2012-13 Department of Music Handbook - Christopher Newport ...

CELL PHONE POLICY
Use of cell phones during lectures, rehearsals, recitals, and concerts is strictly
prohibited. Their use is discourteous to teachers, fellow students, and performers and
could result in lowered grades and disqualification of MUSC 012 credit.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
The Department of Music is a member of ASCAP and BMI and operates in
accordance with all copyright laws and regulations prescribed by these organizations.
The copying of materials for reasons other than study is strictly prohibited.
FAILURE POLICY
A music major must earn a grade of C- or higher in order to pass a course in the music
major, and a required music course may be repeated only once. Earning a failing
grade twice in the same required music course could result in a student’s automatic
termination as a music major. According to the University Cataloge, courses that
are in general distribution may be repeated twice. A student must have a cumulative
GPA of 2.5 or higher in order to be accepted into a music degree and concentration.
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required in order to be accepted into the Master
of Arts in Teaching program.
PROSCRIBED UNIVERSITY CONDUCT POLICY
Students are expected to behave in a manner consistent with the decorum necessary
for successful teaching and respect for the rights of others. Disruptive behavior,
late arrival and early departure, profanity, disrespect for others, and conversations
unrelated to the class are not acceptable. The professor in the class will remove from
the class for that period students who act in this manner. Recurring problems may
be referred to the President or the President’s designate for an Interim Suspension.
TEACHING POLICIES OF THE CNU MUSIC FACULTY*
1. To provide good organization of both the subject matter and the course.
2. To be an effective communicator.
3. To possess knowledge of and enthusiasm for the subject matter and
teaching.
4. To have a positive attitude toward students.
5. To be fair in examinations and grading.
6. To be flexible in approaches to teaching.
*Based on effective teaching methods as described in: John A. Centra,
Reflective Faculty Evaluation (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers,1993).
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