SECTION 300 - ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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FIELD TRIPS
POLICY
The faculty of Georgia Perimeter College shall be free to include field
trips as a course requirement if they feel that such a trip will enhance the
course they are teaching.
PROCEDURE
A. Requests
for field trips must be submitted on the accepted form, approved by the
appropriate Department Chair and communicated to the Campus Dean of Academic
Services.
B. If
the field trip is a course requirement, students should be informed at the beginning
of the semester. The specific date and
time of the field trip must be included on the course syllabus
C. The
trip should be conducted by the course instructor. In the event of instructor illness, another qualified instructor
may be appointed by the Department Chair to conduct the field trip.
D. Proper
safety control and security arrangements must be made. Students are required to sign a release and
indemnity agreement.
E. Arrangements
should be made to use the College bus or van.
All College vehicles must be driven by a College employee. Requests to use the College bus or van
should be made ten days in advance of the planned trip. Vans for transportation
must provide room for ALL students.
Students can then choose not to use the provided transportation, but the
College must provide for all.
F. If
students are to use their own transportation, the instructor should not make
travel arrangements but simply designate the time and place for students to
meet.
G. Information
relative to handling various trips should be filed with the appropriate
Department Chair and shared for the benefit of others.
Revised 2/97
Revised by Academic Affairs Policy
Council 4/11/00
Approved by College Advisory
Board 7/27/00