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GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT
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The college reserves the right to make changes
to policies affecting the administration of the College as may be
necessary. The College reserves the right to add, change or withdraw
courses as may be necessary.
Interpretation of all or any part of the policies
and rules contained in any College announcement, catalogue, or bulletin
is at the sole discretion of the administration. Agreements affecting
modification, waiver, revision of the stated school policy must
be approved by the Dean.
Enrollment of any student in the College of Law
is deemed acceptance of the rules, regulations and procedures found
in this catalogue and other bulletins issued by the Administration.
Any student who believes any policy has been inequitably applied
may petition the Academic Department for redress. |
| ADDING
AND DROPPING COURSES |
| Course(s) may be added and dropped prior to
the start of the third week of any semester or session upon petitioning
the academic department and paying the prescribed fee. Core courses
may be taken in lieu of non-core courses. Dropping of course(s)
will be governed by the rules pertaining to withdrawals. All program
changes must be approved by the Dean. |
| ATTENDANCE
AT OTHER SCHOOLS |
Students
shall not enroll in or attend any other college without a prior
written request to do so which must be approved by the Dean. Those
who violate this requirement may be administratively disqualified.
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| TRANSCRIPT
POLICY |
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Official
transcripts will be provided subject to payment of the prescribed
fee and if there is no outstanding financial obligations due to
the college. If the student has made a partial tuition payment ACL
will only withhold that portion of the grades or transcript amount
of the tuition that remains unpaid.
Transcripts will include grades posted as of the
request date and will be marked appropriately for intended usage.
Documents establishing eligibility for admission are not available
for redistribution. |
| RECORD
RETENTION POLICY |
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The American College of Law maintains its records at the college
campus administrative office located at, 3745 West Chapman Avenue, Suite 250, Orange, California 92868. We have consistently maintained
our records dating back to our opening in 1971. We are also the
official custodian of records for two other closed law school campus':
Irvine University School of Law
Southern California School of Law
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| PRIVACY
ACT STUDENT RECORDS |
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In
compliance with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act, The American College of Law maintains confidentiality
of student educational records. However, the college will disclose
student records without prior consent to the following parties:
Certain Government Regulatory Agencies
Accrediting Organizations
Individuals who have obtained court orders or subpoenas
Persons who request information in case of fire, health, and safety
emergencies.
Students who do not wish their information released
must send written notification of this to the Academics department
of the college. Student's may request information to be released
only by signing and submitting a Release of Information. This form
must be submitted to the college's academic department for processing. |
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