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Student Handbook

• Accreditation
  Columbia College Chicago is accredited at the graduate and undergraduate levels by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Columbia is accredited as a teacher training institution by the Illinois State Board of Education. For more information about Columbia’s accreditation, please contact: The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504 312.263.0456 www.ncahlc.org Columbia College Chicago is an independent and unaffiliated institution of higher education.
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• 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees
  (Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Summer 2009) Full-Time Students, per Semester Enrolled 12-16 credit hours $8,975.00 Annual Tuition $17,950.00 Each additional credit hour over 16 hours $454.00 Part-Time Students, per Semester Enrolled 1-11 credit hours, each credit hour $621.00 Summer Session All credit hours each $484.00 Registration and Related Fees Application Fee* Undergraduate Students $35.00 Graduate Students $55.00 International $65.00 Graduation Fee* Undergraduate Students $100.00 Graduate Students $150.00 Orientation Fee* $70.00 (First Semester Only/Undergraduate) Health Center Fee* Full-Time Students $40.00 Part-Time Students $25.00 All Summer Students $25.00 Registration Fee, per Semester* All Students $50.00 Student Activity Fee, per Semester* Full-Time Students **$75.00 Part-Time Students **$40.00 U-Pass, per Semester* (subject to change) Full-Time Students Only ***$90.00 *Non-refundable fees **Requires vote of Student Government Association ***CTA will have final determination of rate Undergraduate Course Fees Individual course fees for Undergrads range from $5 to $415. Please consult the class schedule or OASIS for current information on specific course fees. Tuition Refund Schedule Fall and Spring 1st Week 100% Reduction 2nd Week 100% Reduction 3rd Week - End of Term Full tuition charged*** Summer 1st Week 100% Reduction 2nd Week - End of Term Full tuition charged*** *** A pro-rated refund is calculated for all students who receive Title IV assistance at Columbia College and who totally withdraw through the ninth week. Graduate Tuition Program / Cost per Credit Hour General $633.00 Laban $603.00 Graduate Course Fees Individual course fees for Grads range from $5 to $310. Please consult the class schedule or OASIS for current information on specific course fees.
• Probation Policy
  College Advising Center Effective Fall 2007 The College Advising Center at Columbia College Chicago is committed to assisting students who are struggling academically. Toward this end, the College Advising Center is enhancing its current policy to provide further support for students who are currently on academic probation. Effective the fall 2007 term, under the leadership of Associate Director Janet Talbot, the following will occur: 1. A specific hold will be placed on the registration of all students currently on probation due to a cumulative gpa below 2.0. This hold will go on students’ accounts between weeks 4 and 8 of the current term, and will block them from registering for the subsequent term. (During spring, the hold will block both summer and fall registration). We will work with IT (Mike Marquardt) to ensure that this hold only blocks future registration, and not withdrawals from the current term. 2. An email will go out to this group of students, informing them of the new hold and explaining the process to them. The timing of this email will coincide with the placement of the hold. 3. Students who obtain a 2.0 or higher cumulative gpa at the end of the current term will have their holds automatically lifted by Janet Talbot during the first week of January following fall term, the day after grades are due following spring term, and two weeks after grades are due following summer term. 4. Another email will go out to the group of cleared students, informing them that they can now go onto OASIS and register. 5. The list of held students will be managed so that students with NG grades can be monitored and cleared if appropriate as late grades come in. 6. An explanation of this new hold will be added as an initialed item on the Counseling Certificate. 7. College Advisors will be trained to inform probation students of this new process and to encourage students in this situation to still obtain their faculty advising and registration clearance in a timely fashion. 8. College Advisors will not encourage probation students to petition for an earlier registration time/early lifting of the hold. Petitions to lift this hold before final grades are in will be accepted in extreme cases only. An example of an extreme case could include a student who has one semester left to graduate and is very likely to regain compliance.
• Family Educational Rights & Privacy Annual Notice to Students (FERPA)
  Columbia College Chicago complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended, by publishing an annual notice to students explaining your rights under the act in Columbia College’s Catalog and Student Handbook. I. Upon written request, students may inspect and review their educational records by submitting their request to the director of records. Columbia will endeavor to provide the student an opportunity to inspect and review his or her educational records within a reasonable time after receiving the request, not exceeding 45 days from the receipt of the request. Students’ educational records are maintained under the supervision of the director of records and registration (the Registrar) in the Records office, Room 611, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605. II. It is Columbia’s policy that no personally identifiable information from educational records will be released without prior written consent from the student, except for that information designated in this policy as directory information, and such personally identifiable information which may be disclosed under the circumstances allowed under the act and regulations passed pursuant to the act. The following personnel are granted access to educational records without prior written consent of the student as a matter of routine and for legitimate educational purposes: the director of Records, the Student Services directors, Student Financial Services or any of the agents of the above, and the advisors. In addition, access without prior written consent by the student is given to the president of the college, provost, the deans, and the chairpersons of the academic departments, and any of their agents. Student educational records are made available to the above designated persons in furtherance of the legitimate educational purposes of record maintenance, evaluation and advising, financial aid evaluation, review for disciplinary and academic action, and billing. III. As required by the act and regulations, Columbia College Chicago maintains a record of written requests for personally identifiable information whether or not such requests are granted. Each student has the right to inspect and review the record of written requests for disclosures of personally identifiable information which is maintained in his or her permanent record. IV. Columbia College Chicago designates the following information as directory information: the student’s name; information on whether or not a student is registered at the college during the term in which the information is requested; dates of attendance; information concerning the student’s graduation status, including whether or not he or she has graduated from the college, the date of any degree awarded, and the type of degree awarded; major field of study; awards received; and participation in officially recognized activities, sports, and organizations. Students have the right to withhold disclosure of the above information by notifying the director of records in writing. The proper form for refusal of disclosure is available in the Records office. V. A student has the right to request amendment of his or her educational records to ensure that the educational record information is not inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student’s rights. The procedure to seek amendment of a student’s educational records is as follows: 1. A written request must be submitted to the director of records stating the reason a student seeks to amend his or her educational record and attaching any supporting documentation to the request. 2. Within a reasonable time after receiving the request, but in no event longer than 45 days, the d