Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

• All procedures for student assessment and the determination of the final grade for each course must be clearly defined in the course syllabus. • All course syllabi must be posted on Moodle prior to the beginning of the semester and communicated to the students on the first day of class. • The dates and times of all examinations and lab practicals, and whether there is a midterm or final examination, must be clearly stated in the syllabus. Defined dates for quizzes are recommended but not required. • All examination and lab practical dates are fixed and registered in a master calendar at the beginning of the semester and may not be changed without a written request from the IOR/course coordinator and approval from the Office of Academic Affairs. • The dates and times of all midterms and finals are determined by the registrar and, once finalized, are not subject to change. midterms and finals weeks are posted on the Academic Calendar, which is available prior to each Academic Year. • With the exception of lab practicals, no examinations or quizzes are permitted the weeks before or after midterms week, or the week before finals week. If a course has a midterm and/or final, it must be scheduled during midterm or final weeks. • In order to ensure that the overall schedule of assessments during any given semester is as reasonably balanced as possible, the Office of Academic Affairs will examine the schedule of assessments at the beginning of the semester and may initiate discussions with instructors regarding the timing of assessments. It is understood, however, that there may be days when scheduling more than one assessment, or scheduling assessments on back-to-back days, is unavoidable. • For security, all examination grades must only be posted electronical ly via Moodle. (Final course grades will be posted through the student portal on my.sunyopt.edu.) • Students who cannot take an exam during the scheduled date, will have to get approval from the instructor and Department Chair. The request must be made as soon as the exam schedule is posted. Arrangements for a makeup will be done after the exam’s original date has passed. Statement on Student Use of Educational Materials All educational materials at SUNY College of Optometry, including those associated with instructional activity such as lecture capture recordings, electronic course material, course handouts, and any other course-related materials, are the property of the course instructor or the College, as described in the University policy1, and subject to copyright protection under federal law. SUNY College of Optometry students are granted permission to use these materials for their personal educational use only and may not make any of the material available to others without the express permission of the instructor or the College, as appropriate. Copyright infringement is against the law. Violations of this policy will be considered unethical and unprofessional behavior. Such violations are grounds for disciplinary action, program dismissal, and possible legal action.

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