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LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTIONclass. The Registrar’s Office will notify teachers when students drop the class or withdrawfrom school. If a student stops attending class, the faculty member should make a noteof the last time the student attended even if that student does not officially drop the classor withdraw from the university.Attendance PoliciesEach teacher has the prerogative of developing his/her own attendance policy withincertain limits. The teacher may develop a system by which grade reduction can be madenot to exceed one letter grade per semester based on absence alone. Someconsideration should be given to students who are absent because of school–relatedactivities such as participation in athletic teams or music organizations, provided thestudent is responsible in his/her attempts to make up work according to the teacher’sguidelines. Students’ attendance in 100–level courses should be more closely monitored.Absences totaling two weeks should be reported to the Vice President for StudentDevelopment.The teachers’ attendance policy must be given to students in writing as part of thecourse syllabus within the first two weeks of the semester.Due to the nature of the delivery system of courses, the Division of Adult Learninghas established a separate attendance policy. Please see the Division of Adult Learningsection of this handbook.Traveling Group Academic Policy(as approved by the Academic Council in January 2000)A student placed on Academic Probation will have two semesters to raise his/herGPA. If the student fails to be removed from Academic Probation, the student willnot be allowed to continue membership in the traveling group. We will follow theAcademic Probation Standard set by the Admissions and Retention Committee. They areas follows:1.6 Freshman 1-29 Hours1.7 Sophomore 30-59 Hours1.9 Junior 60-89 Hours2.0 Senior 90-120 HoursTraveling Group Directors will also be at liberty to create a higher GPA requirementfor their groups. Some groups are already doing this, and the consensus was to allowthis flexibility.Change of Schedule1. The student who seeks to change his/her schedule should be encouraged to firstconsult with his/her advisor.2. A fee is charged to the student for changing his/her schedule unless the changeresulted from an error other than the student’s. The amount of that fee is currently$10 per course.Each request for a change in schedule must be approved by the faculty member whois in charge of the class as well as the advisor.3. All schedule additions must be made by the end of the second week of class.4. All withdrawals must be made by the Monday of the 11th week of class.7 - 14 Academic Policies and Procedures
_LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTIONGrades and Student RecordsWithdrawal from SchoolAlthough students drop individual courses through the schedule change processdescribed above, students wishing to withdraw from the university must do so through theOffice of the Vice President for Student Development before Reading Day. Facultymembers do not sign for these withdrawals but will be informed of them by the Registrar’sOffice. Teachers who are aware that students wish to withdraw from school can behelpful in advising them to complete the process through the Office of StudentDevelopment.Residence RequirementThe academic policy of the university requires that the last thirty hours be completedin residence. Any exception to this requirement begins with the student initiating aPetition for Exception for Academic Policy. Petitions are reviewed and granted or deniedby the Deans Council.Final ExaminationsA schedule for final semester examinations is prepared by the Vice President forAcademic Affairs and is listed in the Schedule of Classes each semester as well as beingposted on the Lee University web site. Teachers must adhere to this schedule. No examsare to be given other than at the time designated in the published schedule. A studentwith three or more exams on the same day may appeal to the school dean for a changein his/her examination schedule. Accounts must be cleared prior to final examinations.GradesGrades and quality points are assigned and recorded as listed below. A gradechange can be requested in writing by the student and approved by the instructor. Gradechanges must be made within one semester.Grade Quality points per semester hourA 4.0A- 3.7B+ 3.3B 3.0B- 2.7C+ 2.3C 2.0C- 1.7D+ 1.3D 1.0D- 0.7F 0.0Grade “I”A grade of “I” indicates the student’s work is incomplete. The grade becomes “F” if thework is not completed by the end of the following semester or unless a written extensionhas been approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. A grade of “I” should7 - 15 Academic Policies and Procedures
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