ENGLISH 3313.01R

Studies in British Romanticism

Spring 2022

Note: No attendance required except for exams. For those attending, follow university covid-requirements and local legal requirements (masks, social distancing, stay home if sick etc.) I will attempt to enforce these. If you see anything amiss, let me know. But I’m neither a policeman nor a physician. In a classroom, the possibility of human interaction is often difficult to avoid. If this alarms you, you can choose not to attend. Let me know if you want to approach the class as an on-line course and I can probably design an online exam.

Please visit the UTRGV COVID-19 protocols web page for the most up-to-date COVID-19 campus information and resources. The COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) web page offers additional guidance to specific questions. To submit a question for the FAQ, please email WelcomeBack@utrgv.edu.

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Instructor: Dr. Clay Daniel

Place: TBA

Day and Time: W 5:00-7:30PM

Office: 233 ELABS; e-mail: clay.daniel@utrgv.edu (best way to contact me) Internet Site: http://faculty.utrgv.edu/clay.daniel/

Office Hours: TBA

I.Course Description: UTRGV Catalog: ENG 3313 A study of the development of romanticism in France, Germany, and England, with the main emphasis on English writers. Area(s): Period & Pre-1800. Prerequisites: 6 hours of English. 3.000 Credit hours

3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture

II. Course Policies: All course policies are subject to change to accord with university policies.

1. Make‑up work: Make-up quizzes are available through Blackboard. You can make up one missed major exam. The make‑up tests will be given after the final exam.

2. You can provide suggestions or questions to me throughout the semester in person, during conferences, or by posting comments (anonymous allowed) through Blackboard/Class Forum.

3. Be aware of current university policies on drops and changes-of-grade. Be particularly aware that you are responsible for having the course dropped by the appropriate date.

4. Post-Course Policy: The material taught in this course is covered by a kind of informal "warranty." If you pass this course with a "C" or better, please feel to ask me any questions---throughout your academic career---on any material covered in this course---especially material whose lack of understanding interferes with your doing well in other classes.

5. University policies concerning cheating/plagiarism will be enforced. These penalties are severe, and you should be aware of them (see below).

6. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Disability Services office for a confidential discussion of their individual needs for academic accommodation. To receive accommodation services, students must be registered with the Disability Services office.

7. Email me. If you must call (not a good idea), see me and I’ll give you a number.

8. If you email me, either with questions or material, expect an answer within 48 hrs., except on weekends. If I don’t respond, I didn’t receive it.

9. Often the class, at the beginning of the semester, changes to a different classroom. Since it takes time officially to process this change, the change might not appear on the Assist system. If you can’t find the classroom (students almost always have), contact me (or the department).

10. Test procedures: 1. Put cell phones completely away during exams; a visible cell phone means an automatic 50 on the exam. 2) Unless you have a disability or medical reason (or other very good reason), remain within the classroom during testing.

III Texts:

A. You can use any text (no required text). I would not buy any text that I didn’t want because all of the works are on the internet. The best anthology appears to be Romanticism: An Anthology, ed. Duncan Wu (ISBN-13: 978-1405120852 ISBN-10: 1405120851). The other editions are much cheaper than the current edition, but I can’t order it for the bookstore. Textbook Resource Tool quick guide. Not open educational.

B. Course study guide: this guide includes the notes that I use to deliver class lectures. It is available on my internet site.

C. Blackboard/Learn

1). You do not have to use this free Internet/WWW program. It is strictly intended to enhance the class as well as provide the opportunity to gain extra-credit points (see IV.D.)

2). Some of its course-enhancements are extra credit quizzes, extra credit essay assignments, an electronic forum, and an up-to-date calendar, and a listing of your grades (optional).

IV. Course Requirements: Your grade will be determined as follows:

A) Quizzes: 10%

B) An essay: 10%

C) 4 major tests, including comprehensive final: 20% each

D) Blackboard Extra Credit Assignments

E) Extra Credit Report: up to 10pts added to a test grade.

A). Quizzes: I will give 4 quizzes that will consist of 5 short answer questions. I will drop the lowest grade. Grading: 0 incorrect: 100; 1 incorrect: 90; 2 incorrect: 75; 3 incorrect: 55; 4 incorrect: 20; 5 incorrect: 0. All Blackboard/Extra Credit work is due three weeks before the last class day (excluding the day of the final exam).

B). 700 word essay: Sign-up for a topic as soon as possible (I must approve the topic). For a topic, you can 1) choose one of the poems that we will study; 2) choose one of these topics: Felecia Hemans, William Godwin; John Clare; Mary Wollstonecraft; Anna Barbauld; Leigh Hunt; John Wilson Croker; Mary Shelley; Francis Jeffreys; John Lockhart; Mary Robinson; Joanna Baillie.

i. The essay will be written out‑of‑class during the semester; 3) choose one of these subjects: The French Revolution’s impact on British Romanticism; German philosophy and British Romanticism; Goethe’s Faust; Feminism and British Romanticism; Politics and British Romanticism; or, if you want another topic, check with me about it.

ii. The essay does not have to be typed.

iii. You must use at least three secondary/critical sources for each paper.

iv. The essay must be grammatical. A paper that will not pass freshman English will not be given above a D. In any case, 5 pts. will be deducted for each major error.

v. Option for extra credit oral report (must be given when we cover the poem or author).

vi. See Essay Assignment link for further details.

C). Major Exams

i.Exams 1-3 will consist of 40 to 60 short answer/true-false/multiple choice/identification/matching questions, with one or two discussion questions. The final comprehensive exam will be 100 questions.

ii. The material that you will be tested over is listed below as COURSE GOALS (and also listed in the study guide).

D). Blackboard: All work due three weeks before the last class day (excluding the day of the final exam). There is a 30 point total limit for all extra credit:

i. Extra Credit Quizzes: The computer gives you the answer when it grades the quiz, so take the quiz, get the answer, take the quiz again, and make a 100. This will replace an in-class quiz grade. If you missed the in-class quiz, I’ll take the average of the two attempts (rather than the second attempt).

ii. Advanced Study Questions are difficult, often covering material that is not covered in class or that occurs in assigned readings (but comes from non-assigned readings in the textbook). The computer will not give you the answer for most of these questions. One-half point for each question. Print them (the questions-answers) or give me a hand-written copy of the answers.

ii. Advanced essay assignments: These assignments are more difficult than the regular essay assignments. You can earn anywhere from 1 to 5 points, depending on the quality of the essay. The requirements for this essay are the same as for the required essays.

V. SPECIFIC CONTENT-AREA COURSE COALS

PERIOD ONE: ROMANTICISM (1798‑1832)

What students should learn during the study of this period:

1. The following authors and their major works:

A. William Blake	B. S T Coleridge	C. Robert Burns
D. Lord Byron	E. William Wordsworth	F. Percy Shelley
G. John Keats	H. Sir Walter Scott	I. Charles Lamb
J. William Hazlitt	K. Jane Austen	L. Robert Southey
M. Thomas DeQuincy	N. Mary Shelley	O. Leigh Hunt

2. These literary terms and devices:

A. Romanticism (characteristics)	B. Byronic hero/anti-hero	C. The Lake School
D. Wordsworth's definition of poetry	E. The Satanic School	F. Pantheism
G. The Cockney School	H. Regency	I. Jacobin
J. Industrial Revolution	K. Natural Supernaturalism.	L. Blank verse

TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF COURSE WORK: CHECK BB CALENDAE/ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR CURRENT/UP-TO-DATE SCHEDULE

Week 1---Jan 19: Introduction to Course. Assessment test. Introd. Romanticism.

Week 1---Jan 26: Older Romantics: An Overview

Week 2---Feb 2: Younger Romantics: An Overview

Week 3---Feb 9: Other Romantics: An Overview

Week 4---Feb 16: the Victorians (what happened to the Romantics?).

Week 5—Feb 23: Test 1

Week 6---March 2: Burns: Epistle to J. L*****k, an old Scotch bard; Man was Made to Mourn, A Dirge; To a Mouse, on turning her up in her nest, with the plough; Tam o' Shanter. A Tale; Song ('Oh my love's like the red, red rose) and Blake TBA:

Week 7---March 9: Blake, TBA; Coleridge: The Eolian Harp; Kubla Khan; Frost at Midnight; Dejection: An Ode.

SPRING BREAK WEEK OF MARCH 16

Week 8---March 16: Wordsworth: Preface to Lyrical Ballads; Tintern Abbey; The Discharged Soldier; London 1802; Ode. Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood; Daffodils ('I wandered lonely as a cloud'); Composed upon Westminster Bridge, 3 September 1802

Week 9---March 23: Wordsworth, contd.: The Prelude.

Week 10---March 30: Byron: From Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: a Romaunt; She Walks in Beauty; So We’ll Go No More A’Roving; When we two parted; Fare Thee Well!; selections from Don Juan.

Week 11---April 6: Shelley: To Wordsworth; Alastor or The Spirit of Solitude; Hymn to Intellectual Beauty; Mont Blanc. Lines written in the Vale of Chamouni; Ozymandias; Lines written among the Euganean Hills; Stanzas written in Dejection, near Naples;

Ode to the West Wind; England in 1819; To a Skylark; selections from Prometheus Unbound

Week 12---April 13: Shelley, contd.

Week 13---April 20: Keats: “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’ and “The Pleasure Thermometer” (from Endymion); The Eve of St Agnes; To Autumn; Sonnet: “When I have fears that I may cease to be”; La Belle Dame Sans Merci: A Ballad; Ode to Psyche; Ode to a Nightingale; Ode on a Grecian Urn; Ode on Melancholy; Ode on Indolence; The Fall of Hyperion

Week 14---April 27: The Romantic Novel: Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights;

Week 15---Final Exam

MORE OFFICIAL INFORMATION (FOR REST OF SYLLABUS):

VI. Student Learning Outcomes and Instructional Goals for Sophomore English Courses

A. State/Institutional Goals: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Exemplary Objectives for Humanities and Performing Arts:

1. To demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

2. To understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

3. To respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

4. To engage in the creative process or interpretive performance and comprehend the physical and intellectual demands required of the author or visual or performing artist.

5. To articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.

6. To develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the humanities and arts.

7. To demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on intercultural experiences.

B. Departmental Goals: Student Learning Outcomes for English (SLO’s)

SLO 1—Students will be able to interpret and analyze a text using different approaches from literary, rhetorical and/or linguistic theories.

SLO 2—Students in certification tracks will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the areas of writing, literature, reading, oral communication, media literacy, and English language arts pedagogy.

SLO 3—Recent graduates who majored in English will demonstrate satisfaction with the programs in the English Department.

SLO 4---Students will be able to use discipline-appropriate technology applications (such as library databases, computer applications, Internet research, non-print media, multi-media applications, desktop publishing, WebCT, course-based electronic communication, etc.) in preparation and presentation of course projects.

C. English Department Goals for Sophomore English:

In sophomore literature courses, students will

1.   amplify reading, writing, and critical thinking skills developed in English 1301 and 1302. (THECB 3; SLO 1,2,3,4)

2.                                  understand and appreciate great writers and great works in imaginative literature in a variety of literary genres and literary periods. (THECB 1; SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

3.                                  understand the basic principles of literary language and analysis (THECB 4, 6; SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

4.                                  understand that literary study may be directed by a variety of analytical approaches, including but not limited to historical, psychological, biographical, social, and feminist approaches; (THECB 2, 5, 7; SLO 1, 3, 4)

5.                                  understand the influence of literature on intercultural understanding and on appreciation of the individual’s culture (THECB 7; SLO 1, 3, 4)

6.                                  develop an aesthetic appreciation of literature (THECB 5, 6; SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

D. Instructor’s Course Objectives:

1. To give the student a general sense of a culture that serves as the basis for many American institutions. (THECB 1, 2, 5, 7; SLO 1, 3, 4)

2. To introduce students to a wide variety of authors and works, the knowledge of which will aid the student in becoming "culturally literate." Cultural literacy--and the lack of it--can impact the student politically, personally, socially, and economically. (CB 1, 2, 5, 7; SLO 1, 3, 4)

3. To introduce to students literary techniques and devices that characterize not only English literature but literature from almost any culture. (CB 1, 2, 3, 5, 7; SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

4. To enhance students' writing skills. (THECB 3, 4, 5; SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

5. To encourage students to think about their own culture by seeing it in relation to the authors, works, and history examined in this class. (THECB 1, 2, 5, 7; SLO 1, 3, 4)

6. Prepare students to analyze in-depth works of literature. (THECB 3, 4; SLO 1, 2, 3, 4)

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

Students with a documented disability (physical, psychological, learning, or other disability which affects academic performance) who would like to receive academic accommodations should contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS) as soon as possible to schedule an appointment to initiate services. Accommodations can be arranged through SAS at any time, but are not retroactive. Students who suffer a broken bone, severe injury or undergo surgery during the semester are eligible for temporary services.

Pregnancy, Pregnancy-related, and Parenting

Accommodations

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination, which includes discrimination based on pregnancy, marital status, or parental status. Students seeking accommodations related to pregnancy, pregnancyrelated condition, or parenting (reasonably immediate postpartum period) are encouraged to contact Student Accessibility Services for additional information and to request accommodations.

Student Accessibility Services:

Brownsville Campus: Student Accessibility Services is located in Cortez Hall Room 129 and can be contacted by phone at (956) 882-7374 (Voice) or via email at

ability@utrgv.edu. Edinburg Campus: Student Accessibility Services is located in 108 University Center and can be contacted by phone at (956) 665-7005 (Voice), (956) 665-3840 (Fax), or via email at ability@utrgv.edu.

SCHOLASTIC INTEGRITY (ALSO SEE CODE BELOW):

As members of a community dedicated to Honesty, Integrity and Respect, students are reminded that those who engage in scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and expulsion from the University. Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to: cheating, plagiarism (including selfplagiarism), and collusion; submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to

another person; taking an examination for another person; any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student; or the attempt to commit such acts. Since scholastic dishonesty harms the individual, all students and the integrity of the University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced (Board of Regents Rules and Regulations and UTRGV Academic Integrity Guidelines). All scholastic dishonesty incidents will be reported to the Dean of Students.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, and VIOLENCE:

In accordance with UT System regulations, your instructor is a “Responsible Employee” for reporting purposes under Title IX regulations and so must report any instance, occurring during a student’s time in college, of sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, domestic violence, or sexual harassment about which she/he becomes aware during this course through writing, discussion, or personal disclosure. More information can be found at www.utrgv.edu/equity, including confidential resources available on campus. The faculty and staff of UTRGV actively strive to provide a learning, working, and living environment that promotes personal integrity, civility, and mutual respect that is free from sexual misconduct and discrimination.

VI. THECB Core Objectives

A. UTRGV Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Critical Thinking (CT): Students will demonstrate comprehension of a variety of written texts and other information sources by analyzing and evaluating the logic, validity, and relevance of the information in them to solve challenging problems, to arrive at wellreasoned conclusions, and to develop and explore new questions.

2. Communication Skills (COM): Students will demonstrate the ability to adapt their communications to a particular context, audience, and purpose using language, genre conventions, and sources appropriate to a specific discipline and/or communication task.

3. Social Responsibility (SR): Students will recognize and describe cultural diversity, the role of civic engagement in society, and the link between ethics and behavior.

4. Personal Responsibility (PR): Students will demonstrate an awareness of the range of human values and beliefs that they draw upon to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.

B. Department Objectives for ENGL 2321

In this course,

1. Students will extend their communication and critical thinking skills by developing well-reasoned, logical, and ethical arguments and by enlarging their ability to analyze texts, to synthesize ideas, and to think abstractly. (CT, COM,

PR)

2. Students will be able to recognize literary texts as vehicles of value from an assortment of cultures: national, regional, ethnic, gendered, privileged, and oppressed. (CT, SR, PR) 3. Students will study a mixture of literary works from a variety of cultural backgrounds in order to advance their intercultural literacy. (SR, PR)

4. Students will gain an aesthetic understanding of the creative treatment of social and cultural debates as well as a growing awareness of their own relation to the social/cultural stakes inherent in these issues. (CT, SR, PR) 5. Students will develop thoughtful personal responses to the social issues covered in the course and will further develop an ethical sensibility to inform their own choices as ethical actors. (CT, COM, SR, PR)

6. Students will develop, evaluate, and deploy a variety of critical methodologies for understanding the human condition, including but not limited to historical, psychological, biographical, social, and feminist approaches.

(CT, COM, PR, SR)

7. Students will demonstrate their ability to ethically cite from other texts in order to create a persuasive argument.

(CT, COM, PR)

UTPA [UTRGV?]CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

❖ The first confirmed violation of academic dishonesty (as defined in HOP section 5.5.2) by an undergraduate student will result in the following action:

➢ The recommended penalty will be an F for the course and completion of an educational program on academic integrity. If the matter is taken to a hearing officer, the

academic penalty imposed will consider any recommendation of the faculty member involved.

➢ The student will be informed that a second violation may result in suspension or expulsion.

➢ A copy of the sanction letter will be forwarded to the

student’s academic chair.

❖ The second confirmed violation of academic integrity by an undergraduate student (or first by a graduate student) will result in the following action:

➢ The recommended penalty will be an F for the course and suspension or expulsion. If the matter is taken to a hearing officer, the academic penalty imposed will take into consideration any recommendation of the faculty member involved.

➢ If expelled, the student’s transcript will contain the notation, “Expelled for Academic Misconduct,” along with the applicable date.

➢ A copy of the sanction letter will be sent to appropriate academic officials.

Also be aware of “the Bronc/Vaquero Honor Code: As members of a community dedicated to honesty, integrity, and mutual respect in all interactions and relationships the students, faculty and administration of our university pledge to abide by the principles in The Bronc/Vaquero Honor Code.”

UPDATES: Review below for updated university policies:

COVID-19 RESOURCES: Required on all syllabi. Do not modify.

Please visit the UTRGV COVID-19 protocols web page for the most up-to-date COVID-19 campus information and resources. The COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) web page offers additional guidance to specific questions. To submit a question for the FAQ, please email WelcomeBack@utrgv.edu.

UTRGV VACCINE PORTAL Required on all syllabi. Do not modify.

UTRGV Students are eligible to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine.  Students may access and complete their vaccine profile via the UTRGV Vaccine Portal. For additional information on the COVID-19 Vaccine, please visit the UTRGV Vaccine web page.

Core Objectives	UTRGV Student Learning Outcome Statement	Core Area Requiring this SLO
Critical Thinking	Students will demonstrate comprehension of a variety of written texts and other information sources by analyzing and evaluating the logic, validity, and relevance of the information in them to solve challenging problems, to arrive at well-reasoned conclusions, and to develop and explore new questions.	All Core Areas
Communication Skills	Students will demonstrate the ability to adapt their communications to a particular context, audience, and purpose using language, genre conventions, and sources appropriate to a specific discipline and/or communication task.	All Core Areas
Empirical & Quantitative Skills	Students will be able to make and communicate informed conclusions and predictions based on the interpretation, manipulation, and analysis of empirical and quantitative data.	Math, Life & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Teamwork	Students will collaborate effectively with others to solve problems and complete projects while demonstrating respect for a diversity of perspectives.	Communication, Life & Physical Sciences, Creative Arts
Social Responsibility	Students will recognize and describe cultural diversity, the role of civic engagement in society, and the link between ethics and behavior.	Language, Philosophy, & Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Government & Political Science; Social & Behavioral Sciences
Personal Responsibility	Students will demonstrate an awareness of the range of human values and beliefs that they draw upon to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.	Communication; Language, Philosophy, & Culture; American History; Government & Political Science

The use of classroom recordings is governed by the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), UTRGV’s acceptable-use policy, and UTRGV HOP Policy STU 02-100 Student Conduct and Discipline. A recording of class sessions will be kept and stored by UTRGV, in accordance with FERPA and UTRGV policies. Your instructor will not share the recordings of your class activities outside of course participants, which include your fellow students, teaching assistants, or graduate assistants, and any guest faculty or community-based learning partners with whom we may engage during a class session. You may not share recordings outside of this course. Doing so may result in disciplinary action under UTRGV HOP Policy STU 02-100 Student Conduct and Discipline.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Recommended on all syllabi.

Members of the UTRGV community uphold the Vaquero Honor Code’s  shared values of honesty, integrity and mutual respect in our interactions and relationships. In this regard, academic integrity is fundamental in our actions, as any act of dishonesty conflicts as much with academic achievement as with the values of honesty and integrity.  Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to: cheating, plagiarism (including self-plagiarism), and collusion; submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person; taking an examination for another person; any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student; or the attempt to commit such acts (Board of Regents Rules and Regulations, STU 02-100, and UTRGV Academic Integrity Guidelines).  All violations of Academic Integrity will be reported to Student Rights and Responsibilities through Vaqueros Report It.

UTRGV POLICY STATEMENTS The UTRGV disability accommodation, mandatory course evaluation statement and sexual misconduct statement are required on all syllabi. Additional policy statements are optional, such as those covering attendance, academic integrity, and course drop policies.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Required on all syllabi. Do not modify.

Students with a documented disability (physical, psychological, learning, or other disability which affects academic performance) who would like to receive reasonable academic accommodations should contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS) for additional information.  In order for accommodation requests to be considered for approval, the student must apply using the mySAS portal. and is responsible for providing sufficient documentation of the disability to SAS. Students are required to participate in an interactive discussion, or an intake appointment, with SAS staff. Accommodations may be requested at any time but are not retroactive, meaning they are valid once approved by SAS. Please contact SAS early in the semester/module for guidance. Students who experience a broken bone, severe injury, or undergo surgery may also be eligible for temporary accommodations.

Pregnancy, Pregnancy-related, and Parenting Accommodations

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination, which includes discrimination based on pregnancy, marital status, or parental status. Students seeking accommodations related to pregnancy, pregnancy-related condition, or parenting (reasonably immediate postpartum period) should submit the request using the form found at https://www.utrgv.edu/pregnancyandparenting for review by Student Accessibility Services.

Student Accessibility Services:

Brownsville Campus: Student Accessibility Services is located in 1.107 in the Music and Learning Center building (BMSLC) and can be contacted by phone at (956) 882-7374 or via email at ability@utrgv.edu.

Edinburg Campus: Student Accessibility Services is located in 108 University Center (EUCTR) and can be contacted by phone at (956) 665-7005 or via email at ability@utrgv.edu.

MANDATORY COURSE EVALUATION PERIOD: Required on all syllabi. Do not modify.

Students are encouraged to complete an ONLINE evaluation of this course, accessed through your UTRGV account (http://my.utrgv.edu); you will be contacted through email with further instructions. Students who complete their evaluations will have priority access to their grades. Online evaluations will be available on or about:

Fall Module 1 (7 weeks) October 6-12, 2021

Fall Regular Term 2021 November 12- December 1, 2021

Fall Module 2 (7 weeks) December 1-7, 2021

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT and MANDATORY REPORTING: Required on all syllabi. Do not modify.

In accordance with UT System regulations, your instructor is a “Responsible Employee” for reporting purposes under Title IX regulations and so must report to the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity (OIED@utrgv.edu) any instance, occurring during a student’s time in college, of sexual misconduct, which includes sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual harassment, about which she/he becomes aware during this course through writing, discussion, or personal disclosure. More information can be found at www.utrgv.edu/equity, including confidential resources available on campus. The faculty and staff of UTRGV actively strive to provide a learning, working, and living environment that promotes personal integrity, civility, and mutual respect that is free from sexual misconduct, discrimination, and all forms of violence. If students, faculty, or staff would like confidential assistance, or have questions, they can contact OVAVP (Office for Victim Advocacy & Violence Prevention) at (956) 665-8287, (956) 882-8282, or OVAVP@utrgv.edu.

COURSE DROPS: Recommended on all syllabi; may be modified by the instructor as long as it is consistent with UTRGV policy.

According to UTRGV policy, students may drop any class without penalty earning a grade of DR (drop) until the official drop date. Following that date, students must be assigned a letter grade and can no longer drop the class. Students considering dropping the class should be aware of the “3-peat rule” and the “6-drop” rule so they can recognize how dropped classes may affect their academic success. The 6-drop rule refers to Texas law that dictates that undergraduate students may not drop more than six courses during their undergraduate career. Courses dropped at other Texas public higher education institutions will count toward the six-course drop limit. The 3-peat rule refers to additional fees charged to students who take the same class for the third time.

DEAN OF STUDENTS RESOURCES:

The Dean of Students office assists students when they experience a challenge with an administrative process, unexpected situation such as an illness, accident, or family situation, and aids in resolving complaints. Additionally, the office facilitates student academic related requests for religious accommodations, support students formerly in foster care, helps to advocate on behalf of students and inform them about their rights and responsibilities, and serves as a resource and support for faculty and campus departments.

Vaqueros Report It allows students, staff and faculty a way to report concern about the well-being of a student, seek assistance in resolving a complaint, or report allegations of behaviors contrary to community standards or campus policies.

The Dean of Students can be reached by emailing dos@utrgv.edu, by logging into Virtual Office hours in which a representative is available Monday-Friday 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m, or by visiting one of the following office locations: Cavalry (BCAVL) 204 or University Center (EUCTR 323). Phone: 956-665-2260.

STUDENT SERVICES: Recommended on all syllabi.

Students who demonstrate financial need have a variety of options when it comes to paying for college costs, such as scholarships, grants, loans and work-study. Students should visit the Student Services Center (U Central) for additional information. U Central is located in BMAIN 1.100 (Brownsville) or ESSBL 1.145 (Edinburg) or can be reached by email (ucentral@utrgv.edu) or telephone: (956) 882-4026. In addition to financial aid, U Central can assist students with registration and admissions.

Students seeking academic help in their studies can use university resources in addition to an instructor’s office hours. University Resources include the Advising Center, Career Center, Counseling Center, Learning Center, and Writing Center. The centers provide services such as tutoring, writing help, counseling services, critical thinking, study skills, degree planning, and student employment. In addition, services such as the Food Pantry are also provided. Locations are listed below.

Center Name	Brownsville Campus	Edinburg Campus
Advising Center AcademicAdvising@utrgv.edu	BMAIN 1.400 (956) 665-7120	EITTB 1.000 (956) 665-7120
Career Center CareerCenter@utrgv.edu	BINAB 1.105 (956) 882-5627	ESTAC 2.101 (956) 665-2243
Counseling Center Counseling@utrgv.edu Mental Health Counseling and Related Services List	BSTUN 2.10 (956) 882-3897	EUCTR 109 (956) 665-2574
Food Pantry FoodPantry@utrgv.edu	BCAVL 101 & 102 (956) 882-7126	EUCTR 114 (956) 665-3663
Learning Center LearningCenter@utrgv.edu	BMSLC 2.118 (956) 882-8208	ELCTR 100 (956) 665-2585
Writing Center WC@utrgv.edu	BLIBR 3.206 (956) 882-7065	ESTAC 3.119 (956) 665-2538