Instructional Method/Delivery: Lecture and class discussion.


Grading System: There will be no less than four semester examinations. In addition, there will be a final examination of sufficient length to warrant the two hour examination period as set aside in the course schedule. The final course grade will be based upon the total number of points earned on test scores and quizzes.  

The following grading scale will be used to determine the final course grade.

A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 75% - 79%
D = 70% - 74%
F = Below 70%

**In the following pages of this handbook, specific information is provided in the areas of: total point values for each exam (click here for more details), attendance policy, reading assignments, make-up policy for missed exams, handout policy, and other course rules.

Attendance Policy: (For live classroom delivery/lecture only)
Students may miss 13  "class sessions" without an adverse effect on his/her course grade. A lecture (full 50 minutes) session is considered a "class session" by the instructor. A student is considered present for the purpose of attendance when he or she attends the full 50 minute time period for lecture sessions. Students leaving the classroom before any given lecture is finished will be considered “absent,” unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Any student considered absent for more than 13 lecture sessions will receive a course grade of F. The instructor will call roll at the beginning of every class session (or during the class session) in an effort to maintain attendance records. Any student not present during roll call will be considered absent. This includes tardy students and those absent when roll is called. No absence, regardless of the reason, will be excused. There is no provision for excused absences.

The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations must make their request by contacting the Coordinator of Disability Support Services , Kimberly Fields at 974-2549. The office is located in the Nigh University Center, Room 309. Students should notify the instructor of special accommodation needs by the end of the first week of class.

Dr. Kenneth Curl, Ed.D.

Professor Emeritus
CHS 164
974 - 5379

kcurl@uco.edu

Office Hours:   (By Appointment Only)
  

I. ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION
A.  General
B.  Classification of embalming
C.  Need for embalming
D.  Professional and ethical conduct
E.  Sanitation

II. DEATH
A.  Definition
B.  Terms associated with death
C.  Types of death
D.  Signs of death
E.  Tests for death

III. PRE-EMBALMING CHANGES
A.  Antemortem
B.  Postmortem

IV. TECHNICAL ORIENTATION OF EMBALMING
A.  Equipment
B.  Instruments
C.  Supplies

V. PREPARATION OF THE BODY
A.  Embalming analysis
B.  Initial treatment of the body
C.  Position of the body
D.  Posing the features

VI. SELECTION OF ARTERIES
A.  Considerations and precautions
B.  Definitions
C.  Most commonly used arteries in embalming
D.  Factors governing selection
E.  Proper technique for raising vessels
F.  Sutures for closing incisions
G.  Other methods of closing incisions

VII. VASCULAR INJECTION
A.  Procedure
B.  Methods
C.  Pressure discussion

VIII. DILUTION
A.  Terms relative to fluid (& solution) dilution
B.  Terms relative to solution movement
C.  Signs of Solution distribution
D.  Signs of Solution diffusion
E.  Summary of factors relative to solution and its injection

IX. DRAINAGE
A.  Purpose and importance
B.  Drainage procedures
C.  Methods of drainage in relation to injection
D.  Stimulation of drainage (& distribution)
E.  Components of drainage
F.  Difficult drainage problems

X. CAVITY TREATMENT
A.  General considerations
B.  Abdominal regions
C.  Trocar guides
D.  Aspiration & injection equipment and methods
E.  Materials to be aspirated
G.  Purge
H.  Post-embalming treatments

XI. AUTOPSIES OR POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS
A.  Regional
B.  Exploratory
C.  Partial Autopsy

XII. ORGAN AND TISSUE RECOVERY
A.  Organs recovered
B.  Treatment of organs recovered
C.  Tissue recovered
D.  Treatment for tissue recovered

XIII. POSTMORTEM CONDITIONS AND THEIR TREATMENTS
A.  Discolorations
B.  Vascular difficulties
C.  Decomposition
D.  Dehydration
E.  Body fluid accumulation
F.  Deformities & malformations
G.  Preparation of infants
H.  Treatment of the body to be shipped
I.   Preparation of obese bodies

I.  Class Meetings

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday  & Friday- 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Room 111/113 - Coyner Building

Four semester exams (100 points each)                                400 points 

Final exam                                                                        150 points
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      Total                                                                           550 points

     Course grades will be based upon the following Grading Scale:
     A = 90% - 100%
     B = 80% - 89%
     C = 75% - 79%
     D = 70% - 74%
     F = Below 70%

     Points:
     A = 495 - 550
     B = 440 - 494
     C = 412 - 439
     D = 385 - 411
     F = Below 385

III. Attendance Policy (For live classroom delivery/lecture only)
Students may miss 13  "class sessions" without an adverse effect on his/her course grade. A lecture (full 50 minutes) session is considered a "class session" by the instructor. A student is considered present for the purpose of attendance when he or she attends the full 50 minute time period for lecture sessions. Students leaving the classroom before any given lecture is finished will be considered “absent,” unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Any student considered absent for more than 13 lecture sessions will receive a course grade of F. The instructor will call roll at the beginning of every class session (or during the class session) in an effort to maintain attendance records. Any student not present during roll call will be considered absent. This includes tardy students and those absent when roll is called. No absence, regardless of the reason, will be excused. There is no provision for excused absences.

*  Mayer, Robert G., Embalming: History, Theory & Practice, 4th. Ed., McGraw - Hill.
    2006.

*  Embalming 3204 Course Pack (Spring 2007)
    Each student is required to purchase the current Embalming  
    3204 Course Pack (Spring 2007).
    Available at Kopy Kat - (401 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK)

Students are expected to read appropriate text chapters prior to each class period. While the specific content of the text will often not be repeated during class time, 
the instructor's perspectives on selected topics will be used to augment the text. 
Test questions will be culled from assigned text readings, course pack materials, and lecture.

1. No student will be allowed to write an exam before an announced exam date.

2. Any student missing an exam will be allowed to take a comprehensive make-up exam (essay format) only on the date and time scheduled (as published in the university course schedule) for the final exam. The make-up exam will be offered only after the final exam has been completed. The student will write the make-up exam immediately after he or she finishes the final exam (no additional study time is allowed) and must complete said exam within fifty minutes time.

3. No student will be allowed to write a make-up exam for any missed final exam or
any make-up exam.

4. Any student missing a final exam or make-up exam will receive an exam score of
zero for said exam(s). Points lost for missed exams may jeopardize a student's final
course grade. See grading policy above.

1.  Walking about or leaving the classroom during lecture.
The instructor considers this behavior rude and disrupting. For each occurrence, the
student's course grade will drop one level (e.g., from "A" to "B”). When a student
deems it necessary to leave class early, he or she should share this fact with the
instructor before the class session begins.

2. Sleeping in class.
For each occurrence, the student's course grade will drop one level. Further, the
student will be required to leave the classroom.

3.  Odor of Alcohol (or other substances deemed a distraction)
Any student attending class with the odor of alcohol or (other substances to include but not limited to marijuana, etc.) on or about his/her person will be removed from the classroom.
An agent or substance intended to mask the odor of alcohol or other substances is prohibited in the same manner. The odor of alcohol (or other substances) is deemed a distraction to classroom learning environment.

4. Disruptive talking and/or noise.
The instructor feels that the classroom environment must be free of noise. This enables
everyone to hear the instructor's lecture and any questions or comments shared by
students. For each occurrence, the student's course grade will drop one level. Further,
the student will be required to leave the classroom. Returning to class will require additional course work. Sequestered seating will be required.

5.  Academic Dishonesty.
Examples of academic dishonesty include (but not limited to) plagiarism; reference to
text or written notations (handwritten, printed, digital, or otherwise) and images (printed,
hand drawn, or otherwise) during examinations, reference to and/or copying from other students during examinations; use of (during examinations) any electronic equipment to transfer information, or any other method of information transfer other than from a student’s memory; and having other people create/complete any other assignment or project. Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty (as defined by the UCO Division of Student Services or Kenneth Curl) should expect the following consequences:

   A.  Course grade of "F"

   B. Removal from the class

See the Academic Dishonesty Policy contained in this handbook.

6.  Recordings.
No student is allowed to  record any classroom activity by way of any audio, video, camera, cell-phone camera, or any other device.   This includes but is not limited to lecture presentations, video presentations, question and answer activities involving the instructor and/or students, guest lecturer presentations, and any other delivery and or sharing of information.

1. For written examinations:
    A. When writing an exam, do not ask the instructor any questions regarding the
          exam.

     B. When finished writing an exam, submit both the exam and answer sheet to the
          instructor and leave the classroom quietly. At this time, do not ask the instructor
          questions.  Also, do NOT remain in the hallway outside room 111/113. Leave the
          area.  Excessive noise is disruptive to other classes in the immediate area.

2. For examinations administered via computer, the instructor will provide additional
     information on policy.

X. Handout Policy:
Periodically, the instructor will provide students with papers essential for class discussion.  When a student misses a handout due to an absence, the instructor will not provide said  handout. The instructor suggests that a student request a handout copy from another   student enrolled in the course.

XI.  Copy Machine:
The department copier is not available for student use. Notes or missed handouts may be copied at the library, student center, or copiers located in the Coyner Health Sciences Building. Do not ask for use of departmental copier.

XII. Office Hours:
Hours are posted on the instructor=s office door. Appointments are required.
See Appointments - Visiting the Instructor contained in this handbook.

Instructor’s Expectations

Kenneth Curl expects the following from students enrolled in Embalming &Restorative Art.

Students should:
1.  Attend class
2.  Arrive on time.
3.  Arrive prepared.
4.  Read and understand materials contained in the student course handbook (provided by
     the instructor).  Material for examination questions will be culled from said handbook.  
     These test questions will appear on all examinations.
5.  Read assigned text book material.
6.  Read all other assigned materials.
7.  Bring course handbook, texts, and course pack to all class sessions
8.  Be honest with the instructor.
9.  Do not violate the UCO academic dishonest policy (do not cheat).  Pay attention
     during lecture
10.  Ask questions to clarify course information or materials
11.  Actively participate in classroom discussion.
12.  Do not judge other students
13.  Treat all others with respect.
14.  Follow and respect all course rules and policies
15.  Follow and respect all university, college, and departmental policies.
16.  Read and obey the Code of Student Conduct - provided by the UCO Division of
      Student  Services.  The purpose of said code is as follows (according to the document’s
      introduction.):

"The freedom of individuals to inquire, study, evaluate, and gain new understanding and personal growth is essential and must be protected against suppression.  Reasoned dissent plays a vital role in the university.  But freedoms cannot be protected or exercised in a university that lacks order and stability. "

"It is the intent of the university to ensure that students neither lose their rights nor escape their responsibilities as citizens."

Examinations & Quizzes

Rules & Study Tips

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A.  Rules For All Written Exams And Quizzes:

Hereinafter, the words “exam” or “examination” includes in its meaning: test, exam, examination, quiz or any other activity requiring student recall from memory for the purpose of evaluating, scoring, accumulating points, grading or otherwise)

1.  The instructor expects all students to arrive “on time.”
2.  No exam will be given to a student who arrives after another student has completed
     (and  returned to the instructor) said exam.    The tardy student will receive an
      exam score  of “zero.”
3.  The instructor reserves the right to arrange seating for all students writing the exam.
     (Do not expect seating in your “normal area.”).
4.  During the examination, students should not ask the instructor any questions.
     However, the student is encouraged to inform the instructor of mistakes found on
     the  exam  (e.g., missing page, duplication of questions, missing items, etc).
5.  When finished with the exam, students are expected to quietly return both the
      exam and answer sheet to the instructor.  Again, at this time students should not
      ask the instructor any questions.
6.  After the exam is returned to the instructor, students should quietly leave the
     room  and adjacent hallway.  (Do not remain in the hallway.  Do not talk
     in the hallway)  Nursing classes are meeting at this time (in room 104). 
     Nursing faculty and students have  complained (with good reason) about the
     hallway noise from funeral service students.    Out of respect for others, leave
     the area.
7.  Remove all headgear before entering the classroom for an exam.
8.  All personal belongings (other than pen or pencil) must remain  in a closed
      backpack or  other container used for transport.  No written materials
      (handwritten,  electronic, text, symbols, characters, or otherwise) shall be in plain
     or hindered view of any person during  the exam.  Students who are 
     unable to comply with this rule will not be allowed to bring
     into the classroom any materials or objects.  No materials (other than 
     examination) may be placed on any desktop.
9.   The violation of any of the rules contained in this document will result in disciplinary
     action taken by the instructor.  Disciplinary action may include (but not limited to)
     the immediate return of the exam and answer sheet to the instructor, exam score
     of “zero” for  the student, removal from the classroom, and/or expulsion from
     the course or university.
10.  At no time will a student be allowed to use any device or object other than a
       pencil  or pen during an exam or quiz.  (Forbidden objects include but not limited
      to:   palm pilots, cell phones, computers, calculators, etc)
11.  Any student wishing to leave the classroom during an exam must return the exam and
      answer sheet to the instructor before exiting.   At no time will the instructor return the
      exam to the student for the purpose of completing the exam (or for any other purpose).

B.  Exam Review 

No exam material reviews (either as a group or individually) prior to 
examinations are provided by the instructor.

C.   Student Review of Exam (Completed Written Exams)

1.  After an exam is completed, graded, ...and the score is posted, a student is 
     encouraged to  personally review his/her exam.  No opportunity for group 
     review (during a class session) will be provided.
2.   Students must make an appointment with the instructor for exam review.  
      (See “Appointments - Visiting the Instructor” section of this handbook)
3.  During the review,  no student is allowed to remove any exam 
     or answer sheet from the immediate vicinity of  Kenneth Curl's office.
4.  No student will be allowed to keep (for retention) any exam or answer sheet
5.  All exams and answer sheets are the work product of Kenneth Curl. 
     and are owned by Kenneth Curl.  All exams and answer sheets must be returned
     (in a timely manner) to Kenneth Curl.
6.  No student is permitted to copy any portion of any exam or answer sheet, 
     by any method, including but not limited to photocopy, electronic 
     scanning, handwritten notations,  photograph etc.  Exam theft or 
     theft of any part, thereof, is a crime.  University police will be 
     contacted in the event said exam , or any part, is stolen (or not 
     returned to instructor), or duplicated by any or all means possible.
7.  The violation of any of the rules contained in this section will result in disciplinary 
     action taken by the instructor.  Disciplinary action may include (but not limited to): 
     exam score of “zero” for the student, Course grade of "F," and/or expulsion from 
     the course or  university.  
8.  All exams and quizzes and answer sheets are copyright protected by Kenneth Curl.  
     In the event that a student violates rule # 6 of this section, possible criminal 
     liability may exist (Theft of exam or its contents).
9.  Students will be allowed to review an exam only during posted office hours. 
     See rule   # 2 of this section.

D.  Exam Format

1.  Expect the following types of exam questions:
      a.       Multiple choice
      b.    Fill in the blank (single word or phrase)
      c.    Short answer essay
      d.    Essay
2.      Normal semester exams contain approximately fifty questions (expect the 
      number of items to range from 40 to 60 questions).

3.  Final exams may contain more than 50 questions

F.  Exam Study Hints: (for student success)

1.      Read the text.  Many exam questions are created using the text as a source of 
      information. Often, the instructor will not cover said text areas during lecture. 
      Students failing to read and understand text information are likely candidates for 
      course failure.
2.      During class lecture students are encouraged to ask the instructor questions in an 
      effort to understand text reading, lecture materials, or other relevant information.
3.  Consider outlining text chapters.   (Exception:  students with photographic 
     memories may not be interested in this idea).  Normally, "recreational” or “light 
     reading” of the text assignments will not result in substantive recall of 
     information.
4.  Pay close attention to all related materials mentioned during lecture (Especially, 
     those items found in the course pack)
5.  Attend class.  Often, the instructor provides study hints (or clues) during 
     lecture.  The instructor’s records show that those students attending (and 
     paying attention) class perform better than those not attending.
6.  Develop a serious attitude regarding the course.  At a minimum, remember that 
     your  transcripts are a permanent record...they follow you everywhere. 
     If you are not serious about funeral service or a course of study in funeral 
     service, please drop this course.  Do not waste the time of the instructor.
7.  Bear in mind, there are no shortcuts to exam success.  Hard work, perseverance, 
     dedication, organization, and lack of distractions are keys.  For example, do not 
     hope that you find a familiar key word or phrase in an exam question or any
     multiple choice answer.  Rather, be able to write (from memory) each word of a 
     definition.  Be able to write the list of steps (e.g., embalming techniques) or a 
     set of characteristics of a given condition.  Also, be able to apply  what you learn 
     to the everyday world of  the subject in question. The instructor is aware that 
     some students look for only familiar key words or phrases.   Further, the instructor 
     makes attempts to draft questions in such a way that rewards  students who study 
     carefully, understand the concepts, and can apply those concepts.
8.    Be certain to make room in your schedule for study time.  Cramming the night 
     before the exam will not work.   Create a reasonable study schedule and stick 
     with it.   A student should study  8 -12 hours per week for a 4 credit hour course. 
     This is in addition to the time spent in the classroom.
9.     Organize your study materials.  Create a plan of organization now.  Follow that 
     plan.   Students lacking (or unable to locate) the necessary study materials tend 
     to be less successful.  Maintain your organization through board exam preparation 
     following graduation.
10.  Do not overload your schedule.  Only you are to blame if you have taken on 
     too much course work. Do not blame the instructor for any lack of study time you 
     are experiencing.
11.  Other students may give you advice on how to study for this course.  Remember, 
      no two  students retain (and recall) information in the same exact way.  Perhaps a 
      given method  worked for another student.  It may not work for you.  Find your 
      own method(s) for success.  Feel free to ask the instructor for assistance.
12.  If you have not taken and/or passed the prerequisite course(s), drop this course 
      immediately.

Appointments - Visiting the Instructor

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Students wishing to visit with the instructor are asked to follow these rules:

1.  Always make an appointment with the instructor before attempting a visit. 
     Office hours are  posted on the instructor's door.  However, the instructor may not
      be available to counsel unannounced  “walk-in” students because of
      appointments already scheduled with other  students, departmental or college
      meetings, etc.
2.  You must write a personal note indicating your wish to visit the instructor at a given 
     time during  the office hours posted.  You must slide this note beneath 
     the instructor’s door.  All notes will be given priority on a “first received - first 
     served" basis.  Include the following information of the written note:

           * Your name

           * Date & time for your visit (during office hours only)

           * Topic of conversation

3.  Conversations with students may be tape recorded.  (Especially, when the topic 
     centers on the following issues: violation of academic honesty policies, 
     attendance, missed exams and/or quizzes, grades, etc).  No privacy right 
     is assumed or expected unless state or federal laws require it.
4.  To schedule an appointment do not call the instructor by way of telephone or
     e-mail.

Kenneth Curl, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus
CHS 164
974-5379

Office Hours: (By Appointment Only)

 

kcurl@uco.edu 

Appointments With the Instructor 
Support for Exam Preparation (prior to exam)

1.   Do not request an exam review (either whole or in part).  No review will be
      provided.
2.   Be prepared to ask specific questions regarding any material (text, lecture, course
      pack materials, handouts, or any other course information) where a clear
      understanding is lacking.  The instructor  will be more than happy to make
      clarification.  Further, the instructor will help any student  determine that said
      student has possession of all necessary study  materials.  Also, the instructor is  
      willing to provide ideas to improve study habits.  The instructor will NOT provide
      course notes in  the event that a student is lacking such material (this is why we
      have classroom lecture - so each   student can accumulate his or her own course
      notes).  In sum, be prepared to ask specific questions regarding any materials 
      listed above (or study habits).   A question too general is not helpful (e.g.,  "How
      can I do better on your exams?").  Instead, please  focus on weak areas that
      should be addressed.  (e.g.,  “I do not understand ‘this’ concept, please help.”)
3.   Do not ask the instructor whether any item (or items) will appear on the exam. 
      Assume that all material covered during lecture, appearing in the course packs 
      and/or additional handout s provided in class, or any material found in required 
       text reading is "fair game” for exam material. 
      The instructor will not “weed out” exam questions for student convenience. 
       However, the  instructor does make an occasional attempt to emphasize test
       materials during lecture. 

UCO Funeral Service Website Information

The Funeral Service Education Department at the University of Central Oklahoma maintains a website on university servers.  You may access the site on any "internet ready” computer.

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Web Address:   http://www.uco.edu/funeral/

Information Found on the Website:

     Faculty & Staff Profiles

     Bachelor Degree & Certificate of Completion Information

     Sigma Phi Sigma Information

     Departmental Images

     Links to Other Sites of Interest

     Scholarship Information

Academic Dishonesty Policy

Code of Student Conduct - Division of Student Services

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B. Student Honor Code

The University of Central Oklahoma does not tolerate dishonesty such as cheating, violating the integrity of examinations, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to university faculty or staff. In addition, forgery, alteration, damage or misuse of official university documents, records, or identification cards is strictly prohibited. Violation of this trust may result in penalties up to and/or including expulsion from the university.

Subsection 5-  Academic Dishonesty Policy

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not confined to: plagiarizing; cheating on tests or examinations; turning in counterfeit reports, tests, and papers; stealing tests or other academic material; knowingly falsifying academic records or documents of the institution; accessing a student's confidential academic records without authorization; disclosing confidential academic information without authorization; and, turning in the same work to more than one class without informing the instructors involved.

Each student is expected to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach. Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to the following, will be subject to disciplinary action:

a.  Cheating on an examination or the preparation of academic work;

b.  Copying from another student's test paper, laboratory report, other report, or
    computer files, data, listings, and/or programs;

c.  Using, during a test, materials not authorized by the professor or instructor;

d.  Collaborating with or aiding another person, without authorization, during an
    examination or in preparing  academic work;

e.  Knowingly and without authorization, using, buying, selling, stealing,
    transporting, soliciting, copying or possessing in whole or in part, the contents
    of an unadministered examination;

f.   Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for
    oneself in taking an examination or preparing academic work;

g.  Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered examination or information about
    an unadminstered examination;

h.  Attempting to bribe any faculty/staff or student to alter a grade.

i.   Plagiarizing or appropriating another's work or idea without properly
    acknowledging  incorporation of that work or idea into one's own work.

j.  Unauthorized reuse of work or the turning in of the same work to more than
    one class without informing the instructors involved.

k.  Any forgery, alteration, or misuse of academic documents, forms or
     records, in hard copy or electronic format.

l.   Attempts by unauthorized individuals or organizations to access student records without
     the expressed written  consent of the student. Examples of violations include, but
     are not limited to the following:

     (1). illegally accessing information from student or faculty information terminals;

     (2). misrepresenting oneself to obtain another student's transcript, semester grades or class
           registration;

     (3). using a student's ID number without his/her expressed written permission to gain access
          to other university services.

Final Examination Schedule

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Rules:

1.  No deviation from the published final examination schedule will exist.
2.  All students are required to be present at the starting time listed below. 
3.  The following is published in the semester course schedule booklet.

     
      Wednesday:   9:00 am (start) - 11:00 am - Embalming Final Examination
      Friday:   9:00 am (start) - 11:00 am - Restorative Art Final Examination

4.  Penalty For Tardiness: No person will be allowed to write a final exam if he or  
      she arrives after  any other student completes an exam and returns it to the instructor. 
      The tardy student will receive a score of zero for the final exam in question.
5.  Exception to Rule #1: (as per university policy)
     Policy Statement: A student is not required to take more than two final
     examinations on the same day.   When three or more final examinations are
     scheduled on the same day, as listed in the official examination schedule,
     rescheduling of the excess examinations will start with the lowest course
     (not section) number(s).  

      Procedure: To reschedule a final examination

      A.   The student must petition the appropriate dean(s).  A form will be made
             available by the dean’s office.

      B.   The petition must be made no later than five calendar days prior to the beginning
            of final exam week for the semester or term in question.

      C.   The approval will be delivered to the faculty member by the student.

 D.   The dean(s) will send a copy of the approved form to AVP/Enrollment 
        Management (Box 151).

      E.   The faculty member shall reschedule, with the student, a day and time agreeable
             to both.

      F.    The exam must be administered only during the official final examination week.

G.     The new exam date must not interfere with the timely submission of grades for the 
   entire class.

6.  Posting Exam Scores & Course Grades:

      A.   The Instructor will follow university policy regarding the posting of exam scores &
             course grades.  Both may be accessed via the internet.

       B.   The instructor will not communicate any scores or grades via telephone, e-mail,
             written letter, or by any other method except by normal university channels. 

Weather and/or Emergency Closing (University Policy)

     In emergencies caused by severe weather conditions or a natural or an unnatural disaster, the president or designee may temporarily close or delay the opening of the university to protect the health and safety of the students, faculty, and staff.  The president or his/her designee also will determine when the emergency has ended and the university should be reopened.

     When weekday or weekend classes are canceled or a delayed opening is announced, local media are notified by the designated university official beginning at 6:00 a.m. for day classes and 3:30 p.m. for evening classes. The UCO closing information line (974-2002) and UCONNECT are also utilized for closing information.  The closing or delayed opening of administrative offices will be announced separately from those related to classes.

     Faculty will determine any necessary adjustments to course content and schedule due to a university closing.  Faculty are encouraged to be consistent and sensitive to students’ needs when making course alterations due to a university closing.

Weather and/or Emergency Closing During Finals Week

     If the university is closed or the opening delayed by the president during finals week, 
     the following procedures will be implemented:

1.  On the day of a delayed opening, final exams scheduled to begin prior to the opening will be cancelled.

2.  Final exams scheduled to be taken when the university is closed will be canceled.

3.  The student’s final course grade will be calculated based on the work in the course completed up to the  time of the final and the faculty member’s considered judgment as instructor of record.  A grade of “I” will NOT be offered, and final exams will not be rescheduled.

4.  Faculty, at their discretion, may offer the class/students the option to take the final on an alternate day and time.  Exams should be taken within one week of the scheduled time of the final.  Exam conducted by electronic media are not impacted by this policy.

Instructor’s Policy  (Kenneth Curl only) – Final Exams Missed due to Weather and/or Emergency Closings (as per the above policy only)

1.  Calculations for all final course grades will be completed and grades will be posted on the last Friday of final examination week. 

2.  Make-up exams will be offered to any student (as an option)  for only the following courses: Embalming 3204.

3.  Any make-up examination must be taken no later than 9:00 a.m. on the last Friday of final examination week.  Said exam must be completed by 11:00 a.m. on the same day.

4.  No student will be required to take a make-up final examination.  When a student does not take a make-up examination, the above university rule is applied.

5.  Any student wishing to take a make-up examination must reach out and make contact with the instructor within 24 hours of the published date and time of the final exam in question..  The instructor is under no obligation to contact said student.  If no contact is made, the instructor assumes the student wishes NOT to take a make-up final exam and final course grade will be calculated based on the above university rule.

6.  No make-up final exam will be offered for the following courses:  Restorative Art 3304 & 3304L.  Instead, the above university policy will  apply.

7.  As a rule, missed semester exams (hereinafter called “semester make-up exams.”) are written by the student during finals week.  All rules above apply to both final exams and semester make-up exams.