Regular class attendance is expected. All professors will inform you at the beginning of the semester of their attendance policy. It is always a courtesy to inform your professors about any absence.

A first-year student will receive a grade of Y (failure) whenever the number of unexcused absences in a course exceeds twice the number of weekly class meetings for the course. Class and laboratory attendance for first year students is thus compulsory, with the following exceptions: approved placement activities, approved athletic participation, field trips, serious illness certified by a doctor’s letter thtat includes a description of the illness and specific diagnosis with the date of onset and prognosis and ability to return to class, or death in the immediate family certified by documentation naming the deceased and the date of death. Regular class attendance is expected. If an emergency arises and it is necessary to leave campus, your Dean’s Office can assist you by providing official notices to your professors. An absence card, available from the Dean, must be completed and presented to the Dean’s Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day the student returns to classes. Excused absences allow the student to make up tests. Absence from class does not release the student from work assigned.

Students beyond the first year are subject to the attendance policy set forth in the syllabus of each individual course in which they are enrolled. The Dean’s Office will not issue excused absences forms to upper-class students.

Promptness and Preparation. In the interest of respecting classmates and faculty, each student should arrive on time to all classes. Students are also advised to discuss tardiness policies with individual professors. Each student is expected to be prepared for all classes and examinations. Failure to be prepared or to submit assignments may be a cause for faculty to assign a lower or failing grade.