Undergraduate Business Programs | 8
A Note on Academic Integrity
At the School of Business Administration, we believe in giving you a solid educational
foundation to be leaders of
industry, in your community, and in any venue that you choose to pursue as a career. A leader leads most effectively
by example. One of the most highly valued characteristics of a leader is integrity—both in one’s personal and
professional life.
We encourage you to be innovative and creative in your ideas and your inventions. It is important that the work you
submit to your professors in any course be your own. Where this work is based on someone else’s work, proper
acknowledgements must be documented in the appropriate fashion. At the University of California, Riverside honesty
and integrity are fundamental values that guide and inform us as individuals and as a community. The culture of
academia requires that each student take responsibility for learning and for producing products that reflect their
intellectual potential, curiosity, and capability. Students must represent themselves truthfully, claim only work that is
their own, acknowledge their use of others’ words, research results, and ideas, using the methods accepted by the
appropriate academic disciplines and engage honestly in all academic assignments. Anything less than total
commitment to honesty circumvents the contract for intellectual enrichment that students have with the University to
become an educated person, undermines the efforts of the entire academic community, and diminishes the value of an
education for everyone, especially for the person who cheats.
Please be aware that integrity is paramount in the education that we provide here at UCR. It is also a concept that must
be embraced in its whole rather than in a piecemeal fashion.
For instance, you are cheating if you are looking at
someone’s test during an exam. You are equally culpable if you are not taking any measures to shield your answers
from your classmate’s roving eyes.
Both students and faculty are responsible for insuring the academic integrity of the University. Academic misconduct is
any act that does or could improperly distort student grades or other student
academic records.
Always remember that one of the signature characteristics of a true leader is integrity. At SoBA, we strive to produce
true leaders!
9 | Student Handbook
Course Enrollment and Registration
Students enroll in courses, run degree checks,
verify billing and financial aid via GROWL (
http://growl.ucr.edu
).
A computer lab is available in our office inside Olmsted 2339 for students to use for academic purposes.
Useful Registration Links:
Schedule of Classes (
http://registrar.ucr.edu/Registrar/Schedule-of-Classes/Default.aspx
)
This web site has a wealth of information, and we encourage you to take time to explore this site and familiarize yourself
with the information within its pages. Some of the more critical pages you should refer to include:
Search for Classes (
http://student08.ucr.edu/em/classes/ScheduleNew/Index.aspx
)
This is the searchable database of all courses offered for the current and upcoming quarters
About Enrollment (
registrar.ucr.edu/registrar/registering-for-classes/default.aspx
)
This section provides critical information, including:
•
Step-by-step instructions for enrolling in courses through GROWL
•
Making adjustments to your schedule
How do I enroll in closed classes?
SoBA instructors have no enrollment management authority.
SoBA utilizes the Registrar’s Office electronic waitlist option for
BUS courses on GROWL during the first two weeks of the
quarter.
Remember that being waitlisted is not a guarantee of enrollment.
During the 3
rd
week, you may submit a request to add courses
through MyForms (
http://myforms.ucr.edu)
. Students are added
to courses in the 3
rd
week on a space-available basis only. You
must submit the request online at the MyForms website and
print out the form. The instructor must sign the form and then
the form is submitted to the Undergraduate Business Programs
Office for consideration.
OCR: The Online Course Request registration process
Students may be required to submit an Online Course Request (OCR) to enroll in Upper-Division Business courses.
We review our course availability and projected demand before each upcoming quarter. When the demand is expected to
exceed the seats available in a course, we will require students to submit an OCR to enroll in that course. This OCR
process is used to ensure that certain students (especially those close to graduation and who need the course to fulfill
major requirements) are given priority to enroll in the course.
We will notify you via R’Mail before each enrollment period about the OCR process. Therefore, it is crucial that you check
your R’Mail on a daily basis for important information from our office.