2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

cumulative grade point average of 3.00, approval by the course instructor, faculty advisor,and consent of the dean or chair of the offering unit must be presented as part of thepetition. Normally, undergraduate students will not receive graduate credits when takinga graduate class. When circumstances warrant, upon petition from the student, theGraduate Council may authorize awarding graduate credit. However, students enrolling ingraduate courses for graduate credit (not undergraduate credit) may not apply such creditsto undergraduate degree requirements.Academic Conduct CodeAcademic dishonesty involves any act that undermines the professional standardsand integrity of the academic programs at the University of Arkansas-Monticello. Academicdishonesty includes, but is not limited to: A) Cheating, B) Plagiarism; and, C) Misuseof University Documents.Academic dishonesty is considered unsatisfactory progress and may result in an “F”grade(s), withdrawal from a course(s), dismissal from the UAM Graduate School and/orfrom the graduate degree program. The level of penalty is determined by the facultymember, advisor, school dean, and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs/Graduate Dean.DismissalAny graduate student whose course work is unsatisfactory or violates good studentconduct or campus employment rules may be dismissed from graduate courses orgraduate programs.Policy and Regulation ChangesThe University further reserves the right to change any other regulations affecting thestudent body. Changes shall become effective whenever the proper authorities sodetermine, and shall apply not only to prospective students, but also to those currentlyenrolled in the University.Graduation Under a Particular CatalogStudents have a maximum of six years to graduate under the catalog in effect at thetime of their original enrollment.Students have the following two options: 1) abiding by the requirements of the UAMcatalog in effect at the time of their original enrollment, or 2) abiding by a more currentactive UAM catalog, as long as they were enrolled at UAM during the period that thecatalog was in effect. Changes in academic programs or actions taken by authoritiesexternal to the University (e.g., accrediting agencies or state agencies) may make itnecessary for a student to move to a more recent catalog.The present catalog is in force from Summer II 2003 through Summer I 2005.Appeals of Academic PolicyAppeal rights are open to all students in graduate programs. Appeals should beinitiated through the graduate student’s advisor and pursued with the school dean, ViceChancellor for Academic Affairs/Graduate Dean, and the Graduate Council.Graduate Programs221