Student Handbook

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Introduction

About Leighton

• Mission of the University

• Vision Statement

• Core Values

Student Records

• Office of the Registrar

• Grade Change

• Pass/Fail Grade Policy

• Academic Forgiveness Policy

• Credit Hour Policy

• Repeated Course Policy

• Repeated Course Fee

• Repeated Course

• Procedure for Securing Student Records

• Add/Swap Courses

Financial Matters

• Student Financial Account

• Delinquent Tuition Account

• Refund Policy

• Drop for Non-Payment

• Tuition/Fees & Billing

• Payment Plans

• Payments by Guarantor

• Cancellation Policy

• Refund Policy

• Refund Payments

• FERPA

Student Development Services

• Disability Services Accommodation

• Disability Services

• Advisement

• Academic Advisors

• Non-Degree Students

• Transient Students

• Transfer Credit

• Transfer Students

• Student Honor Code

• Section 504 Compliance

• Section 504 Coordinator

• Complaint Procedures

• Investigation Procedures

• Review of Academic Records

• Withdrawal from a Course

• Academic Withdrawal

Human Resource

• Equal Opportunity

• Title IX

Academic Division

• Course Numbering

• Credit/No-Credit Courses

• Incomplete Grade

• Deans List

• General Education Program

• Academic Standards

• Academic Integrity

• Violation of Academic Integrity

Technology & Communications

• Student Email Accounts

• Email Policy

• Telephone Calls & Messages

• Mailing Address

Introduction

This Handbook has been prepared for the undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff of Leighton University, and others wishing to know about Leighton University policies, procedures, programs, and activities. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained herein is accurate as of the date of publication (August 9, 2020). Leighton University reserves the right to correct errors and to make changes in policies, procedures, programs, and activities without prior notice. Changes and amendments made after publication will prominently be posted on the University's website.

This Handbook serves to acquaint all students with Leighton University's services and policies. Leighton's
Student Handbook is the official resource that defines our expectations for student life. These are the policies and practices that allow us to work alongside each other collaboratively, to respond to conflicts with one another respectfully, and to resolve violations of our Code of Student Conduct in ways that emphasize learning and personal accountability. Some departments and programs may have handbooks that are pertinent to programs of study. These are your guides, and you should find them helpful as you become involved in student life at Leighton.

The policies and procedures in the Leighton University Student Handbook are designed to promote fairness and will be observed as loyally as possible. While the Handbook is inclusive and applicable to all students, the Handbook is not, in any way, a contract between the University and its students. It is not written with the specificity of an unlawful statute, and it is not an all-inclusive attempt to classify every possible type of problematic behavior. If circumstances determine variation from the policies and procedures described in the Handbook, the variation will not nullify a decision unless a student has been subjected to arbitrary or capricious conduct on the part of the University.

The University may alter this Handbook at any time without notice, and students are urged to contact their academic advisor to ensure that they have obtained the latest version of the Handbook.