Carnegie Mellon

Undergraduate Course Meeting Policy

This policy is available on-line: http://cmu.edu/policies/documents/CourseMtg.html

No undergraduate classes, exams, academic, or artistic activities (including: extra help session, rehearsals, ROTC drill, make-up exams, etc.) are scheduled on weekdays between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Extra class time beyond those regularly scheduled must take place either before 4:30pm or after 6:30pm.

Undergraduate Course Meeting Procedure

This policy is not intended to reduce the rigor or vigor of the academic or artistic programs, but to ensure that students have a period in which they are free to carry on co-curricular activities and athletics. Scheduling classes, exams, or other academic and artistic activities makes it very difficult for the students to meet these commitments. Since we are all concerned about the quality of life at the University, this time must be held for the students.

In planning the academic course schedule, Enrollment Services will review all courses to ensure that no academic or artistic courses be scheduled in this period. In addition, any requests to schedule additional or makeup course meetings, review and/or study sessions, teaching assistant office hours, or other course-related meetings, must take place either before 4:30pm or after 6:30pm. This includes meetings in all University spaces, not just within Enrollment Services controlled classrooms.

As with any policy, there must be a means of making exceptions. Any academic or artistic activities which you feel must be scheduled between 4:30pm and 6:30pm must be cleared with the vice president for enrollment. These requests must be in writing either as a memo or through e-mail. All requests must include the course relationship, intent for the requested meeting, and the reason why the meeting cannot be held either before 4:30pm or after 6:30pm.

Any further clarification of this policy can be addressed to the Vice President for Enrollment.

Make-up of Absence from Class Due to Illness

When students are ill, they are expected to negotiate with professors the time and place for make-up of assignments, tests and/or examinations missed.

For students who are seriously ill, the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs (8-2075) should be contacted so that the student's academic area and/or professor may be contacted.