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LU Policy Number: AS.001
Effective Date: 9/3/2014
Approval Date: 9/3/2014
Revised Date: N/A
Purpose: Establishes the attendance expectations for all enrolled students of Life University
Additional Authority: N/A
Scope: All Students (COC&CGUS) of Life University
Approval Authority: Provost/EVPAA
Responsible Authority: Academic Affairs-Student, Academic Affairs-Faculty and Administration,
Definitions: N/A
Policy Title
Attendance Policy
Policy Statement
Attendance policies are listed in each course syllabus. Attendance at all class sessions is a requirement of this institution; however, certain bona fide emergencies may preclude attendance at some class sessions.
Class absences are treated as follows:
The general attendance policy states that a student may not miss more class hours than the equivalent number of weekly contact hours for a course, without presenting an acceptable excuse, or the student will have his or her grade for the course reduced by one letter grade. A student who misses a number of class hour’s equivalent to one and one-half times the number of weekly contact hours for the course (e.g., 7.5 hours for a course scheduled for five-weekly contact hours) will receive a grade of “F” in the course, regardless of excuse. Students who are absent from class must make up the missed material prior to the next regular class. No absences may be made up. This includes labs.
Acceptable Excuses
Acceptable excuses include death of family member, personal sickness, and imminent death of family member.
Excuses for class absences due to health must be signed and documented with letterhead, address, and phone number of the licensed health care provider, and must contain the following statement: “The patient was confined to his/her house or admitted to the hospital from (time) on (date) through (time) on (date) for sickness or injury.” Confinement is defined as the inability to leave the house except to obtain health care or engage in prescribed activities, which are primarily therapeutic and not social, recreational, business, or educational in nature.
Excuses for class absences due to death of an immediate family member must be signed and documented with letterhead, address, and telephone number of the clergyman or with an obituary.
Such documentation MUST be presented to the instructor(s) within the first week upon return to class(es), with an information copy furnished to the Dean of the respective college. Failure to do this within the specified time will result in the student’s absence being charged as an unexcused absence and may result in the assignment of a failing grade for excessive absences.
College of Chiropractic “Attendance Policy”
In the College of Chiropractic, each course will have an attendance policy. The policy must be clearly articulated in the course syllabus. In those courses for which attendance is mandatory, attendance credit may be considered part of the grade. If portions of the course are mandatory [e.g. lecture (optional), lab (required)], it must be clearly delineated in the syllabus and announced in both lecture and lab during the first week. The policy for mandatory attendance will be consistent with the current policy, (i.e. missing over 10% of applicable hours produces a one-letter grade reduction, and greater than 15% produces a failure in the course).
College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies “Attendance Policy”
In the College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, attendance policies are listed in each course syllabus. Attendance at all class sessions is a requirement of this institution; however, certain bona fide emergencies may preclude attendance at some class sessions.
Class absences are treated as follows:
The general attendance policy states that a student may not miss more class hours than the equivalent number of weekly contact hours for a course without representing an acceptable excuse or the student will have his or her grade for the course reduced by one letter grade. A student who misses a number of class hour’s equivalent to one and one-half times the number of weekly contact hours for the course (e.g., 7.5 hours for a course scheduled for five-weekly contact hours) will receive a grade of “F” in the course, regardless of excuse.
Students who are absent from class must make up the missed material prior to the next class. No absences may be made up. This includes all labs.
For safety of the individual student and others, students will not be permitted into laboratories after the instructor begins his briefing of that day’s laboratory methodologies.
Examination Attendance
All exams must be taken as scheduled unless PRIOR approval is granted or unless certain bona fide emergencies arise. (See acceptable excuses above.)
The acceptable excuses listed above for class absences are the only acceptable excuses for make-up exams. All exams, course work, papers, etc., must be completed prior to taking the final exam. It is the responsibility of the student requesting a bona fide make-up exam to contact the instructor within one week of their return to campus to request arrangements for make-up testing.
Calculation of grades missing the final exam may result in a student receiving a grade “I”.
Calculation of grades with the final exam and missing other required course-work made-up and/or submitted may result in a student receiving a grade “F”.
Upon a student’s return, arrangements for missed final exams must be made within one week of the next quarter in attendance. Failure to make-up missed exams will result in a zero for that exam.
Grades for tests given prior to the final exam must be posted within one week of the test date. Grades for final exams must be posted within two working days of the exam date. If the final exam is on Friday or Saturday, the exam results must be posted no later than Monday of the following week.
Students must pass both the lecture and laboratory portions of a course before they can pass the entire course.
Life University Policy for Student Absences for College-Sanctioned Events
This policy does not replace the established, standard University absenteeism policy. It is an addition to the established policy.
Any student enrolled in any program of study at Life University may be officially excused from class(es) to represent the University at University sanctioned events as identified by the President.
Excuses for absenteeism for these University-sanctioned events may be granted by the Deans.
Students excused for University-sanctioned events must make arrangements with members of the faculty to make up lecture and lab hours missed. This is to be documented by the instructor and submitted to the appropriate dean.
Implementation of this policy places certain responsibilities upon all persons involved as follows:
- The supervisor/advisor of the student or group participating in the extracurricular activity shall send written request to the appropriate dean at least two weeks (if possible) in advance of the absence. This request should include the name of the event, the date of the event, all travel schedules, and names of all students involved.
- Each student’s supervisor must notify the appropriate persons of any changes in the schedules as soon as changes are known.
- Instructors shall allow students to take tests and exams during the five class days prior to the absence or within the five class days following the absence. (The instructor may dictate when a final exam is to be taken.) Also, instructors shall prepare similar tests and exams of the same format as those administered to the other students in the class.
- Students shall notify each instructor that he or she is participating in a program that may create excused absences throughout the quarter. Students must provide a schedule of these events at the beginning of the quarter to each instructor.
- Students shall make up tests, exams, labs, and any other work five school days before or within five school days following the absence.
Procedure(s)
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Other Notes
Approved by Academic Council on 9/3/2014
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