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ACADEMIC APPEALS
If you have questions regarding your final grade for a class, begin by discussing them with the instructor of record. The policies and process for academic appeals are available online at www.mountainstate.edu/current/policies/appeals.aspx or from the Student Affairs Office.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
All students are responsible for knowing
and following Mountain State University’s Student Code of Conduct, which describes
the University’s rules and regulations for
academic honesty and personal conduct. It also describes the process through which students are charged with violations, the disciplinary sanctions that may be imposed for violations, and the appeals process. The Student Code of Conduct is available from the Student Affairs Office or on the MSU website.
GRADUATE ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS
Graduate students are expected to comply with the University’s rules of academic conduct, which include classroom behavior as an integral part of academics. If a faculty member observes that a graduate student is not complying with University or program academic conduct requirements, he or she is obligated to bring it to the attention of the student. Academic conduct rules apply during any graduate program or coursework, independent work, or certificate work.
Plagiarism will result in disciplinary action that may include being barred from graduate programs at MSU. Other consequences may be possible as well. Examples of plagiarism include using material or phrasing of others
without attribution; deceptive or absent citations; bibliographical references that are incorrect; and appropriation of websites or aspects thereof as if they were one’s own, including cut-and-paste appropriations of other people’s text. Faculty members may submit any student work to a search engine to verify legitimacy.
Examinations, Tests, and Quizzes
During graduate examinations and other classroom work, you must not give aid to or receive aid from another student in any way that is not authorized by the faculty.
Papers, Essays, and Oral Presentations
Representing written or oral work that is not your own as original work constitutes academic dishonesty and is subject to sanction. Any direct information taken from other sources must be documented, and any sources of information, ideas, or opinions that you did not develop yourself must be clearly indicated. Faculty members may prescribe limitations on the sources that you are permitted to use.
Projects and Reports
You must perform your own work, experiments, projects, research, etc. unless otherwise directed by the faculty. Faculty members may assign student work groups, but each member of the group must understand what his or her work represents.
Communications
Students are encouraged to call or e-mail the School of Graduate Studies, program offices, and faculty members, but abusive e-mail or phone calls to the faculty, staff, or administration may lead to disciplinary action. Professional form is required in all communications.
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
Students are responsible for understanding the academic rules and regulations of the University, the School of Graduate Studies, and the program in which they are enrolled. The University has procedures to check degree progress, and the program administrator, faculty, and staff are available to assist you as needed. It is your responsibility, however, to know and fulfill all requirements and to be thoroughly familiar with academic policies and procedures.
ACADEMIC SANCTIONS
At the graduate level, academic sanctions result when your semester or cumulative GPA falls below 3.0. Sanctions are determined at the end of each semester; you will be notified by mail if you are placed under an academic sanction. Sanctions may affect your financial aid eligibility. Graduate students have three escalating levels of academic sanction:
Academic Warning
Graduate students whose semester or cumulative GPA is below 3.0 when grades are calculated at the end of the semester are placed on academic warning.
Academic Probation
Graduate students on academic warning are placed on academic probation if their semester GPA falls below 3.0. During any semester spent on academic probation, you are not allowed to carry more than 3 credit hours and must attain a 3.0 semester average to avoid academic suspension.
Academic Suspension
Graduate students on academic probation who do not achieve a 3.0 semester average are placed on academic suspension. Students who have been academically suspended from the University are not permitted to register for additional classes.
Academic warning and academic probation status generate a registration hold that requires the signature of your program administrator to clear; suspension status requires that you write a letter of appeal to the program administrator.
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