2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Academic Affairs / 17 Proficiency Examination Students may petition the Department Head responsible for a given course to receive earned hours by examination for that course. If the department head deems it appropriate and acceptable, the student will be given the means to demonstrate knowledge and performance of the course material at a level no less than an average student enrolled in the course. If such demonstration is successful, the course credit hours will be awarded to the student as earned hours by examination and will be indicated on the student’s transcript. Students who withdrew or failed the course or took a proficiency exam in the same course at an earlier date, are not eligible. A $50 non-refundable fee is assessed for each proficiency examination attempted after a student’s second academic term. Accelerated Pace to Graduate It is possible to complete the academic portion of most Kettering degree programs in eight academic terms. Students who are interested in pursuing this possibility should contact their academic department to obtain an individualized accelerated plan and to determine if it is appropriate for them. THESIS The Senior Thesis is a unique aspect of a Kettering University education. Students become eligible to begin the Senior Thesis when they have earned a minimum of 88 credit hours. The Senior Thesis project is completed during two terms of employment, commonly the two following completion of the required number of co-operative education terms. The purpose of the thesis is for students to perform a comprehensive project from its inception to its conclusion. The focus of this project may be a product or system. The student must produce a technical document, the Senior Thesis, reporting on the student’s performance and project outcomes. The project may be industrial or academic. There are 4 credit hours awarded for the Senior Thesis. Thesis Services is responsible for the overall thesis process at Kettering University. Projects with the Student’s Employer The most common route to completing the Senior Thesis requirement is for the student to perform a project for his or her co-operative education employer. The student and employer advisor together develop the project. A proposal for the project, the Proposed Thesis Assignment (PTA), is submitted by the student to Kettering University. The employer advisor must approve the PTA. After the employer advisor has approved the PTA, it is sent for evaluation by a faculty member. The faculty member may accept the PTA, accept the PTA with conditions, reject the PTA, or decline to advise the student. In the event a faculty member declines a PTA, it will be reviewed by another faculty member. The faculty member approving the PTA becomes the student’s faculty advisor. Once the PTA has been approved, the student may begin work on the project. The role of the employer advisor is to provide company and other specific expertise to the student. The employer is responsible for providing the resources necessary to complete the project. Kettering University requests that employers make the thesis project at least half of the student’s workload during the two thesis terms. The final product and report are the property of the employer. Copies of all non-confidential theses are maintained in the Digital Thesis Archive. The role of the faculty advisor is to be available for the student as an academic resource and mentor. Faculty members often point students toward technical resources and provide feedback on ideas. Students are strongly encouraged to invite their faculty advisors to visit them at their workplaces. Kettering University funds faculty for these visits. Visiting students at work allows faculty to better understand student thesis projects, which normally aids in evaluating the thesis. Faculty members are solely responsible for reviewing theses and assigning thesis grades. Academic Thesis Projects A student is eligible to pursue an Academic Thesis if the employer cannot provide an acceptable thesis topic, the student is unemployed, or the student is seeking a different track of study. Students intending to complete this alternative option must first define a project with a faculty member. A PTA must be submitted for the project. The faculty member will act as both the employer advisor and the faculty advisor on the project. Faculty members are not obligated to provide thesis topics or financial support for students pursuing academic theses or for the thesis projects. A minimum of two terms must be devoted to the development, writing, and revision of the thesis to satisfy thesis graduation requirements. Students approved for this option will be subject to appropriate tuition and fees. The final product and report are the property of Kettering University. Copies of all academic theses are maintained in the Digital Thesis Archive. Students wishing to pursue the academic thesis option are required to complete an “Academic Thesis Project Form,” which is available from Thesis Services. Completion of the “Academic Thesis Project Form” requires obtaining signatures from their degree granting department, Cooperative Education Office, Thesis Services, and the Registrar’s Office constituting agreement that the pursuit of this plan is necessary and appropriate. To avoid graduation delays, students who have completed their SR1 term without obtaining a thesis project from an employer should contact Thesis Services for assistance in pursuing the academic thesis option. Students choosing a Kettering University Academic Thesis Project are required to make an on-campus presentation prior to submission of their final thesis.

Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. 18 / Kettering University Degree Completion for Inactive Students with Coursework Remaining Inactive students who now wish to return to Kettering University are encouraged to contact the Registrar’s Office for assistance. After ensuring that all financial obligations to the university have been met and all outstanding holds cleared, the Registrar will refer such students to the appropriate Academic Department Head or Discipline Chair to develop a plan of study. The final plan will be filed in the departmental office and in the student’s permanent file in the Registrar’s Office. These students will be subject to meeting the requirements for degrees in effect at the time of readmission. EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS Grade (Report) Information Students may view and print their term grades on the Banner Web by using their Student Identification Number and Personal Identification Number (PIN). Unofficial transcripts are also available on Banner Web. Grade Appeals The course instructor ultimately has the sole responsibility for the assignment of grades in any course. Questions concerning an assigned final grade are to be handled through the Grade Appeal Process. The first step in this process involves contacting the course instructor in writing. If satisfaction is not received, further appeal of an assigned grade may be addressed, in writing, to the instructor's department head. The department head may only make recommendations to the instructor; he/she may not change any course grade. Appeals must be initiated within four (4) months after the final grade was issued to the Registrar. The student's failure to access grades does not provide an exemption from the time limitation. The student should note that there are specific criteria under which a grade may be appealed. For this reason, the student is encouraged to consult the Grade Appeal Process document before initiating any such appeal. Details of the Grade Appeal Process, including the submission of the appropriate form, are available in each instructional department. Final Examinations/Final Learning Experience Kettering University policy requires each student to participate in a comprehensive final learning experience in each course. The extent to which that experience contributes to the student's course grade may vary by professor and by course, but generally amounts to between 20 and 40 percent.

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