2019-2020 Academic Catalog

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Carroll College admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Carroll College is also committed to compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination laws applicable to educational institutions. Carroll College will not exclude, expel, limit, or otherwise discriminate against an individual seeking admission as a student or an individual enrolled as a student in the terms, conditions, or privileges of Carroll College because of race, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, color, age, physical or mental disability, or national or ethnic origin, unless based on reasonable grounds. Carroll College will also not discriminate against a qualified individual with a handicap on the basis of the individual’s handicap in admissions, recruitment, academic programs, research, occupational training, housing, health insurance, counseling, financial aid, physical education, athletics, recreation, transportation, other extracurricular, or other postsecondary education aid, benefits, or services to which section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 applies.

In addition, Carroll College complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities by recipients of federal financial assistance, including Carroll College. This prohibition extends to employment, admission, and the administration of any of its educational programs and activities. Carroll College’s policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in accordance with Title IX. Inquiries concerning Title IX or Carroll’s policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator(s) or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. Carroll College’s Title IX Coordinator is the Director of Human Resources, Renee McMahon, 214 O’Connell Hall, 406-447-5501, rmcmahon@carroll.edu.

Carroll College is also an equal opportunity employer, committed to compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Carroll College will not refuse employment to a person, bar a person from employment, or discriminate against a person in compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of employment because of race, color, or national origin or because of age, physical or mental disability, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, creed, religion, or sex, except when the reasonable demands of the position require an age, physical or mental disability, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, creed, religion, or sex distinction. In the case of religion and creed, such distinctions may be appropriate under state and federal constitutional provisions due to the religious character and Catholic identity of Carroll College and the nature of the particular employment position at issue.