Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

General InformationAccreditationsChesapeake College is accredited by the Middle States Commissionon Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA19104. (267-284-5000) The Middle States Commission on HigherEducation is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by theU.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher EducationAccreditation; and is authorized to grant the degrees of Associateof Arts, Associate of Arts in Teaching, Associate of Science andAssociate of Applied Science by the Maryland Higher EducationCommission. The College is also approved for veterans’ benefitsby the Maryland Higher Education Commission.Allied Health Programs: the Radiologic Sciences Program is accreditedby the Joint Review Committee on Education in RadiologicTechnology; the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at ChesapeakeCollege is accredited by the Commission on Accreditationin Physical Therapy Education and the American Physical TherapyAssociation; the Surgical Technology Program is accredited bythe Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health EducationPrograms (CAAHEP), and the Nursing Program is approved bythe Maryland Board of Nursing, and is accredited by the NationalLeague of Nursing Accrediting Commission.Chesapeake College is a member of the Maryland Association ofCommunity Colleges, American Association of Community Collegesand the Association of Community College Trustees.Equal Opportunity Policy andComplaint ProceduresChesapeake College is committed to a policy of equal opportunityfor all persons so that no person, on the basis of race, color, religion,creed, age, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, marital status,genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military status, sexualorientation, or any other class protected by law, shall be excludedfrom participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwisesubjected to discrimination under any program or activity ofthis College. Under this policy, this College will not discriminateagainst any person on the grounds of race, color, religion, creed,age, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability,pregnancy, military status or any other class protected by law, inits admission policies and practices of the College relating to thetreatment of students or other people in employment, the providingof services, financial aid, and other benefits and including the useof any building, structure, room, materials, equipment, facilities, orany other property.Chesapeake College, as a recipient of federal financial assistance,is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, asamended, not to discriminate on the basis of sex in the educationalprograms or activities which it operates. Chesapeake College isalso covered by and complies with Title VI and Title VII of theCivil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination on thebasis of race, color or national origin, the Americans with DisabilitiesAct of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 both of whichprohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. The College isalso covered by federal and state laws prohibiting discriminationin employment. The Director of Human Resources serves asthe College’s Equal Opportunity Officer, and is the designatedcompliance officer under Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504and ADA Title II.Any person who believes he or she has been subjected to any formof prohibited discrimination, including violations of any of theselaws, may file a complaint of discrimination with the Director ofHuman Resources. Copies of the complaint procedure will beprovided on request. All complaints will be investigated by theCollege, and if a violation is found, prompt corrective action willbe taken. Persons dissatisfied with the results may appeal to theCollege President.Privacy Rights of Students/Student Rightsunder FERPAChesapeake College is committed to protecting the privacy ofeach student’s education record. The College will release any orall of a student’s education record to third parties only under thefollowing circumstances:• If the College is required to do so by law;• If the student provides the College with writtenpermission as outlined in the Federal Education RecordsPrivacy Act (FERPA);• In the event of a health or safety emergency as outlinedin FERPA and interpreted by the College administration.Parental disclosure will take place in accordance with the policyoutlined above. Students will be informed of their right to providetheir parents (or any other third party of their choosing) accessto their education record during the College’s academic advisingprocess. The College will provide information to parents, in bothelectronic and hard-copy forms, regarding the process for gainingaccess to a student’s education records.Disclosure of information contained in a student’s educationrecord will take place through the Office of Registration, whichwill certify that the student has provided written permission forthe College to release information from the education record tothe third party requesting that information. The responsibility fordisclosure of information from a student record and oversight ofthis process rests with the Registrar or his/her designee.FERPA gives students the right to inspect and review all educationalrecords with the following exceptions: financial records ofstudent’s parents, confidential letters, or statements placed in thefile prior to January 1, 1975, and psychiatric or medical recordsretained by a professional for treatment purposes.For more information, see Addendum, Appendix 2, or consult thePrivacy Policy page on the Chesapeake College Website.uuuu