NIELS BROCK COPENHAGEN BUSINESS COLLEGE Catalog 2020-21 Table of Contents – Catalog 2019‐20 A. Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College .................................................................................................... 1 Mission, Vision, History and Statutes ........................................................................................................... 1 Mission .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Accreditation ........................................................................................................................................... 2 History ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 Statutes ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Legal Control ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Location ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Administrators ............................................................................................................................................ 10 B. American Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSc) ................................................................ 11 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 11 BSc Online Program .................................................................................................................................... 12 Admission Philosophy ........................................................................................................................... 13 Diversity Statement ............................................................................................................................... 13 Undergraduate Admission Policy ............................................................................................................... 14 Application Procedures ......................................................................................................................... 15 Upper Division Admission/Transfer Students ............................................................................................ 16 Application Procedures for Upper Division/Transfer Students ............................................................. 16 Transfer of Credits from Niels Brock Partner Universities .................................................................... 16 Transfer of Credits from Other Higher Education Institutions .............................................................. 17 Transfer of Credits to Niels Brock Partner Universities ........................................................................ 18 Transfer of Credits to a Non‐Partner University/College from Niels Brock .......................................... 18 Application Decisions ............................................................................................................................ 18 Scholarships ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Diversity Scholarship ............................................................................................................................. 19 Academic Scholarship ........................................................................................................................... 20 Student Services ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Academic Advising ................................................................................................................................ 20 Student Counseling Services ................................................................................................................. 21 Placement Services ............................................................................................................................... 21 IT Helpdesk ............................................................................................................................................ 22 The Niels Brock Libraries ....................................................................................................................... 23 Student Representative Council ............................................................................................................ 24 CBC Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities ....................................................................................... 26 Grading System and Exams ........................................................................................................................ 27 The American Number‐of‐Points Grading Scale ................................................................................... 27 Grade Appeals ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Principles of the Evaluation System ...................................................................................................... 28 External Evaluators ................................................................................................................................ 28 Assessment ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Make‐up Assessments and Late Assignments ...................................................................................... 29 Standards of Academic Progress (SAP) ...................................................................................................... 29 Maximum Program Length (MPL) – Quantitative Measurement of SAP .............................................. 30 Maximum Program Length Requirements for International Students ................................................. 30 Qualitative Measurement of SAP .......................................................................................................... 30 Academic Probation .............................................................................................................................. 31 Removal from Academic Probation ...................................................................................................... 31 Dismissal ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Academic Evaluation of Students Placed on Academic Probation ....................................................... 31 Effect of Grades on Satisfactory Academic Progress ............................................................................ 31 i Appeal Process ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Repeating a Course ............................................................................................................................... 32 Re‐Sits for Exams ................................................................................................................................... 32 Code of Academic Integrity ................................................................................................................... 33 Code of Ethical Conduct ........................................................................................................................ 34 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Policy on Student Leave ........................................................................................................................ 35 Make‐Up Work ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Complaints .................................................................................................................................................. 35 Faculty of the BSc Program ........................................................................................................................ 36 Academic Calendar ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Curriculum, Program Objectives, and Semester Overview ........................................................................ 37 Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Program Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 38 Graduation Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 38 Semester Overview