The following policies and procedures guide the day-to-day operations of Anne Arundel Community College, ensure academic standards and integrity, and articulate expectations for student and employee conduct.

Many are set by AACC’s board of trustees and are intended to comply with regulations established by governing agencies, such as the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education. Each of these policies is intended to help the college fulfill its mission to provide high quality, affordable, accessible and innovative lifelong learning opportunities in response to the needs of our diverse community.

Academic Affairs

Academic Freedom

Academic Integrity

• Academic Misconduct Appeal Procedure
• Academic Misconduct Hearing Procedure
• Expungement of Academic Misconduct Record Procedure
• Procedure for Interim Measures for Academic Misconduct Allegations
• Resolving Academic Misconduct Allegations Procedure

Class Attendance Reporting Procedure

Grade Appeals Policy

• Grade Appeals Procedure

Transfer Credit for Prior Examinations Policy

• Transfer Credit for Prior Learning Examinations Procedure

Administration, Business and Fiscal Affairs

Board of Trustees Policy on Use of College Facilities by External Entities

• Facilities Use Procedures and Information Exchange Table User Agreement (Contact AACC's Event Services office at events@aacc.edu or 410-777-2614 for information.)

Debt Policy

Financial Exigency and Reduction in Force Policy

• Financial Exigency and Reduction in Force Procedures

Identity Theft Prevention Policy

Investment Policy

Naming College Properties, Programs and Positions Policy

• Naming College Properties, Programs and Positions Procedures

Policy on Development of Policies and Procedures

• Procedure on Development of Policies and Procedures

Procurement Policy

Risk Management Policy

Third-Party Providers Procedure

Faculty Affairs

Full-Time Faculty Performance Evaluations Procedure 

Promotion of Part-Time Faculty Procedure 

General

Accessibility Policy

Animal Policy

• Animals on Campus Procedure

Board of Trustees Conflict of Interest Policy

• Conflict of Interest Procedures
• Conflict of Interest Policy Acknowledgment Statement (Email presidentsline@aacc.edu for more information about this form.)

Board of Trustees Policy for the Evaluation of the President

Board of Trustees Policy on College Officer Emeritus Status

Board of Trustees Policy on Trustee Emeritus Status

College Police Force

COVID-19 Policy

• COVID-19 Vaccination for Clinical Participants Procedure
• Face Coverings Procedure
• Respirators Procedure

Disability Accommodations Policy

• Course Substitutions Procedure
• Employee and Applicant Disability Accommodations Procedure
• Employees and Applicants Accommodations for Pregnancy, Childbirth or Related Conditions Procedure
• Student Disability Accommodations Procedure
• Visitor Disability Accommodations Procedure

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Antiracism, and Accessibility Policy

Drug and Alcohol Prohibitions Policy

Free Speech and Peaceable Assembly

Heroin and Opioid Addiction and Prevention Policy

Intellectual Property Policy

Interim Nondiscrimination Policy

• Interim Advisors for Resolving Discrimination and Retaliation Allegations Procedure
• Interim Discrimination and Retaliation Complaint Hearing Procedure
• Interim Informal Resolution of Discrimination and Retaliation Allegations Procedure
• Interim Pregnant and Parenting Students Procedure
• Interim Resolving Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation Procedure

Religious Accommodation Policy

• Employee and Applicant Religious Accommodation Procedure
• Fundamental Alteration Review Procedure
• Student Religious Accommodation Procedure

Sex Offenders Policy

• Procedures for Sex Offenders Policy

Sexual Misconduct Policy

• AACC Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Procedures (ATIXA Training Materials)
• ATIXA Training Materials Website

Shared Governance Policy

• Shared Governance Procedure

Tobacco and Tobacco Substitutes Use and Promotion on College Property

Use of Human Subjects in Research Procedure

Weapons Policy

Workplace Violence Policy

Human Resources

Background Investigation Policy

Compensation Policy

Constituency Group Procedure

Employee Grievance Policy

• Interim Employee Grievance Procedure
• Mediation of Employee Grievances Procedure

Employee Performance Management Policy

• Employee Performance Improvement Procedure
• Employee Progressive Discipline Procedure
• Interim Faculty Major Sanctions Hearing Procedure
• Major Sanctions against Tenure-Track and Tenure Faculty Procedure

Family and Medical Leave Policy

Flexible Work Policy

• Alternative Work Schedule Procedure
• Telework Procedure

 Interim Annual and Sick Leave Policy

• Interim Annual Leave Procedure
• Interim Sick Leave Procedure

Staff and Administrator Performance Evaluation Procedure

Nepotism and Personal Relationships Policy

• Nepotism and Personal Relationships Procedures

Information Technology

Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy

• Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Procedures

Interim Privacy and Protection of Personally Identifiable Information Policy

Student Affairs

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA Policy)

Interim Anti-Hazing Policy

• Interim Anti-Hazing Procedure

Policy on Student Concerns with College Athletic Programs and Activities

Student Conduct Policy

Student Grievance Policy

• Student Complaints to External Entities Procedure
• Student Grievance Procedure

Student Withdrawal and Refund for Extenuating Circumstances Policy

Tuition and Residency Classification Policy

Guidelines

Employer Recruiting Guidelines

Information Security Telework Guidelines

Online Instruction Guidelines

Serenity Space Guidelines

Information Technology Requirements:

• Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Guidelines
• Account Management
• Data Classification and Encryption
• Domain User Passwords
• Information Security Program Compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
• Information Technology Asset Management
• Multi-Factor Authorization
• Privacy
• System and Information Integrity
  • System and Information Integrity Guidelines
• Technology Monitoring and Audit Logging

Other and Academic Regulations

Americans with Disability Act

Code of Student Conduct

Comprehensive Financial Responsibility

Dismissal for Other than Academic Reasons

Food in Classrooms Policy

Fund-Raising/Solicitation Policy

Maryland Public Information Requests

Military Deployment Policy

Posting Materials on Campus

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Professional Licensure Disclosures

Purchase Order Terms and Conditions

Red Flags Regulation

Satisfactory Academic Progress

State Authorization

Student Complaint Procedures - DOD

Student Complaint Procedures - External Contacts

Student Loan Entrance Exit Counseling

Traffic and Parking Regulations

Utilization of Student Work

Attendance, grades, credit hours, dismissal and reinstatement and other academic regulations for credit students are explained in the college catalog and are subject to change each year. Noncredit student policies are summarized in the Noncredit Course Protocols page.

Review AACC's Academic Regulations in the College Catalog.