Sections
0. Overview
1. Requirements
2. Course Materials
3. Lectures
4. Laboratories
5. Recitations
6. WebAssign
7. Exams
8. Grades
9. Resources
10. Academic Integrity
11. Excuse and Makeup Policy
12. Valid Excuse Policy
13. Late Policy
14. Switching Recitation or Lab Section
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Valid reasons to be excused from an evaluative event (i.e. a graded class activity or a homework assignment) include illness or injury, family emergencies, university approved curricular and extracurricular activities, and religious holidays. If a student is unable to attend a scheduled activity or complete a homework assignment for one of these reasons and wishes to be excused from that activity or assignment, the student must print out an Excuse Form from the class website, fill out the requested information, and submit the form to the student's teaching assistant. The form must be submitted within one week of the missed activity (in the case of an extended illness, within one week of the end of the illness).
A maximum of three (3) activities/assignments will be excused for a student throughout the entire course. More than three absences will interfere excessively with student learning. Students are therefore required to meet personally with the course administrator, after three absences and before a fourth absence, to discuss whether it will be necessary to withdraw from the course. Requests to be excused from a missed evaluative event due to reasons that are based on false claims may be considered violations of the policy on Academic Integrity (Policy 49-20).
A few comments regarding valid excuses:
- The student must provide all requested information on the Excuse Form and sign the form. Incorrect or missing information will result in the request for an excused absence being denied.
- Family emergencies include a death in the immediate family, death of a close friend, sudden hospitalization of a close family member, and events of similar gravity. Students should inform their teaching assistant about the family emergency as soon as possible.
- To obtain an excuse for university-approved curricular and extra-curricular activities, a student needs to obtain a letter (or a class absence form) from the unit or department sponsoring the activity. The letter must indicate the anticipated absence dates, and it must be presented to the student's teaching assistant at least one week prior to the first absence.
- In the case of religious holidays, students should notify their teaching assistant by the third week of the course of any potential conflicts.
- All excuses should be submitted to the relevant teaching assistant, not to the lecturing instructor or the contact us link on the course website. If there is a need to discuss the excuse with the course administrator, the teaching assistant should initiate this process.
- Missing a lab or recitation activity to attend an exam in another course does not constitute a valid university excuse. Every course that offers examinations outside of their normally scheduled meeting times must offer conflict exams for students who are already otherwise scheduled. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the administrators of the course offering the exam in order to request a conflict exam. Failure to be aware that a conflict exists will not be considered grounds for an excuse.
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