AGRI 1419 - Introductory Animal Science Course Syllabus

Grading Notes:

Late Work: All listed assignments are due according to the due date provided in Canvas and on the course calendar if you do not complete the assignments on time a 10% per day penalty will automatically be applied to all assignments. If you have missed an assignment due to an approved class absence please contact your instructor for further instructions. 

Late work for an unexcused absence: There will be a 10 point reduction in the score if the assignment is turned in after the listed due date and time.  (Example:  The assignment is due at 1 pm and you submit it at 4 pm you will receive a 10 point deduction from the original score.)  There will also be a 10 point deduction for everyday the assignment is late.  (Example: If you turn in the assignment 3 days late you will receive a 30 point deduction from your original score.)

Missed Exams: Missed exams due to legitimate reasons should be taken prior to the reporting of a midterm or final grade as applicable. It is the responsibility of the student to reschedule the makeup with the instructor. The Instructor reserves the right to change the test format of any makeup. Instructors are not required to issue makeup work for an unexcused class absence Instructor also reserves the right to give full or partial credit for any makeup work that is allowed and that resulted from an unexcused absence.  

Missed Quizzes: Missed quizzes due to legitimate reasons should be rescheduled within one week of the scheduled quiz or a date assigned by the Instructor. It is the responsibility of the student to reschedule makeup quizzes. The Instructor reserves the right to change the test format of the makeup quiz.  The instructor is not required to make up work for unexcused class absences. The instructor reserves the right to give full or partial credit for any makeup work that is allowed and that resulted from an unexcused absence.

  NO MAKEUP WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING FINALS WEEK.

Attendance: Attendance is based on the student missing no more than 10% out of the semester without a valid excuse. After the 10%, the instructor may withdraw the student at their discretion. Any student thirty or more minutes late will be counted absent. Students that leave before class is dismissed will be counted absent.  The Instructor reserves the right to dock points for any missed class without a legitimate excuse.   Students that leave before class is dismissed will be counted absent.  

You will also be expected to show up to class on time each day.  After accumulating three tardies, each tardy will count as an unexcused absence.     

Excused absences are those due to a pre-approved school sponsored trip, a death in the family (you will need a funeral pamphlet) or a sickness (in which case a doctor’s note is required).

For face-to-face classes that meet once a week:

Attendance will be mandatory.  Roll will be taken at the beginning of every class.  At the end of the semester, any student who has two unexcused absences will be penalized one letter grade.  If a student accumulates three or more unexcused absences, the grade for the class will be an automatic “F”.  

Plagiarism: Plagiarism shall be defined as appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift or obtaining by any other means another person’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own written work .  Plagiarism in this class consists of copying another student’s files and using them as your own, copying another student’s projects and using it as your own, downloading a completed file and using it as your own, and/or having someone complete the work for you and using it as your own. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in an automatic “F” for the course.

All papers submitted to Canvas will be scanned with turnitin.com and the instructor reserves the right to dock points based on the results. 

Cheating: Cheating on a test shall include:

a. Copying from another student’s test

b. Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test

c. Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator

d. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an unadministered test.  

e. The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the unadministered test.

f. Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one’s self, to take a test.

g. Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered test or information about an unadministered test absolutely no cheating is tolerated.

h. If a student is observed cheating they will be sent home immediately counted absent and given a zero on the assignment they were cheating on.  

 Cheating in this course will not be tolerated and can result in a “F” for the course.

Class Conduct: All cell phones should be turned off in all classes. If you must receive a call notify your instructor and step out of the classroom. No cell phones are allowed during testing. The use of cell phones (texting, calls, internet, ect.) during class will result in 5 points being taken from the students' Test grade for every offense. 

No disruptive behavior is allowed in class; if a student is being disruptive as determined by the instructor one warning will be given. If the behavior persists, the student will be sent home and counted absent. Asking of questions and discussion of relevant information in and outside class is highly encouraged; however, talking to neighbors, texting, sleeping, foul language or studying for other courses during class time will not be tolerated.

Some mandatory meetings outside of class days and time may be required to attend for credit. Valid excuses must be submitted with proof via email to your professor to avoid grade penalties.  

A student that chooses to NOT finish the course must complete the withdrawal procedure in the Student Success office in order to receive a ―W.‖ Otherwise, the student will receive a grade at the end of the semester commensurate with the work completed.

Students needing special classroom or testing accommodations because of physical or learning disabilities must contact the Student Success office before these services will be made available in the classroom.