This is the official 2026-2028 academic catalog for Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), a tribal land grant institution in Michigan. It is intended for current and prospective students, faculty, and staff. The catalog opens with the college's mission statement, a welcome from President Melissa Kiesewetter, and lists the Board of Regents and administration. It includes academic…
This is the official 2026-2028 academic catalog for Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), a tribal land grant institution in Michigan. It is intended for current and prospective students, faculty, and staff, providing comprehensive information about the college's programs, policies, and procedures.
The catalog opens with the college's mission statement, a welcome from President Melissa Kiesewetter, and lists the Board of Regents and administration. It includes academic calendars for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 years, covering fall, spring, and summer semesters.
General information sections cover the college's history, vision, mission, values, learning goals, accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, and its status as a 1994 Land Grant Institution. Policies on non-discrimination and freedom of expression are also stated.
Admissions and new student sections detail admission requirements, placement testing, college readiness, the First Year Experience program, and academic advising. Registration procedures, withdrawal policies, tuition and fees, payment options, refund policies, and textbook policies are explained.
Financial aid information covers available programs, eligibility requirements, verification, satisfactory academic progress standards, factors affecting aid, Return to Title IV calculations, professional judgment and dependency overrides, Federal Work Study, grievances, and plenary guardianship.
Academic information includes course credits and numbering, student classification, enrollment status, attendance policies, academic integrity, generative AI use guidelines, the grading system, incomplete grades, grade reports and changes, course complaints, official transcripts, academic honors, achievement standards, and privacy of student records. Special study options such as internships, directed study, research projects, and community enrichment programs are described, followed by…