At AUD, students are expected to demonstrate academic integrity by completing their own work, assignments and assessments. Effective planning and progress must be accomplished for students to be successful in their degree program of study. Submission of work from another person, whether it is from printed sources or someone other than the student; previously graded papers; papers submitted without proper source citation; or submitting the same paper to multiple courses without the approval of all instructors involved can result in a failing grade or be reported to the Dean, Chair or Program Director for appropriate sanction or disciplinary actions. All students are expected to maintain the standards as set forth in the Code of Student Conduct and Statement on Academic Honesty.

The administration, faculty and student government of AUD believe strongly in the Academic Policies and Procedures concept of an honor system. This belief is based on the knowledge that in competitive professional environments, greater emphasis is placed on originality and integrity of ideas and work. All members of the AUD academic community, including faculty, students, and administration, are expected to assist in maintaining the integrity of the university, which includes reporting incidents that violate the Statement on Academic Honesty.

To this end, all students are asked to adhere to an honor pledge that reads as follows:

“As a student of The American University in Dubai, I pledge that all tests taken by me and that all work submitted by me will be original and solely the results of my own efforts. Furthermore, as a student and member of the academic community of The American University in Dubai, I am bound to uphold standards of personal integrity and honesty and to accept my personal, academic and professional responsibilities in the community.

Specifically, I pledge:

Violations of the Honor Code are handled as set forth in the Student Handbook. All members of the AUD academic community, including faculty, students and administration, are expected to assist in maintaining the integrity of the university, which includes reporting incidents that violate the Statement on Academic Honesty.

Following deliberation, the Honor Council will determine a penalty commensurate with the seriousness of the offense and the degree of student culpability. This penalty may be as severe as dismissal from the university.

The sanction for second-time offenders is dismissal from The American University in Dubai. A student found guilty will be immediately withdrawn from all courses for which he/she is registered and assigned a grade of F in the course in which the violation occurred. Dismissal from the university must be ratified in writing by the Chief Academic Officer before going into effect.

Students who aid in someone else’s cheating or plagiarism are equally at fault and will be sanctioned accordingly.

Students in need of clarification of the above Policy may consult the Dean of Student Services. All other academic staff – faculty/Deans/Chairs/Program Directors– may also be of assistance, particularly as students seek to apply the principles of this Policy to their specific discipline/program of study.

• An undergraduate student will be placed on Academic Warning at the end of the first academic term in which his/her CGPA falls below 2.0.
• At the end of the next academic term, the undergraduate student is removed from Academic Warning and returned to good academic standing if he/she achieves a CGPA of 2.0 or higher
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• If at the end of the next academic term, immediately following placement on Academic Warning, the undergraduate student’s CGPA remains below 2.0, he/she will be placed on Academic Probation.
• Once an undergraduate student is placed on Academic Probation, he/she has one academic term to achieve good academic standing. An Undergraduate Student who, at the end of one academic term on Academic Probation, raises his/her CGPA to 2.0 or higher is removed from Academic Probation and returned to good academic standing.
• Students are notified of placement on Academic Warning and Academic Probation in writing.

Students placed on Academic Suspension may be granted readmission to the university if they apply for readmission at the end of their suspension period. See the section below on the Academic Appeals Process.

Students granted readmission from Academic Suspension will be placed on Academic Probation. The course load for these students will be not less than 9 credit hours and not more than 13 credit hours per semester, and must be 6 credit hours in Summer terms. A student's Dean or Chair may set other appropriate conditions and expectations regarding courses to be taken and academic performance upon readmission.

Undergraduate students returning from Academic Suspension are readmitted on Academic Probation. They are expected to achieve good academic standing by attaining a CGPA of 2.0 or higher, upon attempting a minimum of 24 credit hours following readmission.Academic Probation will be removed at the end of the academic term in which this result is achieved.

A readmitted undergraduate student will be dismissed from the university if, upon attempting a minimum of 24 credit hours following his/her readmission from academic suspension, the student fails to achieve a CGPA of 2.0 or higher. A readmitted student will also be dismissed from the university if, at the end of any academic term after removal of Academic Probation, the student’s CGPA once again drops below 2.0. The decision to dismiss must be ratified by the Provost/chief Academic Officer before the student is notified of the dismissal decision in writing.

Students applying for readmission from Academic Suspension must complete the Academic Standing Appeal Form for this purpose. This form is available in the Student Support Office. The student should attach a letter detailing his/her activities during the suspension period and should explain why the student believes his/her academic performance will improve in the future. Other required documentation should be provided with the form.

Completed appeal forms with accompanying documentation must be submitted to the Student Support Manager not later than the appeals submission date published in the Academic Calendar.

Although students who are academically suspended from AUD often choose to take courses at other institutions to improve areas of weakness or to indicate seriousness of continued academic pursuits, they will under no circumstances receive transfer credits for those courses upon their readmission to AUD.

A student with compelling supporting evidence may appeal an Academic Suspension or Academic Dismissal decision in writing. The Academic Standing Appeal Form, available in the Student Support Office, is to be used for this purpose. The Student Support Manager will assist the student in determining whether there is a case for an appeal and will inform the student of the documentation that needs to be submitted with the completed form if there is a case for an appeal.

Completed appeal forms with accompanying documentation must be submitted to the Student Support Manager not later than the appeals submission date published in the Academic Calendar.