Attendance Policy
The University recognizes that regular attendance has a positive impact on a student’s success in his or her degree program of study. Students are expected to participate in all regularly scheduled classes per the table below. The University posts attendance for each course every week to support academic success and properly administer financial aid. Attendance is only recorded based on the activities in the table below.
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If the class is delivered:
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"Attendance" means
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Online
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Student making an academic post to a graded Discussion Board, uploading a file in the submissions area of the Virtual Classroom, submitting an assignment via the Virtual Classroom, attempting or completing an Intellipath node, or attending an in-progress Zoom-based Live Chat for five or more consecutive minutes.
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On Campus
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Student participating in the scheduled face-to-face class meeting. If a student arrives late or leaves class early, then he or she will be reported as "present" only for the time physically in the classroom.
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Blended
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Student participating in the scheduled face-to-face class meeting, making an academic post to a Discussion Board, uploading a file in the submissions area of the classroom, submitting an assignment via the MyCampus portal, attempting or completing an Intellipath node, or attending an in-progress Zoom-based Live Chat for five or more consecutive minutes.
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Students may participate in the activities listed above, and students may choose to work ahead in each course in which they are scheduled, but it is the responsibility of the student to meet the University’s attendance requirements, regardless of the course delivery mode.
Students are encouraged to participate in the activities listed above at least once per week in each of the courses in which they are scheduled in order to keep their attendance current. For additional information regarding how often a student is required to update their attendance please refer to the Administrative (Automatic) Withdrawals and University Withdrawal areas of the catalog.
Certain programs may require students to attend University sanctioned events outside of the classroom. For more information on the attendance policies of these events please reach out to your Success Coach and/or the appropriate College or Departmental leaders.