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American Liberty University holds graduation twice a year
during the month of June and December. The following recognitions
and awards are presented at the graduation ceremonies:
ACADEMIC HONORS: Academic Honors at graduation
are based upon a student's cumulative grade point average
after completing all of the units require for the program
and are as follows:
Graduation with Honors: For students with
a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 to 3.94
at completion of the program.
Graduation with High Honors: For students
with a cumulative grade point average of 3.95 or
above at completion of the program.
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION: Certificates of Appreciation
are presented to the officers of the American Liberty University
Student Body, the University's administration and staff
and for those individuals who help or cooperate with University
and/or Students.
DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD: Each year the faculty
of American Liberty University selects that student who,
through academic success, has distinguished him/herself
as a scholar. The Distinguished Student Award is an academic
award, which seeks to recognize intelligence, dedication
to academic tasks, and superior academic performance.
PRESIDENT'S AWARD: This award is presented to those
students who have made a positive contribution to the administration
of the school, academic achievement and excellence. The
President's Award is the most coveted award presented each
year. This award recognizes American Liberty University's
top scholar.
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
American Liberty University requires each student to present
his/her own work and considers any form of cheating to be
an unethical practice. American Liberty University has established
the following procedure for handling claims or allegations
against students for unethical student activities such as
plagiarism, selling of exams, term papers, projects, reports,
or copying of other students' work:
Procedure and Appeal Process for Unethical Student
Conduct
Should a student be charged by an instructor with unethical
conduct, the student may make an appeal of this determination,
within 30 days, in the following manner:
1. The student should meet with the instructor
who made the allegation to discuss and try to resolve
this problem.
2. If a satisfactory resolution is not reached,
the instructor or student can petition for a meeting
with the Academics Dean for review and resolution.
3. If after review by the Academics Dean, a
satisfactory resolution has still not been reached,
the matter may be appealed to the Disciplinary Committee.
This Committee consists of a member of the Student
Body Association, a faculty member, and the President
of the American Liberty University. The decision
of the Disciplinary Committee is final.
Consequences of Unethical Student Conduct
Should it be determined that a student has behaved in
an unethical manner, the student may be subject to the
following disciplinary actions dependent upon the nature
and scope of the offense as determined by the Committee:
- The student may not receive credit for the work completed.
- The student may not receive credit for the class.
- The student may be administratively disenrolled from
the program.
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