Attendance Policy and Administrative Withdrawals
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 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. Students are encouraged to participate in the activities listed below at least once per week in each of the courses in which they are scheduled in order to keep their attendance current.
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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.
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.
Participation Requirements/Administrative Withdrawals
During the first 15 calendar days of the session:
- All students must participate at least once in a class related activity (see definition above). If a student does not participate in a class related activity during the first 15 calendar days of the session, the student is administratively withdrawn from the university.
Once a student has participated in a class related activity within the first 15 days of a session:
- Degree-seeking students in 5 week course(s) only: students who have not posted attendance for 15 consecutive calendar days will be administratively withdrawn from the University.
- Degree-seeking students registered in multiple 5 week courses with a current university LDA but did not attend all courses will receive a W grade at the conclusion of the fourth week of the session for the unattended course (See Scenario #1 below)
- Degree-seeking students registered in multiple 5 week courses who maintains current attendance in at least one course will receive a final letter grade in that course and any other courses with attendance within the session unless the student requests a course withdrawal (See Scenario #2 below)
- Degree-seeking students in 10 week course(s) only: students who have not posted attendance for 21 consecutive calendar days will be administratively withdrawn from the University.
- Degree-seeking students registered in multiple 10 week courses with a current university LDA but did not attend all courses will receive a W grade at the conclusion of the ninth week of the session for the unattended course (See Scenario #1 below)
- Degree-seeking students registered in multiple 10 week courses who maintains current attendance in at least one course will receive a final letter grade in that course and any other courses with attendance within the session unless the student requests a course withdrawal (See Scenario #2 below)
- Degree-seeking students in 10 and 5 week courses in the same term who have not posted attendance for 21 consecutive calendar days will be administratively withdrawn from the University
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Administrative Withdraw - Scenario #1
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Attendance
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Grade Received
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Degree-Seeking Course #1
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Current Attendance
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Final Letter Grade
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Degree Seeking Course #2
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No Attendance
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Withdrawal (W) Grade
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Administrative Withdraw - Scenario #2
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Attendance
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Grade Received
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Degree-Seeking Course #1
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Current Attendance
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Final Letter Grade
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Degree Seeking Course #2
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Any Attendance in Session
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Final Letter Grade
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A degree-seeking student who is administratively withdrawn from the University before the fifth week (5 week course) or tenth week (10 week course) will receive a W grade for all current courses. No withdrawal (W) grades may be awarded after the fourth or ninth week of the session for courses with a last date of attendance after that point. Students with a last date of attendance in the fifth or tenth week of their course will receive a final letter grade. Students desiring to return to the University following a withdrawal should refer to the Re‐Entry to the University section of the catalog here: https://coloradotech.smartcatalogiq.com/2024/catalog/admissions/re-entry-to-the-university/
For more information on CTU’s Grade Application Policy, please visit this page of the catalog: https://coloradotech.smartcatalogiq.com/2024/catalog/academic-affairs/copy-of-grading/
For more information on withdrawing from CTU, or withdrawing from a course, please visit this page of the catalog: https://coloradotech.smartcatalogiq.com/2024/catalog/academic-affairs/registrar-information-policies/university-and-course-withdrawal-student-requested/