Program Handbook

• Index
• Introduction
• BBA in MIS Program
• FAQ
• Course
  Requirements
• IBIT
• IT Resources
• Careers in MIS
• Professional Development
• Student
  Professional Organization
• Finances and Scholarships
• Registration and Policies
• Academic and Campus Resources
• Alumni
• Faculty and Staff

11 Registration and Academic Policies and Procedures

The MIS department has implemented a registration procedure that that is different than that of the FSBM. The registration procedure will not allow students to register the traditional way via Owlnet with the exception of a few courses. The reason for the new registration procedure is to make sure students are taking the correct courses, in the proper sequence and meeting the pre-requisites. In order to register for MIS courses you will need to visit the MIS Department after registration opens up for you.

Registration gives preference to students that have more semester hours complete. Check the academic calendar to determine when you can start to register for courses. If you are registering for MIS 2101 (70), MIS 2501 (120), or MIS 2502 (130) you will be able to register for those classes on your own via Owlnet. Only the MIS department can register students for MIS 3596 (W201), MIS 3501 (81), MIS 3535, MIS 3502 (83), MIS 4596 (W301), and the electives as we move forward. When you come in to register for your MIS courses please bring your TUID, your current roster and a copy of all the courses you have completed to date, including grades.

When should an MIS student start taking MIS classes? You should start taking MIS courses in your sophomore year or at the very latest the first semester of your junior year. To complete the MIS degree please set aside at least four semesters. In addition to your MIS advisor; each business student is assigned an advisor based on his or her last names. Your advisor will guide you in learning about Temple University, adjusting to college life and planning your college career. You should visit your FSBM advisor each semester to review FSBM course selections and graduation requirements. For a complete list of FSBM Advisors and to find out which advisor belongs to you: http://www.fox.temple.edu/advising/staff.html

11.1 Registration

Students planning to register for classes should visit the Online Course Schedule. This is the most efficient way to look up courses and to plan your upcoming semester.
http://voyager.adminsvc.temple.edu/tucourses/default.asp
Enrollment is not complete until payment of tuition and fees has been made and processed through the Department of the Bursar. Students who withdraw from classes by the end of a term's drop/add period (the end of the second week of the fall and spring semesters and summer sessions) will have the courses deleted from their rosters. This will relieve them of academic responsibility and in many instances financial responsibility associated with the course. Students who withdraw from classes after the drop/add period are responsible for full payment of all tuition and fees. Unpaid tuition balances may be referred for collection and students may be held liable for paying all associated collection costs and/or legal fees.

11.2 Continuing Student Registration

Continuing Student Registration is the period in which all currently enrolled, matriculated students are required to register. Each semester, currently enrolled students are mailed a brochure that outlines the registration schedule and contains important information regarding advising.

11.3 Late Registration

Temple conducts late registration at the beginning of each semester or summer session. Registration appointments may be required.
A late fee will be assessed beginning the first day of classes in the fall and spring semesters and each summer session. No initial registrations or registration revisions will be processed after the first week of classes of the fall and spring semesters and second day of the summer sessions. These charges and restrictions apply to both initial and reinstated registrations and are subject to change.

11.4 Clearing Holds

A hold is an action placed on a student's record. Holds may affect a student’s ability to register for courses, to apply for graduation, or to receive transcript services or degree audit reports. Students may receive holds on their records for financial, academic, or disciplinary reasons. Students are obligated to resolve holds as quickly as possible, working with their academic advising office, student financial services, or other offices, as appropriate. Academic holds may be caused by failure to declare a major by the appropriate time, low GPA, or failure to make academic progress. Students receiving a "See College Dean" hold should meet with their academic advisor as soon as possible.

11.5 Prerequisites

A course prerequisite is the requirement that the MIS Department identifies as essential for a student to complete before taking a course. All prerequisites, whether they apply to an individual course or to all courses in a department, are stated in the printed and electronic versions of the current edition of the University’s Undergraduate Course Descriptions. They are also stated in the course syllabus and the BBA Course Structure Sheet.
Students are responsible for knowing and completing all published prerequisite requirements for a course before taking that course. The University has the obligation to inform students of prerequisite requirements and the right to cancel a student’s registration in a course if the student has not satisfied the published prerequisite requirements for that course.

11.6 Co-requisites

A course co-requisite is a requirement that must be completed at the same time as the course for which it is required. The University is responsible for publishing co-requisite requirements. All co-requisites, whether they apply to an individual course or to all courses in a department, are stated in the printed and electronic versions of the current edition of the University’s Undergraduate Course Descriptions. They are also stated in the course syllabus and the BBA Course Structure Sheet.
Co-requisites may be specified courses, permissions, admission to programs, and/or other requirements. Students are responsible for knowing and completing all published co-requisite requirements for a course. The University has the obligation to inform students of co-requisite requirements, and the right to cancel a student’s registration in a course if the student has not arranged to satisfy the co-requisite requirements for that course.

11.7 Dropping and Adding Courses

Students may revise their schedules at any time after they have registered. Students who cannot register by the Web but wish to make changes in their course schedules should complete a Schedule Revision (Drop/Add) form. Approvals required vary according to the time the transaction is completed and the student's college. See the Schedule Revision Matrix in the printed Class Schedule for information. These students must:

• Obtain a schedule revision form from their advising office.
• Complete form with appropriate signatures.
• Take the completed form to their campus registration office.

Students may not add courses or change course sections after the first week of fall and spring semesters and second day of the summer sessions. Course sections may be dropped through the second week of the fall and spring semesters and summer sessions. Withdrawing from a course within the first two weeks of the fall and spring semesters or the summer session results in the deletion of the class from the student's roster. In some instances, it also relieves the student of the financial liability associated with the deleted course. If a refund is due, the provisions of the refund policy will apply. A charge is assessed for schedule revision after the first week of classes during the fall and spring semesters and after the first two days of the summer sessions. This fee is assessed each day that a revision is transacted.

11.8 Waiting List for Closed MIS Courses

If you are trying to register for a closed course, add your name to the MIS Closed Course Waiting List. The list is maintained by the MIS Senior Program Specialist and is monitored around the time of registration for every semester. If you signed up for a closed course you will be contacted by the MIS Senior Program Specialist and given options at that time.
Link to waiting List: http://mis.temple.edu/Forms/WaitList.asp

11.9 Independent Study

The objective of an independent study is to provide advanced and capable students an opportunity to pursue a topic of their interest with in depth supervision of a faculty member.
The student should approach a full time MIS faculty member for supervision. A faculty member is not obligated to take on an independent study and students are free to approach any faculty member.
After obtaining consent from the faculty member the student should complete the independent study forms, which can be found and downloaded at http://mis.temple.edu/programs/IndepStudy/Default.htm. If you are applying for an independent study through an internship, please download and complete the Addendum form to the Independent Study.

After receiving the signature of your faculty supervisor the form(s) should be taken to the Senior Program Specialist; once approved he will register the student for the appropriate course. Each semester, all independent study students may be required to do a public department-wide presentation on their work. This requirement is over and above the specific requirements set by your supervisor.

11.10 Transferring a course

If you have completed a course at another university and would like to transfer it toward your MIS degree, you must have the course evaluated. You will need to visit with your FSBM Advisor in Speakman 101 and ask your advisor to complete the “MIS Referral Form”. Your advisor is the only person that can complete this form, once the form is complete, it is sent to the MIS Department for review. You will usually receive a response from your advisor as to whether or not your course was approved or disapproved in approximately two weeks.

11.11 Final Examinations

University policies require that final examinations be given only during the final examination week as noted on the academic calendar, which is printed each year in this Bulletin and available at www.temple.edu/registrar
For day classes on Main and Ambler campuses, a detailed examination schedule, by day and time, is published in each semester's Class Schedule and available at www.temple.edu/registrar; this information is also circulated at the beginning of each semester. Final examinations for evening classes on Main, Ambler, and at the TUCC campuses are given at the regular class time during final examination week. To see a complete listing of the examination schedule please visit: http://www.temple.edu/registrar/exam_schedule.html

11.12 Course Evaluations

Students have the opportunity near the end of each course to evaluate the instructor, course and course materials. The evaluation must be completed during a class time and will be proctored by a student or administrator. All course evaluations are confidential and anonymous. To safeguard this anonymity, professors will not see the evaluations until after grades have been submitted.

11.13 Grades

Courses graded A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- and F are used to calculate the graduate grade point average (GPA). No grade below a C- can be used to fulfill any undergraduate requirement. Grades can only be accessed via Owlnet and are not mailed to students. Instructions for accessing grades are as follows:

• Go to the TU Portal Website at http://tuportal.temple.edu.
• Enter your user name and password then click the login button.
• This will take you to the TU Portal home page.
• Click on the “Owlnet” tab at the top of the screen.
• Click on the “Academic History” tab at the top of the screen to obtain your grades.

11.14 Incomplete Course

An instructor may file an “I” (Incomplete) when a student has not completed the work of a course by the time grades must be submitted, but has completed the majority of the work at a passing level and has a written agreement with the instructor and the department regarding completion of the work, including the nature of the work to be completed, the means by which the final grade will be determined, and the date by which the work must be completed. The completion date may be no later than one year from the end of the semester in which the student took the course. The agreement shall also specify a default grade to be received if the work is not completed by the date indicated. The instructor shall retain one copy of the agreement, one shall be given to the student, and one shall be filed with the department office or, in colleges or schools without departments, the Dean’s office.

11.15 Repeating a Course

Students may wish to repeat a course in order to earn a higher grade, either to raise their grade point average or to receive a grade required by their major or to meet another requirement, such as achieving the minimum C- required for successful completion of Core Curriculum courses. The decision to repeat a course for a higher grade must be made in consultation with an advisor. A repeated course must be graded using the same grading system (pass/fail, credit/no credit, or letter grade) as when originally taken. If an undergraduate student takes a course more than once, (a) all occurrences of the course will appear on the student's transcript, but (b) all grades other than the lowest grade received will be used in calculating the student's grade point average. No change in a student's undergraduate grade point average is made after the baccalaureate degree is awarded.

11.16 Withdrawal

During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor’s permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor’s notation of “W,” indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor’s degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once.

11.17 Grade Change

No change of final grade for a completed course will be made without the approval of the instructor's Dean. Deans will consider the grade change upon receipt of the instructor's written explanation. No grade will be changed after the baccalaureate degree is awarded.

11.18 Grade Point Average (GPA)

Each student's transcript indicates the credit hours completed and passed, grade points, and grade point average (GPA). The GPA also appears on a student's semester grade reports, DARS reports or the academic advising document. A student's GPA may be useful in assessing academic progress, in determining eligibility for specific programs, or in determining eligibility for Honors or other awards.

To Compute Semester Grade Point Average:

• Multiply the value of the grade by the course's number of semester hours to get quality points.
• Add the total quality points.
• Divide total number of quality points by the total number of semester hours completed in courses that yield quality points.

To Compute Cumulative Grade Point Average:

• Divide the total number of quality points by the total number of semester hours completed in courses that yield quality points.

To Compute your Major Grade Point Average:

• An online GPA calculator program has been designed to allow students to input grades of courses taken in a past semester and plan to take in upcoming semesters.
  http://www.mis.temple.edu/gpacheck/mis.html

11.19 Semester Grades

The work of all undergraduate students is graded and reported at the end of each semester. Students may access their semester grades on OWLnet within 48 hours of the end of the examination period for that semester and may request a mailed grade report through OWLnet. Three systems are in use for grading and reporting students' work:

For more information, see the policies on Audit, Credit/No Credit Courses, Incomplete Coursework, and Withdrawal Policies.

11.20 Graduation Procedures

As students approach the end of their undergraduate careers, they must make sure that they are eligible for and can participate in graduation ceremonies. In their junior year, or when 80 semester hours have been completed, students should begin an ongoing graduation check with their academic advisors in order to determine that they are meeting the University, college, departmental, and program requirements for their degree and for graduation.

Early in the semester in which requirements for graduation will be completed, each student pays the University Graduation Fee at the Cashier's Office. For the current fee, see Tuition and Fees in the Financial Information section of the Bulletin. The validated Treasurer's receipt accompanies the completed Application for Graduation form and is submitted to the Office of the Dean.

Students in the Fox School of Business and Management must submit their application for graduation and receipt to their Dean's Office prior to registration for their final semester.

Application deadlines are:

• February 15 for May graduation
• June 1 for August graduation
• October 15 for January graduation

The Application for Graduation form must be properly completed, particularly the areas relating to the resolution of incompletes and diploma instructions. Information concerning commencement activities (such as time, place, invitations, rental of academic regalia) is mailed to students submitting the Application for Graduation form.

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