Academic Standards
The requirements for the degrees and certificates offered through the Carey Business School are subject to change. The school does not guarantee continuation of any particular curriculum or program of study.
The university does not guarantee the award of a degree or certificate to students enrolled in any academic program. The award of degrees and certificates is conditional based on satisfaction of all current degree/certificate and instructional requirements at the time of such award, compliance with the university and Carey Business School regulations, as well as performance meeting the expectations of faculty. Any breach of academic standards may result in disciplinary actions against the student(s) involved; please see the Student Code of Conduct section (page 40) for an overview of grievance and due process procedures.
Academic Integrity and Ethical Conduct
Carey Business School students assume an obligation to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to The Johns Hopkins University's mission as an institution of higher education and with accepted standards of ethical and professional conduct. Students must demonstrate personal integrity and honesty at all times in completing classroom assignments and examinations, in carrying out their fieldwork or other applied learning activities, and in their interactions with others. Students are obligated to refrain from acts they know or, under the circumstances, have reason to know will impair their integrity or the integrity of the university. Violations of academic integrity and ethical conduct include but are not limited to cheating, plagiarism, unapproved multiple submissions, knowingly furnishing false or incomplete information to any agent of the university for inclusion in academic records, violation of the rights of human and animal subjects in research, and falsification, forgery, alteration, destruction, or misuse of official university documents or seal. Students are also expected to abide by the Student Code of Conduct (see pages 40-42).
The university reserves the right to dismiss at any time a student whose academic standing or general conduct is considered unsatisfactory.
A student who owes money to the university for any reason, including parking fines, may be suspended.
Academic Misconduct Proceedings
To assure that charges of student academic misconduct are decided in a fair and impartial manner, the procedures listed below are followed:
- The student receives written notice of the charge from the appropriate department chair.
- Evidence supporting the charge is made available to the student.
- The student is given the opportunity to resolve the matter directly with the instructor and/or appropriate department chair. If the student admits the infraction and a penalty is agreed upon, a written report containing a brief description of the infraction and the penalty agreed to, signed by all parties, is placed in the student's permanent record.
- If no agreement is reached as provided for above, the student has the opportunity for a hearing by a committee composed of members of the faculty or senior administrative personnel or both, as appointed by the dean of the Carey Business School, to consider the matter. Following a presentation of the evidence in support of the charge and the evidence the student offers in response, the committee determines the student's guilt or innocence. If the committee decides, based on all the evidence before it, that the student more likely than not committed the infraction, the committee determines the appropriate penalty. A written report prepared by the committee containing a brief description of the infraction and the penalty imposed is placed in the student's permanent record.
- The student is provided the opportunity to appeal an adverse decision of the committee to the dean of the Carey Business School, whose decision is final. A written report of the dean's actions is placed in the student's permanent record.
Attendance
Participation in lectures, discussions, and other activities is an essential part of the instructional process. Students are expected to attend class regularly; those who are compelled to miss class meetings should inform their instructors of the reasons for absences. Faculty often include classroom participation and attendance in student grading and evaluation. Faculty will clearly communicate expectations and grading policy in the course syllabus. Students who expect to miss several class sessions for personal, professional, religious, or other reasons are encouraged to meet with their academic advisers to consider alternative courses prior to registration.
Examinations
A student who must miss an examination should notify the instructor in advance. If the absence is justifiable, the faculty member may permit a deferred examination.
Academic Standing
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduates in the Carey Business School must maintain at least a C average (2.0 on a 4.0 scale). Students receive credit for courses in which they receive the grades of D+, D, and D-, except for courses taken to satisfy core requirements in oral and written communication, computer fundamentals, and analytical reasoning. In addition, matriculated undergraduates may not count any D+, D, or D- grades earned in a course required of their major. No more than 18 credits earned with a grade of D+, D, or D- may be applied toward a bachelor's degree.
Students will be placed on academic probation if their cumulative grade point averages fall below 2.0 or if they receive a grade of D+ or below during the first 12 credit hours of course work. Students will be removed from academic probation, providing they raise their cumulative grade point averages above 2.0 within 24 credits of being placed on probation.
If students on academic probation do not raise their cumulative grade point averages above a 2.0 by the semester in which they complete an additional 24 credits, they will be academically suspended. Students on academic probation will also be academically suspended if they receive a term grade point average below 2.0. During the suspension period, students are encouraged to meet with their advisers. Suspended students also may want to enroll in courses at another institution during their suspension year; however, matriculated students cannot transfer those courses to the Carey Business School.
After a period of not less than one year, academically suspended students may submit written petitions to the dean for consideration of reinstatement on a probationary basis. Suspended students must meet with academic advisers prior to reinstatement. If a student is reinstated, any additional grade below C will result in academic dismissal from the university, which is final. A student must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average to graduate.
Students accepted into an undergraduate program must enroll in at least one course per year to maintain active student status. Those who need to stop out for a year or more and who wish to retain active student status must submit letters to the dean, within one year of their last completed course at the Carey Business School. Students who do not request that they maintain active status will be changed to inactive status one year after their last completed course at the Carey Business School. Students whose status is inactive will not be permitted to register for courses until they contact an academic adviser about the readmission process.
Graduate Students
Carey Business School graduate students (degree, certificate, and non-degree) are expected to maintain at least a B average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) throughout their enrollment. In addition, graduate students must have minimum cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) to receive approval for graduation.
No grade of F may be counted toward a degree or certificate program. Therefore, if a graduate student earns a grade of F:
The student is placed on academic probation (and registration hold) for a period of no less than one semester. The student should contact his/her adviser to develop a plan for reinstatement to good academic standing; the plan may include increased meetings with the academic adviser, tutoring, or other academics as deemed necessary. Any courses taken during the probationary period must be approved by the student's adviser. During the probationary period, the student must repeat the course in which the F was earned if it is a required course. If the F was earned in a course that is not required, the student may take another course that meets with adviser approval.
The student will be released from probation when he/she has completed the course with a satisfactory grade, has met all other conditions of probation set by his/her adviser, and has regained the 3.0 grade point average required for good academic standing.
Any additional grade of C+ or below will result in academic dismissal, which is final.
No more than one course in which the grade of C+, C, or C- is earned may be counted toward the degree or certificate. Graduate students receive no credits for courses in which a second or third grade of C+, C, or C- is earned.
The grade of D is not given to graduate students. Therefore, if a graduate student earns a second grade of C+, C, or C-:
- The student is placed on academic probation (and registration hold) for a period of no less than one semester. The student should contact his/her adviser to develop a plan for reinstatement to good academic standing; the plan may include increased meetings with the academic adviser, tutoring, or other academics as deemed necessary. Any courses taken during the probationary period must be approved by the student's adviser. During the probationary period, the student must repeat the course in which the C+, C, or C- was earned if it is a required course. If the grade was earned in a course that is not required, the student may take another course that meets with adviser approval. See section on repeated courses, page 35.
- The student will be released from probation when he/she has completed the course with a satisfactory grade, has met all other conditions of probation set by his/her adviser, and has regained the 3.0 grade point average required for good academic standing.
- Any additional grade of C+ or below will result in academic dismissal, which is final.
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