Laboratory Policies
Last revised: Wednesday, February 6, 2002

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. Van Cleef-Toedt (if enrolled in sections 01-09) or Dr. Marie Cantino (if enrolled in sections 11-20) if you wish to discuss this further.

Laboratory Grading Policy.

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Starting Date for Labs.

Laboratories begin on Monday, Jan. 28. There are no labs on Wed-Fri, Jan. 23-25.

Attendance Policy.

Attendance in your scheduled lab section is mandatory. You must attend the lab section for which you are registered. If you need to change lab sections, you must do this through the PeopleSoft 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 PeopleSoft 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.

Makeup Policy for Labs.

All labs are changed at the end of every week, so it is not possible to make alternate arrangements for 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, which may not be possible if sections are filled to capacity. No student may attend a different lab without a pass from the instructor. In certain situations where a student is absent for an entire week for reasons such as illness or family emergency, a written makeup activity may be available. Permission for such contingencies must be obtained from the lecturer. Students are responsible for communicating with their TAs as soon as possible to obtain such assignments and contract for due dates.

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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