College Catalog (1993-1994)

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by  Edison State College

EDISON
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1993-94
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EDISON
CATALOG
1993 1994
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Charlotte County Campus
2511 Vasco Street
Punta Gorda, Florida 33950
[phone]
Collier County Campus
7007 Lely Cultural Parkway
Naples, Florida 33962
[phone]
Lee County Campus
8099 College Parkway, S.W.
P.O.Box 06210
Fort Myers, Florida 33906-6210
[phone]
EdisonCommunityCollegeispartoftheFloridastatesystem ofpubliccommunitycollegesandisaccredited
bytheCommissiononCollegesofthe Southern Association ofColleges and Schools toawardtheAssociate
inArtsandAssociateinSciencedegreesandCertificates.EdisonisalsoamemberoftheAmericanAssociation
ofCommunity CollegesandtheFloridaAssociationofCommunityColleges.Theinformationinthiscatalog
is subject to change without notice.
EDISON
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DistrictOffices
8099 College Parkway, S.W.
PO BOX 06210
Fort Myers, Florida 33906-6210
DistrictAdministration
Kenneth P. Walker
District President
Robert R. Jones James A. Slusher
Vice President Vice President / Operations
Management and Budget Provost / Lee County Campus
Harold E. Nolte
Vice President
Student Services
Table of Contents
BoardofTrustees 4
Welcome from thePresident 5
Mission Statement& Philosophy 6
EdisonCollegeHistory 7
CampusMaps 8
TrafficRegulations 11
TheEdisonCollegeCalendars 12
Bookstore, Learning Resources,ComputerLab 16
GlossaryofTerms 17
Helpful Information 19
Admission andFinancialAid 21
AdmissionRequirements 23
ProceduresforNew Students 26
ResidencyRules 28
&
StudentFees Expenses 30
FinancialAid 31
VeteransInformation 33
Scholarships 34
AcademicPoliciesand AcceleratedPrograms 37
AcademicRegulations 38
CollegePreparatory Program 41
CollegeLevel AcademicSkillsTest(CLAST) 41
CollegeLevel AcademicSkillsProgram (CLASP) 42
AcceleratedPrograms 44
Graduation Requirements 47
Honors ScholarProgram 48
StudentServicesandStudentActivities 49
StudentServices 50
StudentDevelopment 50
StudentOrganizations 53
StudentGovernment 54
General RegulationsforStudentActivities 55
StudentRights andResponsibilities 57
StudentCodeofConduct&Responsibility 58
Disciplinary Probation & Suspension 60
Laws Affecting Students 61
ProgramsofStudy 67
AssociateinArtsDegree 69
Associatein ScienceDegree 72
CertificatePrograms 85
DivisionsoftheCollege 86
ContinuingEducation 87
Course Descriptions 89
Administrationand Faculty 125
Index 131
Edison Community College
District Board of Trustees
RobertC. Lynch, Ed. D. Mary Lee Mann John R. Asbell
Chairman Vice Chairman CollierCounty
Charlotte County Lee County
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John R. Adams Gregory A. Carlton Dudley Goodlette
Lee County Hendry County Collier County
AnnJohnson Kelly CharlesE.Taylor,Jr. Linda Kay Taylor
Charlotte County Glades County Lee County
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DearStudents,
WelcometoEdisonCommunityCollege.Ourfacultyandstaffarededicatedtothephilosophyofproviding topquality
educationinafriendlyatmospherewithindividualattentiontotheneedsofourstudents.Youwillfindthatwehaveanoutstanding
faculty qualified by professional preparation and experience, and dedicated to the creation of a meaningful, successful, and
disciplined learningenvironment.
Ourstudentscomefromdiversebackgrounds,withdifferentlearningstyles,needs,andabilities.Somearejustoutofhigh
school;othersarereturning totheclassroom afterseveral yearsofadultlife; someareenrolled incollegefull time; otherswork
atfull-timejobs andattend class parttime. Yetall sharethecommon interestofpreparation forabetterlifethrough increased
knowledge.
Wearecommittedtothepursuitofexcellencethrougheffectiveness,efficiencyandaccountability.Pleasehelpusachieve
excellencebycomingwithadedicationandcommiunentforseriouslearningwhichwillenableyoutoreapthemaximumbenefits
fromyourexperiencehere.Wealsoaskyourhelpincontinuingeffortstoimprovethecollege.Giveofyourtime,effortandabilities
in apositive andconstructive waywhich will make thecollegeabetterplacebecause you havebeen here.
Sincerely,
Kenneth P. Walker
District President
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Edison Community College's Mission Statement
Recognizingtheworthanddignityoftheindividualandsociety'sneedforeducatedcitizens,themissionofEdison
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Community College is to provide those post-secondary learning experiences necessary to assist individuals in
determiningandreachingavarietyofeducational,personal,andcareergoals.Consistentwiththeconceptsofcommunity
college education and dedication to high standards of achievement, Edison Community College fulfills its mission
throughthefollowingspecific endeavors:
•Collegecourses and programs atthe freshman and sophomore levels offered forpersonal developmentand/or
transferforcontinuation ofundergraduate studies.
• Post-secondarycareer-orientedcoursesandprogramswhichprovidestudentswith marketableskillsandexpertise
in selected technical areas.
• Recreationalandleisureprogramswhichenablestudentstoenrichtheirlivesphysically,socially,culturally,and
intellectually.
• Developmental instruction to assiststudents in pursuing thenecessary skills to attain theireducational goals.
• Leadership as aneducational andcultural resourcein serving thediverse and developing needs ofthedistrict.
Philosophy of General Education
ThepurposeofthegeneraleducationprogramatEdisonCommunityCollegeistoprovidestudentswithacommon
setoflearningexperiences winch will helpequip them toparticipateeffectively in oursociety. Theseexperiences are
broad enough and includeenoughoptions to allowtheindividual studenttoprepare forthefuturein accordancewith
individualabilities,needsandinterests.Everyeffortismadetoincorporatethevaluesofgeneraleducationintoallcollege
programs.
Becausewearelivinginaperiodofrapid andcontinuingchange,theintentofthegeneraleducationprogramisto
help students developtheability to think;to solveproblems and to learn general principles ratherthan isolatedbitsof
knowledge ortraining which may soon become obsolete. Theelements which help to develop and enhance essential
aspects oftheindividual'spersonality are:
1 Anawarenessandknowledgeandappreciationofthephysicalworldinwinchwelive,characteristicsofhuman
behavior, problems ofhumanexistence, and
2. An acquisition of the skills necessary for self-expression and creativeness, and for active involvement as
concerned and thinkingcitizens.
Experimentationandinnovation,processesforwhichcommunitycollegeshaveuniquecapabilities,areencouraged
within ourowninstitution.
Themeansbywinchtheseobjectivesmaybeaccomplishedareinnovativeanddirectedtowardthefuture.Standard
orconventional typesofeducationarereexamined and revised. Experiments must betried and acceptedordiscarded.
Theprocessofteachingandlearningisadynamiconeandeveryavailablelearningtoolandmethodmustbeconsidered
and employed wheredesirableand feasible.
Programs,activitiesandfacilitiesofEdisonCommunityCollegeareavailabletoallonanon-discriminatorybasis, without
regardtorace,color,creed, religion,sex,age, handicap,maritalstatusornationalorigin. ThecollegeisanequalaccessEqual
OpportunityEmployer. Questionspertaining toeducationalequity, equalopportunityorequalaccessshouldbeaddressedto
theDirectorofHumanResources.
History
EdisonCommunityCollegecelebratesits32ndyearofservicetoSouthwestFloridathisyear.Sincethefirststudentswere
admittedtoEdisoninthefallof1962,thecollegehasenrolledmorethan 100,000studentsincreditcourses.Associatein Arts
and Associate in Science degreesareoffered atEdison as well as one-yearcertificate programs.
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FromitsfirstquartersintheoldGwyneInstituteBuildingindowntownFt.Myers,Edisonmovedtoitspermanent80-acre
campusin SouthLeeCountyinJune 1965.Followingamasterplandesignedtoprovideforgrowthandfutureneeds,theLee
Countycampusnow includeseightpermanentstructuresandtheBarbaraB. MannPerformingArtsHalltomeettheneedsof
studentsandagrowingcommunity.TheUniversityofSouthFloridaatFortMyers islocatedadjacenttoEdison'sLeeCounty
Campus, offering expanded educational opportunitiesto studentsatboth institutions.
Edison's CollierCounty Campus opened in March of 1992. Thebeautiful new campus is located on a50-acre sitenear
S.R.951andRattlesnakeHammockRoad,ineastNaples.Planningisnowunderwayforathirdpermanentcampus,theCharlotte
County Campus, in PuntaGorda.
EdisonreceivesitsfundingprimarilyfromtheStateofFlorida.Studentfeesandfederalgrantsprovideapproximatelyone-
thirdofthecollege budget, with individualandprivategrantssupplementing thenearlytwo-thirdsprovidedby statesources.
TheEdisonCommunityCollegeEndowmentCorporation,Inc.providesmorethan$500,000peryearinaidtoEdisonstudents
andprograms.
EdisonCommunityCollegeisgovernedbyitsDistrictBoardofTrusteescomposedofninerepresentativesofLee,Charlotte,
Collier,HendryandGladescounties.Themembersareappointedtofour-yeartermsbytheGovernor ofFlorida.Currentlyabout
350professionalandsupportstaffmembersprovidethefull-timeinstructionalandsupportservicesforthemorethan9,000credit
and 10,000non-credit students whoparticipateinEdison coursesand programs each year.
Lee County Campus
TheLeeCountyCampusislocatedonan80-acresitebetweenCollegeParkwayandCypressLakeDriveinsouthLeeCounty.
Courses ofstudyleadingtoAssociateinArts, Associate inScience,orCertificateprograms,aswellasnon-creditContinuing
EducationclassesareofferedattheLeeCountyCampus.Thefirstpermanentlocationofthecollege, theLeeCountyCampus,
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was constructed in 1965. The campus is made up ofone and two-story classroom buildings including: library; bookstore;
cafeteria; student center; auditorium; gymnasium and physical education facilities and specialized laboratories for science,
computerscience,nursing,alliedhealthandcollegepreparatoryclasses.TheBarbaraB.MannPerformingArtsHall,theGallery
ofFine Art, and theKulakowski Observatory arelocated on theLeeCounty Campus.
Applied Science Hall Learning Resources Hall Sabal Hall Areca Hall
Health Sciences BusinessOffice Edison Advising Lecture Halls
Leonhardt Hall Corbin Auditorium Edison Assessment USFFaculty
HumanResources Edison Counseling
Learning Assistance Howard Hall
Science & Mathematics Learning Resources Royal Palm Hall USF Admissions
Robinson Hall Humanities Hall Edison Admissions USFRecords
Administrative Offices ArtGallery Edison Records USFRegistration
Bookstore Fine Arts Edison Registration USFFinancial Aid
Cafeteria Humanities Edison Financial Aid
Classrooms Social Sciences Gresham Gymnasium
Information Gym
Hendry Hall
Student Activities
Classroom
StudentDevelopment BusinessTech
StudentGovernment& ComputerLab Activities &Recreation Center
ClubOffices Engineering Lab USFWellnessCenter
StudentSupportServices
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