MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary .................................................................................... 3

Goal of the MSVCC ......................................................................................................... 3 Accounting for Audit Purposes....................................................................................... 3 Memorandum of Agreement ......................................................................................... 4 Strategic Plan .................................................................................................................... 4 II. State Funding and MCCB Support............................................................. 5 Section 1: State Funding for Mississippi Virtual Community College......................................................................................................... 5 Section 2: MCCB Support for the MSVCC..................................................................... 7 III. MSVCC Calendar ...................................................................................... 11 Section 1: General.......................................................................................................... 11 Section 2: Definitions ...................................................................................................... 11 Section 3: Drop/Add Period.......................................................................................... 13 Section 4: Census Date.................................................................................................. 13 Section 5: Control Dates................................................................................................ 14 Section 6: Guidelines Used to Determine Agreed Upon Dates for Public Calendar .................................................................................. 15 IV. College Responsibilities............................................................................ 17 Section 1: College Responsibilities ............................................................................... 17 Section 2: Student Policies and Procedures ............................................................... 25 Section 3: Proctored Exams .......................................................................................... 28 Section 4: Textbooks....................................................................................................... 32 Section 5: Learning Resources ...................................................................................... 35 V. MSVCC eLearning Association (MELA)................................................... 37 Section 1: MELA Bylaws.................................................................................................. 37 Section 2: MELA Committees........................................................................................ 40 Section 3: Mississippi Virtual Community College Exceptions and Issues Committee – Bylaws................................................................ 41 VI. Notes........................................................................................................... 45

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