1. Academics: Grades, GPA, academic standing, and the academic year
Required reading / viewing / listening:
None.
Homework due:
Homework 1 (2 points)
Complete the online exercise "Campus Vocabulary" anytime after the start of the semester and before 15 January 2010. Once you've scored 100%, email the results (with your name) to your instructor and to your personal email account.
Bring the book from the UNYP Library that you signed up for to class this week.
In-class assessment:
Quiz 1
Quiz questions will be drawn from the list below. Answers can be found in the UNYP Student Guide and/or lectures and class discussions.
UNYP was founded in the year ______
UNYP is part of the __________ Group of schools, which includes campuses in:
All study programs at UNYP are taught in which language?
What percentage of teachers at UNYP are native English speakers? Less / More than 50 %
How many different countries are UNYP's teachers from? Less / More than 10
About how many of UNYP's teachers are Czech? None, 1/5, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, All
About how many of UNYP's teachers are American? None, 1/5, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, All
How many different countries to UNYP students come from? Less / More than 50
The largest nationality of UNYP students is: American, Czech, Russian, Slovak
The add / drop deadline is:
To add or drop a course during the add/drop period, you must pick up a form from which office?
If you drop a course, you do / do not lose your tuition money.
The withdrawal deadline is:
If you withdraw from a course, you do / do not lose your tuition money.
The chair of your department is:
The Student Affairs Office is on which floor?
The Student Affairs Office can help you with (check all that apply)
The Registrar's Office is on which floor?
The Counseling Center is on which floor?
True/False: Smoking is not allowed in the UNYP building.
True/False: You may not use mobile phones in classrooms.
True/False: You may not consume alcoholic beverages in the UNYP building.
True/False: You must pay for any damage you cause to UNYP's facilities and equipment.
Notes:
Academic Calendars
Grading scale
A: Outstanding work
B: Good work, distinctly above average
C: Acceptable work
D: Work that is significantly below average
F: Work that does not meet minimum standards for passing the course
Grade distribution
