In compliance with the UniversityCatalog, excused absences include extended illnesses verified by a physician, university-sponsored activities documented before the absence, and extreme emergencies documented no later than the end of the next class. There are four or five examinations excluding the final.
None is comprehensive except the final.
These examinations consist, normally, of two preselected essays drawn from a range of topics presented to the class at the beginning of the course segment that the examination will cover. It goes without saying that essays must be written in paragraph form. The dates of these examinations are supplied on the topic outline. Except for the last essay examination, in order to give at least four study days in advance, the topic outline is modified by setting the listed date at one class meeting later than scheduled. This is in the spirit of the first educational credo stated below.