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Students are required to attend the first class meeting of courses for which they registered.
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Registered students not attending the first day of the semester may be dropped from the
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course(s) at the discretion of the instructor (only some departments follow this policy, as it is
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optional. Please drop your course, if you will not be attending). Students having extenuating
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circumstances beyond their control and who are unable to attend the first class meeting, due to
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circumstances beyond their control, must notify the instructor of the department course prior to
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the first class meeting. Students who add courses or late-register during the add-drop period
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will not be dropped for non-attendance by the instructor during this period.
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Students are expected to attend all of their scheduled University classes to satisfy all academic
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objectives as outlined by the instructor. In special cases, the i Instructors may establish
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specific attendance requirements. These special attendance requirements must be published
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in the course syllabus and disseminated at the first class meeting. It is the student's responsibility
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to give the instructor notice prior to any anticipated absence, and within a reasonable amount of
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time after an unanticipated absence. The effect of absences upon grades is determined by the
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instructor, who reserves has the right to deal with individual cases of non-attendance and to
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determine the effect of absences upon grades.
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In the event of absences
Instructors must allow each student who is absent due to participation
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in a University-sponsored activity, instructors must allow students the opportunity to make up
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work due during such absences. However, it is the student's responsibility to make prior
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arrangements with the instructor to hand in written materials (e.g., assignments, papers, and
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projects)
and to reschedule any activities that would normally occur in class (e.g., quizzes, tests,
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presentations,
and performances). missed without any reduction in the student's final course
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grade as a direct result of such absence.
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Instructors use a variety of means to determine the extent to which a student has met the
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objectives
of a course. Students absent due to participation in University-sponsored activities
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can expect their course grades to be determined based on their performance on graded
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material and activities. There should not be any reduction in a student's final course grade
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simply because he/she was absent due to a University-sponsored activity.
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For the purposes of this policy, a University-sponsored activity means any activity on or off
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campus
which is initiated, aided, authorized or supervised by the University, such as academic
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field/study
trips, TLO activities, intercollegiate athletic events (competition and travel related to
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competition; does not include practice), official meetings of student government leaders,
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university programming,
and international travel. In case of a disagreement about whether an
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activity constitutes a
University-sponsored activity, the Provost shall make the determination.
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Students who have been dropped from a class roster for failure to pay fees or for any other
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reason may continue attendance until the reinstatement deadline, as published in the University
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calendar.
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Only students who are enrolled in classes are permitted to attend that class beyond the
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reinstatement period. Special guests may be permitted to attend specific class sessions with the
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permission of the instructor.
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Nonattendance does not guarantee a student course will be dropped from a course.
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The student is fee liable for all courses for which he/she is registered for unless a drop is
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initiated by the student initiates a drop.
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