Registration in a course obligates the student to be regular and punctual in class attendance.

Students should make certain that their names are on the class roll. If an error has been made in registration, it is the student’s responsibility to see that the error is corrected in the Office of the Registrar.

It is the individual instructor’s responsibility to inform students, in writing, on the first day the class meets of the guidelines for implementing the instructor’s attendance policy.  Students who cease attending class are expected to report to the Office of the Registrar to initiate withdrawal procedures.  Withdrawal deadlines are published each semester in the schedule bulletin.

Excessive absenteeism may result in the instructor recording a failing grade, unless the student officially withdraws from the class before the withdrawal deadline. If the student withdraws from the University after the end of the official withdrawal period, excessive absenteeism may be one of the considerations in the instructor’s deciding whether circumstances justify a “W” or an “F” in the course. The normal appeal process is available to the student who wants to appeal the decision of the instructor.

It is the responsibility of each students to drop themselves from a course in which they are enrolled on or before the official deadlines.

When a student is absent from class because of illness, death in the family, or other justifiable reasons, it is the student’s responsibility to consult the instructor at the earliest possible time.

Emergency Notification

 In cases of emergency which may result in multiple course absences, the student or a member of the student’s family may request the Academic Advising and Retention Center to notify the student’s instructors.  Emergency notification cannot be done during the first week of class.  Emergency notification will not necessarily result in an excused absence; however, a copy of the notification will be placed in the student’s file for future reference.  Students are expected to consult the instructors as soon as possible after the emergency.