Graduate Academic Catalog 2012-2013

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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
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Academic Catalog and Degree Change
A student’s program is governed by the catalog
under which the student was admitted. Should a
student break matriculation for two consecutive
regular terms or two consecutive Summer
Sessions ( students), the catalog in effect at
the time of readmission to CIU must be used to
satisfy the requirements for the degree. Students
desiring to change degrees or concentrations
within a degree must request approval through a
Degree Change Application form.
Academic Load
Students registered for at least nine semester
hours are considered full time; those registered
for six hours are considered three-quarters-time;
and those registered for 4.5 hours are considered
half time. Full-time student status in the Doctor of
Ministry and Doctor of Education programs is
defined as three semester credit hours within any
of the four terms: Fall, Winter, Spring and
Summer (includes both Summer Sessions).
Academic Petitions
Students seeking exceptions to program require-
ments or academic policies may submit an aca-
demic petition. Students may file either a paper
copy or an electronic petition. (If a student is filing
electronically, the email must be
used.) The petition must have the signature or e-
mail of the student’s faculty advisor and, where
appropriate, course instructor(s) signature or e-
mail before submission to the academic dean for
approval. The academic dean will forward the
petition to the registrar. The registrar gives final
approval. A petition is not final until it is approved
by the registrar. Students must also petition any
changes to the curriculum as outlined in this cat-
alog at least one semester prior to graduation.
Students who wish to take online or Summer
Studies from another institution should consult
with their faculty advisor and seek prior permis-
sion through an academic petition to transfer the
credit to CIU. Courses taken without prior
approval through petition may in some cases not
be applicable as transfer credit to the student’s
CIU program.
Academic Probation
Policy: Students are placed on academic proba-
tion at the end of any semester in which they
earn a grade point average below 3.0 in the M.A.
in Counseling, M.A. in Teaching, Education
Specialist, and Doctor of Education programs;
and 2.70 for all other College of Education pro-
grams and for the M.A. in TEFL/ICS program. If a
student is on academic probation, no absences
from classes are permitted except for illness or
emergency. Students on academic probation may
be required to carry a reduced course load, to
reduce or eliminate employment, to reduce extra-
curricular activities or to carry out other measures
recommended by the academic advisor or
administration to help them improve their
scholastic standing. In many instances, such stu-
dents on academic probation will require addi-
tional semesters to complete their studies.
Removal: Academic probation is removed when
students accumulate a satisfactory grade point
average.
Suspension: Students on academic probation for
two consecutive semesters will receive a written
warning from the academic dean indicating that
failure to remove themselves from academic pro-
bation in the succeeding semester will result in
dismissal. Students who at the end of any three
consecutive semesters have not removed them-
selves from academic probation will be dismissed
from the university.
Students suspended for academic reasons may
apply for readmission through the academic dean
after an absence of one year. At this time, the
dean evaluates the causes for the dismissal and
any evidence that the student may now be able
to make satisfactory academic progress.
Students deemed capable of making and main-
taining satisfactory progress may be readmitted
on academic probation.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION