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ACC Catalog Archives

  • 2020 – 2021 Catalog (PDF 11-3-20) | Online | Award Plans & Course Descriptions | Program Maps
  • 2019 – 2020 Catalog (PDF 10-23-19) | Online | Award Plans & Course Descriptions | Program Maps
    • Prohibition of Sexual Misconduct, Amended August 2019
    • Prohibition of Discrimination or Harassment of Students on the Basis of Disability, Amended January 2020
    • Prohibition of Discrimination or Harassment of Students on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin, Amended January 2020
    • Grading System, Amended April 2020
  • 2018 – 2019 Catalog (PDF 9-20-18) | Online | Addendum | Award Plans & Course Descriptions | Program Maps
  • 2017 – 2018 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions | Program Maps
  • 2016 – 2017 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2015 – 2016 Catalog (PDF | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2014 – 2015 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions

ACC Catalogs Prior to 2015

  • 2013-2014
    • 2013 – 2014 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2012-2013
    • 2012 – 2013 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2011-2012
    • 2011 – 2012 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2010-2011
    • 2010 – 2011 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2009-2010
    • 2009 – 2010 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2008-2009
    • 2008 – 2009 Catalog (PDF) | Award Plans & Course Descriptions
  • 2007-2008 and older
    • 2007 – 2008 Catalog (PDF)
    • 2006 – 2007 Catalog (PDF)
    • 2005 – 2006 Catalog (PDF)
    • 2004 – 2005 Catalog (PDF)
    • 2003 – 2004 Catalog (PDF)

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Annual Disclosures

The Austin Community College (ACC) District provides information on required disclosures in this catalog and via email to employees and students each fall. Detailed information on each disclosure is available in the email publication and web locations provided. For a full list of required disclosures that must be available to all students, visit the ACC District website Consumer Information page.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statement

Due to the ever-evolving nature of COVID-19, the Austin Community College (ACC) Catalog for the 2020-2021 academic year will include updates based on ACC’s policy changes in response to the pandemic. These updates will be reflected on the Catalog Archives section of the ACC Catalog and shared on the ACC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information page.

While most courses and support will be offered online, it is important for some students (i.e. veterans) to know which courses would have been offered face-to-face in order to receive full benefits. Students should speak with their advisor prior to making course selections each semester. ACC will expand face-to-face instruction and student support services when the health and safety of our students and employees can be ensured as per state and federal guidelines.

ACC is committed to waste reduction and sustainable practices. In lieu of printing the 2020-2021 ACC Catalog we're encouraging ACC employees to utilize the robust online version.

About the Catalog

The Austin Community College (ACC) catalog includes everything you need to know about ACC. This catalog is in effect for new students entering ACC in the 2020 – 2021 academic year and for any ACC student returning in the 2020 – 2021 academic year whose catalog has expired. It was prepared from existing policies and information obtained from the appropriate ACC officials and is the document of authority for all students.

You may follow the degree plan requirements described in the catalog in effect at the time you first enrolled at ACC. Or, you may choose to follow the degree plan requirements of a later catalog in effect during your enrollment, as long as the program of study is still offered, the catalog is not more than 5 years old, and you have officially declared the corresponding major.

ACC reserves the right to make changes in the regulations and offerings announced in this catalog as circumstances require. Each semester the college posts an online schedule listing courses to be offered. Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered each semester. This information is made available to students as early as possible prior to the beginning of each semester.

Please frequently refer to the 2020-21 ACC Catalog and Student Handbook online so you are aware of the latest and most accurate information.

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