IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE 2006-2007 General Catalog and Announcement of Courses

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IMPERIAL VALLEY
COLLEGE
2006-2007
General Catalog and Announcement of Courses
Imperial Valley College welcomes you and wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate
you on your decision to accept the challenge of further education. This catalog is your
guide to and through this college and the many educational programs which it offers.
You will find the information which you must have to succeed and those rules and
regulations which govern the college and each student. It is your obligation to become
thoroughly familiar with the content of the catalog. It has been prepared with your suc-
cess in mind!
IMPERIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 158
380 E. Aten Road
Imperial, CA 92251-0158
Phone [phone]
www.imperial.edu
Disclaimer
Imperial Valley College is committed to providing students with the most accurate, current information available regarding the
College’s programs, courses, regualtions, and policies. However, there may be times when course changes concerning prerequi-
sites, content hours, or units of credit are determined after publication of the catalog or when district policy or state regulations
dictate a change in current practice. When such a circumstance arises, every effort will be made through the college website
(www.imperial.edu), class schedules, public media, and at the time of registration to notify students of any changes in the course
descriptions or college policies, as presented herein. Students with questions or concerns about a specific course need to contact a
counselor at [phone] or contact the appropriate division office as noted with the “List of Courses.” Questions or concerns
regarding standard practice and process can be directed to the Office of Admissions and Records at [phone].
IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE GENERAL CATALOG 2006 - 2007
IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE
ACCREDITED
by
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
10 Commercial Boulevard, Ste. 204
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 506- 0234
an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of
Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education
American Welding Society
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators
California Board of Registered Nursing
California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Examiners
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training
California State Department of Education
National Academy of Early Childhood Programs
A MEMBER
of
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (NCCJC)
American Association of Community Colleges (AACJ)
Association of California Community College Administrators
Association of Community College Trustees
California Association of Community Colleges
California Community Colleges Academic Senate
Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
Community College League of California (CCLC)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Imperial County School Boards’ Association
Imperial County Chambers’ of Commerce
Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation (IVEDC)
Inland Valley Trustee and CEO Association
International Consortium for Educational and Economic Development (ICEED)
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association (SDICCCA)
Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
APPROVED
for
The Veterans Administration
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PERSONNEL
Welcome.............................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Board of Trustees.............................................................................................................................................................................................5
Administration, Instructional Divisions........................................................................................................................................................6
Faculty..........................................................................................................................................................................................................158
COLLEGE CALENDAR.....................................................................................................................................................................................7
GENERAL INFORMATION
History of IVC...................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Facilities............................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Institutional Student Learning Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................................11
Mission............................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Academic Freedom Statement .......................................................................................................................................................................11
Types of Courses and Programs....................................................................................................................................................................11
Administration of Justice, P.O.S.T., Apprenticeship Training....................................................................................................................12
Community Education ..................................................................................................................................................................................13
Disabled Student Programs and Services, Distance Education: Online Courses......................................................................................13
Exercise Science, Wellness, and Sport ..........................................................................................................................................................14
Extended Campuses........................................................................................................................................................................................14
Preschool and Infant Toddler Center...........................................................................................................................................................14
Nursing-Associates Degree.............................................................................................................................................................................14
Nursing-Vocational.........................................................................................................................................................................................16
Degrees, Scholastic Honors............................................................................................................................................................................17
Financial Assistance........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Expenses, Unpaid Financial Obligations, Explanation of Fees, Tuition ....................................................................................................18
Other Fees/Charges, Refund Policy, Parking Permit, Accreditation, Counseling Services.....................................................................18
Student Activities, Bookstore & College Center, Athletics, Learning & Tutoring Services.....................................................................19
Workforce Development Center, Assessment, Matriculation Process........................................................................................................19
REGULATIONS.................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Admission, Transcripts, Foreign Transcripts...............................................................................................................................................20
Family Education Rights & Privacy Act.......................................................................................................................................................20
Nondiscrimination Policy, Residence Requirements....................................................................................................................................21
Enrollment Limitations, Short Term Classes, Registration, Scholarship Grading System......................................................................22
Cheating and Plagiarism, Student Conduct, Standards of Student Conduct............................................................................................25
Student’s Complaint Policy, Informal Resolution, Formal Resolution......................................................................................................26
Campus Regulations, Petition and Hearing Process...................................................................................................................................27
Attendance and Automatic Withdrawals, Voluntary Withdrawal.............................................................................................................28
Probation and Dismissal, Eligibility & Certification of Veteran Student Applicants...............................................................................28
Changes in the Catalog...................................................................................................................................................................................30
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................................................................30
Credit For Correspondence And Extension Courses.......................................................................................................................................33
TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................................................................................34
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum...............................................................................................................................35
VOCATIONAL/OCCUPATIONAL CURRICULA........................................................................................................................................37
SPANISH TRANSLATION...............................................................................................................................................................................38
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................53
Prerequisite, Corequisite, Advisories on Recommended Preparation and Limitations on Enrollment ..................................................53
Challenge Process, Summer Session, Winter Session, California Articulation Number (CAN)..............................................................54
New Course Numbering.................................................................................................................................................................................55
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................56-124
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS...........................................................................................................................................125
Course Descriptions...............................................................................................................................................................................125-129
MAJORS....................................................................................................................................................................................................130-145
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.................................................................................................................................................................146-157
ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, EMERITUS FACULTY.................................................................................................................158-164
INDEX...............................................................................................................................................................................................................165
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IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE GENERAL CATALOG 2006 - 2007
Imperial Valley College
Welcomes You
Opening the IVC Catalog is like opening the window to a chance of a lifetime. You will find a variety of
programs and services of higher learning, rich in both breadth and depth. New programs were added last year
to address the economic diversification of our community, such as air-conditioning and refrigeration, con-
struction and electricity.
Our Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, and staff are interested in providing you with an excellent
education to assist you in achieving your educational and career goals. Ask for programs that will address
your specific needs, and we will do everything possible to provide you access. If you are graduating from
high school, and are ready for college English and mathematics, you may be qualified for the ASPIRE Pro-
gram that grants you registration priority and transfer-focused counseling.
You will find our faculty members are excellent instructors who are sensitive to your needs. Our main
campus and extended campus centers are convenient. The cost is affordable and a variety of financial aid are
available. The application process is easy. If you have not visited the IVC Campus, please do so at your
earliest convenience. The campus is beautiful and the people here are friendly and helpful.
Our catalog is our contract with you. Please read and use it wisely to optimize your enrollment here at IVC.
We want you to be thrilled with your experiences here.
Paul Pai, Ed.D.
Superintendent/President
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IMPERIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MR. CARLOS ACUÑA
Trustee from area which includes Central Union High School District
MR. RUDY CARDENAS, JR.
Trustee from area which includes Brawley Union High School District
MRS. NORMA SIERRA GALINDO
Trustee from area which includes Holtville Unified School District
MRS. MARIAN A. LONG
Trustee from area which includes Imperial Unified School District
MR. ROMUALDO MEDINA
Trustee from area which includes Calipatria Unified School District
MS. REBECCA L. RAMIREZ
Trustee from area which includes San Pasqual Unified School District
MR. LOUIS WONG
Trustee from area which includes Calexico Unified School District
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ADMINISTRATION
PAUL PAI, Ed.D. EFRAIN SILVA
Superintendent/President Dean of Instruction, Extended Campus
RODGERS, GARY ROBIN YING, Ph. D.
Interim Vice President for Academic Services Dean of Technology & Learning Services
VICTOR JAIME, Ed.D. KATHIE WESTERFIELD
Vice President for Student Services Dean of Admissions and Records
VACANT KATHY BERRY
Dean of Business Services Associate Dean of Nursing Education and Health Technologies
GONZALO HUERTA MARION BOENHEIM, Ph.D.
Dean of Applied Sciences Associate Dean of Human Resources/EEO
JANIS L. MAGNO TED CEASAR
Dean of Financial Aid and State Programs Associate Dean of Disabled Student Programs & Services
SERGIO LOPEZ
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISIONS
KRISTA BYRD
Division of Behavioral Science and Social Science
VALERIE RODGERS
Division of Business
DAVID ZIELINSKI
Division of English
DAVID DRURY
Division of Exercise Science, Wellness and Sport
MELANI GUINN
Division of Humanities
KATHY BERRY
Division of Nursing Education and Health Technologies
LIANNA ZHAO, M.D.
Division of Science, Mathematics and Engineering
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IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE
2006-2007 CALENDAR
2006
August 18 Friday Semester Begins
18 Friday Orientation (Non-Instructional Service Day)
21 Monday First Day of Classes
September 4 Monday Holiday (Labor Day)
November 10 Friday Holiday (Veterans Day)
11 Saturday Holiday (Veteran’s Day Observed)
23-24 Thursday/Friday Holiday (Thanksgiving)
25 Saturday Holiday (Thanksgiving Observed)
December 4 Monday Final Exams Begin
9 Saturday Last Day of Final Exams
18 Monday Recess Begins (Winter Break)
2007
January 1 Monday Holiday (New Year’s Day)
1 Monday Last Day of Recess (Winter Break)
4 Thursday First Day of Classes (Winter Intersession)
15 Monday Holiday (Martin Luther King’s Birthday)
February 6 Tuesday Final Exams (Winter Intersession)
12 Monday Spring Semester Begins (First Day of Classes)
16 Friday Holiday (Lincoln’s Birthday)
17 Saturday Holiday (Lincoln’s Birthday Observed)
19 Monday Holiday (Washington’s Birthday)
April 9 Monday Recess Begins (Spring Break)
14 Saturday Last Day of Recess (Spring Break)
May 28 Monday Holiday (Memorial Day)
June 2 Saturday Final Exams Begin (Saturday Finals Only)
4-8 Monday/Friday Final Exams
9 Saturday Graduation (Non-Instructional Service Day)
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The College
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THE COLLEGE This District includes all of Imperial County except a small area in
the northwest corner of the County, which is a part of the Desert
Community College District.
HISTORY OF IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE
More than 40 years ago, a small group of students gathered for the Because of the increase in enrollment at both Central Union High
first day of classes on a 160-acre plot of land at the Intersection of School and Imperial Valley College, and because of the lack of space
Highway 111 and Aten Road. It was the culmination of years of on the Central Union High School Campus, Imperial Valley Col-
hard work by the citizens of this county to finance and build a free- lege moved to temporary quarters erected on the campus of the
standing Imperial Valley College. Imperial Valley Union High School in Imperial, California.
On October 4, 1960, the people of Imperial County set an all-time
Construction of the campus had been approved two years before
state record when they voted thirteen to one in favor of bonds to
when community college district residents set an all-time state record,
finance the building of a new campus.
voting thirteen to one in favor of bonds to finance the new IVC
campus.
The Board of Trustees selected a nationally known architectural
firm to plan the new buildings, and a 160-acre site, which met the
But even though the grand opening of the main campus in 1962
criteria, recommended by the Citizens’ Committee was selected for
signaled a new era for higher education in the Imperial Valley, IVC’s
the new campus.
roots run even deeper into the county’s heritage.
On January 13, 1971, the Board of Trustees changed the name of
Exactly 40 years before the opening of the new campus, classes of the District to Imperial Community College District in order to fur-
Central Junior College began on the grounds of Central Union High ther emphasize the close relationship the college has with its ser-
School in El Centro—in September 1922. Two years later, in the vice area.
fall of 1924, instruction began at the Brawley Junior College, lo-
cated at Brawley Union High School. The following Superintendent/Presidents have served the District
and College over the last forty years:
Central Junior College first conferred the Associate in Arts degree
in 1934. Enrollments increased in both schools until World War II, Milo P. Johnson 1960-1963
when attendance dropped sharply. Brawley Junior College was Dr. Terrel Spencer 1963-1978
forced, by lack of attendance, to discontinue classes at the close of Dr. Dan Angel 1978-1981
the 1947 school year. Dr. John A. DePaoli 1981-1995
Dr. Gilbert M. Dominguez 1996-2002
In the fall of 1951, students, in cooperation with the administration Dr. Paul Pai 2003-Present
and faculty, petitioned the Board of Trustees for a more representa-
tive name for the college. It was now serving students from all of FACILITIES
The original Imperial Valley College main campus, which opened
the Imperial Valley. By action of the Board, the name was officially
in September 1962, consisted of library, science laboratories, fine
changed to Imperial Valley College.
arts rooms, student activities building, academic classrooms, ad-
ministration and faculty offices, social science rooms, physical
The school, under the administration of the Central Union High
education shower and locker rooms, and agricultural education
School District, gained recognition as an accredited institution of
classrooms and shop.
higher education. As the institution grew with the community, this
growth was reflected in the steady rise in enrollment and in the
A steady growth pattern began in April 1967 with the addition of
diversity of courses and curricula that was offered.
the multipurpose building. The building was designed to house sport-
ing and theater events, and was comparable to any such community
The extended-day program, which offered regular college classes at
college structure in the State. Three other projects followed which
night, was initiated on a limited basis in 1952. Its rapid growth were completed through community donations: the Janey Jackson
served to enlarge the service of the college to the community. Memorial Fountain, 1969; the renovation of the Holtville Train De-
pot, located in the cactus garden, 1971; and the Meyer Center for
A recommendation that a county wide community college district Business and Commerce. The Meyer Center was dedicated Febru-
be established in Imperial County was submitted to the State De- ary 20, 1972, at ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary
partment of Education and was approved on July 10, 1959. The of the Imperial Community College District. Also recognized the
Imperial County Superintendent of Schools then set a date for an same day was the opening of an Archaeological Museum at 442
election at which all qualified voters residing within the boundaries Main Street in El Centro in buildings donated by Howard P. Meyer,
of the seven high school and unified school districts were eligible and the new agriculture-welding complex. The museum was later
to vote. The election was held on October 6, 1959; and by an over- named the Barker Museum, honoring Michael Barker, deceased.
whelming vote, the Imperial Valley Junior College District was es- Mr. Barker was an IVC archaeology instructor.
tablished. This was followed by the election of the members of the
Junior College District Board of Trustees, one of whom comes from The museum, now named the Imperial Valley College Desert Mu-
each of the seven high schools or unified school districts repre- seum, has since been relocated to the Imperial County community
sented in the area served by the Imperial Junior College District. of Ocotillo, which is in the middle of some of the Imperial Valley’s
precious archeological resources. The museum is now owned and
operated by a separate nonprofit foundation.
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