THE
"FINE PRINT"
Students with
diagnosed physical or learning disabilities are urged to visit the staff in
the Disabilities Resource Center, 165 Murphy Library. You may be eligible for services such as: taped textbooks,
tutors, classroom note takers, elevator keys, equipment loan, test
accommodations, peer support groups and advising. Each student is expected to
make timely requests (at least 8 weeks in advance of a course, workshop,
program or other activity for which an accommodation is requested). Students
are also expected to engage in responsible levels of self-help in obtaining
and arranging for accommodations or auxiliary aids.
The
University of Wisconsin‑La Crosse is committed to providing equal
educational and employment opportunity regardless of race, color, creed,
religion, gender, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual
orientation, pregnancy, marital status and parental status. Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
Title VI of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits discrimination on the
basis of race, color or national origin. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental handicap.
Equal educational opportunity includes admission, recruitment, extracurricular
programs and activities, housing facilities, access to course offerings,
counseling and testing, financial assistance, employment, health and insurance
services, and athletics. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination
that is unlawful and contrary to the fundamental standards of a university
community. Any questions or
complaints should be directed to the Affirmative Action and Diversity Office,
235 Graff Main Hall.
FAMILY
EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
Annually,
the University of Wisconsin‑La Crosse informs Students of the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA).
This Act, with which this university intends to comply fully, was
designed to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right
of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide
guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through
informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints
with the FERPA Office concerning alleged failures by the university to comply
with the Act. Local policy follows the National guidelines for compliance with
the provisions of the Act. See
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act in the current university
catalog, if you are concerned about non-disclosure of directory information.
You must notify Records and Registration by the 10th day of
classes, if you do not
want directory information disclosed. More information can be found at
www.uwlax.edu/records/.
If you have
been a bona fide resident of Wisconsin for one full year prior to the
beginning of the term of your enrollment you may qualify for resident fee
status. Also, if you have been
continuously employed full‑time by a business located in this state, and
you were relocated to Wisconsin for business purposes and accepted your
current employment before applying for admission to UW‑La Crosse, you,
your spouse and your dependents may be exempt from the payment of nonresident
fees provided the member of your family making application demonstrates an
intent to establish and maintain a permanent home in Wisconsin.
Intent
to become a bona fide resident may be demonstrated or disproved by factors
including, but not limited to: filing of Wisconsin income tax returns,
eligibility to vote in Wisconsin, motor vehicle registration in Wisconsin,
possession of a Wisconsin operator's license, employment in the state and
self‑support. A person who
enters and remains in the state principally to obtain an education is
considered to reside outside the state for tuition purposes.
If you think you may qualify for resident status, complete a non‑resident tuition appeals form, available in the Records and Registration Office, 117 Graff Main Hall. Minnesota residents must be approved for reciprocity in order to pay Minnesota fees. It is the student's responsibility to ensure approval has been granted.
The
University of Wisconsin System will provide and maintain adequate facilities
for a safe and healthy learning environment.
It is the University's responsibility to work with faculty and staff so
that they are equipped to educate their students on practices and procedures
that ensure safety for all members of the university.
Employees with instructional responsibilities are expected to comply
with state and federal safety laws and regulations in their institutional
areas. Certain courses and research projects require that the student work
with hazardous materials while engaging in academic studies. Instructors of
these courses and research projects shall inform and train students on
procedures that will maintain the students' personal health and safety and
provide them with information on the hazards of specific chemicals that will
be used during their course of study. Furthermore, instructors will enforce
and follow safety policies. Prior
to use of hazardous materials and equipment, the student shall review the
procedures and information, and discuss any associated concerns with the
instructor.
UW
SYSTEM UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER POLICY
ACIS 6.0
Revised: This UW System policy was last revised in June of 1998 to insure that
courses defined as “breadth” courses taken at one institution will
transfer to the receiving institution as fulfilling the same General Education
requirement. Breadth courses at UW-L include international and multicultural
studies, science, self and society, humanistic studies and fine arts courses.
This policy also guarantees that courses designated as “ethnic studies” at
one institution will meet the same requirement at the receiving institution. A
student may have to request that the receiving institution maintain the course
designation determined by the sending institution to insure that these courses
are transferring appropriately.
ACIS 6.0
requires that each institution shall develop an appeal process that allows
students to appeal credit evaluation decisions. If a student disagrees with a
decision made in transferring a particular course, the student should contact
the office that provided that evaluation to initiate an appeal. In most cases
this will be the admission office, but some campuses may have designated
another office to handle incoming transfer students.
TRANSFER
INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS)
The Transfer
Information System is an on-line resource that provides information regarding
transfer. The site allows students to enter course information for one
institution and review equivalent courses and course designations at receiving
institutions. The site also provides information on admission requirements and
majors offered at other institutions. Not all courses are listed on TIS. The
site concentrates on freshmen and sophomore level courses, with fewer upper
division courses listed. The site will prompt the student to contact the
receiving institution regarding courses for which there is no equivalent
listed.
If you are currently enrolled at UW-L, and
have a need to take course work elsewhere either in a summer session or during
an academic year, you must secure approval in advance of enrollment at other
institutions for course work to be taken for transfer to this university. See
your academic adviser in the dean's office of the school/college in which you
are enrolled and fill out an "Off-Campus Permit” form, which is used to
secure approval to transfer credits from other institutions.
UW-L’s
inclement weather plan is invoked in the most serious times when conditions
make travel to and from campus dangerously imprudent or other events cause
serious safety concerns.
When
inclement weather (dangerous temperatures, snow, ice, wind or rain) or other
events (electrical failure, chemical spill, etc) strike, Protective Services
will confer with the Chancellor or designee prior to 5:45 a.m. for day classes
and 1:45 p.m. for evening classes and events to determine if classes and
events are cancelled. Based on changing conditions, the plan can be
implemented at any time.
A
determination of closure means all university classes and events are
cancelled. It is state policy to keep state offices open even when severe
weather exists.
Protective Services notifies University Relations, which, in turn, will
notify news media and update the events line (785-8900).
When the governor closes state government offices, this DOES NOT mean the UW System or UW-L.
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