Credit Hours

Future University adopts a flexible credit hour system. The credit hour system is an educational measuring unit used for determining each course weight. It is equivalent to one weekly educational theoretical hour or two laboratory hours.

Academic advising

Each faculty assigns to each student an academic advisor who will help the student with registration and guide the student towards earning their degree. The advisor will also help the student in solving any academic or social problems they may encounter.

Registration

• Undergraduate students usually take an academic load that ranges between 12-18 credit hours.
• Permission to exceed the maximum number of credit hours is subject to student's previous academic record as well as the academic advisor's and Dean's approval.
• The maximum load for the summer semester is 9 credit hours.
• The student is not permitted to register a course that requires a pre-requisite unless the student has successfully passed the pre-requisite course.

Add / Drop Courses

With careful attention to university and faculty requirements there should be minimal need for course changes after registration period. At the beginning of each semester, the university offers only two weeks to add or drop courses. The student shall abide by the following rules:

• The student is not allowed to drop or add any course without the Dean's permission and with the approval of the academic advisor.

• It is not possible to add any course to the student's academic schedule after the end of the drop and add period. Therefore the student should pay full attention to deadlines announced in the bulletin issued by the Office of the University Registrar.
• The student may withdraw from courses during the first 10 weeks of the semester, provided the number of remaining registered hours is not less than the minimum required for an academic semester. Otherwise the student grade for the dropped course is recorded as an F.

Repeat Policy

If a student fails a University or Faculty requirement course in any semester, the student shall repeat this course. However, if the student fails an elective course, he/she may repeat the same course or register in another elective course with the approval of the academic advisor.

If the student succeeds in a repeated course, the F grade remains on their academic record, but the higher grade is the one calculated in the student's grade point average.

Class Attendance

• Attendance of lectures, tutorials and labs is vital in the educational process at Future University. The interaction between students and faculty staff inside the classroom is essential.
• The student who fails to attend at least 75% of all lectures and tutorials in a certain course is not permitted to take the final exam and receives an automatic F.
• The student that does not attend a mid-term exam without an excuse acceptable by the course's instructor is not allowed a make-up exam.

Incomplete Courses

In exceptional cases, the student may not be able to complete work in a given course. In those cases, the student should submit a form that includes the following information:

• Reason for the incomplete
• The material that is lacking
• Action required for the removal of the incomplete

The student will receive an "I" in that semester. In addition, arrangements with the instructor should be made to complete the course within one month after the beginning of the new academic session. Otherwise the student will receive an "F" grade in that course.

Probation and Warning

Students who fail to maintain an average grade point of 2.0 will be placed on probation. In this case a letter is sent to the student's home address explaining what it takes to avoid dismissal from the university. The probation period gives the student the opportunity to improve the GPA, but that period may last for no longer than 2 regular semesters. The student who falls into this category must limit his/her academic load to 12 credit hours. The student who fails to achieve the required standard by the end of the probation period will be considered disqualified for further attendance at the university. Moreover, the student will not eligible to represent the university or for nomination in the student union.

Students transferring from another college with less than a 2.0 GPA, if admitted, are admitted on scholastic probation. These students must meet the same requirements in subsequent semesters as all other students on scholastic probation.

 

A student placed on scholastic probation becomes ineligible to be a candidate for an elective or appointive office of a university-sponsored activity or social organization. This restriction does not apply if participation in the activity or organization is part of the requirements of a course. The student may be required to forfeit university scholarships and may be ineligible to represent the university.

 

Semester Withdrawal

The student is entitled to withdraw from an academic semester within the withdrawal period announced in the academic calendar for the applicable semester.

The student will be considered to have failed if he/she withdraws after the withdrawal period unless the student has a valid reason acceptable to both the advisor, and the Dean.

 

Withdrawal due to Military Service

If a student withdraws because he or she is called to active military service, the University shall refund the tuition and fees paid by the student for the semester in which the student withdraws.

 

Academic Integrity Policy

Academic dishonesty is not tolerated or acceptable at Future University. The University community emphasizes that the reputation of the institution depends on the integrity of both the faculty and students. It is the responsibility of instructors to maintain scholastic integrity at Future University by refusing to tolerate any form of academic dishonesty. Adequate control of test materials, strict supervision during testing and other preventative measures will be utilized, as necessary, to prevent cheating or plagiarism. If there is compelling evidence that a student is involved in cheating or plagiarism, the instructor shall assume responsibility and address the infraction. The Academic Integrity Committee will meet punctually to investigate all cases and submit a recommendation to the University President who is the final authority.

The university has the right to take disciplinary action as severe as dismissal. The instructor reserves the right to recommend suspension or dismissal from the university. Also, the instructor and dean may impose an appropriate grade penalty ranging from a grade of zero on the assignment / examination up to and including the imposition of an F for the entire course.

In cases where the student is permitted to remain in the course after being found guilty of scholastic dishonesty, the instructor may, but is not required to, have the student retake a test or complete other course work involved in the act of dishonesty.

 

A student receiving an F in a course because of scholastic dishonesty MAY NOT withdraw from that course.

Academic dishonesty includes but not limited to:

Cheating

•  Copying from another students test paper.
•  Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test.
•  Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator.
•  Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, or knowingly attempting to use, buy, sell, steal, or solicit, in whole or in part, the contents of an un-administered test.
•  The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the un-administered test.
• Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for ones self, to take a test.
•  Bribing another person to obtain an un-administered test or information about an un-administered test.

 

Plagiarism

• Plagiarism shall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means anothers work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in ones own written work.
•  Submitting material without properly referring to the correct sources of its content.

 

Multiple Submissions

• Submitting identical papers in more than one course without prior permission of the instructor.
• Obtaining or attempting to obtain unfair advantage over other students in the same course.

Academic Dishonesty Policy and Procedures

Policy and procedures for addressing suspected cases of scholastic dishonesty are as follows:

 

LEVEL I

1. The instructor shall inform the student of the suspected scholastic dishonesty and provide an opportunity for the student to discuss the issue and present his/her version of the occurrence. If after the discussion with the student, the instructor determines the student to be guilty of scholastic dishonesty, the instructor shall consult with the dean and submit a written report detailing the incident, action taken and recommended disciplinary action to the dean. The instructor shall do so within twenty-four hours of confronting the student. The instructor shall include all relevant documentary evidence or related materials.

 

2. After consulting with the dean, the instructor shall inform the student what action the instructor intends to take regarding the incident. The instructor shall also inform the student that the decision may be appealed within five class days. The student must submit his/her appeal in writing to the dean. The student will be allowed to continue in the course while the appeal is being heard.

 

3. If the student does not initiate the appeal within the allowed five class days provided by this policy, all necessary steps will be taken to implement the instructors proposed sanction. The student therefore forfeits the right of any additional appeal. The instructor shall then be responsible for providing a written follow-up report to the dean.

 

4. If the student appeals the recommendation of the instructor and dean, the instructor and dean shall meet with the student to hear any evidence that the student may present that would provide grounds for reversal of the decision. The decision to reverse the sanction or uphold the sanction shall be forwarded to the student and appropriate academic/ technical dean within twenty-four hours.

 

5. The student shall be informed in the written notification of the ruling by the instructor and dean that he/she has the right to appeal the LEVEL I decision to the President within five class days of the LEVEL I determination. The Dean shall provide the President with all relevant information accumulated during the multi-level review process.

 

LEVEL II

The President represents LEVEL II of the appeal process. The President may dismiss or uphold the sanctions recommended by the instructor and dean. The Presidents decision is final and is not appealable. The President shall issue his decision in writing within twenty-four hours.

As used in the procedure section of this policy, all time deadlines shall exclude weekend and holiday hours. The calculation of weekend and holiday hours shall be in conformity with the Universities official published schedule.

 

Appropriate Use of Information Technology by Students

The university information technology resources are made available to students to further the educational mission of the university. The appropriate uses of information technology are primarily related to the academic assignments and coursework of students. To ensure availability and reasonable levels of service, the users must exercise responsible, ethical behavior. The misuse of information technology by a few can result in degraded performance for all users and interfere with legitimate academic endeavors.

 

Prohibited Activities

While the policy attempts to enumerate activities that constitute misuse, the rapid changes

In technology makes it impossible to list every possible misuse. Therefore, the general areas of misuse are identified with examples of each given and are not all inclusive.

 

Interfering with Normal Operations and Other Users

• The execution of any program or instructions with the intent of:
•  Disrupting the normal operations of the network, software, or computers at the university
•   Obscuring the true identity of the user
•  Harassing of any individual or group
•   Use of college resources for non-college related activities that create an undue increase in the network load, e.g., file sharing, network games, spamming, chain mail
•   Scanning systems to find running services and vulnerabilities.

 

 

Unauthorized Access and Use

• Using college resources to gain unauthorized access and use to either the Colleges resources, or other entities and individuals technology resources
• Use of network packet sniffers or packet analyzers
•  Providing unauthorized access to students ethernet port to other persons
•  Installation of routers, switches, hubs, or wireless access points

 

Damage or Impairment of College Resources

Using or damaging any technology resource that results in the impairment or otherwise adversely affects the access of others is considered a violation of the Technology Policy. This includes the introduction of any virus, worm, or other software or instructions that attack or diminish access to resources, and disruption of transmission cables or transmission equipment.

 

Student Conduct Policy

All students shall obey the law, show respect for constituted authority, and observe the university standards of conduct. In addition to activities prohibited by law, the following types of behavior are prohibited and are subject to disciplinary action as determined by the University:

1.    Gambling and/or the illegal use, possession, and/or sale of a drug or narcotic

2.    Possession or use of firearms on university controlled property

3.    Interference with teaching, research, administration, or the universities responsibilities through disorderly conduct or disruptive behavior.

4.    Endangering the health or safety of members of the District community or visitors to the campus.

5.    Damaging or destroying university property.

6.    Forgery, alteration, or misuse of College documents, records, or identification.

7.    Physical or verbal abuse of any person on university owned or controlled property or at any university sponsored event

8.    Theft of property, or damage other than accidental, to property of the university or of a member of the university community or campus visitor.

9.    Violation of College policies or regulations.

10.  Disorderly conduct or lewd, indecent or obscene conduct or expression on university owned or controlled property or at university sponsored events.

11.  Failure to obey lawful and reasonable instruction of university administration when such a person is acting in an official capacity.

12.  Eating or drinking in classrooms or laboratories

13.  No pagers, mobile phones, radios or mp3 players to be used in classes.

14.  No smoking is allowed in classrooms or in halls.

15.  Any act committed by a student, which in the view of the University, causes embarrassment, humiliation or loss of dignity or well being to a fellow student.

 

Student Dress Code Policy

Future University students are expected to dress following generally accepted community standards of neatness, cleanliness, modesty and good taste.

 

This policy is interpreted to require students to wear shoes in all buildings. Elasticized, form-fitting, athletic-type apparel is not acceptable in the classrooms, labs, library or dining hall. Outer garments should cover underwear garments. Apparel with suggestive or obscene writing and/or indecent graphics may not be worn in any public area of the campus including, but not limited to, the classrooms, labs, library, dining hall, student center, athletic fields and stadiums, and the residence halls day rooms.

 

The right and responsibility to determine the appropriateness of the dress of a particular student lies with the classroom instructor or when the student is outside the classroom, with the immediate supervisor of the building or grounds the student is utilizing. An instructor may require specific, appropriate dress when students are to give classroom presentations or speeches of any type or when representing the university outside the classroom. When an instructor or supervisor informs a student that the clothing s/he is wearing is not appropriate, the student must leave the classroom or other facility until the student changes the clothing or agrees not to wear such clothing again, as the instructor or supervisor directs.