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Course Description
and Prerequisites
Syllabus
WebCT
Office Hours
Frequently Asked Questions
Cell Biology 3113 Honor Roll
Frequently Asked Questions:
Question 1:
I have a copy of the textbook, but it is the 4th edition. May
I use this book rather than purchasing the 5th edition.
Answer 1:
You can use the 4th edition, but you do so at your own risk.
There may have been changes in content between the two editions.
Chances are, most of the changes are fairly small, but I am
just guessing. If you decide to stick with your older copy,
my advice is to compare your text (including the problems at the end
of each chapter) to a 5th edition belonging to another student in
the class. I don't want you to be at a disadvantage because
you haven't seen the same questions. By the way, this would
be a good excuse to get a study partner.
Question 2:
I just tried to enroll in this course, but it is full. Can you give
me special permission to enter the class?
Answer 2:
If you would like to be on the waiting list, please go to enroll.ou.edu
and sign up for the interest list for the course. I will be using
this as the waiting list, and I will allow students to add as others
drop during the first week of the fall semester. I will not raise
the enrollment over 150 students. However, spots should open up as
others drop during the first week. I will make the announcements about
who can add during class, and I will give first priority to senior
Zoology majors.
Question 3:
I have three finals on the day that I have my Cell Biology Final Exam.
Will you provide me with a time for a make-up exam?
Answer 3:
The answer to this question is almost always no, and this is due to
OU policies for final exams. However, you are not expected to take
more than two final examinations in one day. If you end up having
three or more exams scheduled in a day, you can request make-up exams
according to the following policy (excerpt from http://admissions.ou.edu/finalsfall.htm).
In almost all circumstances, this will require one of your other
instructors to provide you with a make-up exam during finals week.
"10. In cases where a student has three or
more exams scheduled for the same day, instructors must offer make-up
exams. The student's number of exams will be reduced to two by the
following procedure:
a. If a student has three or more exams on the same day, the
instructor(s) giving the third and subsequent exams must provide
make-up exams during the week designated for final exams for
that semester;
b. The student must notify the instructor or department of the third
and subsequent final exams scheduled within a single day. Such notification
must be given to the specific instructor or department before the
end of the twelfth week of classes (sixth week of summer session).
"11. In the event a conflict should arise
from the scheduling of two or more examinations at the same time,
the student will attend the examination for the class that met first
during the week, according to the student's class schedule. The
instructor(s) giving the second and subsequent exams must provide
make-up exams during the week designated for final exams for that
semester."
Question 4:
I am currently failing this course, and I want to change from taking
the course for credit to auditing the class. Can I do this?
Answer 4:
No, you cannot audit the course. As explained in the OU Catalog (http://www.ou.edu/admrec/auditreg.htm),
"A change of enrollment from credit to audit may be made during
the first ten weeks of classes of a regular semester or five weeks
of classes of a summer session, provided the student is passing at
the time the change is processed."
Question 5:
I am currently failing this course, and I want to withdraw. Will I receive
an F?
Answer 5:
I follow the spirit of the OU grading regulations. This means that
if you are currently failing the course, and more then six weeks have
passed, I will record a grade of F on the drop slip.
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