CONTRACT BETWEEN PROFESSOR
AND STUDENT REGARDING
LATE PAPERS AND TESTS

 Department of Theology 

  1. If a detailed term paper is assigned, the professor must give it not less than five weeks prior to the due date.  In this way, the student may begin to write the paper early so that it will not be late because of unforeseeable circumstances which may arise immediately prior to the due date.
  2. All late papers will be lowered one letter grade for every calendar day after the due date (except Saturdays and Sundays) unless:
    1. The student has been ill for more than three days immediately prior to due date.
    2. There has been a death in the immediate family within a week prior to the due date of the assignment.
  3. Communication: Notice must be given to the instructor in person or by voice-mail or email prior to the test or due date of the paper for permission to be considered.
  4. This policy means that there will be no incomplete grades in the Department of Theology except for the two reasons stated.
  5. In case a student must take a test late or early or hand in a late paper for one of the reasons listed in 2 (A) or (B), s/he then must do so not later than the first Thursday following the date of the exam or due date of the paper.  For a test to be taken earlier or later than the scheduled time, the student needs to pick up a permission slip from the department office, have it signed by the professor and leave it with the department office manager at least 24 hours before the exam is to be taken.
  6. A fee of three dollars ($3) will be assessed by the Department for each exam taken early or late.  This fee must be paid to the Department before a test will be issued.  Furthermore, students may take early/late exams only on Thursday between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.  Please report to the office manager to pay your fee and receive the exam.  Quizes are fifty cents ($.50), if allowed.  You must make an appointment with the department secretary no later than Wednesday evening in order to take the test on Thursday.

RATIONALE;

Students who allow their papers to become overdue find themselves overwhelmed and depressed at final examination time.  We believe the above policy will encourage self-discipline which will lead to self-satisfaction and growth.