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Statement of Academic Policy and Statement of Academic Integrity


PREFACE

Statement of Academic Policy
Student Responsibility

I. ACADEMIC STANDARDS COMMITTEE

Academic Standards Committee
Petitioning the Academic Standards Committee
Exceptions
Students’ Right of Access to the ASC
Appeal to the Dean of the Faculty
Deadlines and Statutes of Limitation

II. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Course Requirements
General Education Requirements
Senior Thesis Requirement
Waiver of General Education Requirements
Major Requirements
Waiver of Major Requirements
Double Counting of Major Requirements and General Education Requirements
Double Counting of Courses in the Major
Double Counting of General Education Requirements
Grades and Grade Point Requirements
Residence Requirement
Other Degree Requirements
Meeting Degree Requirements

III. REGISTRATION

Pre-registration
Changes in Registration: Adding and Dropping Courses
Cross-Registration
Course Load
Repeated Courses
Class Attendance
Final Examinations
Challenge Examinations
Independent Study

IV. GRADES AND GRADE POINTS

Grades
Grading System
Grade Point Average
Valedictorian
Dean’s List
Latin Honors at Graduation
Credit-No Credit (CR-NC) Grades
Courses in Progress (P) Grades
Incomplete (I) Grades
Late Withdrawal (W) Grades
Pass-Fail (PA-FA) Grades
No Grade Submitted (NGS) Grade
Completion of Work
Grade Changes
Grade Disputes
Grade Disputes and Academic Dishonesty in Cross-Registration Situations
Low Grades
Transcripts

V. PROBATION, SUSPENSION, DISMISSAL, AND OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Academic Probation
Suspension for Poor Scholarship (Ineligible to Register)
Dismissal for Poor Scholarship
Right to Refuse Registration

VI. SUSPENSION AND DISMISSAL FOR ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Suspension for Academic Dishonesty
Dismissal for Academic Dishonesty
Right to Refuse Registration
Enforcement of Standards of Academic Integrity

VII. LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COLLEGE

Leave of Absence
Withdrawal from the College

VIII. READMISSION

Guidelines for Readmission

IX. TRANSFER CREDIT AND OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS

Transfer Credit Policies
Course Descriptions
Transcripts for Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit for CMC Students
Transfer Credit and Freshmen
Transfer Credit and Home-Schooled Students
Transfer Credit and Transfer Students
Transfer Credit and Two-Year Colleges
Summer School
Summer Courses Offered by the Undergraduate Claremont Colleges
Summer Independent Study
Study Abroad
Summer Study Abroad
Internships
Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Placement and Credit

X. STUDENT RECORDS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
Definitions
Annual Notification
Right of Inspection
Request for Review
Limitations on Students’ Right of Access
Disclosure of Education Records
Record of Requests for Disclosure
Directory Information
Correction of Education Records
Veterans’ Records

XI. THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR APPROPRIATE USE OF CAMPUS COMPUTING AND NETWORK RESOURCES

STATEMENT OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

APPENDX: A DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM