Student Manual (2012-2013 PDF) - Newberry College

Level 3: Explanation of ProceduresCACP: Level 3 papers should be completed, submitted, and certified by first semester ofa student’s senior year. Level 3 writing skills are demonstrated in the major and are definedand evaluated by each department (See Level 3 criteria, pages 11-35). Studentsmust submit three satisfactory Level 3 papers from major courses to qualify for graduation,with the following exceptions:-Students with double majors may complete their three papers in either or both majors.-Some departments have major writing assignments that count for more than one paper(for example, satisfactory papers of 10 or more pages written in 300-or 400-levelcourses in Communications can, with the instructor and department chair’s permissionbe counted for two Level 3 papers). See your department chair for further information.[Note: Professors who certify two-credit papers must write and sign a statement tothat effect at the top of the student’s Level 3 cover sheet so that the Records Coordinatorproperly credits the paper.]-Students with a minor as well as a major can write one Level 3 paper in the minor.-Students completing requirements for teacher certification in a content area may writeone Level 3 paper in an Education course.These procedures govern Level 3 papers:-Students must have written and passed at least one Level 2 paper before attemptingLevel 3.-Students must submit Level 3 papers to their professors during the semester in whichstudents are enrolled in the designated course; furthermore, these papers must receivefinal approval during the semester the course is taken or, at the professors’discretion, before Reading Day of the following semester.-All Level 3 papers should be completed by the first semester of a student’s senioryear, unless otherwise designated by departmental guidelines.-Papers written as group projects will NOT be accepted unless individually designatedstudent-written sections meet length/content requirements, and then only with priorapproval from the Director of CACP.Seniors should note that all CACP papers must be revised and certified byReading Day; none will be accepted after that day.11