Academic Policies
The Academic Policies & Procedures for the university are included in full in the Graduate Catalog. Please refer to the
Graduate Catalog for a complete description and complete procedures.
Academic Policies in the Graduate Catalog include: Attendance Policy, Auditing Courses, Registration, Add/Drop/Withdrawal Procedures, Incomplete Grades, Institutional Withdrawal, Transfer of Credits, Computation of Grades (GPA), Academic Exceptions, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), Transcript Requests, Graduate Requirements, Academic Dismissal, and the Academic Appeals policy.
Expectations of Student Academic Performance
Richmont students are expected to maintain the highest standards of scholarship with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 (B). Any student whose cumulative grade-point average falls below 3.0 during a given semester will receive a letter of scholastic warning from the Records Office. Students who receive a term GPA of less than 3.0 in two successive semesters will be subject to dismissal. A student dismissed for failure to maintain a 3.0 GPA may reapply after one year and must meet full admission criteria for the master’s program at the time of re-application in addition to any requirements stipulated at the time of dismissal.
Student Privacy
Richmont considers the privacy of each student as an important matter. Whether the student is on-campus or online, Richmont strives to ensure the right of privacy. In that regard, Richmont does the following:
• Provides secure servers.
• Provides each student with an individual email account. These accounts are password protected. University faculty will communicate to students using this system.
• Provides password protected access to learning platforms, including CAMS and Canvas.
• Follows the policies of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Authentication
In order to ensure the proper identification of each student, Richmont does the following:
• Students submit a government-issued picture identification that verifies their name and address.
• Each student who attends a physical campus is issued a Student ID photo identification card.
• Unique secure passwords are issued to each student for university email and learning platforms.
• Live online classes and online instructions pages are monitored to verify student identity.
Student Directory Information
Richmont designates the following items as directory information: student name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, degree sought and certificates, part-time or full-time status, degrees and awards received, previous schools attended, and photographs. The university may disclose any of these items without prior written consent unless notified in writing to the contrary. Such notification must be received within three school days of the official date of registration to ensure that directory information will not be included in university publications.