1 Course Enrollment

1.1 Registration

Continuing students register on line via OASIS for Fall Semester courses during the Spring Term, and for Spring Semester courses during the Fall Term. Incoming freshmen and transfer students are registered during the summer. Students with schedule problems should contact their class dean’s office.

1.2 Class Lists

Before the first day of class, the Office of Academic Records (formerly known as the Registrar) will send each instructor a class list. Check these lists for accuracy. If a student does not appear on this list, he or she is not officially registered for the course. During the Add/Drop period, which is listed in the Academic Calendars of FCRH, FCLC, FCLS and CBA students can add or drop a course. The first class list will not reflect the changes during this period.

OASIS For Faculty provides accurate, real-time class information on students enrolled in your course (see Teaching Resources 7.3.6 for more detail).

During the sixth week of classes, Academic Records will send an official class list. It is essential that each instructor check the accuracy of this copy because students will not receive credit for the course unless their names are on the official course list. Any student not on the list should be urged to contact Academic Records to formalize their enrollment in the course.

Any student in your class whose name is not on the Final Grade Roster that you receive must immediately contact Academic Records and finalize his/her registration status. Entering a student’s name and grade at the bottom of the final grade roster does not constitute registration of the student for the course. The Final Grade Roster may indicate a W by a student’s name. This indicates that after the Add/Drop period, the student withdrew from your course by completing an Add/Drop Form with their Dean’s approval. The last day for students to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF is listed in the academic calendar.

2 On Classes and Exams

2.1 The Syllabus

Each course and each section of multi-sectioned courses taught in the University’s colleges must have a syllabus on file in the office of the dean of the college in which they are offered. This syllabus is meant to be a detailed outline of the course with the specific learning objectives of the course explicitly listed. It should also state how students will be graded, the numbers of papers and exams that will be required and their weight in the final grade, the material that will be covered, including recommended reading, attendance policies, expectations for class participation, policy on late papers and missed exams, possibilities for extra credit and/or revision of work, the expectation that written work be comprehensible and grammatically correct, the instructor's name, office, telephone and/or email, and office hours. The syllabus should also refer to the Arts and Sciences Policy on Academic Integrity and the sanctions therein. Be sure that each syllabus and each examination is labeled with the course number and title, semester date and the instructor's name before submitting them to the Dean's Office. Accrediting organizations require that these syllabi, as well as the final exams of the course, be kept on file. The filing also helps the Deans’ Offices answer student questions about course requirements.

2.2 Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar for individual schools can be found on Fordham's website at this link: http://www.fordham.edu/academics/calendars__schedules_15128.asp. Or you may go the main page of Fordham's website www.fordham.edu and use the quicklinks in the upper right corner and click on Academic Calendar. This takes you to a listing of all the schools where the current academic year calendar for each school can be accessed. If you are interested in future academic years, click on the link in the middle of the page. Then select the month and year of interest and the school.

2.3 Student Attendance (FCLC, FCLS)

Students are expected to attend every class of every course for which they are registered. If an instructor wishes to have a different attendance policy, it must be spelled out in the syllabus distributed to each student registered for the course, including whether and how absences will affect the grade for the course.

If a student has been absent for several meetings, please notify the appropriate Class Dean of the student’s home school. The Class Dean will contact the student. Instructors of FCLS courses should see section 3.2.1 for awarding grades to students whose attendance has been poor.

Religious Holidays – A University Policy

A number of religious faiths are represented in the Fordham student body. If any of your students must miss a class or an examination owing to a religious observance not specified in the Fordham calendar, you should make a reasonable attempt to accommodate him or her. Students who intend to avail themselves of any aspect of this Religious Observance Provision, should advise and notify their instructor preferably at least two weeks prior to any affected class session. To avoid problems, you should have students review the examination and deadline dates on your syllabus and inform you during the first weeks of class of a conflict or an expected absence due to a religious holiday. You may note this directly on the syllabus, and it is not unreasonable to ask students to notify you in writing.

2.4 Student Attendance (FCRH, CBA)

Students are expected to attend every class of every course for which they are registered. Each class meeting has its own dynamics and provides a unique opportunity for learning. While acknowledging the critical importance of class attendance, the institution also recognizes that there are times when absence from class is unavoidable.

Absences for reasons of religious holiday, serious illness, death in the student’s immediate family, or required participation in a university-sponsored event are, with the appropriate documentation, excused absences, and students will be given an opportunity to make up class examinations or other graded assignments. The maximum number of total excused absences will not exceed six class meetings for a course that meets three days per week, four class meetings for a course meeting two days per week, or two class meetings for a course that meets once a week.

If a faculty member chooses to allow unexcused absences, the number of excused and unexcused absences combined may be limited to the maximum number noted above. Faculty members are under no obligation to allow make-up work for unexcused absences. Faculty who choose to establish a more stringent attendance policy must have the approval of their department. All faculty must include their attendance policy in the course syllabus distributed at the first course meeting.

In cases where unusual circumstances cause a student to miss a significant amount of class time for reasons beyond the student's control, the student should confer with the faculty member and class dean to ascertain if it is feasible to complete the work of the course. If a student misses a week of class, faculty members are encouraged to notify the appropriate class dean of the student’s home school. The class dean will contact the student.

Procedures for Documenting Student’s Excused Absence

Personal Illness and Death in the Immediate Family: In case of personal illness, verification will be accepted from a physician writing on official letterhead or prescription pad or from the Fordham Student Health Center. In case of death, a letter from a family member or other appropriate verification is required. These documents should be sent to the Class Dean of the student’s home school as soon as possible. The Class Dean will notify the instructors of the student’s situation.

Religious Holidays: Students who are absent due to religious holiday(s) should notify their instructor in writing preferably at the beginning of the semester, but no later than two weeks prior to any affected class session. Faculty members who intend to observe religious holidays on days when the university is in session should note such dates on the syllabus and alert the students as to how the work for the missed class will be made up.

Participation in University-Sanctioned Activity: There is a variety of activities in which students serve as representatives of the Fordham community. The most visible of these is varsity athletics but others include the debate team, ROTC, presentation of research, the University choir and the dance team. The authorized administrator/director of the activity will provide a written list of the dates of the activities, including travel time, at the beginning of the semester to each of the students. Students will provide each of their professors with the scheduled list of excused absence(s) at the beginning of the semester. The faculty will acknowledge the scheduled absence(s) by signing an accompanying letter. In some cases—e.g., the scheduling of a championship tournament or a rescheduled competition—the actual timing of the event may not be known at the beginning of the semester. In such cases, the authorized administrator will make every effort to notify instructors as soon as possible.

In any of the above four circumstances, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain any class notes or other course material missed due to the absence from peers in the course. It is also the student’s responsibility to speak with the instructor to make arrangements for missed examinations or graded assignments. Themanner in which the work will be made up is left to the discretion of each faculty member.

There are university resources available to assist faculty in accommodating students. Tutoring is available through the individual departments. Assistance with proctoring of examinations is available through the Academic Records Office, the class deans associated with each of the colleges, the Office of Academic Advising for Student Athletes, or the secretary or graduate assistants of one’s own department.

2.5 Activity Period

Activity time (please refer to the current block schedule for the exact scheduling of the activity period) is set aside each week (except during reading days and the week of final examinations) for departmental or administrative meetings, student activities, etc. No classes, laboratories, or seminars may be scheduled during these hours. No student activities may be held during reading days or the final examination period.

2.6 Midterm Exams and Assistance to At-Risk Students

The importance of midterm exams cannot be over-emphasized; they are frequently the first gauge the student has as to how well or how poorly he or she is doing in a particular course. For this reason it is imperative that the Danger of Failing notices for sophomores, juniors and seniors as well as the mid-semester grades for freshmen be submitted to the Office of Academic Records in a timely fashion.

2.6.1 Fordham College at Rose Hill and the College of Business Administration

The period for midterm exams is listed in the University’s academic calendar. At this time in October and March, all instructors are expected to advise their students of their academic progress. Examinations given at this time should be administered within the scheduled class meeting.

Also at this time the Dean requests that each instructor notify his office of those students who are failing or are in danger of failing. Each instructor will receive special forms that should be filled out and returned to the Office of Academic Records as soon as possible. Similar forms will also be distributed by the College of Business Administration (CBA), the HEOP office, and the Athletic Department. Faculty members are also required to submit mid-semester grades for any freshmen they are teaching. These grades are to be submitted to the Office of Academic Records on the sheets provided, by the date specified on the form.

2.6.2 Fordham College at Lincoln Center

Since the Dean’s Office closely monitors student performance, please respond expeditiously to requests for information on any student experiencing academic difficulty. If reached soon enough, many of our students can be helped to succeed through tutoring and academic advising. Note that each FCLC student is assigned a personal academic advisor. Should problems arise, the advisor is often in the best position to help. Faculty members are also required to submit mid-semester grades for any freshmen they are teaching. These grades are to be submitted to the Office of Academic Records on the sheets provided, by the date specified on the form.

Forms are distributed to faculty by the assistant deans toward the middle of the semester. Faculty should list non-freshman students who are in danger of failing a course or who have not been attending class. Please be sure to use this opportunity to identify these

students so that they may be warned about their unsatisfactory performance while there is still time for them to attempt to rectify their deficiencies or to withdraw from the course before the deadline.

2.6.3 Fordham College of Liberal Studies

Midterm exams should be administered in class during the weeks in October and March so designated in the University’s academic calendar. Instructors are also expected to advise students of their academic progress immediately thereafter, and to notify the Dean’s office (on forms which will be provided) of any students who are in danger of failing the course due to poor performance or excessive absence.

Timely evaluation and notification is helpful to students in determining which corrective actions might be taken or whether it would be prudent to withdraw from the course prior to the deadline for doing so without academic penalty.

2.7 Reading Days

Reading days are listed in the Colleges’ academic calendars for FCRH, FCLC and CBA (day). They are usually the two days following the last day of classes. Mandatory classes are not allowed during this time, but optional review sessions may be scheduled.

The purpose of these days is to give the student the opportunity for independent and more concentrated study prior to the examination period. The reading days, like the final examination days, are part of a state-mandated fifteen-week semester. It is understood that the readings done during this period are part of the student's regular course work, and under no circumstances are additional assignments to be given for these days. It is expected that faculty involved in teaching increase their presence on the campus during this period and be more accessible to their students by offering additional office hours.

2.8 Final Examinations

It is expected that final examinations will be administered in each course, except in special cases where a final project is pedagogically appropriate. The day, time, and room for the final examination are scheduled by the Office of Academic Records. (For evening courses in any college and for weekend courses offered in Fordham College of Liberal Studies, final examinations are scheduled for the same day, time, and room as the course itself.) A final examination may not be rescheduled without the written permission of the Associate Dean. Examination booklets will be distributed by the Departments.

All instructors are expected to retain copies of their students’ final examinations for at least one calendar year in case students request a consultation about them. Once given, a copy of the final examination for each course should be delivered to the appropriate Dean’s Office. Accrediting organizations require that final exams be kept on file. Each examination should be labeled with the course number and title, semester date and the instructor's name before submitting them to the Dean's Office.

Final examinations may never be given during the last days of class prior to the final examination period, nor can they be given during reading days. For the current academic year, the Deans have scheduled common modern language final examinations of the afternoon of the second reading day. Take-home exams must be distributed in a timely fashion during the last week of classes and be due no earlier than the regularly scheduled examination date. Whether for an in-school examination or otherwise, all students and the instructor are required to meet for a last course session during the final examination period.

If a student has a conflict of examinations, he or she should arrange with the instructor to take one exam at another time. If that is not possible, the student should be instructed to see their Class Dean as soon as possible.

2.9 Absence from Final Examinations

A student may be excused from taking the final exam at the normally scheduled time and be given a grade of ABS only for illness, personal emergency, or some special contingency. See 3.2.1 for more detail.

If a student has permission to take a deferred examination, the procedure to do so varies by the college.

2.9.1 Fordham College at Rose Hill.

If there are students absent with an excuse from the final examination, copies of deferred examinations are normally left with the Chair or Associate Undergraduate Chair of the department offering the course when the final grade sheet is submitted. Faculty offering interdisciplinary courses will normally leave the deferred examination with their home department. The Chair or Associate Chair will arrange for the administration of the deferred examination and return of the examination to the instructor for grading.

2.9.2 Fordham College at Lincoln Center

If a student is absent without prior arrangement from the final exam, the instructor shall assign a grade of ABS and provide the Office of Academic Records with a copy of the final exam. The deferred exam will be administered by the Office of Academic Records and the completed exam returned to the instructor for grading. It is the student's responsibility to apply for the deferred exam and provide the necessary documentation of the excuse.

2.9.3 Fordham College of Liberal Studies

The ABS grade gives the student permission to take a deferred exam. No form is necessary for this grade. An ABS should not be given automatically, but only where the student has earned such consideration by his or her attendance and serious effort during the term. If it is necessary to give a student a grade of ABS, please submit a new exam to the Liberal Studies Office at Keating Hall - Room 118. Students will be notified in writing that they have an ABS and the "deferred exam" will be administered by the Dean's Office on a scheduled day and time and then sent to the instructor for grading.

2.9.4 College of Business Administration

CBA faculty may give students with a valid excuse/absence from a final examination the grade of ABS This grade indicates that the student was absent from the final exam and that you are allowing them to make up this missed final exam or you are giving them the opportunity to make a case for why they should be allowed to make up the final exam. Students will be notified in writing that they have an ABS and will be instructed to contact their professor so that they may arrange to make up the exam with the faculty member directly or so they may make up the exam in the Dean's Office. This should be determined by the student and the professor. It is the professor’s responsibility to be prepared to offer the student a make-up exam and be willing to either proctor it him/herself or have the exam delivered to Elizabeth Cardiello in Faber Hall, Room 359, (extension 4100) so that the student may arrange to take the make up exam here in the CBA Dean's Office. In most cases this should be completed in a timely enough manner, so that the professor can grade the exam and submit a change of grade form to the Associate Dean, prior to the deadline for the submission of INC, NGR, and ABS grades. Any grade of ABS or INC that is not changed by the professor by the deadline will be automatically changed to an "F" by the office of academic records. See the university calendar for this deadline.

2.10 Postponement of Examinations

Rules for postponing final exams due to inclement weather follow the above rules for the cancellation of classes due to weather (4.8). If the Vice President closes the university during the scheduled examination period, the Dean of the appropriate College in consultation with the Office of Academic Records will establish the new time for the examination.

2.11 Proctoring Examinations

In order to sustain a climate of academic integrity, extra care should be taken to develop alternative examinations and to proctor examinations during the allocated testing period.

2.12 Students' Evaluation of Educational Quality

Students' Evaluation of Educational Quality survey, known as SEEQ, are administered each semester near the end of the term. It is important to respect the confidentiality and objectivity of the survey. Therefore, faculty should refrain from making remarks about the survey beforehand, and they must be absent from the room while the survey is being administered. The completed surveys are to be taken to the department office by the appointed student.

3 Grades

3.1 Due Dates

Semester grades are due within three (3) calendar days of the final examination date in the Fall semester and within two (2) calendar days of the final examination in the Spring semester. It is critically important that this deadline be observed in the spring semester to enable the clearance of seniors for graduation. Even one or two late grade sheets can be extremely disruptive to the colleges and to many students.

In the extraordinary event that this is impossible, the instructor must notify both the Office of Academic Records and the Dean's Office. All grade sheets should be delivered to the Enrollment Services Office (Room 215 at Lincoln Center, Thebaud Hall at Rose Hill) during working hours.

OASIS for Faculty provides the ability to grade your courses online (see Teaching Resources 7.3.6 for more detail).

3.2 Grading System

The University grading system includes both grades that can only be given by the instructor of the course and grades that can only be given by other College offices, most notably the Dean’s Office and the Office of Academic Records.

3.2.1 Grades Given by Course Instructors

The most common grades, given by instructors, are letter grades representing levels of academic achievement. These letter grades, their description and their quality points are indicated below:

While circumstances may vary, a consistent pattern of giving predominantly very high grades will be viewed with concern. Grade inflation hurts students by undermining the University’s reputation with graduate and professional schools. For further information on grades visit the web link: http://www.fordham.edu/enrollment_services/grades_and_transcrip/explanation_of_trans_12576.asp

Other less frequently used grades are:

P or F for courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis

Sophomores, juniors and seniors are allowed to register for one elective course per year on a Pass/Fail basis. Credit will be granted for a passing grade and no credit awarded for a failing grade. Since there is no numerical equivalent, as noted above for grades representing academic performance, the grade is not computed in the student's GPA index.

No courses used to fulfill a core, major, or minor program requirement may be taken on a P/F basis. Once chosen, the P/F option cannot be rejected in anticipation of a high letter grade; conversely, the likelihood of a low letter grade is not grounds for a belated request for a P/F. In order to take a course on a P/F basis, the approval of the appropriate class dean or associate dean is required.

All internships are graded on a P/F basis only.

ABS Absence from Final Examination

If a student does not appear for the final exam without prior arrangement with the instructor, the instructor should report a grade of ABS. Such absence may be excused only for illness, personal emergency, or some special contingency. Written documentation of the reason for the absence must be provided to the Class Dean within five University working days of the examination date. In the case of illness, an official doctor's note should be provided; in other situations, a written explanation by the student will be sufficient. This documentation will be used to determine whether approval of the request for a deferred examination will be granted. If the request is approved, the deferred examination must be completed by the date specified on the academic calendar, otherwise the ABS will be changed automatically to an F. If the request is rejected, then a grade of F should be recorded as the grade for the final examination. The instructor will then be asked to submit a final course grade, utilizing the grade change form available in department offices andthe Dean’s Office.

INC Incomplete Course Assignments, Excluding Final Examination

When a course requirement, other than the final examination, has not been met, the instructor may report a temporary grade of INC. This grade, however, should only be used for rare and compelling reasons, including illness, personal emergency, or some special contingency. An undergraduate student must fill out an Undergraduate Petition for Grade of Incomplete (available from their class dean) prior to the final examination. The petition should include documentation regarding the cause. In case of illness, an official doctor’s note should be provided; in other situations, a written explanation by the student will be sufficient. The student must give the petition to the instructor prior to the final examination. The instructor must sign and submit the completed Undergraduate Petition for Grade of Incomplete to the Office of Academic Records (with a copy to the Class Dean of the student's home school) before marking and sending in the INC grade. The grade of INC will not be allowed unless the Petition is on file.

If the requirements are not completed by the date specified on the academic calendar, the INC will be changed automatically to an F. To avoid this, instructors should use the grade change form available in department offices and/or the Class Dean’s Office to report the change prior to the deadline.

No grade of INC may be awarded to seniors in their spring semester without the express permission of the Senior Dean and then only under extreme situations.

AF: Failure for excessive absence in a course. (Used in FCLS only) This mark is equivalent to an academic performance of F with the additional information that this F is associated with excessive absence in the course.

S or U for courses taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.

These grades are only used for zero credit courses.

3.2.2 Grades Given by Class Deans and Academic Records

W and WF

Instructors do not award grades of W or WF. Class Deans or Assistant Deans alone award a grade of W (withdrawal without academic penalty) when the student withdraws from a course with their permission before the deadline stipulated in the academic calendar. Normally, the Office of Academic Records records a grade of WF (withdrawal with academic penalty – F is calculated into the student’s GPA index) when the student ceases to attend a course without seeing their class dean for formal approval. See also 1.2

NGR No Grade Reported

When a grade is left blank by the instructor, the Office of Academic Records will record a grade of NGR.

IP In Progress

When a course is part of a year long sequence or else clearly continues beyond a single semester, the Office of Academic Records records IP on the first semester and continuing semesters until the work is completed.

3.3 Change of Grade

When changing the temporary grades of ABS, INC and NGR, the instructor should submit a change of grade form to the Class Dean prior to the deadline identified in the academic calendar. These forms are available in department offices and in the Class Dean’s Office. For changes in letter grades indicating academic performance (A through F), the instructor should submit the change of grade form to the Dean or the Associate Dean of the student’s home college. Once a letter grade indicating level of academic performance has been submitted to the Office of Academic Records, however, there will have to be an extraordinary reason to change it. This generally consists of a clerical error (reporting or calculating) on the part of the instructor. Students desiring a change of grade should follow the procedure for appealing a course grade which is detailed in section 5.

4 The Arts and Sciences Policy on Academic Integrity

A University, by its nature, strives to foster and recognize originality of thought. Originality can only be recognized, however, when people acknowledge the sources of ideas or works that are not their own. Therefore, students must maintain the highest standards with regard to honesty, effort and performance. Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to plagiarism, cheating on exams, false authorship, and destruction of library materials needed for a course. This policy gives definitions and instances of violations of academic integrity, the procedures used to arrive at a judgment, possible sanctions, and the processes of appeal. This policy will be enforced rigorously and without discrimination.

I. Violations of Academic Integrity:

A. Plagiarism:

Plagiarism occurs when individuals attempt to present as their own what has come from another source. Plagiarism takes place whether such theft is accidental or deliberate.

Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:

1. Failing to acknowledge the ideas of another person, whether or not such ideas are paraphrased, from whatever source including oral, print, broadcast, or computer-mediated communication.

2. Attempting to rewrite borrowed material by simply dropping a word here and there, substituting a few words for others, or moving around words or sentences.

3. Failing to place quotation marks around borrowed material in the approved style. It is no defense to claim that one has “forgotten” to do so.

4. Presenting, as one’s own an assignment, paper, or computer program partially or wholly prepared by another person, whether by another student, friend, or by a business or on-line service that sells or distributes such papers and programs.

B. Cheating

Cheating occurs when individuals share course materials or information when it is unauthorized or prohibited.

Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to:

1. Having or using unauthorized material at an examination, test or quiz.

2. Copying from another student at an examination, test or quiz, or copying another student’s assignment or laboratory report.

3. Permitting another student to copy an assignment, paper, computer program, project, examination, test or quiz.

4. Obtaining and/or using an examination, test, or quiz prior to its administration.

5. Having another person act as proxy and take an examination, test or quiz.

C. Additional Violations of Academic Integrity

Additional violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to:

1. Theft, destruction, or tampering with library materials, audio and videotapes, computer hardware or software, or other materials necessary for a course.

2. The submission or presentation of a falsified excuse for an absence from a course requirement, examination, test or quiz.

3. The presentation of false identification or credentials in order to gain admission to a course, examination, test, quiz or degree program.

4. Submission of a paper or project to more than one course during the time in which a student is attending Fordham University, without the explicit permission from the instructors.

II. Procedures to be Followed in Dealing with Students Suspected of Academic Dishonesty:

A. Examinations, Tests and Quizzes:

1. If an instructor should have reason to suspect or see a student or students in the act of cheating at an examination, test or quiz, the instructor shall:

1. Confiscate the examination, test or quiz, and any incriminating materials from all students involved.
2. Meet with the student or students to discuss his/her/their actions, and inform the student(s) of the sanctions that the instructor is imposing as a result of the incident. If necessary, notification may be in writing.
3. Write a narrative account of the incident with the sanctions imposed and forward them, together with the appropriate documentation, to the Chair and to the Office of the Dean.

2. Following his/her receipt of the instructor’s report, the Dean shall meet with the student or students to discuss the case, evidence, and possible sanctions that the College may also impose in cases of violations of academic integrity, including entering the material in the students’ files.

B. Papers, Projects, Computer Programs and Assignments:

1. If an instructor receives work that he or she suspects is not the original work of the student who has submitted it, the instructor shall:

1. Try to identify the outside source that the student used and have a conference with the student.
2. If, in the face of the evidence presented by the instructor, the student admits that he/she engaged in academic dishonesty, the instructor shall:
   1. inform the student of the sanctions that he/she is imposing as a result of the incident;
   2. draw up a narrative account of the incident and of the sanctions imposed; and
   3. forward them, with appropriate documentation, to the Chair and to the Office of the Dean.
3. Following his/her receipt of the instructor’s report, the Dean shall meet with the student to discuss the sanctions that the College imposes in cases of academic dishonesty, and enter the material in the student’s file.
4. If, in the face of the evidence presented by the instructor, the student denies that he or she is guilty, and the instructor still believes that the student is guilty of academic dishonesty, the instructor shall: write a narrative account of the incident and forward it, together with the appropriate documentation, to the Chair of the department in which the course is offered.
5. The Chair shall inform the student of the instructor’s final judgment and explain the right to appeal and the appeals process to the student.
6. If the student decides not to pursue an appeal, The Chair shall forward the instructor’s narrative account and documentation of the case to the office of the Dean.
7. The Dean shall meet with the student to discuss the sanctions that the College imposes in cases of academic dishonesty, and enter the material in the student’s file.

C. Other Violations of Academic Integrity:

When an instructor observes any violation of academic integrity other than plagiarism or cheating, the instructor shall:

1.Have a conference with the student.

2. If, after talking with the student, the instructor still believes that a violation has occurred, the instructor may choose to impose sanctions within the course.

3. If the student wishes to appeal the instructor’s in-class sanctions, he or she should be guided by the grievance procedures outlined in the University’s Academic Handbook.

4. An instructor who believes that there has been a gross violation of academic integrity may follow the same procedures and sanctions in place for plagiarism.

III. Appeals and Due Process for Any and All Violations of Academic Integrity:

A. If a student wishes to appeal the decision of the instructor, he/she shall submit his/her case, in writing, to the chair of the department in which the course is offered.

B. Upon receipt of the student’s appeal, the chair of the department shall submit the case to a second reader.

1. The second reader shall receive both the original work the student submitted in its uncorrected form, but with the student’s name obscured, and the documentary evidence gathered by the instructor. (In cases in which the instructor’s suspicions were raised by questions of style, the second reader shall also be provided with samples of the student’s previous work.)

2. The second reader shall present his/her findings and decisions to the Chair.

3. The Chair shall weigh the judgments rendered by the original instructor and by the second reader and make the final departmental decision on the case.

4. The Chair shall communicate the results of the appeal to the student.

5. If the second reader makes a negative judgment against the student and the student accepts it, the Chair shall:

1. inform the student of the sanctions to be imposed as a result of the incident; and
2. write a narrative account of the incident and of the sanctions, and forward them, together with the appropriate documentation, to the Office of the Dean of the student’s home college.

6. Following receipt of the case file, the Dean shall meet with the student to discuss the sanctions that the College imposes in cases of violations of academic integrity, and enter the material in the student’s file.

C. If the student wishes to appeal the negative decision of the Chair, he or she may appeal the case to the Dean of their home college.

1. Upon receipt of the student’s appeal, the Dean shall review both the original work the student submitted in its uncorrected form, and the documentary evidence gathered by the instructor. (In cases in which the original instructor’s suspicions were raised by questions of style, the dean shall also be provided with samples of the student’s previous work.)

2. After reviewing the file and the appeal, the Dean shall make the final decision and then:

1. inform the student of his/her judgment; and if the student is found guilty of a violation of academic integrity;
2. inform the student of the consequences of his/her actions; and
3. write a narrative account of the incident and place it in the student’s file.
4. The Dean has the authority to make the final decision in all cases. Therefore, the Office of the Dean is informed of the Chair’s decision of the student’s guilt or innocence in each case.

IV. Sanctions for Violations of Academic Integrity:

If a student is found guilty of violating academic integrity while an undergraduate at Fordham University, the following sanctions shall be imposed:

First Offense:

1. The student shall at least receive an F on the assignment or examination, and may receive an F in the course in which plagiarism, cheating, or another violation occurred.
2. B. The case shall be documented in the student’s file, where it will remain until the time of the student’s graduation from the College, at which time the material will be removed from his or her file and destroyed.
3. C. The student will be summoned before the Dean of the College and informed of the sanctions imposed by the instructor and the College, and warned of sanctions for any future offenses.

Second Offense:

1. A. The student shall receive an F for the course and shall be subject to suspension from the College, at the discretion of the Dean.
2. B. The case shall be documented in the student’s file, where it will remain until the time of the student’s graduation from the College, at which time the material will be removed from his/her file and destroyed.
3. C. The student will be summoned before the Dean of the College and informed of the sanctions imposed by the instructor and the College, and warned of sanctions for any future offense.

Third Offense:

If a student is found guilty of a third violation of academic integrity, he or she shall be subject to expulsion from the College, or other appropriate penalty, including suspension from the College, at the discretion of the Dean.

V. The Right to Grieve Grades in Relationship to Violations of Academic Integrity:

Grades given either for tests, assignments or courses as sanctions for violations of academic integrity cannot be grieved. Any other grades given for work in the same course, unless the grade itself is the sanction, can be grieved only after any and all questions of violations ofacademic integrity have been resolved through the processes stated above.

5 Procedure for Appealing a Course Grade

An undergraduate who claims to have received an unfair grade in a course may use the following grievance procedure. The student must act in a timely manner following the steps below with the goal of resolving the grade grievance.

All grade changes must be approved by the Academic Dean of the student’s home college and receive final approval from the Academic Vice President. All time requirements given below refer to time when classes are in session during the given semester.

Step One:

The student should set a meeting time and talk with the professor whose grade he or she is grieving during the semester or within one month of the beginning of the new semester.

Step Two:

If the grade grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student, he or she may submit a written request for the grade change and the supporting justification to the Chairperson of the pertinent department/area within two weeks of ending discussion with the professor. The Chairperson will send a copy of this request to the professor.

Step Three: