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ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students are expected to
display responsible judgment in regard to class attendance and to know and
follow the attendance policies for each of their classes. It is also the
students’ responsibility to keep a record of absences.
Faculty members are expected
to keep an accurate record of attendance in all classes, recording all
absences, including those due to late registration or change of course. A
written attendance policy should be distributed to students in each class,
and it is a faculty member’s prerogative to consider attendance records in
determining grades. A student cannot
receive credit for a course if he/she does not attend at least two-thirds of
the class meetings, regardless of the reason for the absences.
Absences may be excused by a
faculty member and the student allowed to make up work if the faculty member
deems an absence legitimate. A faculty member is not expected to provide
make-up evaluation for a student who is absent without a legitimate excuse.
In the event that the student and instructor do not agree on the
acceptability of the excuse presented, the matter will be determined by the
dean of the college in which the course is offered. The instructor or the
dean may require the student to present appropriate documentation for an
absence.
A student who is absent from
a final examination must present evidence to his/her dean to justify a
make-up examination. If a make-up is approved, the instructor will set a
time for the examination which is reasonable in terms of both the student’s
and instructor’s schedules.
In the case of absences
resulting from a student’s involvement in official University functions,
information is provided in the Weekly Report or through an official
memorandum from the appropriate source. |
