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Muskingum University Academic Policies and Procedures Muskingum University Academic Policies and Procedures OCTOBER 2019 Office of the Provost 10 COLLEGE DRIVE, P.O. BOX 1837 · NEW CONCORD, OH 43762-1837 · MUSKINGUM.EDU Academic Policies and Procedures OCTOBER 2019 Page 2 The mission of Muskingum is to offer quality academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences in the setting of a residential, undergraduate, coeducational, church-related university and in the context of a caring community where individual fulfillment is encouraged and human dignity is respected. Its primary purpose is to develop—intellectually, spiritually, socially, and physically—whole persons, by fostering critical thinking, positive action, ethical sensitivity, and spiritual growth, so that they may lead vocationally productive, personally satisfying, and socially responsible lives. Academic Policies and Procedures OCTOBER 2019 Page 3 CONTENTS 010 PREAMBLE ..................................................................................................................... 6 020 PROCEDURES FOR CHANGE ....................................................................................... 7 100 POLICIES ......................................................................................................................... 8 110 ACADEMIC POLICIES .................................................................................................................... 8 1. Procedures for Proposing Changes to Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (see checklist) .............................. 8 2. Grading Policies .................................................................................................................................................... 10 3. Academic Dishonesty ............................................................................................................................................ 11 4. Special Programs ................................................................................................................................................... 11 5. May Term and Summer Term ............................................................................................................................... 11 6. Approval of Calendar ............................................................................................................................................ 11 7. Guidelines for Developing the Academic Calendar .............................................................................................. 12 8. Availability of Student Records ............................................................................................................................ 12 9. Proficiency Examinations ..................................................................................................................................... 12 10. Directed Study ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 11. Senior Studies ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 12. Academic Standards Policy ................................................................................................................................... 13 13. Guidelines for Handling Serious Scheduling Problems Involving Full-Time Students ....................................... 14 14. Internship Policy ................................................................................................................................................... 14 15. Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Major (SDIM) .................................................................................................... 14 16. Order of Appeal on Grades ................................................................................................................................... 15 17. Student Military Service Policy ............................................................................................................................ 15 18. Student Withdrawal/Leave of Absence Procedure ............................................................................................... 15 19. Credit Transfer Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 16 120 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES ......................................................................................................... 17 1. Process for Hiring New Faculty ............................................................................................................................ 17 2. Process for Establishing Semester’s Course Offerings ......................................................................................... 19 Academic Policies and Procedures OCTOBER 2019 Page 4 3. Submission of Grades ........................................................................................................................................... 19 200 PROGRAM OF FACULTY PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT ....................................... 20 210 EVALUATION .............................................................................................................................. 20 1. Purposes of the Evaluation System ....................................................................................................................... 20 2. Specific Steps, Documents, and Selection Criteria to be Used in the Evaluation Process ................................... 20 3. Frequency of Review ............................................................................................................................................ 21 4. Professional Performance Criteria ........................................................................................................................ 23 5. Organization of Faculty Evaluation Portfolios ..................................................................................................... 24 6. Recommendations for Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion ........................................................................... 26 220 GROWTH ................................................................................................................................... 28 1. Faculty Professional Travel ................................................................................................................................... 28 2. Professional Fees Matching Fund ......................................................................................................................... 28 3. Faculty Exchanges ................................................................................................................................................ 29 4. Faculty Grants ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 5. Academic Leaves .................................................................................................................................................. 30 6. Awards .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 7. Faculty Fall Conference ........................................................................................................................................ 36 300 FACULTY PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................... 37 310 TEACHING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................... 37 1. Absence of Faculty Member from Class ............................................................................................................... 37 2. Deviation from Class Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 37 3. Attendance Regulations for Students .................................................................................................................... 37 4. Office Hours .......................................................................................................................................................... 37 5. Academic Advising ............................................................................................................................................... 38 6. Course Syllabi ....................................................................................................................................................... 38 7. Final Examinations ................................................................................................................................................ 39 8. Field Trips ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Academic Policies and Procedures OCTOBER 2019 Page 5 9. Academic Procession ............................................................................................................................................ 40 400 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE .................................................................................. 41 410 COMMITTEE STRUCTURE ...........................................................................................................
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