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ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
“Faculty, Student, and Institutional Rights and Responsibilities
for Academic Integrity.” At UMUC, faculty members are
expected to establish classroom environments conducive to
the maintenance of academic integrity by giving you a complete
syllabus describing the course and its requirements, by
providing clear-cut directions for assignments and adequate
and timely feedback, and by arranging appropriate evaluation
conditions. As a UMUC student, you are expected to conduct
yourself in a manner that will contribute to the maintenance of
academic integrity. The USM policy is located at www.usmd.edu/
regents/bylaws/SectionIII.
Academic dishonesty is the failure to maintain academic integrity.
Academic dishonesty includes cheating; fabrication; bribery
offered for grades, transcripts, or diplomas; obtaining or giving
aid on an examination; having unauthorized prior knowledge
of an examination; doing work for another student; presenting
another student’s work as your own; and plagiarism.
Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s idea or
product as your own. Plagiarism includes copying verbatim
all or part of another’s written work without quotation marks
and citation of the source in the text and in reference lists;
using phrases, charts, figures, illustrations, or mathematical
or scientific solutions without citing the source; paraphrasing
ideas, conclusions, or research without citing the source in the
text and in reference lists; or using all or part of a literary plot,
poem, film, musical score, or other artistic product without
attributing the work to its creator.
You can avoid unintentional plagiarism by carefully following
accepted scholarly practices. Notes taken for papers and
research projects should accurately record sources of material
to be appropriately cited, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
All coursework you submit should acknowledge these sources
both in text and in a reference list, in accordance with accepted
citation practices.
Attempts to violate academic integrity or to assist others in
doing so are prohibited. Resources to help you maintain academic
integrity are available at www.umuc.edu/academicintegrity.
Additional information on UMUC’s policy on Academic Dishonesty
and Plagiarism is available at www.umuc.edu/policies/
academicpolicies/aa15025.cfm.
Academic Load
FOR MOST MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS
Generally, you are considered a full-time graduate student if you
are registered for at least 9 credits per term in a program that
does not require CBR, DCL, or PRO 600. If you are enrolled in
6 credits of graduate coursework per term, you are considered
half-time.
You are advised to limit your academic load to conform with
the demands of your employment and the time you have to
prepare for class. Given the time commitment required for
graduate study, the maximum recommended load is 6 credits
per term.
If you have a compelling need to take more than 6 credits per
term (and are not enrolled in the MS in Data Analytics program),
you may submit a written request to take additional credits or
one additional course to your advisor. In the request, you must
indicate your acceptance of the academic risk entailed in adopting
the course overload.
All requests for exceptions to the maximum recommended
course load must be made at least one month before the beginning
of a term and are subject to approval by the Office of the
Dean for The Graduate School.
To be considered for a course overload, you must
Be a degree- or certificate-seeking student.
Have no previous grades of C or F.
Have no current marks of I.
Have never been on academic probation.
If you are pursuing the MS in Data Analytics, you cannot take
course overloads.
See UMUC’s policy 215.00 on Student Academic Load and
Enrollment Status at www.umuc.edu/policies/academicpolicies/
aa215.00.cfm for more information.
FOR DM PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE
CBR, DCL, OR PRO 600
If you are enrolled in the doctoral program or in a master’s
degree program that requires CBR, DCL, or PRO 600, you are
considered full-time if you are registered for 6 credits.
Given the time commitment required for graduate study, the
maximum recommended load is 6 credits per term.
Courses in these programs follow a defined sequence and build
on competencies developed in previous coursework. Course
overloads are not allowed in these programs.
More information about certificates, including gainful employment disclosures, is available at
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GRADUATE CATALOG | 2016–2017