On documented disabilities

The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities for information about registration (166 Thorndike Hall). Services are available only to students who are registered and submit appropriate documentation. As your instructor, I am happy to discuss specific needs with you as well.

IN Incomplete.

The grade of Incomplete is to be assigned only when the course attendance requirement has been met but, for reasons satisfactory to the instructor, the granting of a final grade has been postponed because certain course assignments are outstanding. If the outstanding assignments are completed within one calendar year from the date of the close of term in which the grade of Incomplete was received and a final grade submitted, the final grade will be recorded on the permanent transcript, replacing the grade of Incomplete, with a transcript notation indicating the date that the grade of Incomplete was replaced by a final grade.

If the outstanding work is not completed within one calendar year from the date of the close of term in which the grade of Incomplete was received, the grade will remain as a permanent Incomplete on the transcript. In such instances, if the course is a required course or part of an approved program of study, students will be required to re-enroll in the course including repayment of all tuition and fee charges for the new registration and satisfactorily complete all course requirements. If the required course is not offered in subsequent terms, the student should speak with the faculty advisor or Program Coordinator about their options for fulfilling the degree requirement. Doctoral students with six or more credits with grades of Incomplete included on their program of study will not be allowed to sit for the certification exam.

UNI activation

Teachers College students have the responsibility for activating the Columbia University Network ID (UNI), which includes a free Columbia email account. As official communications from the College (e.g., information on graduation, announcements of closing due to severe storm, flu epidemic, transportation disruption, etc.) will be sent to the student's Columbia email account, students are responsible for either reading email there, or, for utilizing the mail forwarding option to forward mail from their Columbia account to an email address which they will monitor.

Emergency Plan

TC is prepared for a wide range of emergencies. After declaring an emergency situation, the President/Provost will provide the community with critical information on procedures and available assistance. If travel to campus is not feasible, instructors will facilitate academic continuity through Canvas and other technologies, if possible.

1. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they are set to receive email notifications from TC and communications from their instructor at their TC email address.
2. Within the first two sessions of the course, students are expected to review and be prepared to follow the instructions stated in the emergency plan.
3. The plan may consist of downloading or obtaining all available readings for the course or the instructor may provide other instructions.
   1. For instance, what you may want to do to prepare:

      . Download course material to your personal cloud. Essential is the latest version of the syllabus and the linked required readings.

      . Purchase books that are not available on line.

      . And consider examining what, in your own conditions, might lead you not to be able to attend a class when Teachers College is open (illness, electrical outages, car troubles, etc.).