California Institute for Human Science: General Requirements

Student Conduct and Right

Academic Dishonesty or Plagiarism
Plagiarism means to take someone else’s ideas, words or views and use them as if they were your own. Plagiarism is considered intellectual theft. Students must give credit to the author (s) and/or the sources of the ideas, direct quotations or views they use in their papers even when they paraphrase someone else. The use of someone else’s published or unpublished intellectual property (i.e. words, ideas, research findings, websites) in a paper, report, power point presentation, or oral presentation must be accompanied by bibliography and references. Students caught plagiarizing or engaging in any other behaviors deemed unethical may be dismissed from the course or the program.

Academic Progress, Probation and Disqualification
To determine whether students possess the academic skills, attributes and/or readiness required to remain enrolling in courses, program directors will closely monitor the academic performance of the students enrolled in their departments on a quarterly basis. A graduate student may be placed on academic probation for one (1) quarter if he or she fails to keep a cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) of three point zero (3.0) or above. If a student fails to raise his/her G.P.A. during the probationary quarter, he or she may be dismissed from the program.

Student Grievance Procedure
Students who find it difficult to settle their differences with a faculty may submit a written complaint about the faculty to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A committee will review the complaint and serve as mediators between the student and the faculty. The committee will be composed of four (4) members: 1) the student; 2) the targeted faculty; 3) a faculty member of the student’s choice; and 4) a faculty member selected by the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Academic Probation
Students on academic probation have one (1) quarter to fulfill the requirements to be specified by her or his Program Director in order to remain enrolled in the program. If the required academic progress is not achieved by the end of the probationary quarter, the student is subject to dismissal.

Provisional Status
A student may be provisionally accepted. Provisional students can take up to sixteen (16) quarter units. By the time they complete sixteen (16) quarter units, provisional students are expected to have fulfilled all admission requirements.

Faculty Evaluation
Students are asked to evaluate their instructors at the end of the quarter. The name of the student filling out the faculty assessment form is kept strictly confidential.

Administrative Withdrawal
Students may be withdrawn or dismissed from a course or a degree program due to disruptive behavior, misconduct, or academic dishonesty. Students may also be dismissed if they fail to fulfill course requirements, are often absent from class, or do not pay their tuition. Dismissed students may qualify for a refund.

Students have the right to appeal against disciplinary actions taken against them by CIHS. The rules and regulations concerning hearing procedures and student duties and rights are meant to provide legal protection for both parties: the student and the Institute.

Financial Obligations
Students who have an outstanding balance and/or fail to satisfactorily meet their financial obligations with CIHS can be dismissed from the program and/or deemed “Withdrawn Not in Good Standing.” The student will not be readmitted to the Institute before financial obligations are met. Enrollment is conditional based on payment being honored upon presentation for payment. For additional information on tuition payment, please click here.

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