Fall 2013 Course Schedule
Schedules
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How to Read the Schedule
- Abbreviations
- TBA = To Be Announced
- M = Monday
- T = Tuesday
- W = Wednesday
- R = Thursday
- F = Friday
- Meaning of Course – Section Column
- First 3 or 4 letters indicate the subject.
- The first 2 digits indicate the level: 1=Freshman, 2= Sophomore
- The last digit (before the period) indicates the credits. eg.1013=3 credits
- After the period (section number):
- 01-15 = West Campus courses offered 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- 17 or 80s = short term or workshop courses
- 20s = West Campus evening courses
- 30s = Blackboard assisted courses
- 40-44 = courses offered in Warren
- 50-69 = East Campus courses offered 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- 60, 61, 67 = Special cohort courses
- 70s = East Campus evening courses
- 90s = off campus or Internet courses
Building Designations
- East Campus, 3696 East Main Road
- Center for Workforce Development: WFD
- Industrial-Technical Building: IND
- McGehee Classroom Building: MCG
- Welding Building: WEL
- West Campus, 300 South West Avenue
- Administration Building: ADM
- Computer Technology Building: TEC Gymnasium: GYM
- Health Science Center: HSC
- Whitfield Classroom Building: WHT
- Off Campus
- Various Clinical Sites: HOSP
- Warren Campus: WARREN
- Online Courses: ONLINE (See online section for more information)
Dates
Below are the final exam dates for Summer 2013.
- June 26 Final Exams for First Summer
- July 31 Final Exams for Second Summer and Long Summer
Summer Final exams are given during normal class hours.
Below are the final exam dates for Fall 2013.
CLASS EXAM DAYEXAM DATEEXAM TIMEMW8:10MON DEC 28:00 – 10:00TR8:10TUE DEC 38:00 – 10:00MW9:35WED DEC 48:00 – 10:00TR9:35THUR DEC 58:00 – 10:00MW11:00MON DEC 210:00 – 12:00TR11:00TUE DEC 310:00 – 12:00MW1:00WEDDEC 410:00 – 12:00TR1:00THURDEC 51:00 – 3:00CLASS EXAM DAYEXAM DATEEXAM TIMEMW2:35MON DEC 21:00 – 3:00TR2:35TUE DEC 31:00 – 3:00MW4:00WED DEC 43:00 – 5:00TR4:00THUR DEC 53:00 – 5:00MW5:30MON DEC 25:00 – 7:00TR5:30TUE DEC 35:00 – 7:00MW7:00WED DEC 45:00 – 7:00TR7:00THUR DEC 55:00 – 7:00
Final exams in labs should be given the last day of class prior to finals.
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Academic Calendar Summer 2013
- April 1 Financial Aid Complete File Deadline
- April 22 – May 28 Early registration via Campus Connect
- April 22 – June 10 Payment Arrangements Available Online – FACTS
- May 15 Early Registration Payment Deadline or Payment Arrangements (Deadline 4 p.m. – classes will be dropped for non-payment)
- May 22 – May 23 On-Campus Registration for First Summer and Long Summer (Enrollment Services Office 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- May 27 Last Day of Registration via Campus Connect
- May 27 Memorial Day (College Closed)
- May 28 First Day of Classes for First Summer and Long Summer
- May 29 Last Day to Add Classes for First Summer and Long Summer
- May 30 Graduation Applications Due
- June 25 Last Day of Classes for First Summer
- June 26 Final Exams for First Summer
- June 26 – 27 On-Campus Registration for Second Summer
- July 1 First Day of Classes for Second Summer
- July 2 Last Day to Add Classes for Second Summer
- July 4 Independence Day (College Closed)
- July 30 Last day of Classes for Second Summer and Long Summer
- July 31 Final Exams for Second Summer and Long Summer
- August 2 Commencement
- August 7 Grades Available via Campus Connect
Academic Calendar Fall 2013
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- June 1 Financial Aid Complete File Deadline
- April 29 – August 13 Early registration via Campus Connect
- April 28 – September 5 Payment Arrangements Available Online – FACTS
- August 13 Early Registration Payment Deadline or Payment Arrangements (Deadline 4 p.m. – classes will be dropped for non-payment)
- August 13 – 18 Regular Registration via Campus Connect (Enrollment Services Office 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- August 13 New student orientation, advising and registration
- August 14 College closed until 10:00am
- August 15 – 16 On-Campus Registration for Fall
- August 19 First Day of Classes for Fall
- August 21 Last Day to Add Classes for Fall
- September 2 Labor Day Holiday, college closed
- September 6 Last day to change to audit status
- October 9 Graduation Applications Due
- November 15 Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W”
- November 26 Last Day of Classes for Fall
- November 28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday, campus closed
- December 2-5 Final Exams
- December 6 Semester Ends
- December 6 Grades due Electronically
- December 9-12 Assessment Days
- December 13 Commencement
- December 21 Grades Available via Campus Connect
The college reserves the right to adjust the calendar in the event of inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
Tuition
Payment of Tuition
This represents Tuition costs as of April 19, 2013 – there will be modest increases in tution for the fall term
SouthArk offers a variety of Financial Aid programs, including scholarships, Pell Grants, SEOG Grants, Arkansas Student Assistance Grants, Work Study programs, and Federal Family Educational Loan programs. Priority deadline to apply for financial aid is April 1, 2012. Students may still apply after the priority deadline but cannot be guaranteed the results of their aid by the first day of the summer term.
In-District Tuition……………………..$79 per credit hour
Out-of-District Tuition………………$91 per credit hour
Out-of-State Tuition………………..$165 per credit hour
FACTS Tuition Payment Plan
To help you meet your educational expenses, South Arkansas Community College is pleased to offer FACTS as a convenient budget plan. FACTS is a tuition management plan that provides you with a low cost option of budgeting tuition expenses. The only cost to budget monthly payments through FACTS is a $25.00 per semester nonrefundable fee. Enrolling online is simple and secure. To sign up for FACTS log on to www.southark.edu.
- Select Campus Connect
- Select student access
- Enter student ID and Pin # (birth date and upper case initials – 01011985XX)
- Change demographic data if needed; if correct select no changes
- Select Student Information. Scroll down to review/pay account
- Select term that you are registered and submit
- Your statement of account will be displayed at bottom select Pay by FACTS button
- This takes you to the FACTS Tuition Management website. It should display amount to be paid. Click on arrange payments for current balance and follow the simple steps outlined by FACTS.
Full payments can also be made to students’ accounts at no additional cost by using FACTS. All payments through FACTS are processed electronically by using a checking account, MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express.
Table of Tuition for 1-18 Credits
HoursIn-DistrictOut-of-DistrictOut-of-State179911652158182330323727349543163646605395455825647454699075536371155863272813209711819148510790910165011869100118151294810921980131027118321451411061274231015118513652475161264145626401713431547280518 plus142216382970
Refunds
Long SummerTuitionBefore May 29100%May 2995%May 30-June 775%June 11-1950%After June 190%FeesBefore May 29100%May 29 and after0% First SummerTuitionBefore May 29100%May 2995%May 30-3175%June 4-650%After June 60%FeesBefore May 29100%May 29 and after 0% Second SummerTuitionBefore July 5100%July 595%July 6-1075%July 11-1650%After July 160%FeesBefore July 5100%July 5 and after0%
Fees
Pass-Through Fees
Pass-Through fees may be increased or changed at any time. Pass-Through fees are defined as fees collected by the College from the student to pay for specific expenditures associated with program testing and background checks required by external third-party entities such as accrediting agencies or clinical/practicum sites. Vendors periodically increase their costs and this cost is passed on to the student.
Tuition, fees and other charges are under review and remain subject to change at any time.
Mandatory Fees
Assessment
$20 per semester
Technology
$7 per credit hour
Activity
$1 per credit hour
Support
$1 per credit hour
Security
$2 per credit hour
Course-Related Fees and Other Charges
CDA Assessment
$325
Challenge Test (per test)
$7 plus 12 per credit hour
COMPASS Test
$10
Developmental Math Course Fee
$25 per semester
Drop/Add (per form)
$5
Drug Screen Test
$35
Education CPR
$75
Golf
$45
Health Science Background Check
$53
Health Science CPR
$45
Health Science Insurance (Accident)
$6 per semester
Health Science Insurance (Liability)
$18 per semester
Health Science Travel and Professional Development
Medical Lab
$50 Fall/Spring semester
Occupational Therapy Assistant
$50 semester
Physical Therapist Assistant
$75 Fall/Spring semester
Practical Nursing (Days/Warren)
$20 per semester
Practical Nursing (Evenings)
$15 per semester
Radiologic Technology
$50 Fall/Spring semester
Registered Nursing
$60 per semester
Respiratory Therapy
$50 per semester
Surgical Technology
$50 Fall/Spring semester
ID Card Replacement
$8
Laboratory Fees
Check “Fee” column in course listing
Music (private lessons)
$100 per credit hour
Network Security Background Check
$50
Online Courses
$20 per credit hour
Occupational Therapy Assistant Testing
AOTA
$75
NBCOT
$45
PEARSON Exit Exam-Intermediate Algebra
$10
PEARSON Exit Exam-Writing II
$7
Physical Therapist Assistant Testing
$220
Practical Nursing Assessment Test
$112 per semester
Practical Nursing ATI Retake Exam
$40
Radiologic Technology Testing
$140
Registered Nursing
Supply (per course)
$60 per semester
Testing
$140 per semester
Respiratory Therapy Data ARC
$60
STEP Assessment
$30
Surgical Techology Northstar Learning
$39
Surgical Technology Testing
$237
Transcript
Free
Tuition, fees and other charges are under review and remain subject to change at any time.
Blackboard
How to access SouthArk’s Blackboard system
Blackboard accounts will be accessible by the first day of classes
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Go to www.southark.edu and click on the Blackboard link, or just go to blackboard.southark.edu.
- Click on Login.
- Type in your username and password:
- UserName: (not case-sensitive) First three letters of first name, first three letters of last name, last four numbers of student ID– Example for John Smith: johsmi6789
Password: (use upper case) birth-date in numerical form, FIRST INITIAL, LAST INITIAL
If you have any additional questions, please contact your instructor or call 870/864.7120.
How to access your SouthArk email account
- Open Internet Explorer
- Go to webmail.southark.edu OR go to www.southark.edu and click on the Campus Email link.
- Type in your email address and password:
- Your email address will be your
- UserName: (not case-sensitive ) First three letters of first name, first three letters of last name, last four numbers of student ID– Example for John Smith: johsmi6789
- Password: (use upper case) birth-date in numerical form, FIRST INITIAL, LAST INITIAL
- Example of password for John Smith: 01011993JS
Online
Online or Distance-Learning Courses
Many of our courses are now taught online via the Internet. This means that you do not need to come to campus. Take a look at this list of what you’ll need in order to be successful in an online course.
To take an online course, you should:
Be comfortable using a computer
- Have regular/daily access to the internet on a computer in your home
- Know how to use an internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox
- Create, save, print, and manage computer files
- Copy and paste information using the clipboard between applications
- Send and receive email messages and attachments
- Use word processing software, like Microsoft Word
and
- Set aside enough time for your work each week
- Be a self-starter
- Communicate adequately in writing
- Have good reading skills
- Follow written instructions and be able to work on your own
- Have a quiet place to study and login to your online courses
- Contact your instructor when you don’t understand something
For more information about Online Learning at SouthArk, contact an advisor.
Records
Records Policy
The information contained in STUDENT RECORDS is generally regarded as private and confidential. PUBLIC INFORMATION given to any inquirer is an exception. Public Information includes the following: Name, address, phone number, place of birth, academic major, high school attended, non-academic honors, dates of attendance, class schedule and classification. If students desire that public information relating to them not be released, they should notify the REGISTRAR in writing before the close of registration.
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