IMPORTANT POLICY MATTERS
Plagiarism and Consequences
Critical Studies endeavors to teach students the essential skills and
basic ethics involved in any academic enquiry.. To this end, we are committed
to observing the policy on plagiarism set out in the CalArts Course Catalog.
This stipulates that plagiarism is the use of ideas and/or quotations
(from the internet, books, films, television, newspapers, articles, the
work of other students, works of art, media, etc.) without proper credit
to the author/artist. Critical Studies holds to the view that plagiarism
constitutes intellectual theft and is a serious breach of acceptable conduct.It
is also the policy of CalArts that students who misrepresent source material
as their own original work and fail to credit it have committed plagiarism
and are subject to disciplinary action. In the case of Critical Studies,
any student caught plagiarizing will immediately be given a ‘no credit’
for that class. The student will not be allowed to re-write the paper,
and if there is further evidence of plagiarism, Critical Studies will recommend
more severe disciplinary action, including suspension or dismissal.
If you have any questions regarding plagiarism or want direction on
how to credit source material, ask the member of faculty and refer to reference
guides on permanent reserve in the CalArts library. The CalArts reference
librarians may be able to offer additional information as well.
Absences and Consequences
Critical Studies also needs to ensure active and regular student participation
in our courses. It is a courtesy to let your instructor know about an unavoidable
absence ahead of time, if at all possible. If you must leave a session
early for any reason, you will be asked to sign a sheet giving an explanation
and this will be verified with your mentor/School.
A student will be assigned an “NX” for any Critical Studies course after
three absences without reasonable excuse. A grade of “NX”
cannot be changed.
Change of Grade
In the interests of operating an equitable grading system, Critical
Studies stringently enforces CalArts’ change of grade policy. Students
have one semester upon receiving an “Incomplete” grade to make up any missing
coursework and/or projects. If this work has not been completed by
the of the semester, the Incomplete converts automatically to a “No Credit”.
After that time, changes require the approval of Deans Council. Deans
Council will approve such grade changes only in the case of extreme, extenuating
circumstances or in cases of administrative/faculty error.