Academic Year

• Class Attendance
• Ethics Code
• Student Classification

Class Attendance

Class attendance policy is established by the instructor in each course. If circumstances arise which make it impossible for a student to attend class, the instructor should be notified and the work missed made up to the satisfaction of the instructor. If absences are excessive, the instructor may ask the student to withdraw from the class or recommend to the vice president for academic affairs that the student be asked to withdraw from the class.

Ethics Code

Newman University students are to function as ethical citizens including their work pursued in the academic community.

Integrity in the classroom is a definite expectation and is not to be violated in any manner. Violation of academic integrity includes:

1. Cheating on examinations, written quizzes, and other written work;
2. Plagiarism, defined as:
   1. the use of another’s written work without appropriate citation
   2. the use of another student’s work
   3. the purchase and/or use of an already prepared paper
   4. the use of Intellectual Properties (ideas or materials) from an author without proper documentation
   5. downloading of materials from the Internet or World Wide Web and submitting them for credit (or partial credit) as one’s own work;
3. Any violation of state or federal fair use, copyright, patent, or privacy laws;
4. Giving assistance to another person during an examination;
5. Falsification or changing of any academic record;
6. Falsification of research or clinical data;
7. Obtaining, attempting to obtain, or distributing unauthorized examinations or examination questions;
8. Use of a paper prepared for one course in another course without the evaluating professor’s knowledge and permission.

An infraction of the Newman ethical code by a student on an examination, written work, or quiz will result in an “F” for that work. An individual faculty member may impose a more severe penalty. Within a professional program an academic infraction may be referred to a standing committee designated by program policy to review such occurrences.

Upon assignment of the consequence(s) the faculty/ director will complete the Ethics Infraction Form and submit it to the Provost’s Office for filing. Upon examination of the file the Vice President of Academic Affairs may request a hearing of the Academic Review Board to review a pattern of academic infractions.

A student who believes an error in judgment has occurred regarding either the infraction or the subsequent penalty may appeal the faculty decision. The request for appeal must be submitted in writing to the Vice President of Academic Affairs within 30 days of receiving notice of the penalty.

Infractions of the ethical code requiring further review per the department’s request or per the student’s appeal will be adjudicated by the Academic Review Board. This Review Board consists of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the School Director, and a faculty member of the student’s choosing. The University may dismiss a student for academic infractions.

Student Classification

FRESHMAN-student who has earned fewer than 30 credit hours

SOPHOMORE-student with 30-59 credit hours

JUNIOR-student with 60-89 credit hours

SENIOR-student with 90 or more credit hours

UNCLASSIFIED-student who already has a baccalaureate degree and who is taking (a) course(s) for credit without expectation of another degree