The undergraduate catalog and the graduate catalog provide detailed information about academic regulations, academic programs, course descriptions, and learning resources. The student β not the advisor, parent, or guardian β is responsible for course selection, appropriate academic progress, and fulfillment of academic requirements. Regular attendance, preparation for classes, and prompt performance of assignments are obvious duties expected of students.
Each instructor will inform students about the attendance policies in effect for each class, and a statement about attendance policy will comprise a portion of the course syllabus.
The policies regarding absences from any particular class are established by the faculty member teaching that class. The values and attitudes that should guide student behavior consistent with maintaining an environment conducive to learning are outlined in the University of Lynchburg catalogs and The Hornet. Responsibility and authority for maintaining order in the learning environment are assigned to faculty in Section 3.
The following standards and procedures apply to all learning environments. However, each college or school and each instructor may have codes to specify additional standards suitable for learning environments or activities. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to, behaviors that persistently or grossly 1 inhibit the ability of other students to learn; 2 interfere with the meaningful participation of other students; or 3 inhibit the ability of an instructor or presenter to do their job.
A faculty or staff member may identify problem behavior through direct observation or by a complaint brought by a student to a faculty or staff member. The meeting will address topics 1a β 1d listed above. After the meeting, the instructor and the ranking academic official in attendance will create a written summary of the meeting. After instructing the student to leave the classroom immediately, the faculty member will contact the provost and vice president for academic affairs to recommend a course of action, which may include:.
