Each department or program is responsible for developing its schedule
of course offerings and for the assignment of faculty to teach those
courses. In some instances, specific written procedures may have
been developed. Final approval of the class schedule and the assignment
of classes is the responsibility of the College Dean.
A
class schedule is prepared each semester for the Fullerton campus
and the Mission Viejo campus listing all classes, their location
and the day/hour they are offered. This schedule is distributed
to departments and is also sold through the Titan Bookstore. The
Office of Admissions and Records and the Scheduling Office have
the responsibility for publishing the class schedule. The Scheduling
Office issues instructions, timelines and guidance to each for the
compilation of data to be incorporated into the class schedule.
Such instructions and guidance are based on policies and procedures
approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, after appropriate
consultation with the College Deans.
College Deans have final authority and responsibility for compliance
with established class size minimums. Any deviations or variations
regarding the class size minimum that may subject the class to cancellation
are determined by the College Dean. Classes may not be canceled
without the approval of the department chair and the College Dean.
The Scheduling Office (MH-104N, ext. 2381) is responsible for the
assignment of classes to rooms. In general, each college is allocated
a block of rooms in which it may assign classes. After a specified
date, all unused rooms revert to the control of the Scheduling Office
and are reassigned to those areas in need of additional classroom
space. Changes in rooms or to the capacity of rooms may not be made
without consultation with the College Dean and the Scheduling Office.
The Associate Vice President for Academic Programs maintains control
over classroom assignments for regularly scheduled classes. Classrooms
may be used for other approved purposes (extension classes, conferences)
and for extra-curricular functions related to the university program
following approval by the Scheduling Office.
It is campus practice that regularly scheduled classes may not
be held in homes or other off-campus facilities, unless authorized
by a College Dean or other appropriate administrator. Field trips
are exceptions to this rule.Field trips must be discussed with the department chair to
appropriately account for student safety and institutional liability.
On-site lecture and discussion-format classes require 50 minutes
per week of instruction for each unit of student credit awarded.
Faculty members are expected to utilize the full class period, to
begin and end classes on time and to be punctual in meeting classroom
obligations. All three-unit courses meeting only once a week are
to be scheduled for a minimum of 165 minutes and allow for a fifteen-minute
break approximately at the midpoint in the period.
As the University is obligated to maintain the published Schedule
of Classes, professors should not cancel scheduled class meetings
except in cases of emergency, such as illness.It is understood that when a faculty member is absent from
class on official CSUF business, prior arrangements for this class
should be made. In all cases, a faculty member must notify the department
chair if the faculty member is to be absent from scheduled classes.
Activities in the classroom, lab, studio or the field involving
hazardous materials, or equipment must be reviewed with the student
by the instructor prior to the activity.Students can gain access at http://riso.fullerton.edu/studentsafety.htm
to much of the safety information regarding these items at the student-created
website.Refer to UPS
410.105 and the campus Catalog for additional information on risk
activities.
Faculty
Role in Developing/Revising Curriculum and Programs
The role of CSUF faculty is central in matters of curriculum and
educational programs. Academic planning is done carefully. All degrees,
majors, options, concentrations, special emphases and minors must
be approved through a review process which mandates critical evaluation,
recommendation and approval by department and university faculty,
and by academic administrators at several levels, as well as by
systemwide and state agencies. New course proposals must also undergo
a similar campus review and approval process.
Several UPS documents numbered in the 400 series are the basis
for campus curricular processes.
The development and review process of new course proposals takes
place once every two years and begins on September 1 of even-numbered
years.
For information on procedures for time-compressed course offerings,
remedial courses, special courses, variable topic courses, post-baccalaureate
courses, 700-701 course numbers, course changes, and course retirement,
refer to UPS 411.100. The guidelines and procedures for the addition
of regular courses to the general education program are described
in UPS 411.200. Guidelines for course numbers are provided in UPS
411.101.
Course
Content - Faculty Obligation to Meet and Hold Classes
In order to further students' academic goals and guarantee the
students' freedom to learn, faculty are expected to devote the amount
of time to formal instruction that the course classification requires.
Approval of the department chair and College Dean is required if
the schedule is to be different from that published in the class
schedule.
Faculty have the responsibility to control the technique of instruction
and the course content, consistent with the approved course proposal,
the catalog description, and the rights of the students. Guest lectures,
academic convocations, and other learning experiences may be introduced
as part of the regularly scheduled instructional session when such
activities further the academic goals of the class. The faculty
member should be prepared to justify such actions to the department
chair in the event that the appropriateness of the alternatives
becomes an issue.
In the event that a faculty member is unable to meet a class, the
department chair must be notified, normally before the class meeting
and, in any case, as soon as possible. The faculty member who knows
in advance of an absence must either work with the department chair
to arrange for a qualified colleague to meet the class or, that
failing, must attempt to reschedule the class at a time acceptable
to all students. If neither is possible, the faculty member must
then provide special assignments to the students if the subject
matter of the course requires it.
CSUF expects students to see an advisor at least twice in their
first year and once every year thereafter until they graduate. Depending
on the major the student has selected, the academic advisor might
be a staff person in a college or department advising center or
a faculty member serving as the department's general undergraduate
advisor. In some departments, students choose or are assigned to
an individual faculty advisor. The Academic Advisement Center will
provide advisors with a copy of Undergraduate Academic Advisement
Guide. The front pages of the University catalog and each class
schedule are essential resources for information on policies and
procedures.
The campus academic calendar establishes the work days of an academic
year employee. Classes are scheduled Monday through Friday, and
sometimes Saturday.In
order to meet student demand, faculty may volunteer to teach on
Saturdays.
The total workload for each full-time faculty member is 15 equivalent
units; normally, 12 units are assigned for instruction and
3 units are assigned for instructionally related responsibilities.
Each full-time faculty member is expected to hold a minimum of
four office hours each week, one of which may be by appointment
or via e-mail.The
purpose of office hours is to provide opportunities for student-faculty
interaction outside the classroom.Part-time faculty are expected to make themselves available
to their students for one on-campus office hour per week for each
three-unit class.Office hours are normally held in faculty offices,
but the Academic Senate encourages the use of less formal environments
such as laboratories, department lounges, and the Titan Student
Union for some of their meetings with students.
Course outlines, which must be compatible with approved course
proposals and objectives on file in the Office of the Associate
Vice President, Academic Programs, and with course descriptions
in the University Catalog, must be provided to students in writing
within the first five days of instruction. The course outline shall
give detailed information on material to be covered, grading policy,
class assignments, examination dates, required or permissible materials
or equipment which may be used in testing situations, and required
or permissible materials and/or equipment for the course. Refer
to UPS 300.004 for additional information.
Faculty may invite guest speakers to make presentations to their
classes, subject to consistency with course requirements and objectives.
When these invitations are informal (e.g., do not involve honoraria,
do not involve speakers who will attract an audience from outside
of the class), no special arrangements are necessary. In cases of
invitations to speakers of some prominence, faculty should inform
the department chair to ensure that appropriate preparations can
be made.
Requests for outside speakers who are to appear at open meetings
are generally approved by Department Chairs. If funds are requested
from the Dean's office, the Dean must also approve the request.
Outside speakers related to student activities are submitted through
the University Activities Center and Vice President for Student
Affairs. If an honorarium has been authorized to compensate a guest
lecturer, the department must complete and submit in triplicate
a lecture fee invoice form. Invoices are to be sent to the Controller's
Office two days prior to the lecture if the speaker wishes to pick
up the check on that date. The speaker may sign the invoices when
receiving the check. Speakers paid from the Lottery Revenue Budget
must be issued a Personal Services Contract supported by an invoice.
The fee should include all costs incurred by the speaker; travel
costs are not reimbursed separately.
Fees associated with specific classes are regulated by CSU system
policy and students may not be charged for materials or services
used in classes without formal campus review and approval. Faculty
may not sell materials for student classroom use directly to students.
Such materials as books, manuscripts and normal classroom supplies
are typically handled by the campus bookstore.
Beginning the second week of classes, and continuing through Census
date, adding closed classes is possible with a Change of Program
form signed by the instructor or a department stamp. It is the student's
responsibility to file this form at the Registration Center in Langsdorf
Hall within twenty-four hours of approval. See the class schedule
for additional information.
Students who do not attend the first meeting of a class and who
fail to notify the instructor within 24 hours of that class meeting
may be administratively dropped by the instructor from the class
roster, and generally, instructors are encouraged to do so. An administrative
drop form for this purpose is available in department offices, and
additional copies of class rolls are provided by the University
Registrar for annotation and transmission to the Registration Supervisor.
Because the administrative drop is optional, students should be
advised that failure to attend does not automatically cause them
to be dropped from class. Therefore, students are encouraged to
follow the usual class withdrawal procedures.Because it is common for "no shows" automatically to be dropped
at community colleges, it may be especially important to communicate
this difference in policy to students who have transferred to CSUF
from community colleges.
Although seldom used, enrolling as an auditor is possible for a
matriculated student who wishes to attend a class, but who does
not wish to earn credit in that class. The symbol AU on the class
and grade lists identifies a student who has been permitted to enroll
in a course as an auditor. An auditor must have the permission of
the instructor, and may enroll only after students otherwise eligible
to enroll in the course for credit have done so. Auditors pay the
same fees as credit students; regular class attendance is expected.
Once enrolled as an auditor, a student may not change to credit
after the last day to add classes. A student enrolled for credit
may not change to audit after the third week of instruction. An
auditor is not permitted to take examinations in the course; therefore,
there is no basis for evaluation nor a formal grade report.
Many of the university credit courses listed in the class schedule
are open on a space-available basis to extension students through
Adjunct Enrollment. Matriculated students may not enroll through
this program. Refer to the class schedule for additional information.
The preparation of examinations and the assignment of grades is
the responsibility of the individual faculty member. The posting
of grades from examinations or other forms of assessment should
never be done in a way that reveals the identity of students receiving
the grades.
The use of final examinations is encouraged, but this is a decision
made by individual faculty based on course requirements and department
standards. If the instructor has determined that final examinations
are required in a course, the examinations must be given at times
scheduled by the University. This schedule may not be changed unless
approved by the department, the Dean of the College, and the Associate
Vice President for Academic Programs in the case of the special
exam periods identified in the exam schedule. No makeup final examination
will be given except for reason of illness or other verified emergencies.
Department and program chairs and the Deans of each College are
responsible for ensuring that this policy is followed.
The final week of instruction may not be used to give an in-class
final examination, nor may an examination be given in that final
week of instruction unless a final examination is also to be given
at the time listed in the class schedule. Refer to UPS 300.005 for
additional conditions.
Faculty have the right and responsibility to provide careful evaluation
and timely assignment of appropriate grades each term.The faculty shall record grades for their students on final
grade forms and shall submit them to the academic department offices
on the date announced in the academic calendar (reference UPS 300.010).Grading practices and definitions may be obtained from UPS
300.020 and the University Catalog.Additional information on grading policies is contained in
UPS 300.016, UPS 300.020, UPS 300.030, UPS 300.031, the Class Schedule
and the campus Catalog.
Off-campus experience-based learning activities are an important
part of student academic and co-curricular learning.In many majors it is a part of the core curriculum; in others
it is offered as an elective academic component.Nearly every academic department has an internship, practicum,
clinical, fieldwork or professional practice course.Faculty are encouraged to add service-learning components
to the courses they teach.Students actively seek experiential learning opportunities.Business, industry, governmental, education, and community
non-profit organizations seek students as interns and service volunteers
to accomplish organizational goals as well as to identify future
employees. The University seeks to ensure that these programs include
adequate measures to minimize student risk and institutional liability.Colleges and universities can be held liable for failing
to act responsibly in the administration of off-campus experience-based
learning programs. In order to reduce the likelihood of physical
injury, property damage, and liability exposure, the university
has developed policies, procedures and guidelines to reduce the
risk to those students in such programs. It is the responsibility
of academic departments and campus programs involved with off-campus
experience-based learning activities to follow these procedures
to ensure the well being and safety of our students. For a copy
of the Guidelines and/or more information, contact Sally Cardenas,
Director, Center for Internships & Cooperative Education at
scardenas@fullerton.edu
or at extension 7202 / 2171.
Field trips, activities off campus which are a part of the course,
such as a trip to a museum or hike in the desert, require clear
notification to the student from the instructor as to the type and
any risk involved in the activity, as well as the consent from the
student to participate in such activity.Please refer to the Field Trip packets available at Environmental
Health & Instructional Safety (EH&IS) in T-14 (extension
7233), or on the web at http://ehs.fullerton.edu
(click on Student Safety Information).Refer to UPS 420.105 and the campus Catalog for additional
information on field trips.
Cal State Fullerton is committed
to providing students with outstanding opportunities to enhance
their education.Study
Abroad is one such opportunity.The Office of International Education & Exchange oversees
study abroad programs at 46 universities in 18 different countries.We encourage our students to participate in study abroad
so that they will develop global awareness.For more information, see http://sa.fullerton.edu/iee/studyabroad.html (the study
abroad web page).
Most Fullerton students go
abroad on one of the CSU International Programs (IP).IP is the official overseas study program of the California
State University system, enables hundreds of CSU students to pursue
their studies abroad each year. Affiliated with distinguished universities
in 17 countries, IP is currently in its 34th year of continuous
operation. The academic excellence of IP has been recognized by
such respected educational organizations as the Council on Learning
and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Some of IP's special
features are:
No overseas tuition or
administrative costs are charged.
Students earn resident
credit for all overseas course work.
All campus financial aid,
with the exception of work study, is applicable overseas.
IP assists students in
arranging the details of their year abroad, including academic
planning, transportation, visas, and housing.
Once overseas, students
receive assistance from a CSU resident director and/or local staff.CSU tenured faculty may be eligible to apply for resident
director positioned in France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, or Zimbabwe.
Summer Session and intersession in January are offered through
Extended Education. It is a self-support program, and instructional
costs are financed by student fees, which are provided in the Summer
Session Class schedule. To establish and maintain equitable criteria
for the assignment of instructional personnel to teach during the
summer sessions, the following operating policies apply, some of
which reflect long-standing practice.
All instructors must meet the same academic requirements as
the faculty of the regular academic year.
The system policy on faculty workload prohibits an individual
from teaching more than 1.33 units per week. The summer session
is demarcated by segments so that during a 6 week segment a faculty
member could not teach more than 7 units, for example, 5 units
during a 5 week segment, etc.
Twelve month employees, such as a department chair or administrator
may teach a single (3 WTU) course during a summer segment in the
evening hours (after 5 p.m.), if the preparatory work and other
required duties are done outside of the normal work hours of the
twelve-month assignment. A second course (3 WTU) may be taught by
a 12-month employee in a summer segment only if vacation is taken
during the segment in which the course is offered.
A faculty member who is not returning for the following year
by the action of the University may not be assigned to university
employment beyond the time that his or her contract expires in
June. Thus, such a faculty member may not be employed for the
following summer session.
The department is responsible for developing criteria to ensure
equitable distribution of summer school teaching loads.
The appropriate dean and department chair, or designee, in consultation
with the University Extended Education, determine the course offerings,
time schedules, and wherever possible, the rooms to be used. Summer
programs should be realistic in terms of expected enrollment and
curricular needs, in order to minimize class cancellations. The
criteria for the selection of courses should include the following:
student demand;
overall department needs and objectives;
the special needs of graduate or credential students, the in-service
needs of professionals in business, education, etc.; and
the necessity of programs of an experimental nature.
The printed class schedule of summer session is to be considered
binding upon the departments. Once a course has been listed in the
schedule, each department is responsible for staffing the offerings
as published.
Each year, Summer Session class schedules are planned carefully
by the academic departments and University Extended Education. Extended
Education establishes a minimum enrollment to warrant full salary
for the instructor. Instructors of classes which have enrollment
below the minimum may be offered the option of either teaching the
class and being paid for doing so according to the sliding scale
established by the Board of Trustees, or of not teaching the class.
No faculty member may be required to teach for less than full salary.
Specific guidelines on summer session scheduling, salary, fees,
and programmatic costs are available in University Extended Education.
As members of the academic community, faculty, students and administrative
officials share the responsibility for maintaining an environment
of intellectual integrity. Faculty have the primary responsibility
for establishing and nurturing such an environment so that the
academic enterprise may flourish in an open and honest way. Students
are also responsible for maintaining standards of academic performance
and classroom behavior conducive to the learning process. Administrative
officials share responsibility for the establishment and maintenance
of procedures to support and enforce academic standards. Thus
the entire University community bears the responsibility for upholding
standards of integrity and referring students involved in any
violation to the Dean of Students Office, Judicial Affairs for
appropriate action. Where there is a clear indication that such
students are unwilling or unable to support these standards, they
may be suspended or expelled by the University.
Responsibility for the administration of student discipline is
delegated by the Board of Trustees through the President of the
University and the Vice President for Student Affairs to the Dean
of Students Office, Judicial Affairs.
The individual faculty member bears the primary responsibility
to prevent, confront, and report academic dishonesty. This responsibility
includes a determined effort to establish and maintain an atmosphere
that is conductive to orderly and honest conduct. At the beginning
of each semester, all faculty are encouraged to discuss in a positive
manner the issues of academic integrity. At a minimum, students
should be reminded of the University policies and procedures summarized
in the Student Handbook, and informed that these are designed
to ensure the credibility of a CSUF degree and to maintain fairness
in all grading matters.
When a faculty member determines that an academic integrity violation
has occurred, that faculty member should assess an appropriate
grade sanction and is responsible for reporting the allegation
to the Department Chair and the Dean of Students Office, Judicial
Affairs.
Judicial Affairs has produced a publication: "Reference for Faculty:
Academic Integrity & Disruptive Behavior" which presents recommendations
that deal with examination behavior, unauthorized collaboration,
plagiarism, other forms of academic dishonesty, disruptive behavior,
and faculty responsibilities regarding such issues.
Faculty should refer to UPS 300.021 "Academic Dishonesty" for
the current procedures for responding to allegations of academic
dishonesty.
When a faculty member has alleged that a student committed an
act of academic dishonesty and has penalized the student for the
act, the student has the right to appeal the allegation and/or
the penalty to the Academic Appeals Board. In such cases, the
faculty member assumes the burden of proof and must provide evidence
in support of the charge that dishonesty has occurred.Procedures are described in UPS 300.030. Back to the top
Appeals
Regarding Capricious or Arbitrary Assignment of a Grade
A student who alleges capricious or prejudicial treatment by
a faculty member in the assignment of a course grade has a right
to file an appeal to the Academic Appeals Board. In such cases
the student assumes the burden of proof and must provide evidence
in support of the charge. Procedures are described in UPS 300.031.
Conditions under which a student is placed on academic probation
or is disqualified are found in the University Catalog. Back to the top
Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
University policy requires reasonable academic accommodation
for students with disabilities, and it is the specific responsibility
of all faculty serving in a teaching capacity to ensure compliance
with the policy.Disabled
Student Services should be contacted concerning any accommodations
required by students. Back to the top
Disruptive
Classroom Behavior
Faculty may encounter students whose behavior is disruptive
and interferes with the ability of the faculty member to teach
or the ability of other students to benefit from the classroom
experience. Such behavior may include students who persistently
arrive late or leave early, who talk incessantly while the faculty
member is delivering a lecture, who loudly and frequently interrupt
the flow of class with questions or interjections or who become
belligerent when confronted concerning inappropriate behavior.Should this occur, the faculty member should talk to the
student in private and make clear the particular behavior which
is considered inappropriate, the expected behavior in the future,
and the consequences should the inappropriate behavior persist.Judicial Affairs has produced a publication:"Reference for Faculty:Academic Integrity & Disruptive Behavior" which presents
recommendations for preventing, confronting and reporting such
behavior.
If this fails to produce the desired results, the faculty member
should contact the department chair for possible informal resolution
of the matter.The
faculty member might also wish to consult with staff in the Dean
of Students Office, Judicial Affairs or staff in the Counseling
and Psychological Services office.When less formal interventions prove inadequate or ineffective,
the faculty member may initiate formal disciplinary action through
the Dean of Students Office, Judicial Affairs.It is appropriate to call upon University Police any time
a disruptive situation escalates, or when it is reasonable to
interpret behavior (including oral statements) as threatening
or harassing to the faculty member or other members of the class. Back to the top
Illegal
Use of Drugs or Alcoholic Beverages
Refer to UPS 330.231 and 330.232 for regulations governing the
illegal use of drugs or alcoholic beverages. These regulations
are based on California State Law. Back to the top
Relations
with Students
The importance of individual faculty-student contact is clear.
Research shows that students who perceive that a faculty member
has a sincere interest in them and in their academic progress
will achieve higher grades and will be more likely to persist
to graduation.
It is also true that faculty are vulnerable to having their interest
misunderstood, and, at times, to attracting the romantic interest
of their students. With regard to students currently in their
classes, faculty should avoid acting in a way which a student
might interpret as encouraging anything beyond a professional
relationship.
In any case, it is important that faculty members consult with
their department chair or dean immediately should inappropriate
student behavior develop. The chair or dean will involve the Office
of the Vice President for Student Affairs and the student will
receive appropriate counseling and be asked to desist.
(Refer to UPS 240.100 for Sexual Harassment Policy and UPS 240.200
for Policy on Amorous or Sexual Relationships Between Faculty,
Staff and Students. Back to the top
Statement
of Student Rights and Responsibilities
UPS 300.000, Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities acknowledges
that the student-faculty relationship is a partnership of "co-learning
toward common objectives."It provides a statement of general policy concerning the
rights of students in regard to:Freedom of Expression; Fair and Equal Evaluation; Input into
university Governance and Institutional Programs; Free Association;
Protection Against Improper Disclosure; Use of Facilities and
resources; Access to Relevant Education; Freedom of the press;
Due Process; Appeal and peer Judgment.
The document also addresses the responsibility of the University
to the student and of the student to the University.Legal definitions of student responsibilities are found
in Title 5 and the California Penal Code. Back to the top
Student
Discipline
Students are expected to make themselves aware of and abide
by the university community's standards of behavior as articulated
in the Student Handbook and in related policy statements.Students accept the rights and responsibilities of membership
in the community when they are admitted to the university.Because a properly functioning university depends on honesty
and integrity among its members, the university expects from its
students a higher standard of conduct than the minimum required
to avoid disciplinary action.
Sections 41301 through 41304 of Title 5 of the California Code
of Regulations, Executive Order No. 628 and all CSUF Presidential
Directives provide guidelines for the student disciplinary code
and proceedings. Back to the top
Student
Education Records Privacy Rights
The faculty agrees to cooperate in maintaining the confidentiality
of student records in accordance with the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the California Education Code Sections
67100-67146.The
current Catalog contains a summary of the University's student
record policy.
Withholding
of Services from Students for Non-Payment of Debts Owed to the University
The Campus President, or his/her designee, is authorized to withhold
permission to register, to use facilities for which a fee is authorized
to be charged, to receive services, materials, food or merchandise,
or any combination of the above, from any person owing a debt to
the campus.
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