Issued by: Vice President for Academic Affairs

Replaces: July 1, 1989

Approved by: Vice President for Academic Affairs

Effective Date: July 1, 1992

An educational program centered upon classroom instruction is predicated on the concept of regular class attendance. In support of this concept, the following principles and procedures are practiced:

1. Instructors include a course attendance policy in their syllabi.

2. Except for reasonable cause, students are expected to be present at all regularly scheduled class meetings, particularly their scheduled classes immediately preceding and following the Thanksgiving, Christmas and spring breaks.

3. Students whose attendance becomes unsatisfactory to the extent of adversely affecting their course performance are informed by their instructor, who, in turn, submits a written report (Early Warning) to the associate vice president of Academic Affairs for Enrollment Management.

4. In the case of absences caused by University sponsored activities, students are allowed to make up such portions or work missed, including examinations, as the instructor deems necessary. Students are expected to make necessary arrangements before the planned absence from class and are responsible for all material covered during their absence.

5. Absences from class for sickness or emergencies are clarified by individual instructors. A student who is ill and unable to attend class must report in person to the university nurse, Student Affairs Complex, Saint Edward Hall, to insure proper health care and to monitor the need for class notification. The Health Center cannot confirm illnesses after the fact. Faculty members can confirm a student's illness through the Health Center. Illnesses do not constitute a valid excuse as only a faculty member may grant an excuse. Any work missed must be made up at the discretion of the faculty member.