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2015–16 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog
Graduate Programs
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Controlling Catalog
The Graduate Catalog in use when a student first enrolls
in a graduate degree programgoverns his/her graduation
requirements unless that catalog is over five years old or that
student has left and then sought to re-enroll more than two years
later. Consequently, that catalog should be retained and used
as a guide in case changes are made in course or graduation
requirements during the time the student is enrolled. A student
may select a subsequent catalog if the student wishes, but all
requirements from that catalog must be completed.
Student Responsibility
Each student assumes full responsibility for knowing Cedarville
University standards, regulations, and procedures along with those
of the graduate and professional practice degree programs. While
all personnel at Cedarville University endeavor to help students
in every way possible, the responsibility for meeting requirements
stated in this catalog rests with the student and not the advisor or
the University. Students are responsible for tracking their progress
toward meeting all graduation requirements.
Academic Integrity
Honesty and integrity are marks of Christian character. One way
students live out this commitment to excellence is by adhering to
very high standards of academic integrity. Cedarville’s academic
integrity policy and pledge encourage honesty from students and
provide an atmosphere of accountability.
The Academic Integrity Pledge is a commitment to live with
integrity in all areas of life, including the classroom. All forms
of academic dishonesty violate this pledge and could result in
dismissal from this community. All students at Cedarville pledge
the following:
With my pledge to affirm the Cedarville Covenant, I
attest that all work I submit is my own and is in accordance with
the standards of the Academic Integrity Policy.As a member of
this community, I will love God and others, live with integrity, and
pursue excellence in all that I do.
Failure to act with academic integrity includes, but is not limited
to, the following:
• Cheating on examinations or quizzes
• Plagiarism
• Knowingly furnishing false information by forgery, alteration,
or misuse of documents, records, or identification within the
course activities, requirements, or responsibilities
• Knowingly providing correct information to another student
concerning exams and other future individual work is a
violation of academic integrity. This includes, but is not limited
to, questions to be asked on exams or answers for questions,
that will be asked
• Representing another’s work as one’s own
Typical penalties assigned by faculty for a lack of academic
integrity include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Reducing the letter grade for the work involved
• Reducing the letter grade for the course
• Giving a failing grade for all work involved
• Giving a failing grade for the course
The assignment of penalties for lack of academic integrity shall
be at the discretion of the faculty member of record for the course
in consultation with the chair or dean of the faculty member’s
academic unit. All cases of academic dishonesty shall be reported
to the office of the Vice President for Academics in writing within
six (6) instructional days of the resolution of the incident.
Any student involved in academic dishonesty maybe subject to
suspension or dismissal.
The procedure and process for appeals of decisions related
to academic misconduct, is available on the website of the Vice
President for Academics (
cedarville.edu/academics/vpa
) using
the “Policies” link from that page. Students may also obtain the
same information directly from the office of the Vice President for
Academics.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Cedarville University complies with the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (the Buckley Amendment), which is
designed to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish
the right of students to inspect and review their records, and to
provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading
data through informal and formal hearings. The University has
adopted a policy that explains in detail the procedures followed
for compliance with provisions of the act. Copies of the policy are
available in the Office of the Registrar and Student Life.