Guidebook

The 2010 guidebook will be available by September 15. Until then, the entries under "academic policies" are not guaranteed to be accurate. Up-to-date information may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Registrar. We regret any inconvenience.

August 2009

Compiled by the offices of
Ellen Keck Stauder, Dean of the Faculty
Mike Brody, Vice President and Dean of Student Services

The policies and procedures described in this guidebook are published as fully accurate to the best of the college's knowledge, but are subject to change without notice.

Questions or comments regarding the Guidebook? Contact Jo Cannon (jcannon@reed.edu).

College organization

Mission statement
 Living with the honor principle
 Governance of the college

Board of trustees
 Organization
President
Dean of the faculty
Dean of student services
Faculty

Faculty code
Faculty constitution and bylaws
Faculty meetings
Faculty searches
Faculty committees

Academic Policies and Planning (CAPP)
Administration
Admission and Financial Aid
Advancement and Tenure (CAT)
Art Collection Management
Bookstore Board
Community Affairs
Fellowships and Awards
Library Board
Media Center Board
Research on Human Subjects
Space Allocation
Writing Improvement

Community constitution
Student body constitution
Departments
Divisions
Student Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (SCAPP)

Academic policies

Add/drop, change of section
Adviser
Advanced placement and advanced standing
Auditing
Awards, fellowships, and graduate awards
Catalog
Class attendance
Class size and course capping
Class standing
Course load
Courses not offered at Reed
Credit/no credit grading
Deadlines
Declaration of major
Degree progress evaluation
Evaluation of students

Evaluation of student performance
Academic status report
Transcript
Grade review

Academic action

Official Warning
Place on probation
Denial of registration
Dismissal from college

Commendation

Instructor comment form
 Grades
Progress plan

Evaluation of faculty
Full-year course
Incomplete
Junior qualifying examination
Leaves of absence

Emergency absence
Leave of absence
Medical leave of absence

Petition
Physical education
Readmission
Registration: it's a SOLAR system
Repeat of course
Requirements for the degree
Senior (thesis) year

Thesis year requirements
Thesis
Thesis orals
Commencement

Study options

Double major
Dual degree program
 Interdisciplinary major
Independent study
Off-campus study

Transfer of credit
Withdrawal from the college

Community policies

Honor principle

Honor council
Informal procedures for mediation
Grievance
Judicial board
Student Judicial board code

Academic freedom and responsibility
Academic conduct
Disclosure of student information
Dissent
Dogs
Drug and alcohol

Implementation Plan
Environmental policy
Equal opportunity
Family partners
Grievance
Parking
Public speaking and solicitation
Publications and public occasions of expression
Sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Smoking

 

College resources

Archives
Art gallery
ATM
Bicycles
Bookstore
Business office
Canyon
Career services
College vans
Community safety
Computing and information services (CIS)
Conference and events planning (CEP)
Facilities services
Financial aid
Food service
Free lunch
Griffin Exchange
Health services
Institutional research
Instructional media center (IMC)
International programs
Library
Lost and found
Mail services
Multicultural affairs
Night bus
Peer mentor program
Photocopy machines
Printing services
Public affairs
Public transportation
Reactor
Registrar
Residence life
SEEDS
Sports center
Student activities
Students with disabilities
Tutoring

Academic resource center
Individual tutoring
Math center
Science center
Writing center