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2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog |
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2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog |
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Academic Policies
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| Grade | Hours in Course | Total Honor Points |
| A(4) | 3 | 12 |
| B(3) | 3 | 9 |
| C(2) | 3 | 6 |
| D(1) | 3 | 3 |
| F(0) | 3 | 0 |
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Total hours attempted = 15 Total honor point earned = 30 |
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30/15 = 2.000 grade point average |
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Final grades will be reported for all students. Final grades are available to students via telephone or on-line, generally one week after the end of the semester. Each student receives information on how to access his/her grades in the mail prior to the end of their first semester at DSU. That access information remains current as long as the student is enrolled. Hard copies of final grades can be provided upon request for students seeking employer reimbursement.
It is the obligation of each instructor to inform students at the beginning
of each course of the objectives, requirements, performance standards and
evaluation procedures for the course. This information should be in writing and
incorporated into the current syllabus for the course. (See Academic Integrity
policy for issues dealing with academic dishonesty.)
If a student believes that the final grade assigned in a course was
inappropriate, he/she may appeal that grade by filing a formal grade appeal
within two weeks of the start of the next academic session. Appropriate
grounds for a grade appeal include:
To begin the appeal process, the student should detail his/her concerns in
writing to the instructor and should request a meeting with the instructor to
discuss the matter. The official Grade Appeal Form (found on the DSU web site or
at the college office) should accompany the student’s letter to the
instructor. This meeting between the instructor and the student should be
scheduled as soon as possible after the written notice is received. It may be
conducted in person, by phone, or via e-mail. The instructor should provide
his/her decision on the grade appeal to the student within two weeks of
student’s letter to the instructor. The instructor’s decision should be
provided in writing to the student and should be accompanied by the official
Grade Appeal Form.
If the student feels the issue has not been resolved, he/she may ask the dean
of the college offering the course to act as a mediator. This request for
mediation must be made in writing to the dean within two weeks of the
student’s notification by the instructor. The student’s written request for
mediation should include copies of the original documentation provided to the
instructor by the student, the signed Grade Appeal Form, the student’s written
notification from the instructor, and any additional pertinent information.
The dean’s role in the grade appeal process is to mediate the matter in
consultation with the instructor and the student. This mediation should occur as
soon as possible after the written notice is received. The dean should summarize
the outcome of this mediation for the student and the instructor within two
weeks of the student’s written request to the dean. The dean’s summary
should be provided in writing to the student and the instructor and should be
accompanied by the official Grade Appeal Form.
It is the policy of Dakota State University
to allow qualifying students to remove coursework from the calculation of their
grade point averages (GPA) according to the following process if the student:
1. Is an undergraduate, full-time or part-time,
degree-seeking student at one of the
universities in the South Dakota Regental system.
2. Has not been enrolled in any Regental
university for a minimum of three
calendar years (9 consecutive terms including Fall, Spring, and Summer)
prior
to the most resent admission to the home institution.
3. Has completed a minimum of 24 graded credit
hours taken at any Regental
university with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for the 24 credit
hours
after the most recent admission to the home institution.
4. Has not earned a baccalaureate degree from
any university.
5. Has not been granted any prior academic
amnesty at any Regental university.
6. Has submitted a formal Academic Amnesty
Petition at his/her home university
following the procedures established by that university.
Academic amnesty does not apply to
individual courses. Academic
amnesty may be requested for either: a)
all previous post-secondary education courses or b) all previous post-secondary
education course at a specific institution.
If academic amnesty is granted, it shall not be rescinded.
Courses for which academic amnesty is
granted will:
• Remain on the student’s
permanent record
• Be recorded on the student’s
undergraduate transcript with the original grade
followed by an asterisk (*).
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Not be included in the calculation of the student’s grade point average
because
no credit is given.
• Not be used to satisfy any of the
graduation requirements of the current degree
program.
Academic amnesty decisions will be made by the student’s home institution and will be honored by all other institutions within the South Dakota Regental system. Universities outside of the South Dakota Regental system are not bound by the academic amnesty decisions made by the South Dakota Regental system. Regental graduate programs and graduate professional schools may consider all previous undergraduate course work when making admission decisions.
Students considering grade deletion are urged to discuss the process with their advisers. Students applying for grade deletions under this policy must complete the “Grade Deletion Application” form, located in the College office, which requires the student’s signature as well as the signature of the student’s adviser. The form is then submitted to the DSU Registrar for review. If the request is approved, a copy of the student’s updated unofficial transcript is forwarded to the student and to the student’s adviser. If the student has not met the grade deletion requirements specified above, the DSU Registrar will notify the student and the student’s adviser of the missing requirements.
A student may repeat any course to improve the course grade. Beginning Fall 2003, a student will be allowed a total of 3 takes for undergraduate courses (001-499) for which credit is counted toward graduation once. The student must petition the Vice President for Academic Affairs for permission to take an undergraduate course more than 3 times. The Audit (AU) grade is the only grade that does not count as a take of a course. All other grades, including a withdrawal (W) count as a take of a course. All completed courses remain on the student’s transcript but only the last grade earned will be counted in the cumulative grade point average. Please refer to BOR Policy 2:8 and BOR Policy 2:10 for additional information on grade point average calculations, academic amnesty and repeated enrollment in the same course.
Students interested in independent study must obtain permission to register for independent study coursework from the dean’s office. A syllabus for that particular offering must be approved by the dean of the college prior to the scheduled beginning of the offering.