2012-2013 Catalog (all pages) - Ohlone College

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dr. Maru Grant and a student demonstrate the flammability of hydrogen gas.
Academic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals . . . . . 6
Chapter One – Welcome to Ohlone
Good News about Ohlone! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Community College System . . . . . . . . 10
Important Facts about Ohlone . . . . . . . . . . 10
History of Ohlone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Ohlone Campuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ohlone Community College
District Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ohlone College Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Revision of Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter Two –
Admission and Registration
Admission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Open Enrollment Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Matriculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Application for Admission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Enrollment Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Placement Testing Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
New Student Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
WebAdvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter Three – Services for Students
Admissions and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Student Services Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic Skills Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Campus Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Campus Police/Safety
and Security Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Counseling Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Disabled Students Programs
and Services (DSPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Extended Opportunity
Programs and Services (EOPS) . . . . . . . . 31
Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
International Programs and Services . . . . . 33
Student Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Transfer Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tri-Cities One-Stop Career Center . . . . . . . 34
Tutoring Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Veterans’ Educational Benefits . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter Four – Fees and Refunds
Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2012-2013 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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2012-2013 OHLONE COLLEGE CATALOG