Section III: Comprehensive Standards (Student Affairs and Services)

3.9.1.  The institution publishes a clear and appropriate statement of student rights and responsibilities and disseminates the statement to the campus community.

JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Compliance.

NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Northeast Alabama Community College is in compliance. The institution’s statement

of Student Rights and Responsibilities, as published in the Student Handbook section of the college Catalog, available both in print and online, is as follows:

STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Student Rights:

A. Legal Rights: All the rights and privileges guaranteed to every citizen by the constitution of the United States and by the State of Alabama shall not be denied any students. Northeast is a part of the Alabama College System and adheres to the standards set forth for the system. Northeast recognizes the Student Government Association as the approved agency to voice students’ opinions on institutional policies and students’ activities.

Also, students have the right to know about the following:

  1.The College’s programs, instruction, laboratories, physical facilities, and        faculty

  2. The cost of attendance and refund policy

  3. The types of financial assistance offered

  4. Who the financial aid personnel are and the location of the Financial Aid        

      Office

  5. What the procedures and deadlines are for applying for financial aid

  6. How the College selects its financial aid/scholarship recipients

  7. How the College determines financial need

  8. How much financial need has been met

  9. How financial aid is received

10.The kind of Work-Study jobs offered, hours, duties, rate and frequency of       pay

11. When and how financial aid awards are adjusted

12. The special facilities for the disabled

13. The College’s Satisfactory Progress Policy

B. Rights of the Learner: The instructor in the classroom and in conference shall encourage free discussion, inquiry, and expression. Student performance will be

evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters

unrelated to academic standards.

C. Student Records: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 provides safeguards regarding the confidentiality of and access to student records.

1. Students may review their educational records by making a written request to the registrar.

2. Student records will not be reviewed by third parties unless permission is obtained in writing from the student. Exceptions may be made for instructors and administrators if the information is for educational purposes. Exceptions may also be made for parents who claim the students as dependents. The Director of Admissions and Student Services will make the final decision concerning access to records.

3. Official transcripts will be issued only when a written request is received from the student or upon written authorization by a student to be released to a designated entity. Transcripts from high schools or other colleges will not be released.

D. Freedom of Association: Students are free to organize or join an existing organization to promote the student’s curriculum or career interest. Student organizations must be approved as outlined in the section on “Organizations and Officers” before

organization on the campus in order to ensure adherence to Northeast’s policies and procedures.

E. Due Process: Due process procedures are established to guarantee the right of hearing, a presentation of charges, evidence for charges, the right of confrontation by the

questioning of witnesses, and the right to counsel by the accused student, if so requested by the student.

The college’s Intellectual Property and Distance Education Course Ownership Policy  governing the development of distance education courses by students, faculty, and/or staff and the Grievance Procedures and Due Process for Students are likewise published in the Student Handbook.

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