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regulations require all campuses to provide specified information to
prospective and current students, staff and the general public. Listed
below are those items that must be available for review per federal
regulation. In addition, the University has listed other policies and
procedures that are of importance to students.
Students are expected to know and comply with all policies and regulations of this University. Most general University policy is disclosed in the California State University San Marcos catalog. Other policies are reported each term in the class schedule. Both documents can be accessed via the web at http://www.csusm.edu/academic_programs/catalog/ for the class catalog and http://sweb.csusm.edu/schedule/ for the most recent term course schedule. Other policies can be found under the specific programs' websites and copies of all policies that affect students can be obtained in the Office of the Dean of Students located in Craven Hall, Room 3600. The federal Higher Education Act, the federal Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), and regulatory guidance provided in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) require direct individual notices of prescribed information to certain target audiences including prospective students; currently enrolled students; current employees; parents, coaches and counselors of prospective student athletes; and the general public. Disclosures are to include crime/security statistics, student completion/graduation/transfer rates, FERPA privacy/security rights, financial aid program information, and gender-specific information on athletic participation and financial support. Additionally, the following policies and procedures are included for your information: Policy on Academic Honesty; Policy on Alcohol Beverage Use on Campus; Executive Order 970; Code of Student Conduct; Federal Drug Free Schools and Communities Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Policy on Nondiscrimination; Sexual Harassment Policy; Student Grievance Policy, and the Withdrawal Policy.
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About California State
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Accreditation:
California State University San Marcos is fully accredited by the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges (WASC). WASC is the official accrediting body for
institutions of higher learning in the west. Students wishing to
receive a copy for review of California State University San Marcos' accreditation may do so
by notifying the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of
Students in Craven Hall, Room 5306. |
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Information on Academic
Programs: Details about academic programs offered at California
State University San Marcos can be found in the
University Catalog and also at the
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Cost of
Attendance: The current class schedule indicates cost of
mandatory fees, tuition and other user fees. Please
click here for more information.
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| Other anticipated expenses such as living costs and books is listed in the Financial Aid Handbook under financial aid cost of attendance. | ||||||
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Financial Aid: For Financial Aid
information, please contact the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at
(760) 750-4850, Craven Hall Room 3700. |
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Study Abroad
and Financial Aid: For students interested in studying
overseas, please contact our
Global Affairs Office at (760) 750-4090. For information on financial aid
for studying overseas, please
click here. (go
to page 9 of handbook). |
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Withdrawal and Return of Aid Policies: Explanation of the
policies regarding full withdrawal from classes, any refund eligibility and the potential impact on financial aid can
be found in the Financial Aid Handbook and at the following
link -
Financial Aid Refunds
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Disabled Student Services
Disabled Student Services; Students with documented disabilities
who will require reasonable accommodations to take part in University
sponsored programs and activities will need to contact Disabled Student
Services at (760) 750-4905 or (760) 750-4909 (TTY) |
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Student Right-To-Know and
Campus Security Act/Clery Disclosure Campus Security Policy and Crime
Statistics Act
Details campus crime statistics as mandated by federal regulation. |
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The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (P.L. 105-244) mandated in Title II that all states receiving funds under that chapter annually prepare and submit to the Secretary of Education a state report card on the quality of teacher preparation in the state. This comprehensive report includes data on all teacher preparation programs in the state. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) compiles the report for California, and the annual reports, including program information by institution, are available at http://www.ctc.ca.gov/default.html. Institutions must provide their annual reports to CCTC in April and the state must provide its annual report to the Secretary in October. The reports must contain information on the pass rate on teacher certification exams of Students in each program and how that pass rate compares with the average pass rate for programs in the state; the number of students in the program, the average number of hours of supervised practice teaching, and the faculty-student ratio in supervised practice teaching; a statement of whether the program is approved by the state, if the state has such a program; and a statement of whether the program has been designated as low performing by the state. |
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Graduation/Completion/Transfer-Out Rates for all students and
student-athletes |
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| According to the CSU Chancellor's Office and California State University San Marcos Analytic Studies, graduation rates are calculated at six years from entry for the first time freshman and at three years from entry for the transfer students. The intercollegiate athletics program at California State University San Marcos commenced in fall 1999 with 6 sport teams: men and women's golf, cross country, and track and field. Consequently, the graduation/completion/transfer-out rates will be available upon completion of the 2004-05 academic year. | ||||||
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Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act requires co-educational
institutions of postsecondary education that participate in a Title IV,
federal student financial assistance program, and have an intercollegiate athletic program, to prepare an annual report to the
Department of Education on athletic participation, staffing, and revenues and expenses, by men's and women's teams.
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Athletic Program
Participation Rates and Financial Support Data |
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Drug Free
Campus Policy and Procedure |
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Student Contact For general student issues, please contact the Office of
the Dean of Students at (760) 750-4935, Craven Hall Room 3600.
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Voter
Registration The Higher Education
Amendments of 1998, P.L. 104-244, added a provision to the Higher Education
Act (HEA) requiring that institutions of higher education participating in
federal Title IV financial aid programs make a good faith effort to
distribute mail voter registration forms to each student enrolled in a
degree or certificate program and to make such forms widely available to
students at the institution. Reference to this provision was added to the
Program Participation Agreement (PPA) that institutions execute with the
Department of Education. (Note: The statute specifically prohibits any
officer of the executive branch from instructing an institution in the
manner in which this provision is carried out, therefore not regulations
governing this provision have been issued.) The statute requires institutions to request mail voter registration forms from the state 120 days prior to the deadline for registering to vote within the state. If the campus does not receive a sufficient quantity of forms from the state within 60 days prior to the deadline for registering to vote, the campus will not be held liable for failing to meet the requirements during that election year. The Office of the Secretary of State (see website information below) makes voter registration forms available electronically and facilitates on-line registration. The Federal Election Commission makes available a National Mail Voter Registration Form that can be used for many states. |
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Privacy Rights of Students in Education Records (FERPA)
Policy and Procedure |
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Alcohol Beverage Use on Campus |
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Americans with Disabilities Act |
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Executive Order No. 970 Student
disciplinary procedures for the California State University. |
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Discrimination & Sexual Harassment |
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Policy on Academic Honesty |
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Student Discipline Policy |
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Student Grievance Policy |
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Withdrawal Policy |
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Student Grade Appeals Policy |
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Drug Free Campus Information and Distribution Policy |
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HIV/AIDS Policy and Guidelines |
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Use of Social Security Number
Section 7 of the federal Privacy Act of 1974
provides that social security numbers may not be required unless pursuant to
a state of federal law existing prior to January 1, 1975. The Act further
provides that at the time a social security number is requested, the
governmental agency must disclose to the applicant whether disclosure of the
number is mandatory or voluntary, by what statutory or other authority the
number is solicited, and what uses will be made of it. Title 5, California Code of Regulations Section 41201 (effective January, 1971) authorized CSU campuses to require an applicant for admission to “furnish the campus with his or her social security number”. The CSU discloses the use of the social security number with statements in Mandatory Catalog Copy and the Application for Admission, both paper and electronic versions. For more information click here. |
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