Academic Integrity
Students are responsible for achieving academic and course goals and objectives as prescribed by their instructors and for demonstrating attainment in an honest manner. Failure to do so may result in either grade changes and/or disciplinary action. Misrepresentation of knowledge can influence a course grade or determination of satisfactory fulfillment of an academic requirement. In addition, the following acts, or any other acts of academic dishonesty, compromise the integrity of the academic process and community and are subject to disciplinary action. For further information about policies and disciplinary actions for academic dishonesty, refer to the Student Handbook.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, offering the work of another as one’s own; offering the work of another without proper acknowledgment; and/or failing to give credit for quotations or essentially identical expressions of material taken from books, encyclopedias, magazines, reference works, term papers, reports, or other writings of another individual.
Cheating Behavior
Cheating behavior includes but is not limited to the following:
dishonesty of any kind on examinations, quizzes, written assignments, and projects;
unauthorized possession of examinations, quizzes or instructor records;
use of unauthorized notes or information during an examination, quiz, or exercise;
obtaining information during an examination or assignment from another individual and/or assisting others in cheating;
alteration of grades on an examination, an assignment, or records of an instructor or the college;
illegal entry or unauthorized presence in an office of the college or residence of an instructor, or unauthorized access to grade records or examination and assignment requirements; and
any act of fraud or misrepresentation.
Science and Technical Laboratories
Students participating in laboratory courses should be aware that such participation may expose them to contact with a variety of chemicals. Students should adhere to the rules of the laboratory to ensure the safety of everyone involved in the laboratory. The effects of such chemicals and/or their fumes upon the human embryo and fetus are often unknown and may be harmful. Students who are pregnant should consult with a physician before enrolling in laboratory courses.
Attendance Policies
Academic Programs
As specified in the course syllabus, students are expected to attend all course sessions, complete all coursework, and arrange to make up work. When circumstances make attendance impossible, such absences should be reported to the instructor as soon as possible. The attendance policies for all programs will be included in the course syllabi.
State and Federal Regulations
Veteran Administration regulations require that all faculty track student attendance. Students who stop attending class without following the proper withdrawal process, and students who withdraw before the end of the semester, may be required to return a portion of their Veteran’s benefits.
Adding and Dropping Courses
Students may add and/or drop courses only during the period of time specified in the University Calendar. Students cannot enroll or add courses after the late registration deadline has passed for each specified session of enrollment.
Canceled Courses
ENMU-Roswell reserves the right to cancel any classes that do not attain the minimum enrollment requirements. Students will be notified by telephone, mail, or written notification that the class has been canceled. A notice will be posted on the Learning Management System (LMS), the ENMU-Roswell website homepage and the classroom door. The student will automatically receive a 100% refund for all tuition and fees associated with the canceled course(s).
Withdrawal from a Course or the University
Students may withdraw online from a course and/or completely withdraw from the University between the last day to register (end of the Drop/Add period) and the Friday of Week 10 of the regular semester, or the date specified on the University calendar.
Students with registration holds on their accounts, i.e., special populations and students on academic probation or warning, will not have the ability to withdraw from a course online. In this case, the student will be required to initiate the withdrawal with an academic advisor. Upon obtaining the proper signatures and approval, the withdrawal will be forwarded to the Office of Admissions & Records for processing. A withdrawal will not be considered complete until the Office of Admissions & Records receives and processes it.
A grade of “W” will be posted for a course from which a student has officially withdrawn. Official withdrawals will count as attempted hours at the university, but will not count as a punitive grade in the calculation of the semester or overall GPA. Because a “W” grade counts in attempted hours for the term, and overall, it is very important to discuss plans to withdraw from a course with the Financial Aid Office staff, as a withdrawal from a course could affect future financial aid eligibility.
Refunds will be calculated for withdrawals according to the refund schedule/dates in the class schedule for the applicable semester.
Administrative Withdrawal
Administrative withdrawal is for non-academic reasons only, (i.e., nonattendance, accident, illness, behavior issues; failure to pass a drug screen or successfully meet the requirements of a background check; or failure to meet other requirements of prospective clinical sites).
Administrative withdrawal from a course may be initiated by an instructor or Program Director, and approved by the appropriate academic unit Dean. The instructor or Program Director must acknowledge and sign the withdrawal form and submit it to the Dean’s office for approval. The Dean will then submit the approved withdrawal form to the Office of Admissions & Records for review and processing. Adequate documentation must be included with the withdrawal form as justification for the administrative withdrawal.
An administrative withdrawal from the University may also be authorized by the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, with appropriate documentation from any other administrative area on campus to support the withdrawal. A student forced by emergency circumstances to leave the University without officially withdrawing should notify the Office of the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs (575-624- 7158).
Administrative withdrawals are effective immediately. An administrative hold will be placed on the student’s record, which will require review prior to subsequent enrollment at the institution.