Course Syllabi

At the beginning of each course, students receive a syllabus that contains attendance policies, the course description, schedule of topics to be covered, assignments, expected outcomes, grading guidelines, behavioral expectations, materials needed and other information about the faculty member and course that provide a full picture of the course and its requirements. The syllabus may be distributed by paper or electronically and will be conveyed during the first meeting of the class. Students should expect that faculty will conduct their class in accordance with the published course information. In addition, the Office of Academic Affairs maintains a file of all course syllabi.

Class Trips

All students attending instruction-related trips or tours that require travel away from CIA must sign an approved release form in advance of the trip that declares they will not make a claim against the College or its personnel/representatives for injury or damage sustained while on the trip. Release forms should be returned to the faculty member leading the trip before the event. All CIA policies are in effect during sponsored excursions away from campus.

Coursework and Assignments

Coursework (including in-class projects, homework, and written assignments) is assigned by instructors in relation to the requirements and learning objectives for each specific course. Coursework completed for one instructor’s class may not be submitted for credit for another instructor’s class unless approval has been granted in writing by all instructors involved. Instructors may approve such a written request based on the following considerations:

1. The proposed project is interdisciplinary in nature and concept and actively seeks to work across instructional areas to integrate a range of media, forms, and/or techniques;
2. The scope of the proposed project is ambitious and will satisfy learning objectives and requirements in different but complementary ways for each class;
3. The objectives and requirements must be clarified in writing by the student and all instructors involved;
4. The student understands that such a project will be evaluated separately by each instructor involved;
5. The student must also define how and where the different and complementary aspects of the proposed project fulfill separate requirements for each class. This will define the grading criteria for individual instructors to assign separate grades for the larger project.