D. Natural Law and Civil Rights. Religion and Education. Attendance at class is expected. With the ninth absence of the semester the grade of FX will be given. In addition, failure to complete all the work will result in a grade of FX, unless the professor accepts your explanations.
Exams are to be taken on the dates announced.
Other arrangements can be made by prior notification of the professor about a mutually agreeable date for the submission of the paper and, in the case of exams, by offering a serious provable cause . The norms of academic honesty as noted in the College catalogue are also to be observed. The final examination will be a substantive essay or series of essays on topics to be announced later in the semester. This paper should focus on some aspect of religion and politics in the United States except abortion, prayer in public schools, or the teaching of evolution , e.g., affirmative action, the use of tuition vouchers in parochial shools, religious efforts to overcome racism in the U.S., the pacifism of Daniel Berrigan or Dorothy Day, the aptness of state approval for gay marriages, or the effectiveness of the Christian Coalition. Failure to submit this work by the date announced without prior notification of the instructor will result in a reduction of the paper's grade.