Office of the Provost

Academic Regulations - Beginning of Semester Reminders
 

Resolution 22: Notification by Instructor of Cancellation of a class

EXPERIMENTAL COURSES LISTING WEBSITE ANNOUNCEMENT
Effective August 14, 2006, the campus community will be able to search for available Experimental/Special Topics Courses through http://www.ncsu.edu/majors-careers/experi_courses/experi_courses.php. The link to the Site will be found through R&R's Courses Page, Advising Central's Academic Events Page, and within the Majors & Careers What Can I Do With A Major Pages. This Website has been created in response to frequent requests by students and advisers for a means to locate special topics course detail not currently available in Pack Tracks.  

If you find that your experimental course is not listed, check with the Scheduling Officer in your department. Scheduling Officers will be adding the course details to the Site after a course has been approved through R&R. It will be most helpful to Scheduling Officers if you submit your experimental course request with the details required for the Site--a detailed description; contact name, campus address, phone, email; course prerequisites; how does this course count towards students' degree audits; and what are the restrictions--open to which majors. Should you have any questions/concerns about how the Site functions, please contact roxanna_mcgraw@ncsu.edu .

CONTINUATION OF UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT (suspension regulation)
Notice of change in policy effective Fall 2004.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/academic_progress/REG02.05.1.php.

PROGRESS TOWARD UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION
All new students (including transfer students) entering Fall 2002 and after are required to develop and maintain a Plan of Study approved by their academic adviser. At the end of each Spring semester, degree-seeking undergraduates will be monitored and those not in compliance with this regulation will be subject to a progress review at the departmental level. Animated demonstrations on how to view and approve a student's Plan are available at: http://www-records.ncsu.edu/view/viewlets.html.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.20.php.

REQUIREMENT IN FRESHMAN ENGLISH
For information about the Freshman Writing Requirement, effective Fall 2003, see: http://social.chass.ncsu.edu/fwp/index.html.

INSTRUCTOR OFFICE HOURS
All instructors should schedule time during each week when they are available to meet with students. 
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.31.php.

COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructors are to provide students with a course syllabus (electronically or hardcopy) on the first day of class, which will help prevent misunderstandings and allow both instructor and student the opportunity for advance planning.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.7.php.

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS
Instructors in 100- and 200-level courses must prescribe to the university's attendence regulation. Please be reminded that the attendance regulations provide the expectation that students be granted reasonable excused absences and attendant opportunities to make up missed work. In doing so, we should be sensitive to the variety of legitimate conflicts for which allowing excused absences are respectful of students' situations.  These types of situations are described in item 1 of the attendance regulation.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.4.php.

CLASS ROLLS
Faculty are reminded to check class rolls to make sure all students are properly registered.
See Registration and Records  web site at: http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/access.html.

GRADING SCALE
All courses and all students in courses are subject to the use of the +/- grading scale.  Instructors are responsible to determine the performance recognizable by each grade.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.13.php.

EARLY EVALUATIVE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS
Consistent with the 6 week course drop policy, instructors are urged to provide evaluative feedback to students before the end of the drop period. 
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.30.php.

ADDING AND DROPPING COURSES
Courses may be added during the first week of a semester and during the second week with permission of the instructor.  All courses may be dropped without regard to course load during the first two weeks of a semester.   After the first two weeks, students wishing to drop below 12 hours may do so only by complying with the regulation's 'Exceptions.'
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.2.php.

LISTING OF REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS WITH THE BOOKSTORES
All textbooks and related course materials that students are required to purchase for courses taught at NCSU shall be listed with the NCSU Bookstores by faculty members responsible for courses. 
See Academic Regulation at:  http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.18.php.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE ACTION FORM
The undergraduate course action form and a revised set of corresponding guidelines have been posted and should now be used. Please be mindful to consult the guidelines and instructions each time you forward a course action, as adjustments to the instructions may need to be made from time to time.
See Academic Programs at: http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/academic_programs/indexug.html.

NO MAJOR TESTS IN FINAL WEEK OF CLASSES
Lab tests and semester project reports and presentations are permissible during the final week of classes. Papers and homework may have a due date during the final week of classes only if scheduled in the syllabus. However, in order for students to prepare for final examinations, faculty members may not assign other tests, quizzes or additional papers during the final week of classes. Assignments should not have a due date during the final exam period unless the assignment constitutes a part of the final exam. Exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the department head and the dean of the college involved. Students should contact the appropriate instructor or department head if they believe an assignment is not in compliance with this regulation.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.14.php.

FINAL EXAMINATION POLICY
Except for research, seminar, tutorial, or studio courses, final examinations should be given in all courses. Exemptions may be granted by the faculty member responsible for a particular course or section provided prior approval is obtained from the department head. Exemptions may be applied to whole courses, sections, groups of students, or individual students, provided that these exemptions are applied equitably to the students in a particular course or section and comparable procedures are applied to all sections of multiple-sectioned courses.
See Academic Regulation at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.14.php.