Graduate Academic Regulations

Graduate 6-Week Calendar

2025-2026 Academic Year

Graduate 8-Week Calendar

2025-2026 Academic Year

Guest Students

Guest students are students who are degree-seeking at their home institution may take up to 9 credits at Indiana Tech, as non-degree seeking, with the sole purpose of transferring those credits back to their home institution to be applied to the degree they are seeking there. Guest students are expected to provide a transcript or letter from the registrar at their home school indicating that the prerequisites needed for Indiana Tech courses have been fulfilled. Financial aid is not awarded by Indiana Tech for students in this classification. 

Attendance

Due to the accelerated pace of the courses, students are required to attend each face-to-face class for the full allotted class time.

If you know that you will be unable to attend the first class, do not register for the class. At times, an unforeseen occurrence may cause a student to miss the first class. If you are unable to attend the first class, you must contact the Warrior Information Network (WIN) within three (3) days of the absence. Failure to notify the WIN within 3 days of a first-night absence will result in an administrative drop of the student from class. The student is still responsible for all coursework required prior to the absence. Be aware that an absence could result in a grade reduction. Two absences during a single-session course and three absences from a two-session course will result in a failing grade.  A single session means that the course is contained in one sub-term, while a two-session course means the course spans two sub-terms.

Logging into your course on Canvas during the first week of an online course is not considered attendance in that class.  Attendance for financial aid eligibility is measured by consistent and meaningful interaction between the faculty and student.

Online students must engage in an enrolled class by submitting a graded assignment in the first 14 days of class as proof of course engagement. Online students who do not have a graded assignment in the first 14 days will be automatically dropped from the course for non-engagement. If you engage with the course within the first 14 days but do not intend to continue your enrollment, you are required to contact the Warrior Information Network (WIN) at 888.832.4742 or WIN@indianatech.edu to withdraw, or you will receive a failing grade and be charged for the course.

Credit Hour Policy

A three-credit, face-to-face course that meets for six weeks: courses follow the formula of the equivalent of 45 hours of direct instruction and 135 hours of related learning activities.  Several different types of learning activities are included within the delivery of the courses and are designed in accordance with the following expectations

• Classroom instruction of at least 24 hours.
• Readings from required texts/articles and other related materials requiring at least 60 hours.
• Preparation of papers and projects related to the reading and/or required research activities, requiring at least 56 hours.
• Assessment activities, including feedback from faculty on papers/research projects, revisions, and discussion board posts and responses requiring at least 20 hours.
• Direct interaction with faculty and classmates using live discussion platforms, phone calls, and discussion board postings, requiring at least 24 hours.

A three-credit, online course: courses follow the formula of the equivalent of 45 hours of direct instruction and 135 hours of related learning activities.  For online graduate courses, several different types of learning activities are included within the delivery of the courses and are designed in accordance with the following expectations:

• Readings from required texts/articles and other related materials requiring at least 60 hours.
• Preparation of papers and projects related to the reading and/or required research activities, requiring at least 80 hours.
• Assessment activities, including feedback from faculty on papers/research projects, revisions, and discussion board posts and responses requiring at least 24 hours.

Direct interaction with faculty and classmates using live discussion platforms, phone calls,and  discussion board postings requiring at least 24 hours.

Graduate Curriculum

At the time of admission, the curriculum chosen by the student is specified by the degree program as listed in the university catalog.

Students wishing to change degree programs must complete the Change of Curriculum Form available on our website at Registrar.IndianaTech.edu. 

Upon changing degree programs, all students must follow all conditions of the most current academic catalog.

Students may change to the curriculum of the current year with the approval of the registrar. Students may not change to a curriculum in force prior to their enrollment. 

Students are notified upon completion of their change of curriculum by their Indiana Tech email.

Registration 

Students can contact their advisor or the Warrior Information Network for assistance with the registration process. Priority registration allows veterans, active duty service members, and reservists to schedule classes early. Priority registration benefits students by giving them early access to classes thus increasing the probability of getting the class(es) they want.

Transfer Credit

Students who have attended graduate classes at another college or university may transfer credit under the following guidelines:

• Courses must be discipline-related with grades of “B” or better.
• The total number of credits to be transferred cannot exceed nine (9) credit hours.
• The number of credits to be transferred into a Certificate cannot exceed three (3) credit hours.
• An official transcript must be received by Indiana Tech
• The institution at which the credit was earned must be accredited.
• The credits cannot be more than eight years old. 
• The prospective student must submit a course description and, if possible, a course syllabus.

Academic Warning & Dismissal

Once semester grades are issued, a student will be placed on academic warning if the student’s cumulative GPA is less than 3.0 after attempting 6 credits of coursework. After attempting the next 6 credit hours of coursework, at the end of the semester, the student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 or they will be academically dismissed.

After taking one semester off, students placed on academic dismissal status can re-enroll by contacting the Warrior Information Network or the Registrar’s Office. Alternatively, students can submit an academic appeal to return to Indiana Tech without taking a semester off. Upon re-enrollment, students will be placed on academic warning and must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, or they will be academically dismissed again. Students who are academically dismissed for a second time may apply for readmission to Indiana Tech after one calendar year. 

Statement of Academic Integrity

Indiana Tech is an academic community that values and promotes academic integrity. All members of our community have an obligation to themselves, their peers, and the institution to uphold the code of ethics by demonstrating honesty, accountability, respect, and professionalism. When academic integrity is compromised, learning is minimalized, and the goals of the academic community cannot be realized.

In order to maintain academic integrity, faculty are expected to adhere to the following guidelines:

• Maintain and role model personal academic integrity
• Clearly define for students the expected level of collaboration (as it applies) on assignments/projects/homework
• Confront academic dishonesty when it is believed to have occurred and adhere to the policy as stated on their course syllabi
• Report incidences of academic dishonesty by completing infraction cards and submitting them to the associate dean of their college
• Act to prevent violations of academic integrity
• In order to maintain academic integrity, students are expected to adhere to the following guidelines:
• Maintain personal academic integrity
• Ask faculty to clarify any aspects of permissible or expected cooperation on any assignment
• Treat all graded academic exercises as work that is to be conducted individually, unless otherwise permitted
• Report any instance of academic dishonesty to the instructor or associate dean of their college

Types of Academic Dishonesty

Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to:

• Cheating, which includes submitting the work of another person as one’s own work or using aids such as generative artificial intelligence (software that can produce various types of content) without prior instructor permission. 
• Self-Plagiarism (or Recycling Fraud), which is the resubmission of part or all of one’s own work to fulfill academic requirements in the same course or in other courses without providing proper acknowledgment of the original work with accurate citations.
• Fabrication, which is the falsification or invention of information or data in any academic undertaking.
• Facilitating Academic Dishonesty, which involves assisting someone in an act of dishonesty.

Consequences

The first violation of academic integrity will be handled by faculty at the course level with an academic penalty for the course as deemed appropriate by the instructor. The instructor will notify the student of the penalty and that the incident will be documented at the university level by submitting an Academic Integrity Violation report.

After the second violation of academic integrity that has been documented by the instructor in the same course or a different course, the student will be required to meet with the appropriate dean or associate dean. At this meeting, the dean will discuss the seriousness of integrity violations, and a letter from the dean will be given to the student stating that any further integrity violations will likely result in dismissal from the university.

Upon the third violation, the appropriate dean will recommend to the VPAA that the student be dismissed from the university. The VPAA will review the violations, meet with the student, and make a decision on dismissal. The decision of the VPAA is final.

Graduate Course Numbering

5000 - 7599

Student Load

6 or more credit hours per semester constitutes full-time status

3 credit hours per semester constitute half-time status

Graduate Grading System

The university uses the letter grades “A,” “B,” “C” and “F” in the graduate program. The use of +/- grades is optional. The grade of C- is not available for graduate courses.

Incompletes

A grade of “I” (Incomplete) is only to be assigned when a student, through no fault of their own, is unable to complete the requirements of a course by the end of the current session.  An “I” will not be assigned for a course where a student is definitely earning an “F.” To receive credit for the course in which an “I” is assigned, the student must complete course requirements by the date the instructor specifies, with a maximum timeframe equivalent to the course duration immediately following the current session. After the incomplete extension timeframe has elapsed, the final grade will be updated to reflect the completion of additional course requirements. If no additional course requirements were completed, the “I” will revert to the grade based on what was completed at the conclusion of the course.  

Please note that the policy for assigning an incomplete (“I”) grade excludes Independent Study courses. Any deviation from the above rules must receive special permission from the vice president for academic affairs.

Withdrawals

No grade will be recorded on transcripts for any drop during the first week of classes each semester. Withdrawals with a grade of “W” will be allowed until the end of the third week of class. After the third week, students may not withdraw from a class.

How to Calculate the Semester GPA:

Multiply the course credit hour(s) value by the quality points of the grade earned to get the total quality points value for the course. For example:

• Add the total GPA credit hours for the semester = 6
• Add total quality points for the semester = 18.00
• Divide the summed total quality points value by the summed course total credit hours value = 3.00 GPA

Grade Appeals

This policy is intended for a student who believes that his/her final course grade is incorrect based on the course syllabus. A formal Course Grade Appeal must be initiated after the course grade has been issued but within fourteen calendar days of the next session or semester start.

The specific steps for initiating a Course Final Grade Appeal are:

Step 1: The student must first address the specific grading issues with the instructor of the course. If the instructor is unavailable, the student will contact the Associate Dean of the college or the Director of the Ph.D. program which owns that particular course (for example, CJ 1100, choose College of Arts and Sciences). The Associate Dean or Director of the Ph.D. program will then authorize an extension of time for the appeals process or will allow the student to proceed to Step 2. This step must be initiated after the course grade has been issued but within fourteen calendar days of the next session or semester start.

Step 2: If the discussion with the instructor does not resolve the problem, the student may appeal the decision of the instructor to the appropriate Associate Dean or the Director of the Ph.D. program within fourteen calendar days of the instructor’s decision. To appeal, the student will utilize Indiana Tech’s electronic Course Final Grade Appeal Form (this form). The formal Course Grade Appeal must state the student’s name, ID, the specifics of the grading issue, evidence of the instructor not following the syllabus, and the outcome of the initial meeting with the instructor. The Associate Dean will make a determination within fourteen calendar days of receiving the Course Grade Appeal. A letter from the Associate Dean will be provided to the student, informing him/her of the decision.

Step 3: Students may appeal the decision of the Associate Dean or the Director of the Ph.D. program by submitting an updated Course Grade Appeal to the Dean of the college that owns that particular course providing new information exists to support the appeal. The updated Course Grade Appeal must include the information previously submitted to the Associate Dean or the Director of the Ph.D. program in Step 2, the documentation of the decision, and any substantial new information. This information will be emailed directly to the Dean. The Dean will make a determination within fourteen calendar days of receiving the updated Course Grade Appeal. A letter will be provided to the student from the Dean informing him/her of the decision. Students are allowed two appeals, after the second appeal with the College Dean, there are no further appeals available.

Note: If a student is dissatisfied with an individual grading event (such as an examination, paper, or project) he/she should meet with the instructor immediately for resolution. If not resolved, the student should use individual grading events as evidence to support their request for a change in course grade.

Grade Exchanges

A grade exchange is allowed on courses in which a grade of “B-“or lower has been earned. Although a given course may only be repeated twice (three completions total), by choice or necessity, the grade exchange provision will apply only the first time the course is repeated. The “B-” or lower grade will be exchanged with the grade earned in the first repeat attempt, regardless of if that grade is greater than, equal to, or less than the original “B-” or lower grade. The exchange grade, as well as any subsequent grades earned by repeating the class are used to calculate the cumulative GPA and degree major cumulative GPA. The following detail regulations apply to the grade exchange:

• No grade exchange will be made unless the student completely repeats the course.
• All grades will remain on the student’s transcript
• The grade exchange policy can be used for up to two different graduate classes.

Grade Forgiveness 

When a student changes degrees from one college to another, courses not required in the new degree may be forgiven from the student’s cumulative totals if the grades earned were less than “C.” Once courses are forgiven in this way, they cannot be retaken in the new degree.

The Grade Forgiveness policy is available to provide students with an opportunity to begin studies in a new degree without the repercussions of poor grades from their previous degree. All grades will appear on their transcripts; however, the forgiven grades will no longer count toward the cumulative GPA. A petition for Grade Forgiveness is filed with the Dean of the new college, whose decision is final. Upon review, the Registrar’s Office will notify the student of the outcome on their Grade Forgiveness petition.

Sufficient Progress

Students are expected to maintain sufficient progress toward their degree completion and must complete all coursework within seven years after completing the first class. If a student has not finished a course for a period of three (3) years, the student must meet the requirements of the curriculum that is in force at the time of re-registration.

Second Graduate Degree

Students who have earned a graduate degree from Indiana Tech may earn a second graduate degree at Indiana Tech by following all graduate policies and meeting all specified requirements for the second degree. The second degree must include a minimum of 15 additional credits beyond those required for the first graduate degree. Students who have a conferred MBA from Indiana Tech cannot complete a second MBA. 

Certificates

Graduate certificates are 12 credits and can be earned individually or paired with a degree. While enrolled in the last course, students must complete the Request for Certificate Completion form. Upon receipt of the form, the student’s record will be audited, and the student will receive the certificate once academic and financial clearance is obtained. Academic clearance is obtained once the student has completed all courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Graduation Policies

Petition for Graduation

All students who wish to receive a degree from Indiana Tech must file a Petition for Graduation with the registrar’s office. The graduation process is complete after the student has achieved academic and financial clearance to graduate. Diplomas and final transcripts are sent only after financial clearance is received.

Students can submit petitions when they are within 2 semesters of the anticipated coursework completion date, or when:

• Graduate students have earned 21 credits; STEM MBA students have earned 27 credits 
• The Petition for Graduation is posted at www.IndianaTech.edu.

Graduation Requirements

To qualify for graduation from Indiana Tech, you must successfully:

• Submission of all official transcripts from transfer institutions from which you are receiving transfer credit.
• Complete all necessary credits for the degree, with no more than 9 transfer credits
• Achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 with no more than 9 credit hours of C work counting toward the degree. 
• Complete all coursework within eight years after completing the first class.

Pacesetter MBA

Unless otherwise noted below, all policies listed above also apply to the Pacesetter MBA courses.

Graduate 6-Week Calendar for Pacesetter MBA courses

Pacesetter Grading System

Incompletes

A grade of “I” (Incomplete) is only to be assigned when a student, through no fault of their own, is unable to complete the requirements of a course by the end of the current session. An “I” will not be assigned for a course where a student is definitely earning an “F.”

To receive credit for the course in which an “I” is assigned, the student must complete the remaining course requirements by the date the instructor specifies, with the following maximum timeframes:

• For Pacesetter courses: no later than six (6) weeks after the course end date, unless the six-week period includes a scheduled university break, in which case the deadline may be extended by the length of the break.

After the applicable deadline, the final grade will be updated to reflect the completion of additional course requirements. If no additional course requirements were completed, the “I” will revert to the grade based on work completed at the conclusion of the course.

Transitioning from the Traditional MBA Program to the Pacesetter MBA Program

Students enrolled in the Traditional MBA Program may request to transfer into the Pacesetter MBA Program. Approval for this transition is based on a review of the student’s academic standing and demonstrated readiness for the self-paced, competency-based learning model. In addition, students must meet all admission requirements specific to the Pacesetter MBA Program before the transfer can be approved.

Transitioning from the Pacesetter MBA Program to the Traditional MBA Program

Students enrolled in the Pacesetter MBA Program may choose to transfer into the Traditional MBA Program at any time. Courses completed in the Pacesetter format will be reviewed for equivalency and transferability to the Traditional MBA curriculum. The university reserves the right to limit the transferability of credits based on curriculum alignment to ensure academic consistency and program integrity.

Restrictions on Re-Entry into the Pacesetter MBA Program

While students may transition from one format to the other, they may only participate in the Pacesetter MBA Program once. If a student exits the Pacesetter Program-whether by choice or academic decision-they will not be permitted to re-enroll in it. This limitation ensures consistency in student progress and maintains the integrity of the program’s subscription-based structure.

Process for Requesting a Program Change

Students seeking to transition between the Traditional MBA Program and the Pacesetter MBA Program must complete Indiana Tech’s official Change of Modality form, available through the University Registrar’s Office. All program change requests are evaluated based on the student’s academic standing, course progress, and recommendations from faculty or academic advisors. Approved transitions will take effect at the most appropriate academic term.

Additional Considerations

Tuition and financial aid implications may vary between the Traditional MBA and Pacesetter MBA programs. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with a financial aid advisor prior to requesting a program transition to fully understand how a change may affect their financial obligations or eligibility. Additionally, the university reserves the right to revise this policy at any time to ensure alignment with institutional goals, accreditation standards, and evolving program requirements.