edu SANTA ANA COLLEGE 2017 • 2018 CATALOG 2 01 7 • 2 01 8 CATALOG AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES SA N TA A N A CO LLEG E 1530 West 17th Street • Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 • 714-564‑6000 C E N T E N N I A L E D U C AT I O N C E N T E R 2900 West Edinger Avenue • Santa Ana, CA 92704-3902 • 714-241‑5700 • sac.edu/sce D I G I TA L M E D I A C E N T E R 1300 South Bristol Street • Santa Ana, CA 92706-3424 • 714-241-5812 • sac.edu/dmc O R A N G E CO U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S R EG I O N A L T R A I N I N G AC A D E M Y 15991 Armstrong Blvd. • Tustin, CA 92782 • 714-566-9200 • sac.edu/ocr J P TC - C N – J O I N T P OW E R S F I R E T R A I N I N G C E N T E R - C E N T R A L N E T 18301 Gothard St., Huntington Beach R A N C H O SA N T I AG O CO M M U N I T Y CO LLEG E D I ST R I C T 2323 North Broadway • Santa Ana, CA 92706-1640 • 714-480-7300 • rsccd.edu SA N TA A N A CO LLEG E • SA N T I AG O C A N YO N CO LLEG E Rancho Santiago Community College District serves residents of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Santa Ana, Villa Park, and a portion of Garden Grove. AC C R E D I T E D BY T H E W E S T E R N A S S O C I AT I O N O F S C H O O L S A N D C O L L E G E S Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, (10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, 415‑506-0234), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U. Department of Education.edu 2 | Santa Ana College INTRODUCTION SANTA ANA COLLEGE / SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE COLLEGE CREDIT INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR COLLEGE CREDIT CLASSES JUNE • 2017 JANUARY • 2018 INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR 2017-2018 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S FALL SEMESTER 2017 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 August 21–23 Faculty Projects 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 August 24–25 Common College Flex Days 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 August 28 INSTRUCTION BEGINS 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 September 4 Labor Day – holiday 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 September 10 Last day to add and to drop full-term classes without “W” grade with JULY • 2017 FEBRUARY • 2018 enrollment fee refund S M T W T F S S M T W T F S September 15 Deadline for Graduation Petition for 1 1 2 3 Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 only for eVerify 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 September 29 Last date to file Pass/No Pass (semester-length courses) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 October 13 Deadline for Degree/Certificate/ 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 Certification Petitions 30 31 November 10 Veterans Day – holiday November 19 Last day to drop semester-length AUGUST • 2017 MARCH • 2018 classes with a “W” grade S M T W T F S S M T W T F S November 23–25 Thanksgiving – holiday 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 December 17 INSTRUCTION ENDS 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 December 18–January 1, 2018 Holiday break 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 INTERSESSION 2018 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 2 INSTRUCTION BEGINS January 9 Last day to file Pass/No Pass SEPTEMBER • 2017 APRIL • 2018 January 15 Martin Luther King’s Birthday – holiday S M T W T F S S M T W T F S January 28 INSTRUCTION ENDS 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SPRING SEMESTER 2018 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 February 29–31 Faculty Projects 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 February 1–2 Common College Flex Days 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 February 5 INSTRUCTION BEGINS February 9 Deadline for Graduation Petition for OCTOBER • 2017 MAY • 2018 Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) - S M T W T F S S M T W T F S only for eVerify 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 February 16 Lincoln’s Birthday – holiday 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 February 18 Last day to add and to drop full- 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 term classes without “W” grade with enrollment fee refund 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 February 19 President’s Day – holiday March 9 Last date to file Pass/No Pass (semester-length courses) NOVEMBER • 2017 JUNE • 2018 March 9 Deadline for Degree/Certificate/ S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Certification Petitions 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 March 30 Cesar Chavez Day (observed) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 April 2–7 Spring recess 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 May 6 Last day to drop semester-length 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 classes with “W” grade 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 28 Memorial Day – holiday May 31 Commencement – Santa Ana College DECEMBER • 2017 JULY • 2018 June 1 Commencement – Santiago Canyon S M T W T F S S M T W T F S College 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 June 3 INSTRUCTION ENDS 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SUMMER SESSION 2018 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 June 18 INSTRUCTION BEGINS 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 June 28 Deadline for Graduation Petition 31 July 4 Independence Day – holiday August 12 INSTRUCTION ENDS Santa Ana College | 3 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS REGISTRATION ADMISSION & INTRODUCTION California State Universities.
27 COLLEGE POLICIES AND Instructional Calendar �������������������������������� 2 Intersegmental General Education STANDARDS 309 SAC Philosophy and Mission. 28 Absence/Non Participation/Drop. 309 Institutional Core Compentencies. 29 Academic Honesty Policy Information.
309 Rancho Santiago Community College Level Examination Academic Honors. 309 College District ���������������������������������������� 4 Policies (CLEP). 310 CERTIFICATES International Baccalaureate DEGREES & Two College Structure. 33 History of Rancho Santiago Campus Regulations.
310 Community College District. 5 Transfer to Other Colleges. 35 Cooperative Work Experience Governance. 5 University Of California Transfer Education.
5 BACCALAUREATE DEGREE42 Credit by Examination. 311 INSTRUCTIONAL COLLEGE CREDIT INSTRUCTIONAL Administrative Organization. 312 PROGRAMS PROGRAMS (SAC)45 Nondiscrimination Policy. 312 Academic Freedom Policy.
10 ANNOUNCEMENT OF Grievance Procedures for Students. 313 RSCCD Rates Of Student Progress– COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES171 Honors Program and Courses. 313 Student Right-To-Know Act. 10 Course Identification Numbering.
312 Violence Against Women Act�������������������� 10 Right To Cancel Scheduled Classes. 314 Student Consumer Information. 175-301 Pass/No Pass. 312 COURSES Family Education Rights and Privacy.
10 STUDENT RESOURCES 303 Probation-Dismissal. 314 Sexual Harassment Policy. 11 Academic Computing Center. 303 Registered Sex Offender Sexual and Other Assaults on Campus ���� 11 Assessment Center.
317 Smoking And Tobacco Use Policy. 303 Remedial Course Limit. 317 ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION Career Development/ Right to Review and Challenge Records 315 RESOURCES Career Technical Education (CTE) Standards of Student Conduct. 315 INFORMATION 12 STUDENT Student Success Center.
12 College Advancement/Foundation. 312 How and When to Apply. 303 Unit of Credit. 12 Continuing Education Program.
303 Withdrawal from Class. 12 International Student Admissions������������ 13 Counseling Services. 303 SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STANDARDS POLICIES & Student Success and Support Program. 13 Child Development Centers.
304 English Language Academy. 321 Career Advanced Placement (CAP). 15 Goals and Objectives. 323 Classification of Students.
15 Extended Opportunity Programs and Services. 324 Prerequisites, Corequisites and Admissions and Fees. 325 Health and Wellness Center. 15 EDUCATION High School and High School Diploma Program.
15 Honors and Awards���������������������������������� 305 Policies Governing Students. 330 Fees, Tuition and Expenses. 305 Centennial Education Center. 322 Drop for Non-Payment.
305 CEC Programs and Courses. 334-352 Refund of Tuition and Enrollment Fees. 305 Solomon Amendment for Military ADMINISTRATORS Library Services. 305 ADMINISTRATORS AND Recruiters.
17 FACULTY 353-363 & FACULTY Math Center. 306 FINANCIAL AID 18 Photography. 306 MAPS 364-365 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES20 Public Affairs. 306 INDEX 366-370 Distance Education.
20 Student Life���������������������������������������������� 306 Certificate and Associate Degree Student Placement. 316 MAPS & INDEX General Education Requirements University Transfer Center. 306 for the Associate Degree. 25 Veterans Resource Center.
307 CREDITS Associate Degree Requirements. 308 Editorial Content������������� Anh-Phuong Tran General Education Requirements for the Cover Design��������������������Miranda Medrano Typography �������������������������������� David Styffe 4 | Santa Ana College INTRODUCTION SANTA ANA COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SANTA ANA COLLEGE b. Life Skills MISSION STATEMENT Students will think logically in solving a. Creative Expression The mission of Santa Ana College is to problems; explaining their conclu- Students will produce artistic and be a leader and partner in meeting the sions; and evaluating, supporting, or creative expression.
intellectual, cultural, technological and critiquing the thinking of others. Aesthetic Appreciation workforce development needs of our c. Ethical Reasoning diverse community. Santa Ana College Students will respond to artistic and Students will demonstrate an under- creative expressions.
provides access and equity in a dynamic standing of ethical issues that will en- learning environment that prepares c. Personal Growth hance their capacity for making sound students for transfer, careers and lifelong judgments and decisions. Students will demonstrate habits of intellectual pursuits in a global community. intellectual exploration, personal re- d.
Quantitative Reasoning sponsibility, and practical and physical CATALOG CONTENT Students will use college-level math- well-being. The Rancho Santiago Community College ematical concepts and methods to District and Santa Ana College have made understand, analyze and explain issues d. Interpersonal Skills every reasonable effort to determine that in quantitative terms.
