Academic Policies and Student Conduct
Academic honesty
All students of GSLIS are expected to observe high standards of academic honesty and integrity. Any student whose conduct violates such standards may be subject to disciplinary action as determined by due process.
Registration
Incoming GSLIS students must register in person for their first semester classes.
Once established in the registration system, they may register online using the myDU portal of dom.edu for any course for which they have completed the prerequisites.
Students registering for a course with a prerequisite waiver may be required to register in person.
Adding or dropping courses
GSLIS students may
Grading policy
The faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science use the following guidelines in their grading
Students are expected to make appropriate academic progress leading to the successful completion of their degrees. No more than six hours of incomplete grades may be accumulated at one time. Students with incomplete grades that exceed this level will be restricted from further registration until incomplete coursework is completed.
Probation and dismissal
The minimum 3.0 grade point average required for graduation must be maintained within the 12-course program.
Dominican University reserves the right to deny registration to any student who, in the opinion of the administration of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, is not progressing satisfactorily toward a degree or who, for other reasons, is deemed unsuitable for the program.
Academic grievances
Academic grievances are defined as problems relating to classroom conduct, grades for courses and evaluation of student work. The procedures for filing an academic grievance are
All students of GSLIS are expected to observe high standards of academic honesty and integrity. Any student whose conduct violates such standards may be subject to disciplinary action as determined by due process.
Registration
Incoming GSLIS students must register in person for their first semester classes.
Once established in the registration system, they may register online using the myDU portal of dom.edu for any course for which they have completed the prerequisites.
Students registering for a course with a prerequisite waiver may be required to register in person.
Adding or dropping courses
GSLIS students may
- Add courses prior to the beginning of the third class session, even though the designated add/drop period may extend further. This may be done online or in person at the Registrar
- Drop courses during the designated add/drop period. This may be done online or in person at the Registrar
- Withdraw from a course after the add/drop period ends up to the designated withdrawal date. Due to financial and insurance implications, this must be done at the registrar’s office. When the Office of Student Accounts has received official notice of withdrawal from the registrar, tuition will be refunded according to the withdrawal schedule
- Refunds will be dated as of the end of the week in which the registrar receives written notification of withdrawal
Grading policy
The faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science use the following guidelines in their grading
- A 4.0 Outstanding achievement. Student performance demonstrates full command of the course materials and evinces a high level of originality and/or creativity that far surpasses course expectations; nearly flawless work
- A- 3.67 Excellent achievement. Student performance demonstrates thorough knowledge of the course materials and exceeds course expectations by completing all requirements in a superior manner
- B+ 3.33 Good solid work. Student performance demonstrates strong comprehension of the course
materials and exceeds course expectations on all tasks as defined in the course syllabus.
- B 3.0 Satisfactory acceptable work. Student performance meets designated course expectations, demonstrates understanding of the course materials and performs at an acceptable level
- B- 2.67 Marginal work. Student performance demonstrates incomplete, substandard understanding of course materials, or absence of required work; indicates danger of falling below acceptable grading standard
- C+ 2.33 Unsatisfactory work. Student performance demonstrates unsatisfactory understanding of course materials and inability to meet course requirements
- C 2.0 Unacceptable work. Student performance demonstrates incomplete and inadequate understanding of course materials
- C- 1.67 Poor work
- F 0.0 Failing grade
- AU = Audit Audit is recorded for a student who registers for a course as an auditor. This student does not submit written assignments or take examinations. Once the student has enrolled as an auditor in a course, no change in the registration to earn credit may be made
- I = Incomplete The grade of “incomplete” may be given at the discretion of the instructor for work of acceptable quality that is unfinished at the close of the term. The incomplete must be removed by the end of the following term. At that time, the instructor may report a grade within the ordinary range of scholarship, a grade of F or a grade of “no credit”
- IP = In Progress This grade is given when a course spans more than one semester, and a grade cannot be awarded until the course is completed
- NC = No Credit
- NR = Not Reported This is a temporary grade assigned by the registrar in those cases where it is impossible to obtain a student’s grade from the instructor
- W = Withdrawal is recorded for a student who has officially withdrawn from a course. A student may withdraw from a course through the 10th week of the fall/spring semesters
- WU = Unofficial Withdrawal This recorded for a student who stopped attending all courses by the end of the sixth week of the semester but who failed to officially withdraw and failed to respond to inquiries from the registrar’s office
- WW = Withdrawal for Nonattendance This is recorded for a student registered or who stopped attending the course yet failed to officially withdraw from the course and respond to inquiries from the registrar’s office
- WX = Administrative Withdrawal This is recorded for a student who has had to withdraw from the university due to serious illness or other extraordinary circumstances. It requires the written approval of the dean
Students are expected to make appropriate academic progress leading to the successful completion of their degrees. No more than six hours of incomplete grades may be accumulated at one time. Students with incomplete grades that exceed this level will be restricted from further registration until incomplete coursework is completed.
Probation and dismissal
The minimum 3.0 grade point average required for graduation must be maintained within the 12-course program.
- A student whose GPA falls below this upon taking nine semester hours is placed on probation
- A student on probation must achieve the minimum GPA by the end of the term when the total hours taken equal or exceed 18
- Any student who has not achieved the minimum GPA after taking 18 hours will be dropped from the program
- A student who has been dismissed must wait at least one semester before applying to be re-admitted
- A student who receives a grade of F may repeat the course only once. The grade of F will be carried on the transcript, but only that grade which replaces the F will be calculated into the GPA
- Courses for which a passing grade has been received may not be repeated
Dominican University reserves the right to deny registration to any student who, in the opinion of the administration of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, is not progressing satisfactorily toward a degree or who, for other reasons, is deemed unsuitable for the program.
Academic grievances
Academic grievances are defined as problems relating to classroom conduct, grades for courses and evaluation of student work. The procedures for filing an academic grievance are
- A student who has a grievance will go first to the professor(s) involved in order to express the nature of the grievance and, if possible, to resolve it
- If the student is dissatisfied with the result of the encounter, he/she may take the issue to the dean
- If the issue is not satisfactorily resolved, then the student has the right to request a hearing by the curriculum committee of the school. The request should be made in writing within 15 days of the meeting with the dean. The committee will ask both parties, student and professor(s), to present a written statement to the committee within eight days
- Within 15 days of receipt of the statements, the committee will bring the parties together for a review of the grievance
- Within eight days of the hearing, the committee will make recommendations to the dean based on their judgment of the affair
