Exams cover material from the assigned readings as well as from class lectures. Exams are to be taken on the day scheduled. If you see that you have a conflict in your schedule, you may take the exam early, but not late. Your exams will be take-home tests, due on the same day as the undergrad exam. Emphasis will be on historiography, not basic facts of history.
Attendance is important.
Therefore I encourage regular attendance, both by rewarding you with participation points, and by penalizing you with missed quizzes. Attendance at the grad hour is mandatory . If you have a legitimate reason for missing a meeting, you must substitute a written summary and analysis of that week's reading for the discussion that you've missed. To avoid a charge of inadvertent plagiarism, take care to use proper citations when utilizing the works of others. As a precaution, all students should retain copies of all notes, rough drafts, and other such materials used in the preparation of papers.