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The institution recruits and admits students qualified to complete its programs. It fosters a supportive learning environment and provides services to support students’ achievement of their educational goals.
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The institution provides student services and programs based upon an assessment of student needs, provides adequate support for the services offered to achieve established goals, and adopts, publishes, and makes available policies that are accurate and current.
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The institution adopts student admission policies consistent with its mission. It specifies qualifications for admission to the institution and its programs, and it adheres to those policies in its admission practices.
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The institution, in keeping with its mission and admission policy, gives attention to the needs and characteristics of its student body with conscious attention to such factors as ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious diversity while demonstrating regard for students’ rights and responsibilities.
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The institution systematically identifies the characteristics of its student population and students’ learning and special needs. The institution makes provision for meeting those identified needs, emphasizing students’ achievement of their educational goals.
  
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Appropriate policies and procedures guide the placement of students in courses and programs based upon their academic and technical skills. Such placement ensures a reasonable probability of success at a level commensurate with the institution’s expectations. Special provisions are made for “ability to benefit” students. (see Glossary)
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The institution provides opportunities for students to participate in institutional governance. Faculty are involved in the development of policies for student programs and services.
  
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The institution specifies and publishes requirements for continuation in, or termination from, its educational programs, and it maintains an appeals process. The policy for readmission of students who have been suspended or terminated is clearly defined.
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Policies on students’ rights and responsibilities, including those related to academic honesty and procedural rights, are clearly stated, well publicized, readily available, and implemented in a fair and consistent manner.
  
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'''3.D.5'''
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Institutional and program graduation requirements are stated clearly in appropriate publications and are consistently applied in both the certificate and degree verification process. Appropriate reference to the Student Right-to-Know Act is included in required publications.
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The institution makes adequate provision for the safety and security of its students and their property. Information concerning student safety is published and widely distributed.
  
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The institution provides an effective program of financial aid consistent with its mission and goals, the needs of its students, and institutional resources. There is provision for institutional accountability for all financial aid awards.
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The institution publishes and makes available to both prospective and enrolled students a catalog or bulletin that describes: its mission, admission requirements and procedures, students’ rights and responsibilities, academic regulations, degree-completion requirements, credit courses and descriptions, tuition, fees and other charges, refund policy, and other items relative to attending the institution or withdrawing from it. In addition, a student handbook or its equivalent is published and distributed. A student handbook normally will include information on student conduct, a grievance policy, academic honesty, student government, student organizations and services, and athletics. The student handbook may be combined with the institution’s catalog.
  
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Information regarding the categories of financial assistance (scholarships and grants) is published and made available to both prospective and enrolled students.
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The institution periodically and systematically evaluates the appropriateness, adequacy, and utilization of student services and programs and uses the results of the evaluation as a basis for change.
  
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The institution regularly monitors its student loan programs and the institutional loan default rate. Informational sessions which give attention to loan repayment obligations are conducted for financial aid recipients.
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The institution provides for the orientation of new students, including special populations, at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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A systematic program of academic and other educational program advisement is  provided. Advisors help students make appropriate decisions concerning academic choices and career paths. Specific advisor responsibilities are defined, published, and  made available to students (Standards Two and Four, Standard Indicators 2.C.5 and 4.A.2). 3.D.11 Career counseling and placement services are consistent with student  needs and institutional mission.
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Career counseling and placement services are consistent with student needs and institutional mission.
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Professional health care, including psychological health and relevant health education, is  readily available to residential students and to other students, as appropriate.
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Student housing, if provided, is designed and operated to enhance the learning  environment. It meets recognized standards of health and safety; it is competently  staffed.
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Appropriate food services are provided for both resident and nonresident students. These  services are supervised by professionally trained food service staff and meet recognized  nutritional and mandated health and safety standards.
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Co-curricular activities and programs are offered that foster the intellectual and personal  development of students consistent with the institution’s mission. The institution adheres  to the spirit and intent of equal opportunity for participation. It ensures that appropriate services and facilities are accessible to students in its programs. Co-curricular activities  and programs include adaptation for traditionally under-represented students, such as  physically disabled, older, evening, part-time, commuter, and, where applicable, those at off-campus sites.
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The co-curricular program includes policies and procedures that determine the  relationship of the institution with its student activities; identifying the needs, evaluating  the effectiveness, and providing appropriate governance of the program are joint responsibilities of students and the institution.
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If appropriate to its mission and goals, the institution provides adequate opportunities and  facilities for student recreational and athletic needs apart from intercollegiate athletics.
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If the institution operates a bookstore, it supports the educational program and  contributes to the intellectual climate of the campus community. Students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to participate in the development and monitoring of bookstore policies and procedures.
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When student media exist, the institution provides for a clearly defined and published  policy of the institution’s relationship to student publications and other media.
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 2 November 2007

Description

The institution provides student services and programs based upon an assessment of student needs, provides adequate support for the services offered to achieve established goals, and adopts, publishes, and makes available policies that are accurate and current.

3.B.1 The institution systematically identifies the characteristics of its student population and students’ learning and special needs. The institution makes provision for meeting those identified needs, emphasizing students’ achievement of their educational goals.

3.B.2 The institution provides opportunities for students to participate in institutional governance. Faculty are involved in the development of policies for student programs and services.

3.B.3 Policies on students’ rights and responsibilities, including those related to academic honesty and procedural rights, are clearly stated, well publicized, readily available, and implemented in a fair and consistent manner.

3.B.4 The institution makes adequate provision for the safety and security of its students and their property. Information concerning student safety is published and widely distributed.

3.B.5 The institution publishes and makes available to both prospective and enrolled students a catalog or bulletin that describes: its mission, admission requirements and procedures, students’ rights and responsibilities, academic regulations, degree-completion requirements, credit courses and descriptions, tuition, fees and other charges, refund policy, and other items relative to attending the institution or withdrawing from it. In addition, a student handbook or its equivalent is published and distributed. A student handbook normally will include information on student conduct, a grievance policy, academic honesty, student government, student organizations and services, and athletics. The student handbook may be combined with the institution’s catalog.

3.B.6 The institution periodically and systematically evaluates the appropriateness, adequacy, and utilization of student services and programs and uses the results of the evaluation as a basis for change.

Evidence

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