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3-credit course, meets three
times a week
330 minutes of class, or up to six
class meetings
4-credit course, meets twice a
week
440 minutes of class, or up to four
class meetings
4-credit course, meets three
times a week
440 minutes of class, or up to five
class meetings
Credit Hours/Summer Session
Applicable Absence
Limitation/Summer Session
2-credit course, meets once a week Up to one class meeting
3-credit course, meets twice a week Up to two class meetings
4-credit course, meets twice a week Up to two class meetings
3.
Year-long Courses
In year-long courses, each of the semesters of a course shall have its own Applicable
Absence Limitation as defined above. Students may not “carry-over” unused absences to
increase the Applicable Absence Limitation in the second semester of a year-long course.
4.
Add/Drop Period
For elective courses, class meetings during the add/drop period shall be disregarded in
determining whether a student has exceeded the Applicable Absence Limitation. This does
not apply to required courses, summer session, inter-session or intensive courses.
5.
Inter-session and Intensive Courses
Because inter-session and intensive courses normally are designed to have a limited
number of class meetings, there is
no
Applicable Absence Limitation available for these
courses. Students are expected to attend all class meetings of inter-session and intensive
courses. An absence or significant tardiness to an inter-session or an intensive classes will
result in the student being excluded from the course. To obtain a waiver to this rule, a
student must submit a petition to the Dean of Students. The Dean of Students will only
grant the petition if 1) the petition shows an extraordinary and unavoidable circumstance,
and 2) the instructor believes that the amount of absence will not unreasonably alter the
level of engagement expected of all students in the course.
6.
Reasons for Absences
The absences taken within Applicable Absence Limitation in any course must relate to
short-term: family, personal, religious observance, localized weather, commuting, work or
illness issues.
7.
Reporting Absences to the Instructor, Dean of Students
Any absences within the Applicable Absence Limitation should be reported directly to the
instructor by the student. Any absences in excess of the Applicable Absence Limitation or