Section 1-1 Scope and extent
Section 1-2 Duty of inquiry and disclosure for applicants and students
Section 1-3 Code of conduct, etc.
Section 1-4 Delegation and changes
Section 1-5 The right of appeal
Section 1-6 Reservations
Section 1-1 Scope and extent
This regulation applies to all applicants for all education at the BI Norwegian Business School. The regulations further apply to all students who have been admitted to, and participate in, studies, programmes and individual courses, including courses commissioned by specific companies and non-credit courses, to the extent this is relevant. The regulations furthermore apply to students on student exchange programmes. Separate regulations apply to PhD students. For any matters not regulated in the PhD regulations, the BI Norwegian Business School’s regulations relating to admissions, studies and examinations will apply.
Section 1-2 Duty of inquiry and disclosure for applicants and students
(1) All applicants/students have a duty to familiarise themselves with the current regulations relating to admissions, studies and examinations in force at BI Norwegian Business School, and the specific regulations that apply to the course/programme for which the applicant has applied or which the student is attending.
(2) Students have a duty to acquaint themselves with the relevant programme descriptions, course descriptions, examination plans, examination routines, the rules pertaining to cheating and the requisite preconditions for taking an exam. The above-mentioned rules, plans and routines are presented in the Student Handbook of the BI Norwegian Business School.
(3) The Student Handbook is considered part of the contract the student has entered into with BI Norwegian Business School, and students are expected to know and comply with the Student Handbook’s guidelines that are relevant for them. The Student Handbook is available at http://www.bi.no/studenthandbook
(4) A student’s ignorance of the sources mentioned above cannot be invoked as extenuating circumstances.
(5) The student has a duty to inform BI Norwegian Business School in writing of any change of name(s). Name changes must be documented. In the event of a new address or telephone number the student must personally change it through Banner StudentWeb. Failure to update current address and telephone number information means that the student bears the risk of not receiving information issued by BI Norwegian Business School, or not receiving it on time.
(6) All students at BI Norwegian Business School will be allocated their own e-mail address which will be used by the school to provide important information to the students. The students have a duty to check this e-mail address regularly. Via Banner StudentWeb students may elect to forward the e-mail to another e-mail account of their choice. Students have a duty to ensure that e-mail can be received at such an e-mail address, and must themselves carry the responsibility in case information issued by BI Norwegian Business School is not received.
Section 1-3 Code of conduct, etc.
(1) Rules relating to the applicant’s and student’s behaviour and conduct etc., including sanctions and form of procedure, are laid down in the Act relating to universities and university colleges, Chapters 3 and 4. Reference is made in particular to Sections 4-6 to 4-8 on professional secrecy, cancellation of an exam or test or exclusion from the school as a result of serious misconduct or cheating, etc., along with Section 4-11 relating to judicial review.
(2) A student who has attempted to cheat, or has cheated, or aided and abetted another student in cheating, may be excluded from the school and be deprived of the right to sit an exam for a period of up to one year. Sections 4-8 and 4-11 of the Act relating to universities and university colleges apply with regard to formal conditions and processes. Reference is also made to Section 5-15 in these regulations pertaining to cheating.
(3) BI Norwegian Business School shall facilitate an inspiring education setting to promote learning and development for each student. Students are to be met with respect and care, and will treat each other and the staff in the same manner. The school community shall be characterized by diversity, generosity and respect. Abuse of authority will not be tolerated.
Section 1-4 Delegation and changes
(1) BI Norwegian Business School reserves the right to implement changes in the rules of the institution, including the right to make changes to the curriculum, time and place of tuition, teaching staff, tuition fees, etc., and to derogate from the miscellaneous publications issued by the various units in BI Norwegian Business School. BI Norwegian Business School reserves the right to cancel programmes of study and courses for which there are not sufficient students registered at the beginning of the course to ensure a satisfactory completion of the programme/course.
(2) Any changes in the tuition fees must be approved by the Board of BI Norwegian business School.
(3) Pursuant to Section 8-2 of the Act relating to universities and university colleges, the Board of BI Norwegian Business School has delegated to the Senate of BI Norwegian Business School the authority to adopt amendments to Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of these regulations. Amendments to Chapter 5 may only be adopted by the Board itself, however, the Board may authorize the relevant tuition committee to provide supplementary rules in the course description with respect to items that are unique for the individual courses.
(4) All changes to the programme description must be approved by the Senate of BI Norwegian Business School or by an executive body that has been authorized by the Senate to do so.
(5) All changes shall be made known to the students in an appropriate manner and as soon as possible.
Section 1-5 The right of appeal
Administration Act, be lodged with the authority that made the decision. If the decision is upheld, the appeal will be forwarded to the Appeals Committee of BI Norwegian Business School. For decisions that involve confiscation of forged documents and suspension as a result of the same, the annulment of grades and/or exclusion from BI Norwegian Business School, the appellate authority is the special national appeals body for universities and university colleges in Norway.
Section 1-6 Reservation
BI Norwegian Business School make reservations for any misprints in the information about the courses, course descriptions, exam plans, and other documentation that apply to each course.
