Department of Communication Attendance Policy
Attendance is required as a condition of successful completion of all courses in the department of Communication. After missing any class session, a student is responsible for finding out about assignments, due dates, announcements, handouts, and so forth that were covered during the missed session, and for making up any missed work. The student is also responsible for obtaining class notes from a classmate for the session, and for learning the material from that session for any relevant exams or quizzes.
The equivalent of two weeks of absence from any course will reduce a student's course grade by one full letter grade. Absence from more than a combined total of three weeks of class meetings will result in automatic failure of the course. Thus, if the class meets once a week, three missed sessions equals automatic failure. If a course meets twice a week, six missed sessions will result in failure of the course, and a combined total of nine missed class sessions will result in automatic failure of a course that meets three times per week. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Absences for any reason, including illness, personal crises, athletics or other extra-curricular activities are included in this total. If a student is involved in any activity that might require that student to miss three or more weeks of a particular course, then that student should not enroll in the course. Individual faculty members may add additional requirements or stipulations to this policy.
