Policies & Procedures
Demonstrated Academic Achievement Requirement
This Master’s degree program offers courses that are graded in keeping with University standards and practices for graduate education. To earn the Master’s of Knowledge Management degree, a student must complete all courses in the program with an overall GPA of 3.0 (B) and earn at least a C (2.0) in each course. Any course with a grade of C- or below in the program can be repeated once, after an approved course repeat form has been filed with the program’s program director. If a student does not earn a C or better on the second attempt, the student will be disqualified from the program. A maximum of six units in the formal program may be repeated. The repeat grade will appear on the transcript.
Academic Honesty and Integrity Required
Each participant in the Knowledge Management program is expected to complete all assignments in keeping with the CSUN and Tseng College standards for academic and professional honesty and integrity. Any learner found to be in violation of these standards of academic honesty and integrity may receive a failing grade in the course in question and/or may be disqualified from the program.
Time Limitations for Earning the Master’s in Knowledge Management
It is expected that participants enrolling in this cohort program will complete all course work within the scheduled time. If, however, extraordinary circumstances require a student to drop out of the program in good standing, that student may be allowed to join a later cohort with the approval of the Tseng College program director. In all cases, University policy requires that all course work for a graduate degree program be completed within seven years of the start date of the first course taken in the program.
Temporary Disruption of Attendance
If, for compelling reasons, a participant finds it necessary to miss either a significant number of class meetings or a complete course, the student must consult with the program’s academic lead as soon as s/he is aware that class meetings or courses will be missed. Based on the academic director’s recommendations, every reasonable effort will be made to assist students in making up missed classes and assignments. Please note, however, that those who cannot keep up with their cohort may not be able to continue with the program.
To reach Allan Crawford or Tracey Wik, our academic co-leads, email allan.crawford@csun.edu or tracey.wik@csun.edu.
Refund Policy
The full tuition for an academic term will be waived, ONLY if the Tseng College receives written notification of a student's intent to withdraw before the first day of the first class of that term. "Full tuition for an academic term" includes the fees for all Tseng College courses, in which a student is enrolled, that are offered during that term. Cohort students withdrawing from a program on or after the first day of the first class of the term will be fully responsible for the total tuition amount charged for that academic term even if some classes in that term have not yet begun.