Undergraduate Teaching

For more information on the program, including scholarships, go to the Undergraduate page of the department's main website.

If you are not sure which staff member to contact with a question, take a look at our staff responsibilities chart!

• UMN Policy Library
• Academic Calendar
• Final Exam Times

Safe Campus COVID-19 Prevention and Well-being

• Steps for addressing non-compliance in the instructional environment
• Guidance on Student Positive Cases
• Student Decision Tree (Spring 2021): COVID-19

Scroll down to Faculty and Teaching Considerations for an FAQ with:

• A student in my class is not wearing a mask; what should I do?
• What is my responsibility if I learn that students have tested positive for COVID?
• Are instructors required to provide accommodation to students who either test positive for COVID or are unvaccinated?
• During the semester, what if I cannot teach in person due to illness or other COVID-related factors?
• My question isn't answered here; what should I do?

Classroom

• Academic Misconduct Policy
• Classroom Management, Student Conduct, and Behavior
  • This document also includes information on:
    • Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
    • Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Relationship Violence
    • Behavioral Consultation Team
    • Final Exam Scheduling & Policy
• Red Folder - Helping Students in Distress
• Student Conduct Code

Grades

• Grading Policies
• Incompletes
• Incomplete Grade Contract
• Onestop / Teaching and Learning / Grades
• Reporting Scholastic Dishonesty
• Submitting Undergraduate Course Grade Books

Courses & Syllabi

• Assigning Self-Authored Work
  • Educational Materials Conflict of Interest
  • Self-Authored Materials Permission Form
• ClassInfo
• Freshman Seminars
• Make-up Exams
• Liberal Education Course Proposal Guidelines
• Liberal Education FAQs
• Policy Statement for Syllabi - Updated on 5/8/2023
• Proposing a New Course
• Syllabi Archive
• Syllabus Requirements
• TA Guidelines
• TA Handbook 2021 Draft
• Undergraduate Course Catalog for Political Science
• Writing Intensive Courses

Independent Contracts

• Individual Research, DURP, and Honors Thesis
  • Contact the Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising ([email protected]) with any questions about POL 3994, 4993, and 4994.
• Honors Thesis Guide

Technology

• Liberal Arts Technologies and Innovation Services (LATIS)
  • LATIS Learning Experience