Student Handbook

Table of Contents

The 2023-2024 Student Handbook was published digitally in October 2023

Message from Student Affairs

Learn more about the College’s Mission, Vision and Values

Getting Started

• Admissions
• Assessment Center
• Registration
• New Student Day
• Student ID Card

LifeMap: Academic Planning, Career Planning and Transfer

• Get to Know LifeMap
• The Six Components
• Advising Center
• Internships and Career Development
• Transfer Services

Student Central:  Financial Aid, Payment and Records

• Academic Records Office
• Financial Aid
• Student Payment Office

Student Involvement

• Athletics, Fitness and Wellness
• Community Engagement
• Dean of Students Office
• Mentoring
• Policy for Student Club Recognition
• Student Activities
• Student Activities Hour/Free Period
• Student Government Association (SGA)
• Student Clubs and Organizations

Education Planning

• Absence Due to Religious Beliefs
• Academic Innovation and Distance Education (AIDE)
• Academic Standing
• Attendance
• BHCCselfservice
• Catalog Year
• Center for Self-Directed Learning (CSDL)
• Commonwealth Honors Program
• Course Load
• Final Examination Schedule
• Fresh Start Policy
• Grade Appeals
• Graduation Information
• Learning Communities
• Online Services (myBHCC)
• Repeating a Course
• Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Student Success Program

Campus Resources

• Bookstore
• Food Service
• Gender-Inclusive Restrooms
• International Center
• Lactation Room
• Library and Learning Commons
• Lounges
• Mail
• Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Parking/Parking Permits
• Public Transportation
• Quiet Room
• Semester T-Pass Program
• Shuttle Services
• Sustainability at the College
• Telephones

Support Services

• Chelsea Campus Student Access and Success Center
• Counseling, Prevention and Wellness: Virtual Counseling Center
• Disability Support Services
• DISH Food Pantry
• Health Services
• The HOPE Initiative
• Immigrant Student Support Services (ISSS)
• MathSpace
• Language Lab
• Single Stop
• Student Emergency Assistance Fund
• Bookstore Voucher Program
• Tutoring and Academic Support Center (TASC)
• Veterans Center
• Virtual LGBTQIA+ Center
• Writing Place

Emergencies

• Class Cancellations Due to Weather
• Crime Alerts and Annual Security Report
• Emergencies/Security Incidents
• Emergency Messages
• Office of Public Safety and Campus Police

Behavior Policies

• Behavior Policies, Discipline and Grievance Procedures
• Massachusetts Community College System – Student Code of Conduct
• Massachusetts Community College Student Grievance Procedure

Institutional and General Policies

• Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
• Bathroom and Locker Use
• Bulletin Board Posting Policy
• Changing Biographical Data
• Criminal Offender Record Information and Sex Offender Registry Information Checks
• Directory Information
• Distribution of Printed Materials
• Educational Records
• Food and Beverage Consumption
• Guidelines Concerning Sexual Harassment
• Guidelines Concerning Sexual Violence
• Hazing
• Immunization
• Medical Leave Policy
• Policy on Fundraising and Solicitation
• Policy on Guest Speakers
• Policy on Student Expression
• Publications Policy
• Radios and Other Audio Devices
• Religious Services
• Smoking
• Social Media Policy
• Statement on Civility
• Statement on Inclusion
• Student Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
• Student Email Communications Policy
• Student Online Security Policy
• Student Right-to-Know Graduation Rate and Campus Security Act
• Trip Solicitation Policy

Glossary of Academic Terms

Appendix A - Student Association Constitution

Appendix B - Maps

• Charlestown Campus Map
• MBTA Map

Academic Calendar

BHCC Locations and Transportation

• BHCC Campuses
• Instructional Centers

Student and Academic Resource Directory