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The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in admission to, access to and the operation of programs, services or activities at CCD. The college is committed to providing an environment where all students have the opportunity to attain their educational goals. CCD provides both physical and programmatic access for all students. Reasonable accommodations will be made in instructional delivery and evaluation methods to ensure full educational opportunities for all students. Appropriate documentation of a student’s disability is required.
Questions, complaints and requests for additional information may be directed to http://www.ccd.edu/Disabilities/Disabilities.aspx .
The Auraria Campus Police and Security Office has prepared a report to comply with the Student-Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. The report describes security practices and procedures at Auraria and lists crime statistics for the most recent calendar year and the two preceding calendar years. A copy of the report is available in the vice president for Student & Enrollment Services office in South Classroom Building 301.
Community College of Denver designates the following items as Directory Information.
- Student name
- Date of birth
- Full-time or part-time status
- Most recent educational institutions attended
- Dates of attendance
- Degrees and awards received
- Major fields of study
- Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
The college may disclose this information without a student’s prior consent, unless the student notifies Enrollment Services in writing to withdraw that consent by the fifth day of classes each semester.
CCD complies fully with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that protects the privacy of students' educational records. Ask questions in Enrollment Services, South Classroom Building 135, or call 303-556-2420.
Other than Directory Information, which may be released to the general public, the college will not release educational records without a student's written consent, signed and dated by the student and indicating which records to release.
Parents of a dependent student can obtain release of that student's records only with written consent of the student. The rights given to parents transfer to the student when he or she attends a postsecondary or college-level educational institution.
Regular and punctual attendance is expected, and each instructor will keep a complete record of student attendance for the entire length of each course. Students will be counted absent from missed class meetings, beginning with the first official date of enrollment or the first day of classes, whichever is later. Faculty may give a failing grade to any student who has missed at least 15 percent of a class, after the first class meeting. Students are responsible for properly processing a withdrawal from a class if they want to avoid receiving a failing grade. Students must provide instructors with a valid reason for an absence in a timely manner. Students are responsible for learning the material that was taught during the absence and completing all class assignments.
The attendance policy for health care and certain other programs may differ because of clinical requirements or rules set by approving agencies.
A full-time course load is 12 to 15 credits. Students registered for fewer than 12 credits are classified as part-time students. A heavy load is 18 credits and 20 is the maximum load for all students without special permission from the instructional center dean.
- CCD students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for all course work attempted.
- Students whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0, will be placed on academic probation for the following semester of enrollment, and advising is mandatory.
- CCD may suspend a student academically for a minimum of one semester if he or she fails to bring the cumulative GPA to 2.0 by the end of the probationary instructional semester.
- Students placed on a second academic suspension must meet with the vice president for Student & Enrollment Services to determine eligibility for continued enrollment at CCD.
CCD reserves the right to change provisions, requirements and fees in this catalog. Without notice, CCD may cancel any course or program, or change its content, description, timing, availability, location, academic credit, or any other aspect.
In compliance with the Drug-Free Schools & Communities Act Amendment of 1989, CCD has a strict rule against students or employees unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, possessing or using alcohol or illicit drugs on college property or as part of college activities. Any student or employee convicted of any such drug violation is subject to criminal penalties under local, state and federal law as well as disciplinary action by the college.
For information on substance abuse, contact the Auraria Student Health Center in PL 150, 303-556-2525; or for a referral, contact CCD Student Life in TV 309 or at 303-556-2597.
The Colorado Department of Health offers counseling, treatment, rehabilitation and re-entry programs for drug and alcohol abusers. Visit http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ or e-mail cdphe.information@state.co.us for more information.
CCD has adopted a policy to guide usage of all forms of electronic communication, including e-mail, Internet services, voice mail, audio and video conferencing, and fax messages that are sent or received by faculty, staff, students and other authorized users of CCD resources.
In general, CCD provides various forms of electronic communication for teaching, learning and college operations. All records created through the electronic communication equipment CCD provides are the property of the college. People who are authorized to use e-mail and voice mail provided by CCD may make personal use of those media as long as there is no direct cost to the college.
All electronic communication at CCD must meet the standards of conduct, laws and regulations published in such official CCD, state and federal documents as the CCD Catalog, CCD Student Code of Conduct, any CCD faculty handbook and the Colorado State Employees Handbook.
CCD electronic communications may not be used for commercial purposes; to send copies of documents in violation of copyright laws; to transmit information that is restricted by laws or regulations; to intimidate, threaten, or harass other individuals, or to interfere with the ability of others to conduct CCD business; forge communication so it appears to be from someone else; to get unauthorized access to data, files or other communication; to breach security measures in order to access electronically stored information in any way; sending chain letters or jokes of any nature.
CCD does not routinely monitor electronic communication, nor is e-mail backed up. Message contents are inspected only to protect health, safety or security. Still, the contents of e-mail messages can be disclosed as a result of legal discovery, writ, warrant or subpoena, or as a result of a request under the Colorado Open Records Law.
The Family Education Rights & Privacy Act – FERPA – protects the privacy of education records, establishes the students’ right to inspect and review their educational records, and provides guidelines for correcting inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students have the right to file complaints with the FERPA if they believe CCD failed to comply with the act.
CCD’s policy explains in detail the procedures the institution uses to comply with the act's provisions. Copies of the policy are available from Enrollment Services and the vice president for Student & Enrollment Services. These offices also maintain a Directory of Records that lists all educational records CCD maintains on students.
Please refer questions about FERPA to Enrollment Services, 303-556-2430.
CCD students are evaluated using a letter-grade system that uses A, B, C, D and F for most classes. The following explains what each grade means. For more information, consult the course syllabus, ask the instructor to explain his or her grade system, or contact the vice president of Learning & Academic Affairs at 303-556-3598.
- A: A distinguished grade for superior work
- B: A better-than-acceptable grade
- C: An acceptable grade permitting progress forward in course sequence
- D: A less-than-acceptable, passing grade
- F: A failing grade
- SP: Open-entry courses, like those offered at CCD branch campuses, may extend beyond the normal end of a semester. Because of its continuous enrollment policy, an instructor can issue an “SP,” or satisfactory progress, grade when a student has not yet mastered the course objectives or completed the course work. When the course work is finally completed, the student recieves a grade and credit for the class. If a student in an open-entry class doesn’t complete the course work by the end of the second 15-week course of study, the “SP” grade will be changed to an “F.”
- I: A grade of “I” or incomplete will be given to students who could not complete course requirements because of extenuating circumstances, but have completed at least 75 percent of the course work satisfactorily. The student and instructor must make arrangements to complete the course on or before the end of the next 15-week semester. If the work is not finished, the “I” will become an “F.”
- W: The student officially withdrew from the class after the census date published in the class schedule.
- AU: Given to students who audit the course.
- AW: Administrative withdrawal grades are given only for extenuating circumstances that are documented, appealed and approved by the center dean or the vice president for Learning & Academic Affairs.
The faculty member who gave the grade is the only one who can change it. If the instructor is not available to consider the grade change, the instructional dean would work with the vice president for Learning & Academic Affairs to approve the change.
Grade points measure a student’s achievement for the number of credits completed. The grade point average – or GPA – is calculated by multiplying the number of grade points by the number of credits for each course. Total the credits and points, then divide the grade points by the total number of credits.
A = 4 grade points
B = 3 grade points
C = 2 grade points
D = 1 grade point
F = 0 grade points
Note: All other grades (Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory, SP, I, W, AU, AW) are not calculated into the CCD GPA.
The following example will help you calculate your grade point average:
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Course
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Credits
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Grade Points
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ANT 111
Physical Anthropology
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3
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A 12 (3 x 4)
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BIO 111
General College Biology
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5
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A 20 (5 x 4)
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CIS 115
Intro. To Computing
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3
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B 9 (3 x 3)
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ENG 121
English Comp. Essay Writing
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3
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D 3 (3 x 1)
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POS 111
American Government
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3
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F 0 (3 x 0)
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TOTALS
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17
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41
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Total grade points divided by total credits equals the cumulative grade point average. Therefore, the grade point average for the above example is 41 divided by 17 for a 2.41 GPA.
Students who successfully complete courses, conferences, workshops and seminars to upgrade job skills or for personal enrichment may request a Continuing Education Unit from the appropriate instructional center.
Students may repeat a course only once if they receive a "D" or "F" grade. They must fill out a “Petition to Repeat a Course Form” in Enrollment Services after they receive a higher grade for the same course. CCD students may repeat a course inter-institutionally at Metro State or CU-Denver. The GPA will be changed only once for the same class. Under extenuating circumstances, students may appeal to the instructional center dean for permission to retake the course or adjust a grade more than once.
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