The submission of the work of someone else as one's own constitutes plagiarism. Academic honesty requires that ideas or materials taken from another course for use as a course paper or project be fully acknowledged. Plagiarism is a very serious offense in whatever form it may appear, be it submission of an entire article falsely represented as the student's own, the inclusion within a piece of the student's writing of an idea for which the student does not provide sufficient documentation, or the inclusion of a documented idea not sufficiently assimilated into the student's language and style. During the first nine weeks of a semester, a graduate student may withdraw from a regularly scheduled course in the Office of the Registrar without academic penalty. After the ninth week of the term, no withdrawals will be permitted except for total withdrawal from the University or by petition to the Graduate Council.
Withdrawal dates for irregularly scheduled courses vary according to class meeting dates.
At this time, a student who is passing will receive a W and a student who is failing will receive an F. Courses and Credit Requirements Courses numbered 500 and above are graduate courses. Only those advanced undergraduate courses on the 400-level listed in this catalog may be taken for graduate credit. In order that graduate credit may be earned for these 400-level courses, work in addition to that which is done for undergraduate credit must be completed. No more than one-half of the semester hours counted for the graduate degree may be earned in courses below the 500 level. No more than six semester hours of credit earned in a combination of 475G and 675 may be used in any graduate degree program.