WMU respects the religious beliefs of its students and faculty and will make necessary and reasonable provisions to accommodate the exercise of religious beliefs. It is the policy of WMU that students be excused from class for the purpose of observing major religious holidays without penalty provided the student has made such a request in writing at least two weeks in advance to the class instructor.

Missed class time because of major religious observances does not excuse the student from class work or examinations. The student must provide faculty with a two week formal, written request identifying how completion of the course work will be accomplished. Faculty will provide students making such written requests with a reasonable amount of time to make up the work missed in each class.

A student who leaves the program at any time may be asked to reaudition/interview for readmittance. Acceptance will also depend on program capacity.

If a student receives a grade lower than "C" in a course required for the theatre major, that student will be put on departmental warning (i.e., the student must evidence improvement in order to continue in the program). If a student repeats a course and receives a grade lower than "C," that student will be dismissed from the program. If a student receives a grade lower than "C" in two courses in his/her designated area of study (e.g., a Performance student receives two low grades in Performance courses, a Tech/Design student receives two low grades in Tech/Design courses and as applies to Theatre Education and Music Theatre Performance courses), that student will be dismissed from the program.

Plagiarism is intentionally, knowingly, or carelessly presenting the work of another as one's own (i.e., without proper acknowledgment of the source). The sole exception to the requirement of acknowledging sources is when the ideas, information, etc., are common knowledge.

Instructor should provide clarification about the nature of plagiarism.

For full description of clarification, refer to the WMU Undergraduate Catalog (p 274).

Faculty members are responsible for identifying any specific style/format requirement for the course. Examples include but are not limited to American Psychological Association (APA) style and Modern Languages Association (MLA) style.

The Theatre academic advisor will assist all theatre students with course selections in theatre and general education. Appointments are made through the Departmental office. Theatre majors and minors must confer with the theatre advisor at least once annually.