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Bulletin, Statements, and Policies

• Kinesiology Bulletins including the current edition
• Statements

  Academic Integrity
  Religious Holidays
  Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  Diversity

• Course Grade Grievance Policy

Important Note to all Students: You are responsible for understanding and meeting the degree requirements. You may choose to:

• comply with the degree requirements detailed in the Bulletin that is published the first semester of your academic year; or,
• comply with the degree requirements that are published at the time of your graduation.

Readmitted Students: If you have been readmitted to a Kinesiology program, you must verify the requirements for your degree with the Office of Student Services. You should make an appointment with your Academic Advisor as soon as possible. If you have questions, please make an appointment with your Academic Advisor in the Office of Student Services.

Kinesiology Bulletin

• 2009-2010 Bulletin, for the academic year 2009-2010
  Entire Bulletin PDF (1 MB).


• 2008-2009 Bulletin, for the academic year 2008-2009
  Entire Bulletin PDF (717 K)


• 2007-2008 Bulletin, for the academic year 2007-2008
  Entire Bulletin PDF (555 K)


• 2006-2007 Bulletin, for the academic year 2006-2007
  Entire Bulletin PDF (335 K)


• 2005-2006 Bulletin, for the academic year 2005-2006
  Entire Bulletin PDF (344 K)


• 2004-2005 Bulletin, for the academic year 2004-2005
  Entire Bulletin PDF (445 K)


• 2003-2004 Bulletin, for the academic year 2003-2004
  Entire Bulletin PDF (1.47MB)


• 2002-2003 Bulletin, for the academic year 2002-2003
  Entire Bulletin PDF (780K)
  Bulletin addendum PDF— curricular policies approved after publication date


• 2001-2002 Bulletin, for the academic year 2001-2002
  Entire Bulletin PDF (891K)
  Bulletin addendum PDF— curricular policies approved after publication date


• 1998-2001 Bulletin, for the academic years 1998-99, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001
  Entire Bulletin PDF (2.45MB)
  Bulletin addendum PDF— curricular policies approved after publication date

Some previous editions of the Bulletin (1987-1990, 1992, and 1995) are available by contacting:

Office of Student Services
School of Kinesiology
1128 Observatory Lodge
1402 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2013
Main phone: (734) 764-4472

All editions, including pre-electronic Kinesiology Bulletins, may be viewed at Bentley Historical Library.

Statements

Each student has a responsibility to understand, accept, and comply with the University’s standards of academic conduct as set forth by the Code of Academic Conduct, as well as policies established by the schools and colleges. The School of Kinesiology recognizes several categories of academic misconduct. The categories include (but are not limited to):

• cheating – use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, student aids or information in any academic exercise
• fabrication – falsifying or inventing information or data in an academic assignment
• collusion – aid or attempt to aid another student in committing academic misconduct
• interference – preventing another student’s work from being completed or evaluated properly
• plagiarism – use of ideas, words or statement of another person without giving credit to that person

Violations will not be tolerated and may result in penalties may include (but are not limited to):

• A zero on the exam/project
• A failing grade in the class
• Community service
• Expulsion from the University

Any violation of academic integrity standards will be referred directly to the School of Kinesiology’s Academic Misconduct Board. Confirmation of such incidents can result in expulsion from the University. Students who are uncertain as to what constitutes academic dishonesty should consult the instructor.

It is the policy of the University of Michigan to make every reasonable effort to allow members of the University community to observe their religious holidays without academic penalty. Absence from classes or examinations for religious reasons does not relieve you from responsibility for any part of the course work assigned while absent. If you expect to miss a class, exam, or other assignment as a consequence of religious observance, you shall be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities without penalty, unless it interferes unreasonably with the rest of the class. It is your obligation to provide your instructor with reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays on which you will be absent. Such notice must be given by the end of the fourth week of a full term or by the end of the third week of a half term.

If you need accommodations for a disability, please let your instructor know as soon as you can. Some aspects of a course, its assignments, the in-class activities, or the way it is taught may be modified to facilitate your participation and progress. To help determine the most appropriate accommodations for you, we can avail ourselves of University resources such as the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (763-3000/615-6921-TTY). Be assured that we will treat any information about your disability as private and confidential.

“The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex*, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.”
—From the University of Michigan’s Education Value of Diversity publication

“In order to create a climate for open and honest dialogue and to encourage the broadest range of viewpoints, class participants need to treat each other with respect. Name-calling, accusations, verbal attacks, sarcasm, and other negative exchanges are counterproductive to successful teaching and learning. The purpose of class discussions is to generate greater understanding. In expressing viewpoints, class participants need to raise questions and comments in ways that will promote learning, rather than defensiveness and conflict. It is OK to disagree with each other: the purpose of dialogue is not to reach a consensus or to convince others of a specific viewpoint, but to reach higher levels of learning and understanding by examining different viewpoints and opinions.”
—Taken from ASU’s Intergroup Relations Center,
Classroom Resources—Discussion Ground Rules

* Includes discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.

U-M Diversity: Research and Resources


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Course Grade Grievance Policy

Preamble
A grade given by a faculty member may be changed only by that faculty member. A grade given in a class taught by a GSI may be changed only by the faculty supervisor of the course. Kinesiology grievance procedures are intended to issue a recommendation, for or against a change, to the appropriate faculty member. The final decision rests with the faculty member.

While the School wishes to see demonstrably unfair grades rectified, it will not automatically invoke the grievance procedure. Differences between grade received and grade expected of less than a full letter grade will not be considered unless it is between a D- and a failing grade. In addition, a grievance based on the argument that one instructor's grading standards are stricter than those of others will normally not be pursued.

The grievance procedure should involve the following steps:

1. A student must first attempt to resolve a grade grievance with the instructor of the course. This conversation must occur within two weeks of the beginning of the subsequent academic term (Fall/Winter) regardless of whether or not the student is enrolled for that term.
   
2. If scheduling a conference with the instructor is impossible, or if the conference with the instructor does not resolve the issue, the student should discuss the problem with the Academic Program Coordinator (APC), and should submit to him/her a letter detailing the nature of the complaint. He/she should also submit all papers and examinations written for the course to which he/she has access.
   
3. The APC should respond to student in writing with a proposed timetable. The APC will solicit a response from the instructor and will then determine whether any basis for a committee hearing exists. If the APC is a party to the grievance, his/her role shall be assumed by the Graduate Program Chair (GPC).
   
4. If the APC concludes, based on the initial conference between the student and the instructor and the paperwork submitted, that there is no basis for a committee hearing, he/she will inform the student.
   
5. If the basis for a formal hearing is found by the APC, the written grievance shall be presented to an ad hoc grievance review committee. The ad hoc grievance review committee will consist of three persons to be appointed by the APC: two faculty members and one student. The student member of the review committee will be an undergraduate if the grievant is an undergraduate, or a graduate student if the grievant is a graduate student.
   
6. The ad hoc review committee will meet with the instructor and student to review the substance of the grievance. The ad hoc review committee will then submit a written summary of its findings and recommendations to the student and the instructor. If the ad hoc review committee concludes that the assigned grade should stand, the APC will inform the student in writing that the grade will not be changed, and that no further appeal within the School is possible. If the ad hoc review committee concludes that the instructor did not act fairly, properly or judiciously, the APC will make a recommendation to the instructor based on the findings of the ad hoc committee. If the instructor declines to change a grade in spite of the recommendations of the ad hoc review committee and the recommendations of the APC, the instructor will provide the student and the APC with a written explanation for his/her decision not to change the grade.
   
7. The APC will provide the student with a written statement within two weeks of the committee meeting summarizing the procedures followed in processing the grievance, noting the recommendations of the ad hoc review committee, adding his/her own evaluation of the review committee's findings, and noting responses of the instructor regarding change of the grade.
   
8. These procedures describe the full appeal mechanism used in the School of Kinesiology to deal with grade grievances. When these procedures have run their course, no further appeal within the School is possible.