S t u d e n t H a n d b o o k: C o m p l a i n t s , G r i e v a n c e s , G r a d e A p p e a l s & C o d e o f C o n d u c t
NOTE: Although some instructors do allow for late work, this is NOT a requirement of the college. Lawson State holds that all students should respect deadlines for assignments, so students seeking permission to submit late work (as determined by trying to submit an assignment a day after it was due) are dependent on their individual instructor guidelines about such practices, not the college. All such policies, though, must be clearly denoted in the course syllabus and applied equally to all students.
3. Exception 2: Student is refused entrance in a class (due to lateness) and as such, the student cannot submit work due or gain access to taking an exam, quiz or assignment.
Because college is not compulsory and students pay tuition to access their classes, students cannot be refused access to an exam or quiz or assignments, even if they are late for class. In such cases, the student will be able to take the exam or quiz or participate in any assignments, but NO additional time (to complete the exam, quiz or assignment) should be provided. In other words, if 60 minutes have been given for all students to take an exam, and a student shows up 40 minutes late, he or she will only have 20 minutes to complete the exam (unless the instructor grants additional time on their own). Or, if the student missed the giving of the quiz and entered the room after the quiz had been already administered and collected, the late arriving student has NO rights to the quiz and/or assignment missed. Please note the instructor has the right to issue low marks for students who do not participate in class due to attendance issues. Meaning, if the student was not present to participate in class or came late, and as such, could not participate, the instructor can deduct participation points from the student without question or challenge. This is considered a participate grade, not an attendance grade. There is a difference. Grades cannot be given for attending classes, only for participation within a class. 4. Exception 3: eCollege (online) student is denied the opportunity to reattempt an exam after encountering a documented technical error. If an eCollege student encounters a verified technical issue while tested, the instructor must reissue the exam and cannot penalize the student with proctored evidence of a technical failure occurring while accessing an exam. Such technical difficulties are reported by the current proctoring service and are official evidence that the student is warranted a retake. Faculty also has access to the recorded technical glitch and can view the tape, if suspicious. Students encountering such issues, MUST report such matters to the instructor on the day of the occurrence.
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