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Attendance
Classes and Laboratories
- Students are expected to attend all classes, laboratories,
and required fieldwork. All missed laboratory or fieldwork must
be made up. A student is responsible for the work that is done,
and for any announcements that are made, during his/her absence.
- Students who, during a semester, miss more than one-fifth
of the sessions of any course in the first ten weeks of the
semester (five weeks in the case of the summer term) will be
dropped from the course. A faculty member who drops a student
from the course for this reason must have stated in the syllabus
that attendance will be taken.
- Students who withdraw or are forced to drop a course will
receive a grade of “W.”
- A student cannot withdraw or be withdrawn, from a course
after the announced deadline unless approved by the FEA Academic
and Curriculum Committee.
- Students cannot withdraw, or be forced to withdraw, from
a course at any time if this results in the student being registered
for less than 12 credits without the prior approval of the FEA
Academic and Curriculum Committee.
Examinations and Quizzes
- Students who miss an announced examination or quiz must present
an excuse considered valid by the instructor of the course.
The course instructor should then require the student to take
a make-up examination.
Medical reports and/or qualified professional
opinions issued by an AUB employee, AUH doctor, or by the University
Health Services will be accepted. Should there be a question about
the validity of any excuse presented by the student, the matter
should be referred to the FEA Academic and Curriculum Committee.
Cheating
Plagiarism, cheating, or other forms of academic
dishonesty are prohibited. Students guilty of academic misconduct,
either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance,
are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In
addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions, which may be
imposed through regular institutional procedures as a result of
academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign
an "F" or a zero for the exercise or examination, or
to assign an "F" in the course.
On-line Plagiarism Tutorial and Test
The Board of Deans has determined that all AUB
students must complete an on-line plagiarism tutorial and test.
Students can take the test as many times as necessary. The homepage
of the Plagiarism Tutorial and Test is available at
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~eplagio/Tutorial-Test/home_Tutorial_Test.htm
The Tutorial & Test is divided into four sections:
- Overview: when and how to give credit; recommendations; decision
flowchart.
- Examples: word-for-word and paraphrasing plagiarism -- 5
examples each.
- Practice with Feedback: identifying plagiarism -- 10 items.
- Test
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When students pass the test a “Notification of Test Completion”
(see sample at http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~eplagio/Tutorial-Test/notification.htm
) appears and they click “submit” to have it sent
to the Office of the Registrar. The Office of the Registrar
will have in its database the information about the students
who have passed the test, and the date when they did so. The
system will also generate e-mails to the passing students giving
them unique validation codes (to be used as a proof they passed
the test--if needed).
Examinations
Final examinations are to be held at the end
of each semester and are to be administered according to the schedule
predetermined by the Office of the Registrar.
Course Load
To be considered full-time, a student must be
registered for a minimum load of 12 credits per semester. (See
the required number of credits for summer full-time status under
summer term for FEA.) A full-time student who wishes or is forced
to reduce his/her load to less than 12 credits must first apply
to the FEA Academic and Curriculum Committee for permission to
do so.
Students can normally register for up to 17 credits
per semester and nine credits during the summer term. Students
who wish to register for more than 17 credits must petition the
appropriate faculty committee for permission to do so.
Students in the following categories must petition
the appropriate faculty committee but will normally be granted
permission to register for more than 17 credits:
- Freshman students intending to go into medicine or engineering,
and who have an average of at least 80 in the first semester,
may take an additional course during the second semester.
- Junior and senior students who have completed their English
communication skills requirements at the level required by the
department of their major may register for a maximum of 18 credits
per semester.
- If the program requires that a student register for more
than 17 credits in a particular semester.
Change of major
All changes of major are subject to the approval
of the department to which the change is requested. The receiving
department determines the new study plan for a student accepted
into the new major.
Dean’s honor list
To be placed on the Dean’s Honor List at
the end of the semester, a student must:
- be carrying at least 12 credits,
- not be on probation,
- have passed all courses and attained an overall average of
85 or be ranked in the top 10 percent of the class and have
an overall average of 80,
- not have been subjected to any disciplinary action within
the university during the semester, and
- be deemed worthy by the dean to be on the Honor List.
Dismissal and readmission
A student is dismissed from the Faculty for any
of the following reasons:
- If the student’s overall average is less than 60 at
the end of the 2nd regular semester.
- If the student fails to clear academic probation within two
regular semesters, excluding the summer term, after being put
on probation.
- If the student is placed on academic probation for a total
of four regular semesters. A student can be dropped for this
reason even if he/she is in the final year at AUB.
- If the student is deemed unworthy by the faculty to continue
for professional or ethical reasons.
A student will normally be considered for readmission
only if, after spending a year at another recognized institution
of higher education, the student is able to present a satisfactory
record and recommendation. Exceptions may be made for students
who left the university for personal or health reasons.
Transfer credit will be considered after departmental
evaluation of a student’s course work.
Incompletes
A student who receives an incomplete grade for
a course must petition the appropriate faculty committee within
two weeks from the date of the scheduled final exam for permission
to complete the course. Coursework must be completed within one
month from the start of the next regular semester. In exceptional
circumstances, the FEA Academic and Curriculum Committee may decide
to give the student additional time to complete a course.
Incomplete course work will be reported as an
“I” followed by a numerical grade reflecting the evaluation
of the student available at the end of the semester. This evaluation
is to be based on a grade of zero on all missed work and should
be reported in units of five. If the work is not completed within
the period specified, the “I” is dropped and the numerical
grade becomes the final grade.
Probation
Placement on Academic Probation
A student is placed on academic probation if the student’s
overall average is less than 68 at the end of the 2nd regular
semester, if the semester average is less than 69 at the end of
the 3rd or 4th regular semester, or if the semester average is
less than 70 in any subsequent semester, excluding the summer
term.
For evaluation purposes, the minimum number of credits at the
end of the 2nd regular semester should be 24, and 12 in each subsequent
fall or spring semester.
Courses/credits taken during a summer term are
counted towards the semester average of the next regular semester.
If the number of credits taken in any one regular semester is
less than 12 (for approved reasons), courses/credits taken during
that semester are counted towards the semester average of the
next regular semester.
Credit for incomplete courses will be included
in the semester in which the incomplete courses were taken. The
evaluation for that semester will be carried out as soon as the
grades for the incomplete courses have been finalized.
Removal of Probation
Probation is removed when the student attains a semester average
of 69 or more in the 3rd or 4th regular semester, or a semester
average of 70 or more in any subsequent regular semester.
Probation should be removed within two regular semesters, excluding
summer, after the student is placed on probation, or when the
student completes his or her graduation requirements (see Graduation
Requirements).
Repeating courses
A student may repeat any course for which he/she
received a grade of less than 70. A student who fails a required
course must repeat the course at the earliest opportunity. No
course may be taken more than three times. When a course is repeated,
the highest grade will be considered in the calculation of the
cumulative average. All course grades will remain a part of a
student’s permanent record.
Withdrawal from courses (also see attendance)
A student can withdraw from only one required
course per semester. Students who wish to withdraw from more than
one required course in any given semester must petition the appropriate
faculty committee for permission to do so. A student may withdraw
from elective courses, down to a minimum of 12 credits, not later
than 10 weeks (five weeks in the summer term) from the start of
the semester. A student will receive a grade of “W”
for the course.
Change of Grade
1. Once grades are posted on the Student Information
System (SIS), a change of grade is not allowed unless a demonstrable
mistake was made in the correction of the final examination or
in the calculation of the grade. In particular, if a change of
grade would result in a change of the academic status of the student,
the supporting evidence for the changes of grade must be presented
to the chairperson of the department and the Dean.
2. A student may petition the Dean’s Office
to request that a course teacher review the correction of the
student’s final examination paper, in a case in which the
student has reason to believe that some oversight may have been
made in the correction, or that a mistake may have been made in
calculating the course grade. Such petitions must be submitted
within one week from the date of the posting of course grades.
The Dean’s Office will transmit the petition to the teacher
concerned.
3. To change a course grade, the teacher must
complete a Change of Grade form available from the Records Office
and submit it to the chairperson of the department, with the supporting
evidence, if required in accordance with paragraph 1 above. If
the chairperson of the department approves the change of grade,
he will sign the form and transmit it to the Dean for final approval.
Graduation
Students can graduate at the end of any academic
semester. Satisfactory completion of the full BE curriculum is
assured by a two-step process. The chairperson of the department
in coordination with the faculty advisor of the fourth year students
submit to the office of the Registrar at the American University
of Beirut a list with the names of students who will be completing
the BE degree requirement at the end of a given term. At the end
of the term, the Registrar’s Office will render a student
eligible to receive the degree if that student had met all program
requirements, which are:
- Passed all the required courses and the approved experience
- Attained a minimum cumulative course average of 70 excluding
freshman level courses and courses taken prior to admission
to the FEA.
- Attained a cumulative average of 70 or more in major courses.
All engineering courses and courses approved as technical electives
taken in the last two years of study are specified as major
courses.
- Met the residence requirements
Graduate Studies
Students who plan to pursue graduate studies
at AUB or elsewhere should apply by the application deadline established
by the institution to which s/he is applying.
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