5.36 Student Travel A. Purpose To establish travel protocols for students and sponsors to college-sanctioned activities and events occurring beyond the boundaries of college property. B. Policy The college will maintain a process for student travel that promotes safety, accessibility for all students, and is appropriately planned and coordinated. C. Procedures Scope This policy applies…
5.24 – Academic Integrity A. Purpose To define standards of academic integrity, to establish the authority to address infractions of academic integrity, and to establish due process for students to respond to possible sanctions imposed due to policy violations. B. Policy The college shall promote and enforce a culture of academic integrity. Students are expected…
5.20 – Suicide Prevention and Awareness A. Purpose To establish suicide prevention and awareness resources for the OTC community consistent with RSMo173.1200. B. Policy The college will communicate information regarding suicide awareness and prevention resources to the college community consistent with RSMo173.1200. C. Procedures The college will utilize the following modes to communicate updated information…
5.17 – Grievance Procedures for Students A. Purpose To describe the process for handling student concerns or grievances when there is no other college policy or procedure that governs the situation. B. Policy The college will provide procedures to resolve student concerns and grievances that do not clearly fall under any other published college policy…
5.39 – Tuberculosis Screening & Testing A. Purpose To establish a targeted tuberculosis screening and testing program as required for all institutions of higher education in Missouri under section 199.290 of the Missouri Revised Statutes. This program requires all newly hired faculty and new students enrolling in courses to be screened and/or tested for tuberculosis…
5.37 Drug and Alcohol Prevention A. Purpose To establish drug and alcohol prevention programming for students and employees pursuant to the Drug- Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments. B. Policy The college will establish, enforce and communicate a comprehensive drug and alcohol prevention program to students and employees, which will include the Biennial Review and…
5.35 – Institutional Withdrawal A. Purpose To establish criteria and processes the college may utilize to withdraw a student when the student is unable or unwilling to voluntarily withdraw due to extraordinary circumstances. B. Policy The college will maintain an institutional withdrawal process for students whose behaviors meet the institutional withdrawal criteria. C. Procedures Institutional…
5.32 – Late Withdrawal A. Purpose To establish the late withdrawal procedures for students experiencing non-academic emergencies, which interfere with or prevent the completion of coursework and which cannot be resolved through traditional withdrawal methods. B. Policy Students who experience medical, financial or personal hardships severe enough to interfere with or prevent the completion of…
A. Purpose To establish criteria, guidelines and processes for the administration of an Academic Fresh Start program to be used to allow returning students to recover from a deficient grade point average (GPA) at Ozarks Technical Community College. B. Policy Students who return to the college after an extended absence with a GPA that does…
5.30 –Emergency Financial Assistance A. Purpose To describe emergency financial assistance options for currently enrolled students who qualify for rapid source(s) of temporary funding or resources. B. Policy The college will maintain emergency financial assistance resources. C. Procedures The OTC Cares online reporting system provides a mechanism for currently enrolled students to request emergency financial…