Class Attendance

There is a strong relationship between class attendance and success or failure in the classroom.

Each department establishes policies related to class attendance. Students are responsible for finding out the first day of class what each professor requires in terms of class attendance. Absence from class does not relieve a student of responsibility for being responsible for materials covered or for submitting assignments missed, when the professor allows doing so.

The student is responsible for communicating with professors about absences. Preferably, this notification should be given prior to the class that is to be missed. Class absences are deemed “excused” at the discretion of the professor and may require documentation such as a note from a doctor. Excessive class absences may result in the lowering of a course grade and/or notification to the early warning system in Academic Support Services.