A
C
A
D
E
M
I
C
AF
F
AIR
S
will result in a grade of “F,” which is computed in the
semester and cumulative averages, and the financial
charges apply.
In exceptional cases, a retroactive cancellation or
withdrawal may be granted based on extenuating
circumstances which significantly impaired the student’s
ability to cancel registration or withdraw by the
established semester deadlines. Such circumstances
require official supporting documentation. If supporting
documentation exist, student may seek to file an
Exception to Enrollment Policy Appeal through the
Office of Records and Registration.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE*
A student whose cumulative grade point
average
i
s
at
least
2.00 will be considered
as
making
s
at
is
f
ac
tory
academic
progress and will be designated a
student
in
good standing
at Morgan State
U
ni
v
e
r
s
it
y
.
Unsatisfactory Academic
Per
forman
ce
Students
with a cumulative grade point average
o
f
less than
2.00 fall
i n t o
one of
two
categorie s : academic
probation or academic d
is
m
is
s
al
.
The
cumulative grade point average that defines
each
of
the
c
a
t
e
g
o
r
ies of
un
s
a
t
i
s
f
a
c
to
ry academic
pe rfo r ma nce
varies
according to t h e
stu
den
t
’s
credit level
as
noted in the
following
table:
Total Academic
Academic
Attempted Probation
Dismissal
Credits if GPA is if GPA is
0-24 0.00-1.99
---------
25-47 1.90-1.99 0.00-1.89*
48-72 1.95-1.99 0.00-1.94*
73 or more
---------
0.00-1.99*
* Students matriculating as first time freshmen will not
be dismissed regardless of cumulative grade point
average or number of credits earned during their first
two semesters. No student
shall
be
academically dismissed
at the end of any
semester
during which he/she was
registered for at
least
twelve
(12)
credit hours and earned a
minimum of twelve (12) credit hours with a grade point
average
of 2.00 or better. Academic dismissal must be
preceded by at least one semester of academic probation.
All
credit hours transferred to Morgan are included in the
Attempted Credits totals in the above table when
determining the
cat
egory of
academic
performance.
However, transferred
credits
are not included in
computing the GPA.
Academic Probation
At the end of any given
s
e
m
e
s
t
e
r
,
s
tu
d
e
nt
s
w
ho
s
e
cumulative grade
point
averages fall
below the
thresh
-
olds
outlined above are automatically on academic probation
and should seek
academic
counseling and guidance from
the office of the Dean of the school in which he/she is
enrolled. Students on academic probation are restricted
to thirteen (13) credit hours per semester and are
required to repeat all courses in which deficiencies
have been received before they may take new courses,
insofar
as scheduling
permits. Students remain on
probation until their cumulative grade point
averages
increase
to 2.00.
Academic Dismissal
Students whose cumulative grade point
averages
meet the
conditions for academic
dismissal outlined
in the
aforementioned Unsatisfactory Academic Performance
table may be
dismissed as
degree students at the
University. Thereafter, they may not enroll
as degree
students without formal readmission to the University.
Students who are
academically dismissed
from Morgan
State University are entitled to
appeal
their
dismissal
when
there are
ex
tenuating
circumstances
which
deserve
consideration
by the University. Such
appeals
are made
to the Dean of the school/college in which the
students
are enrolled.
S
tu
d
e
nt
s
who successfully appeal their
dismissal through their Dean are on probation.
Unless granted written
permission
by the Dean to do
otherwise, they are
gov
erned by the requirements for
students
on probation.
Academic Recovery Program
Dismissed students are eligible to participate in the
Academic Recovery Program (ARP). Students are not
considered
for
readmission
to the
Uni
versity
until they
have raised their cumulative grade point average to
2.00 through enrollment in ARP. Additional information
about ARP may be found in the Office of Student
Success and Retention section in the catalog.
POLICY ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Faculty
at Morgan State University make a concerted
effort
to promote honest
academic
conduct among students to
ensure that their evaluation of students’ academic
performance
accurately reflects
each
student’s
true merit.
Academic dishonesty is, therefore, among the most
egregious offenses
a student
can
commit
because
it interferes
with the
University’s
primary mission of educating and
evaluating students.
Thus,
academic dishonesty will
not be
tolerated at the University. Some of the more common
forms of
academic dishonesty
are
listed
below. This list,
however, is not intended to be an
exhaustive
representation of all the
possible
forms of academic
dishonesty. Any student who is found to have engaged in
academic dishonesty shall fail the assignment and may
fail the course. The student may
also
be referred to the
Dean of the college or school in which the
student’s
major is located for additional
disciplinary
action by the
University.
All instances
of
academic
dishonesty
shall
be
subject to the full range of
penalties
at the
University’s
disposal.
I. TYPES OF ACADEMIC
DISHONESTY
1. Cheating is fraud. Cheating is the use of,
t
he
attempted use of, or
acquisition
of unauthorized in
-
formation
s
uc
h
as b
ook
s
,
lecture
not
e
s
,
s
t
ud
y
a
i
d
s
,
ans
w
e
r
s
from other
s
t
ud
e
nt
s
,
or other m
a
t
e
r
i
a
l
s
for
the p
u
rp
o
s
e
of
s
u
bm
i
tt
i
n
g
a part or all
of
the
u
n-
authorized
i
n
f
o
rm
a
t
i
on
as
on
e
’s
own individual
e
ff
o
r
t
in
any
class,
clinic,
a
ss
ig
n
m
e
nt,
or examination. Helping
or
attempting
to help another p
e
r
s
on
c
o
mm
i
t
any
act of
academic d
i
s
hon
e
s
t
y
is also a
f
o
rm
of
cheating. Examples:
Ex
a
mp
l
e
s
of
cheating include, but are
not
limited to, the
following
actions:
a. C o p y i n g
f
r
o
m another
s
tu
d
e
nt
’s
paper
o
r test,
or receiving
assistance from
another person during an
exam or other
assignment
in a manner not authorized by
the
i
n
str
u
ctor
;
b.
Buying,
s
e
ll
i
n
g
,
removing, receiving,
o
r
possessing
an
unauthorized copy
of
a test, quiz,
exam,
o
r other
f
o
rm
of
academic
evaluation in
advance
of
its
administration
by
t
he instructor of the
c
our
s
e
in which the
s
t
ud
e
nt
is
properly registered;
c. U s i n g
material
or equipment
s
u
c
h
as cell phones,
crib
not
e
s
,
a
calculator,
or a tape recorder during a
test,
quiz,
exam,
or other
f
o
rm
of
academic evaluation that
has
not been authorized by
th
e
instructor;
d. Working with other
students
or other
individuals
on
any exam, take home assignments, computer or
laboratory work, or any other
assignment
when the
instructor has required independent and unaided effort;
e. Attempting to
influence
or change an
academic
evaluation, grade,
or record by deceit or
unfair means,
such
as
(1) hiding
o
r
damaging
the
academic
work
of
a
noth
er
student to gain an
unfair advantage
in an
academic evaluation;
or
(2) marking
o
r
submitting
an
exam
or other
a
ss
ig
n
m
e
nt
in a manner
designed
to
deceive
the
i
n
s
t
r
u
c
to
r
;
f. S u b m i t t i n g
,
without prior p
e
rm
i
ss
i
on,
th
e
same
academic
work which
has
been submitted in identical or
similar
f
o
rm
i
n
another
class
or in
fulfillment
of any
ot
her
academic
requirement at the
U
ni
v
e
r
s
it
y;
g. Permitting another
s
t
ud
e
nt
or individual
to
take a
test,
quiz,
exam,
or other
f
o
rm
of
academic evaluation
for
on
e
’s
self;
or conversely,
taking
a
test,
quiz,
exam,
or other
f
o
rm
o
f
academic
evaluation for another
s
t
ud
e
nt
;
and,
h. Helping or attempting to help another
s
t
u
dent cheat
by providing
assistance
to that student during an exam or
other
a
ssi
g
n
men
t
in a manner not authorized by
t
he
ins
t
ruc
t
or
.
2. Plagiarism
is
th
e
f
t.
P
l
a
gi
a
r
i
s
m
is
s
u
bm
i
tt
i
n
g
,
either
orally
or in writing, the
words,
ideas, dr
a
w
i
n
g
s
,
or other
w
o
rk
s
of
another p
e
r
s
on
a
s
one
’s
own without
appropriate citation in ord
e
r to receive credit
for
having
completed an academic
assignment
or exercise.
Examples:
Ex
a
mp
l
e
s
of
plagiarism
include, b
ut
are not
limited to, the following:
a. Submitting
material
or work for evaluation, in whole
or in
part,
which has b
ee
n
prepared by another student,
an author
of
a published article or textbook, or by
per
so
n
s
producing
pa
per
s
for pr
o
f
i
t;
b. Using a direct quotation
f
r
o
m another
s
tu
d
e
nt
’s
pa
per
s
or
f
r
o
m an author
of
a publication without
including the appropriate citation;
c.
Pa
r
a
p
h
r
a
s
i
n
g
or
s
u
mm
a
r
izi
n
g
a
noth
e
r
’s
w
o
rk without
including the appropriate citation; and,
d. U s i n g
i
n
f
o
r
mati
on
stored
electronically,
e.g.,
submission of pa
per
s
and or
i
n
f
o
r
mati
on
found on
computer
disks,
the Internet,
e
t
c
.,
without including
appropriate citation
a
n
d/
o
r
acknowledging
the
s
our
c
e
.
3. Abuse of Academic Materials is d
e
s
t
ruc
t
ion of
property or making
i
n
a
cc
e
ss
i
b
l
e
academic
re
s
ou
r
c
e
m
a
t
e
r
i
a
l
s
owned by the
U
n
i
v
e
r
s
i
t
y
or stored in a
U
n
i
v
e
r
s
i
t
y
f
a
c
i
l
i
t
y
.
Examples:
Exam
p
l
e
s
of
abuse
of academic
materials
include,
but are not limited to, the
f
ol
lowing actions:
a.
D
e
s
t
r
o
yi
n
g
,
hiding, or
oth
e
rw
i
s
e
making
unavailable
for common use any library
materials,
materials placed
on
reserve
by
faculty, electronically
stored information, or other
academic
reference
materials;
and,
b.
D
e
s
t
r
o
yi
n
g
,
hiding, or
oth
e
rw
i
s
e
making
unavailable
another
s
t
ud
e
nt
’s
not
e
s
,
f
ac
ul
t
y
lectures
and/or
tests,
experiments, co
m
puter
programs,
or other
academic
w
o
rk.
4. Stealing is the unauthorized
taking,
attempting to
take,
or withholding the property
of
another and thereby
permanently or temporarily depriving the owner
of
its
use or
possession.
Ex
a
m
ple
s
:
Exam
p
l
e
s
of
s
t
e
al
ing
include,
but are
not
limited to, the
following
actions:
a. Unauthorized removal of
library
t
ex
t
s
,
magazines,
electronic equipment
o
r
electronically
stored
i
n
f
o
r
mati
on
and other m
at
e
r
ial
s
from the library;
b. Unauthorized removal
of
lecture
not
e
s
,
grade
books, examinations,
computer
programs,
o
r any other
academic m
a
t
e
r
ia
l
s
f
rom the
o
ff
ic
e
of any
faculty
member;
c. Obtaining unauthorized
advanced access
to an
examination or other
academic
a
ssi
g
n
men
t
either acting
alone or in
collusion
with
oth
er
students or University
employees;
and,
d. Taking
a
noth
er
’s
academic
work, such
a
s
papers,
computer
programs,
laboratory
experiments,
o
r
research
results.
5. Lying is making any oral or written statement which
the individual knows, or should know, to be untrue.
Examples:
Examples
of lying include, but are
not
limited to, the following actions:
a. Making a
false
statement to any instructor or other
University employee in an attempt
to
gain
advantage
or
exception with regard to an
academic
requirement or
assignment;
b.
Falsifying
evidence or
testifying
falsely, such
as
in a
hearing involving academic dishonesty;
c. Inventing or c o u n t e r f e i t i n g data,
research results, research procedures, internship or
practicum
experiences,
or other information;
d. Citing a
false
source for referenced material/Data;
e. Altering grade reports,
class
attendance
records,
course registrations,
or other academic records;
f. Submitting
false excuses
for
absences;
g. Altering a returned exam paper or other work
and
seeking
regrading without indicating that the
returned paper or work has been changed; and,
h. Submitting unauthorized University documents
to gain an internship, exception
to
University
policies,
and/or other advantage or to avoid a
disadvantage
or
penalty.
II.
P
ENA
L
T
IES
Any student who
is
found to have
engaged
in academic
dishonesty
at Morgan
State University shall fail
the
test
or
assignment
for which the student cheated and may be
subjected to one or more of the following penalties
including
failure
of the course in which the academic
dishonesty occurred; written reprimand from the
Chairperson, the Dean, and/or the Vice President for
Academic
Affairs;
suspension and/or expulsion from the
University. The
Dean
of the school or college in which
the student’s major is located shall be notified of the
academic dishonesty and of the proposed penalty
by the Dean (or the Dean’s designee) of the school or
college in which the academic dishonesty occurred.
Along with the penalties listed above, the Dean or the
Vice President for
Academic Affairs
may impose special
conditions on students who have engaged in
academic dishonesty such
as counseling
, reduced credit
loads, denial of admittance to certain majors or
programs. Suspension and expulsion, the most severe
penalties, may be imposed even though the accused
student has never received a
lesser
penalty or
penalties
for previous
academic
misconduct.
1. Assignment of a Grade of “F.” A grade
of
“
F
”
shall
be
assigned
to a student for the test, paper,
and/
or the
assignment
in which the student committed an act of
academic
dishonesty. In addition to being
assigned
a
grade
of
“F” for the
assignment
for which the student
engaged
in
academic dishonesty,
additional penalties, listed below,
may be imposed upon the student.
2. Failure of a Course. A student may
fail
th
e
course in
which the
academic d
i
s
hon
e
s
t
y
o
cc
u
rr
e
d
.
3. Suspension from the University.
Su
s
pe
n
sion can
be
i
mp
o
s
e
d
for
a
s
p
e
c
i
f
i
e
d p
e
r
i
o
d
,
not
to
exceed two
years.
4. Expulsion from the University. Expulsion
i
s
a
permanent
separation
f
r
o
m the University.
5.
Revocation.
When an act or
acts of
academic
di
sh
on
e
s
t
y
i
s
/
a
r
e
f
oun
d to invalidate a major piece of
work required
for
a degree
so
that the
validity
o
f
the
degree or
certification is jeopardized,
then
th
e
sanction
may include a recommendation to
th
e
Un
i
v
er
si
ty
’s
Vice
President
for Academic Affairs
to
:
a. Reject a
t
he
s
is
,
d
is
s
e
r
t
at
ion, or other work
.
b. Revoke a
certification
or not grant a
certi
f
ica
ti
on.
c. Revoke a degree.
6. Other Relevant Sanctions. In addition to
t
he
penalties described above,
other
sa
n
cti
on
s
may be
imposed,
s
uc
h
as,
but not limited to, r
e
s
t
it
ut
ion,
campu
s
ACA
D
E
M
I
C
AF
F
AIR
S
or community
service, special projects,
and
special
educational requirements.
ACADEMIC APPEAL
PROCESS
The academic
appeals
process
shall
apply to any dispute
concerning a
student’s
academic standing at the
University including, but not limited to,
disputes
over
grades
as
well
as allegations of
academic dishonesty. The
academic appeal process requires that (1)
stu
dents be
given adequate notice of any
offense
of academic
dishonesty
with which they are charged; and (2) that
students
be given an opportunity to be heard by the
Dean (or the Dean’s designee) of the college or school
in which the
offense
is
alleged
to have
oc
curred. The
Deans have the authority to set dispute resolution and
appeal procedures for their respective
academic divisions
provided that any
penalty imposed
by (or approved by) the
Dean
shall
be
based
on evidence
collected
and recorded by
the
faculty,
the Chairperson, and/or the Dean.
Students who feel that they have been treated
unfairly
in
the award of a grade or in the imposition of a penalty for
committing an act of academic
dishonesty
have
a
right to
use
the
academic
appeal
process
at the University. A
student
shall first
address the matter of the
academic
dishonesty,
the
grade,
and/or
any other
academic
penalty or
issue
with the facultmember who
accused
the student
and/or assigned the grade and/or i m p o s e d or
initiated the penalty. Second, if the dispute is not
resolved with the
faculty
member, the student shall next
address the matter with the Chairperson of the
department in which the course is taught. The
Chairperson s h a l l investigate
the matter thoroughly;
make a record of the relevant evidence; and make a
determination about the
appropriateness
of the
accusation, the grade, or the penalty imposed on the
student.
If
the matter
is still
in d
i
s
p
ut
e
f
o
ll
o
wing the
investigation and determination by the Chairperson, the
student has a right to appeal to the Dean (or the
Dean’s designee) of the school or college in which
the dispute arose.
In all matters of academic appeal, the
stu
dent may
request a final appeal by
w
r
i
t
i
n
g
to the Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) within
seven (7) working days of the receipt of the final
decision of the Dean of the school/college. Appeals not
filed in proper form with the Provost/VPAA within this
timeframe shall not be considered. An appeal which fails
to specifically set forth alleged procedural error with
regard to the application of academic policy shall not be
considered.
The decision of the Provost/VPAA is final and
binding on all parties. The student’s initiation of the
appeals procedure shall not dislodge or delay any
other consequences of the decision or action under
dispute, such as placement on academic probation or
dismissal; loss of scholarship; awarding of financial
aid; or participation in activities that are dependent
on the grade point average of the student.
MIDTERM GRADE POL
I
CY
Each
i
n
s
t
r
u
c
to
r
shall
evaluate undergraduate
s
tu
de
nt
s’
pr
og
r
e
ss
and
assign a
midterm grade
f
or each
undergraduate student enrolled in the
c
l
a
ss
,
using the
university’s
accepted
grade r
e
por
t
i
ng
technology and
according to the university’s
pub
l
i
s
hed Academic
Calendar. The m
i
d
t
e
rm grade
is
only an indicator to
the
s
t
ud
e
nt
and
h
i
s
/
her
a
d
vi
s
e
r
of
the
s
tu
d
e
nt
’s
pe
r
f
o
rm
a
n
c
e
in
t
he co
u
r
s
e
to that point; it will not be
assumed that the final
grade
will be the same
, and
is
not a permanent part of a
s
t
ude
nt
’s
academic record. A
grade of
“
I” is
n o t
a valid midterm grade. Midterm
grades
are required only
for
the
fall
and
spring sem
est
er
s
and only
for
f
u
ll
-
sem
est
er
co
u
r
s
es.
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
Proficiency Examinations
At the discretion of the chair or dean of the college or
school in which the course is offered, proficiency
examinations may be available for undergraduate
courses. Not all courses may be offered for proficiency
credit.
Successful
completion of proficiency examinations
gives
the opportunity to receive credit for the courses in
which
examinations
were taken, and this credit is
indicated by the grade of “PT.” Credit earned on the
basis
of a
proficiency examination shall
be awarded at the
end of the
semester
(when final
grades
are due) in which
the student took the examination.
Policies concerning credit by
proficiency
examination: