The Office of the Graduate Academics is generally responsible for the maintenance of academic records and degree verifications; approval and review of all graduate programs, approval of continuing professional development programs, and formulation and review/revisions of graduate academic policies through the Graduate Curriculum Committee; and the monitoring of graduate student progress.
Consistent with the goal of the Strategic Positioning Plan, the Dean of Graduate Academics fosters interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary efforts. The Dean and the Office of Graduate Academics interfaces with the Office of Undergraduate Academics, the Office of the Registrar’s, the Office of International Student Services, and the Deans of the individual schools. The Dean and the Office of Graduate Academics will report to the Office of the Provost. The term “academic impropriety” is meant to include, but is not limited to, cheating on homework, during in-class or take home examinations and plagiarism. The Institute has adopted a procedure to deal with such actions. An instructor of a graduate course may elect to formally charge a student with committing an academic impropriety to the Dean of Graduate Academics or to adjudicate the issue personally.
If a complaint is made to the Dean of Graduate Academics, the Dean convenes the Graduate Academic Evaluation Board. The Board investigates the allegation, conducts a hearing and determines necessary actions. The accused may elect to be present at the hearing along with any witnesses he or she chooses. Appeals of the Board’s decisions are first made to the Academic Appeals Committee and then, if necessary, to the Chief Academic Officer i.e. the Provost of the Institute. The Board, chosen from the Graduate Curriculum Committee, consists of a faculty member from each of the three schools.
If the instructor elects to adjudicate the issue personally, any appeal of the instructor’s action is first made to the Graduate Academic Evaluation Board, and, if necessary, to the Academic Appeals Committee and then, if necessary, to the Provost of the Institute. |
