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1023 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Because grades reflect the candidate’s academic
performance, this letter is not used to report academic
problems. Rather, it is used when there is a strong concern
about a candidate’s ability to become a professional
educator. For example, a candidate may exhibit a genuine
dislike for children, frequently miss class or be tardy, or
have behaviors that would seem inconsistent with the
requirements of the education profession.
The intent of this system is to add professional judgment
to the teacher education process. When a Letter of
Concern is filed, the candidate, the dean, and the advising
office receive copies. Confirmation of this notification
is sent to the person who filed the Letter of Concern.
Except in very serious situations, two Letters of Concern
must be received before a candidate’s case is reviewed
by the dean, an advisor, and a faculty member. It is
assumed corrective action will be taken and candidate
performance will be monitored. However, such a review
can result in termination of the candidate’s involvement
in the program.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious infraction. All procedures in the
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct
are followed in all cases of plagiarism.
Plagiarism and academic misconduct include, but are
not limited to, the following:
1. Copying any other person’s work and submitting it as
one’s own, whether as a written document or an oral
presentation.
2. Copying or paraphrasing passages, sentences,
phrases, data, statistics, isolated formulas, and visual
aids from print, oral, or Internet sources without
proper acknowledgment.
3. Using someone else’s ideas without giving credit to
the source.
4. Submitting a professionally prepared research paper
as one’s own work.
5. Submitting work that resulted from an unauthorized
collaborative effort as individual work.
6. Reusing or recycling a paper or research done for
credit in a previous course without the permission
and approval of all the professors involved.
7. Offering material assembled or collected by others as
one’s own project or collection.
8. Fabricating or creating material (statistics, text, etc.)
to cite as a legitimate source.
9. Documenting a source inaccurately.
Visit www.iusb.edu/~sbwrite/plagiarism.shtml for
further information.
Transfer Credit
Candidates transferring from other degree programs and/
or schools must meet with an advisor who determines
whether prior courses meet the requirements of their
desired degree program. Candidates who transfer may
not be able to complete the degree program in the usual
number of hours and semesters.
If candidates wish to complete courses at other
institutions, they should obtain approval for these
transfers prior to registering for the course. Advisors in
the Office of Education Student Services can assist with
this process.
Pass/Fail Option
The university regulations for this option apply in the
School of Education. A candidate may elect to receive
a Pass/Fail rating in classes to fulfill general-education
requirements, providing they are not in the major
teaching areas or part of the requirements in professional
education. The request for a Pass/Fail option must be
completed during the first three weeks of fall and spring
semesters, and during the first two weeks of a summer
session by processing the prescribed request in the
Office of Education Student Services. This election is not
reversible. The limitation on Pass/Fail options described
on page 32 of this publication applies.
Note: Students should realize that an F in a credit-bearing
course will be calculated in the GPA. Also, Pass/Fail
courses do not count toward the required credit hours
for the Dean’s List. If a passing grade is earned through
this option, a grade of P is posted to the transcript.
Probation, Dismissal, and
Reinstatement: Before Admission to
Teacher Education Program
Candidates may be placed on probation or be dismissed
at any point in the program when the academic criteria
for education candidates and for continuing in the
Teacher Education Program as outlined in the following
sections are not met. Candidates may also be dismissed if
the required artifacts are not submitted or if they provide
evidence that candidates are not meeting standards nor
making progress toward meeting standards.
Probation and Dismissal
Satisfactory Academic Progress
A student whose cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
is 2.0 or higher is considered to be making satisfactory
academic progress at IU South Bend.
Probation
A student who has completed one or more IU South
Bend GPA hours and has a CGPA below 2.0 is placed on
probation. A probationary student remains on probation
until the CGPA reaches 2.0 or higher.