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Faculty Guide Section II - 6 Status are not approved by the Dean of the School of Graduate and Extended Studies. Members are elected by the Graduate Faculty Assembly. The committee charge and membership list is located at: http://www.ucmo.edu/graduate/gradfac/review.cfm F. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES 1. Course Syllabi. Teaching faculty are expected to follow current course syllabi which are on file in department offices and in the office of the appropriate college dean. It is the responsibility of the department to ensure the program’s quality and learning goals are consistent across all sections of a course, regardless of mode of delivery, location, instructor, or teaching arrangement (i.e., contractual or consortial). Faculty members will prepare syllabi for distribution in classes at the beginning of each semester that include instructional procedures and guidelines. These guidelines should include an outline of course content, expectations for student engagement, basic instructional procedures, course schedule, assessment measures, grading policies and practices, attendance policies and related matters of interest and concern. When designing a course, it is particularly important that the amount of student engagement or work in the course’s intended learning outcomes assigned by faculty and verified by evidence of student achievement, is appropriate for the credit hours awarded. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than: (1) one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or (2) at least an equivalent amount of work as required in (1) of this definition for other activities as established by an institution, including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading toward the award of credit hours; or (3) institutionally established reasonable equivalencies for the amount of work described above in paragraph (1) of this definition for the credit hours awarded, as represented by verifiable student achievement of intended learning outcomes. 2. Office Hours. Faculty members are to maintain a minimum of five scheduled office hours per academic week and be generally available to students by appointment. A current schedule of classes and office hours must be posted when the semester begins. 3. Classroom Control. Faculty members have the authority and the responsibility to control their classes. Should a student disrupt class activities, the student should be asked to leave the classroom and to schedule an appointment with the instructor to discuss the problem. If the student refuses to leave the classroom, the instructor may dismiss the class and discuss the matter with his or her department chair, both the college dean and the Student Experience and Engagement Office should be notified. In the event of a serious classroom disruption requiring an immediate response, the instructor should call the Department of Public Safety (Campus Police). 4. Examinations. Classroom instructors are expected to administer final examinations for each course in accordance with the schedule published by the University.
Faculty Guide Section II - 7 Only in special cases are students granted permission to take an examination out of the scheduled hours -- and then only with the approval of both the instructor of the class and the Vice Provost for Student Experience and Engagement. A fee is charged for rescheduling final examinations and is payable in the Revenue Office when the approval form (available in the Office for Student Experience and Engagement) has been completed and before the examination is taken. Any student who has three final examinations scheduled on one day may request permission to move one of these to another day during the final examination period. There is no charge for this, but permission must be obtained from the instructor of the class and the Vice Provost for Student Experience and Engagement as described above. 5. Grades. Faculty members have the right and responsibility to grade the academic performance levels of students in their classes. If the task is delegated to a graduate assistant or another staff member, the faculty member of record remains responsible. In no instance may an undergraduate student be allowed to assign recorded grades to peers. Grades are submitted electronically in MyCentral. Mid-semeter grades are collected for fall and spring semester beginning the sixth week of the semester and are due at noon on Tuesday of the seventh week. Final semester grades are due at noon on the Tuesday after finals week. Grades for first-half semester or for summer sessions may be reported in MyCentral at anytime, but grades are all processed at the end of each semester. Faculty should watch for e-mail reminders from the Registrar’s Office regarding grade deadlines. The faculty member may change a recorded grade for up to a year using the Change Student Grade form available in MyCentral. The department chair copied on this action. Grade changes older than one year or performed by the Department Chair in the absence of a faculty member may be submitted via e-mail to registrar@ucmo.edu. More information is available at http://www.ucmo.edu/registrar/facstaff/changes.cfm. If grades are publically posted, the instructor shall use randomly assigned numbers (not student numbers) or some other anonymous method to be sure that only the individual receiving the grade can identify it. (This restriction conforms to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA) Use of any part of social security numbers is prohibited by law. A grade of W is recorded as the final grade if the course is dropped during the withdrawal period (i.e., the second through the 10 th week of the fall and spring semesters). A grade of W has no impact on grade point average but is reflected on the transcript. “W” is the grade of choice when a student is called away for military duty. Because of the vagaries of military assignments, students are best served when they have the freedom to reenroll in a class when they want and not be bound by the limitations of assigning a U grade which must be completed the following semester. (regardless of enrollment) After the published last day to drop a course, a student may receive a late withdrawal which must be approved by the Registrar's Office. If the student is petitioning to withdraw from all courses, the petition should be directed to the Office of Student Experience and Engagement. Late withdrawals are by petition only and are only approved for documented, extenuating circumstances (e.g., hospitalization, death in the family) that prevented the student from completing the course(s). If a late withdrawal petition is approved, a grade of LD will be assigned and the instructor will be informed of the approval. A grade of LD will not impact the students grade point average, but will be reflected on the transcript. (Revised July 5, 2012, Vice Provost Michael Grelle).
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