ACADEMIC AFFAIRS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

Effective Date: December 2025 (replaces 2021 version)

Guidelines for Course Delivery in the Event of University Cancellation/Closure/Remote Status - (see SLT 6.3)

Remote Status – During the Regular Semester

In the event the university moves to a remote status, faculty and students should proceed with learning activities during the remote status timeframe. Depending on timing of the announcement and appropriateness for the course, class should be conducted in a manner appropriate for the circumstances (e.g. synchronous online, asynchronous online, etc.). Faculty will communicate to students the expectations for courses during the remote status timeframe. Students are expected to meet course expectations during this time. Coursework missed because of excused absences should be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor (see GVSU Class Attendance policy).

Cancellation/Closure/Remote Status – During Final Exams

In the event of a cancellation, closure, significant interruption in technology, or remote status on a specified exam day, faculty who are able to modify their exams to allow for online, take-home, alternate times, or other equitable arrangements for all students may do so. Faculty have an obligation to provide an option to students to be examined in the manner described in the syllabus. In the event of a cancellation or closure, whatever decision is made by an instructor must be communicated in a timely manner to students and the instructor’s unit head. Faculty should be reasonably flexible in allowing individual students to make alternative schedule arrangements if necessary; however, the due date of the final exam cannot be earlier than the date and time assigned for the course in the final exam schedule and cannot be after the exam period has closed. In the event that an exam that requires physical space cannot be rescheduled earlier in the week, that exam will be held on the Friday of exam week. If, and only if, two exam days were affected, some exams that require physical space may be held on the Saturday following exam week. Students requiring disability-related accommodations will continue to receive appropriate support, and instructors should coordinate as needed with Student Accessibility Resources to ensure accessibility