Academic Policies & Procedures

The following policies and procedures are of importance to students and faculty as they navigate the academic year:

Academic Calendar | Academic Integrity | Academic Accommodation

Attendance Policies | Diversity & Inclusion | FERPA | Grade Disputes|

Religious Obs Policy | SGBM & Title IX

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Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar，并由教务处出版，以协调学术活动 并提供了一个框架，可以及时决定课程注册，评分选项， choice of major, and more. Regarding the course withdrawal deadline, Study Days, and the Final Exam schedule:

• Students should receive graded feedback prior to the withdrawal (W) deadline. 因为学术地位委员会(CAS)不考虑收到信息 regarding a student’s performance after the withdrawal deadline 及时的反馈可以保护学生的学习能力，使其成为迟退的充分理由 ability to address academic challenges and adjust their schedule if necessary. 
• By faculty legislation, "written final examinations may not be given in whole or in part prior to the scheduled examination period."  尽管个别教师有权安排测验、每小时考试， 在他们认为合适的时候给时报写作业，期末作业 考试——那些更加累积和最终的考试，可以被解释为“最终的” in nature—should be reserved for the final exam period. The final exam period may also be used to schedule non-cumulative exams, critiques, and projects. The goal is 保留学期最后一周的教学时间，让学生 to handle their end-of-semester load by utilizing Study Days.
• 火博体育政策不允许在学习日安排活动(包括 the Study Day in October of the fall term) that would distract students from study and review opportunities. Faculty may not hold exams and final presentations during this period. Review sessions to prepare for exams are acceptable as long as they are not mandatory. Additionally, curricular and co-curricular activities that are not directly related to academic work should not be scheduled by any department, program, office, or committee.
• 教师和学生必须遵守公布的期末考试时间表. 期末考试时间表在学期初由注册办公室公布 并且不能更改，除非存在“冲突”(定义为同一考试中的两个考试) time slot or three exams during the same day). A student's travel arrangements do not constitute a conflict. Faculty who anticipate difficulty meeting the grade submission deadline should contact the Registrar's Office to discuss alternatives.

Academic Integrity

当面对明显违反荣誉准则的行为时，教师可能会发现这很有帮助 to refer to the Definitions & Guidelines document.  Faculty should bear in mind that the grade penalties described in this document are suggestions. 与其他情况一样，教师对每个学生的成绩拥有最终决定权. 如果教师希望在指导方针之外工作，例如，通过采取“零容忍” policy on plagiarism that results in a failing grade regardless of the severity of the offense—faculty should state this policy on their syllabi. Faculty should also consider explicitly discussing with their students the limits of collaboration and their expectations about the proper documentation of sources, two areas that often lead to inadvertent (but still egregious) violations of the Honor Code.

教师应注意，所有违反学术荣誉守则的行为都必须报告. 如果指控持续，违规行为可能会对学生造成更严重的后果 any grade penalty that the faculty member imposes. A thorough description of these 后果，以及对有限宽恕和上诉政策的描述， can be found in the Sanctions and Further Impact document. Tips on reporting a violation of the Honor Code can be found here.

 

Accommodating Students with Disabilities

通常情况下，15-20%的火博体育学生会提供与体检相关的文件， 心理或学习障碍使他们有资格获得学术住宿. 美国残疾人法案(ADA)要求我们为残疾学生提供 既能有意义地参加所有大学项目和活动，也能个性化 accommodation they need to realize an equal opportunity to succeed.

根据教务法规，所有课程教学大纲必须包含一份通知学生的声明 about the process for accessing accommodations. An example of such a statement that has been reviewed and endorsed by the Curriculum Committee follows:

Skidmore College is committed to supporting the learning needs of all students in our diverse community. If you have a documented barrier to learning or think you may have a disability, please consult with Meg Hegener, Associate Director of SAS and Coordinator of Student Access Services (mhegener@bwdd.net). Accommodations are approved by the coordinator following a review of students’ documentation. If 你的学术住宿被批准，请提供你的住宿信 在你被批准的时候给我发邮件这样我们就可以提前 coordinate implementation. Academic accommodations based on disability cannot be granted by individual faculty. 欲了解更多信息，请致电(518)580-8150联系学生学术服务 in Starbuck Center.

 

Conscientious Religious Observance Policy

纽约州法律和火博体育学院的政策都规定允许学生这样做 补交学业和/或校园就业要求而不受处罚 religious observance result in a student's absence. Skidmore policy requires students to notify faculty, work supervisors, or coaches prior to their absence; the policy encourages but does not require notification early in the semester or at least one week before the anticipated absence. The full policy may be found here.

By faculty legislation, all course syllabi must include a statement addressing the Concientious Religious Observance Policy. An example of such a statement that has been reviewed and endorsed by CEPP and IPPC follows:

火博体育学院承认，我们的社区是许多不同信仰的社区之一 range of practices and observances important to each tradition. In order to fulfill our mission to educate a diverse population of talented students and our commitment to inclusion regardless of religious and spiritual tradition, we seek to practice an equitable and consistent approach in providing religious accommodations. If religious 遵守规定需要缺课，或者你预计会与作业发生冲突 or due dates, please notify your instructor prior to the absence or conflict so that accommodations can be arranged. 虽然没有要求，但请提供即将到来的宗教节日的通知 at the start of the semester or at least one week before the holiday. As an option, you may use the form available at 9fh.bwdd.net/religious-life/calendar [or here]. 

A对你缺席的安排不应该降低课程的总体期望 nor unduly burden you for requesting accommodation. 学生不得因上述行为而受到学术、运动或就业处罚 conscientious observance of any religious day or days.教师必须允许学生参加补考，不受任何处罚 have to miss an examination due to religious observances. Similarly, faculty must 允许学生在约定的截止日期前提交未完成的作业，不受处罚.

如果学生、主管、教练或教职员工觉得违反了该政策， they should contact the Dean of Faculty Office at 518-580-5705 (Palamountain 416), the Dean of Students Office at 518-580-5760 (Case Center 313), or Human Resources at 518-580-5800 (Barrett Center first floor). The full policy can be found at 9fh.bwdd.net/religious-life/calendar.

 

DiVERSITY & Inclusion

火博体育学院致力于培养一个多元化和包容性的社区 members develop their abilities to live in a complex and interconnected world. Consistent with our educational mission, we recognize ourselves as a community that respects individual identities based on varying sociocultural characteristics such as race, 首先是种族、性别认同和表达、性取向、国籍 language, religious and spiritual tradition, age, ability, socioeconomic status and learning style. We strive to create a socially just world that honors the dignity and worth of each individual, and we seek to build a community centered on mutual 尊重和开放的思想——个人重视文化和知识 diversity and share the responsibility for creating a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment. We recognize that our community is most inclusive when all members participate to their full capacity in the spirited and sometimes challenging conversations that are at the center of the college's educational mission.

 

FERPA

教师不应将评分的学生作业放在没有密封的信封里 envelope in the box on their office doors or in any unsecured area. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act gives students the right to control disclosure of their education record. We thus have a legal obligation to ensure that we are careful not to provide others with access to students’ grades without their consent.

 

GRADE CHANGES OR DISPUTE

火博体育期末成绩的政策，成绩的变化，以及对期末不及格的上诉 grade, see the Registrar's page，它借鉴了火博体育学院教师批准的政策 Faculty Handbook.

 

SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED MISCONDUCT: Title IX

By faculty legislation, all course syllabi must include a Title IX statement. Such 一份声明表明了我们对火博体育的性行为和基于性别的不当行为的关注 community and informs students about the reporting obligations of faculty.  The statement recommended by the Student Government Association and reviewed and endorsed by the Curriculum Committee is as follows:

Skidmore College considers sexual and gender-based misconduct to be one of the most serious violations of the values and standards of the College. Unwelcome sexual contact 任何形式的行为都是对学生个人诚信和安全权利的侵犯 environment and therefore violates Skidmore’s values. Sexual and gender-based misconduct is also prohibited by federal and state regulations. Skidmore College faculty are committed to supporting our students and upholding gender equity laws as outlined by Title IX. If a student chooses to confide in a member of Skidmore’s faculty or 工作人员火博体育性或基于性别的不当行为的问题，教师或工作人员 会员有义务告知Skidmore的第九条协调员或第九条副协调员. 第九条协调员或副协调员将协助学生进行联系 with all possible resources for support and options for reporting both on and off campus. Identities and details will be shared only with those who need to know to support the student and to address the situation through the college’s processes. If the student wishes to confide in a confidential resource, the Counseling Center Staff, Health Services, and Victim Advocates (anonymous) are all options available.

More information can be found at the Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct website or by contacting the Title IX Coordinator, Joel Aure (jaure@bwdd.net), 580-5708

 

Attendance policies

Faculty are responsible for establishing their attendance policy for each semester. As the Faculty Handbook 各州、教师“将向他们的班级公布他们的政策 of absence on the student's grade." During the pandemic, faculty have been notified 火博体育学生因新冠肺炎缺课的情况，并鼓励他们适应 students who cannot attend class because they are required to isolate. There are, of course, other reasons why students might request an accommodation from faculty because of anticipated absences. Faculty may determine their own response to such requests; however, if the absence will be longer than one week, please connect with the Associate Dean, Director of Academic Advising, or Student Academic Services to coordinate an appropriate response, which could range from accommodations, to course withdrawal(s), to a leave of absence.