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Absence from Classes
When students enroll in a course, they enter a contractual agreement with the instructor for
the duration of the course, and both the student and the instructor are
expected to honor the specified terms of that agreement. It is
important, therefore, for the student to understand the attendance requirements in each course. The instructor should communicate these requirements during the first or second class meeting
in writing in the course syllabus.
Absences from classes are handled exclusively within the purview of the individual instructor. If you have an accident, fall ill, or suffer some other
emergency over which you have no control, you should gather what
documentation you can (e.g., copies of repair or tow bills,
prescriptions, accident reports, or statements from physicians) to show
to your instructor. In some instances, you may wish to explore the
options available by petitioning for I grades.
The provisions for making up missed class work may vary from one instructor to another. Most but not necessarily all instructors
provide for some opportunity to make up missed work: for example, if one
is absent from campus to participate in university-sponsored events. If
you know that you are going to be involved in such activities during the
semester, you should advise your instructor of these plans at the outset
of the course and determine then what arrangements are
available to make up missed class work.
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