Howard Community College academic and administrative policies and procedures guide and regulate the routine operations of the college.  The academic and administrative policies and procedures are maintained by the office of the president.  The academic and administrative policies and procedures manual contains chapters on:

• Instruction (10)
• Academic Support (40)
• Student Services (50)
• Executive Management (61)
• Financial Management (62)
• Physical Plant Operations (70)

Personnel policies and procedures are handled by human resources, and are also available on the web. 

Chapter 10 – INSTRUCTION

Educational Programs (10.01)

• Curriculum Terminology (10.01.01)
• Faculty Responsibilities (10.01.02)
• Overload (10.01.03)
• Reassignment (10.01.04)
• Non-Credit Faculty Responsibilities (10.01.05)

Academic Honesty (10.02)

• Academic Honesty (10.02.01)

Course Description (10.03)

• Course Description (10.03.01)

Graduation Requirements (10.04)

• Graduation Requirements (10.04.01)

Adult Education (10.05)

• Continuing Education Certificate (10.05.01)

Instructional Calendar (10.06)

• Instructional Calendar (10.06.01)

Instructional Excellence (10.07)

• Instructional Excellence (10.07.01)

Credit for Prior Learning (10.08)

• Credit for Prior Learning (10.08.01)

Evaluation of Student Learning (10.09)

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) (10.10) 

• Continuing Education Unit (10.10.01)

Adjunct Faculty Teaching Load (10.11)

Repeating Courses (10.12)         

Grading System (10.13)

• Grading System (10.13.01)

Academic Standards (10.14)

• Academic Standards (10.14.01)
• Academic Procedures (10.14.02)

Professor Emeritus (10.15)

Semester Schedule (10.16)

Chapter 40 – ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Support for Teaching and Learning (40.01)

• Curriculum Development and Change Procedures (40.01.01)         
• Faculty Forum Bylaws (40.01.02)
• Text Purchases (40.01.03)
• Commencement Attendance (40.01.04)
• Teaching and Learning Services (40.01.05)
• Television Studio (40.01.06)

Intellectual Property (40.02)

• Intellectual Property Produced by HCC Faculty and Staff (40.02.01)

Copyrighted Materials (40.03)

• Copyrighted Materials (40.03.01)

Chapter 50 – STUDENT SERVICES

Student Services (50.01)

• Financial Aid and Scholarships (50.01.01)
• Veteran Affairs (50.01.02)

Student Government and Judicial System (50.02)

• Student Government Association (SGA) Constitution (50.02.01)    
• Student Code of Conduct (50.02.02)
• Student Judicial Process (50.02.03)
• Student Grievances (50.02.04)   
• Campus Crime Reports and Registered Sex Offender Information (50.02.05)

Admissions, Registration and Records (50.03)

• State and County Residency Requirements (50.03.01)     
• Admissions Requirements (50.03.02)      
• Records and Registration (50.03.03)
• Advising and Counseling Services (50.03.04)
• Testing, Placement and Assessment (50.03.05)
• Children’s Learning Center (50.03.06)      

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Services (50.04)    

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Services (50.04.01)

Confidentiality of Student Records (50.05)

• Identity Theft Prevention (50.05.01)

Tuition, Fees and Waivers (50.06)           

• Tuition, Fees and Waivers (50.06.01)

Weapons (50.07)

Chapter 61 – EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Delegation of Authority (61.01)

• Delegation of Authority (61.01.01)

Internal Governance (61.02)        

• Internal Governance (61.02.01)   
• Faculty Forum Bylaws (61.02.02)
• Support Group Bylaws (61.02.03)
• Administrator Group Bylaws (61.02.04)
• Professional/Technical Group Bylaws (61.02.05)

Publications and Electronic Media (61.03)

• Publications and Electronic Media (61.03.01)

Public Information (61.04)          

• Public Information (61.04.01)

Receipt of Gifts and Grants (61.05)

• Receipt of Gifts and Grants (61.05.01)    
• Grants Management (61.05.02)
• Library Gifts (61.05.03)
• Library Acquisitions (61.05.04)
• Art Collection/Donation (61.05.05)

Record Retention (61.06)           

• Record Retention (61.06.01)

Awarding Honorary Degrees (61.07a)  

Posthumous Degrees and Certificates of Recognition (61.07b)

• Awarding Honorary Degrees (61.07.01) 
• Posthumous Recognition of a Student (61.07.02)  

Free Speech and Responsibility (61.08)  

Religious Activity (61.09)           

Diversity (61.10)

• Diversity Committee (61.10.01)

Web Policies (61.11)

• Website Management (61.11.01)

Chapter 62 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Investments (62.01)

Check Signing and Banking Services (62.02)

• Check Signing and Banking Services (62.02.01)  

External Auditor (62.03) 

• Audit (62.03.01)

Contributions (62.04)

Purchasing (62.05)

• Purchasing (62.05.01)
• Cost Center Management Responsibility  (62.05.02)
• Bid Solicitations (62.05.03)
• Sunshine Account (62.05.04)
• Procurement Card Purchases (62.05.05)

Insurance Protection (62.06)      

• Insurance Protection (62.06.01)

Management of College Funds (62.07)              

• Consolidated Fee (62.07.02)
• Payroll (62.07.04)
• Petty Cash (62.07.05)

Contracts with College (62.08)

• Contract Approval & Administration (62.08.01)

Chapter 70 – PHYSICAL PLANT OPERATIONS

Facilities Use (70.01)    

• General Guidelines for Use of Facilities (By External Groups and Individuals) (70.01.01)
• Liquor Licenses (70.01.02)

College Assets (70.02)

• Use of College Vehicles (70.02.01)
• Sale or Disposal of College Assets (70.02.02)
• Furniture and Equipment Inventory and Control (70.02.03)

Plant Operation Services (70.03)

• Work Order Requests and Event Set-up Requests (70.03.01)
• Mailing Services (70.03.02)
• Campus Locks (70.03.03)

Should you need assistance with a policy/procedure issue, please contact the director of board relations/special projects or the presiden't office technology manager, office of the president, 410-772-4820.