{"id":78,"date":"2017-11-13T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T19:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-academic-programs\/academicpolicies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:02:57","slug":"academicpolicies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-programs\/academicpolicies\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are responsible for knowing about and adhering to the various policies and procedures that govern their behavior at Macalester. A complete list of the academic policies can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.macalester.edu\/\">College Catalog<\/a>. 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