In keeping with its stated mission and purpose, Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) embraces generally accepted educational practices and policies of higher education that are appropriate to its programs and students and accurately represent its programs and services (and are in keeping with overall Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) policies and procedures) [1] [2]. An avenue for faculty involvement in the development and review of academic policies exists through the Rules Committee established under the BSCTC Bylaws of Faculty and Faculty Council. The Rules Committee is charged with the following duties:

• responsible for codifying the Rules of the Faculty of the College;
• make recommendations to the Faculty, upon request or upon its own initiative, regarding modification of the Rules of the Faculty, the Rules of the Senate of the College, or the policies and procedures of the College's Board of Directors;
• continually evaluate the Rules of the Faculty of the College to meet new conditions;
• assist in the process of developing the College faculty policies, procedures, and governance documents; and
• performs other responsibilities as delegated to it by the Faculty or Faculty Council [3].

BSCTC publishes academic policies in both print and electronic media; these policies are distributed to students, faculty and other interested parties. Local policies regarding issues such as grading, withdrawals, graduation requirements, are included in the BSCTC Student Handbook and the BSCTC eCatalog [4] [5]. System academic policies are included in the KCTCS Code of Student Conduct and the KCTCS Catalog [6] [7]. Academic policies and procedures are also sited in course syllabi, which can be accessed through the college website [8].

The BSCTC Public Relations Office ensures that accurate information about the college is distributed as needed [9]. This office also makes sure that appropriately required statements are included on published material (whether in print or on-line). All publications are updated regularly to ensure that the principles of good educational practice are followed. Print materials are updated on a calendar cycle; however, changes to electronic documents are updated as needed.

Source

Location/Special Instructions

1.

BSCTC Mission and Purpose

http://www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu/administration/mission.html

2.

KCTCS Policy Manual

http://www.kctcs.edu/employee/policies/

3.

BSCTC Bylaws of the Faculty and Faculty Council, Article IX

BSCTC_Faculty_Bylaws_092206.pdf

4.

BSCTC Student Handbook

http://bigsandy.kctcs.edu/admissions/docs/studenthandbook.pdf

5.

BSCTC 2006-2007 eCatalog

http://www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu/admissions/docs/catalogs/Catalog_2006_2007.pdf

6.

KCTCS Code of Student Conduct

http://www.kctcs.edu/student/studentcodeofconduct.pdf

7.

KCTCS 2006-2007 Catalog

http://www.kctcs.edu/catalog/

8.

BSCTC Website

http://www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu/syllabi/index.html

9.

BSCTC Public Relations Office

http://bigsandy.kctcs.edu/pr/index.html