Academic Extra Benefits for Student-athletes (policy and guidance)

Describes NCAA rule on “academic extra benefits” involving student athletes and provides guidance for instructors in working with student-athletes

Accessible Education Center (AEC) Accommodations (policy and guidance)

Briefly describes instructor responsibilities in working with students who are approved for AEC accommodations. See AEC Website for complete information

Canvas Use (policy)

Prescribes the use of Canvas in most courses and defines minimum required content for each Canvas site

Course Attendance and Engagement (policy)

Describes university policy that governs course attendance and engagement policies for all undergraduate courses.

Cultural Competency Courses – syllabi requirement (policy)

Provides statements that are required on syllabi for all courses that meet the “Difference, Inequality and Agency” or “Global Perspectives” core education requirement

Dead Week (policy)

Defines policy on final examinations and projects assigned for the final week of regular classes

Final Exams (policy)

Defines required parameters for final exams

Grades – Changing Grades after submission to Duckweb (procedure)

Describes how and when instructors can change a grade in Duckweb after submission

Grades – Incompletes (policy)

Defines Incomplete policy and when it is appropriate to assign an “Incomplete”

Grades – Recording Final Grades in Duckweb (policy)

Requires instructors to record letter grades for all students in graded and grade-optional courses

Grades – Recording Last Date of Attendance/Participation in Duckweb (policy)

Describes policy for recording last date of attendance or participation for students who receive an F or N grade to comply with Federal financial aid regulations

Grades – Thesis and dissertation (503/603) (policy)

Defines policy that grades should be assigned for students making satisfactory progress in thesis or dissertation courses instead of an “I”

Instructor of Record (policy)

Defines who can be designated as an Instructor of Record on courses

Instructor Availability and Office Hours (guidance)

Provides guidance for instructors in setting office hours and general availability for students

Mandatory First-class attendance (policy)

Defines conditions under which attendance can be required on the first day of classes and relevant procedures

Midterm Exams (policy)

Defines required parameters for midterm exams

Military and Federal Agency Deployment Accommodation Rights (policy)

Defines university policy on accommodating students who are members of the military or federal agencies

Religious Observance accommodations

Defines university policy on accommodating student absences due to religious observance

Student Attendance and University-sponsored events (policy)

Defines what accommodations can be made for students who miss class due to a university-sponsored event

Student Experience Surveys (policy)

Describes policy for end-of-term Student Experience Surveys and provides resources

Student Grievance (policy)

Describes process for student grievances for which there exists no separate university or unit-level review process with an appeal option

Student Records Privacy Policy for Faculty and Staff (FERPA) (policy)

Describes university employee responsibilities in handling information that is considered part of a student record

Standard University Syllabus Language

Standard language required on all syllabi, updated annually

Syllabus (policy)

Requires instructors to provide syllabi in most courses and defines syllabi contents and which courses must provide syllabi

Unregistered students attendance in courses and using Canvas (policy)

Defines when it is appropriate to allow unregistered students to attend classes or use Canvas