Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011 - SNHU Academic Archive ...

Academic Standards and Regulations
Audit
Any student wishing to audit a course must sign up for that
course as an audit prior to the end of the add/drop period.
Once the add/drop period has passed, no student may
change any of his or her courses to an audit status. Students
are to use the add/drop form to establish the intent to audit
a course. Tuition is charged at the prevailing rate.
Scholastic Standing
A student will be deemed to be making satisfactory progress
either by specific action of the Scholastic Standing
Committee or when on schedule to complete his or her:
Baccalaureate Degree:
within four years if full time
within six years if 3/4 time
within eight years if half time
Associate Degree:
within two years if full time
within three years if 3/4 time
within four years if half time
A student in good standing is defined by SNHU as a student
who has a total grade-point average of 2.0 or better or who
has been approved for matriculation by the Scholastic
Standing Committee. Students receiving financial assistance
are required to complete at least 75 percent of all credits
attempted at SNHU and must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative
grade-point average.
Academic Review/Scholastic Warning
At the end of each semester and at any other time deemed
appropriate, the undergraduate Scholastic Standing Committee
will review the records of all students whose cumulative or
semester grade point average is below 2.0. At the Committee’s
discretion, possible outcomes include: Scholastic
Warning, Continued Scholastic Warning, Academic Suspension
or Academic Dismissal. If allowed to return the following
semester, students having academic difficulty will be
referred to the appropriate office(s) for support services.
Students placed on Academic Suspension may appeal the
decision to the Committee; Academic Dismissal, however, is
considered final and no appeal is allowed.
Repeating Courses
Students may repeat courses for credit. Students who fail
courses will want or need to repeat the same courses at
Southern New Hampshire University. In such instances, the
first course grade will not be computed into the total gradepoint
average (GPA); instead, the most recent course grade will
be used. All prior grades will appear on students’ transcripts.
Transcript Request
Except as provided by the Federal Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act and in instances in which a student consents
to release his or her transcript to another party, the Office of
the Registrar will not furnish a transcript to any person other
than to the person identified by name on the transcript.
Transcripts will not be furnished to students or former students
whose financial obligations to the university have not
been satisfied. Transcript requests may be obtained at any
center or printed from the university’s Web site and mailed to:
Office of the Registrar
Southern New Hampshire University
2500 North River Road
Manchester, NH 03106-1045
Transcript requests can be faxed to the Registrar at
603.629.4647, however, transcripts WILL NOT be released
over fax lines.
There is a charge of $5 per transcript that must accompany
the request.
Policies
Academic Honesty
Southern New Hampshire University requires all students to
adhere to high standards of integrity in their academic work.
Activities such as plagiarism and cheating will not be condoned
by the university. Students involved in such activities
are subject to serious disciplinary action. This may include
receiving a failing grade for the assignment or course, academic
suspension or expulsion from the university.
Purpose of the Honor Code
To emphasize the university’s commitment to academic
integrity, it has established a university-wide Honor Code.
The purpose of this Honor Code is to encourage and maintain
academic integrity at Southern New Hampshire
University by adhering to the five fundamental values identified
by the Center for Academic Integrity: honesty, trust,
fairness, respect, and responsibility. This Code incorporates
as a part hereof, the SNHU Honor Code Procedures for the
Undergraduate Day School and the penalties for violation of
this Code contained therein. The procedures and penalties
may be revised from time to time.
Definitions of Academic Dishonesty
Under the university’s Honor Code, academic dishonesty is
defined as:
Cheating
The unauthorized use of notes, textbooks, oral, visual, or
electronic communication, or other aids during an exam,
quiz, or other related course assignment.
The copying of the work of another student during an exam,
quiz, or other related course assignment.
Plagiarism
The use, whether by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the
published or unpublished work of another without full and
clear acknowledgment through proper citation format.
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