ACADEMIC PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS

Students must become familiar with all regulations and procedures required in their program. In no case should they expect waiver or exception to published program requirements because they were unaware of the regulation or because an advisor or other authority did not directly present the information. All students should become familiar with the General Academic Information section of the Catalog and the specific college and departmental program requirements.

Academic Honesty

The University faculty have the right to expect students to adhere to the principles of academic honesty.

Therefore, academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Depending upon the seriousness of the infraction, students found guilty of plagiarizing or cheating will be sanctioned in any of several ways. These normally range from receiving a failing grade on the assignment to being assigned a failing grade in the course; however, if the case is assigned to the Student Disciplinary Council, stronger sanctions are possible.

For a full description of what is considered plagiarizing and cheating, refer to the section entitled Academic Honesty Policy in the University Handbook for Students.

Colonel's Advising and Registration Equals Success (CARES Report)

CARES reports are available to students and advisors online via EKU Direct (student web and faculty web.) It shows the requirements for the student's program and how completed and in progress courses apply to that program. Students should contact their academic advisor if they have questions concerning degree requirements or the CARES report.

Catalog

For general education requirements, students will be governed by the Catalog in use at the time they enter the University. However, any student regardless of their term of entry to the University may opt into the revised general education program commencing in fall 2006. Their major program requirements will be those in effect at the time they declare their major; however, if those requirements change, students may elect to complete the later requirements. Students who stop out for more than two years but who stay in the same major upon returning will meet the major requirements in place at the time they reenroll.

The above refers only to curricular requirements. With respect to policy requirements, all students are governed by current University policies that have been approved by appropriate University committees.

Change/Declaration of Major or Minor

Undergraduate students who wish to change their major or minor should access the Change of Major/Minor request form at www.advising.eku.edu/changemajor. Students should submit the completed form to the Office of Academic Advising. When students change their major, they will be assigned a new advisor for the declared major.

Class Attendance

The University expects all students to attend class regularly. Students are responsible for course work covered during all class periods, including the first class meeting. Each instructor will record absences and deal with them in a manner consistent with departmental policy for that course. Since attendance policies vary among departments and for courses within departments, students must be familiar with the policy printed on the course syllabus.

If a student presents the instructor with an adequate and documented reason for an absence, the instructor normally will give the student an opportunity to make up the work missed, if this is feasible. Adequate reasons involve circumstances beyond the student's control, such as personal illness, critical illness or death in the immediate family, or participation in an approved University activity. It is the student's responsibility to initiate the request to make up class work missed.

Classification of Students

A student's classification is determined by the number of semester hours earned, as follows:

Freshman	--	0-29 semester hours earned
Sophomore	--	30-59 semester hours earned
Junior	--	60-89 semester hours earned
Senior	--	90 or more semester hours earned

Correspondence Credit

Students with a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher may earn up to 32 semester hours of credit through correspondence courses for a baccalaureate degree and 16 semester hours for an associate degree. Students majoring in the College of Education are required to have an overall GPA of 3.0 to be considered for enrollment in a correspondence course. Students who wish to enroll in a correspondence course should confer with the Office of Continuing Education and Outreach and read the Correspondence Course Bulletin for policies and restrictions.

Credits Accepted

Eastern Kentucky University accepts credits transferred from regionally accredited postsecondary institutions and credits earned by examination, and it awards credits for certain types of military experiences. International transfer credits from institutions with which Eastern Kentucky University does not have an articulation or exchange agreement are recorded as free elective credits at the lower division level after they have been evaluated by an outside accrediting agency (i.e. World Education Services or Silney and Associates). Students may present supporting documents from transfer courses recorded as free electives to appeal to department chairpersons for departmental credit.

Credit-By-Examination

To demonstrate competence attained through educational experiences other than university instruction, students may attempt to earn academic credit-by examination in certain undergraduate courses. Following are the conditions which apply to receiving credit by examination credit:

1. Only admitted students will be awarded credit by examination.