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Teaching/Education

Classes and Exams

Classes, Schedules, and Final Examinations

Classes, Schedules, and Final Examinations for the Twin Cities Campus

Class Schedule on the Twin Cities Campus (staggered class starting times for Minneapolis and St. Paul)

Classroom Expectations Guidelines

Examinations Policy for 1998-99

Examinations for Credit and Proficiency (departmental testing permitting students to satisfy requirements of a course, or to receive credit for prior work; the policy includes Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and CLEP tests)

Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences

Evaluation of Teaching

Policy and Protocol on the Student Rating and Peer Evaluation of Instruction


Approved Student Release Questions

Grades and Grading

Grading and Transcripts

Collection and Reporting of Grade Data and Syllabus Requirements

Interpretation of Policy on Incompletes for Students called to Active Military Duty

Mid-Term Alerts

Semester Policies

Semester Standards (academic calendar rules, length of finals, due date for grades, standard class period; credit requirements for degrees, limits thereon; student work require per credit, statement of workload for each course; contact hours required for courses; program and degree requirements and the change to semesters; exemptions from these standards)

Students at the U of M During the Transition Between the Quarter and Semester System

Graduation Under the Quarter System Sunset Policy

Syllabi Policies

Syllabi Policy

Issues that must be addressed on a syllabus: grade definitions and undergraduate academic workload expectations

Course Numbering Policy

Degrees With Distinction and Degrees With Honors

Educational Materials Conflict of Interest Policy

High School Preparation Standards (Joint Preparation Requirements for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota)

International Activities and Exchanges

Standard Undergraduate Academic Policies and Practices for the Twin Cities Campus (to which colleges are required to adhere; this is both an "issues discussion" and statement of policy on a wide variety of topics)

Admissions (enrollment targets; admissions standards; conditional admit; re-admission; transfer issues; old program rules; sunsetting [coursework]; declaring a major; second-tier admissions standards for programs/majors; full-time/part-time definitions; undeclared; leaves of absence)

Registration and Course Entry (advisor approvals; credit limits per quarter; limited enrollment courses; prerequisites; repeating course work; auditing courses)

Grades and Grading (S/N grading base issues; D grades)

Student Performance (generally, academic progress, academic probation, and high academic achievement; measuring academic progress; academic probation standards; dean's list; Student Scholastic Standing Committee)

Degree Requirements and Graduation (GPA requirements for graduation; special requirements; residency issues; deadlines/dates for graduation; types of electives for graduation)

Student Learning Outcomes

Teaching Awards (Horace T. Morse [undergraduate] and Graduate/Professional Education)

Teaching Awards, Criteria for Noting in the Class Schedule

Transfer of Credits

Undergraduate Residency Credit Requirements

Use of Class Notes for Commercial Purposes

Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom

Human Resources/Personnel

Code of Conduct

Conflict of Interest (Financial or Business Conflict of Interest)

Faculty Development Leaves

Faculty Emeriti Policy and Administrative Procedures

Faculty Tenure Code

Grievance Policies

Sexual Harassment

Administration/Other

Network Management Guidelines

Protocol for Senate Committee Involvement in Central Administrator Searches

Reorganization (of campuses, colleges, departments, and degree programs)

Research

Policy and Procedures on Controlled Substances

Education in the Responsible Conduct of Sponsored Research and Grants Management

Human Subjects in Research (use of)

Intellectual Property Policy

Intellectual Property Procedures

Openness in Research

Principal Investigator Eligibility on Sponsored Projects

Principles Governing Private Support of Research

Recombinant DNA and Hazardous Biological Materials

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