Course Attendance Policy   From Viterbo University Student Planner and Handbook, 2001-2002  

 

Guidelines:

 

• Viterbo expects students to attend all classes.
• Students who do not attend the first two 50 minute periods or the equivalent of a course and who do not inform the instructor that they will be absent for special reasons may be dropped from the class roster. Faculty will notify the Assistant Academic Vice President of the names of those students no later than the Friday of the first week of classes.
• Each faculty member is encouraged to establish a reasonable attendance policy. The attendance policy is to be stated in the course syllabus and shared at the first class meeting. Certain courses may have a more stringent attendance policy.
• Faculty will keep a weekly record of attendance on each student in order to be in compliance with federal guidelines for financial aid.
• Faculty will continually inform the Assistant Academic Vice President using the Academic Concern form about students who have excessive absenteeism from class.
• A student should not be considered absent from a class when the student attends a required extracurricular activity such as a field trip; or when a student is officially representing Viterbo at a scheduled activity, such as a fine arts production, a conference, or an intercollegiate athletic event. These students are responsible for the work missed.
• When an absence is unavoidable, a student should contact the instructors or the Assistant Academic Vice President. Documentation may be required. Absences do not remove the responsibility of the student to complete the work missed. Instructors are not required to make special arrangements for students who have missed a class.
• Whenever the number of absences exceeds 15% of the total course meeting hours, the faculty member may issue a failing grade in the course for the student.
• Excessive absenteeism of a student will be reported to the Office of Financial Aid by the Assistant Academic Vice President and may result in the loss of financial aid.
• Excessive absenteeism may result in administrative withdrawal from the course and/or university.