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REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND
PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
Glendale Community College annually informs students of the
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, of
the provisions of Sections 76200-76240 of the Education Code of
the State of California and of the provisions of Sections 54600-
54630 of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code. These
references, with which the institution intends to comply fully,
were designated to protect the privacy of education records,
provide the process by which students may challenge the accuracy
of those records, and provide guidelines for the correction of
inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal
hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA)
concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with
the act.
An institutional guide explains in detail the procedures to
be used by the institution for compliance with the provisions of
the act. Copies of the guide are available in the campus library
and the Office of Admissions and Records. Questions concerning
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be referred
to the Office of Admissions and Records.
Release of Student Directory Information Policy
Certain categories of student information are considered
“open” or directory information. The college policy on the
sharing of directory information to outside agencies and
individuals (including parents and spouses of enrolled students)
is limited to: name, e-mail address; major field of study; dates of have the options of requiring the student to see a college
attendance; degrees, honors and awards received; and the most
recent previous institution attended. A student may request that
directory information not be released by signing a request form
at the Office of Admissions and Records. The request form must
be received by the last day of the second week of instruction
for a fall or spring semester or by the last day of the first week
of instruction for a winter or summer session. In that case, this
information will not be disclosed except with the consent of
the student or as otherwise allowed by the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
GCCD DRUG-FREE CAMPUS POLICY
It is the policy of Glendale Community College to
maintain a drug-free campus environment. The unlawful use,
manufacture, distribution, possession, presence and sale of
alcohol, narcotics, or any illicit drugs is prohibited. A student’s www.glendale.edu/home/showpublisheddocument?id=27672
presence on college-owned property, or attendance at a college-
sponsored or -supervised function, while under the influence or
in possession of alcohol, narcotics, or other legally controlled
drugs is prohibited except as expressly permitted by law.
All students are required to comply with this policy. Information
about the health risks associated with alcohol and drug abuse,
as well as educational programs and assistance, is available at
the Health Center on the first floor of the San Rafael Building.
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POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY
College study is the process of acquainting students with
values and procedures central to scholarship. All students are
expected to do their own work. All forms of cheating and
plagiarism are absolutely prohibited. This is the official policy
of Glendale Community College.
The following behaviors serve as an operational description
of student violations of academic honesty:
1. The student takes or copies answers from another student or
source or uses unauthorized materials during a test.
2. The student turns in an assignment (labs, art projects, homework,
prewritten or purchased papers, or work downloaded from the
Internet) which is not his/her own.
3. The student uses words or ideas which are not his/her own without
acknowledgment of the source (plagiarism).
4. The student knowingly deceives an instructor with the intent to
improve his/her standing in class.
5. The student submits the same paper or project previously
submitted in another class without the permission of the current
instructor.
6. The student depends upon tools or assistance prohibited by the
instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems,
or carrying out other assignments.
7. The student acquires, without permission, tests or other academic
materials belonging to a member of the GCC faculty or staff.
When a student engages in academic dishonesty, faculty
counselor, and/or assigning a lower grade, including F or 0, on
the assignment in question.
Violations of this Policy will be reported to the Executive Vice
President of Instruction and will become part of the Glendale
College Academic Dishonesty Incident file, unless the instructor
finds compelling reasons not to report a violation. The Vice
President of Instruction may then impose sanctions authorized
by Administrative Regulation 5500. The sanctions include, but
are not limited to, issuing a reprimand, suspending the student
for up to ten days of instruction, and/or requesting a hearing by
the Campus Judicial Board to determine if the student should
be suspended, or permanently expelled from the college.
The student has the right of due process for all the above
sanctions.
For more information on Board Policy 5501 go to
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