Academic Standards & Policies
Enrollment Policies
Class Attendance
Prompt and regular attendance at all classes is required. Three tardies are the equivalent of one absence. University policy on class attendance is as follows: Make-up work for absences from class due to illness, emergency, or authorized field trips may be arranged with the instructor, in which case the student is entitled to make up written exercises or tests missed. All make-up work must be completed within two weeks, unless otherwise arranged with the instructor. Two absences which are not made up may result in a student’s being given an incomplete (I) for the course. Instructors may further determine attendance policies for the classes they teach, in consultation with the
Registrar’s Office, to be stipulated in the class syllabus and/or announced on the first day of class.
Official Leave of Absence or Withdrawal
Regular students may be able to absent themselves for one or more semester if the principal purpose of their leave is related to the student’s educational objective. Contact the Office of Admissions and Records for more information.
A student may withdraw completely from the University for serious and compelling reasons or in verified cases of accident or serious illness. All requests for withdrawal must be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Records.
Unofficial Withdrawal from Courses or the University
Students who leave courses or the University without officially withdrawing from their enrollment commitments are subject to failing grades in the courses.
Cancellation of Scheduled Courses
The University administration, in consultation with the respective department dean, reserves the right to cancel any course listed in the class schedule if enrollment is four students or less, or if an instructor is not available due to unavoidable change in faculty personnel.
Academic Policy Changes
Changes in academic policies made during the school year and announced to the students have the same force as if they were published in the University Catalog. Policies may not be waived or amended except by petition and subsequent approval.
Retention of Records
All paper records will be maintained, following a student’s graduation, for a minimum of five (5) years at the Records Division, located at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Transcripts shall be kept for fifty (50) years. Transcripts of credits earned will be provided by the Office of Admissions at the request of the student. The charge is $6 for each transcript. The University reserves the right to withhold all information concerning the record of a student who is in arrears in the payment of accounts or other charges. No
transcript will be issued until all of the student’s financial obligations to the University have been met. Two weeks should be allowed for the processing and mailing of the transcripts. Official transcripts from other institutions
which have been submitted for admission and evaluation of credit become the property of the University and are not reissued or copied for release. |
