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Class attendance is regarded as an obligation as well as a privilege, and students are expected to attend regularly and punctually all classes in which they are enrolled. Failure to do so may jeopardize a student's scholastic standing and may led to suspension from the University.
1. Each instructor will keep a permanent record for each
class. These records are subject to inspection by
appropriate University officials.
2. Instructors are required to state in their syllabi their
expectations regarding class attendance and make-up
policies; instructors using the university attendance policy
must clearly state so in their syllabi and must either
supply students with a copy of the policy or provide the web
link through which students can access the policy online.
Syllabi must be distributed during the first week of the
semester.
3. A student must submit excuses for all class absences
within the time frame specified by the instructor. The
instructor will accept an official University excuse.
Students must present proof of participation in
University-sponsored events which constitute an official
excuse for absence from class (band trips, special field
trips, athletic team trips, etc.). Each instructor is to
determine whether any other absence is excused or unexcused;
medical excuses may be subject to verification.
4. If a student misses an examination, it is the student's
responsibility to present an excuse to the instructor within
the time frame specified by the instructor and to arrange a
date and place of examination.
5. If a student receives unexcused absences in excess of ten
percent of total classes, and instructor may assign a "WN"
(withdrawal for non-attendance) as a final grade. Because
individual instructors may or may not choose to implement
this policy, a student who stops attending classes should
not assume a "WN" will automatically be assigned. Students
are responsible for understanding attendance policies as
noted in the syllabus for each class in which they are
enrolled; they are responsible for monitoring their own
status with regards to absences and should communicate with
their instructors as to whether specific absences are
excused or unexcused. Students who do not comply with the
attendance policy in a class in which the instructor has
opted to implement it may receive a grade of "WN" despite
any other grades earned in that class.
6. If a student's excused and unexcused absences exceed
forty percent of the total classes, and instructor may
assign a "WN" for a final grade if the student does not
withdraw from the course following established University
procedures.
7. NOTE: All recipients of federal financial aid should
contact the Office of Financial Aid and consult the section
of the catalogue concerning financial aid to understand the
implications of these attendance regulations on funding and
the repayment of funding received. In addition, students
should understand that failure to comply with these
regulations may have an impact on TOPS eligibility, private
insurance coverage, tax status, etc.
Effective Fall 2003 Download This Policy in
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