Public Meetings and Notices

The meetings noted in the sections below are public meetings and are open to the public. Any member of the public may attend. 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise Seminole State College of Florida at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Presidents Office at 407.708.2010. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact Seminole State College of Florida by calling Dr. Geraldine Perez at 407.708.2505.

Persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decision made at this meeting, they will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes, they may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, per Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes.

Board of Trustees' Meetings

Notice - Board of Trustees Interview

  • Two or more members of the District Board of Trustees of Seminole State College of Florida will be interviewed on Thursday,  December 5, 2024, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. in room L309 on the Sanford / Lake Mary Campus. Representatives of the Aspen Institute College Excellence program will be conducting the interviews as part of the evaluation process for the awarding of the Aspen Prize for College Excellence. The interviewers seek to understand strategies and practices in place that lead to high levels of success for all students, while they are in college and after they graduate.  No business will be conducted, and no action will be taken by the Board during the interviews. 

Public Notice

Collective Bargaining Sessions - UFF

  • Bargaining Session
    Monday, March 30, 2026
    12 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Room: C-110 A/B
  • Bargaining Session
    Friday, April 3, 2026
    8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Room:  SC-185

Employee Benefits Committee Meetings (EBC)

  • Wednesday, December 10, 2025
    2-3 p.m., SLM L-309 

Per Article 25 of the CBA with UFF-Seminole, bargaining unit members are entitled to the same benefits as all other full-time College employees.  In addition, the CBA provides that any action by the Board of Trustees that alters the provisions of the College’s benefit program or any of the benefit plan description documents shall be incorporated by referenced into the agreement.  Benefits are reviewed by the Employee Benefits Committee (EBC).  The CBA provides that UFF-Seminole shall appoint three members of the unit to the EBC and that these representatives will represent the bargaining unit’s interests when performing their duties as Committee members.

Agendas and Minutes are found on the Employee Benefits Committee page.

Proposed Policies/Procedures

NOTE:  Any other College rule(s) which reference(s) the rule noticed herein shall be interpreted and enforced consistent with the new/revised rule upon its final adoption (unless otherwise indicated in the referencing rule(s)).

If you have problems accessing the PDF files, please contact the Office of Legal and Government Affairs at 407.708.2363.

Comments will be considered and reviewed by CAC. If substantive changes are made as a result of the comments received from faculty and staff, a revised procedure may be published for further comment. Following a recommendation for approval by CAC and signature of the President, the procedure as approved will be posted to the on-line College Procedures Manual. The original copy of the signed procedure is retained in the Office of Legal Affairs. Any substantive changes to Policies as a result of comments will require further Board action.

Policies

3.021 - Transfer of Credits from Non-Regionally Accredited Institutions
Summary of changes:
This Policy has been revised to reflect a change to the title of the policy, to include information about transfer credit from other types of institutions, and to remove references to “regional” accreditation.
Download Policy-3.021
Posted for comments from: March 26, 2026 through April 11, 2026
Sponsor: Barbara Rodriguez Lamas
3.022 - Acceleration for Program Completion
Summary of changes:
This Policy has been revised to remove reference to PSAV (Post-Secondary Adult Vocation) for career certificates and to align terminology with institutional accreditor language.
Download Policy-3.022
Posted for comments from: March 26, 2026 through April 11, 2026
Sponsor: Barbara Rodriguez Lamas

Procedures

3.0200 - Evaluation of Transfer Credit
Summary of changes:
This Procedure has been revised to remove language addressed in other procedures, include a reference to the Prior Experiential Learning procedure, eliminate outdated sections related to non-college credit evaluation, revise accreditation terminology to remove “regional” references, clarify that only final grades of D or higher are transferable, and better reflect current practices.
Download Procedure-3.0200
Posted for comments from: March 26, 2026 through April 11, 2026
Sponsor: Barbara Rodriguez Lamas
3.0220 - Acceleration for Program Completion 3.2026
Summary of changes:
This Procedure has been revised to remove evaluation of institutional credit earned at other institutions, with that content to be incorporated into a different procedure. Additional updates include removing unnecessary external contact information, adding a newly approved accelerated mechanism for specified law enforcement experience, and making general name and wording improvements.
Download Procedure-3.0220
Posted for comments from: March 26, 2026 through April 11, 2026
Sponsor: Barbara Rodriguez Lamas
3.0210 - Transfer Credit from Non-Regionally Accredited U.S. Institutions
Summary of changes:
This Procedure was updated to reflect a change to the title of the procedure, updated department naming, removing the name of the request form, and removal of “regional” references in accreditation language.
Download Procedure-3.0210
Posted for comments from: March 26, 2026 through April 11, 2026
Sponsor: Barbara Rodriguez Lamas
3.0230 - Transfer Credit from International Partner Institutions
Summary of changes:
This Procedure was never implemented due to the closure of the Global Engagement Office, and it is recommended that this procedure be repealed from the College’s list of active procedures.
Download Procedure-3.0230
Posted for comments from: March 26, 2026 through April 11, 2026
Sponsor: Barbara Rodriguez Lamas

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