MBI 414/514 - Immunology Principles
MBI 415/515 - Immunology Principles and Practice |
Syllabus
Lecture Outline - Fall 2012
- August 20
- Introduction
and Course Overview
- Basic Concepts in Imumunology (Chapter
1)
- August 22
- Basic Concepts in Imumunology (Chapter
1)
- Innate Immunity: First Lines of Defense (Chapter
2)
- August 24
- Innate Immunity: Complement System (Chapter
2)
- August 27
- Innate Immunity: Complement System (Chapter
2)
- August 29
- Induced Responses of Innate Immunity:
Pattern Recognion (Chapter
3)
- August 31
- Induced Responses of Innate Immunity:
Pattern Recognion (Chapter
3)
- September 3
- Labor Day - No Class
- September 5
- Induced Responses of Innate Immunity:
Responses to Infection (Chapter
3)
- September 7
- Induced Responses of Innate Immunity:
Responses to Infection (Chapter
3)
- Article Report 1 Due
- September 10
- Examination 1 (Covers Chapters 1-3)
- September 12
- Antigen Recognition by B Cell and T Cell Receptors: Antibody
Structure and Function (Chapter 4)
- September 14
- Antigen Recognition by B Cell and T Cell Receptors: Antibody
Structure and Function (Chapter 4)
- September 17
- Antigen Recognition by B Cell and T Cell Receptors: T
Cell Receptor Structure and Function (Chapter 4)
- September 19
- Antigen Recognition by B Cell and T Cell Receptors: T
Cell Receptor Structure and Function (Chapter 4)
- September 21
- Generation of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors (Chapter 5)
- September 24
- Generation of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors (Chapter 5)
- Article Report 2 - Article Submission Due
- September 26
- Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes (Chapter 6)
- September 28
- Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes (Chapter
6)
- Article Report 2 - Report Submission Due
- October 1
- Examination 2 (Covers Chapters 4-6)
- October 3
- Signaling Through Immune System Receptors (Chapter 7)
- October 5
- Signaling Through Immune System Receptors (Chapter 7)
- October 8
- Signaling Through Immune System Receptors (Chapter 7)
- October 10
- Signaling Through Immune System Receptors (Chapter 7)
- October 12
- MidTerm Break - No Class
- October 15
- Development and Survival of Lymphocytes (Chapter 8)
- Article Report 3 - Article Submission Due
- October 17
- Development and Survival of Lymphocytes (Chapter 8)
- October 19
- Development and Survival of Lymphocytes (Chapter 8)
- October 22
- Development and Survival of Lymphocytes (Chapter 8)
- Article Report 3 - Report Submission Due
- October 24
- Examination 3 (Covers Chapters
7-8)
- October 26
- T Cell Mediated Immunity (Chapter 9)
- Article Report 4 - Article Submission Due
- October 29
- T Cell Mediated Immunity (Chapter 9)
- October 31
- Humoral Immune Response (Chapter 10)
- November 2
- Humoral Immune Response (Chapter 10)
- November 5
- Dynamics of Adaptive Immunity (Chapter 11)
- November 7
- Dynamics of Adaptive Immunity (Chapter 11)
- November 9
- Mucosal Immune Response (Chapter
12)
- November 12
- Mucosal Immune Response (Chapter
12)
- Article Report 4 - Report Submission Due
- November 14
- Examination 4 (Covers Chapters
9-12)
- November 16
- Failures of Host Defense Mechanisms (Chapter
13)
- Article Report 5 - Article Submission Due
- November 19
- Failures of Host Defense Mechanisms (Chapter
13)
- November 21 & 23
- Thanksgiving Break - No Class
- November 26
- Allergy and Allergic Diseases (Chapter
14)
- November 28
- Allergy and Allergic Diseases (Chapter
14)
- November 30
- Autoimmunity and Transplantation (Chapter
15)
- December 3
- Autoimmunity and Transplantation (Chapter
15)
- December 5
- Manipulation of the Immune Response (Chapter
16)
- December 7
- Manipulation of the Immune Response (Chapter
16)
- Article Report 5 - Report Submission Due
- December 12
- Final Examination (12:30 - 2:30 pm; Comprehensive... Covers
Chapters 1-16)
Textbook - MBI 414/514 and MBI 415/515
- Murphy, Kenneth. 2012. Janeway's
Immunobiology, Eighth Edition. Garland Science, New
York.
Course Policies - MBI 414/514 and MBI 415/515
Course Objectives - MBI 414/514
Immunology Principles (MBI 414/514) is a 3 credit-hour lecture course that
will acquaint you with the molecules, cells and organs of the immune system. You will learn
about the structural features of the components of the immune system
as well as their functions, but the primary emphasis of this course
will be on the mechanisms involved in immune system development and
responsiveness. The major experiments that allowed the elucidation of
these mechanistic features will be featured to help you understand
how immunologists think and work.
Graduate Students (MBI 514) must also actively participate in Immunology
Journal Club, which will meet every week during the semester to discuss recently published
papers in the professional literature of immunology.
Course Evaluation - MBI 414/514
Your course grade will be determined
by your performance on:
- Lecture Examinations (425 points)
- MBI 414
- You will take four 75-point
interim examinations and one 125-point
comprehensive final examination (60% over the
last quarter of the term and 40% over the whole semester's
material).
- These examinations will consist of multiple-choice, matching multiple-choice, true-false, short-answer essay, long-answer
essay, and problem-solving questions.
- If you
miss an examination (except the final) for a reason acceptable
to me, you may take a long-answer essay and problem-solving
question make-up examination within one week after
the one you missed.
- MBI 514
- You will take four 75-point
interim examinations and one 125-point
comprehensive final examination (60% over the
last quarter of the term and 40% over the whole semester's
material).
- These examinations will consist of multiple-choice, matching multiple-choice, true-false, short-answer essay, long-answer
essay, and problem-solving questions, and will cover both lecture material and material discussed in Immunology Journal Club (see below).
- If you
miss an examination (except the final) for a reason acceptable
to me, you may take a long-answer essay and problem-solving
question make-up examination within one week after
the one you missed.
- Graduate Students must also actively participate in Immunology Journal Club, which will meet every week during the semester to discuss recently published papers in the professional literature of immunology.
- Article Reports (25 points)
- You may earn up to 25 points by reading 5 primary
research articles in the recent professional
immunology literature and writing a 500-word
report on
each of them.
- Each report consists
of:
- Step 1 of this assignment is to select and submit an article upon
which you will write a report:
- You can earn up to 0.5 points by reading one primary research
article in the recent (published during the past 12 months) professional
immunology literature and submitting a copy of the article as
a .pdf file.
- Upload your article to the class Niihka site
by the deadline shown in the syllabus. Late assignments will
not be accepted or graded.
- Important information regarding
submission of articles via Niihka:
- This assignment requires
submission of an attached file. Assignments of this type must
be submitted as a .pdf file... and the extension must be included
as part of the filename. Failure to use the acceptable file
designations may make it impossible for me to open your file resulting
in a score of zero.
- It is your responsibility to make sure your
assignments are accepted by the Niihka system prior to the deadline.
Submit assignments at least 5-10 minutes before the deadline to
allow for delivery of the receipt before the assignment site closes.
- Step 2 of this assignment is to submit a report you have written as described below.
- You can earn up to 4.5 points by writing a 500-word report explaining the content of the article you selected in
Step 1. At the top of the report, include the title of the assignment,
your name, and the date.
- Upload your report to the class Niihka
site by the deadline shown in the syllabus. Late assignments
will not be accepted or graded.
- Important information regarding
submission of reports via Niihka:
- This assignment requires
submission of an attached file. Assignments of this type must
be submitted as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file... and the
extension must be included as part of the filename. If you use
software other than Microsoft Word to complete writing assignments,
remember to save your file as one of these file types before
submitting it to Niihka. Failure to use one of the acceptable
file designations may make it impossible for me to open your
file resulting in a score of zero.
- It is your responsibility
to make sure your assignments are accepted by the Niihka system
prior to the deadline.
- Submit assignments at least 5-10 minutes
before the deadline to allow for delivery of the receipt
before the assignment site closes.
- Turnitin.com will be used
for plagiarism detection. Students agree that by taking this
course all required papers may be subject to submission for
textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection
of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source
documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for
the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of
the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions
of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site.
- Remember to acknowledge
the honor pledge. Failure to do so will cause Niihka
to reject your submission (Niihka will NOT tell you it
is rejecting the submission.)
- You will receive a confirmation notice from
Niihka via e-mail when you successfully submit the assignment.
If you do NOT receive a confirmation notice, your assignment
was NOT received by the system. You should save your
Niihka e-mail receipt as proof of assignment submission.
It is strongly suggested that you submit assignments
at least 5 – 10
minutes before the deadline to allow for delivery of
the receipt before the assignment site closes. It is
your responsibility to make sure your assignments are
accepted by the Niikha system prior to the deadline.
- You
will receive a confirmation notice from Niihka via e-mail when you
successfully submit the assignment. If you do NOT receive a confirmation
notice, your assignment was NOT received by the system. You
should save your Niihka e-mail receipt as proof of assignment
submission.
Your course grade in MBI 414/514 will be determined using the following
scale:
| Grade |
Percentage |
|
A+
|
97-100
|
|
A
|
93-96
|
|
A-
|
90-92
|
|
B+
|
87-89
|
|
B
|
83-86
|
|
B-
|
80-82
|
|
C+
|
77-79
|
|
C
|
73-76
|
|
C-
|
70-72
|
|
D+
|
67-69
|
|
D
|
63-66
|
|
D-
|
60-62
|
|
F
|
0-59
|
Cheating on any aspect of this course may make you subject to
immediate dismissal from the class with a grade of F.
Course Objectives - MBI 415/515
Immunology Principles and Practice (MBI 415/515) is a 4 credit-hour lecture-laboratory
course that will
acquaint you with experimental laboratory techniques in addition to acquainting you with the molecules,
cells and organs of the immune system.
The lecture portion of this course (3 credit hours) will acquaint
you with the molecules, cells and organs of the immune system. You will learn about the structural
features of the components of the immune system as well as their functions, but the primary emphasis
of this course will be on the mechanisms involved in immune system development and responsiveness.
The major experiments that allowed the elucidation of these mechanistic features will be featured
to help you understand how immunologists think and work.
The laboratory portion of this
course (1 credit hour) will provide a selective approach to your learning of certain immunologic
techniques and assays. The field of immunology has continued to develop at a rapid pace during the
latter years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st century. Consequently, numerous
assays and techniques are available to the professional immunologist. It would not be possible to
incorporate all of these in any single course.
Therefore, this laboratory course will provide a selective approach to learning
only some of the more important immunologic techniques and assays.
Laboratory Exercise Outline - MBI 415/515
- August 20
- Introduction and Overview
- Dilution Techniques
- August 27
- Agglutination
- September 3
- Labor Day Week - No Laboratory Sessions
- September 10
- Quantitative Precipitation
- September 17
- Ouchterlony Double Diffusion
- Radial Immunodiffusion
- September 24
- Immunoelectrophoresis
- Immunoblot Analysis
- October 1
- Fluorescent Microscopy
- Flow Cytometry
- Review for Laboratory Examination 1
- October 8
- Examination 1 (Safety... Flow Cytometry)
- Notebook Assessment 1
- October 15
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- TLRs and Cytokine Production
- October 22
- TLRs and Cytokines - IL-12 Assay
- October 29
- TLRs and Cytokines - TNFa and NO Assays
- November 5
- Phagocytosis and Opsonization
- November 12
- Bacterial Clearance
- November 19
- Antibody Response Analysis
- Laboratory Report Due (TLRs and Cytokines)
- November 26
- Hypersensitivity and Immunopathology
- Review for Laboratory Examination 2
- Course Evaluation
- December 3
- Examination 2 (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay... Hypersensitivity and Immunopathology)
- Notebook Assessment 2
Immunology Laboratory Manual.
2012. John R. Stevenson and Joseph M. Carlin, Department of Microbiology,
Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Laboratory Instructors - MBI 415/515
- John R. Stevenson, PhD
- Course Director
- Office: 52 Pearson Hall
- Phone: 529-5427
- E-mail: stevenjr@muohio.edu
- Hours: MTWRF 2:00-3:00pm (or by appointment)
- Rachel E. Pritchard
- Section A: Monday 10:10-12:00
- Office: 78 Pearson Hall
- Phone: 529-5447 or 529-5442
- E-mail: fleminre@muohio.edu
- Hours: By appointment
- Tomislav Ticak
- Section B: Monday 2:10-4:00
- Office: 92A Pearson Hall
- Phone: 529-0953 or 529-5442
- E-mail: ticakt@muohio.edu
- Hours: By appointment
Laboratory Attendance - MBI 415/515
You are expected to participate in every laboratory
exercise and only one excused absence will be given to students
with valid medical excuses or reasons acceptable to their TA.
Each additional absence will result in deduction of ten percentage
points from your final percentage.
Laboratory Preparation - MBI 415/515
For best performance of the laboratory exercises and best
understanding of the course material, it is important to approach
the laboratory exercises in a thoughtful, organized way. This
includes reading each exercise and writing a half-page
of laboratory preparation informationfor
each lab exercise on what you will be doing during
class before you come to the laboratory. You
must turn in this "lab prep info” at the before
class begins as evidence of your advanced preparation. Your
lab prep info must contain a description of the experimental
approach to be used in the exercise together with a description
of how the data will be reported. (Note: some days have more
than one lab exercise; therefore, you must write more than
one lab prep.) Failure to turn in this information on time
will result in deduction of five points from your total course
points.
Laboratory Quizzes - MBI 415/515
On occasion, your Laboratory Instructor (TA) will give you an unannounced quiz on the material he/she thinks you should understand to best perform the exercise(s) you will be performing in laboratory that day.
Laboratory Notebook - MBI 415/515
Your notebook must be an up-to-date, accurate account of everything
you do in this laboratory. It should use the same basic format
as your laboratory reports, but is not expected to be as rigorous.
This is highly important if you are to get the most out of
your laboratory experiences this semester. Your laboratory
instructor will assess your notebook twice during
the semester to assure that you are developing the record-keeping
habits expected of professional microbiologists. Your notebook
entries should follow this format:
- Introduction (Lab Prep Info) -
What is the purpose of this exercise (What will you learn)
and how will you accomplish it?
- Materials and Methods – This
section consists of changes in the protocol and/or clarifications
of instructions to be written in your notebook. What
did you do and what did you do it with?
- Results - What data
did you obtain? (Tables and figures are generally the best
approach for recording data; text is needed for further
understanding).
- Discussion -
What do your results mean?
You will generate one laboratory report based
on the Antibody Response Exercise. It should be well integrated,
and follow this format:
- Introduction - "Set the
scene" for the rest of the report
- Background: Explain
any theoretical background necessary for a clear understanding
and evaluation of the results of the experiments, including
a review of pertinent literature, a general statement of the
method used and why it was chosen, and a statement of the principal
results of the study.
- Purpose: State the purpose of the
experiment (describing the nature and scope of the
problem) and explain what the experiment
accomplished
- Materials and Methods - Provide
all the technical details of the experiments (sufficient
that a competent worker can repeat them)
- Materials: Describe
what materials were used to do each technique, including exact
technical specifications such as concentration, quantity and
source (or method of preparation) for each item and organism.
- Methods: Describe,
in detail, the methods and procedures by which each technique
was done, including precise details about conditions such as
temperature, time, centrifugal force, volumes, voltage, current,
etc.
- Results - Present
the data in an understandable framework, by:
- Text: Describe
experiments in a way that makes the processes and results obtained
clear, but resisting the urge to repeat experimental
details described in materials and methods.
- Tables/Graphs: Present data obtained using
tables, graphs and/or diagrams as necessary for clarity:
- Do not repeat data presented
in tabular, graphic or diagrammatic form in the text;
but …
- Do point out trends
that clarify interpretation of the results; however,
don't discuss them yet (save that for the Discussion).
- Discussion -
This section should interpret the results and explain their relevance
by pointing out and discussing (considering from all reasonable
angles) the relationships among the observed facts (your data
vs. those of others)
- Interpretations:
Present principles, relationships, or generalizations shown
by the results;
- Exceptions:
Pointing out any exceptions or lack of correlation and designating
any indeterminate points as being unsettled;
- Comparisons: Explain how your results and interpretations
agree (or disagree) with previously published work;
- Perspectives: Consider from all reasonable
perspectives any theoretical implications and practical
applications of your results;
- Conclusions: Summarize the evidence
for each conclusion, then state it as clearly as
possible.
- References -
This section should describe all sources of information used
in designing your experiments, as well as in interpreting your
results. Be sure you refer to these references at appropriate
places in your report. Use these formats:
- Journal article: Davis, Norine J., and John R. Stevenson. 2003. Role of neutrophils
in decreased resistance of protein-malnourished mice to Candida albicans. Nutr. Res.
23:945-958.
- Book compiled by an editor: Stocker,
B.A.D., and P.H. Makela. 1986. Genetic determination
of bacterial virulence, with special reference to Salmonella,
vol. 124, p. 149-167. In D.E. Briles, (ed.),
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Springer-Verlag,
New York.
- Book not compiled by an editor: Day,
R.A. 1979. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper.
p. 38. ISI Press, Philadelphia, PA.
In preparing your laboratory reports, use appropriate material
from your textbook, laboratory manual, or lecture notes as
well as other books and articles. You should not, however,
simply "regurgitate" any of this material (especially
the procedural details), because the object of this report
is for you to integrate the information and present it
in a clear and thoughtful manner in your own words. These
reports must be generated using a computer-based word processor.
The Department of Microbiology has a computer laboratory set
up for student use. Ask your laboratory instructors when you
can use this facility to complete your report. Please remember that plagiarism will not be tolerated!
Course Evaluation - MBI 415/515
Your lecture grade (75% of your course grade) will be determined
by your performance on:
- Lecture Examinations (425 points)
- MBI 415
- You will take four 75-point
interim examinations and one 125-point
comprehensive final examination (60% over the
last quarter of the term and 40% over the whole semester's
material).
- These examinations will consist of multiple-choice, matching multiple-choice, true-false, short-answer essay, long-answer
essay, and problem-solving questions.
- If you
miss an examination (except the final) for a reason acceptable
to me, you may take a long-answer essay and problem-solving
question make-up examination within one week after
the one you missed.
- MBI 515
- You will take four 75-point
interim examinations and one 125-point
comprehensive final examination (60% over the
last quarter of the term and 40% over the whole semester's
material).
- These examinations will consist of multiple-choice, matching multiple-choice, true-false, short-answer essay, long-answer
essay, and problem-solving questions, and will cover both lecture material and material discussed in Immunology Journal Club (see below).
- If you
miss an examination (except the final) for a reason acceptable
to me, you may take a long-answer essay and problem-solving
question make-up examination within one week after
the one you missed.
- Graduate Students must also actively participate in Immunology Journal Club, which will meet every week during the semester to discuss recently published papers in the professional literature of immunology.
- Article Reports (25 points)
- You may earn up to 25 points by reading 5 primary research articles
in the recent professional immunology literature and writing a 500-word
report on each of them.
- Each report consists of:
- Step 1 of this assignment is to select and submit an article upon
which you will write a report:
- You can earn up to 0.5 points by reading one primary research
article in the recent (published during the past 12 months) professional
immunology literature and submitting a copy of the article as
a .pdf file.
- Upload your article to the class Niihka site by the deadline
shown in the syllabus. Late assignments will not be accepted
or graded.
- Important information regarding submission of articles
via Niihka:
- This assignment requires submission of an attached
file. Assignments of this type must be submitted as a
.pdf file... and the extension must be included as part
of the filename. Failure to use the acceptable
file designations may make it impossible for me to open
your file resulting in a score of zero.
- It is your responsibility to make sure your
assignments are accepted by the Niihka system prior
to the deadline. Submit assignments at least 5-10 minutes
before the deadline to allow for delivery
of the receipt before the assignment site closes.
- Step 2 of this assignment is to submit a report you have written as
described below.
- You can earn up to 4.5 points by writing a 500-word report
explaining the content of the article you selected in Step 1.
At the top of the report, include the title of the assignment,
your name, and the date.
- Upload your report to the class Niihka site by the deadline
shown in the syllabus. Late assignments will not be accepted
or graded.
- Important information regarding submission of reports
via Niihka:
- This assignment requires submission of an attached
file. Assignments of this type must be submitted as
a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file... and the extension
must be included as part of the filename. If you use
software other than Microsoft Word to complete writing
assignments, remember to save your file as one of these
file types before submitting it to Niihka. Failure
to use one of the acceptable file designations may make
it impossible for me to open your file resulting in a
score of zero.
- It is your responsibility to make sure your assignments
are accepted by the Niihka system prior to the deadline.
- Submit assignments at least 5-10 minutes before
the deadline to allow for delivery of the receipt
before the assignment site closes.
- Turnitin.com will be used for plagiarism detection. Students
agree that by taking this course all required papers
may be subject to submission for textual similarity review
to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All
submitted papers will be included as source documents
in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the
purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of
the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and
Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site.
- Remember to acknowledge the honor pledge. Failure
to do so will cause Niihka to reject your submission
(Niihka will NOT tell you it is rejecting the submission.)
- You will receive a confirmation notice from Niihka
via e-mail when you successfully submit the assignment.
If you do NOT receive a confirmation notice, your assignment
was NOT received by the system. You should save your
Niihka e-mail receipt as proof of assignment submission.
It is strongly suggested that you submit assignments
at least 5 – 10 minutes before the deadline to
allow for delivery of the receipt before the assignment
site closes. It is your responsibility to make sure your
assignments are accepted by the Niikha system prior to
the deadline.
- You will receive a confirmation notice from
Niihka via e-mail when you successfully submit the
assignment. If you do NOT receive a confirmation notice,
your assignment was NOT received by the system. You
should save your Niihka e-mail receipt as proof of
assignment submission.
Your laboratory grade (25% of your course grade) will be determined by your
performance on:
- Laboratory Examinations (90 points):
- Exam 1 = 35 points
- Exam 2 = 55 points
- Laboratory Quizzes (15 points)
- Laboratory Notebook Assessments (30 points):
- Assessment 1 = 10 points
- Assessment 2 = 20 points
- Laboratory Rreport (15 points)
Your laboratory instructor (TA) will determine your scores on your examinations, quizzes, notebook assessments and laboratory report. All reasonable efforts will be made to assure equality of grading among sections.
Plagiarism and other infractions of Miami
University rules and regulations will be dealt with as described
in Chapter 5: Academic Integrity in the Student Handbook.
Your course grade in MBI 415/515 will be determined using the following
scale:
| Grade |
Percentage |
|
A+
|
97-100
|
|
A
|
93-96
|
|
A-
|
90-92
|
|
B+
|
87-89
|
|
B
|
83-86
|
|
B-
|
80-82
|
|
C+
|
77-79
|
|
C
|
73-76
|
|
C-
|
70-72
|
|
D+
|
67-69
|
|
D
|
63-66
|
|
D-
|
60-62
|
|
F
|
0-59
|
Cheating on any aspect of this course may make you subject to
immediate dismissal from the class with a grade of F.
Credit/No-Credit Status
Warning: Nationwide studies have shown that
credit/no-credit grades on your academic record may be a negative factor
in evaluation of your application for admission or employment by most professional
schools (law, medicine, etc.), by many graduate schools, and by some employers
and undergraduate schools. Before enrolling for courses on a credit/no-credit
basis consider what
The following are only the most problematic of the Credit/No-Credit
rules... A full-text version can be accessed in Section
1.2.H of Chapter
2 of Part 1: Undergraduate Academic Regulations of
the Student Handbook.
- 01.208.E. “Credit” (X) will be granted for grades
C through A; “no-credit” (Y) will be
- 01.208.H. Course status may not be changed from credit/no-credit
to letter grade nor from letter grade to credit/no-credit after 20 percent
of the class meeting times have elapsed.
- 01.208.I. Registration in a course on a credit/no-credit
basis requires the permission of the instructor except in Miami Plan or
University Requirement courses.
Students should consult with the Chief Departmental Adviser of their
department of major with questions pertaining to courses that may be taken
on a credit/no-credit basis.
Withdrawal Policy
- If a student drops a 15-week course before
the end of the 3rd week of classes (20% of course), the
course will be removed from the record.
- If a student drops a course between the 6th and
9th weeks of classes, a grade of "W" will
be recorded.
- A student cannot normally drop a 15-week course
after the 9th week of classes; the
only way to drop at this point is by petition.
- Read Section
1.2.C of Chapter 2 of Part 1: Undergraduate
Academic Regulations of the Student Handbook for
more details.
© 1996-2012 John R. Stevenson. All Rights
Reserved
Please email questions
and comments to:
John R.
Stevenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
USA
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