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Class Attendance

Students are required to attend all sessions of classes for which they are registered. Any necessary deviations from this expectation must be reported by the student to the professor of the class to be missed.

Excused absences (with permission to make up work) are granted only in the cases of:
  1. Admittance to a hospital [appropriate documentation from healthcare provider required].
  2. Serious emotional illness [verified by the Dean of Student Development].
  3. Athletic events approved by the faculty athletic committee [students must make prior alternate arrangements with the professor(s) whose class(es) will be missed].
  4. Academic events approved by faculty committee and Academic Affairs [students must make prior alternate arrangements with the professor(s) whose class(es) will be missed].
  5. Death or hospitalization of an immediate family member [mother, father, brother, sister, grandparent, spouse or child].
  6. Very unusual circumstances as evaluated and approved by the professor and Academic Affairs.

Unexcused absences, without permission to make up work, may not exceed one absence per credit hour of the course. The penalty for excessive unexcused absences is communicated in each course syllabus. Unexcused absences could be used for situations such as travel difficulties, bad weather, conflicting schedules, oversleeping, minor sickness, doctor or dentist appointments and job interviews. When a student enrolls in courses after the first class meeting, each session missed is considered an unexcused absence.

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