By enrolling in this course you contract to abide by the policies listed in this syllabus. It is your responsibility to be thoroughly familiar with all of the policies listed on this syllabus. The penalty for any violation of this policy will be failure of the course. All written work is due on the date announced in class or in this syllabus. At the instructor s discretion, if you show marked progress during the course of the term you may be given a higher grade for the course than your overall average warrants.
Attendance is mandatory.
Students who arrive late or leave early will be counted as absent for the day. Failure to attend will result in either the lowering of your final grade or failure of the course, depending on the severity of the infraction. Exceptions to this policy may be made, at the instructor s discretion, in case of documented illness or family emergency. No work will be accepted later than four days after the announced due date. The date of the final exam may not be changed under any circumstances without the prior permission of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the chair of the Department of Philosophy, and the instructor.