Professor Carney's Course Policies

1. A student who misses four class periods will be withdrawn from the course.
2. Assigned work is required. A student who fails to submit more than 15% of graded work will be withdrawn from the course. (The 15% is determined by available points in the class, NOT the number of assignments.)
3. Work assigned outside class is due on the date specified on the class schedule.
4. Depending on the course in which you are enrolled, you may be able to turn work in late in exchange for some sort of penalty. Refer to the course materials you received on the first day of the semester.
5. I usually drop one or two grades from the final average. This allows a student to miss one or two assignments due to unforseen circumstances without also suffering a penalty.
6. If you wish to drop this (or any) course, or if I have dropped you from the roster, you must submit a signed (my signature) Change of Program Card to the Registrar's Office. It is not enough simply to stop attending class. Failure to submit your card by the appropriate deadline will result in a failing grade for the course. This is a college policy. I will gladly sign cards before class or after class but NOT during class. I will also sign cards during my office hours.
7. Quizzes CANNOT be made up. To account for bad weather, illness, and family emergencies, I normally drop the lowest quiz grade.
8. It is your responsibility to keep track of the class schedule, assignments, due dates, etc. I will do my best to remind you of such things, but my failure to do so is no excuse for missing an assignment or doing the wrong homework. Managing your own work and time is YOUR responsibility.
9. To ensure the safe delivery of your work, all assignments must be sent to me through the portal on my college web site.
10. For your own safety, you should also save your work to a computer disk or flash drive for security. Occasionally an assignment gets misplaced. If this seems to be the case, I will ask you to submit a duplicate (for full credit) as soon as possible. If this happens more than once, I will assume the fault is yours and count your assignment as missing.
11. Plagiarism is the unauthorized or unacknowledged use of another person's ideas and/or words. (The most common example is copying and pasting material from the Internet.) Plagiarism (deliberate or accidental, large or small) is a serious breach of academic standards and can result in failing grades. A complete discussion of plagiarism can be found here. Read it. If you still do not understand the nature of plagiarism and its penalties, you should confer with me at once.
12. Every student should read and understand the college's Academic Honesty Policy as it is printed in the school catalog (scroll to page 26). Because plagiarism is always a premeditated act, every case of plagiarism that is reported to the administration WILL result in a disciplinary hearing. You do not want to be the subject of a disciplinary hearing.
13. My grading scale is as follows:
    • 97-99 A+
    • 92-96 A
    • 89-91 A-
    • 87-89 B+
    • 83-86 B
    • 80-82 B-
    • 77-79 C+
    • 73-76 C
    • 70-72 C-
    • 67-69 D+
    • 63-66 D
    • 60-62 D-
    Students must earn a grade of C- or better in English 1010 to enroll in English 2010. This is a Snow College policy.
14. Occasionally, a student's gradepoint average does not reflect the student's true abilities. I will do everything possible to ensure that such a discrepancy does not occur, but I reserve the right to adjust any student's final grade to match my personal assessment. Usually, this means a student will earn a slightly higher grade than anticipated. From time to time, it means a student will earn a lower grade.
15. I encourage you to communicate with me as often as you need. My office hours are generous, and I am willing to schedule appointments at other times.
16. Be aware that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) makes it impossible for me to discuss personal matters (such as grades, absences, diasbilities, and so on) by email or telephone, or with another person (such as a parent or roommate). If you wish to discuss general matters (like the deadline for an assignment) we can do that in any way that you like. But if you wish to discuss personal matters, we must do so in person. If you are unable to pick up a paper that I have graded or made comments on, I can leave it at my office or give it to a friend, but only in a sealed envelope. This is Federal policy, and it exists for your protection.
17. It is your responsibility to understand each of the policies enumerated in this document. Failure to understand a policy does not constitute an excuse for not following that policy.
18. Students who are dissatisfied with any of these policies should bear in mind that in-state tuition covers roughly 30% of the total cost of their education. The rest is borne by Utah taxpayers, who generally want to know that their investment has not been wasted. If you examine my policies closely, you will see that they are designed to ensure (1) that students do their work, (2) that every student has an equal opportunity to learn, and (3) that I am able to return student papers in a timely manner.
19. In any case, I will not waste class time debating these policies. If you would like to discuss any of these policies in more depth, please schedule an appointment.
20. Students with medical, psychological, learning, or other disabilities desiring accommodations, academic adjustments, or auxiliary aids  should contact the Accessibility Resource Center, Room 241 Greenwood Student Center, phone number 435 283 7321.  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator in the Student Success Center determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of appropriate services and aids.