Students are expected to complete the assigned readings on time and to participate in class discussion. To further these ends, twelve short assignments are planned. There will be 12 short assignments, but students' two lowest grades will be dropped. The examinations are multiple choice. The two papers are to be chosen from among three possible topics, each of which has a different due date.
Papers are due at the beginning of class on that date.
Papers will be marked down 10 points for each class period that they are late. Papers handed in after class on the date due or left in the instructors' mail box or in her office during the class period when they are due will be considered one class late. In planning your time, please note that the instructor does not offer extra credit or make up tests. However, students can be excused from missed exams or exempted from lateness penalties on papers if they provide written documentation from an acceptable source that mitigating circumstances interfered with their meeting the required objective on the day in question. Examples of appropriate excuses include a death in the family, court appearances, travel under University auspices, religious observance and illness.