The course policy for missing a graded exercise is consistent with the university policy. A discussion of the policy, its relationship to the Duke Community Standard, and a link to the Short-Term Incapacitation Notification Form can be found at https://trinity.duke.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies/illness
<aside> 🤢 For a short-term illness or injury, an Incapacitation Form should be submitted. Excessive details or justification are not Simply note the nature of the incapacitation in one sentence.
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<aside> 🤕 For long-term illnesses, injuries, disabilities, or special personal circumstances (bereavement, etc.) that preclude normal sitting of a scheduled examination, students are required to obtain an excuse from their Academic Dean.
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For religious observances or holidays that conflict with graded class exercises, see https://trinity.duke.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies/religious-holidays
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For official planned travel, such as for Athletics or other official course or University events, please see the instructor early in the semester. Early/late travel for breaks or non-religious holidays, etc., that overlaps with scheduled class days is generally not permitted as a valid excuse for missed examinations. https://registrar.duke.edu/2024-2025-academic-calendar
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Failure to provide appropriate documentation within 24 hours of a missed graded exercise will result in a score of zero for the assignment.
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In the event of an approved excused absence from in-class exam, a normalized final exam will be used. The exam will be excused, and the final exam will be scaled to 250 (150+100) points to make up the points for the missed exam.
The Student Disability Access Office (SDAO) (access.duke.edu/students) is available to ensure that students can engage with their courses and related assignments. Students should contact the SDAO to request accommodations under these circumstances.
If you have approved accommodations through the Student Disability Access Office, you do not need to schedule a separate meeting with me do discuss your accommodations, provided you have sent me the approval letter by email.
This class will use the Testing Center to provide testing accommodations to undergraduates registered with and approved by the Student Disability Access Office (SDAO), or if you’ve been approved by Prof. Parise to take the exam at an alternate time due to another approved exemption. The Testing Center operates by appointment only and appointments must be made at least 7 days in advance.
In accordance with your approved accommodations, you can schedule your exam with a start time between 2 hours prior to the scheduled exam start time on the day of the exam, taking as much time after that as allowed by your accommodations, trying to schedule your appointment so that it overlaps or is as close to the scheduled time in the syllabus as possible. If you are taking the exam at a time different than the rest of the class, you are bound by the Duke Community Standard to NOT communicate with anyone regarding the exam, by any means. This includes specific questions and even general discussion about exam content, length, or perceived difficulty. If you have received these types or any other information about the exam that would put you at an unfair advantage relative to your classmates, please contact Dr. Parise as soon as possible and we will attempt to make alternative arrangements for you, without penalty. (These parameters apply to regular, in class exams during the semester. The Final Exam may have slightly different scheduling constraints.)
If you have an approved appointment with the Testing Center, you should report there at the scheduled time. Your exam will be there waiting for you, but you should bring any approved materials (pen/pencil, model kits, etc.) with you.
For the final exam: Please schedule your exam no earlier than 3 hours prior to the scheduled start of the regular exam on the day of the exam. For example, if the official course exam is scheduled to begin at 9am, the earliest you could schedule your exam to begin is for 6am.
Organic Chemistry I | Chem 201DL Syllabus Spring 2025 | Jim Parise | Duke University