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PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE The professional dress standards have been established to enable our students to become comfortable with the kind of dress expected by most employers. Students are encouraged to pursue the development of these attitudes and behaviors because they will serve in their best interest when it comes time to seek employment. SUSPENSIONS AND DISMISSALS AC reserves the right to dismiss any student whose attendance, conduct, or academic standing does not meet the College's standards. Students who have been suspended or dismissed may be reinstated based on the re-entry policy. Students who are suspended will receive a grade of "o" for all assignments, labs, quizzes, exams, etc. for the suspended day(s). All dismissals and suspensions are determined on an individual basis. HONOR SYSTEM Students are expected to do their own work and receive no unauthorized assistance during examinations or in completing assigned projects. If students have learning difficulties, they should seek assistance from their instructor or the Student Services Representative. Violations of the Honor System are grounds for dismissal. PERSONAL PROPERTY The College assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to a student's personal property. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA) DISCLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords eligible students certain rights with respect to their education records. (An "eligible student" under FERPA is a student who is 18 years of age or older or who attends a postsecondary institution at any age). These rights include: t. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days after the day Advanced College receives a request for access. A student should submit to the Registrar or Chief Academic Officer, a written request that identifies the record(s) the student wishes to inspect. The school official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the school official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed. 2. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights under FERPA. A student who wishes to ask Advanced College to amend a record should write to the Registrar or Chief Academic Officer and clearly identify the part of the record the student wants changed and specify why it should be changed. If Advanced College decides not to amend the record as requested, Advanced College will notify the student tin writing of the decision and the student's right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing. 3. The right to provide written consent before Advanced College discloses personally identifiable information (PII) from the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. Advanced College discloses education records without a student's prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official typically includes a person employed by Advanced College in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person serving on the board of trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee. A school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of Advanced College who performs an institutional service of function for which the school would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with respect to the use and maintenance of PII from education records, such as attorney, auditor, or collection agent or a student volunteering to assist another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official typically has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities for Advanced College. 4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Advanced College to comply with the requirements of FERPA The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is: Student Privacy Policy Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202 The Family of Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law, requires that Advanced College, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your education records. However, Advanced College may disclose appropriately designated "directory information" without written consent, unless you have advised the school to the contrary. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow Advanced College to include information from your education records in certain school publications. Examples include: 14