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.