GENERAL INFORMATION
Name and Address Changes
It is the student’s responsibility to keep
appropriate offices advised of changes. Campus (local) or
permanent (legal) home addresses may be changed on the Web via
WINGS. Official name changes must be done in the Records and
Registration Office, 117 Graff Main Hall with proper
identification.
Class Attendance
Students are responsible to their respective
instructors for all absences. If you are absent an extended
period of time (over one week), due to illness, family
emergency, etc., contact the Student Life Office, 147 Graff Main
Hall. That office will inform the instructors involved of the
absence. This serves as notification only, not necessarily a
formal excuse. It is your responsibility to contact each
instructor for make-up work, etc. There is no “cut” system.
University regulations prohibit excusing students and the
dismissal of classes immediately preceding or immediately
following scheduled vacation or recess periods except in cases
of commonly recognized and extreme emergencies.
Cross-Listed Course
A course offered by more than one department
that has the same course description, credits and title but
different prefixes (e.g., ENG 340/EDM 340; MTH 461/PHY 461) is a
cross-listed course. Students may only earn credit once for
taking a cross-listed course.
Accommodation of Religious Beliefs
It is the policy of the Board of Regents that
students’ sincerely held religious beliefs shall be reasonably
accommodated with respect to all examinations and other academic
requirements. The university guidelines state that the claim of
a religious conflict should be accepted at face value, and any
student with a conflict between an academic requirement and any
religious observance must be given an alternative means of
meeting the academic requirement. The student must notify the
instructor within the first two weeks of class of the specific
days/dates for which the student will request relief. It is
understood that instructors may set reasonable limits on the
total number of days claimed by any one student. Instructors are
not obliged to schedule make-up requirements before the
regularly scheduled requirements. Complaints may be filed with
the Affirmative Action Officer.
Final Examinations
A final examination will be given in each
course within a special examination period except for one-credit
courses, which will have exams scheduled at the last regular
meeting of the class. The examination periods, dates, and times
are included in each semester’s Timetable. Final exams for
online courses will be administered by the published end date of
the course. The relative
importance assigned to the final examination is determined by
the instructor in charge of each course.
Study Day
No final examination shall
be given to any student on Study Day. Study Day is a day to
prepare for the final examination period. No student activities
of any sort with the exception of optional review sessions for
final examinations shall be scheduled on Study Day. This
includes make-up classes or tests, committee meetings involving
students and athletic practices or events.
Committee on Academic Policies and Standards
(CAPS)
CAPS is the faculty committee for formulating
and reviewing local policies and standards for admissions and
academic activity; ensuring equitable application of the
standards by the colleges and schools; and developing procedures
for hearing student appeals and petitions on academic matters.
Membership of the committee consists of nine faculty and three
students. The director of admissions and the registrar serve as
administrative consultants. The chancellor selects an additional
administrative consultant.