2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

General College InformationTHE CATALOGThe catalog is published to inform you aboutSCC – our students, faculty, programs, and services.Usefulness has been the prime considerationfor including material. We have tried to make it asimple, accurate, and practical guide to ensureyour academic success at SCC.If you plan to earn a degree at SCC, you willneed to meet the requirements of the catalog ineffect when you first enrolled or of any subsequentcatalog. Students who discontinue their enrollmentfor two consecutive semesters (summer excluded)will be required to follow the catalog in effect at thetime of their return.AT YOUR SERVICEAfter you have read the catalog, you may stillhave questions. To further assist you, real peopleare available throughout the campus! We encourageyou to seek advice and information from a widevariety of sources: Admissions Office, registrar,counselors in the Student Development Office, faculty,college administrators, library staff, director offinancial assistance, Career Services Center, andmore. You have the responsibility of findinganswers to your questions. We will help you inevery way possible, and we expect that you will takethe initiative to be in control of your educationalpath. We hope you will make full use of the manyresources available to you at SCC.PARTNERSHIPSAs part of its mission to make educationalopportunities available to all residents of the collegedistrict, SCC recognizes the importance ofdeveloping and maintaining community, business,and institutional partnerships.By working with the state of Missouri, otherpublic and private colleges and universities, areabusiness and industry, economic developmentassociations, school districts, and local agenciesand institutions, the community college is betterequipped to provide the programs and services thatconstituents need and want.Such partnerships and collaborative efforts willenhance work force preparation and make attendingcollege more affordable and available to theaverage citizen. Initiatives include cooperating withhigh schools to provide students with career-technicalpreparation, advanced placement, and dualenrollment; and transfer and articulation agreementswith colleges and universities.For example, a 2+2 agreement with the Universityof Missouri-St. Louis allows students to continuetheir progress toward a bachelor’s degree byenrolling in junior and senior-level UM courses onthe SCC campus.An agreement with Franklin University inColumbus, Ohio, allows students to complete abachelor’s degree online via the Internet after aprescribed sequence of courses at SCC.In addition, the community college continues todevelop partnerships with large and small businesses,institutions, colleges, and agencies for trainingand retraining, job placement, community service,and economic development. The college is part ofthe award-winning Dislocated Worker Program andMissouri Career Center one-stop shop – a jobpreparation partnership with state and local agencies.As communication technology becomes increasinglyimportant, SCC has partnered with severallocal municipalities, agencies, and governments asa founding sponsor of the Westplex InformationNetwork (WIN) that links area residents and businessesdirectly to the information superhighway.And SCC is expanding community education outreachprograms including literacy and adult basiceducation programs as well as special services foryouths and senior citizens.The college library is a member of MOBIUS, thestatewide computerized catalog system that enablespatrons to search the holdings of numerous otheracademic libraries throughout the state, resultingin access to 14 million volumes.155