College Catalog 2017-18

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GRADUATION FEE Students who are tentatively accepted for graduation will pay all applicable fees during the term in which they fulfill the requirements to receive their diploma. A fee of $30 is charged for a diploma replacement. REVERSE TRANSFER East Central Community College will participate in the Reverse Transfer Agreement secured by the Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) on behalf of the its community/junior colleges and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) on behalf of its institutions. The intent of this agreement is to expand postsecondary degree attainment options for students who earn credits toward an associate degree at a MCCB community/junior college, but do not complete sufficient credits to earn the associate degree and subsequently transfer to an IHL university. This agreement is designed to allow these students to transfer credits earned at an IHL university to a MCCB community/junior college and provide them the opportunity to complete the MCCB community/junior college associate degree, without interrupting matriculation towards a baccalaureate degree. For more information on the Reverse Transfer policy, contact the Office of Admissions and Records. STUDENT TRANSCRIPT REQUEST A student may obtain a paper copy of his/her official college transcript by submitting a written request form to the Office of Admissions and Records in the Eddie M. Smith Student Union Building. A transcript processing fee will be charged. A student may also request an electronic copy of his/her college transcript. Transcripts may be ordered online by completing the online request form through the East Central Community College website, www.eccc. edu. A transcript link is available on the college’s website and will connect the student to the National Student Clearinghouse for processing of online requests. The student must have a valid debit/credit card to order a transcript online. Official college transcripts cannot be faxed. A student may obtain an unofficial college transcript through his/her myEC account. No official transcript will be furnished until the student has resolved any hold placed on his/her student account. Upon graduation a student may request an official transcript at no cost to the student for a period of 60 days from the date of graduation. COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE East Central Community College is totally committed to providing the service of professionally-trained guidance personnel to all of its students. The purpose of the guidance program is to provide students professional assistance in deciding academic, career, and personal questions, especially as they involve their college life. The Vice President for Student Services has overall supervision and coordination of guidance, counseling, extra-curricular activities, and religious development. In addition, two full-time instructional counselors are employed by the College. Also, faculty members serve as academic advisors in their particular area. Advisors are selected from the teaching faculty according to curricula. Faculty members are well qualified to assist the students in their career planning. Each student upon entering selects a course of study with the aid of one of the advisors. Students are urged to keep in touch with their Advisor on matters pertaining to their educational careers. By careful planning, the students can find and pursue the course of study that will be most helpful in their chosen professions. Each student is thus aided in choosing a vocation for which the student is best suited. Personal problems should be referred to the Vice President for Student Services or one of the professionally

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