Lansing Community College Policies
Academic Amnesty
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Progress
Academic Records
Academic Standing
Acceptable Use Policy
Acceptance and Evaluation of Transfer
Credits from Other Institutions
Academic Amnesty
In recognition that sometimes students are unsuccessful academically for a variety of reasons and years later find a low GPA to be a barrier to occupational fields or further academic progress, the College has a policy to allow such students a second chance. This "forgiveness" will eradicate 0.0s from the student's GPA under carefully controlled conditions.
This policy applies to qualified students who
receive a series of 0.0 grades early in their
academic career resulting in a low GPA possibly
blocking their entrance into programs or fields of
study.
Qualified students may receive Academic Amnesty for
a maximum of eighteen semester hours (or its
quarter/term equivalent) for grades of 0.0.
Academic Amnesty applies only to LCC courses - not
to any courses at other institutions. Further, there
is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that Academic
Amnesty will be recognized by any other college,
university, or employer.
In order for a student to qualify for Academic Amnesty the following conditions must be met:
Upon approval of the application and processing, the 0.0s will no longer be calculated into the student's GPA. The "forgiven" grades will remain on the transcript along with a special notation explaining the Academic Amnesty Policy.
The College Registrar is responsible for
preparing procedures to implement
this policy.
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Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. |
Academic Dishonesty
Each student is expected to be honest in his or her work. Cheating and plagiarism are dishonest. The purpose of this policy is to establish College definitions of cheating and plagiarism and to describe potential consequences of academic dishonesty.
This policy applies to all students.
The term "cheating" includes but is not limited to:
The term "Plagiarism" includes but is not limited to the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation or the inclusion of electronic sources, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. When producing work for a course, students are expected to present their own ideas and to appropriately acknowledge the incorporation of another person's work. Not doing so is dishonest.
Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Academic Progress
Lansing Community College will comply with state and federal loan regulations.
This policy applies to all students.
To receive or to continue receiving financial assistance, students must maintain satisfactory academic progress each semester. Satisfactory academic progress for students receiving financial assistance is defined as follows:
Students applying for a federal or state loan program-including the Federal William D. Ford Direct Student Loan and the Michigan MI-Loan-must have completed at least one semester of prerequisites or core courses with a 2.0 or higher GPA and at least 70 percent completion of attempted credits prior to applying for a loan. A student borrower must earn a minimum of six credits, maintain a 2.0 minimum GPA each semester of the loan period, and maintain at least 70 percent completion of cumulative credits attempted. Students who do not meet these minimum guidelines will have any remaining scheduled loan disbursements canceled.
The College Registrar is responsible for
preparing procedures to implement
this policy.
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Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. |
Academic Records
The College will maintain the permanent official transcript of every student who attends the College.
This policy applies to all students who attend the College. The transcript is a copy of the student's academic record and contains the signature of the Registrar. The transcript includes courses waived, courses attempted and completed, courses and credits transferred, credits awarded for experiential learning, credit hours, GPA points, the LCC grade point average, current program and major, associate degrees, certificates of achievement, and certificates of completion awarded by the College.
Lansing Community College shall not distribute student lists to non-college agencies except as required by law.
In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Lansing Community College provides information as follows.
Copies of the Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act are available upon request in Enrollment Services/Registrar's Office and the Office of the Dean of Student and Academic Support.
Lansing Community College will maintain a record of each disclosure of identifiable information from the external individuals or agencies listed above. The record will be maintained in the Enrollment Services/Registrar's Office and will include the date, the name and address of the requesting party, the information requested, and the reason for requesting the information. The College reserves the right to correct any error made on an academic record or evaluation and will notify the student in writing of any record or evaluation correction. Staff of the College are subject to the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
Students have the right to request correction or amendment of information on educational records that are inaccurate, misleading or which violate privacy rights. Due process procedures for requesting correction or amendment to educational records are stated in the College Catalog under Student Appeals.
Students who feel their rights under the Family Educational
Rights and
Privacy Act have been abridged may file complaints with the Family
Policy and Regulations Office, U.S. Department of Education,
Washington, D.C. 20202.
All requests for the release of student information shall be referred to the Office of the Registrar in Enrollment Services.
The College's Registrar is responsible for preparing procedures to implement this policy.
Revised: August 26, 2002
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Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. |
Academic Standing
The College recognizes the need for students to maintain a minimum level of academic competency to prove academic success in a course as well as build proficiency in a field of study.
This policy applies to all students.
Students must maintain at least a 2.00 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) at Lansing Community College to remain in Good Standing, which indicates satisfactory academic progress. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 will be placed on either "Warning" or "Probationary" standing which indicate unsatisfactory academic progress. While on Warning or Probationary standing, the student may have limits on registration for classes. In addition, students on Warning or Probationary standing may be required to meet with a counselor and sign a Success Contract prior to registering. Students can return to Good Standing by earning a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher. Continuing to earn a GPA below 2.00 may result in being academically recessed from LCC.
Note: Only course work completed at LCC is considered for determination of academic standing. The academic standing is determined at the end of each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer). Listed below are the definitions of academic standing along with guidelines to promote student success.
Good Standing: Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) 2.00
or above
Warning: Cumulative GPA below 2.00; suggested that
the student meet with a counselor.
Probation: Continued cumulative GPA below 2.00;
registration limited to 12 or fewer credits for Fall and Spring
Semesters and six or fewer for Summer Session, and student is
required to meet with a counselor.
Academic Recess: Continued cumulative GPA below 2.00;
student not eligible to register and must sit out one semester or
Summer Session. Upon return following the semester of recess, a
student must meet with a counselor to plan his or her academic
success and sign a Success Contract. Satisfactory completion of this
plan as well as semester-by-semester subsequent plans will allow
further enrollment until a satisfactory cumulative GPA places the
student in good standing.
The College's Registrar is responsible for preparing procedures to implement this policy.
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Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. |
Acceptable Use Policy
This document describes the policies and guidelines for the use of the College's computer resources and use of College wide data. Use of College-owned computer resources is a privilege extended by Lansing Community College to students, employees, and other authorized users as a tool to promote the mission of the College and to accomplish one of the major goals of the strategic plan, that being technological/computer literacy. Any activity that is not listed here, which violates local, state or federal laws, is also considered a violation of the Lansing Community College Acceptable Use Policy.
This policy applies to all technology users associated with Lansing Community College.
Lansing Community College complies with all federal, state and local governing laws. These laws include, but are not limited to, FERPA, GLBA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and FTC Red Flag Rule.
1. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
a. Directory information may be released at the discretion of College officials for any student who has not submitted a completed Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form to the Office of the Registrar by the end of the first week of the semester. The disclosure prevention form remains in effect until the student provides a written release to the Office of the Registrar.
b. Lansing Community College prohibits the release of personally identifiable information other than directory information from educational records without the student's written consent or as otherwise provided by the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act.
c. Copies of the Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act are available upon request in the Office of the Registrar and the Office of the Dean of Student and Academic Support.
2. Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–315)
a. Lansing Community College prohibits the unauthorized downloading and sharing of copyrighted materials like (and not limited to) software, music, and movies. The College blocks the transmission of all known P2P network traffic.
b.The College will cooperate with authorities to stop illegal activity like copying and sharing copyrighted material like software, music and movies. A list of legal sites to download copyrighted software, music and movies can be found here.
c. Lansing Community College students are subject to academic, civil and criminal discipline, penalties and liabilities under this act. Penalties and liabilities may include expulsion, large monetary fines, and imprisonment.
d. Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful" infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505. Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense.
3. Student and Staff Harassment and Discrimination
a. Lansing Community College is an equal opportunity college. Discrimination on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, handicap, sexual orientation in any employment or educational opportunity, is prohibited.
b. Any harassment against a protected class also is prohibited.
c. Displaying on a computer screen or printing materials that violate the College's harassment/discrimination policy is prohibited.
4. Threatening and Abusive Use
No user shall use their LCC account or any LCC
computing system to:
a. invade another's privacy;
b. threaten another person(s) or their property;
c. spread false and malicious information about a student, employee, or any private person;
d. harass, intimidate, or stalk anyone.
4. LCC's Software Copyright Policy and Guidelines. Refer to Software Use in this policy.
All users of LCC computing resources are required to follow these general computing guidelines. Misuse of computer resources, including but not limited to these guidelines, may result in the removal of the individual's computer account(s), revocation of computer lab access privileges, and/or application of other disciplinary or legal action as might be appropriate.
1. The Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) has final authority to determine unique account names.
2. Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their assigned LCC accounts and files.
a. Authorized users are not allowed to share their accounts with others. The authorized user of the account is responsible for all activities associated with the account.
b. Passwords shall be changed often and must not be revealed to others. Refer to college password change standard for requirements.
c. In general, ITS does not have access to user passwords.
d. Users must log out of their accounts when finished.
3. Users may not use an LCC account to represent anyone other than themselves. Users may not use an LCC account that they do not have authority to use.
4. All users are responsible for maintaining their allotted file space and not wasting, server disk space with unnecessary files.
5. Users are solely responsible for downloading their files while they have authority to use their LCC accounts. Accounts may be deleted when employment is terminated, when student status has ended, or at LCC discretion. LCC is under no obligation to recover or protect user files from deleted accounts.
1. Users must follow the copyright laws, trademark standards, software license agreements, and patent information governing software they use.
a. Copying licensed software is generally illegal.
b. The College will support copying exceptions only when authorized in writing by the software publisher.
2. To determine the copyright policies for College-owned software, technology users should contact the Help Desk.
1. Access to the Internet and The College network is managed by ITS.
2. Any transmission of data over the LCC Network (e-mail, Internet files and web pages, printer files, etc.) is governed by these guidelines.
3. Transmission of any material in violation of any federal or state law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to:
a. Copyrighted material
b. Material protected by trade secrets
c. Illegal activities
4. Transmission of non-LCC work-related data is prohibited. Exceptions may be authorized with approval from ISCD. This includes but is not limited to:
a. Product advertising
b. Political lobbying or religious material
c. Promoting a personal business
d. For-profit work (e.g., home business, tax preparations, documents generated for a fee)
e. Promoting external organizations
5. Content and activity of transmissions on the college network is not private. College technicians and system managers may monitor activity on the network as a result of their duties.
6. LCC will not monitor the content of information transmitted over the LCC Network, but will investigate complaints of possible inappropriate use. Automated systems will trigger on content of messages that may include confidential information transmissions. In the course of investigating complaints, LCC staff will safeguard the privacy of all parties and will themselves follow the guidelines given in this policy.
7. Circumventing of any security system and/or procedures is prohibited, including any unauthorized activities aimed at compromising system or network security including:
- Hacking, probing or scanning
- Attempts to break into other users accounts or to obtain passwords.
- Use of computer viruses, worms, or any kind of spyware or malicious software.
- Sharing TUIDs or passwords with another person, or utilization of another person's TUID or password.
1. Generally, the College will not make the contents of electronic mail available to those other than the originator and intended recipient. However, as a public institution, the College may be required to release contents of electronic mail because of laws and regulations. When responding to Freedom of Information Act requests, internal investigations, or court ordered documentation requests, the College will search email messaging systems and provide complete or redacted versions of records of business transactions and communications as required.
2. E-mail accounts are backed up as a regular course of network operation for disaster recovery purposes. Deletion of e-mail messages does not remove all traces of the message.
3. E-mail is not guaranteed to be private.
4. Once sent, e-mail messages cannot be "unsent" by ITS.
5. The College is not liable for lost or deleted e-mail.
6. Promoting chain e-mail messages is prohibited.
7. Sending excessive e-mail messages for the purpose of filling a users disk space or to annoy a user is prohibited.
8. Sending or initiating Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM is prohibited.
1. World-Wide-Web (WWW) pages stored on LCC owned servers must conform to the guidelines established in the guidelines Regarding the Structure and Maintenance of the LCC Website. http://www.lcc.edu/webmgmt/web_guidelines
2. The Web Administrator reserves the right to question the user about content of web pages or to refuse web pages that violate the LCC WWW Guidelines. Students may seek the council of the Student Services due process officer if their web page is rejected.
3. The College is not liable for lost or deleted web pages, nor the content of web pages residing on non-LCC owned computers.
4. LCC assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect damages arising from the user's connection to the Internet. LCC is not responsible for the accuracy of information found on the Internet. LCC merely facilitates the accessing and dissemination of information through its systems. Unless LCC expressly authors content, it has no editorial control over the content distributed or disseminated on the Network and users are solely responsible for any material that they access and disseminate.
5. All servers must be approved by ITS. Administrative or Root access must be given to ITS or designee for all servers on the LCC network.
6. Peer to Peer applications like Kazaa and Gnutella should not be used to obtain information, music or media that violates the copyright for that content. LCC may implement technologies to limit or block their use on campus. Exceptions must be obtained from ITS or designee.
7. Programs specifically designed to use excessive technology resources are prohibited.
1. Materials created and/or produced by users of College-owned resources may be subject to intellectual property rights as established by the College. Refer to the current Intellectual Property Rights Procedure, available in the office of the Provost.
1. While attached to a College-owned computer, personal equipment or smart phones may be subject to incidental access while the College is maintaining College-owned devices. For example, ITS has the same authority to access a non-College-owned hard drive attached to College-owned equipment as they have for accessing College-owned equipment.
2. LCC is not responsible for repair or replacement of non-LCC hardware.
Personal Use of College-Owned Computer Systems
1. College-owned computer systems assigned to employee positions are to be used predominately to accomplish the tasks assigned to that position.
2. College-owned computer systems available to students are provided to support assignments. E-mail is intended to be used for student-instructor communication and for student-to-student communication. Internet access is intended to support the student's academic assignments and learning.
3. Incidental use of College-owned computer systems for personal purposes is permitted if:
a. Use occurs outside of the employee's work schedule;
b. Use does not interfere with work being performed by another employee;
c. Use is not for pay or profit;
d. Use does not consume excessive supplies;
e. Use does not violate software licensing agreements.
4. Excessive use of College-owned computer systems that interferes with college-related activities may result in the loss of computer access.
5. Use of College-owned computers to produce a product (e.g., document, program, etc.) qualifies the product for inclusion under the College's intellectual property rights policy.
Students are to follow guidelines presented in this section and the General Computing Guidlines.
1. Students must possess a current LCC Starcard to access general-purpose student computer labs.
2. Technology accounts are available to currently enrolled students and other individuals approved by ITS.
3. General-purpose student computer labs are available on campus for LCC students to complete their course work. Hours of operation are posted. Students are expected to follow the rules for any lab they use.
Authorized Uses of College-Owned Computer Systems
1. Students may use available College-owned computer systems in general-purpose computer labs to complete course assignments. Students are expected to know the hardware and software required for their courses. Students should obtain assistance with specific assignments from the class instructor.
2. Students may use College-owned computer systems for "exercises" which promote self-taught learning.
Unauthorized Uses of College-Owned Computer Systems
1. Students may not use College-owned computers for assignments for non-LCC classes, such as dissertations or thesis papers for other colleges/universities except for University Center Partner schools.
2. Printer Limitations:
a. Printers are intended for class-related activities. Printing Internet web pages or other information not directly related to class assignments is prohibited.
b. Guidelines are available in the general-purpose labs describing the number of copies/pages students may print.
c. Excessive printing is prohibited.
d. Using non-approved print media is prohibited.(For example: Labels or transparency cannot be used in laser printers.)
Software Copying and Distribution
1. Software that may be copied by students are shareware programs, public domain programs, and assigned data files.
2. Software provided by the textbook publisher may not be distributed in violation of publisher's rules.
3. Software provided to students by the instructor must not violate copyright rules.
D. Employee Computing Guidelines
Employees are to follow guidelines presented in this section and the General Computing Guidelines.
Assignment of Computer Hardware
1. Lansing Community College determines the computer system needs of employees and how those needs will be met. The College reserves authority to establish and enforce procedures and rules for employee use of College-owned computer systems, software, and data.
2. The College will assign appropriate computer hardware to a position to enable tasks corresponding to the position to be accomplished.
3. College-owned desktop computer equipment is the exclusive responsibility of ITS. As College-wide property, desktop computers cannot be taken home, relocated or reassigned without prior approval of ITS.
4. Mobile computers are assigned to employees to enable access to College information resources at meetings and remote locations. Mobile computers or devices that are taken out of the workplace must be protected while in transit and at home or other locations. See the Employee Laptop Policy for further details.
Assignment of Computer Software
1. The College will attempt to assign appropriate computer software to a position to enable tasks corresponding to the position to be accomplished.
2. Some software publishers permit employees to have one copy of their software on the College-owned computer and one copy of their software on the employee-owned computer. If a software publisher permits such an arrangement, the employee is still required to obtain permission of ITS or designee.
3. Only College-owned software is to be installed on College-owned computers. ITS or designee must approve exceptions.
1. Data, information, or reports produced using College-owned equipment are the property of the College.
2. College data is generally public information, however those accessing confidential data are required to maintain the confidentiality of the data.
3. College information cannot be posted publically without proper authorization from Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning Office. No FERPA or HIPAA controlled data should be stored on external systems and secure communication channels must be used.
4. Those originating or updating data must be diligent in maintaining the accuracy of that data.
5. College-owned data, information, or reports are to be used or copied by an employee only for functions directly related to the employee's work assignment.
6. Access to College financial, course schedule, student and similar data is authorized by the division and data-owner, and managed by ITS.
7. College financial, course schedule, student and similar data is typically accessed by use of a designated computer program. Use of these programs is authorized by the division and data-owner, and managed by ITS.
8. Use of access rights by someone other than the employee(s) to which the rights are assigned is prohibited.
9. Lansing Community College makes no warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied, for the computer services it provides.
a. Playing of online games is prohibited during work hours.
b. Intentionally accessing known pornographic or obscene information or to engage in usage of remote computer sites where gambling for money is practiced.
c. Reviewing of protected college information for purposes other than the completion of job duties.
User hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Lansing Community College and its officers, Trustees, employees and agents harmless for any loss, damage, expense or liability resulting from any claim, action or demand, arising out of or related to the user's use of Lansing Community College owned computer resources and the network, including reasonable attorneys fees. Such claims shall include, without limitation, those based on trademark or service mark infringement, trade name infringement, copyright infringement, dilution, tortuous interference with contract or prospective business advantage, unfair competition, defamation, unlawful discrimination or harassment, rights of publicity, and invasion of privacy.
IV. Responsibility
The College's Chief Information Officer is responsible for preparing procedures to implement this policy.
Revised: 11/21/2011
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Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. |
Acceptance and Evaluation of Transfer Credits from Other Institutions of Higher Education
The College recognizes that students may have previous academic experience from other institutions that are comparable to our courses. The College reserves the decision to evaluate and award credit value for courses from other accredited and non-accredited institutions of higher education.
This policy applies to all requests for review and evaluation of transfer credits.
Only official transcripts will be evaluated for transfer credit. The credit value of each of the courses will be determined by Lansing Community College. The College will accept as official transcripts only incoming transcripts that have appropriate signatures and/or official college seals and that are mailed directly to the Lansing Community College Enrollment Services/ Admissions Office from an issuing institution. Transcripts or copies of transcripts carried by individuals may be used for academic advising or counseling, but transfer credits will NOT be posted to the Lansing Community College academic record from transcripts that are not received directly from the issuing institution. It is the function of the Enrollment Services/Admissions Office of the College to verify the official status of all incoming transcripts prior to the evaluation and posting of transfer credit. All transcripts submitted to LCC for evaluation become the property of LCC.
The following evaluation information applies to transcripts received from both accredited and non-accredited institutions of higher education. Additional evaluation information which applies to transcripts from non-accredited institutions may be found under the section entitled Non-Accredited Institutions.
Accredited and Non-Accredited Institutions
Freshman and sophomore level courses are accepted in transfer. Higher level credits are accepted if they correspond to a specific course at Lansing Community College. In most cases, an accepted course will be considered an equivalent of a corresponding Lansing Community College course or an elective credit. In cases where Lansing Community College does not have a department or area similar to the courses on incoming transcripts, no credit will be given. Credits for courses graded Pass/Fail are not accepted in transfer.
Credits only, not grades, are transferred. When the overall grade point average of a transferring student is at or above a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, the 1.0-1.5 or "D" grades will be accepted. Credits transferred in to specifically fulfill LCC General Education Core requirements and MACRAO requirements, however, must be graded 2.0 ("C") or higher. When the transferring overall grade point average is below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, only courses graded 2.0 ("C") or higher will be accepted. With the exception of credits transferred in to fulfill LCC General Education Core requirements, the student may petition the departmental chairperson of his or her academic department to waive a degree or certificate course requirement(s) in which he or she has previously earned the 1.0-1.5 or "D." Waiver of a course requirement does not provide credit for a course
No evaluation is made when a student has received a two- or four-year degree from another institution. This may be done upon request, but it is assumed that the student is pursuing an entirely different curriculum and will not need previous course work.
A student may request a review of the evaluation if he or she feels that a course description differs from the way in which it was evaluated. A determination on the evaluation will be made by the departmental chairperson in conjunction with the Registrar. Verification of the change can be made through the Enrollment Services/ Registrar's Office.
Non-Accredited Institutions
The following evaluation information applies to transcripts from non-accredited institutions:
The College's Registrar is responsible for preparing
procedures to implement this policy.
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Failure to follow this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. |
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