Faculty Handbook - Fairmont State University

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103 8.2. Institutional Support. Permissible support activities include, but are not limited to, providing for office space and administrative support for faculty development programs, and providing equipment and materials necessary for improving teaching, conducting research, or pursuing other valid development activities. 8.3. All expenditures must be consistent with West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Fairmont State University policy and regulations. FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS POLICY 18 TITLE: STUDENT ACADEMIC RIGHTS SECTION 1. GENERAL 1.1. Scope: This rule regards academic rights and responsibilities of students. 1.2. Authority: West Virginia Code § 18-26-8 1.3. Effective Date: December 5, 2002 SECTION 2. ACADEMIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS 2.1. The President or designee shall define and promulgate, consistent with the rules and procedures of the Board, the academic requirements for admission to the institutions, for admission to limited enrollment programs and for admission to professional and graduate degree programs (where offered); the criteria for maintenance of satisfactory academic progress, for the successful completion of the program, for the award of a degree or certification, for graduation; the requirements or criteria for any other academic endeavor; and the requirements for student honesty and originality of expression. 2.2. A student, by voluntarily accepting admission to the institution or enrolling in a class or course of study offered by the institution accepts the academic requirements and criteria of the institution. It is the student's responsibility to fulfill course work and degree or certificate requirements and to know and meet criteria for satisfactory academic progress and completion of the program. SECTION 3. ACADEMIC RIGHTS 3.1. Concomitant with the academic standards and responsibilities established pursuant to Section 3 of this rule, each student shall have the following academic rights: 3.1.1. The student shall be graded or have his/her performance evaluated solely upon performance in the course work as measured against academic standards. The student shall not be evaluated prejudicially, capriciously, or arbitrarily. The student shall not be graded nor shall his/her performance be evaluated on the basis of his/her race, color, creed, sex or national origin. 3.1.2. Each student shall have the right to have any academic penalty, as set out in Section 4.2 of this rule below and more specifically defined by the policies promulgated by the president or designee, reviewed.
104 3.1.3. Each student shall have access to a copy of the University catalog or program brochure in which current academic program requirements are described (e.g., required courses, total credit requirements, minimum grade point average, probation standards, professional standards, etc.). Students have the right to receive from the instructor written descriptions of content and requirements for any course in which they are enrolled (e.g., attendance expectations, special requirements, laboratory requirements including time, field trips and costs, grading standards and procedures, professional standards, etc.). 3.1.4. The instructor of each course is responsible for assigning grades to students enrolled in the course, consistent with the academic rights set out in the preceding sections. SECTION 4. APPLICATION OF POLICY TO STUDENTS 4.1. Student: any person who has been admitted to the institution to pursue a course of study, research, or service, who is currently engaged in an institutionally sponsored activity, and who has some right or privilege to be on the campus or in the facilities of the institution, or to use the same, in connection with study, research, or service, or who yet has some right or privilege to receive some benefit or recognition or certification from the institution, under the rules or procedures of the institutions. 4.2. A student, as defined in this rule, shall be subject to any applicable penalties for failure to comply with the academic requirements and standards promulgated by the institution according to Section 2.1 of this rule. Students are expected to adhere to these academic standards in all academic settings, classrooms, laboratories, clinics and any other activities which are part of academic requirements. SECTION 5. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS 5.1. The president or designee shall define and promulgate the academic requirements, criteria and standards as set out in Section 2.1 of this rule. Normally, students may finish a program of study according to the requirements under which they were admitted to the program. However, requirements are subject to change at any time, with reasonable notice provided to the students. 5.2. A student who fails to meet the academic requirements or standards, including those for academic honesty as defined by the institution according to Section 2.1 of this rule, may be subject to one or more of the following penalties: 5.2.1. A lower grade or failure of the course or exclusion from further participation in the class (including laboratories or clinical experiences), all of which may be imposed by the instructor. 5.2.2. Academic probation as determined and defined by the institution. 5.2.3. Academic suspension as determined and defined by the institution. 5.3. Academic dismissal is defined as termination of student status, including any right or privilege to receive some benefit or recognition or certification. A student may be academically dismissed from a limited enrollment program and remain eligible to enroll in courses in other programs at the institution, or a
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