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When a faculty member goes on sabbatical or is otherwise absent for part or 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 (GC) programs where mentors are used, no academic advisor will be assigned. Master of Arts 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 more information.
Class participation and absences
Students should be aware of the importance of regular class attendance (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” “Class Attendance” for related advising for more 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 is due by August 20.
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Grading: In cases where students receive extensions for fall and spring courses, instructors are expected to do everything possible to turn in grades one month after all coursework has been submitted to them. If this isn't possible, the instructor will let the student and the academic program coordinator know when to expect the grade and feedback. For all summer coursework, grades and feedback to students should be submitted submitted within a month of the course completion deadline.
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Students are welcome to take non-core 3 SH elective classes for 2 SH with permission of the instructor. A student is permitted to take up to two courses per semester for reduced hours. Syllabi for CJP classes will outline course assignments for reduced hours when applicable or will note if the class is not appropriate to be taken for reduced hours. Please note that 2 and 3 SH courses cannot be taken for 1 SH. Also note that changes to the number of credit hours a student is registered for in the course follow the normal drop/add periods.
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Master's students may take up to two directed or independent study courses (up to 6 SH) during their course of study; graduate certificate students may take one. Approval for these credits to be used towards the master's (MA) degree or graduate certificate (GC) is given by the student’s academic advisor. Refer to the transfer credit policy below for more information.
Email accounts
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. EMU expects that while a student is enrolled in the program, the student will be responsible for the information sent to their EMU email address, which may include course expectations and deadlines, registration for classes, and community events. Students are welcome to forward their EMU emails to an alternate address or change their subscriptions (see https://emu.edu/broadcast/ to cut down on the number of emails received at that address). subscriptions.
Leave of absence
Graduate students who intend to interrupt their enrollment in the graduate program for more than one full year are required to submit a written request to the academic program coordinator and their academic advisor. This request will then be processed, and a decision will be given to the student. The program may choose to withdraw the student from the program for lack of sufficient academic progress. Acceptable reasons for requesting a leave of absence include, but are not limited to, medical circumstances, inadequate financial resources to continue, or family crises. If a student does not submit a written request for a leave of absence for review and approval, their admission into the program may be revoked, and the student would need to reapply should they wish to continue in the degree program at a later date. Refer to the graduate program policy on "time limits for completing degree requirements" for more information.
Non-degree seeking students
Non-degree seeking students may enroll to take certain fall or spring courses for graduate credit when there is room in a course and with permission of the instructor. For non-degree seeking SPI students, permission to take the course will be granted by the academic program coordinator. Persons who are not currently degree-seeking students and wish to take CJP courses will be asked to submit a registration form to the academic program coordinator, including information on which course they wish to take and the reason for wanting to take the course. Full preparation for the course and fulfillment of all course requirements is required, in addition to regular attendance and participation.
Pass/Fail courses
For certain CJP courses, like the practicum Practicum and Praxis 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. Refer to the graduate program policy on the "grading system and quality points" for more information.
Students switching MA to GC or GC to MA
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If a student wishes to pursue two graduate certificates – certificates - 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/1 OR Analysis: Understanding Conflict AND Formation for Peacebuilding Practice) will be satisfied for both programs. Outside of those 6 SH, 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 MARJ or MATL, an additional 3 SH is required. If a student wishes to pursue a GC in RJ alongside the MACT or MATL, an additional 6 SH 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 second 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 may make sense to consider bringing in all the credits.