Student Responsibilities
Attendance
Students are expected to attend all meetings of their courses. They may not be penalized for absence from class, however, to participate in religious observances, for approved University activities, and for other reasons in accordance with the policy on Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences. Students should notify instructors as soon as possible about such absences.
Students are responsible for being on time and prepared for all class sessions.
Related Policies:
- Administrative Policy: Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester
Maintaining Academic Integrity
Students are expected to maintain academic integrity, including doing their own assigned work for courses. If it is determined that a student has engaged in scholastic dishonesty, the instructor may impose an academic consequence (e.g., giving the student a grade of "F" … for the course), and the student may face additional sanctions from the University.
Related Policies:
- Board of Regents Policy: Student Conduct Code, Section VI, Subd 1, Scholastic Dishonesty
- Administrative Policy: Grading and Transcripts: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester
- Academic Misconduct (CIS Policy Reference Guide)
- Student Conduct Code (CIS Policy Reference Guide)
Respecting Intellectual Property
Students may not distribute instructor-provided notes or other course materials, except to other members of the same class or with the express (written) consent of the instructor. Instructors have the right to impose additional restrictions on course materials in accordance with copyright and intellectual property law and policy. Students may not engage in the widespread distribution or sale of transcript-like notes or notes that are close to verbatim records of a lecture or presentation.
Responsibility for Class Work
Students are responsible for knowing all information contained in the syllabus. Students are responsible for meeting all course requirements, observing all deadlines, examination times, and other course procedures.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Federal financial aid eligibility requires that aid recipients make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). While such financial aid regulations do not apply while students are still in high school, be aware that when they become admitted college students, their credits earned through CIS will apply toward SAP calculations in terms of cumulative completed credits percentage, grade point average, and maximum attempted credits calculation.
SAP is rarely an issue for CIS students who go on to college; it typically affects undergraduate students attempting a lot of courses without completing them, or taking many courses not required for graduation.
Contact One Stop (onestop@umn.edu; 612-624-1111) with questions or concerns.
Seeking Help and Accommodation
Students are responsible for seeking academic help in a timely fashion. Students who need special accommodations are responsible for working first with the relevant University offices and then with the instructor at the beginning of the course.
Related Policies:
- Students with Disabilities (CIS Policy Reference Guide)
Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom
Excerpted from Administrative Policy: Teaching and Learning: Student Responsibilities (Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester)
Instructors determine if personal electronic devices (such as cell phones and laptops) are allowed in the classroom. Students may be directed to turn off personal electronic devices if the devices are not being used for class purposes. Students are not permitted to record any part of a class/lab/other session unless explicitly granted permission by the instructor. If the student does not comply, the student may be asked to leave the classroom.