Required Resources: 

• Convocation to Graduation (University Seminar Manual 2011-2012)
• Purchasing the manual allows you to drop by the BARC in Wyly Tower 202 to pick up a free Academic Planner
• Student Response System "clicker"

Course Purpose: 

• To orient new students to the university environment
• To provide information about available campus resources
• To connect students to Louisiana Tech University
• To provide assessment concerning retention efforts of the university

General Topics: 

• Time management
• Campus resources
• Listening and learning skills
• Academic regulations
• Courses and career
• Opportunities for campus involvement
• Healthy decisions
• Finances

Grading: 

• Class attendance = 50%
• Homework, quizzes and other activities = 50%
• Grading Scale:
  • A = 90-100%
  • B = 80-89%
  • C = 70-79%
  • D = 60-69%
  • F = below 60%

Note: The lower limit in each grade range may be lowered slightly such that when the final averages of all students in the class are listed in descending order, the division between letter grades occur at any large gaps in the grade spectrum. This adjustment will be determined only after the final averages are computed and may or may not alter the grade scale.

Attendance: 

• Class attendance is required as a obligation as well as a privilege, and all stuents are expected to attend regularly and punctually all classes in which they are enrolled.
• Unexcused absences will result in a "zero" attendance score for that class as well as a "zero" score for any homework missed on that day.
• Withdrawl (drop) from UNIV 100 will NOT be permitted unless there are verifiable extenuating circumstances. Mrs. Pamela Ford, Dean of Enrollment Management, Wyly Tower 1225, or Dr. Norm Pumphrey, Director of the Bulldog Achievement Resource Center (BARC), Wyly Tower 202, must approve a drop from UNIV 100.

Honor Code:   

Louisiana Tech has established an Honor Code to ensure the "highest standard of conduct in academic affairs."  By enrolling at Louisiana Tech, you have agreed to the Honor Code that states, "Being a student of a higher standard, I pledge to embody the principles of academic integrity."  Students who cheat during an exam, plagiarize another person's work, obtain or distribute copies of exams without the instructor's permission, falsify documents, or steal property or electronic information will be considered in violation of the Honor Code.  It is also considered a violation of the Code to assist a person in any of the above actions.  For the first infraction, a student who violates the Code will be given a grade of "zero" on the assignment in question.  A second infraction will result in an "F" for the class.  All violations will be reported to the Honor Council as required by the University.  For a complete copy of the Honor Code go to the following web page: http://www.latech.edu/documents/honor-code.pdf

Disabled Students:  

If you are disabled student and are registered with the Office of Disabled Student Services, please contact your instructor during the first week of classes to let him know about your accommodation for testing, lab work, etc.

Tentative Schedule