{"id":56,"date":"2021-04-15T20:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:11:20","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34f4f46868da2b293074b0a9d4e814df\" style=\"color:#2175ba\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/EeU5ubriZWdJhGod_pHv2LwBwl2CXuhK64VIXj82E4BO2g?e=R1wCwE\">General College Policies for all Syllabi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This document contains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/ER30yOJ1CvJMqK4j98qvEPsBGR7TC7yo-1-DvFXwp7t_1g?e=QqXZrE\">Academic Honesty &amp; the Code of Academic Integrity Policy<\/a><\/strong> explaining what constitutes academic dishonesty at the College.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accommodations Policy <\/strong>informing students who are English Language Learners and those with disabilities about how to get accommodations and support. This is included in <strong>Academic Resource Center: Academic Support &amp; Resources.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/rsl\/holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conscientious Religious Observance Policy<\/a> <\/strong>with a link to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2RfwngV_JUKYOPks_1e3q2AOIXmpC-JJmTwc7UBDarBUN1FVODM3N1ZTRjlUN0I0UEM4QThXWlkwUCQlQCN0PWcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conscientious Religious Observance Notification Form<\/a>&nbsp;for submitting requests for exemptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximum Class Absences Policy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Statement about Academic Conflicts <\/strong>that tells students what to do when they are unable to attend class or some other class-related activity. See <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/EWbePLa4xmZItd8IuOC-ti0BAz-dCHu8bgRynxsagLARRg?e=TBZbV7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conflicts with Academic Responsibilities<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copyright Statement <\/strong>about appropriate use of course materials. The policy is both to protect you and to protect the educational use of copyrighted material. See <strong>Course Materials &amp; Recording of Classes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bias Reporting Statements <\/strong>that gives students information about where they can turn to report bias in the classroom or anywhere else on campus.&nbsp;See statements on <strong>Sexual- and Gender-Based Assault<\/strong> (Title IX) or <strong>Misconduct and Discriminatory or Bias Related Harassment.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Course Withdrawal Options <\/strong>explaining the process for withdrawing before the end of the 6th week (which removed a course from the student\u2019s transcript) or later in the semester (end of the 12th week) with a notation of \u201cW\u201d for Withdrawn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Exams Policy <\/strong>on when final exams can be scheduled and how a student may petition to change an exam time. See <strong>Final Examinations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources from the Dean for Curriculum and Academic Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingandlearning.spaces.wooster.edu\/academic-policies-practices\/\">Information for Faculty: Academic Policies &amp; Practices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Faculty: <a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/AcademicAffairs\/EVXTEhwOh4JKikjfSZDnDYYB6TMT9_xMda3_GSDN106SBQ\">Course Requirements, Recommendations and Sample Syllabus Statements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/ER30yOJ1CvJMqK4j98qvEPsBGR7TC7yo-1-DvFXwp7t_1g?e=VGZiTL\">Academic Honesty and the Code of Academic Integrity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apex.wooster.edu\/internships-for-credit\/\">Internship Guidelines<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Further Academic Policies are in the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.wooster.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Catalogue<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/EWbePLa4xmZItd8IuOC-ti0BAz-dCHu8bgRynxsagLARRg?e=i2CXjT\">Recognized Academic Conflicts Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/Ed6YN7Ue5cRKpdJtTd9GpbABGciAtdJZmP0BdCuif4nE-Q?e=rnODfN\">Field Trip Consent Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/ER0UQ5J7LkxMmajFOSKL_OEBwyDFKD5ABEI4Vwzn2XjjZQ?e=7xGhYf\">Minor Participation Addendum Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/EazbiJRroN9FuRHFu0lxx2YB-hJjDbAOkN9GpJrAEgyw1A?e=9WhXH1\">FERPA Release for Letters of Recommendation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/InsideAcademicAffairs\/ERAASOFOLd9Ig7C2nHbXJykBXBVdLXrOeO9_ZE2lWTncDQ?e=xbEnez\">NCAA &#8211; SSI Concussion Fact Sheet for Educators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognized Academic Conflicts (Athletic)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To view athletic event conflict information, open the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wooster.edu\/events\/?event_category=1083\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wooster.edu\/events\/?event_category=1083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">athletic events calendar<\/a>. Click on the athletic event title. The resulting pop-up will display travel times and more event information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources from the Dean of Students Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/student-rights\/scots-key\/\">The Scot&#8217;s Key<\/a>&nbsp;(Official Student Handbook)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources from Academic Affairs&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/resources\/handbook\/\">Faculty Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General College Policies for all Syllabi This document contains: Resources from the Dean for Curriculum and Academic Engagement Recognized Academic Conflicts (Athletic) To view athletic event conflict information, open the&nbsp;athletic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":72,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1697,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/1697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}