Attendance and participation will be graded. All readings are due on the date listed on the course calendar. There may be 1 or more unannounced quizzes. Students who arrive to class after roll call will be marked absent. Students who are absent or late for more than 6 classes will automatically fail the course.
All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due.
The midterm and final examinations, composed of short and long essay questions, are not cumulative. Students who have excused absences must write essays to make up missed classwork. Students who submit work copied from others or who fail to cite or acknowledge other peoples' ideas are subject to university penalties for academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to, a grade of F for the course. Do not begin or end a paragraph with a quotation. Avoid passive voice.