Regular
class attendance is a responsibility and a privilege of university
education. It is fundamental to the orderly acquisition of knowledge.
Students should recognize the advantages of regular class attendance,
accept it as a personal responsibility, and apprise themselves of
the consequences of poor attendance. Instructors should stress the
importance of these responsibilities to students, set appropriate
class attendance policies for their classes, and inform students of
their requirements in syllabi and orally at the beginning of each
term.
Student's Responsibility
1. Knowledge of each instructor's attendance policy and
monitoring his or her class absences throughout the term.
2. Familiarity with all materials covered in each course during absences
and make-up of any work required by the instructor.
3. Initiation of requests to make-up work missed because of class
absences. The decision to assist the student with make-up work, including
tests, rests with the instructor.
4. Follow-up on all notices from the Registrar regarding course enrollment
in order to correct registration.
Instructor's Responsibility
1. Setting of reasonable regulations for class attendance
as appropriate for class content, organization, methodology, and size.
2. Description of attendance policies in course syllabi and announcement
in class, particularly at the beginning of each term.
3. Maintenance of class attendance records of enrolled students as
appropriate for the attendance policy.
4. Exaction of penalties for unsatisfactory class attendance. Possible
penalties are lowering the course grade, including a grade of F, and,
in extreme circumstances, dropping the student from the course.
Appeals
If a student thinks there is a discrepancy between the instructor's
exaction of a penalty for unsatisfactory class attendance and the
stated policy or that there is an extenuating circumstance that may
affect the instructor's decision, then he or she should first make
a request to the instructor. If desired, the student may further appeal
to the Department Head, the Dean of the School or College, and the
Provost, in that order.
