2008-2009 Enrollment Guide Your personal guide to get you in, around and out of Santa Fe with success!
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You will find information about Academic Calendar Academic Foundations/ College Prep Admissions Advisement Apply Online askSantaFe Campus Locations Campus Tours CLAST
Course Identifier Codes Degree Audit Fees Final Exams Grading Policy Honors Program Lab Fees Learning Community My Brother’s Keeper Orientation
Registration Procedures Steps for Getting Started Student Rights and Responsibilities Students With Disabilities Study Abroad Third Attempt Limit Withdrawal From Classes
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A Message from the Vice President of Student Affairs It is an exciting time to be a part of Santa Fe College! Please use this enrollment guide to help you get started at Santa Fe and to assist you during your enrollment for the 2008-09 academic year. I am confident you will find the guide to be user friendly and a helpful tool for important dates and information. At Santa Fe College, your educational experience includes many student services that help you enter college, succeed while you are here, and fulfill your plans for life after graduation. My hope is you will find Santa Fe to be a college that gives advice, support, encouragement and direction that suit you as an individual. We recognize that you are a unique person, and we will provide any assistance we can to give you a one of a kind college experience. Santa Fe offers activities, events and programs for an enjoyable stay in college. We want you to take part in campus life so you will remember this time as one of growth and friendship. There are many opportunities for recreation and active involvement in the events that determine the future of the college. I also add my personal greeting. You are welcome here, and we are pleased that you are exploring the many opportunities that Santa Fe College has to offer. We will endeavor to make you feel at home every day you are here. Portia L. Taylor Vice President Office of Student Affairs Santa Fe College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Santa Fe College.
IS THIS THE RIGHT CLASSROOM? THE RIGHT CAMPUS? Check classroom location codes (BLDG/RM or Room) for the location of your class. CODE AD DA DB DC IA
LOCATION Archer Downtown Downtown Downtown NE Gainesville
SA SR
Starke Starke
ST Starke KA Keystone Heights *COMP Internet class *OFFS Off site Buildings A, B, C, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, X, Y, Z
CAMPUS Davis Center Blount Center Blount Center Blount Center Kirkpatrick Criminal Justice Center Andrews Center Andrews Cultural Building Stump Educational Building Watson Center Open Campus
Gainesville, NW Campus
INSIDE Academic Calendar ..................................................................... 3 Academic Foundations/College Prep ..................................... 15 Admissions ................................................................................... 5 Advisement................................................................................... 6 Apply Online ................................................................................ 4 askSantaFe ................................................................................... 6 Right Classroom/Right Campus ................................................ 2 Campus Maps ............................................................................ 13 Campus Tours .............................................................................. 2 CLAST ..........................................................................................11 Course Identifier Codes .............................................................. 7 Degree Audit ................................................................................ 6 Fees ...............................................................................................10 Final Exams .................................................................................. 9 Grading Policy.............................................................................. 9 Helpful Information .................................................................... 4 Honors Program ........................................................................ 15 Lab Fees .......................................................................................10 Learning Community ................................................................ 7 My Brother’s Keeper .................................................................... 4 NW Campus Building Directory ............................................. 13 Orientation ................................................................................... 5 Registration Procedures ............................................................. 6 SACS Accreditation...................................................................... 2 Steps for Getting Started ............................................................ 5 Student Rights and Responsibilities ....................................... 12 Students With Disabilities .........................................................11 Study Abroad .............................................................................. 15 Third Attempt Limit ...................................................................11 Withdrawal From Classes..........................................................11
Spring
Nov. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 8-11 July 30 Aug. 27 Dec. 12 Fall
Withdraw with W
Classes end
Final exams
Fees due by 4 p.m.
Last day to add
Graduation
Aug. 1 July 21-25 July 28-Aug. 22
Fall A
Aug. 1 July 21-25 July 28-Aug. 22
Fall
Orientation by appt.
Continuing student registration by appt.
Open registration
Fall B
July 28-Oct. 16
July 21-25
Fall B
Spring
Spring A
Dec. 3-5, 2008
Spring B
Spring B
March 2, 2009
Nov. 24, 2008-
All spring term and spring A flexterm fees are due December 11, 2008 by 4 p.m. and all spring B flexterm fees are due Febuary 24, 2009 for all registrations completed on or before those dates. After the initial fees due date, fees are due by 4 p.m. the day a student registers.
Spring A
Jan. 5, 2009
Jan. 5, 2009 Spring
Nov. 24, 2008-
Nov. 24, 2008-
Summer A
April 28-29
April 16-17
Summer
July 2
June 23
Aug. 13-14
Aug. 12
July 31
July 6
July 1
Summer B
Summer A
April 27-May 8
Summer B
April 27-June 30
April 20-24
Summer B
Summer B
All summer term and summer A flexterm fees are due April 30, 2009 by 4 p.m. and all summer B flexterm fees are due June 23, 2009 for all registrations completed on or before those dates. After the initial fees due date, fees are due by 4 p.m. the day a student registers.
Summer
April 27-May 8
April 20-24
April 28-29
April 16-17
Summer A
Independence Day, July 3
Memorial Day, May 25
Summer
Nov. 17-21, 2008 Nov. 17-21, 2008 Nov. 17-21, 2008 April 20-24
Dec. 3-5, 2008
Nov. 13-14, 2008 Nov. 13-14, 2008
May 12
April 30
June 23-24
June 22
June 10
May 13
May 11
Summer A
Summer graduation is at the end of fall term 2009.
May 12
April 30
Aug. 13-14
Aug. 12
July 16
May 15
May 11
Summer
This information is subject to change. The college reserves the right to change, modify or alter without notice all fees, charges, tuition, expenses and costs of any kind and further reserves the right to add or delete without notice any course or information. For up-to-date information go to www.sfcc.edu.
All fall term and fall A flexterm fees are due July 30, 2008 by 4 p.m. and all fall B flexterm fees are due October 9, 2008 for all registrations completed on or before those dates. After the initial fees due date, fees are due by 4 p.m. the day a student registers.
July 28-31
July 28-31
Prep registration
Fees due dates
Fall A July 17-18
Fall July 17-18
Winter Holiday, Dec. 22, 2008 - Jan. 2, 2009
Thanksgiving, Nov. 27-29
Spring Break, March 9 - 14
Veterans Day, Nov. 11
Spring B
March 4
Feb. 24
April 27-30
April 23
April 9
March 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 19
Spring A
Jan. 8
Dec. 11, 2008
Feb. 23-24
Feb. 20
Feb. 9
Jan. 8
UF Homecoming, Oct. 24
Jan. 8
Dec. 11, 2008
April 27-30
April 24
March 26
Jan. 12
March 3
Spring B
Winter Holiday, Dec. 22, 2008 - Jan. 2, 2009
Fall B
Oct. 20
Oct. 9
Dec. 8-11
Dec. 5
Nov. 20
Oct. 21
Jan. 6
Spring A
Labor Day, Sept. 1
Fall A
Aug. 27
July 30
Oct. 10 and 13
Oct. 8
Sept. 25
Aug. 27
REGISTRATION SCHEDULE
Holidays, college closed
May 1
Aug. 29
Jan. 6
Drop with refund
Oct. 17
Aug. 25
Classes begin
Aug. 25
Spring
Fall B
Fall
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Fall A
2009
2008
IMPORTANT COLLEGE DATES
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HELPFUL INFORMATION Answers to many of your questions can be found at www.sfcc.edu/askSantaFe Do you have questions about admissions, degree requirements, financial aid, scholarships, school holidays or how to start a club? Get your answers at askSantaFe, where you can send an e-mail or chat live with a Welcome and Admissions Center representative. Or visit the Welcome and Admissions Center on the Northwest Campus in Building R, room112, where you can speak with an advisor, take a campus tour, or complete the admissions process.
Helpful Numbers Northwest Campus
Building or Office/Room
A.A. Academic Advisement ....R-201 (352) 395-5503 Academic Affairs .....................Robertson Administration Building-249 (352) 395-5843 Admissions ...............................R-112 (352) 395-7322 Adult Education .......................G-028 (352) 395-5760 Big Open Lab ............................N-216 (352) 395-5584 Books and Supplies .................Bookstore, S-01 (352) 395-5240 Career Advisement..................Career Resource Center, S-254 (352) 395-5824 Career and Job Placement ......Placement Services, S-254 (352) 395-5582 Career Resource Center ..........S-241 (352) 395-4121 College Prep Advisement .......Academic Foundations, G-018 (352) 395-5050 Counseling Center ..................S-254 (352) 395-4475 Disabilities Resource Center .S-236 (352) 395-5765 Emergency................................Police Department, T-002 (352) 395-5555 Fee Questions ..........................Cashier’s Office, Robertson Administration Building-052 (352) 395-5227 Food Court ...............................R-001 Financial Aid............................R-122 (352) 395-5480 Health Care Center .................S-120 (352) 381-3777
Helpful Numbers Northwest Campus
Building or Office/Room
Health Sciences Counseling ..W-002B (352) 395-5733 International Student .............R-102 Services (352) 395-5504 Library ......................................Y-100 (352) 395-5406 Lost and Found ........................Police Department, T-002 (352) 395-5519 Main Campus Operator..........Robertson Administration Building-Lobby (352) 395-5000 Office of Diversity ....................S-112 (352) 395-5486 Ombudsman ............................Office of the Vice President, R-112 (352) 395-5513 Placement Testing ..................Academic Foundations, G-25 (352) 395-5791 Parking .....................................Police Department, T-002 (352) 395-5519 Records .....................................R-100 (352) 395-5443 Report Matters on Campus ....Facilities Services, U-019 (352) 395-5521 Student Insurance ..................S-147 (352) 395-5912 Student Leadership and .........S-147 Activities Student (352) 395-5912 Government, Clubs Veterans Affairs .......................Records, R-110 (352) 395-5505 Emergency phones are located in all parking lots.
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