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Faculty-Related Policies of the Academic Support Division

The Academic Support Division has relatively few policies of its own but this page reviews them as well as some college-wide policies of which Academic Support faculty should be aware.

Report faculty absences and other class cancelations to the site and to the division

If you need to cancel a class, please notify the following folks as far as possible in advance:

• The Academic Support Division Office (706-295-6357)
• The site office where your class meets (if the class meets on the Floyd Campus, notifying the Division Office is sufficient)

Please let us know the reason for your absence and when you plan to be back.  We would like to avoid canceling classes if possible, and the Division Office can often arrange for substitute teachers if we know far enough in advance, usually teachers of other sections of the same course.  We may ask that you provide some materials for the class if a substitute teacher is going to cover a particular topic or proctor a test or exercise.   
 

As appropriate, refer students with five or more absences to the division chair

Once a student has missed five or more classes (total number, not necessarily consecutive) in a Learning Support course, you may, at your option, refuse to accept make-up work from the student until he or she contacts the division chair.  The chair will write you a note regarding the status of make-up work once the contact has been made.
 

Do not cancel classes during the class days near holidays

For instance, do not cancel classes on the Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving. 
 

Conduct final exams during the final exam period

The college does not support the use of the last class period as a time for the final exam in a course.  If you are giving a final exam, schedule it for the final exam period as shown in the newsprint bulletin or here.  Any exception to this must be approved by the division chair.

If you are teaching Learning Support courses that end in 99 (MATH 0099, READ 0099, ENGL 0099), you are not required to give a final exam since COMPASS can act as the final exam for these courses.  If you wish to give a final exam, you may--just keep it in the final exam period that is assigned for your class period.