ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
6.01 SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING ENROLLMENT
PROBATION AND DISMISSAL (Scholastic Requirement):
1. A student’s cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) is used to evaluate his/her academic progress.
2. Students are considered to be making satisfactory progress toward an Associate Degree if a minimum of 2.0 GPA is maintained.
3. A student whose GPA falls below minimum progress will be placed on probation for the next semester.
4. If significant progress has been demonstrated, but the student has not quite attained a minimum of 2.0, a second semester on probation may be granted.
5. The student must petition the Vice President of Student Affairs to request an additional semester on probation.
6. If the 2.0 minimum GPA has not been achieved after a second semester on probation, the student may be suspended from the College.
7. Petition for reinstatement can be made after one semester..
If suspended, the student will be encouraged to enroll in developmental (or other appropriate) courses to assist him/her upon reinstatement.
REPEATING COURSES
1. The grade earned in a course that is repeated will replace the grade and credit previously earned.
2. Both course completions will remain on all transcripts. (See also “Academic Forgiveness” in the current catalog.)
3. Courses with the same course number and exact title will only be counted the last time they are completed toward graduation requirements as well as the student’s Grade Point Average.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
During each semester, notices of unsatisfactory work may be sent to the student. The notice may indicate unsatisfactory work or may show a failing grade. However, it is the student's responsibility to check regularly with instructors to be aware of grade standing. The student is not guaranteed a passing grade at the end of the semester even though an unsatisfactory slip was not received. Grades are posted in the Red Zone on the LCC Website. NOTE: Students failing a prerequisite course cannot take the next level of that discipline. Refer to catalog for more information as it relates to developmental courses, such as reading.
6.02 ACADEMIC FORGIVENESS/REPRIEVE POLICIES
Refer to the “Academic Information” section near the front of the current LCC Catalog, or on the website: http://www.labette.edu/catalog/academic.htm#forgive
6.03 ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Labette Community College expects students to adhere to a strict code of academic behavior, honesty and ethics. Students should learn in an environment of integrity, free from the intrusion of any kind of dishonest conduct. When an academic exercise is designed to result in a grade, any of the following activities constitute actions of academic dishonesty/misconduct and will be subject to disciplinary sanctions (unless such actions are expressly authorized in advance by the instructor):
A. Cheating on an examination, clinical or the preparation of academic work. Any student who engages in any of the following shall be deemed to have engaged in cheating:
1. Copying from another student's test paper, laboratory report, report, computer files, data, listings, and/or programs.
2. Using during a test, materials not authorized by the instructor.
3. Collaborating with another person without authorization during an examination, clinical or in preparing academic work.
4. Knowingly and without authorization, using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, soliciting, copying or possessing in whole or in part, the contents of an unadministered exam.
5. Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself in taking an examination, clinical or preparing academic work.
6. Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered examination or information about an unadministered examination.
7. Attempting to bribe any faculty/staff/student to alter a grade.
B. Plagiarizing or appropriating another work or idea without properly acknowledging incorporation of that work or idea into one's own work offered for credit.
C. Any forgery/alteration/misuse of academic documents, forms or records.
D. Fabrication includes intentional falsification/invention of any information.
E. Collusion includes any secret agreement among students who participate in any academically dishonest activity.
F. Violating requirements and/or agreements associated with “academic work” as defined in Section 1.02.
G. Students enrolled
in online courses agree not to give their password login information or access
to an online course to anyone. Any student who
does so will be considered guilty of academic dishonesty and
subject to the penalties described for such offenses.
6.04 PENALTIES FOR ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
Being found guilty of academic misconduct will result in a minimum of a zero grade for the paper, assignment, clinical, course trip/activity or test on which the violation occurred. Instructors may choose a more stringent course of action as specified in the course syllabus or opt to send the student to the proper Associate Dean, who can assess sanctions noted in Section 3.05. Sanctions may also be applied to students who enroll in courses for which they do not meet the prerequisites—including developmental courses.
6.05 ACADEMIC CONDUCT APPEALS PROCEDURE
A. Initiation of Action.
Should a faculty member believe that a student has committed an act of academic misconduct while performing work under his or her supervision:
1. The instructor shall provide a written document to the student detailing the alleged violation and proposed penalty for that violation.
2. The student must sign a copy of this document to acknowledge receipt (this does not indicate agreement with the allegation).
3. Student will then have 5 business days to meet with the instructor to further discuss the allegation and the proposed penalty.
4. Either party may choose to have a witness present at the meeting.
5. Should the student fail to meet with the instructor within the 5 days the penalty will be imposed and the matter considered closed.
6. Instructor will immediately provide copies of the document describing the violation and the proposed action to the student, the respective Associate Dean, the VPSA and the student’s advisor.
7. In any case where the student is not readily available the written document should be sent to the student via the procedure stated in Section 3.04C.
8. In any case where the instructor may not be available to meet with the student within 5 business days after receipt of the document the instructor should present his/her evidence to the appropriate director/dean and the student should proceed directly to a Level One Appeal if the student disagrees with the proposed action in the written document.
B. Faculty/Student Meeting.
If, after presenting the student with evidence of academic misconduct and allowing the student an opportunity to respond, the faculty member is convinced that an act of misconduct did in fact occur, the instructor shall:
1. Advise the student of such fact and the penalty to be imposed.
2. The student shall indicate either written acceptance or non-acceptance of the penalty (for the legal protection of both parties).
3. The issue is considered resolved at this level if both parties sign in acceptance of the penalty imposed or if the student chooses
not to appeal the decision in writing to the within 5 business days.
Level One Appeal
1. If the student does not accept the decision of the faculty member, the student has five (5) working days to appeal in writing to the proper Associate Dean within the time period noted previously in Item B. The student is to send a copy to the instructor.
2. The written materials are to:
· Indicate that a formal appeal of the issue is being initiated.
· Request reconsideration of assessment.
· Explain the specific situation being appealed.
· State the specific basis for the appeal.
· Include any written evidence and state what additional evidence is available for presentation.
3. The Associate Dean will meet separately with the faculty member and student to review the decision and try to resolve the issue and give a written response within five (5) business days. At the discretion of the Dean, all three parties may meet to discuss the case.
4. The issue will be resolved at this level if both the instructor and student sign acceptance of an agreement as to the allegations of misconduct and any resulting penalties or if neither the student nor the instructor appeals to the Vice President of Student Affairs.
Level Two Appeal
1. If either the student or the instructor does not accept the decision of the Dean, a written appeal may be filed with the VPSA.
The written materials are to:
ü Indicate that a formal appeal of the issue is being initiated.
ü Request reconsideration.
ü Explain the specific situation being appealed.
ü State the specific basis for the appeal.
ü Include any written evidence and state what additional evidence is available for presentation.
2. Request to appeal must be initiated within five (5) business days following the notification of the Dean’s decision.
3. If a request to appeal is filed with the VPSA, she/he shall review the request with the Chair of the Appeals Committee.
4. The process will proceed according to the procedures stated in Sections 3 and 4.
5. If any person on the Committee has been or will be involved in the process at another level, such person should not serve on the Committee.
6. The Appeals Committee makes recommendations which will normally be followed by the VPSA unless there are extenuating circumstances.
7. Findings of the Appeals Committee will be reported to the VPSA, who shall notify all parties involved within five (5) business days.
8. If the action involves a records hold and/or change of a course grade, the VPSA will also send written notification to the Registrar.
9. The Vice President for Student Affairs decision is considered final.
10. Faculty members are to retain records of the final decision in a case of alleged academic misconduct for at least one (1) calendar year from the date of the final determination.