After that, each absence lowers your final grade 2 points. Whether you are present or not you are still responsible for all work done in class, including group projects, and for any work that was assigned while you were absent. Of course extra consideration will be given in case of emergency, such as prolonged illness or death in the family. Students who wish extra consideration for prolonged absence should submit a written medical excuse or, in the case of a death in the family, contact the office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Make-up tests will be given only in the most extreme cases, such as acute illness or hospitalization.
Papers are due at the beginning of class.
If there is any problem in submitting a paper on the due date, turn it in early. Academic inquiry depends on intellectual integrity. Students are expected to work diligently to the best of their ability, to do their own research and writing, to avoid cheating on exams and plagiarism on papers. Note that plagiarism means presenting anyone else's words or ideas as your own. Scholarship cannot thrive in an atmosphere of suspicion.