Attendance
1.1 Students are required to attend all lectures in each course, which are provided either in-person or online. A student who cannot attend a lecture for any reason must notify the Course Leader, Instructor, and the Assistant Dean prior to the absence unless extenuating circumstances prevent such advanced notification.
1.2 In unusual and exceptional circumstances, students may request an excused absence in advance. Excused absences (such as for illness, bereavement, doctor’s or medical appointments, dental appointments, provision of urgent family care, pre-arranged work responsibilities, and jury duty) can be requested from the Course Leader, Instructor, and the Assistant Dean of the respective program.
1.3 Onsite student attendance is defined by the presence of the student. Student attendance in the distance learning component of each course is defined as active participation. These courses will, at a minimum, have weekly mechanisms for student participation, which can be documented by any or all of the following methods:
- Completion of tests or quizzes
- Discussion forums
- Submission/completion of assignments
- Communication with the instructor
- Logging in and watching lectures (or downloading them to watch)
- Other course participation
- As a component of attendance, student email, course announcements and discussion forums should be checked frequently (daily is recommended). The student is solely responsible for checking updates related to the course.
1.4 Attendance will be monitored and excessive absences and/or late arrivals may lead to sanctions, per the Student Professionalism Policy and the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. Absences will be reviewed by the Associate Dean of the respective program.
1.5 Students may be granted an excused absence to observe religious holidays. The student is encouraged to notify the Course Leader, Instructor, and the Assistant Dean in advance to coordinate reasonable accommodations for any exams or assignments that may be missed as a result.
1.6 Students enrolled in the United States Armed Forces who are called to a military service obligation will be able to suspend their class attendance, without taking a leave of absence, for a period of 5 business days. Procedures to request a leave of absence can be found in the Military Leave of Absence Policy.
1.7 A student with a disability who requires an exception or modification to the requirements in this policy must submit a request pursuant to the Accommodations Policy.