Attendance Policy
Prompt attendance at academic appointments (classes, lectures, or conferences) is an essential part of academic work. It is expected that students will keep all academic appointments to the best of their ability or notify appropriate faculty or staff in advance of their absence. Absences for undergraduate students exceeding one week are considered unacceptable. Two absences for graduate students is unacceptable. The university supports attendance policies that are more restrictive, if such policies have been stated in the course syllabus.
Each faculty sets the attendance policy for each course taught and communicates it clearly to the student at the beginning of the semester. However, said attendance policies for faculty will include and recognize the following as excused absences:
- University-sponsored activities
- Illness
- Subpoenas
- Jury duty
- Military service
While such absences are “excused absences” and without penalty, the responsibility for work missed because of an absence rests upon the student.
Faculty should report to the Registrar student absences in excess of one week or equivalent, unless the student has made arrangements with the instructor to complete all work missed. The Registrar reports student absences to the Director of Student Success. This allows for early intervention should the student need assistance.
Faculty members will access their class rosters and will direct any student not on the roster, but present in the course, to register immediately after the first class meeting. Faculty members will not allow, under any circumstances, an unregistered student to remain in class.
The matter of tardiness is at the discretion of each faculty member.