STUDENT                                   TRAFFIC AND PARKING                        class attendance policies still apply.  INFORMATION                               REGULATIONS AND                            Announcement of class cancellations                                            CAMPUS SECURITY                            due to inclement weather will be made  Students should read and be familiar                                                 at the earliest possible time.  with the College catalog, the College     Parking permits are required for student,  website (www.sic.edu) and the TALON       faculty, and staff of Southeastern and     Public announcements of class  student handbook. These three college     may be obtained in the Bookstore,          cancellations for any reason, weather  publications provide the basic policies   B123, or Business Office for a $5 fee.     or otherwise, will be made through the  and regulations as they relate to         Complete information about parking         following media:  students. Changes may occur in all three  and traffic regulations can be found in  of the documents during or between        the TALON student handbook or on the            •	 Southeastern Illinois College  printings; therefore, all information     college website at www.sic.edu. You                  Homepage (www.sic.edu)  should not be considered as absolutely    may contact security at 618-926-4986  final. Most current changes in policies,  during the day, 618-926-5403 after              •	 Text message to cell phones  regulations, or course and curricular     3:30, and at extension 2911 anytime.                 (Sign up at www.sic.edu/txtsic)  matters are found on the College          The security office is located in room  website at www.sic.edu.                   A152B.                                          •	 Facebook (www.facebook.                                                                                                 com/southeastern.illinois.  STUDENT LOAD/CREDIT                       WEATHER RELATED                                      college)  HOURS (9019)                              CLOSURES                                                                                            •	 Twitter (twitter.com/SIC_  Course credits are recorded in semester   Classes will meet and the College                    EDU)  credit hours. The normal course load      will be open and operative during bad  for a full-time student is 15 hours per   weather unless the President or his/            •	Instagram.com/  semester. However, a full-time student    her designee officially cancels classes.             SoutheasternIllinoisCollege  may take between 12 and 19 hours          The geographic size of the college  per semester. A student enrolled in 11    district makes possible the existence           •	 SIC Switchboard (618-252-  semester hours or less is considered      of varying weather conditions on any                 5400)  part-time. Based on a student’s previous  given day in different locations within  performance, an academic advisor may      the district. Southeastern Illinois             •	 Some local media may also be  recommend a heavier or lighter load.      College students will be expected to                 notified  Students on scholastic probation and      decide for themselves, based on local  suspension must abide by the policies     conditions and personal circumstances,  related to coursework. A student          whether or not to attend classes during  wishing to take more than 19 hours per    periods of inclement weather. However,  semester may do so only with written      if the College is open and the student  permission of the Executive Dean of       decides not to attend, individual  Student Services.                                                                                         53