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Part 5 — Regulations and Policies - Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne - Acalog ACMS™
2013-2014 Graduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog] 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin
Changes in the following policies and regulations go into effect periodically and are published in the IPFW Student Handbook and Planner and the bulletins of the graduate schools. The bulletins of the Indiana University and Purdue University graduate schools also contain more detailed explanations of some policies and regulations.
Specific graduate programs may impose additional regulations or exceptions. These appear within the program descriptions in Part 2 .
1. Affirmative Action, Nondiscrimination, and Anti-harassment
4. Transfer Credits and “Excess” Undergraduate Credit
7. Registration, Course Assignment, Course Load, Enrollment Limits
9. Grade-Point Average
10. Academic Standing
11. Grade Appeals
12. Learning Assessment
13. Encumbrances
14. Resident Study Requirement
15. Academic Honesty
16. Thesis and Non-Thesis Options
18. Degrees
19. Parking and Traffic Regulations
20. Residency Classification
21. Senior Citizen Fee Remission
23. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
24. Student Identification (Social Security) Number (SIDN)
25. Transcripts
26. Release of Student Information
27. IPFW Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct
Part VI: Policy on Involuntary Withdraws
28. IPFW Statement of Integrity
29. Ethical Guidelines for IPFW Information Technology Users
General requirements for admission to IPFW graduate programs are established by the Indiana University and Purdue University trustees and appear in Part 1 .
Additional program-specific admission requirements may be imposed by the program into which you are seeking admission. Any such requirements become effective when published in the Bulletin (see Part 3 ) or its supplements. Applicants should be aware that certain criminal convictions may result in ineligibility for admission to certain programs of study.
Each candidate for a Purdue University master’s degree is assigned an advisory committee consisting of three members. The chair of your committee is your major professor and is chosen by mutual consent among you, the professor you designate, and the chair of the department offering the program. Your major professor is your principal advisor in designing and conducting your research. Following the selection of your major professor, you and that individual define the related areas from which you will select one additional professor to serve on your advisory committee; other members of the department may also be added. Appointment of your advisory committee is subject to approval by the chair of the department offering the program and the dean of the Graduate School, who may appoint additional members.
This committee will help you prepare your plan of study (described below), furnish academic advising throughout your graduate studies, and where applicable, advise you on the research and writing of your thesis.
Plan of study. Students pursuing a Purdue master’s degree should have a preliminary plan of study on file prior to their first registration. Your plan of study identifies a primary area and related area(s) chosen on the basis of your interests and needs, and lists specific courses and all other requirements of the degree you are seeking. The formal plan of study should be approved by your advisory committee and the chair of the department offering the program, and must be submitted to the Graduate School before your final semester of enrollment.
As determined by the division/department that offers your degree, credits you earned for graduate study at other universities may be applied to a master’s degree at IPFW. Only credits associated with graduate courses in which you earned grades of B or better are eligible for consideration. Additional conditions and limitations may be imposed by the IPFW academic unit that offers the degree you seek (see Part 3 ).
Separate rules regarding the applicability of “excess” undergraduate credits apply to candidates for IU and Purdue degrees.
Indiana University. With the approval of your division/department, you may apply to an Indiana University master’s degree excess undergraduate credits you earned at Indiana University during your final undergraduate semester if (1) these credits were not applied to your undergraduate degree, (2) your total course load for that semester did not exceed that ordinarily taken by a full-time graduate student, and (3) the courses were approved for graduate credit.
Preliminary evidence of your ability in the English language is required as part of your admission application (see Part 1 ).
The following additional English proficiency requirements apply to candidates for Purdue University degrees and most Indiana University degrees:
International non-native speakers of English must achieve a TOEFL score of 550 or higher on the paper-based test or 77 or higher on the Internet-based test, to be considered for admission to a degree program. In addition, applicants who take the TOEFL IBT must achieve the following minimum test scores, in addition to the overall required score: reading, 19; listening, 14; speaking, 18; and writing, 18.
As an alternative to the TOEFL, the graduate schools accept IELTS (Academic Module) scores of 6.5 or higher. (Non-native speakers of English who are U.S. citizens or who hold permanent visas are not required to submit TOEFL/IELTS scores.) The scores must be documented by an official report from Educational Testing Service of IELTS and must be no more than 24 months old at the time the application credentials are reviewed in the Graduate School.
The Graduate School will routinely waive the TOEFL/IELTS for applicants who have received a baccalaureate degree or graduate or professional degree, within the last 24 months, from a school where English is the primary language of instruction and in a country where English is the native language. Official English-speaking countries, in addition to the United States, include: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, the Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Island, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Ireland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, St. Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
All students should consult with their academic unit to find out exactly how to establish proficiency in written English.
If your native language is not English, you must demonstrate as early as possible in your studies that you are proficient in written English by satisfying one of the following options:
Earn a score of 550 (213 computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Earn a score of 600 or better on the verbal aptitude section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or 36 or better on the verbal portion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).
Enroll and earn a satisfactory grade in ENG W130 Principles of Composition (ESL) at IPFW.
Earn a score of at least 80 on the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency and meet other requirements specified by your academic department.
Demonstrate that you were exempted from undergraduate composition because you earned both a rank in the top 10 percent of your high school graduating class and an SAT verbal score of 650 or better.
If your native language is English, you must demonstrate acceptable proficiency in written English before you file a plan of study. You may satisfy the proficiency requirement by meeting one of the following options:
Demonstrate that you earned no grade below B in graded undergraduate composition courses completed prior to graduate admission. Grades of “Pass” or “Satisfactory” are not counted.
Under special circumstances, you may be permitted to establish credit in a specific graduate course by satisfactorily completing a comprehensive examination authorized by the division/department through which the course is offered.
Registration. Your initial registration for each term must occur according to the timetables for registration established for each semester and published in the IPFW Student Handbook and Planner. In most cases, you will register for classes at your school/division or department office, the registrar’s office, or online.
Weeks 2–4 Approval of the instructor is required. College/school/division policies determine whether an academic advisor’s approval is required.
Weeks 5–9 Approval of the instructor and your dean/division director is required. College/school/division policies determine whether an academic advisor’s approval is required. Approval will normally be given only when extenuating circumstances are involved.
Weeks 10–16 Courses cannot normally be added during this time.
Weeks 10–16 Courses cannot normally be dropped during this period. You may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of W only if you are authorized to do so by an academic advisor and your dean/division director after they have consulted with the instructor. Such drops will not be approved if sought because of your poor performance in the course.
Pass/not-pass option. Separate rules apply to candidates for IU and Purdue degrees.
Indiana University. If your GPA is 3.0 or better and you have completed graduate course work sufficient for a master’s degree, your advisor may authorize your exercise of this option in courses outside your major and minor areas. Such courses may not be used to fulfill departmental language or research-skills requirements.
Purdue University. You may not take courses under a pass/not-pass option.
Course Load. In order to be considered a full-time graduate student, one must take at least 8 credit hours per semester during the fall and spring. Students must be registered in at least 6 credit hours to be considered full time in the summer. Half-time graduate student enrollment status requires 4-7 credit hours in the fall or spring semester and 2-3 credit hours in the summer session.
Full Time 8 credit hours
Half Time 4 - 7 credit hours
Full Time 4 credit hours or more
Half Time 2 - 3.99 credit hours
Less than Half Time 0 to 1.99 credit hours
Enrollment limits. Separate enrollment limits apply to candidates for IU and Purdue degrees.
Indiana University. Unless you have special permission from your advisor, you may take no more than 16 credits in a semester.
B Average passing grade for graduate courses. 3.0 x Semester Hours
C Lowest passing grade for graduate courses. 2.0 x Semester Hours
D No credit for graduate courses. 1.0 x Semester Hours
Only grades of A, B, or C are acceptable in fulfilling requirements. All grades, however, are used in the calculation of your GPA, and students are expected to maintain a graduation index representing a B average or better. Some programs impose more stringent grade and GPA requirements.
Indiana University. You are placed on probation and are so notified by the registrar whenever your cumulative GPA is less than 3.0. Unless you bring your GPA up to 3.0 during your next semester of enrollment, you will not ordinarily be allowed to continue as an IU degree candidate.
Purdue University. You are considered to be underperforming whenever your cumulative GPA is less than 3.0, and indices below this level are marked “low” on the grade reports. Should you fail to perform on a level satisfactory to your advisory committee or your department, you may be asked to discontinue study in a Purdue graduate program.
IPFW is committed to providing quality education for its students. We use a variety of learning assessment and evaluation processes to determine the effectiveness of our academic programs and service units as a whole. These processes are also important to you because they provide an opportunity for you to tell us how well we are meeting your needs. Learning is assessed by measuring your satisfaction with IPFW and by reviewing products of your work that demonstrate what you know and can do as a consequence of your graduate education. For example, you may be asked periodically to give us feedback about the quality of academic services via a questionnaire. You may also be asked to submit anonymous samples of your course work and to participate in focus groups. We use the information collected to refine the curriculum, ensuring that your learning objectives, and those of the academic units, are met.
Separate rules apply to candidates for IU and Purdue degrees.
Indiana University. With exception for allowable transfer credits, all candidates for IU master’s degrees at IPFW must complete at least 30 credits of graduate work while enrolled at IPFW or another IU campus.
Purdue University. All candidates for Purdue University master’s degrees at IPFW must complete at least one-half of the total credits used to satisfy degree requirements while enrolled at IPFW.
You are expected to adhere to the highest ethical standards in all course work and research. If you violate that code of conduct, you are subject to disciplinary action, including expulsion and recision of a degree already granted. See the IPFW Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct later in this section.
If you are enrolled in a program that requires a thesis, your advisor will provide information about research, formatting, and related requirements. Typically, the master’s thesis is the equivalent to no less than 3 or more than 9 hours of graduate credit. After the research has been completed and the thesis written, your examining committee comprised of no fewer than three faculty members will be appointed. The committee will conduct a final examination in which you will be asked to defend your thesis and otherwise demonstrate to the committee that you have attained all of the capabilities for which the master’s degree is awarded. Additional information may be found in the Indiana University or Purdue University Graduate School bulletins and from your division/department.
IPFW policy stipulates that the results obtained and the thesis prepared for an advanced degree are the property of Purdue University. The rights owned by the university include all economic and property rights, as well as the right to patent inventions and to copyright materials. Net proceeds normally will be shared with the inventor. Patents, inventions, and copyrights are supervised by the Purdue Research Foundation’s Division of Research and Scholarly Activities in accordance with “Executive Memorandum No. B-10,” statement of University Policy, Principles, and Administrative Procedures Relating to the Ownership of Patents, Copyrights, and Other Rights in Inventions and in Written and Recorded Materials. This policy includes procedures for you to gain ownership of patents and copyrights.
Candidates for Indiana University master’s degrees must complete all requirements within five consecutive years. You may normally count toward a master’s degree only those courses (including transfer courses) and other requirements fulfilled within five years prior to the awarding of the degree. At the recommendation of your department and approval of the Graduate School, this requirement may be waived if it is clearly demonstrated that the knowledge contained in courses taken earlier is current.
Application and registration for degree. Separate policies apply to candidates for IU and Purdue degrees.
Indiana University. Your application for a degree must be filed with your division/department at least 60 days before degree conferral, and all degree requirements (including thesis submission, where applicable) must be fulfilled at least 30 days prior to degree conferral. You must also be registered for courses or “for degree only” during the session in which you expect to receive the degree.
Study toward the Ph.D. Qualified students in Indiana University or Purdue University master’s degree programs may be authorized by their respective university to pursue initial work toward a Ph.D. at IPFW in areas where programs equivalent to those at Bloomington or West Lafayette can be arranged.
Traffic regulations. The operation of motor vehicles on the IPFW campus is governed by applicable state, local, and campus regulations. University police officers are empowered to enforce these statutes. Additional information is published in the Student Handbook and Planner, with complete information about IPFW parking and traffic regulations appearing in the Vehicle Regulations and Emergency Information brochure, which is available from University Police and other campus locations.
A waiver equal to one-half the resident credit-hour fees (to a maximum of 9 credits per semester) is available to residents of Indiana who are age 60 or older, retired and not employed full-time, and are high school graduates or GED recipients. The waiver does not apply to fees. Participants in this program are limited to registering during the week before classes begin and during late registration. Additional information and applications are available at the IPFW Financial Aid office (Kettler Hall 103, 260-481-6820 or online at ipfw.edu/financial/forms).
24. Student Identification Number (SIDN)
Records about you will be released without your consent to your parents if you are a dependent as defined by the Internal Revenue Service; to federal officers as prescribed by law; as required by state law; to agencies or individuals conducting educational research, provided that the administrator of the records is satisfied concerning the legitimacy of the research effort and the confidentiality to be maintained by the researcher; to agencies responsible for accreditation of the institution or its programs; in response to a lawful subpoena, after making reasonable attempts to provide prior notification and opportunity for objection by you; and to institutional security officers when necessary for a criminal investigation; to a transfer student’s former college/university and to a college/university that a student is seeking to attend; to contractors, volunteers, and other non-employees performing institutional services and functions as school officials with legitimate educational interests. This includes the national student Clearinghouse, American Campus Communities, and Educational Compter Systems Incorporated (ECSI).
Part I: Student Rights and Responsibilities ^ TOP
8. Students have the privacy rights specified in the IPFW policy on the release of student information.[See IPFW Academic Regulations—Release of Student Information.]
Part II: Student Conduct Subject to Disciplinary Action ^ TOP
2. Misconduct Subject to Other Penalties. As provided by Indiana statute, misconduct that constitutes a violation of these rules and regulations may be punished after determination of guilt by the procedures herein provided without regard to whether such misconduct also constitutes an offense under the criminal laws of any state or of the United States or whether such conduct might result in civil liability of the violator to other persons.
4. Status During Disciplinary Proceedings. Except where summary action is taken as provided inPart III-C, the status of a student charged with misconduct shall not be affected, pending the final disposition of charges. The effective date of any disciplinary penalty shall be a date established by the final adjudicating body (dean of students or the Campus Appeals Board). In case of suspension or expulsion, the student shall not be withdrawn any earlier than the date the notice of charges originated or later than the effective date established by the final adjudicating body.
notice of the nature of the alleged misconduct
notice of the date, time, location, and general procedure of the review of the allegation
notice of the potential outcomes of the review
opportunity to address the information supporting the allegation
Part IV: Students Complaint Procedures
Preamble. This statement of integrity articulates the overreaching principles that inform IPFW policies, procedures, and conduct. Policies that reflect these principles exist in official university documents or will be developed if a need for additional policies is identified.
Statement. We as a university community are committed to integrity and ethical conduct. We foster an environment that nurtures and supports the complementary concepts of freedom and responsibility. Paramount to our commitment is continued validation and support of the highest ethical standards of equity, fairness, and confidentiality. We respect differences and embrace diversity. We are committed to equitable treatment and mutual respect for all members of the IPFW community.
We respect both individual rights and the public interest. We encourage a learning environment in which open and free pursuit of knowledge takes place and individuals share their personal convictions without imposing them on others. Additionally, we embrace the ideal of freedom of expression for faculty, staff, and students in their academic work and as citizens of the university. The professional contributions of all individuals involved are fully and accurately acknowledged.
It is the responsibility of the entire IPFW community to honor the principles of ethics and academic integrity. Students and faculty have the right to expect their work to be assessed on its academic merit. All members of the IPFW community are expected to espouse academic honesty and every individual is responsible for upholding this expectation. Ethical and honest behavior is required in all actions that support IPFW’s academic mission.
IPFW takes seriously its responsibility to the citizens of Indiana. All faculty, students, and staff of the university will be responsible stewards of the public trust.
Working with our community partners, we share knowledge and resources for reciprocal benefit and advancement. IPFW faculty and staff pledge to uphold the highest ethical standards while providing an education of the highest academic quality.
29. Ethical Guidelines for IPFW Information Technology (IT) Users