WESTERN CIVILIZATION
FALL 2008
CIV 100-01 & 02
TTh 9:00-10:15 AM
Bradley 160

Instructors

Judith G. Coffin and Robert C. Stacey, Western Civilizations, Brief Edition, ISBN: 978-0-393-92558-6.

No extra-credit assignments will be available.

Class Attendance

Attendance will not be taken during the lectures on the assumption that you are responsible university students and consider your academic career to be a full-time job; therefore you will attend class.  The instructors consider unexcused student absences to be indicative of a student's lack of commitment to the course.  Poor attendance will adversely affect a student's chance of receiving favorable treatment in the event of a grade-breaking situation at the end of the semester.

Makeup Examination Policy

Permission to make up an examination will be granted only under very specific or dire circumstances.  Because students are allowed to drop the lowest of their four examination scores, makeup examinations will only be scheduled for exceptional reasons.  Those reasons and associated procedures are detailed below.

1. Any student who will miss an examination due to required participation in a University-sponsored activity, e.g., membership on a University athletic team in scheduled competition, must notify the instructor in advance of the absence and provide documentation of the absence at that time.  The date and time of the makeup examination will be determined at the time that the student informs the instructor of the impending absence.

2. If a student is unable to take an examination due to an emergency, the student or their responsible designee must notify the instructor in person or by telephone within 24 hours of the examination.   Email notification is unacceptable.

3. The makeup examination must be taken prior to the graded original examination being returned to students in the class.  In extreme circumstances, e.g., a student's prolonged absence due to hospitalization, the instructor may administer a makeup examination after the original examination has been returned.  This decision is at the sole discretion of the instructor and his decision shall be final.

4. Proper documentation of the circumstances surrounding the student's absence from the original examination must be provided prior to the makeup examination being administered.  Failure to provide proper documentation shall be construed as the student's failure to complete the relevant course assignment and no credit shall be given for that assignment.  Examples of proper documentation include the following:

   • for absences due to medical reasons, a doctor's excuse specifically covering the time during which the exam was scheduled;

   • for absences due to funeral attendance, a copy of the relevant obituary;

   • for obligatory court appearances, copies of relevant court documents noting the required date and time of appearance;

   • for automobile accidents, copies of relevant police reports and towing bills showing the exact date of the accident.

Academic Accommodation

All students are expected to meet the requirements for this course.  Students with learning disabilities who need accommodation must discuss the matter with their instructor during the first two weeks of class and provide documentation verifying need.

Any exception or change to course policies shall be at the sole and final discretion of the instructors.