Attendance Verification - Academic Engagement

UTRGV requires faculty to report students who did not attend academic engagement between the beginning of a semester and census day (official 12th class day) or (4th class day for Summer) Academic engagement consists of active participation by the student in an instructional activity related to the student's course of study. Examples of academic engagement include, but not limited to: attending (physical or online) a synchronous class, lecture, or laboratory activity, submitting an academic assignment or taking an exam. Federal regulations state that a student must begin academic engagement in all classes for which he/she enrolls in order to establish Title IV program eligibility (i.e. loans and grants). A student who is reported as not having academic engagement will have her/his financial aid reduced and the cost of attendance budget adjusted.