Hold Harmless Form (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Hold Harmless Form Page 2

Hold Harmless Policy

The University of Montana Western administration and faculty agree that students will be

held harmless for absences due to University sanctioned activities in so far as possible. All

parties recognize that not all classes are amenable to alternative assignments and in some cases it

is impossible to reschedule critical learning experiences. Though faculty has the final decision

regarding the appropriateness of alternative assignments or experiences, in all cases they will

make a good faith effort to accommodate.

Students should work with their advisors and potential faculty members to design student

course schedules that minimize absences in those courses with learning experiences that present

special challenges for replication at an alternative time. Wherever possible, all student work

should be completed before the end of the course block. If it is not possible for a faculty member

to replicate a learning experience that produces similar critical learning outcomes to the missed

experiences in a particular course within the same block, incompletes may need to be issued to

the student until such time as suitable learning experiences, if possible, can occur. Final

decisions regarding the appropriateness of assigning incomplete grades are made exclusively by

the faculty.

This policy is effective so long as:

1. The student provides both verbal and written communication to the faculty member or

employer on Day 1 of any given block.

2. The student is engaged in a University-sanctioned event necessitating the student’s

absence.

Examples of such events include (but are not limited to) athletic activities, career fairs,

and field experiences. The faculty member or employer must be able to verify this activity if so

desired.

The student is not excused from academic work required for a course, but in these

instances will be allowed to work with a faculty member or employer to alter deadlines, or

complete alternate assignments, or make up work as assigned by the faculty member or employer

in so far as possible.

Hold Harmless Form Page 2