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When a faculty member goes on sabbatical or is otherwise absent for part/all of the academic year, the Academic Program Coordinator will assume advising responsibilities in their absence unless alternate arrangements have been made. In the case of certain specialized Graduate Certificate programs where mentors are used no academic advisor will be assigned. MA in Transformational Leadership (MATL) students will not be assigned individual advisors - , as the required Praxis courses will provide mentoring throughout the program. Refer to the graduate program policy on “Advising” for additional related information.
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Students should be aware of the importance of regular class attendance , particularly in the case of CJP classes that meet weekly or over several weekends(whether in person or online). Being absent for more than one class leads to a student missing a large portion of the class content. In addition to consistent class attendance, students should make every effort to arrive to class on time out of respect for the learning process, fellow students and faculty. Refer to the graduate program policy on “Class Attendance” for related information.
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For fall and spring semesters, all coursework is due by the end of the semester. For SPI classes, normally all course work (for non-degree or part-time students or students doing the graduate program through SPI) is due by October 1. Residential full-time CJP students must complete all SPI course work before the start of the next semester; August 20 for those who will be full-time in the fall semester.*
If a student will not be able to complete a course on time, the student must submit a request one week before the end of the semester or, in the case of SPI or other non-traditional graduate classes, one week before all coursework is due. If the request is granted the student will receive an “I” (incomplete) for the course which will later be replaced by a final grade when the work has been turned in on the agreed upon date (nothing will be retained on the student’s permanent record noting that the course was completed after the initial deadline). If the request for an extension is denied, the student will receive a grade for the work that has been completed up until the time the course was expected to have been completed. If no work or not enough work to pass the class has been submitted, the final grade will be an F (or W under unusual circumstances and with the approval of the Academic Program Coordinator).
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Send an email to the instructor of the course, your academic advisor (if applicable) and the Academic Program Coordinator that includes the following information:
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Under exceptional circumstances, an additional 6-month extension may be granted by special petition to the Academic Program Coordinator, the student’s academic advisor and the instructor of the course. To receive this additional extension, a letter of petition is expected with full rationale for the reason unable to finish by the due date and a practical plan on how the student will finish if this extension is permitted. This must be submitted to the above persons at least one week before the end of the first extension. A student is encouraged to use this only when absolutely necessary.*Request the policy “Analysis and Practice substitute for Limited-Residency MA students” for deadlines for these students.
Grading
In cases where students receive extensions for fall and spring courses, instructors are expected to do everything possible to turn in grades 1 month after all coursework has been submitted to them – if this will not be possible they will let the student know (and the Academic Program Coordinator) when to expect the grade and feedback. For all summer coursework, grades should be submitted and feedback to students within a month of the course completion deadline.
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Each graduate student is supplied with an EMU email address for the duration of their time of study and up to one year following graduation. The expectation is that while a student is enrolled in the program, they will be responsible for the material sent to their EMU email address. That address is seen as the primary mode of communication with students. Programmatic information, including information regarding course expectations and deadlines, registration for classes, and community events are circulated to students via email. Students are welcome to forward their EMU emails to an alternate address or change their subscriptions to mass EMU email listserves listservs (see https://emu.edu/broadcast/) to cut down on the number of emails received at that address.
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Non-degree seeking students may enroll to take certain fall or spring classes for graduate credit when there is room in a class and with permission of the instructor. For non-degree seeking SPI students, permission to take the courses will be granted by the Academic Program Coordinator. Persons who are not currently degree-seeking students wishing to take CJP courses, will be asked to submit a registration form to the Academic Program Coordinator, including information on what class(es) they wish to take and the reason for wanting to take the class. Full preparation for the class and fulfillment of all course requirements is required, in addition to regular attendance and participation. Guidelines for each class for those students taking courses for graduate credit will be outlined in the syllabus for the course.
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For certain CJP courses “Pass” is the highest grade possible. The “Pass” grade is not factored into the overall grade point average (GPA). Most classes are evaluated with a standard letter grade range: A, B, C. However, for the practicum (required of all MA in Conflict Transformation or Restorative Justice students) and some courses (like the Praxis courses for MATL students), this type of evaluation is less appropriate. For example, while a faculty member supervises the practicum student, a practicum is usually accomplished by working with another organization or program outside our community, making a nuanced evaluation difficult.
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If a student wishes to pursue two Graduate Certificates (GC) – Conflict Transformation (CT) and Restorative Justice (RJ) - a total of 6 credit hours will be shared between the two programs. The core (Foundations I or Analysis and Practice/Formation for Peacebuilding Practice) will be satisfied for both programs. Outside of those 6 credits, the student will need to take the number of additional credit hours and the specific courses needed to satisfy GC requirements. If a student wishes to pursue a GC in CT alongside an MA in RJMARJ or MATL, an additional 3 credits is required. If a student wishes to pursue a GC in RJ alongside an MA in CTthe MACT or MATL, an additional 6 credits is required, and specific RJ requirements for the GC must be fulfilled. In the instance that a student has already taken courses that are required courses in the 2nd program being added, they do not have to retake those courses, but will need to select additional courses to fill out the required credit hours and meet their learning objectives. The Academic Program Coordinator will review individual cases and can make a decision on a case-by-case basis to accept more credit hours. Especially in cases where a recent GC graduate (like WPLP) wishes to add on the MA degree, it makes sense to consider bringing in all the credits.