Policies
Concerning Laboratory Waivers
in Physics 111, 112, 221 and 222
Students enrolled in Physics
111, 112, 221 or 222 who have successfully completed the laboratory component
of the same course (in a previous semester at
Iowa State) may request an (optional) waiver of the laboratory portion of
the course.
A waiver of the laboratory requirement will be granted under the
following conditions:
1. the student completed the course previously at Iowa State,
either for credit or on an audit basis, or with "formal permission"
from the department to complete the course (after executing a drop with the
registrar);
2. the student made a good faith effort to complete the course, as
evidenced by good class attendance in recitation and lab, and the submission of
good‑faith attempts to complete the assignments for recitation and
laboratory;
3. the student (and not simply the student's lab partner)
successfully completed the laboratory work;
4. there is written evidence for all of the above.
5. students who complete the laboratory while auditing the course or with "formal permission" to complete
the course (after a drop) must provide special documentation that the
conditions described above have been satisfied. (For further information, refer
to the information sheet titled, “Earning a Laboratory Waiver While Auditing
Physics 111, 112, 221 or 222 or while having "formal permission" to
complete the course (after a formal "drop")
Procedures:
1. All lab waivers must be
requested in writing (they are not automatic). This is done by completing the “Request Form for a Laboratory Waiver”
and submitting it to the course-work secretary in the Main Office (Physics Room
12).
2. Waivers should be requested on the day of the first lecture class of
the course. Waivers requested after that date may be denied unless there is
good reason for the lateness of the request.
3. Students who completed the laboratory while auditing the course or with "formal permission" to complete
the course (after a drop) must also submit an additional form titled,
“Certification of Completion of the Course” (along with the “Request Form for a
Laboratory Waiver”).
Intent of the lab waiver
policy:
This policy is designed to insure that students who receive lab waivers
understood enough physics to do the laboratory experiments, that they were
reasonably well prepared for their laboratory classes, and that they completed
the laboratory work with a significant degree of independence.
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