Current Academic Catalog and Addendum

June 2025

• Updated Credit for Prior Learning (500.5) by increasing the cap on accepted credit hours from 25% to 40% (p. 17); updated Appendix C, CPL – Certifications and Licensures table to include Nursing/LPN (pp. 243-245). Changes due to 500.5 Policy revision approved by the Board June 2025 and 500.5.2 Procedure revision approved by SEPC June 2025.

July 2025

• Corrected the prerequisite note in the Associate Degree in Nursing (D350) curriculum related to the Life Science courses.  p. 62 

• Updated the list of courses (p. 69, Associate in Applied Science topic) that satisfy the IECC human diversity (HD) requirement (for CTE programs only) to include AGP 1215; revised the program outlines for Agricultural Technology/Business (AGB D115) and Agricultural Technology/Production (AGB D125) to reflect AGP 1215 as the HD course, removing this designation from the Social Science Gen Ed Elective (pp. 75-76)  Approved by AALT July 2025 and effective Fall 2025.

• Due to title changes, updated all occurrences of the courses LIT 2121, LIT 2122, and PSY 1101. Effective Fall 2025.

August 2025

• Updated the title of course EMA 1200 (added “Basic”) on the FIRES program degree and certificates. pp. 95-97 Effective Fall 2025.  

• Updated the Associate in Science (AS D110) and Associate in Arts (AA D100) transfer program outlines to reflect the removal of two withdrawn courses, EDU 1111 and EDU 2108. pp. 55-56. Effective Fall 2025.

• Updated the IAI GECC Courses (p. 54), and the Associate in Science (AS D110), Associate in Arts (AA D100), and Associate in Science and Arts (ASA D111) (pp. 55-57)transfer program outlines to reflect the removal of withdrawn course SOC 1110. Effective Fall 2025.

• Updated the program outline for Sports Marketing and Media (MEDIA D251) to replace SPM 2110 with SPM 2101 (3rd semester) and removed GEN 1207 and GEN 2207 as recommended electives. (p. 121) Effective Fall 2025.

September 2025

• Updated the program outlines for EMT (PARA C414) and Emergency Medical Responder (PARA C421) to reflect the removal of EPM 1200 CPR Fundamentals, reducing the total credit hours to 9 and 4 respectively; added a note indicating the AHA BLS Provider Certification is a prerequisite for the programs. Related, removed a note from the program outline for Paramedic (PARA C412) indicating C414 contains this certification. Effective Spring 2026. pp. 93-94

October 2025

• Removed the GED table and all references to GED from Appendix C: Credit for Prior Learning (500.5) Tests/ Examinations. Procedure changes approved by SEPC 10/2025. pp. 245, 248

• Updated Grades and Grading System (500.35): Incomplete Grades – changed to reflect 2 weeks of the end of the course term as the deadline for completion; Grade Appeals – changed Step 3 from the president to VCAA and replaced all instances of president with VCAA. Procedure changes approved by SEPC 10/2025. pp. 23-24

• Changed Emergency Response Plans (100.24) to Emergency Management (100.24) and revised content per Policy revisions approved by the Board of Trustees 10/2025. p. 34

• Removed reference to gunsmithing (inactivated program) in Appendix H: Weapons and Concealed Firearms Policy (100.28) per revision to Policy 100.28 approved by the Board of Trustees 10/2025. p. 256