Major problems

The rules on this page apply to minor problems, such as a brief illness. If you are experiencing major problems, email Naina promptly to work out a suitable plan.

Examples of larger problems would be:

Depending on the circumstances, we may ask you to provide documentation (e.g. a doctor's note). You should typically be working with DRES, your advisor, and/or the Dean of Students office. In particular, the Dean of Students office can help you inform instructors when you can't reasonably do so yourself (e.g. you're in the hospital), and provide confirmation of problems where you might not wish to tell us all the details.

Missed homework and in-class problems

Homework can be turned in late on PrairieLearn for a grade penalty: up to 2 days late you are capped at 80% credit, and after that you are capped at 50%. In special circumstances you may contact us to request the penalty be removed, but in most situations we will not grant this: you have many days to work on the homework, so if you start it on the last day you are gambling that nothing bad will happen on that last day (e.g. "my computer broke at 10pm before it was due" is not a valid excuse).

In-class problems may not be turned in late as we must manually grade them.

Note that we will drop one homework grade and one in-class problem grade.

Missed examlets

Do not miss a CBTF reservation without cancelling it through PrairieTest first! As long as you cancel in advance and there are other timeslots open, you can simply pick a new time online. If no new times are available online, check back a few times to see if anyone else has cancelled at the last minute, and if the 2-day window ends before you find a slot then see next paragraph. If you forget to cancel, then it will be impossible to reserve a replacement timeslot (whether or not I've provided an extension) until you show up to the CBTF in person to get the reservation you missed removed from your account.

If you miss an examlet entirely (i.e. the whole 2 day period allocated to that examlet on CBTF), please email Naina to request a makeup, and we will follow up. Makeups without a compelling reason and documentation (e.g. illness with a doctor's note) will come with a 15% reduction on that examlet's grade (i.e. multiply your score by 0.85). Penalties will not show up on PrairieLearn, but they will be factored in to your grade reports.

Please note: the CBTF is only holding proctored exams on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the summer, so if you miss one, you will have to take it the following week along with the next examlet.