2017-2018 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 10 2017–18 Graduate Academic Catalog Academic Information Academic Information Academic Information Cedarville University graduate and professional practice degree programs are designed to meet the professional, personal, and spiritual needs of adults who desire to honor God with their careers and lives. Truth from Scripture is integrated with the knowledge taught in each course to provide effective learning and enduring life values. The knowledge and skills learned from the curricular experiences provide adults with an excellent background for professional competence in their chosen fields. Graduate and Professional Education During the last decade, Cedarville University has expanded its graduate, first-professional, and certificate programs, serving students from the local region and around the world. All of these programs are built on four distinctives: biblical integration, practical application, collaborative engagement, and technological innovation. Graduate faculty challenge students to think critically, communicate effectively, excel professionally, and engage their world with the heart and mind of Jesus Christ. Equipping Christian professionals for lifelong leadership and service, Cedarville provides an education that is marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth. Programs are delivered in online, hybrid, or traditional on- campus formats. Class schedules are convenient for graduate students. To ensure access, costs are very competitive with comparable universities and financial aid options are available for degree programs. Current graduate, first-professional, and certificate offerings: Degree/Program Delivery Format Master’s Degrees Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Online Generalist M.B.A. Online Healthcare Administration Online Operations Management Online Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Campus Master of Ministry (M.Min.) Campus/Online Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Family Nurse Practitioner Online Global Public Health Nursing Online Nurse Educator Online Professional Degree Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Campus Dual Degree: Pharm.D./M.B.A. Campus/Hybrid Non-degree Global Public Health Nursing Online Reading Certificate Online For information about available graduate, first-professional, or certificate programs, contact University Admissions at 1-800-CEDARVILLE (233-2784), email gradadmissions@ cedarville.edu , or visit cedarville.edu/graduate. Classification of Students Graduate students are classified by the number of hours for which they are enrolled, as follows: • Full-time students are those who have met the requirements for admission as determined by the Graduate Admissions Committee, have been admitted to a degree program, and are carrying at least eight semester hours of credit in that academic semester. • Part-time students are those who have met the requirements for admission as determined by the Graduate Admissions Committee, have been admitted to a degree program, and are taking fewer than eight semester hours. • Nondegree-seeking students are those who are taking graduate courses but have not yet been admitted to a specific degree program or do not intend to work toward a graduate degree. 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 in person, online, or in any other format as my own is my own work and is in accordance with the standards of the Academic Integrity Policy.As a member of the 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 may be 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/avp ) using the “Policies” link from that page. Students may also obtain the same information directly from the office of the Vice President for Academics.