MBA Catalog - graduate studies at assumption college

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A S S U M P T I O N G R A D U AT E S C H O O L A C A D E M I C I N F O R M A T I O N & P R O C E D U R E S
R E G I S T R A T I O N P R O C E D U R E S
General
Class schedules are e-mailed to all students and prospects,
and posted to the MBA web site at least one month prior
to the start of the next semester. Registrations are accepted
on a first come, first served basis. You may register by mail,
e-mail, fax or in person. Early registration is advised because
of normal course enrollment limits of 25, and in some cases
15.
Registration Fee/Payment
There is a $20 Registration Fee per semester. (If you register
for both summer sessions at the same time, there will be a
single $20 fee.) Late Registrations (after the date specified)
will be charged a $10 Late Fee.
Payment of Tuition and Fees can be made by personal
check, credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover Card) or
promissory note. Full payment is required before attending
classes.
Promissory Notes
If you are paying in whole or in part with a Company
Promissory Note, you will be required to present a letter of
authorization from your employer at the time of registration.
You are required to sign a conditional promissory
note in person, at the time of Registration to Assumption
College guaranteeing payment should your employer
default. The portion not covered by a promissory note must
be paid by check or credit card at the time of registration.
In the unlikely event that the student defaults on the terms
of the promissory note the student will be assessed a promissory
note default fee.
Special Students
Special students who are registering for the first time must
submit copies of transcripts of all prior academic coursework
to the MBA Director in advance of the registration
date. These students are automatically wait-listed for upper
level courses (MBA600+) until matriculated students have
registered.
A C A D E M I C G R I E V A N C E P R O C E D U R E
If a student has a grievance concerning grades and other
academic issues, he/she may seek resolution through the
Academic Grievance Procedure. The academic grievance
procedure process and criteria may be obtained at the
Graduate School office.
A C A D E M I C H O N E S T Y
Representing the work of another as one’s own is a violation
of fundamental principles of truthfulness and an offense
against the academic community. Academic dishonesty
may, at the discretion of the instructor, result in the student
failing the course. Academic dishonesty includes cheating on
examinations, as well as plagiarism (failure to credit properly
the ideas, organization of material or phrasing of another,
including the use of term paper or reference paper services).
Submitting one’s own work, in part or in whole, to
more than one instructor without proper notification is also
academically dishonest and subject to appropriate disciplinary
action.
A C C O M M O D A T I O N S F O R L E A R N I N G
D I S A B I L I T I E S
Students with learning disabilities, ADHD/ADD, chronic
medical conditions, physical disabilities, or psychiatric
disabilities who plan to request academic accommodations
must self-identify and provide appropriate recent documentation
of disability to the Director of Disability Services.
Individual Education Plans (IEP) and 504 Plans are not
considered documentation and do not carry over to higher
education. Documentation guidelines are available at:
www.assumption.edu/acad/ASC/disabilities.html.
Once documentation has been reviewed by the college,
the student must schedule a meeting with the Director
Disability Services. During this meeting, the student and
director will determine reasonable accommodations. Please be
aware that some accommodations may take up to 12 weeks to
implement. Students are strongly advised to begin the process
of self-identification, eligibility, and accommodation determination
well before the start of the semester in order to provide
the college with reasonable notice.
Students must request accommodations each semester.
Students who are registered with Disability Services will
receive an email reminder, sent to their Assumption.edu
email account at the start of each semester.
A U D I T S
With permission of the MBA Director, a Special Student or,
in special cases, a matriculated student may audit a course.
The fee is one-half of the regular three-credit-hour fee. A
student who changes status from credit to audit after the
seventh week of classes (or, in summer sessions, after the
third week) must have permission of the MBA Director and
the Dean of the Graduate School. No refund is available to
those who change status from degree credit to audit. All
changes must be processed by the registrar prior to the last
class meeting.
C L A S S A T T E N D A N C E
Instructors have the prerogative of establishing specific
attendance requirements in their own courses. Each student
has the responsibility to keep fully informed of class assignments,
special activities and examinations of all types, and
to meet the requirements of the course.
C O N D I T I O N A L L Y A C C E P T E D S T U D E N T S
Conditionally accepted students will have a maximum of
two (2) years from their acceptance to satisfy the stipulated
conditions; otherwise the acceptance will be withdrawn. Such
students will need to formally reapply to the program, with no
guarantee of acceptance, if they wish to become active again.