The signed version of each policy is located in the President’s Office.

VCCS Policy Exceptions due to COVID-19 (I-68)

Student Policies

• Academic Honors (I-38)
• Academic Load (I-39)
• Academic Renewal (I-40)
• Academic Standing (I-31)
• Admission of Students on the Sexual Offender Registry (I-51)
• Animals on Campus (I-53)
• Attendance Policy (I-47)
• Awarding Credit (I-15)
• AWS Accredited Test Center (I-59)
• Children on Campus (I-54)
• Course Prerequisites (I-41)
• Course Substitutions (I-28)
• Credit Hour Definition (I-20)
• Electronic Cigarette/Smokeless Tobacco Policy (I-56)
• Evaluating International Transcripts (I-29)
• Expressive Activity (I-48)
• Financial Aid Bookstore Purchasing Policy (I-57)
• General Admissions (I-12)
• Grading (I-18)
• Graduation Requirements (I-16)
• Illegal Substance Policy (I-44)
• Inclement Weather Policy (I-60)
  • Inclement Weather Policy – Pandemic Exception (Clinical Classes)
• Licensure Disclosure Policy (I-69)
• Military (US Department of Defense) Tuition Assistance Refunds (I-62)
• Military (Department of Veterans Affairs) Delayed Payment Policy (I-63)
• Non-Stormwater Discharges Prohibition (I-67)
• Online Course Policy (I-L2)
  • Online Course Policy – Pandemic Exception
• Placement Testing (I-7)
  • Placement Testing – Pandemic Exception
• Policy on Harassment (I-46)
• Privacy of Education Records (I-33)
• Proctored Testing – Off-Campus (I-61)
• Program Discontinuances (I-58)
• Protection of Student Records (I-13)
• Providing Credit for Non-Credit Courses (I-14)
• Refunds, Credits, and Reinstatement as a Result of Military Service (I-1)
• Registration for Developmental Classes (I-52)
• Repeating a Course (I-42)
• Requirements for Student Activities (I-45)
• Senior Citizens Higher Education Act of 1974 (I-32)
• Student Conduct (I-21)
  • Report of Academic Misconduct (PDF)
  • Report of Student Misconduct Form (PDF)
  • Academic Misconduct Notification Letter (DOCX)
  • Appeal of First Incident of Academic Misconduct (PDF)
  • Care/Threat Assessment Team Dismissal Appeal (PDF)
  • Vice-President Appeal – Dean’s Adjudication Decision (PDF)
  • Vice-President Appeal – Student Conduct Committee (PDF)
• Student Development (SDV) (I-43)
• Student Domicile/Eligibility for In-State Tuition (I-30)
  • Section 301 Official School Catalog Addendum (PDF)
• Student Grievance Policy & Procedures (I-19)
  • Student Grievance Form (PDF)
• Student ID (I-65)
• Student Permanent Record (I-34)
• Students with Documented Disabilities (I-26)
• Textbook Policy (I-2)
• Tuition Refunds (I-17)
• Virginia Western Email Policy (I-55)

Faculty & Staff Policies

• Academic Freedom (I-24)
• Adjunct Faculty Evaluation Plan (I-8)
  • Self-Evaluation – Adjunct (DOC)
  • Instructor Evaluation Report – Adjunct (DOC)
• Adjunct Travel Allowance (I-50)
• Collection Development Policy, Library (I-25)
  • Request to Reevaluate Library Materials Form (PDF)
• Combining Courses (I-3)
• Distance Learning Peer Review Process (I-9)
• Dual Enrollment Faculty Evaluation Plan (I-5)
  • Self-Evaluation – Dual Enrollment (DOC)
  • Instructor Evaluation Report – Dual Enrollment (DOCX)
• Faculty Evaluation and Development Plan (I-23)
• Faculty Office Hours (I-49)
  • Faculty Office Hours – Pandemic Exception
• Honoraria (I-37)
• Intellectual Property Policy (I-22)
• International Travel Policy (I-35)
• Learning Management System (LMS) Usage Requirements Policy (I-66)
• Non-Stormwater Discharges Prohibition (I-67)
• Sabbatical Leave Policy (I-36)
• Substantive Change (I-27)
  • Substantive Change Reporting Procedures (PDF)
• Supervising Independent Study Policy (I-4)
• Teaching Faculty Position Description (I-10)
  • Teaching Faculty Position Description – Pandemic Exception
• Workforce Faculty Evaluation Plan (I-6)

Additional policies are located in the Faculty Handbook.