Attendance

Students are expected to attend every class session and be on time. Online students report their attendance by participating in their online course(s) as designated by the instructor. If for any reason students must be absent from class, the responsibility of making up work rests entirely upon the students. Each faculty member has the responsibility to develop his/her own policy on class attendance. The instructor's attendance policy must be included in the syllabus. This should include statements regarding make-up work and the relationship of attendance to grading. The added costs of supervision for missed classes/clinicals may accrue to the students.

Faculty and administration will honor officially approved absences where individuals or groups are absent as part of a College-sponsored activity or in the interest of the College. The director of the activity and the students will be responsible for notifying the appropriate faculty and staff prior to the absence. Officially approved absences may include tours, athletic competitions, field trips, and professional conferences.

Faculty are required to track and report student attendance on a weekly basis. In addition, faculty are to report a last date of attendance for students who have not met any of the activities included in the definition of academic attendance found in 34 CFR 668.22(l)(7)(i) within 12 days of last attendance, or less if specified in the course syllabus. Please see the Last Date of Attendance section for more information.