Laboratory Policies
Last revised: Thursday, August 23, 2001

Dissection Policy.

Animal dissection is required for this course. If you are unwilling to carry out the dissection exercises, you should drop this course. Contact Dr. Walikonis if you wish to discuss this further.

Laboratory Grading Policy.

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Starting Date for Labs.

Laboratories begin on Friday, August 31, which follows a MONDAY schedule for all university classes. Students in sections 01 and 02 should attend lab on Friday, August 31, and will not attend lab on Monday Sept. 3 (Labor Day). All other sections will have their first meeting on Tues-Friday, Sep. 4-7.

Attendance Policy.

Attendance in the lab section to which you are assigned is mandatory. This semester's course is enrolled to capacity, and as a result there are at present no vacant seats in lab. You must attend the lab section for which you are registered. If you need to change lab sections, you must do this through the Touch-tone Add-Drop system; your instructors have no control over the availability of seats in lab. There is usually some turnover in lab schedules during the first week, so check the UCLID computer system frequently to see if a space has opened up. If you cannot find an available lab seat that matches your schedule, you should drop the course at this time. Extra lecture and lab sections are being added for the spring of 2001, so you should be able to enroll then.

Makeup Policy for Labs.

All labs are changed at the end of every week, so it is not possible to make up a lab once the week has passed. If you must miss a lab for a valid reason, ask the instructor as soon as possible if there are any spaces available in other labs that week. If possible, the instructor will issue you a lab pass to attend a different lab. However, this depends on the availability of a vacant seat, and is currently not possible as sections are filled to capacity. No student may attend a different lab without a pass from the instructor. Note that even if you miss a lab, you are still responsible for the material; it will show up on quizzes and/or the practical exam.

Missing more than 3 laboratory periods means you will fail this course.

Biology 107 is one of the "Group 8" General Education Courses in laboratory science. You must complete most of the laboratory activities during scheduled lab times to receive credit. Missing more than 3 laboratories for any reason (including illness) makes you ineligible to receive laboratory course credit, even if your grades are otherwise adequate to pass the course, and will result in a grade of F. If you find yourself in the situation of missing more than three labs, you should drop the course and retake it a later date when you can complete the laboratory.


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