If a person misses an exam and is able to produce a valid and verifiable excuse for his or her absence then he or she will be allowed to take an equivalent exam within one week of their return to class. Failure to produce a valid excuse for a missed exam will result in a grade of 0 for that exam. Writing Assignments Writing and therefore thinking is required in each of my classes. Details regarding the style and content of the writing assignments can be found by clicking on the hyperlink below. Writing Assignments Attendance and Classroom Obligations.
Attendance is mandatory.
In accordance with university policy, attendance will be taken each class session and used to aid in your quarter-end evaluation. AND you miss an in-class assignment, you must produce a written excuse in order to make up your work, or to be excused from taking the assignment. Because irregular attendance can become a chronic problem that undermines the overall quality of my courses, I require students to sign a course contract, which essentially states that they have read the course policies and that they agree to follow them. Below is a breakdown of the tentative grading regime.