All assignments are due on the date indicated unless you have a documented illness, or a family emergency. At the end of the semester, the only condition on which an incomplete will be given as a final grade will be as a consequence of a serious illness of either the student or an immediate family member, or if there is a documented family emergency. All policies listed both in the University of Nebraska at Omaha Graduate Catalog and the Department's MPA Handbook apply to this course. Adequate A paper that either doesn't have enough content or contains major errors or an excessive number of errors1. An unacceptable paper that has major flaws in content and errors with an excessive number of grammatical errors.
Grades are a reflection of the number and types of errors made on written papers.
The absence of a clear purpose or lack of organization are each an example of a major error and would count more than a minor mechanical error in grammar, punctuation or spelling.