Student Handbook - Zayed University

Request for a Makeup Examination
If you miss an examination, you may be granted an opportunity to make
up the examination upon demonstration of a valid reason for your
absence. Provision of the makeup examination is the decision of the
instructor. Your request must be submitted in writing to the instructor
within two days of your return to campus, outlining the reason for
missing the examination and including supporting documents verifying
the reasons. (See “Incomplete Standing” on missed final examinations.)
SENSITIVE MATERIALS AND INCIDENTS
Policy Statement
The University adheres to the United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, Article 19, which states: “Everyone has the right to freedom
of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions
without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and
ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
In a university, you may encounter ideas or images that fall outside
your personal value system or frame of reference. The University’s goal
is not to alter your beliefs or values but rather to produce globally
aware, responsible graduates with the capacity for independent critical
judgment, exhibiting respectful understanding of diverse points of view
and a tolerance for perspectives that differ from your own, as Islam
promotes. Sensitivity to local culture is considered.
Challenged Materials
The Library collects information about many topics and information that
reflects different opinions on the same topic. If you encounter a book,
magazine or video that seems questionable to you, then fill out and
submit a Challenged Materials form (See ACA-ADM-09 under Policies on
the ZU Intranet). The form and the challenged material will go before
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