Grading Scale
|
Grades |
Course Grade |
Quality Points |
|
A (90-100) |
Excellent |
A = 4.0 |
|
B (80-89) |
Above Average |
B = 3.0 |
|
C (70-79) |
Average |
C = 2.0 |
|
D (60-69) |
Below Average |
D = 1.0 |
|
F (below 60) |
Failure |
F = 0.0 |
|
I |
Incomplete |
Not Computed |
|
W |
Withdraw |
Not Computed |
Attendance Policy
For a specific listing of
participation and substantive interaction requirements, please refer to the University
Catalog; Section 2.5 Participation and
Substantive Interaction
Additionally,
course acceleration is not permitted. Submitting work prior to its due date
(accelerating) and going inactive for 14 calendar days is still lack of
interaction in the course and a withdrawal will be initiated. Appeals to be reinstated are not permitted
unless a systems error was made.
Bulk
assignment submissions after long periods of inactivity are ill-advised,
because an administrative withdrawal may be initiated for lack of interaction
in the course. Students are expected to
abide by the participation and substantive interaction requirements according
to the criteria outlined in each course syllabus. Students who do not turn in an assignment
and/or substantively interact for a 14 consecutive calendar-day period will be
administratively withdrawn for lack of participation/substantive interaction,
resulting in a grade of W recorded on the student’s academic transcript. Although a 14 consecutive calendar-day period
of inactivity will result in an administrative withdrawal, a faculty member may
withdraw a student earlier than that if the student’s participation or lack
thereof merits a withdrawal.
This course
operates on a course week of Wednesday (Day 1) through Tuesday (Day 7) for 8
weeks.
Note: The
University’s Participation and Substantive Interaction policy overrules any
faculty late policies
Student Rights and Responsibilities
In
accordance with our mission to provide relevant degree programs, students are
always asked to use in-course materials coupled with relevant outside current
and reliable materials (online books, magazines, newspapers, journals, Web
sites, media reports) and personal/professional experiences to fulfill their
requirements in discussion forums and written assignments when appropriate
Please refer
to the University Catalog for critical policies such as FERPA,
ADA, attendance, and other student rights and responsibilities.
Universal Late Policy
Students prevented
from submitting the work required for an assignment by the due date specified
may, at the discretion of the instructor, be allowed to submit the assignment
at a later date without penalty. The instructor's permission should be
requested prior to the due date specified for the assignment in question.
Students
submitting work for course assignments after the due date specified in the
course schedule, within the LMS, are subject to penalties up to but not
exceeding 5% of the points possible for the assignment in question per day
(i.e. for each day passing between the due date and the date the submission is
posted to the assignment within the LMS) at the discretion of the instructor of
record for the course in question. For example, submissions posted after the
due date, but within 24 hours of the date the assignment is due, may be
penalized by up to 5% of the potential value of the assignment; submissions
posted between 24 and 48 hours after the due date may be penalized by up to
10%, etc.
This policy
does not supersede the University's existing Incomplete or Substantive
Interaction policy. A student has only until the last day of the course to
submit work required for the course in question unless he/she has previously
requested and has been granted an extension of the time allowed to complete the
course and temporary grade of incomplete by the instructor.
Academic Disciplinary Policy
Effective
learning, teaching and research--all depend on the ability of members in an
academic community to trust one another and to trust the integrity of the work
that is submitted in courses for academic credit. When such an atmosphere of
mutual trust exists, the free exchange of ideas is fostered, and all members of
the community are able to work toward achieving their highest potential. In all
academic work, it is important that the ideas and contributions of others be
appropriately acknowledged, and that work presented as original, is in
fact--original. Ensuring the honesty and fairness of the intellectual environment
at Grantham University is a responsibility shared by faculty, students, and
administrative staff.
Higher
education tradition and professional excellence demand that truth be valued in
all of our interactions. Grantham University believes that every person s
education represents his/her own intellectual efforts. Students are expected to
adhere to the highest standards of behavior, and the vast majority of Grantham
University students do so.
Thus, no
intellectual community can maintain its integrity or be faithful to its members
if violations of its central purpose are tolerated. Any student who engages in
the following behaviors of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary
action upon the first infraction that can range in consequences from a) censure
or failure of the assignment/course to b) more serious consequences of
suspension or dismissal of the student from one or more courses to c) the most
severe consequence that may affect the student s entire program of study at the
University. Violation of the Code of Conduct will be noted in the permanent
student record and may, where applicable, be disclosed to the appropriate
external authorities.
For a specific listing of violations,
please refer to the University Catalog; Section 5.10 Code of
Conduct
|
CONCERN |
EMAIL ADDRESS |
PHONE NUMBER |
|
Information About the University |
admissions@grantham.edu |
(800) 955-2527 |
|
Initial Enrollment Concerns |
admissions@grantham.edu |
(800) 955-2527 ext. 4801 |
|
Re-enrollment Concerns |
registrations@grantham.edu |
(800) 955-2527 ext. 4442 |
|
Faculty Concerns |
|
(800) 955-2527 ext. |
|
Provost |
apetroy@grantham.edu |
4669 |
|
Dean of Business and Liberal Arts |
dmarker@grantham.edu |
4747 |
|
Dean of the Engineering and Computer Science |
nmiller@grantham.edu |
4217 |
|
Dean of Nursing & Allied Health |
crules@grantham.edu |
4628 |
|
Chair of Instructional Design |
alindemann@grantham.edu |
4575 |
|
Academic Appeals and Concerns |
GLife > Home Tab
> Submit Academic Appeal |
N/A |
|
Student Accounts |
accounting@grantham.edu |
(800) 955-2527 ext. 4128 |
|
Non-Academic After-Hours and Weekend Support |
N/A |
(800) 955-2527 ext. 4600 |
|
Compliance
(ADA, FERPA) |
compliance@grantham.edu |
(800) 955-2527 ext. 4195 |
|
VA Education Benefits State Vocational Rehabilitation |
veteranservices@grantham.edu |
(800) 955-2527 ext. 4255 |
|
Title IX
(sexual discrimination) |
TitleIX@grantham.edu |
N/A |
|
Ombudsman |
Ombudsman@grantham.edu |
N/A |