Academic Affairs

Welcome to Academic Affairs Administration and the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA).  The Vice President of Academic Affairs oversees all academic programs at Palm Beach State College. Campus academic deans report to the VPAA.

  

Academic Leadership

• Coleman-Ferrell, Tunjarnika L., Ed.D., Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs
• Albertini, Velmarie, Ph.D., Dean of Curriculum
• Cipriano, Barbara, M.S., Interim Dean of Business, Trade and Industry, Lake Worth
• Gingras, Rob, Ph.D., Interim Dean of Academic Affairs, Palm Beach Gardens  
• Gladney, Don, Ed.D., Interim Dean of Bachelor Degree Programs
• Lancaster, Kimberly, M.B.A.,  Dean of Academic Affairs, Loxahatchee Groves and Belle Glade Campuses
• Scott-Lubin, Sheila, M.Ed.,  Interim Dean of Academic Affairs, Lake Worth
• Vargas, Roy, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Affairs, Boca Raton
  
• Willey, Edward, M.S., Dean of Health Sciences
  

 

Academic Affairs provides direction and support for:

• Academic and Registration Calendar
• Academic and Class Meeting Calendars
• Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Academic Management Manual
  • Academic Policies & Documents
  • Board Policies
  • Faculty Handbook
• Academic Services
• Bachelor's Degree Programs
• Curriculum
  
  • Articulation Agreements (Transfer)
  • Class Scheduling
  • College Catalog
  • Program and Course Development
• Career Pathways
• Faculty Resources
  
  • Continuing Contract Process
  • Department Chair Resources
• Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors College
• Program, Staff, and Faculty Development
  • Academic Development Day
  • Sabbatical Leave
• Accreditation & Compliance
  
  • Program Accreditation
  • SACSCOC Liaison
  • Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

 

CLAS Requirements - Repealed

On June 17, 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill #7151, eliminating CLAS requirements for graduation.

Effective July 1, 2011, CLAS requirements for degree completion were removed from Florida Statutes.  As a result, associate or baccalaureate degrees may be awarded to currently enrolled students who meet degree requirements notwithstanding CLAS.
More CLAS Info.