AGR
101
College-Level
Course Policies
One-half of AGR 101 will be conducted at the college-level, and one-half will be offered by the academic department or program in which you are enrolled. Students registered in AGR 101 who are not currently enrolled in the College of Agriculture will participate in one of the departmental or program divisions. The following policies pertain to the college-level part of AGR 101 (not AGR 101H) that meets on Tuesday afternoons.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
You
are expected to attend and to be attentive to the presentations at all class
sessions. Absences will not be excused, but may be made up by reviewing the
audio record of any class which you missed and then submitting a one-page
typewritten summary report (250 or more words, double spaced) to the course
coordinator, Dr. Graveel, within two weeks of your absence.
To review the audio record of a Tuesday class that you missed, log on to BoilerCast and follow links for BoilerCast File Access under Resources. You will receive (2) class participation points for each of the Tuesday classes that you attend. Also, you will be awarded (2) points for a satisfactory make-up report of any class that you missed.
SPECIAL
NEEDS
If
you will require special accommodations in AGR 101 because of diagnosed disabilities,
you are expected to contact Dr. Graveel in his office in Room 7 of the Agricultural
Administration Building before September 5 so that appropriate arrangements
may be made.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
READING ASSIGNMENTS
There is no textbook for Agriculture 101. Reading assignments for the college-level portion of this course are posted on the Agriculture 101 web page on the world wide web. For some AGR 101 reading assignments, you will need to use the world wide web address linked with the reading assignment. You are expected to complete all reading assignments before class on the date indicated.
COURSE QUIZZES
There will be two quizzes in Agriculture
101. They will be given in class on Tuesday, September 9 and Tuesday, October
21. Four points may be earned on the September 9 quiz and fourteen points
may be earned
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
In
the college-level portion of AGR 101, you are expected to do your own work
on all class assignments and quizzes. The penalty for any form of academic
dishonesty, cheating, or plagiarism in AGR 101 is a "0" for the
50 points allocated to the college portion of the course. Additional disciplinary
penalties (including expulsion from Purdue University) may be imposed as stipulated
in Part 5 of the 2008/09 University Regulations bulletin.
USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Use of laptop computers,
cell phones, pagers, calculators, and other electronic devices is
not permitted
in class
in the college-level portion of AGR 101 on Tuesday afternoons. Electronic
devices may be brought with you to class, but they are to be closed and off
during the class.
GRADING
One-half
A+, A = 93-100 percent
A- = 90.0-92.9 percent
B+ = 87.0-89.9 percent
B = 83.0-86.9 percent
B- = 80.0-82.9 percent
C+ = 77.0-79.9 percent
C = 73.0-76.9 percent
C- = 70.0-72.9 percent
D+ = 67.0-69.9 percent
D = 63.0-66.9 percent
D- = 60.0-62.9 percent
F = <60 percent
(02) BVN Assignment - Submit in class on September 30.