General Procedures Manual
The COCC General Procedure Manual is Board approved as revised.
Table of Contents
COCC General Procedures Manual Index
G-1-0 ADVERTISING
G-1-1 Shuttle Bus Advertising Posting Policy
G-2-0 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
G-3-0 BUSINESS CARDS
G-4-0 CHILDREN ON CAMPUS
G-5-0 COLLEGE LOGO AND SEAL
G-5-1 Clothing and Logo-ware Policy
G-6-0 COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
G-6-1 College Standing Committees
G-6-1.1 Committee Decisions
G-6-1.2 Definition of Membership
G-6-1.3 Recommendations
G-6-1.4 Committee Communication
G-6-2 College Affairs Committee
G-6-2.1 Organizational Development
G-6-3 College Committee on Academic Affairs
G-6-4 College Curriculum Committee
G-6-5 College Committee on Student Affairs
G-6-6 College Special Purpose Committees
G-6-7 College Tenure Committee
G-6-8 College Committee on Institutional Support
G-6-8.4 College Promotions Committee
G-6-9 College Administrative Committees
G-6-10 College Committee on Faculty Professional Improvement
G-6-11 Employee/Student Groups
G-6-11.1 Faculty Forum
G-6-11.2 Classified Association of COCC
G-6-11.3 Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College
G-7-0 DRUG FREE CAMPUS
G-8-0 FIREARMS
G-9-0 GAMBLING
G-10-0 MEDIA RELATIONS
G-11-0 PARKING AND TRAFFIC
G-12-0 PETS ON CAMPUS
G-13-0 POSTING
G-14-0 PROCEDURES: REVIEW AND APPROVAL
G-15-0 PUBLICATIONS
G-16-0 PUBLIC RELATIONS
G-17-0 RAFFLES
G-18-0 SKATEBOARDS, ROLLERBLADES, AND BICYCLES
G-19-0 SMOKING
G-20-0 SPEAKERS
G-21-0 VACCINATIONS
G-22-0 STATIONERY
G-23-0 ACCEPTABLE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
G-24-0 NAMETAGS
G-25-0 LOUIS B. "BART" QUEARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION AWARD
G-26-0 SIGNAGE
G-27-0 SECURE SPACE ACCESS
A-1-0 ACADEMIC WARNING
A-2-0 ADD/DROP
A-3-0 ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL/ATTENDANCE
A-4-0 ADMISSION
A-5-0 ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS PRACTICES MANUAL
A-6-0 ADVANCED STANDING/TRANSFER CREDIT
A-7-0 ADVISING
A-8-0 ARTICULATION
ATTENDANCE (SEE ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL)
A-9-0 COMMENCEMENT
A-10-0 CONCERNS PROCEDURE
A-10-1 Student Concerns Procedure
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT (SEE ADMISSION)
CONFIDENTIALITY (SEE FERPA)
A-11-0 COURSE CHALLENGE
A-12-0 DEADLINES
A-13-0 DEGREES/CERTIFICATES (REQUIREMENTS)
A-14-0 DISABILITY SERVICES
A-15-0 ENROLLMENT STATUS
A-16-0 ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION
A-17-0 FERPA, CONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVACY, NON-DISCLOSURE
A-18-0 FIELD TRIPS
A-19-0 FINAL EXAM
FINAL GRADES (SEE DEADLINES)
FULL-TIME (SEE ENROLLMENT STATUS)
A-20-0 GRADES
A-20-1 Grade Appeal Procedure
A-20-1.1 Suggestions to Students Preparing a Grade Appeal
GRADE CHANGES (SEE GRADES)
GRADUATION (SEE COMMENCEMENT, SEE DEGREES)
A-21-0 HONESTY
A-22-0 HONOR ROLL
INCOMPLETES (SEE DEADLINES, SEE GRADES)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (SEE ADMISSION)
MATRICULATION (SEE ENROLLMENT STATUS)
MID-TERMS (SEE DEADLINES)
NON-DISCLOSURE (SEE FERPA)
A-23-0 PETITION
PRIVACY (SEE FERPA)
REFUNDS (SEE DEADLINES)
A-24-0 REGISTRATION
(ALSO SEE ADD/DROP, ENROLLMENT STATUSAND DEADLINES)
A-25-0 REPEATING COURSES
A-26-0 RESIDENCY
A-27-0 ROSTERS
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (SEE S-3-0)
A-28-0 TRANSCRIPT
TRANSFER CREDIT (SEE ADVANCED STANDING)
A-29-0 TUITION
UNDER AGE 18 ENROLLMENT (SEE ADMISSION)
A-30-0 WAIT LISTS
S-1-0 STUDENT AWARDS PROGRAM
S-1-1 Avon F. Mayfield Award
S-1-2 COCC Distinguished Student Service Award
S-1-3 Helen Leicester Honorary Scholastic Award
S-1-4 Walter G. Coombs Distinguished Achievement Award
S-1-5 Alumni - Service to Community Award
S-1-6 Honor Student Certificates
S-1-7 Honors Grade Point Average Award
S-1-8 Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges
S-2-0 ASCOCC
S-3-0 STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
S-4-0 COCC DRUG & ALCOHOL POLICY
S-5-0 STUDENT DEATH
B-1-0 GENERAL BUSINESS PROCEDURES
B-1-1 Insurance
B-1-2 Tax Sheltered Annuities
B-1-3 Professional Advice From Agents on Retainer
B-1-4 College Interest in Marketable Materials, Products and Processes
B-1-4.1 Secretarial Staff Use
B-1-5 Materials and Resources
B-1-6 Fund Raising and Petition Support
B-1-6.1 Solicitation on Campus
B-1-7 Acceptance of Gifts
B-1-8 Complaints and Conerns
B-1-9 Guidelines for Public Records Requests
B-2-0 FISCAL SERVICES
B-2-1 Budget Changes
B-2-2 Grant and Special Project Administration
B-2-3 Purchasing
B-2-3.1 Purchasing Procedures
B-2-3.2 Departmental Signing Authority
B-2-3.3 Private Benefit
B-2-3.4 Bid Awards
B-2-4 Disposition of Surplus Capital Property
B-2-4.1 Proceeds Received from the Sale of Surplus Property
B-2-5 Investment Policy
B-2-6 Travel Policy
B-2-6.1 Reimbursement
B-2-6.2 Insurance Respons. for Use of Personally Owned Vehicles
B-3-0 CAMPUS SERVICES
B-3-1 College Equipment Use
B-3-2 Facilities Use by Community Groups
B-3-2.1 Insurance Requirement for Off-Campus Groups
B-3-2.2 Facility Use Rules
B-3-2.3 Denial of Requested Use of Facilities
B-3-2.4 Special Requirements
B-3-2.4.1 Computer Center Use
B-3-2.4.2 Juniper Hall (Residence Hall) Use
B-3-2.4.3 Mazama PE and Recreational Center Use
B-3-2.4.4 Photographic Laboratory Use
B-3-2.4.5 Pinckney Center for the Performing Art
B-3-2.4.6 Designated Public Forum
B-3-3 Motor Vehicles Registration and Operation
B-3-4 Inventory
B-3-5 Building Security Policy
B-3-5.1 Key Control
B-3-5.2 Responsibility for Keys
B-3-5.3 Responsibility of an Indiv. Who Goes into a Locked Bldg.
B-3-5.4 Facilities Use During Hrs. When Bldgs. are Normally Locked
B-3-6 Inclement Weather School Closure
B-4-0 BOOKSTORE
B-5-0 PRINTING AND MAIL SERVICES
B-5-1 Printing
B-5-2 Mail Services
B-5-3 Copyright
HR-1-0 EMPLOYMENT AT COCC
HR-1-1 Standard of Conduct for College Employees
HR-2-0 POSITION VACANCIES
HR-2-1 Criminal Background Check Procedure
HR-3-0 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
HR-3-1 Equal Employment Opportunity
HR-3-2 Affirmative Action
HR-3-3 Non-Harassment
HR-3-4 Employment of Family Members
HR-3-5 Consensual Relationships
HR-4-0 PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF COLLEGE EMPLOYEES
HR-4-1 Outside Commitments
HR-4-2 Conflict of Interest
HR-5-0 RECRUITMENT PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF COLLEGE EMPLOYEE
HR-5-1 Administrative Positions
HR-5-2 Classified, Confidential, Supervisory Positions
HR-5-3 Faculty Positions
HR-5-3.1 Recommendation to Hire Full-Time Instructional
Professionals
HR-5-3.2 Recommendation to Hire Part-Time Instructional
Professionals
HR-5-3.3 Adjunct Relationships
HR-5-3.4 Minimum Standards for Instructors
HR-6-0 EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEES
HR-7-0 LEAVES
HR-7-1 Sabbatical Leave
HR-7-2 Leave Without Pay
HR-7-2.1 Approval Procedures for LWOP
HR-7-2.2 Benefits During LWOP
HR-7-2.3 Reinstatement of Benefits Following LWOP
HR-8-0 CONTENTS OF PERSONNEL FILES
HR-8-1 Faculty
HR-8-2 Classified
HR-9-0 FACULTY ISSUES
HR-9-1 Criteria for Promotion, Tenure and Evaluation of Performance
HR-9-1.1 Promotions
HR-9-1.2 Tenure
HR-9-1.2.1 Awarding of Tenure
HR-9-1.2.2 Procedure for Tenure Consideration
HR-9-1.3 Faculty Evaluations
HR-9-2 Responsibilities of Teaching Faculty
HR-9-2.1 Absence from Classes by Instructors
HR-9-3 Faculty Achievement Award
HR-9-3.1 Purpose
HR-9-3.2 Eligibility
HR-9-3.3 Criteria
HR-9-3.4 Nominating Procedures
HR-9-4 Faculty Resignations
HR-10-0 BENEFITS
HR-10-1 Workers Compensation
HR-10-2 Unemployment Insurance
HR-10-3 Continuation of Health Insurance at Resignation/Termination
HR-10-4 thru HR-10-9 Salary Guidelines
HR-11-0 STAFF RETIREMENT
HR-11-1 Retired Employee Card
HR-11-2 Early Retirement Incentive
HR-11-3 Emeritus Status (Faculty and Administrators)
HR-11-3.1 Criteria For Eligibility of Emeritus Status
HR-11-3.2 Rights and Privileges of Emeritus Status
HR-11-3.3 Procedures for Selection to Emeritus Status
HR-11-4 Health Insurance for Dependents of Retired Employees
HR 12-0 CLASSIFICATION STAFF ISSUES
HR-12-1 Guidelines for the Award of Classified Staff Professional
Improvement Funds
HR-12-2 Pay Method for Classified Employees Who Work Less Than
12 Months