Grace Period

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday due dates and Grace Period. In the weekly schedule of assignments, you will have assignments that are DUE on Tuesday or on Wednesday or on Thursday. That means exactly what it says: an assignment that is DUE on Tuesday should be completed on Tuesday. There is, however, a Grace Period that extends until the next morning at noon. The Grace Period is to help you in case of UNEXPECTED emergencies. So, for example, if your computer breaks late on Tuesday night, you still have time on Wednesday morning to go to a campus computer lab and finish an assignment. Please be clear about this: the Grace Period is ONLY for emergencies and unexpected life problems. If you start treating the Grace Period as if it were the actual due date of an assignment, you will get yourself into serious trouble, because you will have no room to maneuver if something does come up unexpectedly at the last minute!

Weekend assignments and Monday Grace Period. Each week, you have some important assignments that are due on Friday OR over the weekend - that is, on Friday OR on Saturday OR on Sunday, depending on what is most convenient for you. There is also a grace period on Monday morning, until noon, in case you did not finish all your Friday/weekend assignments. Again, please be absolutely clear about this: you need to do the Friday/weekend assignments over the weekend, and do NOT put them off until Monday morning! The Friday/weekend assignments are due on Friday OR Saturday OR Sunday - they are not "due" on Monday. You will find yourself having a lot of trouble with the course if you put the weekend assignments off until Monday morning.

Extensions for medical reasons only. If you face an unexpected medical emergency, or some other serious medical situation (childbirth, surgery, etc.), please contact me in advance to arrange for a medical extension or for make-up work. In all other situations, please take advantage of the option to do your work early (for example, if you know you will be out of town), or else do extra credit to make up any assignments you miss for any reason.