Student Records FAQ

What are the important policies to know while I'm pursuing my degree?

As with any important undertaking in your career, there are certain rules and regulations that apply to your graduate school studies. You are expected to maintain a satisfactory grade point average as you proceed; you are responsible for knowing and honoring the University’s policy on Academic Honesty; you are expected to make every effort to attend scheduled classes and complete the course requirements established by your professors; you are expected to know and follow the school’s code of conduct in all classroom and extracurricular activities.

Before beginning your course work you should take the time to review those College of Business policies that apply to student activities. Clickhere for specifics on the Academic Honesty Policy, grading and grade standards, class attendance expectations, the Student Status and Academic Review Policies, and the school’s Drug Free Workplace Policy. To see a hardcopy of these policies and to review the full Graduate School of Management Code of Student Conduct and policies on Alcohol and Illegal Drugs see the University of Dallas Bulletin.

What if I cannot complete all of the requirements for a course before the end of the term?

A grade of “I “ (Incomplete) can be given by a professor in a case where a student is unable to complete the assigned work because of a valid emergency. For an Incomplete grade to be considered, you must have completed a substantial part of the course requirement with a passing grade for that work. If you receive an “I”, you must perform whatever academic task the professor deems necessary before the Incomplete will be changed to a letter grade. An Incomplete Grade Contract must be completed by you and the professor specifying the work required and the deadline for completion. This contract must be approved by the Associate Dean of Academic Operations and filed in the Student Records office. An Incomplete that is not changed within one term will be changed to a permanent incomplete grade “I/PR”.

What if I want to appeal a grade?

You must appeal a grade in the term following the term in which you received the grade you wish to appeal. The complete Grade Appeal Process may be found here.

What if I receive a failing grade in a class?

If you receive a failing grade in a core course (C- or lower) you will be required to retake this course and achieve a passing score to meet the core course requirements for graduation. The failing grade remains on your transcript even after the course has been retaken. Once retaken, however, the failing grade is no longer used in computing your GPA. If a failing grade is received in an elective course, you may retake the course, (in which case the failing grade will not be included in your GPA) or enroll in another elective course which will satisfy your concentration requirements (in which case the failing grade will be included in your GPA). If you fail a course more than once, only one failing grade is excluded from your GPA.

How does the course prefix system work?

Click here to download the Course Prefix Mapping
Every Graduate School of Management course has a four letter prefix followed by a four digit number.

A course prefix represents an area of study. Graduate School of Management currently offers 20 concentration areas that are divided among eight areas of study:

ACCT - Accounting
• Accounting

BUAD – Business Administration
• Business Administration
• Business Management

ECON – Economics
• Economics

FINA - Finance
• Finance
• Financial Services

MANA - Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Global Business
• Healthcare
• Human Resource Management
• Not-for-Profit Management
• Organization Development
• Strategic Leadership

MARK - Marketing
• Marketing
• Sports and Entertainment Management

OPER – Operations
• Engineering Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain and Market Logistics

TECH – Technology
• Information Technology
• Information Assurance
• Telecommunications
• Information Technology Service Management

• All courses, including core courses, are assigned to the area of study in which they fall. For instance:

 Financial Accounting, a core course, has a course prefix of ACCT.
 Foundations of Entrepreneurship has a course prefix of MANA because it falls under the Management area of study.

• If a course is offered in two or more concentration areas (cross-listed), its prefix and numbering system will follow the most logical placement of that course. For example: MARK 7326 Business-to-Business Marketing satisfies requirements of both Marketing and Supply Chain and Market Logistics, but it will follow the prefix and numbering system of the Marketing area.

How does the course numbering system work?

Click here to download the Course Prefix Mapping
Every Graduate School of Management course has a 4 letter prefix followed by a 4 digit number.

•In the course number, the first digit indicates course level.

A course beginning with a “5” indicates that it is a lower level graduate course. Lower level courses are often prerequisites for advanced, upper level courses.

A course beginning with an “8” indicates that it is an upper level graduate course and usually requires one or more prerequisites.

•The second digit indicates how many credit hours that course is worth.

ACCT 5320: the second number indicates that the course is worth 3 credit hours.
ACCT 5120: the second number indicates that this course is worth 1 credit hour.


•The last two digits of a course number will typically indicate the concentration area to which a course belongs. If courses are cross-listed (shared by two or more concentrations) the last two digits should reflect the most logical placement of that course:


ACCT: All numbers


BUAD: All numbers


ECON: All numbers


FINA:
Corp Finance – 10’s, 20’s, 30’s
Financial Services – 50’s, 60’s


MANA:
Entrepreneurship – 40’s
Global Business – 30’s
Healthcare – 50’s
HR Mgmt – 60’s
Not-for-Profit Management – 70’s
Organization Development – 80’s
Strategic Leadership – 90’s


MARK:
Marketing – 20’s
S&E – 40’s


OPER:
Engineering – 10’s
Project Mgmt – 70’s
Supply Chain Market Logistics – 80’s


TECH:
IA – 50’s
IT – 60’s
ITSM – 40’s
Telecom – 80’s