Academic Policies

Registration

Students enrolled in Duke’s Fuqua School of Business will receive registration instructions from the Fuqua registrars prior to the beginning of each term as appropriate. In the case of independent studies, courses outside the school, audits, and overloads, it is necessary to obtain the permission of the instructor and the associate dean, the program director, or one of the Fuqua registrars.

Late Registration

All students are expected to register at the times specified by the university. 

Change of Registration

Registration may be changed during the Drop/Add period only. For information about a specific program and term, follow the guidance of the Fuqua registrars.

Leaves of Absence

If a student is in good standing (both academically and financially), they may be granted a leave of up to one academic year. Students must petition for the leave and, to the extent possible, describe their plans for the period of the leave. The academic dean in charge of the student’s program must approve the request for the leave. Such leaves may be extended for up to one additional year by a second petition to the appropriate academic dean. Fuqua does not allow leaves of absence longer than two academic years. If a leave expires without the student re-entering the program, the student will be withdrawn from the program. Multiple leaves may be granted, but the total period of the leave cannot total more than two years. 

Military Leaves of Absence

Any student called up for military service will be placed on an immediate military leave of absence. See the procedure below.

  1. A student receiving notice of a military call-up will take the original notification to their academic dean.

  2. The dean will discuss options and procedures regarding academic coursework and will give the student a copy of the refund policies with instructions for further actions on the part of the student should such be necessary to obtain these refunds. (This information sheet will be available in the program dean’s office.)

  3. After a determination has been made by the student, in concert with the dean, about academic options, the dean will place the student on leave of absence and will notify the bursar, registrar, vice president for student affairs, appropriate financial aid officer, and university bookstore directors of this action, using a memorandum template provided by the Office of the Provost for such cases of military call-up. The dean will attach to this memo a copy of the call-up letter as well as any additional pertinent documents regarding leave of absence and course withdrawals or grades of Incomplete.

Transfer Credit

Fuqua permits transfer credits, approved upon admission, only into the Accelerated MBA (AMBA) or the Master of Science in Quantitative Management: Accelerated Business Analytics (MSQM:ABA) program. These credits must be earned in a program as defined by admission requirements.

No coursework done before matriculation at Fuqua is transferable in any of the other degree programs. However, our Daytime MBA students who take part in Fuqua’s Exchange Program with our partner exchange schools can transfer up to 15 credits to the Fuqua transcript during their two-year program (after matriculation).

Daytime MBA Dual Degree Programs

Students who are in any of the dual degree programs offered by the Fuqua School of Business must complete a minimum of 65 graduate course credits at Fuqua, exclusive of what requirements exist for the other degree. Because the two degrees are interconnected, students must complete all requirements for both degrees in order to receive either degree. Because dual degree students already take a substantial number of non-Fuqua courses, they may not count additional non-Fuqua courses toward their degree. They may participate in Fuqua’s international exchange program which allows students to study for a term or semester at an overseas business school.

Experiential Course Credit Limit

Daytime MBA. Students can take up to 15 course credits across all experiential courses [i.e., Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE), Mentored Study, Fuqua Client Consulting Practicums (FCCP), Programs For Entrepreneurs (New Ventures courses), and independent studies].

Executive MBA. Executive MBA students can count one three-credit course from an approved list of experiential courses (i.e., GATE or FCCP) toward their total credits needed for graduation. Either of these courses can be used as an elective replacement course, though replacing an elective is not required. Students taking GATE or FCCP may still take a full complement of electives in their final term.

Reciprocal Agreements with Other Graduate and Professional Schools at Duke

Anyone who is a full-time graduate student in a full-time degree-granting program at Duke is eligible to take Daytime MBA elective courses at Fuqua with the approval of the instructor, Fuqua registrars, and appropriate administrator at the student's home program. 

Reciprocal Agreements with Neighboring Universities

Under a plan of cooperation between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University, students properly enrolled in the Fuqua School of Business Duke Daytime MBA Program during the regular academic year, and paying full fees to this institution, may be admitted to a maximum of two graduate-level courses per semester and four graduate-level courses total at one of the other institutions in the cooperative plan. Under the same arrangements, students in the graduate schools in the neighboring institutions may be admitted to coursework in the Duke Daytime MBA Program at Duke University. All interinstitutional registrations involving extra-fee courses or special fees required of all students will be made at the expense of the student and will not be considered a part of the Duke University tuition coverage. This option is not available for dual degree students for inclusion of credits toward graduation requirements.

Student Records

Duke University adheres to a policy of compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The policy 1) permits students to inspect their education records, 2) limits disclosure to others of personally identifiable information from education records without students’ prior written consent, and 3) provides students the opportunity to seek correction of their education records where appropriate.

An explanation of the complete policy on student records may be obtained from the associate registrar of the university.

Students are assessed a one-time transcript fee of $120. Official transcripts may be sent by the university registrar at the signed request of the student.

There are two ways to get a transcript. Current students or alumni who graduated within the past year may request a transcript online via DukeHub. All others should use the transcript request form, which is available at registrar.duke.edu/student-records-resources/transcripts-and-verifications. No information contained in student records (academic or otherwise) is released to persons outside the university or to unauthorized persons on the campus without the consent of the student. A student grants consent by signing a form authorizing the release of data. Specific consent is required for the release of information to any person or organization outside the university, and it is the responsibility of the student to provide the necessary authorization and consent.

Conferring of Degrees

Degrees will be conferred three times each year: May, September, and December. All are invited to attend the university commencement exercises in May. Fuqua Scholars, the top 10 percent of the graduating class based on GPA, are formally recognized at this time.