Transcription of GREAT BASIN COLLEGE
1 Welcome to GREAT BASIN College1 GBC catalog 2018-2019 Welcome to GREAT BASIN CollegeGREAT BASIN COLLEGEH igher Education for Rural Nevada ELKO MAIN CAMPUS1500 COLLEGE ParkwayElko, NV BATTLE MOUNTAIN CENTER835 N. Second StreetBattle Mountain, NV ELY CENTER2115 Bobcat DriveEly, NV PAHRUMP VALLEY CENTER551 E. Calvada , NV WINNEMUCCA CENTER5490 Kluncy Canyon RoadWinnemucca, NV April, 20182 GBC catalog 2018-2019 Welcome to GREAT BASIN CollegeWelcome to GREAT BASIN CollegeA MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JOYCE HELENS GREAT BASIN COLLEGE is the number one higher education choice for you for many reasons. Whether you want to take classes at an award winning small residential COLLEGE campus or complete a degree or certifi cate completely online, GBC has the faculty and resources to make your COLLEGE experience the best in Nevada or anywhere in the world!
2 Begin that COLLEGE experience by exploring the many degree programs we off er and we will help you get the education you want, your way, at GBC. Go Bighorns! Welcome to GREAT BASIN College3 GBC catalog 2018-2019 Welcome to GREAT BASIN CollegeTABLE OF CONTENTSFrom the President ..2 Notices and Title IX Notice Non-Discrimination ..4 Disclosure of Student Education Records and Directory Information .. 5-62018-2019 Academic Calendar ..7 Reference Calendar ..8 NSHE Th e Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, Chancellor s Offi ce, GBC Administration, GBC Institutional Advisory Council, and GBC Ex Offi cio Council Members .. 9-10 Degree and Certifi cate Programs .. 11-13 GBC Locations.
3 14 Welcome to GBC .. 15-18 Mission and Core Th emes .. 19-20 Admission .. 21-31 Policies .. 32-56 Resources .. 57-62 Fees and ..63 Financial Aid ..68 Academic Standards .. 74-78 General Education .. 79-84 Associate Degrees and Certifi cates Reference .. 85-88 Bachelor s Degrees .. 87-91 Skills Certifi cates .. 92-93 Degrees .. 94-220 Business .. 94-106 Career and Technical Education ..107-121 Computer Technologies ..122-134 Education ..135-168 English ..169-172 Health Sciences ..173-185 Human Services ..186-191 Land Surveying/Geomatics ..192-195 Science.
4 196-209 Social Science ..210-216 Social Work ..217-219 Spanish .. 220 GBC Elko Campus Map .. 222 Course Descriptions ..223-267 Placement Exams CBAPE ..268-269 CLEP ..270-271 DSST .. 272 Title 4 ..275-285 Title 2 ..286-291 Faculty and Administration ..292-295 Emeritus .. 296 Part-Time Instructors ..297-299 Reference Guide ..300-302 Index .. 303 4 GBC catalog 2018-2019 Welcome to GREAT BASIN CollegeWelcome to GREAT BASIN COLLEGE Title IX Notice Non-DiscriminationTitle IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in federally-assisted programs. Specifi cally, the law reads: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefi ts of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal fi nancial assistance.
5 Th e Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)/ GREAT BASIN COLLEGE (GBC) are committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person s age, disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, or religion. Where discrimination is found to have occurred, the NSHE will take action stop to the discrimination, to prevent its recurrence, to remedy its eff ects, and to discipline those it is the application of Title IX to athletics that has gained the greatest public visibility, the law applies to every single aspect of education, including course off erings, counseling (advising) and counseling (advising)
6 Materials, fi nancial assistance, student health and insurance benefi ts and/or other services, housing, marital and parental status of students, physical education and athletics, education programs and activities sponsored by the institution, and procedures are clearly defi ned and available to all students and employees. In keeping with the policy of GREAT BASIN COLLEGE against unlawful discrimination all inquiries and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to the following Title IX Coordinator (Primary Offi cer). GREAT BASIN COLLEGE (President s Council) has adopted the Nevada System of Higher Education Title IX Task Force revisions to the NSHE policy. Th is policy was approved by the Board of Regents at the September 2015 meeting.
7 A complete copy of Title 4, Codifi cation of Board of Regents Policy Statements Chapter 8, Section 13 Student Recruitment and Retention Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Affi rmative Action Program for the Nevada System of Higher Education may be found on page regarding the compliance with Equal Opportunity Law should be referred to one of the following: Lynn M. MahlbergVice President for Academic and Student Aff airs Title IX CoordinatorAdministrative Offi cerStudent Conduct Offi cerGreat BASIN College1500 COLLEGE ParkwayElko, NV Department of Education Offi ce for Civil Rights50 United Nations Plaza, Room 239 San Francisco, CA 94102Th e COLLEGE reserves the right to change the COLLEGE calendar, the courses and curricula described in the Class Schedules, and the teaching personnel listed herein, at any e rules and regulations stated in this schedule are for information only and in no way constitute a contract between a student or faculty member and GBC.
8 Th e NSHE reserves the right to change any regulation or requirement at any e Student Assistance General Provisions of Public Law 101-542 requires all institutions that participate in student fi nancial assistance programs as authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991, Public Law 102-26, to disclose the graduation rate and/or persistence rate of all full-time, degree-seeking or certifi cate-seeking undergraduate students. Information and statistics are available on page 40 and from the Admissions and Records Offi ce, Berg Hall, e Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is the landmark federal law, originally known as the Campus Security Act, which requires colleges and universities across the United Status to disclose information about crime (murder, robbery, arson, forcible and non-forcible sex off enses) on and around their campuses.
9 Th e 2008 amendments protect crime victims, whistleblowers, and others from retaliation. Th e 2013 Campus SaVE (Sexual Violence Elimination Act) codifi ed certain aspects and adds Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and compliance with the provisions of the Act, each year before October, GREAT BASIN COLLEGE fi les a crime report with the U. S. Department of Education. Th is report may be reviewed by anyone seeking this information on fi le at the following website: Th e annual Security and Safety report may be viewed at the following website: Or a printed copy is available upon request from the Director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Security by emailing BASIN COLLEGE Campus Resources:Lynn Mahlberg, Vice President for Academic and Student Aff airs Title IX CoordinatorAdministrative Offi cerStudent Conduct Offi Anderson, Director of Environmental Health, Safety & / Byrnes, Director Disability Support and Related / Coordinator.
10 Department .. (cell)Human Resources Department .. or Cavender, Behavioral Intervention Team / BASIN COLLEGE Center Directors Battle Mountain .. to GREAT BASIN College5 GBC catalog 2018-2019 Welcome to GREAT BASIN CollegeTh e Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student educational records of both current and former students. Each NSHE institution is required to comply fully with the law. Th e Act makes a distinction between a student s education record and information classifi ed as directory information. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children s education records. Th ese rights transfer solely to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.
