Disability

 

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability please contact the Office of Academic Support for Students with Disabilities, 237 Luther Bonney Hall, 780-4706. 

 

 

Academic Integrity

 

Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else’s words, ideas or data as one’s own work.  When a student submits work for credit that includes the words, ideas or data of others, the source of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references, and, if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well.  By placing his/her name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate acknowledgements.  Penalties for plagiarism can include a grade of F for the plagiarized paper, a grade of F four the course, or, for multiple violations, dismissal or suspension from the university. 

 

 

Tutoring

 

Students seeking writing assistance are encouraged to make appointments with the USM writing tutors, available in the USM Learning Centers. Appointments may be made either by stopping at the main desk or by phone: 

Portland Learning Center:  780-4228 in 253 Luther Bonney Hall

Gorham Learning Center: 228-8224 in the Costello Sports Complex

Appointments are confidential, although the tutor will send a session summary note to the instructor upon student request.  Writing tutors will help students at any point during the writing process but will not assist with proofreading without providing appropriate

instruction. 

 

 

Project 100

 

This class is part of Project 100, an initiative that helps USM faculty communicate with students and their advisors.  If you are having difficulty in this class, you instructor will notify both you and your advisor early in the semester, so that you will have an opportunity to improve.