Lecture/laboratory examinations: There will be two lecture/laboratory examinations administered during regularly-scheduled lecture sessions in BIO 103 this semester. Each lecture examination will be worth 100 possible points; for a total of 200 possible points. The dates for these examinations are: Exam 1, March 6, 2007 (Tuesday); Exam 2, May 8, 2007 (6:00 PM, Tuesday during Finals Week).

Note: The final examination in the course is a comprehensive final examination that will cover all of the material presented during the course.  You should prepare accordingly for this final examination as the semester progresses.

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Community engagement:  Students in BIO 425/525 will work with the City of Cleveland Mosquito Control this semester as part of the Delta State University Mosquito Control Team, in order to assist in the control of local populations of mosquitoes.  Our focus this semester on mosquito control will be directed at developing a web-site for information about mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in the Mississippi Delta region.  The goal of this website is to provide information to users about the biology of mosquitoes and the diseases that they transmit that are of special importance to the people living in Mississippi Delta communities.  In the future, it is hoped that this website will be expanded by other BIO 425/525 classes to provide information about other medically-important arthropods. 

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Class participation: Students in BIO 425/525 are encouraged to bring in arthropods that they have collected during the semester that may potentially have medical/veterinary importance. Digital images from these specimens will be generated that will subsequently be used in the development of a course website related to arthropods of medical/veterinary importance in Mississippi. Class participation activities will be worth a total of 200 points this semester.

Optional assignments may be offered by the instructor during the semester as "extra credit".  The student should be aware, however, that extra credit points will not be awarded if the student has a failing grade (<60 %) in the lecture/laboratory portion of the course.

A reminder to all majors in the Division of Biological and Physical Sciences: Department policy requires that a biological sciences major must complete all courses intended to fill an elective group requirement (such as "Taxonomy Elective") with a grade of "C" or better in order to meet the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science.  See the Delta State University Undergraduate Bulletin for further explanation of the academic requirements of the Division of Biological and Physical Sciences.

A note to all graduating seniors: If you are a senior at DSU graduating at the end of Spring, 2005 semester, please inform the instructor of this situation as soon as possible.  Graduating seniors do not take final exams during Final Exam Week, and alternative dates must be scheduled for these individuals.  The sooner that you as a graduating senior inform your instructor of your impending graduation, the sooner that alternative dates for your final examinations can be established.  Failure to arrange alternative dates for your final examinations in BIO 425/525 could produce problems that might interfere with your graduation, so do not overlook this matter.  It is your responsibility to contact the instructor concerning your graduation.

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Class attendance policy: The following statement concerning course attendance is taken from the Undergraduate Bulletin of Delta State University.

"Class Attendance

Regular and punctual attendance at all scheduled classes and activities is expected of all students and is regarded as integral to course credit. University policy holds that students must attend a minimum of 75 percent of all scheduled classes and activities. When a student accumulates absences for any reason greater than 25 percent of the scheduled meetings of class, the student receives a grade of F in the class.

Particular policies and procedures on absences and makeup work are established for each class and are announced in writing at the beginning of the term. Each student is directly responsible to the individual professor for absences and for making up work missed. A student absent from class when a test is scheduled is entitled to a makeup test if evidence is presented to the instructor that absence was due to illness or death in the immediate family.

Official absences are granted to students required by the University to miss class for events such as athletics, performing groups, and student government groups. Commuting students are excused from classes during periods of time when the Weather Bureau has issued a weather advisory of hazardous driving conditions. For these absences which are authorized by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, students are entitled to make up any work missed.

A student who has been reported as having excessive absences has the right to appeal the Attendance Committee and may continue to meet class with the permission of the Committee during the period of appeal. For more information about the appeal process, contact the Vice President for Academic Affairs."

The above policy will be adhered to by your instructor in BIO 425/525 this semester. Makeup examinations are offered only when the student's absence is excused, due to documented illness, death in the immediate family, and/or any official absence granted to the student by the Vice President for Academic Affairs of Delta State University. The student should contact the Vice President for Academic Affairs office for the proper procedures in documenting illness or death in the immediate family. When a student becomes aware that a circumstance may interfere with the student's ability to attend any course examination, the student should inform the instructor of the situation as soon as possible, via telephone, FAX, e-mail, or in person. Course materials (such as handouts) may be provided occasionally by the instructor during class meetings, on a one-time-only basis, and the instructor will not provide to students these materials that were not obtained as a consequence of an unexcused class absence. Punctuality is encouraged; if late arrival to class is unavoidable, the student should enter the classroom in a manner that creates as little disruption as possible. Students who are chronically late, or whose late arrival disrupts the class, will be asked to meet with the instructor outside of regular class hours to discuss the situation.

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Official holidays recognized by Delta State University, during which class is regularly scheduled to meet, but will not, are: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Monday, 1/15/07); Spring Holiday (Monday, 3/12- Friday, 3/16/07); Easter Holiday (Friday, 4/6/07).

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Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty, in any form, will not be tolerated by your instructor, and any case of academic dishonesty that is detected will be dealt with according to Delta State University's regulations.

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Students with disabilities: If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and requires accommodation, he/she should contact the Academic Support Lab for information on appropriate policies and procedures.

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