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MICHIGAN JEWISH INSTITUTE
Policy and Procedure Manual
Functional Area:
Title:
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Policy No.
RM 1155
Catalog Rights
Effective Date: September 1, 2006
Page No.
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GENERAL PURPOSE:
This policy is intended to provide a process and procedure that will insure the
appropriate use of MJI Academic Catalog and Student Handbook in determining
students’ curricula and curricula completion requirements.
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POLICY:
It is the policy of MJI that students’ academic requirements within any particular
curriculum and or program concentration are determined by the MJI Academic Catalog
and Student Handbook in effect at the time of initial enrollment. However, some
alternative catalog arrangements are possible, as specifically defined in the PROCESS
section provided next.
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All MJI employees will be oriented on this policy and procedure and will make it part of
their records management activities.
PROCESS:
1. MJI programmatic requirements are determined according to the catalog in effect at
the time of first enrollment. If enrollment is in any credit course, is continuous and at
least one course is taken during each twelve month period (i.e. no breaks in enrollment
as defined by the MJI Breaks in Enrollment Policy and Procedure), then graduation
requirements are taken from the MJI Academic Catalog and Student Handbook in
effect at the time of initial enrollment.
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2. Students who change their academic program or concentration must meet the
catalog requirements for the new program or concentration in effect at the time the
change is made.
3. When a break in enrollment occurs (as defined by the MJI Breaks in Enrollment
Policy and Procedure), graduation requirements are determined according to the
catalog in effect at the time of reenrollment. However, students who were eligible to
Revised:
Printed February 10, 2013
‫ב"ה‬
MICHIGAN JEWISH INSTITUTE
Policy and Procedure Manual
Functional Area:
Title:
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Policy No.
RM 1155
Catalog Rights
Effective Date: September 1, 2006
Page No.
2 of 2
continue at MJI at the time of leaving (i.e., were compliant with all their Satisfactory
Academic Progress requirements) may elect to continue toward graduation under the
requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of initial enrollment.
4. With permission from the Dean of Academic Administration, students may choose to
graduate under the catalog in effect at the time of the petition to graduate. However,
under no circumstances will students be permitted to “mix and match” requirements
from different catalogs.
Likewise, students may not complete general education requirements under one catalog
and concentration/major requirements under another catalog.
5. If a student requests graduation under a catalog that is over seven years old, MJI
may determine that the requirements of the old catalog are no longer “current” in the
marketplace and therefore reflect poorly on MJI’s academic and instructional quality. In
such cases, MJI may require the student to meet the requirements of the then current
catalog in effect. Students may appeal such a decision using then current MJI appeals
processes in effect.
6. MJI reserves the right to issue and require immediate compliance with any new and
specific catalog requirements as may be needed to respond to certification, licensure
and accreditation issues. When this occurs, said changes will apply retroactively to all
catalogs under which active students may be proceeding to graduation. The balance of
those past catalog requirements will remain unchanged.
AUTHORIZATIONS: (at least one signature is necessary to enact this policy/procedure)
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President
Revised:
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Dean of Academic Administration
Printed February 10, 2013