02.06.08 Assessments and Grading
02.06.08.02 Examinations
In classroom subjects, examinations and quizzes are given from time to time throughout the semester at the discretion of the instructor. Final examinations are scheduled at the end of each semester for most of these courses and have significant influence on final grades. All students must be available to take these examinations throughout the announced examination period. Special examinations for individual students at times other than those which are announced will be provided only under extraordinary circumstances, such as death or serious illness in the immediate family or significant professional opportunities. In such cases, the student must submit a written request for a special examination to the Office of Academic Affairs with an attached letter or document verifying the circumstances that will require his or her absence. This request must be submitted no less than seven days before the last day of classes except in emergency circumstances. The Dean of Academic Affairs will review such requests in consultation with the appropriate faculty members.
02.06.08.01 Juries
Assessments of the student's performance progress are required in many Eastman degree programs. One manner in which these assessments are made is through the performance jury. Most juries are conducted during jury week near the end of the spring semester. No classes or ensemble rehearsals are held during jury week. Students should contact their primary instructor or department faculty for details regarding their specific jury requirements.
Students who are seriously ill or who have other extenuating circumstances which preclude them from performing a jury must notify the Office of Academic Affairs and petition for an excused exception. If an excused exception is granted, students will receive a lesson grade of “NC” on their transcript for the semester. This grade will then be replaced by the appropriate letter grade when the jury is complete.
All other situations, including non-excused petitions and students who fail their jury, will be assigned the grade of “I” until the jury can be performed. The grade of “I” remains on the transcript along with the new final grade the student earns.
Undergraduate students also see 4.13.03.01 Jury Probation. Updated 8/10/09
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