Academic Accommodations
If you have a documented disability, you should contact Disability Support Services 0126 Shoemaker Hall.
Each semester students with documented disabilities should apply to DSS for accommodation request forms which
you can provide to your professors as proof of your eligibility for accommodations.
The rules for eligibility and the types of accommodations a student may request can be reviewed
on the DSS web site at http://www.counseling.umd.edu/DSS/receiving_serv.html.
- Religious Observances
The University System of Maryland policy provides that students should not be penalized because
of observances of their religious beliefs. Students shall be given an opportunity, whenever
feasible, to make up within a reasonable time any academic assignment that is missed due to
individual participation in religious observances. It is the responsibility of the student
to inform the instructor of any intended absences for religious observances in advance.
Notice should be provided as soon as possible but no later than the end of the schedule adjustment
period. Faculty should further remind students that prior notification is especially important
in connection with final exams, since failure to reschedule a final exam before the conclusion
of the final examination period may result in loss of credits during the semester. The problem
is especially likely to arise when final exams are scheduled on Saturdays.
Academic Integrity
The University of Maryland has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity,
administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity
at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible
for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of
the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more
information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit
http://www.studenthonorcouncil.umd.edu/whatis.html.
The University of Maryland is one of a small number of universities with a student-administered
Honors Code and an Honors Pledge, available on the web at
http://www.jpo.umd.edu/aca/honorpledge.html.
The code prohibits students from cheating on exams, plagiarizing papers, submitting the same paper
for credit in two courses without authorization, buying papers, submitting fraudulent documents,
and forging signatures. The University Senate encourages instructors to ask students to write
the following signed statement on each examination or assignment: "I pledge on my honor that
I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this examination (or assignment)."
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