3.4.5 The institution publishes academic policies that adhere to principles of good educational practice. These are disseminated to students, faculty, and other interested parties through publications that accurately represent the programs and services of the institution. (Academic policies) Phillips

__X_ Compliance ___ Partial Compliance ___ Non-Compliance

Narrative: Academic policies are disseminated to students, faculty, and other interested parties through the MECC College Catalog (Ref. 3.4.5-1), the MECC Student Handbook (Ref. 3.4.5-2), the MECC Website (which contains all of the mentioned documents) (Ref. 3.4.5-3), the MECC Faculty and Staff Manual (Ref. 3.4.5-4) and the VCCS Policy Manual (Ref. 3.4.5-5). These academic policies adhere to principles of good educational practice.

Document(s) and Location(s):

Ref. No	Direct Reference to Supporting Documents	Location for Further Information (will need to link and check)	Status of Reference Documents
3.4.5-1	Academic policies, MECC Catalog	MECC Catalog, http://www.me.vccs.edu/catalog-handbook.htm	On-line
3.4.5-2	Academic policies, MECC Student Handbook	MECC Student Handbook, http://www.me.vccs.edu/catalog-handbook.htm	On-line
3.4.5-3	Academic policies, MECC Website	MECC Website, http://www.mecc.edu/	On-line
3.4.5-4	Academic policies, MECC Faculty and Staff Manual	MECC Faculty and Staff Manual, http://www.me.vccs.edu/policy/index.html	On-line
3.4.5-5	Academic policies, VCCS Policy Manual	VCCS Policy Manual, http://myfuture.vccs.edu/WhoWeAre/PolicyManual/tabid/103/Default.aspx	On-line