Herbology Upper Year Class Policy

[Professor Angel Castillo]

Class Rules:​

• If you value all your fingers, keep your hands to yourself. Never touch anything you don’t recognize.
• Stay alert! The plants are always paying attention, even if you aren’t, and many of them bite
• Treat the plants (and Professor Castillo) the way you would want to be treated.
• Participation is always rewarded higher than any bookwork. Bad notes will not lower your grade, but standing on the sidelines might.
• Accidents happen. If something (or someone) breaks or is injured, please alert Professor Castillo immediately.
• Questions are always welcome

Lessons and Grades​

There is no word count; Lessons will be graded based on participation and the quality of your student’s work. Roleplaying your student as present and doing the required work for each lesson will earn an O. Any and all homework or extra-credit will be clearly stated at the end of the lesson and is completely voluntary.

Please note plagerism is not tolerated in this class and will be marked down accordingly. This includes copy/pasting repeated lesson or exam content from other characters, both from other RPers or your own.

If you wish to receive a lower grade or have your student role-play something outside of the normal lesson bounds, please feel free to message me so we can chat. Professor Castillo encourages adventurous students.

Make-up Lessons
The make-up lesson section will be available for you to post in each year in the event that a lesson is archived before you are able to post. Posting in the make-up section will not have any negative effect on your characters' grades. Make-up will be available until the end of the exam period, so please try to get in your lessons before the semester ends! If you are unable to post during the semester for any reason, please reach out to me via PM.

AI Policy
Per site rules, the use of AI for lessons is not accepted. If there is reason to believe AI has been used in your work, your posts may be reported to site staff for review with may affect house points and grades.

Exams and OWLS/NEWTS
Exams will include a written/multiple choice section and practical section. Answering all written questions correctly will net you an E. Answering your practical section and written section will net you an O. Answering only your practical section will net you an E
If you are unsure how to answer/RP your practical section, please do ask.

Prerequisites
An A or higher is now required for Sixth Year Herbology
An A or higher is now required for Seventh Year Herbology

Currently, there are no required supplies for Upper Year Herbology

If you have issues with grades received or were unable to fulfill the grade requirements for your desired class, please message me so we can discuss.

Career Requirements
Below are the careers requiring Herbology, and the NEWT grades needed to apply for them:

Career​	Grade​
Accidental magic Reversal​	A+​
Auror​	E+​
Counterfeit Spells/Objects Dept.​	A+​
Floo Regulation & Control​	A+​
Healer​	E+​
Magical Creatures Regulation​	A+​
Trading Standards Body​	A+​
Unspeakable​	A+​
Aotearoa Magizoologist****​	A+​

**** must earn at least 2/3 of Potions, Charms, Herbology

A Note on Readability
Kris is dyslexic and doing their best to read all your work to grade and reply to it as best as possible. However, certain fonts/font sizes make reading more difficult for me. If possible, please try to use the default site font or any non-serif font in 15pt size. Using other fonts/sizes will never affect your grade, but it does make my life easier and is always appreciated if you can use the site default in my lessons. Thanks!