizations
BCC encouiages stuuents to use theii talents anu inteiests insiue anu
outsiue the classioom. College activities aie an impoitant pait of stuuent
uevelopment cieating a well-balanceu piogiam of involvement anu
leaining. BCC offeis a scheuule of activities to complement the inteiests of
stuuents incluuing:
Athletic Intramural Highlights: S-on-S Basketball, Bougeball, volleyball,
Bauminton & Kickball
Clubs & Organizations: Engineeiing anu Science Club, Bonois Society - Phi
Theta Kappa, Stuuent Senate, Philosophy Club, Stuuent Nuises Association,
Campus Enviionmental Awaieness Club (TASC), Law Enfoicment Club,
Nulticultuial Club, Phaimacy Technician Club, Faith-baseu Clubs (Chi Alpha
anu Regenei8), anu vocational Inuustiial Clubs of Ameiica (vICA).
Club Team Sports: Nen's anu Women's Club Soccei
Division 3 Intercollegiate Athletics: Nen's vaisity Basketball, Baseball, &
uolf; Women's vaisity volleyball, Basketball, Softball, anu uolf

Other Programs available: Theatei, Stuuy Abioau, anu Seivice - Leaining
To exploie all activities at BCC go to www.hibbing.euu

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Thursday Friday Saturday
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Offces Open

Cardinal Kick-Off
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Offces Open

Cardinal Kick-Off
Last day to Add/Drop
Fall Semester 2012
9 10 11
2 3 4
16 17 18
23 24 25
30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
68
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Labor Day
No Classes/
Offces Closed
RoshHashanah
(begins at sundown)
Yom Kippur
(begins at sundown)
September 2012
3 4 5 2
10 11 12 9
17 18 19 16
24 25 26 23
30
69
Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
6 7 8
1
13 14 15
20 21 22
27 28 29
70
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Columbus Day
Halloween
October 2012
28
1 2 3
8 9 10 7
15 16 17 14
22 23 24 21
29 30 31
71
Thursday Friday Saturday
Education Minnesota
No Classes/Offces Open
Education Minnesota
No Classes/Offces Open
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
11 12 13
4 5 6
18 19 20
25 26 27
72
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Veterans Day
Observed
No Classes/
Offces Closed Veterans Day
Last Day to Withdraw -
Fall Semester 2012
5 6 7 4
12 13 14 11
19 20 21 18
26 27 28 25
November 2012
73
Thursday Friday Saturday
Thanksgiving
No Classes/Offces Closed
Thanksgiving
No Classes/Offces Closed
1 2 3
8 9 10
15 16 17
22
29
23
30
24
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
74
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams
Christmas
No Classes/
Offces Closed
December 2012
3 4 5 2
10 11 12 9
17 18 19 16
25 26 23 24
30 31
75
Thursday Friday Saturday
Chanukah
(begins at sundown)
Final Exams
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
6 7 8
1
13 14 15
20 21 22
27 28 29
76
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
New Years Day
No Classes/
Offces Closed
Faculty & Staff Day
Administrative
No Classes/
Offces Open
First Day of Classes
Spring Semester 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day No Classes/
Offces Closed
7 8 9 6
1 2
14 15 16 13
21 22 23 20
28 29 30 27
January 2013
77
Thursday Friday Saturday
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Offces Open
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Offces Open
Last Day to Add/Drop
Spring Semester 2013
10 11 12
3 4 5
17 18 19
24 25 26
31
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
S M T W T F S
March
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
78
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Presidents Day
No Classes/
Offces Closed
4 5 6 3
11 12 13 10
18 19 20 17
25 26 27 24
February 2013
79
Thursday Friday Saturday
Valentines Day
7 8 9
1 2
14 15 16
21 22 23
28
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
S M T W T F S
April
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
S M T W T F S
March
80
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break
Passover
(begins at sundown)
Palm Sunday
Easter
4 5 6 3
11 12 13 10
18 19 20 17
25 26 27 24
March 2013
31
81
Thursday Friday Saturday
Spring Break Spring Break
Faculty & Staff Day
Administrative
No Classes/Offces Open
7 8 9
1 2
14 15 16
21 22 23
28 29 30
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
May
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
S M T W T F S
April
82
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw
Spring Semester 2013
8 9 10 7
1 2 3
15 16 17 14
22 23 24 21
29 30 28
April 2013
83
Thursday Friday Saturday
11 12 13
4 5 6
18 19 20
25 26 27
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
June
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
May
84
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Mothers Day
Final Exams Final Exams
Final Exams
HCC Graduation Day
Memorial Day
Offces Closed
6 7 8 5
1
13 14 15 12
20 21 22 19
27 28 29 26
May 2013
85
Thursday Friday Saturday
Final Exams
Faculty & Staff Day
Offces Open
9 10 11
2 3 4
16 17 18
23 24 25
30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
July
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
June
86
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
First Day of Classes
Summer Session 2013
Fathers Day
3 4 5 2
10 11 12 9
17 18 19 16
24 25 26 23
June 2013
30
87
Thursday Friday Saturday
Last Day to Add/Drop
Summer Session 2013
6 7 8
1
13 14 15
20 21 22
27 28 29
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
August
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
July
88
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw
Summer Session 2013
8 9 10 7
1 2 3
15 16 17 14
22 23 24 21
29 30 31 28
July 2013
89
Thursday Friday Saturday
ndependence Day
No Classes/Offces Closed

Last Day of Classes
Summer Session 2013
11 12 13
4
5
6
18 19 20
25 26 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
S M T W T F S
September
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
August
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

90
14
12
13
15
August
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

91
18
16
17
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
August
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
People grow through experience if they
meet life honestly and courageously. Tis
is how character is built.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

92
21
19
20
22
August
2 0 1 2
Faculty & Staff Day
Administrative
No Classes/Ofces Open
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

93
25
23
24
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
August
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
Personality can open doors, but only
character can keep them open.
Elmer G. Leterman
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Ofces Open
Cardinal Kick-Off
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Ofces Open
Cardinal Kick-Off
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

94
28
26
27
29
August
2 0 1 2
First Day of Classes
Fall Semester 2012
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

95
1
30
31
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
August
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we
yield to it, we can never do anything good
in the world.
Helen Keller
Last day to Add/Drop
Fall Semester 2012
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

96
4
2
3
5
September
2 0 1 2
Labor Day
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

97
8
6
7
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
Tere are some things you learn best in
calm, and some in storm.
Willa Cather
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

98
11
9
10
12
September
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

99
15
13
14
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

100
18
16
17
19
September
2 0 1 2
Rosh Hashanah
(begins at sundown)
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

101
22
20
21
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
Teachers open the door. You enter by
yourself.
Chinese Proverb
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

102
25
23
24
26
September
2 0 1 2
Yom Kippur
(begins at sundown)
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

103
29
27
28
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S M T W T F S
September
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
Tat which is used develops. Tat which
is not used wastes away.
Hippocrates
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

104
2
30
1
3
October
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

105
6
4
5
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
I have never let my schooling interfere
with my education.
Mark Twain
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

106
9
7
8
10
October
2 0 1 2
Columbus Day
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

107
13
11
12
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
Te control center of your life is your
attitude.
Norman Cousins
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

108
16
14
15
17
October
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

109
20
18
19
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
Life itself still remains a very efective
therapist.
Dr. Karen Horney
Education Minnesota
No Classes/Ofces Open
Education Minnesota
No Classes/Ofces Open
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

110
23
21
22
24
October
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

111
27
25
26
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
Te greatest happiness comes from the
greatest activity.
Christian Nestell Bovee
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

112
30
28
29
31
October
2 0 1 2
Halloween
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

113
3
1
2
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
October
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
Education is the ability to listen to almost
anything without losing your temper or
your self confdence.
Robert Frost
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

114
6
4
5
7
November
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

115
10
8
9
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
Te man who does not read good books
has no advantage over the man who
cannot read them.
Mark Twain
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

116
12
13
11
14
November
2 0 1 2
Veterans Day
Veterans Day Observed
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

117
17
15
16
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
Its kind of fun to do the impossible.
Walt Disney
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

118
20
18
19
21
November
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

119
24
22
23
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
Te wisest mind has something yet to
learn.
George Santayana
Thanksgiving
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Thanksgiving
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

120
27
25
26
28
November
2 0 1 2
Last Day to Withdraw
Fall Semester 2012
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

121
1
29
30
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
November
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
Who dares to teach must never cease to
learn.
John Cotton Dana
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

122
4
2
3
5
December
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

123
8
6
7
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
Tere is a time to let things happen and a
time to make things happen.
Hugh Prather
Chanukah
(begins at sundown)
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

124
11
9
10
12
December
2 0 1 2
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

125
15
13
14
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
To repeat what others have said requires
education; to challenge it requires brains.
Mary Pettibone Poole
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

126
18
16
17
19
December
2 0 1 2
Final Exams
Final Exams
Final Exams
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

127
22
20
21
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
Final Exams
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

128
25
23
24
26
December
2 0 1 2
Christmas
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

129
29
27
28
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
Whether you think that you can, or that
you cant, you are usually right.
Henry Ford
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

130
1
30
31
2
December
2 0 1 2
New Years Day
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

131
5
3
4
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
S M T W T F S
December
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
Te future comes one day at a time.
Dean Acheson
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

132
8
6
7
9
January
2 0 1 3
Faculty & Staff Day
Administrative
No Classes/Ofces Open
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

133
12
10
11
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
Words are the most powerful drug used
by mankind.
Rudyard Kipling
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Ofces Open
Faculty & Staff Day
No Classes/Ofces Open
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

134
15
13
14
16
January
2 0 1 3
First Day of Classes
Spring Semester 2013
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

135
19
17
18
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
You cannot be a leader, and ask other
people to follow you, unless you know
how to follow, too.
Sam Rayburn
Last Day to Add/Drop
Spring Semester 2013
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

136
22
20
21
23
January
2 0 1 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
No Classes/Ofces Closed
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

137
26
24
25
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
Education is when you read the fne
print. Experience is what you get if you
dont.
Pete Seeger
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

138
29
27
28
30
January
2 0 1 3
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

139
2
31
1
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
January
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
You dont have to burn books to destroy
a culture. Just get people to stop reading
them.
Ray Bradbury
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Priorities:
Sunday

140
5
3
4
6
February
2 0 1 3
Thursday
To Do:
Saturday
Friday

141
9
7
8
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
February
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
S M T W T F S
March
Success is dependent on efort.
Sophocles
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
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March
Education is the best provision for old age.
Aristotle
Valentines Day
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Presidents Day
No Classes/Ofces Closed
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February
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March
Te more we study the more we discover
our ignorance.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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February
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March
Tere are more men ennobled by study
than by nature.
Cicero
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March
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April
All that is necessary to break the spell of
inertia and frustration is to -- act as if it
were impossible to fail.
Dorothea Brande
Wednesday
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Monday
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March
2 0 1 3
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
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March
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April
To educate a person in mind and not in
morals is to educate a menace to society.
Teodore Roosevelt
Spring Break
Spring Break
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April
A kind word is like a spring day.
Russian proverb
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Passover
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March
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April
Character is much easier kept than
recovered.
Tomas Paine
Faculty & Staff Day
Administrative
No Classes/Ofces Open
Wednesday
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April
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May
Character, not circumstance, makes the
person.
Booker T. Washington
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April
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May
Education makes a people easy to lead,
but dif cult to drive; easy to govern, but
impossible to enslave.
Omar N. Bradley
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April
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May
Te future belongs to those who believe in
the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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April
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May
If you want to work for world peace, go
home and love your families.
Mother Teresa
Wednesday
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164
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Last Day to Withdraw
Spring Semester 2013
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165
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April
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May
Intelligence plus character that is the
goal of true education.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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June
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize
and enjoy every moment of it.
Lord Chesterfeld
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Mothers Day
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June
Reason often makes mistakes but
conscience never does.
Josh Billings
Final Exams
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Final Exams
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HCC Graduation Day
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June
Te greater part of our happiness or
misery depends on our dispositions, and
not our circumstances.
Martha Washington
Faculty & Staff Day
Ofces Open
Wednesday
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172
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Memorial Day
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June
Tere are two ways of spreading light: to
be the candle or the mirror that refects it.
Edith Wharton
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Monday
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174
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June
2 0 1 3
First Day of Classes
Summer Session 2013
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July
We are the people our parents warned
us about.
Jimmy Bufett
Last Day to Add/Drop
Summer Session 2013
Wednesday
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176
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July
If you think you can, you can. And if you
think you cant, youre right.
Mary K. Ash
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