LTC Policy & Procedure Manual Change Log

7/5/2011: Edited Medical Assisting Diploma Program handbook for consistency in style and formatting, per discussion with Olivia Skey. BG.

6/13/2011: Edited Faculty Teaching Load Policy, changing references to GDTAE with TCSG. BG.

6/13/2011: Edited DTAE URL to TCSG URL in FMLA Policy. BG.

6/8/2011: Edited Acceptable Computer and Internet Use Policy, replacing references to DTAE with references to TCSG. BG

6/8/2011: Edited Program Names on Live Work Procedures. ML

6/8/2011: Edited Complaint Resolution Policy with current TCSG URLs and Titles, with notification to Jill Cantrell. BG

1/12/2012: Replaced Attendance Policy with revised version, per email from Angelia Medlin stating revision approved by Administrative Team on 12/14/2011. BG

1/12/2012: Replaced No Show Policy with revised version, per email from Angelia Medlin stating revision approved by Administrative Team on 12/14/2011. BG

1/25/2012: Added Awarding of Credit Policy per email vote by Administrative Team. BG

2/6/2012: Posted revised edition of Test Proctoring Policy with verbiage covering online attendance, per email from Angelia Medlin stating revision approved by Administrative Team via electronic vote. BG

6/13/2012: Posted new Privacy Statement for Distance Education, per Administrative Team via electronic vote. BG

6/28/2012: Revised Attendance Policy to agree with No Show Policy per email from Angelia Medlin. BG

10/23/2012: Revised Attendance Policy and No Show Policy per vote from Leadership Team. BG

12/13/2012: Added Directed Independent Study Policy, which was approved by the Instructional Management Team November 15, 2012, and by the Administrative Team December 3, 2012. BG

2/5/2013: Removed Faculty Sick Leave Policy, per Leadership Team meeting discussion. BG

2/5/2013: Removed Medical Assisting program policies, per Leadership Team meeting discussion. BG

2/5/2013: Removed Course Syllabus Policy, per Leadership Team meeting discussion. BG

2/6/2013: Removed Repair of Personal Items policy, per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

2/6/2013: Removed obsolete HOPE Book Allowance Procedure. BG

2/27/2013: Replaced "Field Trip Procedure" with revised and updated "Field Trip Policy and Procedure", per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

2/28/2013: Updated Faculty Development Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Instructional Supervision and Performance Evaluation Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Live Work Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Instructor Absence Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Mentor Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated New Program Approval Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated New Program Submission Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Credit Programs Record Retention Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Severe Weather and Emergency Closing Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Instructional Equipment Maintenance Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/9/2013: Updated Hiring Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/14/2013: Updated Academic Dismissal Waiver Request Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/15/2013: Edited capitalization in Fundraising Policy. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Field Trips Policy & Procedure per Administrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Awarding of Credit Hours Policy per Administrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Faculty Work Schedule and Teaching Load Policy per Administrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Intellectual Property Policy per Adminisrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Instructional Equipment Maintenance Policy per Administrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Academic Freedom Policy per Administrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Faculty Credentials Policy per Administrative Team vote. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Grade Appeal Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Individualized Instruction Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

5/23/2013: Updated Directed Independent Study Procedure per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

6/3/2013: Began comprehensive revision of Policy & Procedure Manual's organization, General Provisions, and procedure for adopting new and revised documents per direction from Dr. Perren. Added revision announcment to the Manual's home page. BG

9/22/2013: Corrected link to No Show Policy from Attendance Policy per email from Robbie Vickers and Angelia Medlin. BG

9/22/2013: In Introduction & General Provisions, clarified step #8 in "For New Policies" and #4 in "For New and Revised Procedures" to make notification of Webmaster explicit.

9/30/2013: Learning Support Procedures updated per email from Dr. Barrow. BG

3/3/2014: Deleted reference to Counsel on Occupational Education (COE) from Program Advisory Committee Policy as obsolete. BG

4/10/2014: Removed exception for ENGL 1010 from Test Proctoring Procedures per email from Dana Nichols and Angelia Medlin. BG

9/10/2014: Edited New Program Approval Procedure per conversation with Tavarez Holston and Joanne Tolleson. BG

10/23/2014: Edited Library Community Patron Policy, Copyright Policy, and Library General Use Policy per chages sent by Karnen Minor from the Leadership Team. BG

12/2/2014: Revised Procedure III.B.1, Hiring Procedures, per Leadership Team Meeting vote. BG

12/2/2014: Revised Procedure II.E, Intellectual Property Procedure, per Leadership Team Meeting vote. BG

12/16/2014: Edited typo in IBV.L.1.f, "Accademic" to "Academic". BG

12/16/2014: Added Procdure III.B.3, Reasignment and Appointment, per Leadership Team vote. BG

12/16/2104: Edited Procedure IV.C, Academic Freedom, per Leadership Team vote. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Procedure IV.C, Academic Freedom, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/14/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Procedure IV.J.2, Transferring and Awarding Credit, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/14/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Policy V.J.2, Student Grievances, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/14/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Added Procedure V.J.2.1, Student Grievances, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/14/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Procedure II.C.11, Severe Weather and Emergency Closing, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Policy IV.J.1, Credit Hour, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Policy III.R, Faculty Work Schedule and Teaching Load, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Procedure IV.I, Warranty Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Policy IV.L.4.w and Procedure IV.L.4.w.i, Test Proctoring, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Revised Procedure V.H.4, Grade Appeal, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. BG

2/2/2015: Updated procedures 6.2.1lp7, 6.2.1lp8, 6.2.1p2, 6.2.1p3, 6.2.1p4, and 6.2.2lp1, per Leadership Team meeting of 10/19/2015 BG

2/2/2015: Updated procedures 4.1.1lp1 and 4.1.lp5, per Leadership Team meeting of 10/19/2015 BG

2/3/2015: Revised Policy IV.D.1 General Education Competencies Assessment Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/3/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy IV.D.1a General Education Competencies Assessment Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/3/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.1 Financial Aid Year Definitions Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.B.9, Residency, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/3/2015. BG

2/3/2015: Revised Procedure IV.L.4.4, No Show, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/3/2015. BG

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.2 Financial Aid Administrative Requirements Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.3 Financial Aid Audit Requirements Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.4 Financial Aid Campus-Based Programs Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.5 Financial Aid Confidentiality and Access Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.6 Financial Aid Drug Free Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.7 Financial Aid Enrollment Status Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.8 Federal Budgets Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.9 Federal Pell Grant Calculation Procedures, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/3/2015: Revised Policy V.K.10 Federal Pell Grant Disbursement Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.11 Federal Pell Grant Program Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.12 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Award Procedures, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.13 Financial Aid Application and Forms, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.14 Financial Aid Disbursement Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.15 Financial Aid Disbursement Procedures: Transfer Students, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.16 Financial Aid Professional Judgement Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.17 Financial Aid Programs, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.18 Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.F Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Students on Federal/State Financial Aid, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.19 Financial Aid Software Programs, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.20 Financial Aid Fraud Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policy V.K.21 Hope Residency Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 1/21/2015. JV

2/4/2015: Revised Policys II. Administration {ALL A. - F.} added Last Reviewed: February 11, 2015 JV

2/11/2015: Updated V.B.2 LTC Admissions Procedures to show current application for admisssion fee. BG

2/19/2015: Revised V.H.5, Grading Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised V.H.5.a Grade Point Calculation Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised V.H.6 Work Ethic Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised V.H.6.a Work Ethic Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised V.K.27 LTC Institutional Refund Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.A.2.b Contract Management Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.D.2.b Hazardous Communication Program Plan Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.D.2.a Hazardous Communication Program Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised III.G.2 Dreass Guidelines, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.C.2 Student & Staff Veheciles on Campus Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.C.15 Visitors Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.A.1.a Annual Budget Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.B.1 Basic Purchasing Procedures, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.D.1.a Emergency Procedures, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.A.2.c Payroll System Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.B.3 Purchasing Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.C.9 Surplus Property Procedure, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.A.2.d.i Banking and Checking Accounts Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

2/19/2015: Revised II.B.4 Purchasing Card Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 2/19/2015. BG

3/5//2015: Updated Grade Appeal Form per email from Dana Nichols. BG

5/4/2015: Edited title of IV.R.1, Program Approval Proceder, per discussion with VPAA and VPIE. BG

5/4/2015: Revised II.B.4 Perchasing Card Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 3/10/2015. BG

5/4/2015: Revised V.L.1 Vehicular Accidents on Campus Policy, per Leadership Team meeting of 3/10/2015. BG

6/2/2015: Revised III.O Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act per Leadership Team meeting of 5/21/2015. BG

6/6/2105: Modified I.E.4 Substantive Change Policy per communication from TCSG. Modified LTC Substantive Change Procedure to reference revised TCSG Policy. BG

6/18/2015: Added I.E.3.a Programmatic Accreditation Procedure per Leadership Team Vote of 6/17/2015. BG

8/25/2015: Added II.E and revised II.E.1 per Leadership Team Vote of 8/25/2015. BG

10/21/2015: Added IV.L.4.y Course Prerequistite Time Limits Procedure per Leadership Team Vote of 10/13/2015. BG

12/17/2015: Updated II.B.4, Purchasing Card Procedure, per Leadership Team Vote of 12/15/2015. BG

2/4/2016: Added IV.L.4.aa Program Comments Procedure per instruction from Dr. Perren. BG

2/4/2016: Revised III.U.8.1 LTC Faculty Development Procedure per instruction from Dr. Perren. BG

9/29/2016: Revised IV.L.2.a Library General Use Procedure per Leadership Team vote. BG

11/9/2016: Revised V.B.4 LTC Assessment Policy and V.B.4.a LTC Assessment Procedures per Leadership Team vote. BG

4/13/2017: Updated I.B, Statement of Equal Opportunity, per email from Nancy Beaver. BG

1/31/2019: Removed IV.L.4.u Tardiness Policy at direction of VPAA and VPSA. BG

4/5/2019: Updated V.D.1 Model Student Conduct Codes Procedure per VPAA and SBTCSG Policy Manual. BG

2/14/2020: Revised Procedure Manual opened on LTC website. BG

7/8/2020: Corrected outdated language in 6.5.2lp2 and 6.2.1lp3 per VPAA. BG

10/19/2021: Edited 6.5.1p item 5 for clarity per VPAA's instruction. BG