The following policies were taken from the ASU Student Handbook and department policies. I have done some editing as it applies to this course.
CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students should attend every lecture, recitation, and laboratory session
of every course in which they are enrolled. Students who miss a class session
should expect to make up missed work or receive a failing grade on missed
work. It is the practice of Arkansas State University to allow students
to participate in university sponsored events, even when those events cause
them to be absent from class. Students participating in university sponsored
events will be given reasonable opportunities to make up missed assignments
and exams.
Students enrolled in freshman or sophomore level courses numbered 1000
or 2000 may during a semester miss no more than twice the number of lectures,
recitations, laboratory sessions, or other regularly scheduled class activities
that would normally be scheduled during a week.
Students who miss more than the maximum number of freshman or sophomore
level classes maybe assigned a grade of "F" in a course because
of excessive absences may withdraw from the course without penalty before
the deadline for dropping an individual course.
In determining whether excessive absences should result in a failing grade,
consideration shall be given to the maturity and class standing of the
student, the quality of academic work being accomplished by the student,
and extenuating circumstances related to such absence.
In my classes I use attendance primarily when a student receives a boarder line
grade. If you have missed 7 or more classes without good excuses, your
grade could be 89.9 and you would still receive a "B" in the
course.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The university remains open for academic classes and all other services
during inclement weather except in extreme circumstances determined solely
by the president of the university. Regional and local news media will publicize
the closing.
Commuter students are encouraged to use good judgement in deciding whether
to drive to campus during inclement weather. In those cases where the decision
is made not to travel to campus under this policy, it is the responsibility
of the student to immediately contact each of his/her professors upon return
to explain the circumstances and to determine the need to complete any
missed assignments.
The student is responsible for all missed assignments during inclement
weather within a time frame to be determined by the professor.
CHEATING
Cheating is an act of dishonesty with the intention of obtaining and/or
using information a fraudulent manner.
1.Observing and/or copying from another student's test paper, reports,
computer files, and/or other class assignments.
2.Giving or receiving assistance during an examination period. (This includes
providing specific answers to subsequent examinees and/or dispensing or
receiving information which would allow the student to have an unfair advantage
in the examination over students who did not possess such information.)
3.Using class notes, outlines, and other unauthorized information during
an examination period.
4.Using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting, in part
or entirety, the contents of an examination or other assignment not authorized
by the professor of the class.
5.Using for credit in one class a term paper, book report, project, or
class assignment written for credit in another class without the knowledge
and permission of the professor of the class.
6.Exchanging places with another person for the purposes of taking an examination
or completing other assignments.
Discipline: Faculty members may respond to cases of cheating in any of the
following ways:
1.Allow the testing to progress without interruption, informing the
offending student about the offense and award a failing grade on the test "F"
if a letter grade is used or zero if a numerical grade is used.
2.Seize the test of the offending student and give a failing grade on the
paper.
3.Give the offending student a failing grade in the course. (This is a
definite possibility for a repeat offender!)
4.Recommend sanctions, including disciplinary expulsion from the university.
(See the current edition of the Student Handbook for procedural details.)
NOTE: Colleges and Departments (e.g., Art, Nursing, Biology) may add to
these guidelines in order to enforce academic integrity and professional
ethics to meet their special needs (e.g., clinical, computer, laboratory
experiences).
No "active pagers or cell phones in the lecture or lab- such devices
may be confiscated during class!
No tobacco of any kind is permitted in the classroom or in lab- this includes
chewing tobacco.
No grades can be given over the phone or to anyone but the student. Don't
ask or call the office.
The last day to drop an individual course is Oct 31. The last day to withdraw
from the University is December 5.
Final Examinations will be given ONLY at the time set by the
registrar.