Attendance Policy
The university assumes that regular class attendance is essential to its academic operations. Students not attending regularly scheduled classes are considered absent. Faculty members have the responsibility to deal with absences, to decide makeup work required, if any, and to drop students for absences that exceed the instructor's policy. Lists of students who are to be absent while representing the university should be made available to faculty members prior to the event. All such reports of absence are for information. However, faculty members will give consideration to permitting these students to complete makeup work. While students are personally responsible for the academic consequences of a poor attendance record, faculty members are under obligation to inform students in writing of their interpretation of absence regulations as they pertain to each course. This notification should be given to the student at the beginning of the semester as part of the course syllabus.
If any student accumulates absences to the extent that it lowers his or her standing in the class, it shall be the duty of the instructor to notify the Center for Student Success and Transition. The instructor will have full and final authority in awarding a student a grade of "F" in a course because of absences. Students who interfere with course discipline may be suspended from class. Permanent exclusion will necessitate a conference with the Office of Judicial Affairs.
