Each student is expected to attend all the scheduled classes and be prepared for each class by doing the assigned readings in advance. If a student has a valid reason for missing class, the instructor should be contacted in advance of the absence so appropriate plans can be made for the student to obtain the information that was presented. Excused absences will not lower a student's grade in the course. Unexcused absences, however, will lower the students' grade one full letter grade each time. The research project will be evaluated on the student's ability to follow APA guidelines, the Graduate School research writing guidelines, the 1997 College of Education Theses and Research Projects Guide.
Plagiarism occurs when a student uses or purchases ghost-written papers.
It also occurs when a student utilizes the ideas of or information obtained from another person without giving credit to that person. If plagiarism or another act of academic dishonesty occurs, it will be dealt with in accordance with the academic misconduct policy as stated in The UnCatalog , Undergraduate Catalog , and Graduate Catalog .