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2013-2014
ACADEMIC CATALOG
Surry Community College
SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CATALOG
2013-2014
SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS ACCREDITED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
COMMISSION ON COLLEGES TO AWARD ASSOCIATE DEGREES, DIPLOMAS, AND CERTIFICATES.
CONTACT THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AT 1866 SOUTHERN LANE, DECATUR, GA 30033-4097
OR CALL 404-679-4500 FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACCREDITATION OF SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
The provisions of this publication are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and Surry Community College.
The College reserves the right to make changes in the regulations, courses, fees, and other matters of policy and procedures as deemed
necessary. The College further reserves the right, at any time, to request a student to withdraw when such action
is considered to be in the best interest of the College.
Inquiries should be addressed to
Surry Community College
Public Information Office
630 South Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017-8432
Telephone (336) 386-3269
Fax (336) 386-8951
www.surry.edu
Surry Community College provides educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, religion,
national origin, age, gender, or disability. For additional information, contact the Vice President of Student Development
or the Vice President of Administrative Services at (336) 386-8121.
Surry Community College is a certified drug-free workplace, an equal opportunity/
affirmative action employer, and an ADA compliant institution.
Mission Statement
The mission of Surry Community College is to promote personal growth and community development to a diverse population through
excellence in teaching, learning, and service.
SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CATALOG VOL. XXXXV
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The purpose of this catalog is to provide a general description of Surry Community College and its various
programs and services. Its provisions do not constitute an offer for a contract which may be accepted by students
through registration and enrollment in the College. Surry Community College reserves the right to change without
notice any fee, provision, offering, or requirements for admission or graduation.
The student's catalog of record will be that in effect on the date of his or her first enrollment in a specific
degree program as long as his or her enrollment is continuous. If the student changes programs or stays out of classes
for one or more semesters, the catalog of record will be that in effect when the student re-enrolls.
PURPOSE OF THE CATALOG
Surry Community College is a comprehensive community
college, offering associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates, as well
as a variety of educational opportunities and services through our
corporate and continuing education division. We have a wonderful
team of faculty, staff, and trustees unified by our mission of promoting
personal growth and community development to a diverse population
through excellence in teaching, learning, and service. When you enroll
at Surry Community College, you will find people helpful and eager to
assist you. We provide relevant programs and services for students in
a positive learning environment utilizing emerging technologies. It is
with great pride that I serve as President of Surry Community College.
I am delighted to work with the faculty and staff to enable students
to reach their educational goals. We are proud of our past and look
forward to our future as we provide lifelong learning opportunities.
We were recently named one of the top 120 community colleges in the
United States by the Aspen Institute. Only five colleges in the state
of North Carolina hold this distinction. In addition, Surry is rated an
exceptional college by the North Carolina Community College System.
To meet the economic and workforce development needs of our service area, we offer customized, skills-related
training in both curriculum and corporate and continuing education. We strive to build strong partnerships
with business and industry, educational institutions, healthcare providers, economic development agencies, and local,
state, and federal governments to ensure continuous improvement of student-focused programs and services.
A community college education provides the skills and knowledge one needs to successfully compete in the
workforce. Whether you are starting a new career or looking to improve job skills, Surry Community College stands
ready to assist you.
Dr. David R. Shockley
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2013-2014
Fall Semester, 2013
Faculty Workdays.......................................................... Tuesday, August 13th & Wednesday, August 14th
First Day of Classes.................................................................................................. Thursday, August 15th
Labor Day Holiday ............................................................................................... Monday, September 2nd
Fall Break.......................................................................... Thursday, October 17th & Friday, October 18th
Veterans Day Observance .....................................................................................Monday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Holiday ...........................................Wednesday, November 27th – Sunday, November 30th
Last Day of Classes................................................................................................Tuesday, December 10th
Exams....................................................................Wednesday, December 11th – Monday, December 16th
Spring Semester, 2014
Faculty Workdays ................................................................ Monday, January 6th & Tuesday, January 7th
First Day of Classes ...............................................................................................Wednesday, January 8th
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance.............................................................Monday, January 20th
Spring Break ............................................................................Saturday, March 8th – Sunday, March 16th
Easter Break (Good Friday) ............................................................................................ Friday, April 18th
Last Day of Classes ..........................................................................................................Tuesday, May 6th
Exams........................................................................................ Wednesday, May 7th – Monday, May 12th
Graduation................................................................................................................ ….Thursday, May 15th
Summer Semester, 2014
First Day of First and Full Summer Session...................................................................Monday, May 19th
Memorial Day Observance ............................................................................................Monday, May 26th
Last Day of First Summer Session .................................................................................Monday, June 23rd
First Day of Second Summer Session.............................................................................Tuesday, June 24th
Independence Day Holiday..............................................................Saturday, June 28th – Sunday, July 6th
Last Day of Second and Full Summer Session.............................................................Monday, August 4th
2 CAMPUS LOCATOR MAP & LEGEND
A - 	 BUSINESS OFFICE/CASHIER
	 CAREER SERVICES CENTER
	 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER
	 EVENING STUDIES
	 HUMAN RESOURCES
	 KNIGHTS’ GRILL
	 POLICE DEPARTMENT
	 PRESIDENTS’ DINING ROOM
	 STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
	 TESTING CENTER/DISABILITY SERVICES
	 UPWARD BOUND
B - 	 COLLISION REPAIR
C - 	 BOOKSTORE
	 ENGLISH/COMMUNICATIONS
	 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
	 PRINT SHOP/MAIL ROOM
E - 	 CERAMICS/POTTERY LAB
	 COMPUTER SCIENCE
	 DISTANCE EDUCATION
F - 	 EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING
G - 	 GREENHOUSE
H - 	 COSMETOLOGY
	 HEALTH SCIENCES
	 INSTRUCTIONAL ADMINISTRATION
	 LEARNING CENTER
	 MATHEMATICS
	 PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
I - 	 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTER
J - CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATE & CONTINUING EDUCATION
FINE ARTS
	 HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES
K - ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
M - HORTICULTURE/AUTO BODY
P - PHYSICAL EDUCATION
R - ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER
LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER (Library)
S - MACHINIST/ WELDING TECHNOLOGIES
SBVE - SHELTON-BADGETT NC CENTER FOR
	 VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY
T - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OF DESIGN
SCIENCE LECTURE HALL
SCIENCES
V - 	 AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-10:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm; Saturday 8:00 am-1:00 pm
BUSINESS AND CASHIER'S OFFICE
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-6:00 pm, Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-6:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm
CAREER SERVICES CENTER
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-6:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
LIBRARY
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-9:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm (Fall and Spring Semesters only)
Open 7:30 am-4:30 pm during spring break and between semesters.
CORPORATE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Main Campus (336-386-3398):
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-6:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm
Learning Center Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-3:30 pm; Tuesday/Thursday 6:00 pm-9:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am-12:30 pm
Elkin Center (336-386-3605):
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Learning Center Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-2:30 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Pilot Center (336-386-3618):
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Learning Center Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
Center for Public Safety, Mt. Airy (336-386-3680):
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am-3:00pm
Jones Family Resource Center, Mt. Airy (336-786-1071)
Learning Center Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-3:30 pm; 6:00 pm-9:00 pm; Friday 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Yadkin Center (336-386-3580 or 336-679-4600):
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30 am-9:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm
Learning Center Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-3:30 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Continuing Education programs/classes on campus and at theYadkin Center, Elkin Center, Pilot Center, and Center for Public
Safety usually follow the regular college schedule. The public school schedule is usually followed for college programs/
courses at public schools.
KNIGHTS' GRILL (CAFETERIA)
Fall & Spring semesters: Monday-Thursday 7:00 am-2:00 pm
				 Friday 7:00 am-1:30 pm
Summer Semester: 	 Monday-Thursday 7:00 am-2:00 pm; Closed on Friday
BOOKSTORE
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-6:00 pm; Friday 7:30 am-3:00 pm
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY CENTER (E148)
Open lab hours vary by semester. Current hours are posted on the lab door, or call 386-3334 for message
concerning current hours.
COSMETOLOGY
Cosmetology hours vary by semester. Call 386-3383 for current hours.
HOURS OF OPERATION
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INSTITUTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Surry Community College is a public, community-centered, comprehensive community college with an
open-door admissions policy. It is a member institution of the North Carolina Community College System. Its
primary service area consists of Surry and Yadkin counties. The College offers educational programs which lead
to associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. It also offers a variety of learning opportunities and services
through continuing education offerings.
COLLEGE MISSION
The mission of Surry Community College is to promote personal growth and community development to a
diverse population through excellence in teaching, learning, and service.
INSTITUTIONAL GOALS
To fulfill its mission, Surry Community College will:
1. Increase student enrollment, retention, and goal completion.
2. Improve and expand student learning through excellence in academic programs and support services.
3. Support the educational and economic development of our community.
4. Secure and manage resources to ensure growth and success.
5. Promote and enhance diversity.
Approved by the SCC Board of Trustees on August 9, 2010.
VALUES
In planning and implementing activities to accomplish its mission, the College affirms the following values.
1. The College is committed to excellence in teaching and learning through an emphasis on critical
thinking.
2. The College is committed to a culture of collaboration, cooperation, and caring among students,
faculty, staff, and community stakeholders.
3. The College is committed to developing students' sense of personal responsibility.
4. The College is committed to using emerging technologies to enhance students' learning and to
increase institutional effectiveness.
5. The College is committed to continuous improvement and research-driven decision making.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND STANDARDS
Beginning with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, the North Carolina Community College System initiated a new
process to ensure public accountability for state monies spent. The system consists of eight performance mea-sures.
While these measures do not reflect all aspects of Surry Community College’s mission, they do reflect
many of the key elements of our mission. The faculty and staff of Surry Community College welcome the op-portunity
to document for the communities we serve our performance on these measures. We are committed to
continuous assessment and improvement of the programs and services we offer.
The table on Page 6 indicates how Surry Community College rated on each measure for 2009-2010. Ques-tions
may be addressed to the SCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness at 336-386-3451.
COLLEGE MISSION
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July 12, 2013
Performance Measures and Standards 2013 Report
(For Fiscal Year 2011-2012)
# Measure
State-Wide
College
Mean
System
Goal
SCC
Results Met Goal
Colleges
Achieving
1.
Basic Skills
Student Progress
41.0% 51.2% 37.1% No 8
2.
GED Pass Rate 71.1% 82.0% 94.5% Yes 8
3.
Developmental English
Subsequent Success
63.7% 74.9% 65.2% No 7
*4. Developmental Math
Subsequent Success
64.8% 75.4% 64.8% No 7
5. First Year Progression 67.8% 74.6% 71.2% No 5
6.
Completion Rate 41.6% 45.6% 44.2% No 18
7. Licensure Pass Rate 85.2% 91.7% 97.0% Yes 13
8. Transfer Performance 87.6% 93.8% 85.1% No 9
 Color indicators are based on the precise percentages and not the rounded percentage that is displayed.
Measure Performance
Met or Exceeded Goal 2, 7
Below Goal, Above College Average 3, 5, 6
Below College Average, Above Baseline 1, 4, 8
Below Baseline 0
Note: Data taken from 2013 Performance Measures of Student Success.
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THE LEARNING COLLEGE AND
CRITICAL THINKING
Surry Community College faculty subscribe to the following “learning college” principles:
1. The learning college creates substantive change in individual learners.
2. The learning college engages learners in the learning process as full partners, assuming primary
responsibility for their own choices.
3. The learning college creates and offers as many options for learning as possible.
4. The learning college assists learners to form and participate in collaborative learning activities.
5. The learning college defines the roles of its learning facilitators by the needs of the learners.
6. The learning college and its learning facilitators succeed only when improved and expanded
learning can be documented for its learners.
The faculty realize that substantive change happens when learners think for themselves. To achieve mean-ingful,
lasting learning, students must be intellectually engaged. In order to take responsibility for making their
own choices, learners must become good decision makers.
To that end, Surry Community College faculty seek to improve the thinking skills of learners through activi-ties
and assignments that require intellectual engagement and higher-order thinking. The College has adopted the
Paul and Elder model of critical thinking, a model that gives students tools to think effectively about any subject.
According to Paul and Elder, “Critical thinking is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to
improving it.” The model consists of three parts: the Elements of Thought to analyze thinking, the Intellectual
Standards to evaluate thinking, and the Intellectual Traits to improve thinking.
The Elements of Thought represent the essential components of reasoning: Purpose, Point of View, Ques-tion
or Issue, Information, Concepts, Assumptions, Inferences, and Implications. All reasoning has a purpose, is
an attempt to figure something out or solve some problem, is done from a point of view, is based on information,
is expressed through concepts and ideas, is based on assumptions, contains inferences and conclusions, and leads
somewhere or has implications and consequences. Learners analyze thinking by identifying and explaining its ele-ments.
The Intellectual Standards are applied to thinking to ensure its quality: Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Rel-evance,
Depth, Breadth, Logic, Significance, and Fairness. Good reasoning is clear, accurate, precise, relevant,
with the appropriate amount of depth and breadth, and is logical, focused on significant issues, and fair. Learners
evaluate thinking by comparing it to these standards.
The Intellectual Traits exemplify the attitudes or values of critical thinkers: Intellectual Humility, Intel-lectual
Courage, Intellectual Empathy, Intellectual Integrity, Intellectual Perseverance, Confidence in Reason,
and Fair-mindedness. Skilled thinkers are ethical thinkers, are confident that they can think their way to a reason-able
answer, and do not claim to know more than they actually do. Skilled thinkers are able to persevere through
confusion and questions to achieve understanding and hold themselves to the same standards to which they hold
others. Learners improve their thinking by employing humility, empathy, fair-mindedness, and perseverance.
Terry O’Banion, Creating More Learning-Centered Community Colleges, League for Innovation in the Commu-nity
College (1977).
Richard Paul and Linda Elder, The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools, Foundation for
Critical Thinking (2009).
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ADMISSIONS POLICY
Admission to Surry Community College is open to any U. S. citizen who is eighteen years of age or older.
Although this open-door admission policy allows access to college courses for virtually anyone, immediate ad-mission
to some degree/diploma programs is dependent on the following factors:
1. Students admitted to all associate degree programs must have earned a high school diploma from an
accredited secondary school or have earned either a GED or Adult High School Diploma.
2. Students enrolling in a degree, diploma or certificate program or planning to enroll in select courses
are required to take the College Placement Tests (CPT). Results of the testing are used to ensure stu-dents’
ability to succeed in certain programs or courses. If results indicate a lack of readiness to begin
college-level work, students will be required to complete the appropriate developmental courses.
Students may not retest. CPT scores are valid for 5 years.
3. Students interested in pursuing courses at Surry Community College must follow the general admis-sions
procedures outlined in the General Admissions Procedures section.
4. Students interested in pursuing a selective admissions program (Nursing, Physical Therapist Assis-tant,
Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, etc.) must also follow additional admissions procedures.
Students Not Seeking a Degree, Diploma, or Certificate
1. Official transcripts are not required if you are a non-degree seeking student. However, if you plan
to enroll in a course that has a required pre-requisite, you must submit verification that you have
successfully completed the requirement. This can be from a placement test score or an official college
transcript.
2. Non-degree seeking students will meet with a Counselor in Student Development for registration.
Career and College Promise Program for High School Students
Session Law 2011-145, the Appropriations Act of 2011, authorizes the State Board of Education and the
State Board of Community Colleges to establish the Career and College Promise program.
Career and College Promise provides seamless dual enrollment educational opportunities for eligible North
Carolina high school students in order to accelerate completion of college certificates, diplomas, and associate de-grees
that lead to college transfer or provide entry-level job skills. Surry Community College offers the following
Career and College Promise pathways aligned with the K-12 curriculum and career and college ready standards
adopted by the State Board of Education:
1. Core 44 College Transfer Pathways leading to a minimum of 30 hours of college transfer credit.
2. Career and Technical Education Pathways leading to applied science certificates, diplomas, and degrees
	
	 including: Accounting; Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration; Automotive Systems Technology;
	
	 Business Administration; Carpentry; Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA); Collision Repair and
	 Refinishing Technology; Computer-Integrated Machining; Computer Information Technology; Computer
	 Programming; Cosmetology; Electrical/Electronics Technology; Electronics Engineering Technology;
	 Entrepreneurship; Industrial Systems Technology; Information Systems Security; Mechanical Drafting
	 Technology; Networking Technologies; Sustainable Horticulture; Sustainability Technologies:
	 Alternative Energy; Web Technology; and Welding Technologies.
Current high school students should contact their high school guidance counselor or the Career and College
Promise admissions counselor at SCC for admissions requirements and more information about the program op-tions.
ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
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The Early College Application Process
Students interested in applying to Early College must:
• Complete an Early College application through either the Surry County School or Yadkin County
School System depending on your county of residence. The school system determines eligibility for the
Early College.
• Surry County Early College
• Yadkin County Early College
• Once you receive notification of selection from your school system, you will need to complete the SCC
application.
• Send a letter of referral from your high school indicating your acceptance into the Early College High
School program.
International and Undocumented Student Admissions
International transcripts must be translated prior to admission to Surry Community College. Translators
should be certified by the American Translators Association. For a complete list of members, visit
www.atanet.org or the local chapter, Carolina Association of Translators and interpreters at www.catiweb.org.
Surry Community College is not authorized to issue the I-20 student VISA to international or foreign
students.
In 2010, The State Board of Community Colleges amended 23 N.C.A.C. 02C .0301 as it pertains to admis-sion
requirements for undocumented immigrants. Surry Community College can now admit undocumented immi-grants
in accordance with all General Admissions Procedures and the following conditions:
1. The student attended and graduated from a United States public high school, private high school, or
home school that operates in compliance with state or local law.
2. The student must comply with all federal and state laws concerning financial aid.
3. The student shall not be considered a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes and must be
charged the out-of-state tuition rate.
4. The student understands that federal law prohibits states from granting professional licenses to un-documented
immigrants, thus making the student ineligible to enroll in certain programs of study.
5. Students lawfully present in the United States shall have priority over any undocumented student in
any class or program of study when capacity limitations exist.
General Admissions Procedures
The Admissions Office is responsible for the administration and coordination of all admissions procedures.
1. Complete an Application for Admissions via The College Foundation of North Carolina (cfnc.org) or
www.surry.edu.
2. Submit an official high school transcript or GED scores. Students providing proof of an earned as-sociate
degree or higher completion from an accredited college or university may request to waive
this requirement. Home school graduates must provide proof of school's registration with the respec-tive
state's department of education.
3. Submit official transcripts of all postsecondary education for Financial Aid and transfer credit evalua-tion
purposes.
4. All students entering a degree, diploma, or certificate program must take the College Placement Test.
SCC offers the Computerized Placement Test (CPT) and the Paper Pencil Companion Tests. The
placement test covers the important "tool skills" of reading, English, and math. Students not pursuing
a degree, diploma, or certificate but planning to enroll in a course with a pre-requisite must also take
the CPT. Applicants to the selective admissions programs must complete the placement test as one
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part of the process for consideration for the pool of candidates for admission. Placement test scores
are valid for five years. Students may not retake the CPT.
5. Surry Community College requires all students to follow course pre-requisites as outlined by the
North Carolina Community College System. However, students who have evidence (transcripts, test
scores, portfolios, etc.) to merit waiver consideration can present their case to the division chair who
oversees the course in question. Only the division chair responsible for the pre-requisite course in
question can provide students a waiver.
6. All students will be assigned a Faculty Academic Advisor. The Faculty Academic Advisor will help
the student plan his or her academic course of study.
Readmission
Students who have withdrawn in good standing and/or who have not attended for a period of one year
or more will need to request readmission status through the Admissions Office. Applicants for readmission to
limited admission programs must follow regular admissions procedures for those programs. Students who have
been suspended for disciplinary reasons may request readmission after the term of suspension has expired. These
students will be required to consult with the Vice President of Student Development prior to registration.
General Readmission Procedures
1. Complete an application for admission via www.surry.edu.
2. New official transcripts are required if there has been a five-year lapse in enrollment, you applied and
never attended, or if previously submitted transcripts have been amended. (See General Admissions
Procedures #2 and #3 for more information.)
3. 	New copies of placement test scores are not normally required unless test scores are no longer valid.
4. 	Persons with readmission status will resume or begin their program of study following the current
academic catalog requirements.
5. 	Currently enrolled high school students (e.g. Early College, Career and College Promise students)
must apply for readmission upon high school graduation.
Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Diploma
Automotive Systems Diploma
Automotive Systems Certificate
Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology Diploma
Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology Certificate
Computer-Integrated Machining Certificate
Construction Technology Diploma
Construction Technology Certificate
Electrical/Electronics Certificate
Electrical/Electronics Diploma
If you have a…
High School Diploma, GED, or Adult High School Diploma you may enroll in ALL degree, diploma, or
certificate programs.
If you do not have a high school credential you may enroll in:
In order to qualify for financial aid, a student must possess a high school diploma or GED.
Industrial Systems Technology Certificate
Industrial Systems Technology Diploma
Mechanical Drafting Diploma
Mechanical Drafting/CAD Certificate
Medical Office Certificate
Office Systems Certificate
Viticulture & Enology Certificate
Welding Diploma
Welding Certificate
AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMS BASED ON EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION
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WHERE TO GO FOR . . .
Ext. #
Academic Advising........................... Faculty Advisor or Student Development..................................................3264
Academic Support Center.......................................... Tutoring.............................................................................3460
Academic Honors........................................................Catalog
Academic Probation................................Catalog or Student Development..........................................................3279
Admissions.........................................................Admissions/Records...................................................................3218
Add a Course.......................................................Registration Desk.....................................................................3595
Address Change................................................Admissions/Records...................................................................3218
Americans with Disabilities Act................. Office of Disability Services.............................................................3443
Attendance Policy............................................... Instructor Syllabus
Books, Supplies........................................ Campus Bookstore, C Building...........................................................3249
Business and Industry Services.......................Continuing Education..................................................................3211
Campus Police......................................... Switchboard/Information Center................................................................0
Career Services.....................................................................................................................................................3291
Certification/Licensure Courses......................Continuing Education..................................................................3398
Change Program/Major....................................Admissions/Records...................................................................3218
Clubs and Organizations.................................Student Development........................................................3264, 3246
Cooperative Education.........................................................................................................................................3291
Course Selection........................................ Faculty Advisor or Counselor............................................................3264
Distance Education.............................................. Candace Holder.......................................................................3382
Drop a Course.....................................................Registration Desk.....................................................................3595
Emergencies................................Campus Police/Switchboard/Information Center...................................................0
Fees........................................................................Business Office.......................................................................3381
Financial Aid..............................................................................................................................................3465, 3529
Grading System...................................SCC Catalog or Student Development.....................................................3595
High School Completion..................................Continuing Education..................................................................3243
Insurance (Student)..............................................Business Office.......................................................................3231
Lost and Found....................................... Switchboard/Information Center................................................................0
Moodle................................................................Distance Education....................................................................3434
Parking Permits, Regulations...............................Business Office.............................................................3208, 3381
Placement Testing................................................. Testing Center........................................................................3443
Registration......................................................Student Development..................................................................3595
Transfer Information........................... Counselors in Student Development.......................................................3264
Tutoring........................................................ Academic Support Center...............................................................3460
Transcripts...........................................................Registration Desk.....................................................................3595
Veterans.................................................................. Financial Aid.........................................................................3245
Voter Registration Information............................ Testing Center........................................................................3443
Vice President of Student Development – Mr. Randy Ledford (336) 386-3279
Surry Community College Telephone (336) 386-8121
You may reach any of these extensions directly by dialing 386 in front of the extension number.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR NURSING PROGRAMS
2014-2016 ADN Class and 2015 PNE Class
A student’s admission to the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and the Practical Nursing (PN) programs is based
upon a comparison of grades and entrance test ranking with other applicants.
I. NURSING ADMISSION TESTING - Students who wish to take the TEAS should contact the Administra-tive
Assistant in the Health Sciences Division in H-314 (336-386-3275). Students must pre-register for the TEAS.
Cost of the test is $40.00 and is due at the time of registration.
The nursing entrance exam is one component of the admission process. Students taking the test on computer will
receive their score at the conclusion of the test and will know if they met the benchmark score required for qualifi-cation
as a possible candidate for admission into the nursing program.
Once the TEAS test has been completed, the Associate Dean of Health Sciences will provide Student Develop-ment
with a list of students who have met the benchmark score on the TEAS. An audit of each student's file will
be conducted to determine whether all criteria for admission have been met.
i. Students seeking admittance to nursing programs at Surry Community College are required to take Ver-sion
V of the TEAS test. This test is offered by the college in February and May for ADN candidates, and
in June and September for PNE and LPN-ADN candidates.
ii. Students must score at or above the benchmark set for Surry Community College, which is a score of
"Proficient" or higher (see below).
iii. Students may take the TEAS test every 3 months to qualify for consideration into the program. Students
should be aware that taking earlier versions of the test will be counted in the frequency of testing; how-ever,
there is no way to convert scores from earlier versions of the TEAS to the version required by Surry
Community College. TEAS scores are valid for one year. Study guides and online practice tests for the
TEAS may be purchased online at www.atitesting.com.
iv. Students may take the TEAS test at any location and have an official transcript from ATI transferred to
Surry, Attn: Associate Dean of Health Sciences. Students should be aware that Surry Community College
requires students to take a different version of TEAS V every 3 months, and therefore it is recommended
that all testing be completed at Surry. Tests taken at other locations will be counted in the frequency of
testing.
MINIMUM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
All materials listed below under “A” are due by:
• February 1, 2014, for ADN students who take the admission test in February
• April 15, 2014, for ADN students who take the admission test in May
• June 1, 2014, for PN and LPN-ADN students who take the admission test in June
• September 1, 2014, for PN and LPN-ADN students who take the admission test in September
A. STUDENTS MUST DO THE FOLLOWING TO APPLY TO THE NURSING PROGRAM
i. Meet or exceed the benchmark score on the TEAS Test. The benchmark score set by Surry Community
College is the ATI Academic Preparedness Level of “Proficient” or higher. In 2013, the corresponding
numerical score was 58.7% , but this changes as the test is revised by ATI.
ii. Complete the SCC General Admissions Application.
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iii. Provide Surry Community College Admissions and Records Office with an official high school transcript
or GED scores and official transcripts from all colleges attended. Official transcripts should be mailed
from the institution(s) attended or be hand delivered by applicant in an envelope sealed by a representative
of the school(s) attended.
iv. Completed appropriate Placement Test, completed developmental prerequisites or achieved the cut-off
scores for credit in these courses.
v. Have and maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher in all post-secondary courses taken in the last 3 years.
If high school students have no post-secondary courses they must have at least a 3.0 GPA in their high
school courses.
vi. For ADN applicants who have not taken BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I, Biology and Chemistry must
have been completed in either high school or college with a passing grade.
TEAS Test Schedule
Fall ADN – February 15, 2014 & May 17, 2014
Spring PN and LPN-ADN – June 21, 2014 & September 27, 2014
B. COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST SCORES
i. To be considered for admission to the ADN, LPN-ADN, or PN program, all applicants must have com-pleted
all developmental prerequisites or met cut-off scores for exiting DMA 050, RED 090, and ENG
090.
ii. If an applicant scores less than the minimum cut-off scores on the Placement Test, he/she will be required
to complete the essential sequence of developmental courses. If the student completes all of the required
developmental courses with a grade of “C” or better prior to the application deadline date and meets the
other minimum requirements, he/she may be considered eligible to apply to the program.
iii. The College Placement Test or any combination of college placement tests may not be retaken. Scores
more than 5 years old are invalid.
iv. If the college placement test has been taken at another community college (in the past five years), it is the
student’s responsibility to ensure that the scores are transferred to Surry Community College.
C. REQUIRED GRADES AND LENGTH OF TIME SINCE COMPLETING SCIENCE IF TAKEN PRI-OR
TO ADMISSION.
Students must have achieved at least a “C” in all required curriculum courses with no more than three
attempts. BIO 168 & BIO 169 completion must have been within the last five years. (LPN-to-ADN
students are exempt from this requirement.)
D. LPN-to-ADN APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN UNRESTRICTED PRACTICAL NURSING
LICENSE IN NORTH CAROLINA OR ONE OF THE COMPACT STATES.
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II. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF NURSING STUDENTS
A. ADN STUDENTS (Including LPN-ADN) - Those student applicants who have the highest rank on their
grades earned in BIO 168, BIO 169, ENG 111, ENG 112, ENG 113 or 114 and MAT 151 (current high
school students in top 15% of class receive ten points) and the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
will be admitted into the ADN program.
B. PN STUDENTS - Those student applicants who have the highest rank on their grades earned in BIO 163,
ENG 111, and RED 111 (current high school students in top 15% of class receive ten points) and the Test
of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) will be admitted into the PN program.
III. DECISION NOTIFICATION
Early admission for the Fall ADN program will be offered in late April. Final admission for the Fall ADN
program will be offered by late June. Students can expect to receive decisions regarding admission by
mail.
Early admission for the Spring PN and Spring LPN-ADN programs will be offered in late July with final
admissions offered by late October. Students can expect to receive decisions regarding admission by mail.
Acceptance cards and orientation information will be included in the acceptance packets. Students must
return acceptance cards by the designated deadline in order to maintain their admitted status. Final admission
status is contingent upon completion of the required items (See VI. Additional Admission Requirements) by the
dates requested.
IV. NURSING ADMISSION TIMELINE
If your projected start date is fall semester:
(ADN program)
College Application Completion of Minimum Nursing TEAS Test Decision
	 Application Req. 	 Notification
February 1, 2014 February 1, 2014 February 15, 2014 Late April, 2014
	 	 or
April 15, 2014 April 15, 2014 May 17, 2014 Late June, 2014
If your projected start date is spring semester:
(PN program or LPN to ADN)
College Application Completion of Minimum Nursing TEAS Test Decision
	 Application Req. 	 Notification
June 1, 2014 June 1, 2014 June 21, 2014 Late July, 2014
				 or
September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 27, 2014 Late October, 2014
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V. MEETING
It is recommended that all nursing program applicants attend a Nursing Applicant Information Session.
Contact the Allied Health Admissions Counselor for more information.
VI. ADDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission into either nursing program is contingent upon completion of the following items by the dates
requested. Prospective students must submit:
A. Valid documentation of current Nurse Aide I certification and any other current related certifications,
licenses, etc. (LPN-to-ADN students are exempt from this requirement.) Student transcripts will be
evaluated to ensure the student successfully completed a state approved program for Nursing Assistant I
training (Curriculum or Continuing Education Courses will suffice for this requirement); challenging the
certification examination will not stand as qualification. Nurse Aide I certification must be valid by the
first day of the semester that the student enters nursing classes for admission to occur. The Department of
Nursing will verify certification from the NCNAR website.
B. Completed medical form with test results and the most recent dates of immunizations/proof of immunity,
including a positive Hepatitis B titer, or a signed waiver; positive varicella (Chicken Pox) titer or recent
immunization (history of having chicken pox is not acceptable proof of immunity); positive MMR titer
or proof of 2 MMR vaccines; and either a Td booster within the last five years, or a T-DAP vaccine; and
2-step TB screening. The medical form must be completed and submitted to the nursing department by
the deadlines specified at the informational session required for students offered admission. Arrangements
must be made by the student to have influenza vaccines each fall when they become available as these are
highly recommended (or in some instances mandatory) by the clinical facilities.
C. Valid CPR certification through American Heart Association (Health Care Provider) that is valid by the
first clinical day, and maintained through the end of their respective program.
D. Evidence of appropriate health and/or accident insurance (or can be purchased through school).
E. Malpractice insurance is included in tuition and fees for nursing students.
F. Documentation of one year of clinical experience as an LPN with direct patient care in a health care
agency within the last three years or LPN licensure and graduation from a PNE program within 1year.
(Required for LPN-to-ADN students only).
VII. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND DRUG SCREENING
In the nursing programs, students are assigned clinical rotations in a number of participating agencies.
Various accrediting bodies, as well as state and federal mandates, regulate these agencies. The
accrediting bodies or state and federal regulations may require that students, while practicing in a
clinical setting, have a criminal background check or drug screening. The drug screening may be done once,
before the student reports to the clinical agency, or randomly, during the clinical experience. All costs for drug
screening and criminal background checks are the responsibility of the student. If the student has a criminal con-viction,
tests positive for illicit drugs or for drugs that a student cannot produce a valid prescription for the agency
may refuse to allow the student to participate in the clinical experience.
The Surry Community College Nursing Department is supportive of the clinical agencies that choose to perform
drug tests and/or criminal background checks on nursing students. If a nursing student is prohibited from partici-pating
in a clinical agency for any reason, the student will be dismissed from the nursing program due to his/her
inability to progress.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR THE MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM
The Medical Assisting program curriculum prepares graduates to perform entry-level administrative and clinical
functions in the outpatient medical setting. Each entering class is limited to twenty full-time students.
Application Process
Students must do the following:
1. Complete the SCC General Admissions Application.
2. Complete appropriate Placement Test(s). Meet minimum cut-off scores on the Placement Test(s).
3. Have an official high school transcript or GED scores mailed to the Office of Admissions at SCC.
	
Official transcripts should be mailed from the institution(s) attended or be hand delivered in an
	
envelope sealed by a representative of the school(s) attended.
4. Contact the Medical Assisting Program Director to be placed on the program waiting list.
Minimum Admissions Requirements
To be considered for admission to the program, all students must have completed all developmental
prerequisites or met cut-off scores for exiting DMA 050, RED 090, and ENG 090.
• If an applicant scores less than the minimum cut-off scores on the Placement Test, he/she will be
required to complete the essential sequence of developmental courses.
• If a Placement Test(s) was taken at another community college, the applicant has responsibility for
ensuring the scores are transferred to SCC.
• Any student who has taken MED 116 (or approved equivalent), MED 121, MED 122, and MAT 110,
AND earned a “C” or better in each course will be given special consideration for acceptance into the
program.
• Students who have taken MED prefix courses that are older than five years from the date of
acceptance into the Medical Assisting program will be required to take an entrance exam given by the
Medical Assisting Program Director. The student must score an "85" or better (7 point scale) on the
exam in order for the courses to be acceptable for the Medical Assisting program.
• Students must present a valid CPR certification through the American Heart Association (Health Care
Provider) and maintain their certification to the end of their respective program.
Student Prohibition from a Clinical Setting
In the Medical Assisting Program, students are assigned externships in a number of participating clinical
agencies. Various accrediting bodies, as well as state and federal mandates, regulate these agencies. The ac-crediting
body or site and federal regulations may require that students, while practicing in a clinical setting, have
a criminal background check and/or drug screening. The drug screening may be done once, before the student
reports to the clinical agency, or randomly, during the clinical experience. If the student has a criminal conviction,
tests positive for illicit drugs, or has a positive drug screen for which the student cannot produce a valid prescrip-tion,
the agency may refuse to allow the student to participate in the clinical experience. All costs for drug screen-ing
and criminal background checks are the responsibility of the student. The Surry Community College Medical
Assisting Program is supportive of the clinical agencies that choose to perform drug tests and/or criminal back-ground
checks on students in the Medical Assisting Program.
If a Medical Assisting student is prohibited from participating in a clinical agency for any reason, the
student will be dismissed from the Medical Assisting program due to his/her inability to progress. In addition the
student will:
• Earn a grade of "F" for the MED 260 course;
• Be withdrawn from the MED 262 course he/she is enrolled in;
• Have a grade of "W" assigned for the MED 262 course he/she is withdrawn from;
• Be unable to progress in the program;
• Need to apply for readmission to the program in order to return.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT (PTA) PROGRAM
2014-2016 PTA Class
A student’s admission to the Physical Therapist Assistant Program (PTA) is based upon his/her
grades, entrance test ranking with other applicants, personal interview, essay, and completion of clinical
observation hours.
I. MINIMUM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (All Materials Due by February 1, 2014 for early
admission, and by April 15, 2014 for final admission for Fall 2014).
A. ENTRANCE TESTING FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Students who wish to take the entrance test for PTA should contact the Administrative Assistant
in the Health Sciences Division in H-314 (336-386-3275). Students must pre-register for the
TEAS. Cost of the test is $40.00 and is due at the time of registration.
The entrance exam is one component of the admission process. Students taking the test on
computer will receive their score at the conclusion of the test and will know if they met the
benchmark score required for qualification as a possible candidate for admission into the PTA
program.
Once the TEAS test has been completed, the Associate Dean of Health Sciences will provide
Student Development with a list of students who have met the benchmark score on the TEAS.
An audit of each student's file will be conducted to determine whether all criteria for admission have
been met.
i. Students seeking admittance to nursing programs at Surry Community College are required to
take Version V of the TEAS test. This test is offered by the college in February and May for PTA
candidates.
ii. Students must score at or above the benchmark set for Surry Community College, which is a score of
"Proficient" or higher (see below).
iii. Students may take the TEAS test every 3 months to qualify for consideration into the program.
Students should be aware that taking earlier versions of the test will be counted in the frequency of
testing; however, there is no way to convert scores from earlier versions of the TEAS to the version
required by Surry Community College. TEAS scores are valid for one year. Study guides and online
practice tests for the TEAS may be purchased online at www.atitesting.com.
iv. Students may take the TEAS test at any location and have an official transcript from ATI transferred
to Surry, Attn: Associate Dean of Health Sciences. Students should be aware that Surry Community
College requires students to take a different version of TEAS V every 3 months, and therefore it is
recommended that all testing be completed at Surry. Tests taken at other locations will be counted in
the frequency of testing.
B. STUDENTS MUST DO THE FOLLOWING TO APPLY TO THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST
ASSISTANT PROGRAM
1. Complete the SCC General Admissions Application.
2. Provide Surry Community College Admissions and Records Office with an official high school
transcript or GED scores and official transcripts from all colleges attended. Official transcripts should
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be mailed from the institution(s) attended or be hand delivered by applicant in an envelope sealed by
a representative of the school(s) attended.
3. Complete appropriate Placement Test, complete developmental prerequisites or have achieved the cut
off scores for exiting DMA 050, RED 090, and ENG 090.
4. Have and maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher in all college courses taken in the last 3 years. If
high school students have no college courses they must have at least a 3.0 GPA in their high school
courses.
5. Biology and Chemistry must have been completed in either high school or college for PTA applicants
who have not taken BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I.
6. Complete a minimum of 20 observation/volunteer hours in a physical therapy clinical setting
under the supervision of a licensed PT or PTA. These hours must be documented and validated by
the signature of the supervising PT or PTA. A form to document these clinical hours is available for
download on the SCC website.
7. Meet or exceed the benchmark score on the TEAS Test. The benchmark score set by Surry
Community College is the ATI Academic Preparedness Level of “Proficient” or higher. In 2013, the
corresponding numerical score was 58.7% , but this changes as the test is revised by ATI.
C. COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST SCORES
1. To be considered for admission to the PTA program, all applicants must have completed all
developmental prerequisites or met cut-off scores for exiting DMA 050, RED 090, and ENG 090.
2. If an applicant scores less than the minimum cut-off scores on the Placement Test, he/she will be
required to complete the essential sequence of developmental courses. If the student completes all
of the required developmental courses with a grade of “C” or better prior to the application deadline
date and meets the other minimum requirements, he/she may be considered eligible to apply to the
program.
3. The College Placement Test or any combination of college placement tests may be taken only once at
SCC. Scores more than 5 years old are invalid.
4. If the college placement test has been taken at another community college (in the past five years), it is
the student’s responsibility to ensure that the scores are transferred to Surry Community College.
D. 	REQUIRED GRADES AND LENGTH OF TIME SINCE COMPLETING SCIENCE IF TAKEN
PRIOR TO ADMISSION.
Students must have achieved at least a “C” in all required curriculum courses with no more than three
attempts. BIO 168 & BIO 169 completion must have been within the last five years.
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II. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT STUDENT
In Phase I of the admission process students will be ranked based on their GPA, grades earned in BIO 168,
ENG 111, PHY 110 & PHY 110A, work experience in the physical therapy field (optional), obtainment of a
bachelor's degree (optional), and the score on the TEAS V.
In the early admissions process, the top applicants will be selected to continue to Phase II of the selection
process for admission into the PTA program. Applicants will be interviewed and required to write an essay for
Phase II of the application process. Applicants may be selected for early admission or may be deferred to the
final admission applicant pool.
In the final admissions process, applicants will be selected to continue to Phase II based on their points
ranking from Phase I. Any student deferred to final admissions will be ranked with applicants from the final
admissions phase and may be offered a chance to progress to Phase II.
III. ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
Students who are accepted for early admission into the PTA program will be notified by mail, by late April.
Students selected for final admission into the PTA program will be notified by mail, by late June.
Medical forms, acceptance cards, and orientation information will be included in the acceptance packets.
Students must return acceptance forms by the designated deadline in order to maintain their admitted status.
Final admission status is contingent upon completion of the required items (See IV. Additional admission
requirements).
IV. ADDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission into the PTA program is contingent upon completion of the following items by the dates requested.
Prospective students must submit:
A. Completed medical form with test results and the most recent dates of immunizations/proof of
immunity, including a positive Hepatitis B titer, or a signed waiver; positive varicella (Chicken Pox) titer
or recent immunization (history of having chicken pox is not acceptable proof of immunity); positive
MMR titer or proof of 2 MMR vaccines; and either a Td booster within the last five years, or a T-DAP
vaccine. TB screening and influenza vaccines may be required by clinical facilities prior to the first
clinical rotation. The medical form must be completed and submitted to the nursing department by the
deadlines specified at the informational session required for students offered admission.
B. Evidence of appropriate health and/or accident insurance.
C. Malpractice insurance must be paid by designated date.
V. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
Criminal background checks and drug screening are required by some clinical agencies. A PTA student
prohibited from participating in a clinical internship based on his/her criminal background check or
drug screening will be dismissed from the PTA program due to his/her inability to progress.
The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Surry Community College is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314;
Telephone: 703.706.3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.
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STUDENT RIGHTS
Surry Community College exists to help students attain the educational goals they have set for themselves.
When students register for classes and pay tuition, they gain certain rights designed to guarantee fair and consis-tent
services for all students. Students have the right to:
1) Receive in writing the requirements, evaluation methods, and the method of grade determination of a
course at the beginning of each semester;
2) Appeal any grade they think is unfair;
3) Express any concerns privately with instructors, administrators, and other staff members;
4) Participate in a college-approved process of course evaluation;
5) Access their official academic student records;
6) Be assured confidentiality of their official student records (Access to student records will be granted
to appropriate college officials and persons or agencies having a legitimate educational interest.
Others wishing access must have written consent from the student. An exception to the above right
will be made in the event of legal action where the safety of persons or property is involved);
7) Permanent maintenance of their academic transcript by the College; and
8) Receive information concerning college student graduation rates.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
All programs establish certain academic requirements that must be met before an academic award is grant-ed.
Advisors, department chairpersons, and deans are available to help the student understand and arrange to meet
these requirements, but the student is responsible for fulfilling them. If at the end of a student's course of study,
the requirements for graduation have not been satisfied, the respective certificate, degree, or diploma will not be
granted. For this reason, it is important for each student to acquaint himself or herself with all academic require-ments
throughout his or her college career and to be responsible for completing all such requirements.
Students are responsible for:
1) Being aware of and abiding by institutional rules, regulations, and policies;
2) Maintaining individual honor in their academic pursuits by neither participating in nor condoning acts
of academic dishonesty;
3) Maintaining the standards of academic performance established by each course in which they are
enrolled;
4) Learning the content and demonstrating the competencies of any course of study in which they are
enrolled;
5) Maintaining in each course the standard of classroom conduct deemed by the institution to be
conducive to the learning process;
6) Complying with procedures governing tardies and absences explained in each course syllabus;
7) Reviewing periodically their institutional academic record for completeness and accuracy;
8) Conducting themselves in an appropriate manner while on campus or while functioning as a
representative of Surry Community College;
9) Conducting the business of student clubs and associations in a fair and equitable manner; and
10) Adhering to and complying with prescribed institutional grievance procedures.
ROLE IN DECISION-MAKING
The college trustees, administrative staff, and faculty are involved constantly in making decisions which
affect students. Because students' ideas and concerns are highly valued, every effort is made to solicit student
STUDENTS' RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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input for the decision-making process. Student representatives are found on the SCC Foundation Board, Board of
Trustees, and administrative standing committees. Guidelines for appointment to these groups can be found in the
Inter-Club Council/Student Government Association Bylaws.
STUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of college students, both in and out of school, is expected to be that of any respectable adult in
a public place. Students should consider at all times that the reputation of the institution depends in no small part
upon their behavior. No long list of rules and penalties should be necessary if each student abides by the rules
of common courtesy and cooperation; however, certain North Carolina state laws govern the use and possession
of firecrackers, firearms, or explosives of any kind. Surry Community College has adopted and implemented a
program to prevent the illicit use of drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees.
State laws also prohibit hazing of any student by another student or students. The College will dismiss
any students who in its judgment conduct themselves in a manner incompatible with the purposes of the College.
Students must possess the behavioral and social attributes that allow them to interact civilly with others, as well as
the ability to not represent a threat to self or others. (Adopted by the President's Cabinet, September 14, 2009.)
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Students on SCC premises or at college-sponsored events whose conduct adversely affects the objectives
of the College or violates the rules and regulations of the College are subject to disciplinary action. Violations in-volving
copying; forgery; disruptions; physical threat or abuse; theft; property damage; failure to heed an official's
directive; persistent infractions of traffic regulations; selling or solicitation of goods or services; harassing; using,
possessing, transmitting, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and behavior conflicting with safety are
all subject to disciplinary action. The SCC Police Department is responsible for enforcing these policies.
STUDENT SAFETY
The administration and staff at Surry Community College make every effort to provide, in so much as pos-sible,
a safe and healthy educational environment. From time to time, certain elements or factors such as weather
conditions, power outages, accidents, human error, or poor judgment by other students can create potentially
dangerous situations. Students at Surry Community College are advised and encouraged to be conscious of their
personal safety and to always take whatever actions necessary to preserve that safety. Students having concerns
about safety on campus should contact the SCC Police Department.
RESPECT FOR PROPERTY
Respect for private and public property reflects upon a person's character. Students at Surry Community
College are expected to show respect for the property of others at all times.
Traditionally, students take pride in their school's property. This means assuming a responsibility for pre-serving
the beauty of the grounds and the buildings. The Inter-Club Council/Student Government Association
asks that all students join in an effort to carry out this student responsibility.
INCLEMENT WEATHER SITUATIONS
Extreme weather conditions during the winter months may require Surry Community College to cancel or
delay classes. According to college policy, weather conditions must be extreme before classes will be cancelled.
Two decisions are possible in the mornings: (1) Surry Community College will be closed, or (2) the Col-lege
will delay its opening. If no announcement is made, classes will operate on a regular schedule.
An announcement concerning evening classes will be made by 4:00 p.m.
	 Suggestions are listed below for faculty and students to follow.
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1. Listen to one of the following radio or television stations for information:
WPAQ - Mount Airy (740 AM) 	 WBOB - Galax (1360 AM)
WSYD - Mount Airy (1300 AM) 	 WKZL - Winston-Salem (107.5 FM)
WYZD - Dobson 			 WMAG - Winston-Salem (99.5 FM)
WIFM - Elkin (100.9 FM) 		 WXII-TV - Winston-Salem
	
WSJS - Winston-Salem (600 AM) 	 WFMY-TV - Greensboro
WCOK - Sparta 			 WGHP-TV - High Point
	
	
WHHV - Hillsville 			 WXLV-TV 45 - Winston-Salem
	
	
WBRF-FM - Galax
WFDD - Winston-Salem (88.5 FM)
	
	
2. A decision to close the College or operate on a delayed schedule will be announced no later than 7:00
a.m. (usually earlier). No announcement will be made if the college is to operate on a regular
schedule. On a two-hour delay, the College will open at 10:00 a.m. Students should report to the
class they would normally be in at that hour.
3. Any decision to delay or cancel classes will be available on the automated greeting/message of the
main campus phone number as soon as it is made by calling the main campus phone number (386-
8121) and by connecting to the college website (www.surry.edu).
4. A decision to close early will be implemented so that everyone gets the message as close to the same
time as possible. No classes are to dismiss before receiving an official message.
5. If you have provided contact information, you will receive a message through the Connect alert
notification system.
6. If no announcement is made, classes will operate on a regular schedule.
If you have questions concerning this policy, contact a member of the college administrative staff.
*For Career and College Promise students:
You are expected to follow the same class attendance schedule as all other SCC students. Only under the follow-ing
conditions will we deviate from this policy.
1. If the public schools close early due to threatening weather conditions, Career and College Promise
and Early College students will be sent home at the same time as their high school counterparts.
2. If the College remains open after the public schools have closed, those Career and College Promise
and Early College High School students will not be required to come to the College to attend classes.
Students will be allowed to make up missed work without penalty. The instructors will still record the students'
absences on the roster; however, these absences should not be counted toward the instructors' maximum number
of allowed absences. Students should be encouraged to save any excused absences given by college instructors
for this kind of situation.
Since geographic areas and conditions vary in our service area, it is imperative that all students use good judg-ment,
and they should avoid driving in dangerous conditions.
GRADUATION RATE DISCLOSURE
Title II, Public Law 101-542, dated November 8, 1990, requires educational institutions to disclose gradu-ation
rate data. Such data for Surry Community College are available in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness,
Richards Building, Room H-218.
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TELEPHONES
Pay telephones are available for students to use at any time. These telephones are located in various
locations across campus. Students are requested not to use phones located in the college offices except in an
emergency. Also, incoming calls for students will be honored only in the case of emergencies.
LOST AND FOUND
If students have lost or found an item, they should check with the Switchboard/Information Center.
CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS
Students whose name or address changes while they are enrolled at the college should fill out a Data
Change Form and submit it to Student Development.
LOCKERS
A limited number of lockers are available for use on a first-come, first-served basis with the purchase of a
lock. Check in the bookstore for availability.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
The schedule for final examinations is posted online by the second month of each semester.
CHILDREN ON CAMPUS
Parents and other students are not to bring young children to class. The college liability insurance
will not cover anyone who is not officially registered for classes at SCC. State law requires that a person be 16
years old in order to register for a class. Also, a small child in class can be disconcerting to other students and the
instructor. SCC provides supplemental financial support for students unable to afford day care for their children.
Students who have daycare needs should contact the Financial Aid Office in Student Development.
PARKING AND TRAFFIC
Parking and traffic regulations have been established to make the fullest use of the present parking facili-ties
and to make the campus a safe place to visit, work, and study. All students and staff are required to register
their vehicles during registration. Vehicle registrants must present the state vehicle registration card and remit
$5.00 to obtain a parking permit. A copy of SCC Traffic Rules & Regulations is available to all students and
staff at the time of registration and online.
RELEASE OF STUDENTS' PICTURES
SCC uses pictures of college activities and students for public information and advertising purposes. Stu-dents
who do not want to appear in such photographs should notify the Office of Student Development in writing.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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STATEMENT OF COLLEGE POLICY
Surry Community College is proud of its history, its faculty, and its student body. A statement at this time
does not indicate any special concern in regard to possible activities on our campus such as have been witnessed on
college campuses across the country. However, in view of the temper of the times, we believe it proper to reassure
our students, faculty, alumni, and friends by a clear statement relative to the following items:
1. Surry Community College is a county-owned and state-operated and controlled community college. It
has grown and expanded over the past few years with state and local funds. In accordance with state
law, its management and control are the responsibility of the Board of Trustees.
2. Surry Community College proudly affirms its belief in and support of the philosophy of individual
freedom and responsibility. Academic freedom is not academic license, and the right to criticize and
protest is not the right to disrupt or interfere with the freedom of others. Surry Community College
believes in a government of law and not of people. It is the right of any citizen to criticize, protest,
and attempt to change the law in accordance with constitutional procedures. It is not the citizen's right,
however, to disregard or disobey the law even under the excuse of his or her own conscience.
3. A student enters Surry Community College voluntarily. Students apply presumably because they wish
to further their education and because they believe Surry Community College, with its traditions and
reputation, is capable of advancing their intellectual development. Any student who is not in agree-ment
with the rules and regulations, traditions, and policies of the college is always welcome to suggest
changes in an orderly manner; however, having been accepted and having decided to enroll, he or she is
expected to abide by the laws of our nation and comply with the rules and policies of Surry Community
College until change is accomplished by proper procedure.
4. Moreover, the administration of the College pledges unequivocally to give full and prompt attention to
proposals presented in a serious and orderly manner. The use of violence, disturbances, or force of
any kind – whether by single students, a minority or a majority group – will not be tolerated.
Accordingly, the Board of Trustees formally announces this college offers no sanctuary to any individual
or group which condones, advocates, or exercises the taking over or damaging of property or the use of intimida-tion
or physical force. Any who engage in such activities will be held legally and individually responsible. Cor-rective
steps may include suspension, expulsion, and/or prosecution in the courts of the State of North Carolina.
-Adopted by the Board of Trustees, SCC
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE POLICY
The communicable disease policy of Surry Community College is an effort to ensure the health and safety
of all employees and students. This policy includes, but is not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS), chicken pox, hepatitis, measles, tuberculosis, meningitis, mononucleosis, and whooping cough.
Faculty, staff, students, and employees of contractors or contracted services infected with communicable
disease have the responsibility of reporting this fact to the Vice President of Student Development, the Vice Presi-dent
of Administrative Services, or the Vice President of Curriculum Programs.
The College will support an ongoing program of educating and informing faculty, staff, and students about
communicable diseases, warning signs, and protective measures through publications, seminars, and other appropri-ate
means.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE POLICY
Surry Community College has become increasingly aware of the immediate and long-term health risks
associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol. These substances can create both physical and psy-chological
dependence. The harmful effects of alcohol abuse are alcoholism; damage to brain cells; malnutrition;
blackouts; memory loss; personality disorders; degeneration of muscles and bones; and the increased risk of cirrho-sis,
ulcers, heart disease, heart attack, and cancers of the liver, mouth, throat, and stomach. The harmful effects of
drug abuse include hallucinations, heart problems, malnutrition, loss of coordination, coma, convulsions, damage
STUDENT-RELATED POLICIES
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to the lungs, brain, liver, and bone marrow, risk of AIDS or hepatitis, or death.
Drugs and alcohol are detrimental to the learning process. Surry Community College pledges full sup-port
to other agencies in our community in the fight to rid our society of these elements in the school environment.
Therefore, drug or alcohol use, possession, and distribution on school grounds and at school functions by students
or school personnel will not be tolerated. Surry Community College will impose sanctions on students and em-ployees
consistent with local, state, and federal laws.
100% TOBACCO-FREE SCHOOL POLICY
The Surry Community College Board of Trustees recognizes that the use of tobacco products is a health,
safety, and environmental hazard for students, employees, visitors, and school facilities. The Board believes
that the use of tobacco products on institutional grounds, in campus buildings, on institutional property, or at
institutional-related or sponsored events is detrimental to the health and safety of students, staff, and visitors.
The Board acknowledges that adult employees and visitors serve as role models for students. The Board
recognizes that it has an obligation to promote positive role models and promote a healthy learning and working
environment, free from unwanted smoke and tobacco use for the students, employees, and visitors on campus.
Finally, the Board recognizes the trend in North Carolina to promote tobacco-free lifestyles, specifically the North
Carolina State Health Plan which will impose a higher premium and/or offer less coverage to those who use
tobacco products.
Tobacco Use Prohibited
No student, faculty member, staff member, or institutional visitor is permitted to use any tobacco product at
any time:
• in any building, facility, or vehicle owned, leased, rented, or chartered by Surry Community College;
• on any institutional grounds and property – including athletic fields and parking lots – owned, leased,
	
rented, or chartered by Surry Community College; or
• at any institutionally-sponsored or related event on-campus.
In addition, volunteers, contractors, or other persons performing services on behalf of the institution also are
prohibited from using tobacco products at any time while on duty and in the presence of students, either on or off
institutional grounds.
Tobacco products may be included in instructional or research activities if the activity is conducted
or supervised by the faculty member overseeing the instruction or research and the activity does not include
smoking, chewing, or otherwise ingesting the tobacco product.
Definition of Tobacco Products and Tobacco Use
For the purposes of this policy, “tobacco product” is defined to include cigarettes, cigars, blunts, bidis,
pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, and any other items containing or reasonably resembling tobacco or tobacco
products. “Tobacco use” includes smoking, chewing, dipping, or any other use of tobacco products.
The prohibition includes any electronic oral device, whether manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as
an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe or under any other product name or designation.
Signage
Signs will be posted in a manner and location that adequately notify students, staff, and visitors of the 100
percent tobacco-free policy.
Compliance for Students
Consequences for students engaging in the prohibited behavior will be provided in accordance with the
institution’s student behavior management plan. Students who violate the tobacco-use policy will be processed
through established disciplinary protocol. Student violators will be provided with access to up-to-date information
on the many consequences of tobacco use, offered techniques that students can use to stop tobacco use, and
provided referrals to local youth tobacco cessation programs. Parents/guardians of minors will be notified of all
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violations and actions taken by the institution. Suspension will only be used after a student has three or more
prior violations or refusal to participate in other outlined measures.
Compliance for Staff and Visitors
Consequences for employees who violate the tobacco use policy will be in accordance with personnel
policies of Surry Community College and may include verbal warning, written reprimand, or termination.
Visitors using tobacco products will be asked to refrain while on Surry Community College property or leave
the premises. Surry Community College law enforcement officers may be contacted to escort the person off the
premises or cite the person for trespassing if the person refuses to leave the school property.
Opportunities for Cessation
The administration will consult with the county health department and other appropriate health
organizations to provide students and employees with information and access to support systems, programs, and
services to encourage them to abstain from the use of tobacco products.
Prevention Education
The administration will consult with appropriate health organizations to identify and provide programs or
opportunities for students to gain a greater understanding of the health hazards of tobacco use and the impact of
tobacco use as it relates to providing a safe, orderly, clean, and inviting environment.
Procedures for Implementation
The administration will develop a plan for communicating the policy that may include information in
student and employee handbooks, announcements at institutionally-sponsored or related events, and appropriate
signage in buildings and around campus. An enforcement protocol, which identifies consequences for students,
staff, and visitors who violate the policy, will be created and communicated to all students, staff, and parents.
Date of Implementation
August 1, 2010
Adopted by the Board of Trustees April 12, 2010
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM POLICY
Students at Surry Community College are expected to complete their course work without resorting to
any form of cheating or plagiarism. SCC is a learning college committed to enhancing and improving student
learning; when students cheat on assignments and tests, they rob themselves of the very learning opportunities
they are paying for.
Cheating involves giving unauthorized help of any kind to another student on written assignments or tests.
It also includes receiving such help from another student. Examples of cheating include possessing unauthorized
notes during a test; assisting others to cheat; altering grade reports; giving test questions to students who have not
taken the test; taking a test or writing an assignment for another person; and entering an instructor’s office without
authorization.
Plagiarism is offering the work of another person as one’s own without proper acknowledgment. Examples
of plagiarism include copying a source (whether it is phrases, sentences, or paragraphs) verbatim without using
quotation marks; quoting or paraphrasing a source without including a citation; failing to give credit for a source’s
ideas; inaccurately citing and listing bibliographic information; and purchasing papers on the Internet to submit
(in part or in whole) under one’s own name.
Any student who engages in these activities will be subject to academic penalties. Each faculty member at
SCC outlines his/her policies on cheating and plagiarism in course syllabi. Students should be aware that there
is no college-wide system of penalties for plagiarism and cheating and that individual instructor’s policies are
respected and followed. Students have the right to due process through the appeal policy.
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Student Responsibilities: It is the students’ responsibility to provide proof that all written work is indeed
their work. Students should copy all drafts, notes, revisions, and source material (e.g., note cards) to offer as
proof of ownership if such proof is requested. Students should acknowledge any assistance they have received,
including proofreading, and should decline any unauthorized assistance on assignments. Students should not
submit the same assignment in more than one course unless they have received prior permission from both
instructors. Students should avoid the appearance of cheating during tests by covering their answers, sitting away
from friends, keeping their eyes on their own work, speaking only to the instructor, and clearing their work space
of all unauthorized material.
HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Surry Community College prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic
origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran or marital status and will not tolerate
any form of unlawful discrimination or harassment. Surry Community College will take all steps necessary to
prohibit unlawful discrimination and/or harassment in the workplace and educational setting. All employees and
students are responsible for ensuring a work and educational environment free from prohibited discrimination and
harassment. Employees and students are encouraged to report violations of this Policy in the manner hereinafter
stated.
1. Scope of Policy. This Policy applies to all Surry Community College employees and students, and to
all College sponsored events, programs, and activities both on and off campus.
2. Policy Objectives. By adopting and publishing this Policy, it is the intention of the Surry Community
College Board of Trustees to: (1) notify employees and students about the types of conduct which
constitute unlawful discrimination or harassment prohibited by this Policy; (2) inform employees
and students about the complaint procedures established by the College which enable any employee/
student who believes he or she is the victim of unlawful discrimination or harassment to submit
a complaint which will be investigated by the College; (3) clearly advise all supervisory staff,
administrators, employees, and students that discriminatory treatment or harassment based on race,
color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, and
veteran or marital status is strictly prohibited and no such person possesses the authority to harass or
discriminate; and (4) notify all employees and students that the College has an appointed Compliance
Officer who is specifically designated to receive complaints of discrimination or harassment and to
ensure compliance with this Policy.
3. Definitions.
A. "Prohibited Discrimination of Employees and/or Students."
	
Prohibited discrimination of employees and/or students is any form of negative treatment of an
employee or a student, by either a College employee, official, or student which: (a) negatively
impacts an employee’s employment opportunities and/or employment negatively impacts a
student’s educational opportunities; and (b) is based upon the employee’s or student’s race,
color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran or marital status. Prohibited discrimination of employees or students can
also take the form of harassment even where there is no tangible impact upon the employee’s
employment opportunities and/or employment benefits or the student’s educational opportunities.
The phrase “prohibited unlawful discrimination” as used in this Policy includes all forms of
“prohibited unlawful harassment” (defined below).
B. "Prohibited Unlawful Harassment."
Harassment can constitute a form of prohibited unlawful discrimination under this Policy if it is
unwelcome and has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or
educational performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or educational
environment. Such harassment of employees or students is prohibited by this Policy if it is based
upon race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual
orientation, and veteran or marital status. In this regard, individuals subject to this Policy should
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be mindful that conduct or behavior that is acceptable, amusing, or inoffensive to some individuals
may be viewed as unwelcome, abusive, or offensive to others.
C. "Prohibited Behavior."
While it is impossible to list all of the possible forms of unlawful harassment, the following is a
list of examples of conduct that may constitute harassment:
• Using slurs or derogatory terms based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran or marital status
• Telling derogatory jokes or stories based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran or marital status
• Displaying graffiti or other derogatory or insulting writings based on race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, and
veteran or marital status
• Making degrading comments about a person and/or his or her appearance based on race,
color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran or marital status
• Demeaning or criticizing an individual because of his or her race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran or
marital status
• Sabotaging, damaging, or interfering with an individual’s work because of that individual’s
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran or marital status
• Threatening or intimidating an individual because of his or her race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, disability, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran or
marital status.
This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Furthermore, while a single incident of these
types of behavior may not create a hostile working or educational environment, if such
behavior is severe, persistent, or pervasive, or if submission to such conduct is made
either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment or receipt of employment
benefits or educational outcome, such conduct constitutes prohibited discrimination and/or
harassment.
4. Policy Enforcement.
A. Complaint Procedure for Employees and/or Students
1. Notification Procedure. Prompt reporting of complaints or concerns is encouraged so that
timely and constructive action can be taken before relationships become strained. Reporting
of all perceived incidents of prohibited discrimination and/or harassment is encouraged,
regardless of the offender’s identity or position. An individual who feels aggrieved because of
harassment or unlawful discrimination has several ways to make his or her concerns known:
a. An aggrieved person who feels comfortable doing so should directly inform the
person[s] engaging in the harassment or unlawful discrimination that such conduct or
communication is offensive and must stop.
NOTE: Confronting the offender is NOT required. All employees and/or students have
the right to file a complaint without first communicating with the offender.
b. An aggrieved person who does not wish to communicate directly with the individual whose
conduct or communication is offensive, or if direct communication with the offending party
has not stopped the behavior, should contact the Compliance Officer listed in Section 8 of
this Policy, or any Dean or Vice President, or the President.
c. An aggrieved person alleging harassment or discrimination by anyone with supervisory
authority, or alleging failure of supervision to take immediate action on the individual’s
complaint, should contact the Compliance Officer, any Dean or Vice President, or the
President.
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2. Making a Complaint. All complaints should be in writing and should include: the name of
the complaining party, the name of the alleged offender(s), date of the incident(s), description
of the incident(s), names of witnesses to the incident(s) and the signature of the complaining
party. Once the complaining party has completed and dated a written complaint, the complaint
may be submitted, either by hand delivery or mail, to the Compliance Officer listed in
Section 8 below, to any Dean or Vice President, or to the President who will then advise the
Compliance Officer. Complainants are expected to cooperate with the College's investigation
procedures by providing all relevant information relating to the complaint, as are other
individuals having relevant or related knowledge or information.
B. Time for Reporting a Complaint. Prompt reporting of all complaints is strongly encouraged to
ensure appropriate resolution of discrimination and harassment complaints.
C. Confidentiality and Privacy. In recognition of the personal nature of discrimination and
harassment complaints and the emotional impact of alleged discrimination and harassment, the
College shall keep complaints as confidential as is consistent with a thorough investigation and
with laws and regulations regarding employees and/or students.
D. Acknowledgment of Complaints. Upon receipt of a written complaint, the Compliance Officer,
Dean, Vice President, or President shall contact the complainant within 10 business days to
confirm that the written complaint has been received. If the complainant does not receive such
confirmation promptly, he or she is encouraged to contact the Compliance Officer, Dean, Vice
President, or President. The purpose of this acknowledgment procedure is to ensure that all
written complaints are received by authorized individuals, carefully processed, and promptly
investigated.
5. Investigation Procedures.
A. Timing of Investigations. The College will promptly investigate all allegations of discrimination
and harassment prohibited by this Policy and shall initiate the investigation within ten (10)
business days following receipt of the complaint. The College will also attempt to complete
investigations under this Policy promptly. The length of the investigation will depend upon the
complexity and particular circumstances of each complaint.
B. Method of Investigation. Investigations will be conducted by the College’s Compliance
Officer, the College’s legal counsel, and/or other impartial persons designated by the President.
The primary purposes of all investigations under this Policy will be to determine: (1) Did the
conduct complained of occur? (2) Did the conduct complained of violate this Policy? and (3)
What remedial or preventative steps, if any, are recommended? The College will investigate each
complaint in a thorough and comprehensive manner. Any notes, memoranda, or other records
created by College employees or agents conducting an investigation under this Policy shall be
deemed confidential and/or privileged to the extent allowed by law.
C. Notification to Complaining Party and the Accused Party. The President or his/her designee
shall notify the complainant of the outcome of the investigation with justification for his decision.
Such notification shall be in writing, shall include a brief summary of the factual findings and,
wherever possible, shall include a summary of any remedial measures that have been or will be
taken by the College. While reasonable efforts will be made to inform the complaining party
about the outcome of investigations, the College will nonetheless consider the privacy rights of
all parties involved in disseminating information obtained during and through the investigation.
The President shall notify within fourteen (14) business days following the completion of the
investigation the person accused of violating this Policy whether a violation of this Policy was
found and what remedial measures, if any, will be taken by the College or recommended to the
Board of Trustees for action.
D. Remedial Measures. Surry Community College’s primary goal in responding to complaints of
prohibited discrimination under this Policy is prevention. This Policy is intended to prevent all forms of
unlawful discrimination and harassment in the College and put an end to any prohibited discrimination
that is found to have occurred. While disciplinary action may be appropriate in certain instances,
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punitive measures are not the exclusive means for responding to prohibited discrimination. During
the pendency of any investigation being conducted pursuant to this Policy, remedial measures may
be taken if appropriate and necessary. Any individual who is found to have engaged in prohibited
discrimination or conduct which may be prohibited by this Policy, may receive education, training,
counseling, warnings, discipline, and/or other measures designed to prevent future violations of
this Policy. Disciplinary action may include reprimands, warnings, suspension, or discharge from
employment or enrollment, in the event of a student. Any third party found to have engaged in
discrimination or harassment of an employee and/or student may be barred from College property.
Time limitations set forth above in paragraphs A, B, and C may be extended by mutual agreement
of the complainant and respondent with the approval of the President. Such extensions shall be
confirmed in writing.
6. Prohibition Against Retaliation And Abuse Of The Policy. Retaliation is strictly prohibited by
this Policy and by law against anyone who in good faith reports a suspected violation of this Policy,
who assists in making such a complaint, or who cooperates in a harassment or discrimination
investigation. Retaliation means taking any adverse action in response to a complaint being made.
Written complaints of retaliation should be brought directly to the Compliance Officer, Dean, Vice
President, or the President. The written complaint should specify the date(s), time(s), locations(s),
and witness(es), and should describe the incident(s). Such complaints will be promptly investigated.
If retaliation is found, the person retaliating will be subject to corrective action up to and including
termination from employment, or in the case of a student up to and including suspension and/or
dismissal. Because of the damage resulting from false accusations, any individual who in bad faith
knowingly makes a false complaint or report of harassment or discrimination will be subject to
disciplinary action up to and including termination from employment, or in the case of a student up to
and including suspension and/or dismissal.
7. Appeals. Any complainant or accused party who wishes to appeal the procedures which the
College followed in investigating a written complaint filed under this Policy, may do so within ten
(10) business days of receipt of the appellant’s notification of the investigation outcome. Untimely
submissions shall not receive consideration. Such appeal must be made in writing to the Board of
Trustees by submission to the President. The appellant shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board
of Trustees or a panel of its membership selected by the Board’s Chairperson. At the hearing the
appellant may be represented by counsel at his or her expense and may present evidence as to why
the decision of the President should be reversed or modified. Following a review of the evidence, as
well as the information obtained in the investigation process and conclusions derived therefrom, the
Board of Trustees shall issue a decision within fourteen (14) business days following completion of
the hearing. The decision of the Board of Trustees shall be final.
8. Compliance Officer. The Vice President of Administrative Services shall be the Compliance Officer
for purposes of this policy and can be reached at (336) 386-3380.
9. Effective Date And Policy Dissemination. The effective date of this Policy shall be January 1,
2005. The President shall ensure that this Policy is adequately disseminated and made available to
all employees and students of the College. This Policy shall be distributed at the beginning of each
academic year with or as part of the College’s Policy and Procedure Manual and on the College’s web
page at www.surry.edu. In addition, copies of this Policy shall be maintained at the following College
offices: Admissions, Student Development, Human Resources, and the President.
Adopted by the Board of Trustees February, 2005
CAMPUS POLICE/SECURITY POLICY
Federal regulations require colleges to inform all students and employees about recent crime statistics
and related concerns. This information can be viewed on the SCC homepage at www.surry.edu by following the
Campus Police link, or a copy can be obtained in the Office of Student Development.
Surry Community College is a drug-free campus. Policies relating to this matter are available in their
entirety in the Student Development Office, Building A-Room 108, and on the college website.
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1. Reporting Criminal Activity. Students and staff are advised to report any emergency or crime to the
SCC Police Department and to the switchboard as soon as possible. These staff will report any crime
that takes place at SCC to the College Police Department. In cases of extreme emergency, telephones
are conveniently located throughout the campus for “911” calls.
2. Orientation. Students are advised of security and safety regulations at SCC during fall orientation
and in College Student Success classes. Students are also familiarized with the College drug and
alcohol policy, and are advised to seek help in Student Development for any related problems.
Student Development refers students to other community agencies for additional services when
appropriate.
3. Safety Committee. SCC has an active safety committee chaired by the Vice President of
Administrative Services. This committee monitors all aspects of campus safety and security. Reviews
of lighting, visibility, parking lot security, and building security are made on a regular basis.
4. Campus Police. SCC is a certified law enforcement agency, and as such, employs sworn law
enforcement officers to enhance the safety of students and staff while on campus. The police force
patrols the campus on a regular basis. The officers are authorized to enforce federal, state, and
local laws, as well as certain campus policies, and they do have full arrest powers. The SCC Police
Department cooperates with federal, state, and local police agencies in law enforcement matters.
5. Programs and Seminars. SCC's Police Chief speaks to all orientation classes about campus
security and explains current policies to all new students. SCC offers one seminar per year on sexual
assault/date rape and drug/alcohol concerns. SCC registration forms inform students about the
Drug and Alcohol Policy, Sexual Harassment Policy, prohibition of weapons on campus, unlawful
demonstrations, violence or force, and campus security. This information is also available in the SCC
catalog. All on-campus activities are designated as drug-free activities. SCC hosts an annual Health
Fair where information is available regarding domestic violence and other personal issues. One SCC
counselor in Student Development is assigned to advise students on alcohol/drug issues.
6. Publications. The annual campus security report is published on the SCC website. (www.surry.edu).
7. Security Awareness. The Chief of the SCC Police Department is responsible for collecting statistics
on campus crime and for maintaining a daily public crime log. The Chief is also responsible for
distributing the campus security report to all employees. The Student Development Office is
responsible for distributing the report to students and for informing the campus community in a timely
manner of certain crimes considered to represent a threat to students or employees.
Surry Community College attempts to provide a safe environment in which to learn. The occurrence of
crime on campus has been minimal throughout the history of the College. However, students are advised to keep
up with books and other possessions and to lock their vehicles. Evening students are advised to walk to their
cars with other students, especially if they stay late to complete a class or assignment. In general, SCC parking
lots are close to the classroom buildings and are well lighted. The College is committed to providing a learning
environment that is as safe and secure as possible.
Approved September, 2000; President’s Cabinet
APPEAL PROCESS POLICY
In order to be fair and guarantee students due process, the Board of Trustees of Surry Community Col-lege
recognizes the need for a Student Appeal Policy. In approving this policy, the Board of Trustees recognizes
that problems should be solved at the lowest level of occurrence. The adoption of the Student Appeal Policy by
the Board of Trustees does not relieve students of making every effort to find a solution to the problem before an
appeal to the next authority. This policy does not apply to allegations of harassment or discrimination. Such al-legations
are governed by the Harassment and Discrimination Policy.
I. Appeal Procedure
A. For any issue occurring in or otherwise related to the classroom, students are to implement the
	
following procedure:
1. Schedule within five (5) days following the occurrence an appointment with the instructor to
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discuss the action in question.
2. If not resolved with the instructor, schedule within five (5) days of the appointment with the
instructor an appointment with the respective division chair.
3. If the matter is not resolved, submit to the appropriate dean within five (5) days of the di-vision
chair appointment a written request for an appeal conference. This request should
include a brief summary of the issues in question and the reasons for the appeal.
4. Within ten (10) days of receiving the written request, the dean shall conduct an appeal confer-ence
with the student and the instructor. The dean shall determine in his/her sole discretion
whether or not any other person(s) is (are) to be present at this conference. The dean may
make and enforce such other procedural rules regarding this conference as he/she deems ap-propriate.
The dean shall issue a written decision within five (5) days following completion
of the conference. A copy of the decision shall be delivered to the student and the instructor
and the original shall be filed with the Vice President for Curriculum Programs.
B. For any issue occurring outside of or otherwise unrelated to the classroom, students are to imple-ment
the following procedure:
1. Request within five (5) days following the occurrence a conference with the Vice President
for Student Development (“VPSD”).
2. Within ten (10) days of receiving the student’s request, the VPSD shall convene an appeal
conference with the student and the affected staff member. The VPSD shall determine in his/
her sole discretion whether or not any other person(s) is (are) to be present at this conference
and what information is to be presented at this conference. The VPSD may make and en-force
such other procedural rules regarding this conference as he/she deems appropriate. The
VPSD shall issue a written decision within five (5) days following completion of the confer-ence.
A copy of the decision shall be delivered to the student and affected staff member and
the original shall be retained by the VPSD.
C. If a student is not satisfied with the decision from the appeal conference held pursuant to I.A.4.
	
	 or I.B.2. above, the student may appeal the decision to the Appeal Council. Written notice of
	
	 appeal must be submitted to the Vice President for Curriculum Programs & Chief Academic Of-ficer
within ten (10) days following receipt of the decision.
II. Appeal Council
The Appeal Council is composed of the Vice President for Curriculum Programs & Chief Academic
Officer, the Vice President for Student Development, and three (3) independent and disinterested
faculty representatives selected on an ad hoc basis by the president of the Faculty Senate.
A. Scheduling of the Hearing. The Appeal Council shall conduct an appeal hearing within ten (10)
	
	 days following its receipt of the student's request.
B. Notice of the Hearing. Written notice of the date, the time, and the place of the hearing shall be
	
	 given to the student and the affected employee not less than three (3) days prior to the date of the
	
hearing.
C. Conduct of the Hearing.
	At the hearing the student and the respondent may present evidence and arguments. The Ap-peal
Council shall determine whether or not other persons may participate in this hearing and
shall promulgate and enforce such time limitations or other procedural rules regarding the con-duct
of the hearing as it deems appropriate. The decision of the Appeal Council shall be based
solely upon the evidence presented at the hearing. The Appeal Council shall issue its decision
within ten (10) days following completion of the hearing. Notification of the need to extend this
time period shall be given by the Appeal Council to all parties.
III. President’s Review
	Requests for Hearing. If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Appeal Council, the
	
student may file a written request for review of his or her case by the College President. This request
must be filed in the Office of the President within seven (7) days following receipt of the decision of
the Appeal Council.
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IV. Board of Trustees
Requests for Hearing. If a student is not satisfied with the decision of the President, the student may
request to appeal the decision of the President to the Board of Trustees. Such request must be submit-ted
in writing to the President within ten (10) days after receipt of the President's decision. Within
five (5) days after receiving the request for an appeal, the President shall notify the Chairperson of the
Board of Trustees who shall appoint a panel of not less than three (3) voting members of the Board
of Trustees to act on its behalf in accordance with the Hearing Procedures adopted by the Board of
Trustees.
V. Day; Time Limitations
For purposes of this policy, the term "day" is defined as a regularly scheduled working day and does
not include weekends, holidays, or other days in which the College is not open for regular business
transactions. The time limitations specified in this policy may not be extended except for extraordi-nary
cause not within the control of the party requesting the extension.
VI. Prohibition Against Retaliation and Abuse of the Policy
Retaliation against any person who in good faith exercises his/her rights under this policy is strictly
prohibited. Any complaint of retaliation is to be made to the Vice President for Curriculum Programs
& Chief Academic Officer within ten (10) days from the act upon which the complaint is based. If
the complaint of retaliation is against the Vice President for Curriculum Programs & Chief Academic
Officer, it is to be filed with the President of the College.
Adopted June 14, 1976; Amended August 19, 1996; Revision date: 10/30/09
Adopted by the Board of Trustees, March 8, 2010
ATHLETIC POLICY
Surry Community College will strive to provide athletic programs as an integral part of the college's stu-dent
development mission.
Students may contact the Athletic Director to begin the process of creating a new athletic program. New
programs may be started as club teams. If significant long-term interest and adequate support can be identified,
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) teams will be sponsored. All teams will be financed with
student activity funds, monies raised by the participants, donor funds, etc. No student activity funds will be used
for administrative expenses, coaching supplements, or athletic scholarships. Athletic scholarships may be funded
by private donors through the Knights' Athletic Club or the SCC Foundation as well as unrestricted institutional
funds. Final decisions on the selection of scholarship recipients shall be made jointly by the Director of Financial
Aid and the Athletic Director.
Surry Community College sponsors all athletic programs without regard to race, religion, national origin,
age, gender, veterans' status, or disability. Moreover, the College will operate all athletic programs in accordance
with the NJCAA bylaws.
BULLETIN BOARDS POLICY
1. Campus bulletin boards are provided for use by recognized student organizations and by individual students
for the sale of used books.
2. For purposes of this policy a “recognized student organization” is defined as an organized student group that
is recognized by the Student Development Office. To attain this recognition, a student group must file with
the Vice President of Student Development an application stating the names, addresses, and student identifica-tion
numbers of at least ten students who are members of that group, the name and signature of a Surry Com-munity
College faculty member who has agreed to serve as advisor for the group, and a copy of the group’s
bylaws, constitution, or other document outlining its purpose or function.
3. Prior to posting, all materials must be presented to the Vice President of Student Development (or his or her
designee) for verification of the group’s recognized status. Neither the recognition of a student organization
nor the authorization for its use of campus bulletin boards is the affirmation or acceptance by Surry Commu-nity
College of the organization’s purpose, philosophy, or objective.
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4. The use of campus bulletin boards by recognized student organizations or by individual students for the sale
	
of books is subject to the following general regulations:
• All materials posted on campus bulletin boards must be directly related to college programs.
• All posted materials must be clear and legible, must include the organization’s name, and must provide cur-rent
contact information.
• Posted materials shall not include: (1) any commercial advertisement; (2) any endorsement of the use, sale,
consumption, or distribution of alcohol, controlled substances, or illicit drugs; or (3) profanity, or other
language that is offensive, discriminatory, or harassing.
• No notice, advertisement, document, or signage of any kind may be affixed to any building, wall, window,
door, street, sidewalk, traffic sign, campus signage, light post or pole, trash can, staircase, railing, tree or
other vegetation, or any other part of the campus of Surry Community College. Campus bulletin boards
are the sole designated location for posting of communication.
• The use of campus bulletin boards to advertise the sale of used books is limited to current or former stu-dents
of Surry Community College and limited to required or supplemental books used in courses offered
through Surry Community College.
5. Any violation of this policy shall result in the immediate forfeiture of the privilege of using campus bulletin
boards.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Access to electronic systems is a privilege that is granted by Surry Community College and comes with
a responsibility to respect the rights of other users and the rights of the college at all times. It is the policy of the
College that the facilities and equipment be used ethically and legally, in accordance with applicable licenses and
contracts, and according to their intended use for educational purposes in support of the college's mission and
goals.
I. All technology equipment, data and records are considered the property of Surry Community
College, and their use may be monitored as a means to ensure their proper and effective use. Users
should be aware that seemingly private computer records may be subject to public disclosure. It
is unacceptable use of the College communication system if users connect non-college owned
computers – laptop, desktop, or other non-college owned peripheral devices to the local area network
except in public wireless access areas.
II. North Carolina criminal statutes outlaw certain computer-related conduct, including unauthorized
access or use of another person's computer, computer system, or computer network to :
A. Commit fraud or obtain property under false pretenses;
B. Cause computer-related damage; or
C. Alter, disable, delete, or copy computer data.
III. It is also a crime to send (or allow to be sent) electronic communications that:
A. Threaten harm to a person or property;
B. Are sent, repeatedly, for the purpose of "abusing, annoying, threatening, terrifying, harassing, or
embarrassing any person," or
C. Contain any false statement "concerning death, injury, illness, disfigurement, indecent conduct, or
criminal conduct with the intent to abuse, annoy, threaten, terrify, harass, or embarrass."
1. "Educational institutions or officials who are victimized by such conduct, therefore, may file
criminal charges against perpetrators of such crimes, and may recover damages through civil
actions. "
IV. According to state law, examples of specific activities not permitted on college-owned equipment
include:
A. Damaging electronic components, computers, computer systems, or networks, including
knowingly transferring viruses;
B. Violating the rights of any person protected by copyright, trade secret, patent, or other intellectual
property laws, including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of "Pirated" or other
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software products that are not appropriately licensed for use by the College;
C. Using the network for commercial, political or any unlawful purposes;
D. Trespassing in others' files, folders or storage areas of any kind ;
E. Using others' passwords;
F. Sending or displaying offensive messages, pictures or materials;
G. Using obscene language, or sending/posting any harassing, abusive, libelous, or obscene materials,
or assisting in any similar activities;
H. Connecting to inappropriate Internet sites, such as pornography, hate groups, and other similar
sites. Refer to the College Internet policy.
I. Installation of software or hardware components without notification to the Division of
Technology Services.
V. Electronic information systems include, but are not limited to, terminals, computers,
computer peripherals, communication devices, content management systems, telephones and
telecommunications equipment, fax machines, computer data networks, video equipment, tapes or
video networks, photocopying machines, computer software, supporting documentation, supplies,
storage media, support facilities and energy sources. Electronic systems are limited to those leased,
rented, owned by, or loaned to the College wherever located.
VI. Users of Surry’s electronic services are expected to abide by the following policies. Violation of this
policy should be reported to the appropriate area supervisor. Violations may result in suspension of
privileges to access the information technology involved, initiation of college disciplinary procedures,
or in certain cases, criminal prosecution under federal or state law. Before attempting any activity
about which you are in doubt, or if you have questions about this policy, consult your local area
supervisor, dean or vice-president.
Refer to the College catalog for specific information pertaining to disciplinary procedures.
Approved by the Board of Trustees August 13, 2007
Amended by the Board of Trustees on June 9, 2008
INTERNET USAGE POLICY
At Surry Community College, the Division of Technology Services has provided equipment and access for
students, faculty, and staff to connect to the Internet. The College wants the Internet to be an effective resource
that adheres to the mission of the College. Users of Surry’s computer services are expected to abide by the
following policies, which are intended to preserve the utility of the system, to protect the privacy and work of
students, faculty, and staff, and to preserve the right to access the international networks to which the College
systems are connected.
I. General Usage Policy
A. Faculty, staff, and students with permission from College officials may use the College’s
computing facilities for scholarly purposes and official College business so long as such use does
not violate any laws or College policy and does not result in commercial gain or private profit.
B. The College prohibits accessing Internet services that do not further educational interests. This
specifically includes but is not limited to subjects pertaining to pornography, hate groups, and
other similar sites. Accessing or distributing inappropriate and/or illegal materials is a violation of
this policy that will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination or expulsion.
C. Use of content management systems (i.e. Moodle, EdToGo) should be for purposes of
communicating and documenting class or educational related activities.
D. Use of electronic mail (e-mail) should be for purposes of communicating or documenting class or
educational related activities.
E. Use of e-mail and other network communications facilities to harass, offend, or invade the privacy
of others is prohibited.
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F. SCC user accounts are to be used solely by SCC faculty, staff, and students. Employees and
students may not give other persons, including relatives or friends, access to their accounts.
G. The College reserves the right to access files that it has reason to believe violate College policy.
Data, including e-mail stored on College systems, is the property of the College. Besides
providing access to the Internet, the College has its own website. The Marketing Director monitors
and/or approves website content. It will be the only official website representing the College.
H. Students, faculty, and staff members are not permitted to use the College’s name or any
association with the College in websites they create that reflect negatively on the College or
violate any of the policies contained herein.
II. Violation of any of the above provisions will result in disciplinary action, up to and including
termination or expulsion.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 8/13/07
STUDENT E-MAIL POLICY
With the increasing reliance on electronic communication between students, faculty, and staff, Surry
Community College has adopted a student e-mail service that will facilitate communication between instructors
and students and between students and administration. By using a standard e-mail service, Surry Community
College will be able to communicate information more quickly and reliably. Our e-mail service will be one of
the College’s official means of communication. All students, staff, and faculty will have access to SCC’s e-mail
service.
I. Summary of Guidelines
A. This Surry Community College Student E-mail Policy will provide guidelines for using e-mail as
one of the official means of communication. It will include:
1. College usage of e-mail,
2. The assignment of student e-mail addresses,
3. General policies governing use of student e-mail, and
4. Prohibited uses, liabilities, and limitations
II. Guidelines governing student e-mail
A. 	College usage of e-mail
1. Surry Community College uses e-mail as one of its official means of communication and
expects that all e-mails will be received and read by students, faculty, and staff in a timely
manner. E-mail can be accessed both on campus and off campus. SCC will take measures to
ensure that e-mail services operate in a reliable and secure environment.
B. The assignment of student e-mail addresses
1. The Division of Technology Services will be responsible for the creation of student e-mail
addresses. Student e-mail addresses will be assigned before the first day of class. For
information concerning your official e-mail please refer to the official student e-mail login
page at http://surry.edu/Email.aspx. Student e-mail addresses will be kept along with students’
other registration information in Surry Community College’s database located on a secure
server. E-mail addresses will be deleted after two years of the student’s departure.
III. General use and policies governing use of student e-mail
A. Surry Community College will leave the decision to its faculty members on how e-mail will
be used in their classes. Faculty should outline clear e-mail expectations for students on their
syllabi. Students, faculty, or staff should not use e-mail to send or share sensitive or confidential
information unless appropriate security measures are taken.
B. The following criteria will govern the sending and receiving of e-mail:
1. The use of e-mail, including sending and receiving of sensitive material, will be consistent
with Surry Community College’s Internet Usage Policy and Information Technology
Acceptable Use Policy.
2. All use of e-mail will comply with local, state, and federal law, and be consistent with the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
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3. E-mail will hold the same requirements and be consistent with other official methods of
College information that is disseminated.
4. Users are responsible for maintaining the privacy of their log in and passwords. When using
a public computer on campus or otherwise, users should not leave the computer logged on or
unattended as someone could use their account to forward viruses, etc.
5. Violations of policy or law may include loss of user account, College sanctions and other civil
and criminal penalties.
6. Surry Community College reserves the right to revise or amend policies at any time. Changes
in policy will be communicated via the school catalog (electronic and hard copy) and student
e-mail.
IV. Prohibited uses, liabilities, and limitations
A. SCC e-mail is not to be used for the following:
1. Personal gain (financial or otherwise to make a profit),
2. Chain letters (e.g., any communication which requests or demands the recipient forward the
message to one or more individuals),
3. Solicitations for contributions for non-College sponsored entities,
4. "Get rich quick" or "pyramid schemes",
5. Deliberate acts associated with denying, interfering with, or disrupting networking or e-mail
service of SCC or that of any other agency,
6. Attempts to perform mass mailings to the entire College (or a large subset of the College), or
other agency of a non-official nature, or
7. Any unlawful activity.
V. No one shall deliberately alter or attempt to conceal their true return e-mail address, or the origination
location of the message. No one shall deliberately set forth to interfere with the reception of e-mail
by an individual. No one shall deliberately set forth to intercept or receive, and/or view another
individual's e-mail without that user's consent.
VI. Only authorized individuals may view a student’s e-mail if that student is suspected of a violation
of this e-mail policy or the College computing policy. Routine checks of server logs indicating
suspicious account activity or when troubleshooting problems reported by the stu