STUDENT HANDBOOK - Columbus College of Art & Design

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STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 15 REFUNDS If a student leaves CCAD voluntarily and withdraws from a full-semester class, an increasing fee is charged according to how many weeks the student has been registered in the class. For Fall and Spring Semesters, students are charged: —— During the first and second weeks, 10% of all tuition —— During the third and fourth weeks, 40% of all tuition and 100% of lab fees —— During the fifth week, 80% of all tuition and 100% of lab fees —— No refunds after the fifth week For Summer Full Semester, students are charged: —— During the first week, 40% of all tuition and lab fees —— During the second week, 60% of all tuition and lab fees —— No refunds after the second week For May Minimester and Summer Sessions I and II, students are charged: —— For withdrawal on the first day of classes, 40% of tuition and 100% of lab fees —— For withdrawal on the second day of classes, 60% of tuition and 100% of lab fees —— No refunds after the second day of classes After the final refund deadline, if a student drops in status from full-time (12 or more credit hours) to part-time (11 credit hours or below), full-time tuition will be charged. There is a $10 add/drop fee per course that goes into effect the day after the deadline to add or register for classes. The consequences of withdrawing with regard to financial aid, grants, and scholarships need to be considered. Students should contact the Financial Aid staff for information regarding such consequences. Please note, registration and scheduling fees and parking stickers are nonrefundable. Residence hall fees and student health insurance premiums are refundable through the first week only. Unused balances on a withdrawing student’s meal plan may be refunded at the college’s discretion. After the final withdrawal deadline for a given semester, a student may not retroactively withdraw from that semester. Students seeking a medical withdrawal should refer to the “Medical Withdrawal” section on page 12. In most cases, students requesting medical withdrawals will still be charged all or part of the tuition and fees for that semester. STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BRINGING CONCERNS TO CCAD’S ATTENTION Any student who has a serious concern or complaint should present his or her concern to the vice president of student affairs/dean of students. Academic issues pertaining to specific divisions or complaints about instructors should first be directed to the dean of the division in question. NON-RETALIATION POLICY CCAD welcomes feedback from our students. Students who bring legitimate concerns to the attention of CCAD faculty or administrators should not fear that they will be retaliated against for their efforts. If students perceive that retaliation is occurring, they should report this immediately to the vice president of student affairs/dean of students. NONDISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT POLICIES CCAD admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, national and ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or age to all the rights and privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or age in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and other schooladministered programs. DISCRIMINATORY HARASSMENT Harassment is verbal or physical conduct that embarrasses, denigrates, or shows hostility toward a person because of his or her race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or age. Harassment may be subtle or overt, but is intolerable in whatever form it takes. Examples of harassment are the following: verbal abuse; racial, ethnic, and religious epithets; slurs or jokes; graffiti (remarks written or drawn on walls or other structures); obscene gestures; and hazing. Even derogatory remarks between friends may be deemed overt acts of discrimination. Harassment concerns should be brought to the attention of the vice president of student affairs/dean of students. SEXUAL HARASSMENT CCAD maintains a strict policy prohibiting sexual harassment in any form, including verbal and physical sexual harassment. Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or any other visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature under
16 STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES the following circumstances: 1) when submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term or condition of employment or enrollment; 2) when submission or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for an employment or enrollment decision affecting such individual; or 3) when such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. CCAD complies with all local, state, and federal laws concerning civil and human rights. Educational programs, admissions, housing, and employment practices are free of any type of discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or age (Titles VI and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964). Discrimination on the basis of sex is prohibited by Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits age discrimination. FILING A DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT COMPLAINT Students who feel that their rights have been violated due to discrimination or harassment (including sexual harassment) should seek assistance from the vice president of student affairs/dean of students, who serves as the campus Title IX coordinator. The vice president’s office is located in the One-Stop Student Services office, or can be contacted at 614.222.4015 or dtodd@ccad.edu. CCAD reserves the right to pursue all sexual harassment reports filed, whether verbally or in writing, regardless of the complainant’s decision to pursue charges. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT CCAD expects students to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the high ideals and standards that the college has set for its community and its students. Students who violate college policies, cause harm to others, commit criminal acts, or engage in disruptive behavior on or off campus premises may be subject to disciplinary sanctions by the institution. The college also expects students to cooperate fully in any investigations initiated by the college. These investigations include those initiated when a student is alleged to have violated college policies, disrupted college operations, caused harm to others, committed criminal acts, engaged in disruptive behavior, or is witness to such acts. Notwithstanding the processes set forth under “disciplinary procedures,” if at any time a student, in the view of the college, does not fully cooperate with any investigation listed above, the college reserves the right to immediately dismiss that student. Policies specific to the residence halls are recorded in the Residence Halls Handbook, which is distributed to residential students at the time they move into a residence hall; it is also available on CCAD’s website. DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR Examples of disruptive behavior include: —— Dishonesty: cheating, plagiarizing, furnishing false information to the college, forgery, or the use of college documents or identification to defraud. —— Disruption of teaching, administration, or any other authorized college function. —— Behavior that is harmful to a student’s own physical or mental well-being or that of another student. This may include: threats or implied threats of physical harm; actions that demean, degrade, or disgrace another person; attempts to inflict mental or bodily harm upon one’s self or another person. —— Possession, distribution, or sale of alcohol or alcohol containers in unauthorized residence hall rooms or any location on campus without proper authorization, or violating the alcohol policies as described in the Residence Life Handbook. —— Unlawful use, possession, manufacture, distribution, or sale of illegal drugs, prescription or over-the-counter medication, drug paraphernalia, or alcoholic beverages on or off campus. Additionally, no product or substance (including legal substances) may be used in a manner that is unsafe or inconsistent with the product’s stated guidelines for use or consumption. —— Attempted or actual theft, damage, or vandalism to the property of others, or to college property or property under the control of the college. —— Unauthorized entry into college facilities or unauthorized use of college property or the property of others. —— Failure to comply with directions of college personnel acting in the performance of their duties, and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so. —— Violation of residency rules and regulations in college owned or controlled facilities. —— Misuse of college computers and computer services such as the Internet in a manner not consistent with the college’s mission. This includes the use of email or other forms of electronic communication in a manner that is threatening, malicious, or invasive of another individual’s privacy. —— Possession of any firearms, weapons, fireworks, explosives, ammunition, or abuse of flammable substance on college property, or replicas of such items that may reasonably be mistaken for any items listed above. —— Violation of any local, state, or federal criminal statutes. —— Tampering with fire-safety equipment. —— Causing, making or circulating a false report or warning of fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe or emergency.
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