Biblical Studies 5110A/B and BS 5116A/B (or equivalents); or permission of the instructor.

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1 The Death & Resurrection of Jesus Biblical Studies 5225B Course Outline: Winter 2015 Time: Place: Instructor: Contact info: Office hours: Tuesdays, 9:30 10:20 a.m.; Fridays, 9:30 11:20 a.m. W104, Huron University College Daniel A. Smith, Ph.D x. 287 Drop in (A225) or make an appointment Course Prerequisites Biblical Studies 5110A/B and BS 5116A/B (or equivalents); or permission of the instructor. NOTE: Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enroll in it, you may be removed from this course, and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites. Course Objectives Few texts in the New Testament canon rival the passion and resurrection narratives in their importance to Christian theology, proclamation, and identity, and thus in their significance to the development of Western culture. This course undertakes a detailed historical, literary, theological, and history-ofreception (Wirkungsgeschichtlich) study of the canonical passion and resurrection narratives. Issues covered include historical questions about Jesus trial, execution, burial, and the resurrection appearances; the theological presentations of the evangelists; the importance of the passion narratives to Christian theology and devotion; anti-semitism in the texts and their history of reception; the impasse in current scholarship on the resurrection of Jesus; and more. The class format involves lecture, seminar presentation based on individual research, and discussion. Attendance and participation in class are very important aspects of the learning process; so also is preparation for class sessions. Assigned readings (including the assigned biblical texts) are not optional but should be done in advance of the class sessions. Participation in the class discussion is part of the course evaluation. Participation in the in-class lectures and discussions, and successful completion of the assigned course readings and assignments, will enable the student 1. to understand in detail, by means of a critical exegetical survey, the textual, historical, compositional, redactional, and theological features of the Passion and Resurrection accounts 2. to appreciate the fundamental importance of these texts in the history of Christian interpretation, theological reflection, and identity formation 3. to improve research and communication skills by (1) assessing textual, historical, and interpretive issues relevant to these texts, (2) approaching these issues using the results of independent research, and (3) presenting insights gained in a seminar-style presentation and short mini-essay 4. to understand crucial theological and hermeneutical issues related to the Passion, the Resurrection, and the beginnings of Christology, and to the history of their interpretation 5. to gain experience identifying and critiquing theological, ethical, and ecumenical/interfaith concerns related to the interpretation of the passion and resurrection narratives

2 2 Course Materials The following is the required textbook. (1) Gerard S. Sloyan, The Crucifixion of Jesus: History, Myth, Faith (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995). ISBN These are recommended. (2) Zeba A. Crook, Parallel Gospels: A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2012). ISBN (3) Christopher Bryan, The Resurrection of the Messiah (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011). ISBN Crook will be useful to have, if you do not have it already, but I also have my own synopsis of the Passion and Resurrection texts from the canonical gospels with parallels from the Gospel of Peter. You can access this in OWL Resources and mark up your copy with notes etc. using Adobe Acrobat reader. Sloyan and Crook are available at the UWO bookstore. All three titles are also available via the standard on-line retailers and will also be available on two-hour reserve at the Huron library. Other assigned readings are noted below in the course outline. Assignments & Evaluation (1) In-class seminar presentations + mini-essays (two in total, seminar time fifteen minutes each maximum). Each week we will have presentations based on the assigned text(s), which will cover two kinds of issues: (1) textual & historical questions; (2) history of interpretation/reception. Each student must prepare and present one of each type of seminar, and each seminar must be accompanied by a two-page mini-essay on the topic. The mini-essays will be subject to revision and inclusion in a database on the Passion and Resurrection Narratives and their interpretation. Detailed instructions will be given in class, and sample mini-essays will be posted in OWL. Dates: Vary (Weeks 3 6, 8 11) Weight: 50% of final grade ( % x 2) (2) Short paper précis (summary, outline, annotated bibliography) explaining the topic, thesis, and argument of the major research essay. YOUR PAPER MUST HAVE A THESIS. Due Date: Friday February 12, 2015 Submission: via OWL Assignments Weight: 5% of final grade (3) Research paper (10-12 pages double-spaced, words including footnotes but not including bibliography) addressing any topic related to the death and resurrection of Jesus, the passion and resurrection narratives (including their history of reception and influence on Christian theology, liturgy, or devotion). PLEASE follow the advice and guidelines for research and proper citation style in handout in OWL Resources. Due Date: Tuesday April 7, 2015 Submission: via OWL Assignments Weight: 35% of final grade

3 3 (4) Participation. The instructor will evaluate students participation based on attendance and contribution to the in-class learning. Keep in mind that quality of participation is to be valued over quantity. Three absences, or persistent lateness, will result in a zero. Weight: 10% of final grade Course Schedule Students should complete the assigned readings in advance of class time, so that they can participate in and benefit from the class discussion. The passages from the gospels appointed for each session must be read in a good English translation (such as the NRSV) but also studied in the synopsis available in OWL. This means that a comparative reading, with notes and questions, should be completed before we sit down in class to discuss the passages. The required textbooks will be available on two-hour reserve, as well as Luz 2005b, whose history-ofreception discussions are very useful (if Mattheo-centric). Details for other readings noted here (some of which may be distributed in class *tbc) are given in the course bibliography which follows. Further readings may be added as the course progresses. Generally, we will try to deal with the week s theme on Tuesdays (with some overlap to Fridays), and the textual analysis on Fridays. Seminar presentations will also be on Fridays. *Written assignments are all due via OWL AT CLASS TIME on the day scheduled. Tuesday January 5 Introduction: Issues, Interests, and Goals; Sample Seminar Presentation Friday January 8 Assigned Reading: Sloyan pp. 1-8; Smith 2012; Luz 2005a (circulated & discussed) Tuesday January 12 Why Was Jesus Crucified? Friday January 15 The Anointing & Last Supper: Mark 14:1-31 and parallels (Synopsis #1-9) Assigned Reading: Sloyan pp. 9-44; Bond 2014 Tuesday January 19 Jesus Death as Sacrificial Friday January 22 Gethsemane, Arrest, Denial: Mark 14:32-52, and parallels (Synopsis #10-11, 13) Assigned Reading: Sloyan pp , ; Placher 1999 Tuesday January 26 Jesus Death and the Jews Friday January 29 The Trials of Jesus: Mark 14:53-65, 15:1-15 and parallels (Synopsis #12, 14-16) Assigned Reading: Sloyan pp ; Brown 1995; Levine 2012 Tuesday February 2 The Passion of Christ and Christian Devotion; the Cross in Christian Art Friday February 5 Abuse and Crucifixion: Mark 15:16-32 and parallels (Synopsis #17-18) Assigned Reading: Sloyan pp ; ; Harley-McGowan 2013 Tuesday February 10 Jesus Death in Contemporary Theology; Jesus Burial as Theological Problem * Friday February 12 The Death & Burial of Jesus: Mark 15:33-47 and parallels (Synopsis #19-21) Assigned Reading: Sloyan pp ; McCane 2003: (tbc); Smith 2015 Optional Reading: Brown 1988 *Paper Précis due February Reading Week (no classes)

4 4 Tuesday February 24 Resurrection: Contemporary Background; The Resurrection Impasse (part one) Friday February 26 Assigned Reading: Segal 1997 (tbc); Allison 2005 Optional Reading: Crossan and Wright 2006 (on reserve) Tuesday March 3 The Resurrection Impasse (part two) Friday March 5 Disappearance and Appearances: 1 Cor 15:3-8; Rev 1:9-20; Q 13:34-35; Mark 16:1-8 Assigned Reading: Joseph 2015; Craffert 2009; Smith 2011; Robinson 1982: 5-17 Optional Reading: Smith 2010a: 27-45, Tuesday March 10 Resurrection in the New Testament Friday March 12 The Resurrection of Jesus in Matthew: Matthew 28 Assigned Reading: Bryan 2011: ; Nickelsburg 2006: (tbc) Optional Reading: Smith 2010a: Tuesday March 17 Resurrection in the Second & Third Centuries Friday March 19 The Resurrection of Jesus in Luke-Acts: Luke 24; Acts 1; Acts 2:14-36 Assigned Reading: Bryan 2011: ; Smith 2010b; Lehtipuu 2015: tbd (tbc) Optional Reading: Smith 2010a: Friday March 26 Good Friday (no class) Tuesday March 24 The Resurrection of Jesus in Christian Art Tuesday March 31 The Resurrection of Jesus in John: John Friday April 2 The Easter Story in Early Christianity: Mark 16:9-20; Gospel of Peter; etc. Assigned Reading: Bryan 2011: ; Luz 2011; Crossan 2013; Smith 2014 Optional Reading: Smith 2010a: ; Smith 2010a: * Tuesday April 5 Concluding Reflections: Jesus Death and Resurrection in Christian Memory *Major Paper due Course Bibliography *Asterisked items are assigned or optional reading. *Allison, Dale C., Jr Explaining the Resurrection: Conflicting Convictions. Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 3.2: (OWL) *Bond, Helen K Dating the Death of Jesus: Memory and the Religious Imagination. New Testament Studies 59.4: (OWL) Brock, Ann Graham Mary Magdalene, The First Apostle: The Struggle for Authority. Harvard Theological Studies 51. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. *Brown, Raymond E The Burial of Jesus (Mark 15:42-47). Catholic Biblical Quarterly 50: (OWL) The Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave. New York: Anchor Doubleday. * The Narratives of Jesus Passion and Anti-Judaism. America (April 1, 1995): (OWL) *Bryan, Christopher The Resurrection of the Messiah. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. (2-hour reserve) Bultmann, Rudolf K The History of the Synoptic Tradition. Revised edition. Translated by J. Marsh. Oxford: Basil Blackwell; New York: Harper & Row.

5 5 Carroll, James T., and Joel B. Green, et al The Death of Jesus in Early Christianity. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson. Catchpole, David R Resurrection People: Studies in the Resurrection Narratives of the Gospels. London: Darton Longman & Todd. Collins, Adela Yarbro The Beginning of the Gospel: Probings of Mark in Context. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. *Craffert, Pieter Jesus Resurrection in a Social-Scientific Perspective: Is There Anything New to be Said? Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 7: (OWL) I Witnessed the Raising of the Dead : Resurrection Accounts in a Neuroanthropological Perspective. Neotestamentica 45.1: Craig, William Lane The Historicity of the Empty Tomb of Jesus. New Testament Studies 31: Was Jesus Buried in Shame? Reflections on B. McCane s Proposal. Expository Times : *Crook, Zeba A Parallel Gospels: A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. (2-hour reserve) Crossan, John Dominic Empty Tomb and Absent Lord (Mark 16:1-8). Pages in The Passion in Mark: Studies on Mark Edited by W. H. Kelber. Philadelphia: Fortress Press The Cross That Spoke: The Origins of the Passion Narrative. San Francisco: Harper & Row The Resurrection of Jesus in Its Jewish Context. Neotestamentica 37: * A Vision of Divine Justice: The Resurrection of Jesus in Eastern Christian Iconography. Journal of Biblical Literature 132.1: (OWL) Davis, Steven T Risen Indeed: Making Sense of the Resurrection. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Seeing the Risen Jesus. Pages in The Resurrection: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Resurrection of Jesus. Edited by S. T. Davis, et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press. de Jonge, Henk J Visionary Experience and the Historical Origins of Christianity. Pages in Resurrection in the New Testament: Festschrift J. Lambrecht. Edited by R. Bieringer et al. BETL 165. Leuven: Peeters. Dodd, C. H The Appearances of the Risen Christ: An Essay in Form-Criticism of the Gospels. Pp in Studies in the Gospels: Essays in Memory of R. H. Lightfoot, ed. D. E. Nineham. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Fitzmyer, Joseph A The Ascension of Christ and Pentecost. Theological Studies 45: Fuller, Reginald H The Formation of the Resurrection Narratives. New York: Macmillan. Garland, David E One Hundred Years of Study on the Passion Narratives. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press. Gilbert, Gary AntiSemitism without Erasure: Sacred Texts and Their Contemporary Interpretations. Pages in After The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences. Edited by J.S. Landres and M. Berenbaum. Walnut Creek, Cal.: Altamira. Grindal, Bruce T Into the Heart of Sisala Experience: Witnessing Death Divination. Journal of Anthropological Research 39.1: *Harley-McGowan, Felicity The Maskell Passion Ivories and Greco-Roman Art: Notes on the Iconography of Crucifixion. Pages in Envisioning Christ on the Cross: Ireland and the Early Medieval West. Edited by J. Mullins, J. N. Ghrádaigh, and R. Hawtree. Dublin: Four Courts. (OWL) Harries, Richard The Passion in Art. Aldershot, U.K.; Burlington, VT: Ashgate.

6 6 Jeremias, Joachim The Eucharistic Words of Jesus. Translated by A. Ehrhardt. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. *Joseph, Simon Redescribing the Resurrection; Beyond the Methodological Impasse? Biblical Theology Bulletin 45.3: (OWL) Kelber, Werner H., ed. The Passion in Mark: Studies on Mark Philadelphia: Fortress Press. Kloppenborg, John S Q, The Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original Stories and Sayings of Jesus. Louisville: Westminster John Knox. La Potterie, Ignace de The Hour of Jesus: The Passion and the Resurrection of Jesus According to John. New York: Alba. *Lehtipuu, Outi Debates over the Resurrection of the Dead: Constructing Early Christian Identity. Oxford Early Christian Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (excerpt tbc) *Levine, Amy-Jill Holy Week and the Hatred of the Jews. Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Religion and Ethics, April 4, Licona, Michael R The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach. Downers Grove IL: IVP Academic. Lüdemann, Gerd The Resurrection of Jesus: History, Experience, Theology. Translated by J. Bowden. Minneapolis: Fortress Press The Resurrection of Christ: A Historical Inquiry. Amherst, NY: Prometheus. [Revision of Lüdemann 1994] *Luz, Ulrich. 2005a. Hermeneutics of Effective History and the Church. Pp in Ulrich Luz, Studies in Matthew. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. (tbc) * b. Matthew 21 28: A Commentary. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress. (2-hour reserve) * The Resurrection of Jesus in Art. Interpretation 65.1: Marcus, Joel The Old Testament and the Death of Jesus: The Role of Scripture in the Gospel Passion Narratives. Pages in J. T. Carroll, J. B. Green, et al., The Death of Jesus in Early Christianity. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson. Martin, Dale B The Corinthian Body. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Marxsen, Willi The Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Translated by M. Kohl. Philadelphia: Fortress Press. Matera, Frank J Passion Narratives and Gospel Theologies: Interpreting the Synoptics through their Passion Stories. New York: Paulist. [Reprinted Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001.] *McCane, Byron R Roll Back the Stone: Death and Burial in the World of Jesus. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International. (2-hour reserve) Miller, Richard C Mark s Empty Tomb and Other Translation Fables in Classical Antiquity. Journal of Biblical Literature 129.4: Nickelsburg, George W. E The Genre and Function of the Markan Passion Narrative. Harvard Theological Review 73: * Resurrection, Immortality, and Eternal Life in Intertestamental Judaism. Expanded edition. HTS 56. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. (tbc) [2nd ed. not in UWO library system] O Collins, Gerald Jesus Risen: An Historical, Fundamental, and Systematic Examination of Christ s Resurrection. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Interpreting the Resurrection: Examining the Major Problems in the Stories of Jesus Resurrection. New York: Paulist.

7 Believing in the Resurrection: The Meaning and Promise of the Risen Jesus. New York: Paulist. Patterson, Stephen J The God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and the Search for Meaning. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Perkins, Pheme Resurrection: New Testament Witness and Contemporary Reflection. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. *Placher, William C Christ Takes Our Place: Rethinking Atonement. Interpretation 53.5: (OWL) Price, Robert M., ed The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave. Amherst NY: Prometheus Brand X Easters. The Fourth R 20/6 (Nov./Dec. 2007): 13-15, 18-19, 23. *Robinson, James M. Jesus From Easter to Valentinus (or to the Apostles Creed). Journal of Biblical Literature 101 (1982): (OWL) *Segal, Alan F Life After Death: The Social Sources. Pages in The Resurrection: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Resurrection of Jesus. Edited by S. T. Davis, et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (tbc) Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in the Religions of the West. New York: Doubleday. Senior, Donald The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. Collegeville, Minn.: Michael Glazier/Liturgical The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Collegeville, Minn.: Michael Glazier/Liturgical The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. Collegeville, Minn.: Michael Glazier/Liturgical The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of John. Collegeville, Minn.: Michael Glazier/Liturgical. Shoemaker, Stephen J Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary s Dormition and Assumption. Oxford Early Christian Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Siker, Jeffrey S Theologizing the Death of Jesus, Gibson s The Passion, and Christian Identity. Pages in After The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences. Edited by J.S. Landres and M. Berenbaum. Walnut Creek, Cal.: Altamira. *Sloyan, Gerard S The Crucifixion of Jesus: History, Myth, Faith. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. (2-hour reserve) Why Jesus Died. Minneapolis: Fortress Press Jesus on Trial: A Study of the Gospels. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Smith, Daniel A Revisiting the Empty Tomb: The Post-Mortem Vindication of Jesus in Mark and Q. Novum Testamentum 45: Appearance or Disappearance? Early Beliefs about Jesus Vindication. The Fourth R 21/1 (Jan./Feb.): 3-8, 21. * a. Revisiting the Empty Tomb: The Early History of Easter. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. (OWL) * b. Seeing a Pneuma(tic Body): The Apologetic Interests of Luke 24: Catholic Biblical Quarterly 72: (OWL) * The Evolution of the Easter Story. Bible and Interpretation, October * Narrative, Historicity, and Verisimilitude in the Passion Narratives: or, What I Learned from Big Fish about Reading the Bible. Bible and Interpretation, February

8 8 * Look, the Place Where They Put Him (Mk 16:6): The Space of Jesus Tomb in Early Christian Memory. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2741, 8 pages. (also OWL) * His Sepulchre Shall Be Glorious: The Burial of Jesus as Theological Problem. Guest lecture given 11 June 2015 at the Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria. (OWL) Soards, Marion L The Question of a PreMarcan Passion Narrative. Pages (Appendix IX) in R. E. Brown, The Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave. New York: Anchor Doubleday. Standhartinger, Angela What Women Were Accustomed to Do for the Dead Beloved by Them (Gos. Pet ): Traces of Laments and Mourning Rituals in Early Easter, Passion, and Lord s Supper Traditions. Journal of Biblical Literature 129.3: Stewart, Robert B., ed The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright in Dialogue. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Strange, James F Tombs, the New Testament, and the Archaeology of Religion. Review and Expositor 106: Tomson, P. J Presumed Guilty: How the Jews Were Blamed for the Death of Jesus. Trans. J. Dyk. Zoetermeer: Uitgeverij Meinema; Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Tyson, Joseph B The Death of Jesus in Luke-Acts. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press. Viladesau, Richard The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance. Oxford: Oxford University Press The Triumph of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press The Pathos of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts The Baroque Era. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Vinzent, Markus Christ s Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament. Farnham UK; Burlington VT: Ashgate. Wedderburn, A. J. M Beyond Resurrection. London: SCM; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson. Wright, N. T The Resurrection of the Son of God. Vol. 3 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. *Wright, N. T., and J. D. Crossan The Resurrection: Historical Fact or Theological Explanation? A Dialogue. Pages in The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright in Dialogue. Edited by R. B. Stewart. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. (book available on 2-hour reserve ask for the book) Zwiep, Arie W Assumptus est in caelum: Rapture and Heavenly Exaltation in Early Judaism and Luke-Acts. Pages in Auferstehung Resurrection: The Fourth Durham-Tübingen Research Symposium. Resurrection, Transfiguration, and Exaltation in Old Testament, Ancient Judaism, and Early Christianity. Edited by F. Avemarie and H. Lichtenberger. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.

9 9 Appendix: Additional Statements 1. Statement on Use of Electronic Devices During Classroom Sessions and in Tests and Exams It is not appropriate to use technology (such as, but not limited, to laptops, phones, and other mobile devices) in the classroom for non-classroom activities. Such activity is disruptive and is distracting to other students and to the instructor, and can inhibit learning. Students are expected to respect the classroom environment and to refrain from inappropriate use of technology and other electronic devices in class. In this course, it is expected that students turn off all mobile devices during lectures and tests. 2. Statement on Plagiarism Detection All required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to the commercial plagiarism detection software under license to the University for the detection of plagiarism. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between The University of Western Ontario and Turnitin.com ( 3. Statement on Academic Offences Scholastic offences are taken seriously and students are directed to read the appropriate policy, specifically, the definition of what constitutes a Scholastic Offence, in the Western Calendar s statement on Scholastic Discipline for Undergraduate Students : Any form of plagiarism is considered a serious offence at Huron University College. Plagiarism may be defined as "the act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his/her writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one's own mind," whether this was intended or not. (Excerpted from H. C. Black, Black's Law Dictionary, West Publishing Co., 1979, 5th ed., p. 1035). Penalties for plagiarism may include: being required to rewrite the assignment; failing the assignment; or being required to withdraw from the student s academic program. Any consideration of plagiarism can be avoided by fully referencing written assignments as specified by the course instructor. 4. Support Services: UWO Registrar s Office: Accessibility concerns: Services for Students with Disabilities: ssd@uwo.ca Facilities Management: fm-help@uwo.ca Huron s Faculty of Theology, Office of the Dean: srice@uwo.ca, , ext. 289 Huron s Writing Skills Centre: UWO Student Support and Development Services: UWO Mental Health website: Students who are in emotional/ mental distress should refer to this website for a complete list of options about how to obtain help. 5. Accommodation for absences: If documentation is required for either medical or non-medical academic accommodation, then such documentation must be submitted by the student directly to your Faculty s Dean s office (or academic counselor), and not to the instructor. For the Faculty of Theology, all such documentation must be submitted to room A120. It will be the Dean s office that will determine if accommodation is warranted. a) Non-medical absences: Documentation and a request for relief be submitted to the Dean s Office in order for accommodation for nonmedical absences from tests and examinations to be considered. b) Medical absences: See also the Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness Undergraduate Students, at

10 10 For work representing 10% or more of the overall grade for the course, a student must present documentation indicating that the student was seriously affected by illness and could not reasonably be expected to meet his/her academic responsibilities. Documentation must be submitted as soon as possible to your Faculty Dean s office (Huron Arts & Social Science students should take their documentation to the Academic Counsellor, through the Academic Services Centre at Huron), together with a Request for Relief specifying the nature of the accommodation requested. The request and documentation will be assessed and appropriate accommodation will be determined by the Dean s office in consultation with the instructor(s.) Academic accommodation will be granted ONLY where the documentation indicates that the onset, duration and severity of the illness are such that the student could not reasonably be expected to complete his/her academic responsibilities. The UWO Student Medical Certificate (SMC) and Request for Relief are available at the Student Centre website ( Huron University College Academic Counselling website ( or from the Dean s Office or Academic Services Centre at Huron. 6. *Instructor s Policy on Late Work without Medical or Non-Medical Accommodation: Late work submitted without accommodation (as specified above) will be penalized 3% per day or part thereof; and work that is submitted after midnight on the last day of classes (Wednesday April 6, 2015) will not be accepted but will be assigned a zero.