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Spring 2018
Makeup Class Policy
Due to Inclement Weather Cancellations
This policy provides various make-up options open to faculty in the event of cancelled classes because of
University closures. This policy has received formal approval from the College Curriculum, Assessment
and Educational Policy Committee and assent from the Faculty Senate.
In the event of a University closure, faculty have discretion to choose the best mechanism to deliver
content in an alternate format. Please note that any costs associated with some of the technology
options below will be the responsibility of the department.
Plan A: Short-term Closures
For short term closures (defined as one or two days), faculty are invited to consider the use of various online
technologies or to make changes to the course syllabus to cover the appropriate content during regular class
sessions upon return from closure.
Plan B: Long-term Closures
For longer closures (defined as three or more days), faculty will continue to have access to the online
technologies but reworking the course syllabus may not be a viable option. To assist, the College has reserved
all Registrar scheduled classrooms over the course of two weekends to allow for in-person class meetings to
account for the time missed. (Departmental rooms not scheduled by the Registrar have not been pre-
reserved.)
For Spring 2018 those dates are:
· Saturday, March 24 & Sunday, March 25 (for the first two missed class days)
· Saturday, April 14 & Sunday, April 15 (for the second two missed class days)
Faculty may want to include these dates in their syllabi to allow students to plan appropriately. Students will
receive an email in January with information on this policy and the relevant dates for Spring 2018. Students
will also receive follow-up communication at the relevant time in the semester if we have decided to enact
the inclement weather policy.