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text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Administrative Home</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> ( <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the administrative home of this course and governs matters such as the add/drop deadlines, the second-grade-only option, and other related issues. Different colleges may have different policies. Questions may be addressed to 120 Schaeffer Hall, or see the CLAS<a href="http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/"><span style='color:#265089; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> </span><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'>Student Academic Handbook.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Electronic Communication</span></b><span style='font-size: 14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> ( <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>University policy specifies that students are responsible for all official correspondences sent to their University of Iowa e-mail address (@uiowa.edu). Faculty and students should use this account for correspondences. (Operations Manual<span style='color:blue'>, <a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~our/opmanual/iii/15.htm#152"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>III.15.2</span></a>.</span> Scroll down to k.11.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Accommodations for Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>A student seeking academic accommodations should first register with Student Disability Services and then meet privately with the course instructor to make particular arrangements. See <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~sds/"><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'>www.uiowa.edu/~sds/</span></a> </span>for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Academic Honesty( <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences expects all students to do their own work, as stated in the <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/academic-fraud-honor-code"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>CLAS Code of Academic Honesty</span></a>.</span> Instructors fail any assignment that shows evidence of plagiarism or other forms of cheating, also reporting the student's name to the College. A student reported to the College for cheating is placed on disciplinary probation; a student reported twice is suspended or expelled.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>CLAS Final Examination Policies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Final exams may be offered only during finals week. No exams of any kind are allowed during the last week of classes. Students should not ask their instructor to reschedule a final exam since the College does not permit rescheduling of a final exam once the semester has begun.&nbsp;Questions should be addressed to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Making a Suggestion or a Complaint( <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Students with a suggestion or complaint should first visit the instructor, then the course supervisor, and then the departmental DEO. Complaints must be made within six months of the incident. See the CLAS <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/handbook/x/#5"><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'>Student Academic Handbook.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Understanding Sexual Harassment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Sexual harassment subverts the mission of the University and threatens the <span class=GramE>well-being</span> of students, faculty, and staff. All members of the UI community have a responsibility to uphold this mission and to contribute to a safe environment that enhances learning. Incidents of sexual harassment should be reported immediately. See the UI <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~eod/policies/sexual-harassment-guide/index.html"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Comprehensive Guide on Sexual Harassment</span></a></span> for assistance, definitions, and the full University policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Reacting Safely to Severe Weather</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>( <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>In severe weather, class members should seek appropriate shelter immediately, leaving the classroom if necessary. The class will continue if possible when the event is over. For more information on Hawk Alert and the siren warning system, visit the Public Safety <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://police.uiowa.edu/stay-informed/emergency-communication/"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>web site</span></a><span class=GramE>.( </span></span>( <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>*These CLAS policy and procedural statements have been summarized from the web pages of the <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/"><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'>College of Liberal Arts and Sciences</span></a></span> and The University of Iowa <span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~our/opmanual/index.html"><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'>Operations Manual</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'>This page updated 8/12/11</p> </div> </body> </html>