SYLLABUS POLICIES

Sexual Harassment | Student Privacy Rights | Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty | Attendance Policy | Registration Policy | Registration Calendar | Students with Disabilities Policy | Inclement Weather Policy | Withdrawal Policy

Sexual Harassment
The University of Akron Wayne College has a policy prohibiting sexual harassment of any type on our campus or when students are working off campus on college-sponsored internships. This includes harassment between employer/employee, teacher/student, and student/student. Quid pro quo sexual harassment or the creation of a hostile environment based on gender are not acceptable behaviors in classes or anywhere on campus. Anyone experiencing sexual harassment should report it as outlined in the Sexual Harassment Policy Brochure which can be found at www.uakron.edu/ogc.

Student Privacy Rights
Under FERPA, as a student attending a post-secondary institution, you are given a right to privacy. This protection prohibits the release of information concerning grades, assignments, your progress in this class, etc., to anyone other than you.

Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty
Plagiarism is the act of representing directly or indirectly another person’s work as your own. It can involve presenting someone’s speech, wholly or partially, as yours; quoting without acknowledging the true source of the quoted material; copying and handing in another person’s work with your name on it; and similar infractions. Even indirect quotations, paraphrasing, etc., can be considered plagiarism unless sources are properly cited. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The University of Akron Wayne College policy for academic misconduct can be found in the Student Code of Conduct.

Attendance Policy
According to the University attendance policy (BOT Rule 3359-20-05D), [a] student is expected to attend all meetings of all classes for which the student is enrolled. A student may be dropped from a course by the dean if absences are repeated and the instructor recommends this action; a student can gain readmission only with the permission of both dean and instructor. A student dropped from a course receives an “F” which counts as work attempted whenever grade-point ratio calculations are made.

Registration Policy
Students whose names do not appear on the College’s official class list by the fourteenth day of the semester, (for all classes that meet for the first time during first week of the semester) will not be permitted to participate (attend class, take exams, or receive credit). Therefore, students should make sure to have all financial arrangements taken care of prior to the fourteenth day of classes.

Registration Calendar
Click here to view the current Priority Registration / Schedule Change Calendar.

Students with Disabilities Policy
In accordance with University policy, students with a documented disability for which accommodations may be required should contact Wayne College Smucker Learning Center (684-8960) for an appointment. Special accommodations will not be provided without a memo.

Inclement Weather Policy
When severely inclement weather strikes, tune to radio station WQKT (104.5 FM) or call the University’s Emergency Information Phone Line (972-SNOW) or Wayne College’s Snowline (684-8775). Note that the Wayne College campus may close when the Akron campus or other off-site locations do not close and vice versa.

Withdrawal Policy
A student may withdraw from a course without an adviser’s or course instructor’s signature through the fourteenth day of a semester or comparable dates during summer sessions, intersession, etc. After the fourteenth day of a semester, and up to the midpoint of a semester or comparable dates during summer session, intersession, etc. a student may withdraw from a course with the signature of a student’s adviser.

After the midpoint of a semester or comparable dates during summer sessions, intersessions etc., a student must have the signature of both the course instructor and the adviser. Such authorization must be dated and processed through the offices of the registrar and cashier no later than the last day of the twelfth week of classes or comparable dates during summer sessions, intersession, etc.

Should the instructor or the adviser refuse to sign the withdrawal form, the student may appeal to the dean of the student’s college, who shall make the final decision after consultation with the instructor or adviser who declined to approve the withdrawal.

An approved withdrawal will be indicated on the university official academic record by “WD”. A student who leaves a course without going through withdrawal policy will be given a grade of “F” and may still have financial obligations owed to the university.