Graduate & Professional Studies Academic Information and Policies
Academic Advising
The Professional Studies Academic Advising Program is designed to provide students with
academic counseling. Students are advised by Professional Studies staff and faculty in each program. Each group of
students is assigned an advisor by the Director of Student Services. Advisors meet advisees at orientation and
maintain contact with class members in person or by telephone.
A student may also seek assistance from any member of the Professional Studies staff or the Director of
Student Services when the assigned advisor is not available. Please contact your Academic Advisor to drop or
add courses to your schedule.
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Academic Schedule
The Tusculum College Professional Studies Programs follow a non-traditional academic calendar.
Courses in each program are offered sequentially, allowing students to study one subject at a time. Classes are held at times
and in locations convenient to students. See our focused calendar for more detailed information.
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Class Attendance
Classes are held one evening a week for four hours with the instructor.
In addition, study group assignments require up to four hours of small-group
work each week. Class attendance is mandatory and is recorded by the faculty
member, who submits student attendance records to the administrative office.
A grade of “F” is automatically assigned to any student who
misses more than one third of a class. This is an institutional policy
and is not left to the discretion of the faculty member. Individual faculty
members often adopt more stringent attendance requirements as detailed
in their syllabi and require any missed work to be made up. Students should
realize that failure to attend class or study group meetings may also
impact financial aid. Refer to sections on “Financial Aid”
and “Withdrawal” for further information.
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Class Representatives
The main function of the class representative is to serve as liaison between
the class and the Graduate and Professional Studies faculty, administration,
and staff. Class representatives disseminate information to members of
the class, such as course syllabi, announcements, and other communications.
The class representative is the spokesperson for the class when the class
wishes to convey information to members of the staff and faculty.
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Computer Access
Students who enroll in Graduate and Professional Studies programs are responsible for having access to a
computer and email capabilities and Internet connectivity capable of linking to the Tusculum College website. Tusculum College
provides for computer/Internet accessibility at its instructional sites. If any students are unable to obtain access to the
Internet connectivity and email capabilities either on their own or through the use of College-supplied facilities, the College
will assist them in identifying other convenient Internet access locations.
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Course Load
Undergraduate students in Gateway and BSOM may not enroll in more than
two courses concurrently. A Bachelor of Science student will be permitted
to register for only one major course at any given time.
On rare occasions, exceptions to this policy may be granted under special
circumstances. The student must request such a waiver in writing and submit
it to the professional academic advisor for approval.
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Drop / Add Classes
Complete a Drop/Add
form (.pdf) and return it to your academic advisor to drop or add any
courses to your schedule. Course Registration closes one week prior to the
class start date. Courses are filled on a first come / first serve basis.
Please provide payment (or note to your academic advisor that you use financial
aid) when adding a class. Refer to Tuition
& fees to determine the amount of tuition to be refunded when you
are dropping a course.
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Facilities
Most classes are held in the Knoxville Regional Center and on-campus facilities.
These classrooms are evaluated by Tusculum College staff members to certify
that course goals and objectives can be met. This evaluation exemplifies
the commitment by the College to meet the needs of all students. Written
evaluations of facilities are also completed by instructors at the end of
each course and by students at the end of the program.
Directions to the
Greeneville
campus (.doc) and the Knoxville
campus (.doc).
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Grade Appeals
When appealing a grade, a student must first send a written appeal to the
instructor of the course accompanied by reasons for the appeal and the documentation
providing evidence to support a grade appeal within 30 days of the last
date of the course. The instructor must respond in writing within 30 days
after the receipt of the appeal.
If, after receiving the instructor’s written response, a student wishes
to continue an appeal, he/she must send the original materials presented
to the instructor, the written response from the instructor, and a new appeal
to the regional Department Chair or Coordinator of the program in which
the student is enrolled. If the instructor is also the Department Chair
or Coordinator, the new appeal is submitted to the Director of the School.
If deemed appropriate, the appeal will be forwarded to the Admissions and
Standards Committee or the Graduate Committee. The course instructor and
these committees are the only two institutional bodies that may change a
grade. The decision of either of these committees is final.
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Plagiarism and Falsification of
Documents.
Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. It consists of knowingly
presenting in writing or in speech the intellectual or creative work of
others as if it were one’s own. This includes:
- Failing to identify direct or word-for-word quotations
by use of appropriate symbols and reference to the source
- Restating in one’s own words the work (ideas,
conclusions, words) of another without reference to the source
- Presenting as one’s own the creative work
(for instance, music or photographs) of another without proper acknowledgement
Besides plagiarism other forms of academic dishonesty include
the following:
- Submitting the same work in two or more courses
without significant modifications or expansion and without the approval
of the instructors involved
- Submitting purchased, borrowed, copied or specially
commissioned work as if it were one’s own
- Knowingly permitting others to submit one’s
own work under their names
- Copying the work of others during an examination
or other academic exercise
- Knowingly allowing others to copy one’s
own work during an examination or other academic exercise
- Using “cheat sheets” or any other
unauthorized form of assistance during an exam, quiz or other academic
exercise
NOTE: AUTHORIZED HELP is encouraged and includes:
• attendance at help sessions
• tutoring received with the instructor’s knowledge (responsible
tutoring does not provide answers to specific assignments but focuses
on general principles, concepts, rules, and information, as well as
on skills development)
- Manipulating or fabricating data to support erroneous
conclusions. The effect of cheating within a community is to destroy
the environment of honesty and trust on which the community depends.
A dishonest performance diminishes the achievement of those who have
worked hard and demonstrated real mastery of a subject. For this reason,
students are encouraged to confront peers who violate the standard of
honesty by any form of cheating or plagiarism and, if necessary, to
report their behavior to an appropriate authority (instructor, director
or authorized college agency or body).
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Repeating Courses
Students may repeat courses. All attempts will be recorded on the permanent
record along with the grade received. For all repeated courses, only the
last attempt will be used for determining grade point average and hours
completed for graduation. An “R” will be placed on the transcript
by all courses which have been repeated.
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Tuition & Fees for 2007-2008 (after August 2007)
| Graduate & Professional Studies Costs |
| Gateway Program |
| Tuition |
$180 per semester hour |
| Audit Fee |
$100 per course |
| Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management |
| Tuition |
$285 per semester hour |
| Audit Fee |
$100 per course |
| Graduation Fee |
$75 |
| Bachelor of Arts in Education |
| Tuition |
$285 per semester hour |
| Audit Fee |
$100 per course |
| Graduation Fee |
$75 |
| Master of Arts in Education |
| Tuition |
$300 per semester hour |
| Audit Fee |
$100 per course |
| Graduation Fee |
$75 |
| Master of Arts in Organizational Management |
| Tuition |
$300 per semester hour |
| Audit Fee |
$100 per course |
| Graduation Fee |
$75 |
Payment Schedule
Charges are due at the beginning of each semester and are payable in full
as a part of registration and as a condition for enrollment. No student
is eligible to enroll for or to attend classes until registration is completed
and all semester charges are paid. A student who is awarded financial
assistance under federal, state, institutional, and/or private programs
approved by the College may
use documentary evidence of such award as a condition for registration.
This privilege, however, does not relieve the student from completing
payment in full when actual funds are received and, in any event, prior
to the end of the semester.
Students or parents who prefer to pay educational expenses in monthly
installments may want to consider Tusculum College’s Installment
Plan. A description of the plan will be provided to each student with
billing statements. For information or questions about the Installment
Plan, please contact the Business Office.
Adjustment of Charges for Dropping a Course
For a Professional Studies student who drops a course, the course’s
tuition will be reduced in accordance with the following schedule:
Written request to drop - (complete a drop
form (.pdf) and contact your academic advisor to drop a course)
Portion of received by Tusculum College Tuition Refunded
prior to the first class meeting ........................................ 100 percent
prior to the second class meeting ................................. 80 percent
after the second class meeting ...................................... None
Professional Studies audit and laboratory fees are refundable only if
the student drops the course prior to the first class meeting. Other fees
are not refundable.
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Withdrawal
A student who must withdraw from any program is required to notify the
College in writing and provide information concerning the withdrawal.
Failure to notify the Professional Studies Office of intention to withdraw
may result in charges for the course being placed on the student’s
account. A grade of “F” will be placed on the permanent record
if the student fails to withdraw before the end of a course.
Please contact your academic advisor to complete a withdrawal form for
the Graduate & Professional Studies program.
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