MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual

Criteria for State Reimbursement of Mississippi Virtual Community College Courses

A community/junior college is in compliance with the Operational Policies, Procedures and Positions for the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC) Consortium when it meets the following criteria:

1. State appropriations will be awarded for internet (online) courses that are offered through the MSVCC and conforming to all operational policies, procedures, and positions as approved by the Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) in consultation with the Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges (MACJC) and as interpreted by the MCCB.

2. All participating colleges will adhere to the annual statewide calendar developed in cooperation with the Academic Deans’ Association and approved by MACJC.

3. All participating colleges will make the MSVCC available to students for fall, spring, and summer semesters.

4. For the purpose of state reimbursement under Sections 1 – 3 of SB 2964, 2017 Regular Session of the Appropriation Bill, hybrid courses are defined as those courses with less than seventy- five percent (75%) of student contact hours provided on-line. All academic and technical courses with primary online delivery (75% or more of student contact hours) will be eligible for state reimbursement. Guidelines for reimbursement of vocational and workforce training courses will be determined as courses are developed. 5. All participating colleges must make 100% of all credit MSVCC courses, for which they have program approval and accreditation available for students during registration. This may be achieved by publishing the registration website of MSVCC in the college catalog and on its printed college schedules, and by adding a link of the complete course listing to the college’s website. 6. All participating colleges must allow all courses listed on the MSVCC master course list to remain active until the end of the MSVCC enrollment period unless the class is full or proper notification is given to all colleges by the provider. Proper notification is defined as e-mail communication to all colleges from the provider that lists impacted courses within the master listing. Notifications about closures

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