Marquette University
 

Academic Regulations

Students in the College of Communication are expected to comply with the academic requirements and regulations listed in the University section of the undergraduate bulletin.
Academic Dishonesty
Advisers
Attendance
Approval for Summer Session Study at Other Institutions
CD and D Grades
Grade Appeal Procedure
Professional Standards

Academic Dishonesty
The college adheres to university policy on academic dishonesty found in the University section of this bulletin. Ethical behavior is essential to any communication professional and it is expected of students in the College of Communication. Cheating, plagiarism, unapproved collaboration, or falsifying work in whole or in part are infractions that can result in failure in the assignment or course or even dismissal from the college. top of page

Advisers
Each student in the college is assigned a faculty adviser with whom the student should confer at least twice each term. Among other duties, the faculty advisers assist students in planning and accomplishing their programs of studies. However, it is wholly each student’s responsibility to know and fulfill the requirements for graduation specified for his or her selected program. top of page

Attendance
Courses in this college often include performance under the guidelines and supervision of faculty and staff in classroom, theatre, studio, laboratory as well as on- and off-campus professional situations. Students are expected to attend all meetings of the courses in which they are registered. Any absence, regardless of the reason, will prevent the student from getting the full benefit of the course and can result in university censure. When a student is reported to have been excessively absent from class, the penalty of being withdrawn from the class with a grade of WA (withdrawal due to excessive absences) may be imposed. Majors in this college are bound by these expectations in each course they take, in each college in which they take courses.
Attendance policies will be announced by individual teachers in their syllabi and in their first class meetings. Each student is responsible for understanding the absence regulations in effect in each course and is bound by the regulations and policies for that course and/or college. As a general norm, a student may, for serious reasons, be excused from four 75-minute periods or from six 50-minute periods in a three-credit course or from four 50-minute periods in a two-credit course or from eight 50-minute periods in a four-credit course. top of page

Approval for Summer Session Study at Other Institutions
Students who plan to take course work during the summer at other institutions are strongly urged to obtain the college’s approval of such courses before enrolling. Approval will be based on course descriptions in the current bulletin of the college or university at which the courses will be attempted. The student is expected to present a bulletin with such information at the time approval is sought. If prior approval is not obtained, there is no guarantee that credits earned will be accepted by Marquette University. Approval forms may be obtained at the college records office. top of page

CD and D Grades
Courses passed at CD or D grade are not normally counted toward fulfillment of the credit hour requirements for a major or minor field of specialization. Students who receive grades of CD or D in their major or minor should contact the department in which the grade was received. The departmental chair will make a recommendation whether the course can be accepted in the major/minor, if the course should be repeated or if a substitute course should be taken. Credit will be given only once for courses that are repeated. See the University section of this bulletin for additional information regarding repeated courses. top of page

Grade Appeal Procedure
Please download the Grade Appeal Procedure.
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Professional Standards
All papers produced by students in all classes under the jurisdiction of the College of Communication are expected to conform to professional standards of lucidity, coherence, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. All oral presentations produced by students in all classes under the jurisdiction of the college are expected to conform to professional standards of lucidity, coherence, and grammar. All instructors in all classes under the jurisdiction of the college will consider the factors listed above, as well as substance, in grading written and oral presentations. top of page