American Studies Program 2012 CATALOG - Tokyo International ...

ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Registration
Students are required to register on registration day. If a student fails to do so, the student
must wait until all other students have completed registration in order to sign up for classes.
Both summer and fall semesters have registration days.
Add/Drop Classes
Students who wish to make changes in their course schedule after registration may do
so by completing an ADD/DROP card. ADD/DROP cards may be obtained from the Academic
Programs Office and require signatures from the Academic Advisor and professors
of affected courses. Deadlines for adding and dropping courses are listed in the academic
calendar. Students should note the deadlines carefully. It is difficult to get approval for an
exception to these deadlines.
Withdraw from Class
Students cannot add a class after the ADD/DROP deadline. If a student wants to drop a
class after the deadline, it becomes a WITHDRAWAL and he/she needs to complete an
ADD/DROP card with signatures. If a student withdraws, a "W" will be recorded on his/her
grade report. The deadline for withdrawing from a class is listed in the academic calendar.
Attendance and Participation
If you want to make progress, it is very important to come to every class and to take an
active part in all class activities. Faculty members expect students to come to class wellprepared,
to finish all assignments, to ask questions and to speak up in class. You should
try very hard to speak English at all times. Your instructors will teach you the foundations of
the subject matter, but it is your responsibility to learn it and to make progress.
(J - pg.115)
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