Student Policies

Students that need additional information regarding a policy can schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Advising Center.

For more information on the University Academic Honor Code, view the Bulletin.

School of Business Administration Undergraduate Academic Dishonesty Policy

The objectives of this policy regarding business students who commit an act of academic dishonesty are as follows:

(1) to emphasize the importance of honesty & integrity (in academic and all other human endeavors),

(2) to enhance the SBA culture of academic rigor, and

(3) to stress that business students must be held accountable for their actions.

First Incidence.  For a first incident of academic dishonesty, a business student will be placed on academic probation for one academic term (term following the determination of academic dishonesty), in addition to the course grade penalty imposed by the instructor (see Note below).

  • If the incident occurs in the second to last term before completing all academic requirements for graduation (i.e. fall semester senior year for a student planning on graduating at the end of the following winter semester), the student will be on probation during the last term and the probation will be removed just prior to the end of the term (so the student will be able to graduate) if there are no other academic dishonesty incidents.
  • If the incident occurs in the last term during which the student is scheduled to complete academic requirements for graduation, the student will be placed on academic probation and cannot graduate that term.  The student will be removed from probation during any next academic term if there are no other academic dishonesty incidents.
Second Incidence.  The penalty for a second incident of academic dishonesty by a business student is dismissal from the School of Business Administration and the University.  Re-admittance, though rare, will be considered after one academic term.  In order to be readmitted, a student must demonstrate that he or she has learned from their experiences and that integrity and honesty have become important to them.

NOTE:  Academic Dishonesty and appeal procedures are defined in the UD Undergraduate Bulletin, Section V, Academic Regulations. 

Probation

To be in good academic standing, a student must have a cumulative grade-point average of (a) at least 1.7 at the end of the first and second terms, (b) at least 1.8 at the end of the third term, (c) at least 1.9 at the end of the fourth term, and (d) at least 2.0 at the end of the fifth and succeeding terms. For part-time and transfer students, a block of 12 semester hours of credit is considered one term. A cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 is required and a 2.0 in your major for graduation.

For more information view the Bulletin.

Grade Appeals

A. TIME LIMIT FOR APPEAL-Grade appeals submitted by students in the School of Business Administration will be objectively and promptly reviewed. All appeals must be initiated within 30 days following the start of the next Fall or Winter term.

B. BASIS FOR APPEAL- In the event a student is not satisfied with the grade received in a course, he/she may appeal the grade through the channels indicated below, so long as the complaint meets one of the following two criteria:

  • That the grade received is inconsistent with the performance of the work required and recorded for that course;

  • That the grade received was determined by criteria other than those announced as the grading system for that course.

C. PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL- If a student wishes to appeal a grade and can provide evidence that one of the criteria in B. above has been violated, the following appeals procedure is to be followed:

  • The first appeal is made directly to the faculty member awarding the contested grade. If this appeal is unsatisfactory to the student, he/she may then register a second appeal.
  • The second appeal is to the faculty member’s Department Chair. This appeal is submitted in writing, detailing the facts supporting the appeal. The Chair will then take such administrative action as may be appropriate to resolve the issue.
  • A third and final appeal may be made to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, School of Business Administration, by either the student or the professor.  The Associate Dean will appoint and chair a Grade Appeal Review Committee to gather the facts and make a recommendation. The Committee will make a decision based on the evidence presented.  The student, professor and department chair will be advised of the Committee’s findings.

D. CHANGE OF GRADE- If a grade change is warranted, either the Department Chair (see second appeal above) or the Associate Dean will execute a change of grade form.