Academic Affairs

This policy provides notice of compliance with The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of ARC-administered learning systems and survey tools, and copyright guidelines for Blackboard™.

The continuous evaluation of student learning is an integral part of the educational process at The American University of Paris as it is in all American universities. Students must demonstrate their knowledge and comprehension through a wide range of academic exercises, which may include written assignments, research, in-class essays, graphical and computer modeling, examinations or oral presentations. For faculty to perform such assessment, students must maintain integrity and ethical behavior in their academic work.

The Internship Handbook comprises policies and procedures pertaining to student internships. Topics include: credits, registration fees, pre-requisites, internship assignments and grades, required conduct, extensions, duration and timing, capstone internships, termination, and prolongation.

In some cases, faculty members ask the bookstore to create course packets for their students. If these course packets contain copyrighted material, the information about the author must be reported to the Centre Français d’Exploitation du Droit de Copie (CFC), which will collect the proper royalties and forward them to the author. Faculty must also report the scanning of copyrighted material. AUP reports annually to the CFC the number of materials copied or scanned. 

AUP is committed to providing excellent academic support services to its students. The primary purpose of the AUP Writing Lab is to guide students to become better writers in the university setting. The AUP Writing Lab engages and trains students as Writing Lab Tutors who provide individually tailored sessions to help their peers succeed. This policy outlines the role and responsibilities of undergraduate tutors.

AUP is committed to ensuring student success. To that end, when events outside of a student’s control prevent completion of a course, a student may be granted a temporary “Incomplete” grade and extended deadline to complete coursework.

In very rare situations, when a student can demonstrate that he/she already possesses the knowledge that would be acquired in a specific, required course, AUP may waive the requirement to take that course.

Course substitutions are possible when (1) transfer courses from another institution are equivalent to courses offered at AUP, and (2) in extraordinary cases, a course differing from a stated requirement for a major or minor, is approved in its place.

In order to eliminate the possibility of cheating, faculty members should follow certain processes when administering exams.

This policy clarifies faculty rights and responsibilities with regard to academic freedom.